from welsh conservatives over the payments. labour holds exactly half the seats in the welsh assembly but two of its members are off sick. let s speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, who is outside the senedd. just explain to me, if he does lose this vote, what does it mean? it is not binding, is it? it does not mean he has to walk. h0. not binding, is it? it does not mean he has to walk. he has to walk. no, it is not binding- he has to walk. no, it is not binding- it he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will be he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will be a - he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will be a huge i he has to walk. no, it is not l binding. it will be a huge blow he has to walk. no, it is not - binding. it will be a huge blow to the confidence in his leadership of course and it will not be a great look during a general election campaign. the pressure has been building for some time now. a trans
running next year. now, this is a typical southwest constituency in many ways because as you said it is not labour who are the main rivals to the conservatives but the liberal democrats. the taunton seat has a flip flop between the liberal democrats and the tories over the last few decades. it has most recently had a conservative mp but there are six candidates standing this time so a lot to play for. fight! this time so a lot to play for. and how have the this time so a lot to play for. and how have the boundary changes in somerset impacted the election this time? it somerset impacted the election this time? . , ., ., ., somerset impacted the election this time? ., , ., ., ., , time? it means there are going to be more mps time? it means there are going to be more mp5 to time? it means there are going to be more mp5 to be time? it means there are going to be more mps to be voted time? it means there are going to be more mps to be voted in time? it means there are going to b
resigned, following a fallout with the scottish greens, and there has also been an ongoing police investigation into the snp shall as funding and finances, but this afternoon, john swinney will want the focus to be on what he perceives to be his party s positive record and his priorities ahead of this general election. find and his priorities ahead of this general election. general election. and we are exoecting general election. and we are expecting that general election. and we are expecting that snp - general election. and we are expecting that snp launch i general election. and we are expecting that snp launch in j general election. and we are - expecting that snp launch in about an hour or so. let s get some of the day s other news now. ukrainie s president has accused china of prolonging the war in his country by supporting russia. volodymyr zelensky said beijing was not only refusing to take part in a planned summit in switzerland later this month, but was trying to preven
knew as the leader, he has not been the snp leaderfor very knew as the leader, he has not been the snp leader for very long at all? absolutely, this is his second stint in charge, but this time around, he has only been in charge for four weeks or so and i think if anyone had said six weeks ago, john swinney will be leader of the house mp, he will be leader of the house mp, he will be leader of the house mp, he will be first minister, and also he will be first minister, and also he will be first minister, and also he will be leading the snp into a general election campaign, on the ath ofjuly, i think that would have taken many people by surprise. he did say not long ago that the snp is facing a tough campaign. in the last general election, the snp won a8 seats, and the other parties in scotland did not even get into double figures. we have had some boundary changes this time around which will change things, but the snp has been absolutely dominant when it comes to westminster since 2015
during this campaign that brexit, austerity, the cost of living crisis, has been imposed on scotland by westminster. and we are expecting him to say to activists that given the uk, in his words, is moving so badly in the wrong direction, that he would be failing in his duty if he would be failing in his duty if he did not set out what he believes is a better future for scotland. he will argue for the opportunity for higher living standards, for decisions about scotland to be made in scotland and he will say that is why he believes in independence. this is of course a westminster election but the snp has been in power at holyrood in edinburgh for 17 years and we are expecting john swinney to say that he s proud of what the snp has done in government and to mention some policies including free bus travel for younger people and free prescriptions. but of course, the snp s prescriptions. but of course, the snp s opponents have a very different view on the snp s record at holyrood. find di