and we need to reprioritise. we need to bring back unity, draw a line under certain things and move past them. i believe i am the person to do that. the electorate expect the scottish government to focus on things that are important to them. that means the nhs which is still struggling to get back on its feet after the pandemic. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said: i ve thought hard about it and i ve decided to put myself forward as scotland s next first minister. i m doing it because the top job requires someone who has experience and i have been trusted by nicola sturgeon with some of the toughestjobs in government. i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially after a decade of austerity. i m joined now by our scotland correspondent catriona renton.
the person to do that. the electorate expect the scottish government to focus on things that are important to them. that means the nhs which is still struggling to get back on its feet after the pandemic. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said: i ve thought hard about it and i ve decided to put myself forward as scotland s next first minister. i m doing it because the top job requires someone who has experience and i have been trusted by nicola sturgeon with some of the toughestjobs in government. i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially after a decade of austerity. nearly two weeks on from turkey s devastating earthquake, officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 46 thousand people are known to have be
i believe i am the person to do that. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said, i ve thought hard about it and i ve decided to put myself forward as scotland s next first minister. i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially after a decade of austerity. buckingham palace has released details of the music that will feature at the coronation of king charles. the selection chosen personally by the king will include a special coronation anthem, composed by lord andrew lloyd webber, as charlotte gallagher reports. variation ix (adagio) by elgar plays. from elgar to andrew lloyd webber. a diverse selection of composers and musicians will form part
interesting. theo leggett, thank you. the search to find a new first minister of scotland is well underway, after nicola sturgeon s surprise resignation. the scottish national party s executive committee will meet today to draw up a timetable for the leadership race. ms sturgeon, who s scotland s longest serving first minister, says she ll remain in office until a successor is found. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the very latest. who will be scotland s next first minister? the country has had five since the advent of this devolved scottish parliament more than 20 years ago, but who will be the sixth after the unexpected announcement from nicola sturgeon that she is going? i think over the past couple of years there have been many moments when i thought that maybe she will go, particularly after the pandemic, or after an election where there is maybe a natural break. i expected maybe there to be more of a succession plan in place. she is leaving the door wide open. nicola
means it can t do that. it has to sell at commercial rates equally to suppliers. so the reality of it is that british gas itself is in the same position as other suppliers. it doesn t make a huge amount of money when wholesale prices are high, but the parent company does. the question is how those profits made by the parent company could be filtered down to help vulnerable consumers. and that s where the debate over things like higher windfall tax, for example, comes in. the search to find a new first minister of scotland is well under way after nicola sturgeon s surprise resignation. the scottish national party s executive committee will meet this evening to draw up a timetable for the leadership race. ms sturgeon, who s scotland s longest serving first minister, says she ll remain in office until a successor is found. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has more. who will be scotland s next first minister? the country has had five since the advent of this devolved scottish parl