But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
support for a penny from colleagues. we had that support from all sides of the party yesterday. and last night borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised johnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race nominations close at 2pm that s when we should find out whether or not there has to be a ballot of conservative party members or if one person will be moving straight into number ten. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. i m lewis vaughan jones some other headlines. the us, britain and france condemn russia s claim that ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb on its own territory. disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. opening statements in the case are expected to begin on monday. and david tennant makes a surprise appearance
and i m martine croxall here in the studio. i ll be speaking to a former press officer to the queen for his thoughts as the nation continues to pay tribute. hello and welcome to cardiff, where king charles has begun his first official visit to wales as monarch by attending a service of prayer and reflection for queen elizabeth ii. in the senedd, an hour ago, about a thousand people were standing in sunshine and welcoming the king and the queen consort as they visited the queen consort as they visited the senedd. it was completely calm, quiet and still as everyone turned to watch the big screens when king charles addressed the parliament not just in english but also in welsh, a hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that
Rival, richard parker. Votes rechecked, a recount in coventry and this result in the last hour or so. The number of votes recorded for each. Weve waited all day for this moment. Its happening now. The result. And i do hereby declare that richard parker. Cheering. This is the most important thing i will ever do. This week, people here voted for the person and the party. | they recognise that a labour mayor can make a positive. Difference in this region. Where do i go . A winner and a loser and the finest of margins. Mr street, commiserations. What do you put your loss down to . Very straightforward, chris, isnt it . We didnt persuade enough people across the West Midlands of our record and our plans for the future to give them confidence to go and vote on thursday. Ive always said it was my campaign and we didnt get over the line. Very straightforward. Bluntly, is Rishi Sunakto blame . No, this was my campaign. Idid it. The famous words. I did it my way, and it was always going to be li
people. fits government has lost the trust of the eole. a ,, government has lost the trust of the neale, m r, government has lost the trust of the eole. a ,, government has lost the trust of the n-eole. a ,, ., ., government has lost the trust of the people. as you say, i speak to a lot of conservative people. as you say, i speak to a lot of conservative mps people. as you say, i speak to a lot of conservative mps and people. as you say, i speak to a lot of conservative mps and they i people. as you say, i speak to a lot of conservative mps and they are i of conservative mps and they are unhappy at, they are unhappy in many directions. some are annoyed that their person didn t make it through or things that happened in the last few months but it doesn t feel like a very content party right now. that is problematic because with a new prime minister, they want to go into a the election united. i think that rishi sunak has a big jobjust in terms of party management before things