scotland. i m here to serve you all. i m here to work hard to win your trust and your confidence. i m here to give everything i have to secure the best future for our country. applause that process starts with listening, and this is what most people in scotland are telling us. they want to rid of this disastrous, chaotic tory government. they want a party thatis tory government. they want a party that is laser focused on their concerns, a party that is going to help them and their families live happier, healthier lives. in other words, they want a party that puts their interests first. they want a party that puts scotland s interests first. and for the snp, as the party of independence, there is a clear task they have set for us. to demonstrate why achieving independence is relevant and indeed vital to their core concerns. so let me take each of those in turn. removing the tory government, putting scotland s interests first and winning the decision making powers that come wit
to be applauded or heckled. ok? fare rules for everybody. james, would you start again, please, and you will be heard in silence. qm. you start again, please, and you will be heard in silence. ok, that s kind of you. will be heard in silence. ok, that s kind of you, first will be heard in silence. ok, that s kind of you, first minister. - will be heard in silence. ok, that s kind of you, first minister. it - kind of you, first minister. it struck me as quite a reasonable question, if i m honest with you, that this seems an obvious logic, and i m interested to hear your answer, so let me just repeat it. you have said that leaving a 15 year old union with the eu has wiped billions from the economy. why would leaving a 300 year old union with england not be worse? the answer is that with england not be worse? the answer is that what independence enables us to do is to take the decisions that are important and relevant to enhancing the lives of people in scotland. and part of that in
paul hutcheon from the daily record. first minister, two things. what is your reaction to the sunday times story your reaction to the sunday times story this your reaction to the sunday times story this morning on £450 million of funds story this morning on £450 million of funds that has to go back to the eu, and of funds that has to go back to the eu, and secondly, the former snp chief eu, and secondly, the former snp chief executive peter murrell was charged chief executive peter murrell was charged recently in connection with embezzlement of party funds. how can a party embezzlement of party funds. how can a party members and snp donors have faith and a party members and snp donors have faith and confidence that the money they give faith and confidence that the money they give to the snp, their hard earned they give to the snp, their hard earned money, is spent properly? firstly, earned money, is spent properly? firstly, paul, on the sunday times story. clearly t
actually believe in, and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity we have to build a more prosperous and a fairer country. my belief of course is not nearly enough. people are rightly looking for evidence. the evidence that independence will boost living standards, protect the nhs, help us to build more houses and to tackle the climate emergency. so here is the climate emergency. so here is the evidence. westminster decision making has meant austerity, brexit and a cost of living crisis being imposed in scotland. posterity from the conservative government has been a curse that is inflicting significant damage on the nhs, on housing and on other public services. brexit alone, a product of westminster decision making, has wiped billions from the scottish economy compared to eu membership, and it has pushed up food, mortgages
european union with whom we would want to be associated linked as a full member of the european union. phil, new scotland? i full member of the european union. phil, new scotland? phil, new scotland? i know you refer phil, new scotland? i know you - refer to phil, new scotland? i know you prefer to speak phil, new scotland? i know you prefer to speak about - phil, new scotland? i know you prefer to speak about the - phil, new scotland? i know you - prefer to speak about the principles of independence rather than the process, of independence rather than the process, but your party has put it front process, but your party has put it front and process, but your party has put it front and centre in successful election front and centre in successful election campaigns and won no seats but come election campaigns and won no seats but come no election campaigns and won no seats but come no closer to actually delivering. so i m just wondering what delivering. so i m just wonder