hello. i m nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. in the last hour the scottish national party leader, john swinney has launched his party s campaign for the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accusing labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. there are some people telling me to forget about this election, but after looking at sir keir starmer s series of u turns, i think people are crying out for political leadership. for leaders who argue for what they actually believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity we have to build a more prosperous and fairer country. snp leaderjohn
within the organisation and with other parties and stakeholders on how best to establish national and provincial governments that reflect the will of the people, and that are able to take the country forward. let s cross live to my colleague catherine byaruhanga who is at the counting cetnre injohannesburg official results expected later but we know we are heading for colation talks. yes, the stage has been set behind me, the lights have changed. the mood here has really transformed as everybody waits for this final big announcement from the independent electoral commission. the result is not going to be a surprise. the expectation is that the ruling anc is going to lose its majority in parliament. but what the events here will signify is at the beginning of the next phase in this political