they won t restore freedom of movement for our young people, they won t prioritise tackling child poverty over investment in nuclear weapons. presiding officer, first minister. . weapons. presiding officer, first minister - weapons. presiding officer, first minister. , ., ., ., minister. , ust have a moment, i have asked minister. , just have a moment, i have asked that minister. , just have a moment, i have asked that there minister. , just have a moment, i have asked that there are - minister. , just have a moment, i have asked that there are no - have asked that there are no interruptions during the first minister s statement, i would be grateful minister s statement, i would be grateful if we could have some silence, grateful if we could have some silence, thank you. silence, thank you. presiding officer, independence - silence, thank you. presiding officer, independence won t. silence, thank you. presiding - officer, independence won t always be easy. it isn t for any
a scenario i hope does not arise, but if it does transpire that there is no lawful way for this parliament to give the people of scotland the choice of independence in a referendum, and if the uk government continues to deny a section 30 order, my party will fight the uk general election on this single question, should scotland be an independent country? applause members, members. independent country? applause members, members. members,| independent country? applause i members, members. members, it is important members, members. members, it is important regardless of the content of any important regardless of the content of any statement, that we adhere to parliamentary standing orders and that we parliamentary standing orders and that we continue to hit the statement without interruptions. thank statement without interruptions. thank you. statement without interruptions. thank ou. , ., ., statement without interruptions. thank you- statement without interruptions. thank ou. .
this country with all of the powers and all this country with all of the powers and all of this country with all of the powers and all of the resources that other independent countries take for granted independent countries take for granted and that we need to navigate the challenges that scotland in common the challenges that scotland in common with the rest of the world face right common with the rest of the world face right now. scotland is paying a price face right now. scotland is paying a price for face right now. scotland is paying a price for not face right now. scotland is paying a price for not being independent and ripped price for not being independent and ripped out price for not being independent and ripped out of the eu and the single market ripped out of the eu and the single market completely against our will, suffering market completely against our will, suffering one of the worst cost of living suffering one of the worst cost of living crises in th
people of scotland have told us, in this chamber, that they want to be right to decide. today we have set “p right to decide. today we have set up the path to deliver it. applause studio: nicola up the path to deliver it. applause studio: nicola sturgeon up the path to deliver it. applause studio: nicola sturgeon has i up the path to deliver it. applause studio: nicola sturgeon has laid i up the path to deliver it. applause| studio: nicola sturgeon has laid out her plan for a second referendum on scottish independence, now is the time for independence, she said, she said she had a clear democratic mandate and the issue of independence cannot be suspended. she argued the date for it should be the 19th of october 2023 with the same question as 2014, should scotland be an independent country? a statement there with huge ramifications and we are expecting now from the opposition which we will stay for and listen to. they should be fascinating. nicola sturgeon also said she will be wr
this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughanjones and these are the latest headlines: scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon sets out her plans to hold a second referendum on scottish independence. she has used the country is being held back by westminster. the is also being called a pretend referendum. also being called a pretend referendum. ., , ., . referendum. there was a critical moment in referendum. there was a critical moment in time referendum. there was a critical moment in time to referendum. there was a critical moment in time to debate i referendum. there was a critical moment in time to debate the l referendum. there was a critical- moment in time to debate the debate and decide the history of our country, now is the time to get scotland on the right path, the path chosen by those who live here. irate chosen by those who live here. we won t play nicola sturgeon s games, we won t won t play nicola sturgeon s games, we won t take part in a pretend pole when we won t ta