starmer was visiting greenock last friday he talked about the damaging conflicts ongoing between the uk and the scottish government and he pledged to improve that relationship should he become prime minister. do you commit to working with him on that, on that toxicity that we have seen, even if he suggests it ends up denting the support of independents? i have been engaged with intergovernmental relationships with the government for many years and i have had many occasions where that has been successful and constructive and many where it has been difficult and many where it has been difficult and we have not been able to get agreement. for most of the time that has been a respectful environment. i would say that my experience of the gordon brown government, the cameron and clegg government, the following cameron government and the theresa may governments were generally on issues that affected people prosper but lives pretty constructive. i have to say, i was part of those dis
place and say we are the only party that can get them out. but labour have taken the snp s decline their rising vote as to the electorate. and whatjohnny swinney will say overnight next few weeks as labour are not as good as you think they are. they are not the old labour party that used to vote for. their plans on austerity are the same as the tories, their plans on brexit and migration are the same as the tories. he wants to ask people in scotland is that what you really want? or do you want somebody in westminster to challenge them? that is what he will set out as this is what the snp s message will be and this is the argument the snp will be taking across the country for the five weeks. d0 taking across the country for the five weeks taking across the country for the five weeke five weeks. do you think it is a promising five weeks. do you think it is a promising outlook five weeks. do you think it is a promising outlook to - five weeks. do you think it is a promising outlook t
authorities in england actually going backwards. in scotland they are in a difficult position but have not tipped over the edge yet. this is where he really wants to draw that contrast and say labour are not offering to change this position. our public services need an injection of cash and that is not coming from labour or the tories. he is offering the snp as, if you like, the pressure in westminster that would highlight there is no change coming and put pressure on labour through the budget to do something about that. $5 through the budget to do something about that. , ., , ., ~ through the budget to do something about that. , ., ~ ., about that. as well as talking about austerity and about that. as well as talking about austerity and blaming about that. as well as talking about austerity and blaming the austerity and blaming the conservatives for that he also said brexit has reduced money available for the nhs and other public services and housing. but is there a motivati
policies coming from the snp, the snp try to promote its record in government, but also push the issues at westminster, focus on tackling austerity and getting the maximum benefit from scottish resources, focus on cutting people s bills. but you will also see the snp very much focused on the damage the tories have done and what they think of the labour party s offer, that the offer is not good enough for people in scotland and people deserve better in scotland. those are the two tracks you will hear from the snp through the rest of the campaign. liz lloyd, the former chief of staff to the former snp leader nicola sturgeon. we can speak to jack fenwick in our london newsroom. wejust heard john swinney urging people to vote snp and telling people scotland is not
that. but what he is trying to say to all of them is the first two steps of getting the tories out and putting scotland first at westminster, that is what you can trust the snp to do at this election. trust the snp to do at this election- trust the snp to do at this election. ~ ., ,., ., g ., trust the snp to do at this election. ~ ., ., g ., ,, , election. we also heard john swinney talk a lot about election. we also heard john swinney talk a lot about austerity election. we also heard john swinney talk a lot about austerity and - talk a lot about austerity and blaming that squarely on the conservative party. what measures did he say he would introduce to try to tackle that? you did he say he would introduce to try to tackle that? to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where the to tackle that? you have a situation in scotland where the bulk - to tackle that? y