To the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the Best Kept Secret in westminster. I have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a General Election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. Opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. This is a Prime Minister who promised there wouldnt be one. A Prime Minister who cannot be trusted. Meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotlands future. But it wasnt all about the General Election. In the commons, there was concern over the Nuclear Ambitions of north korea. And condemnation of the alleged death, detention and torture of gay men in chechnya. Others would join in beating him with sticks or metal rods and demanding to know the names of other gay men that he knew in chechnya. But first on paper, it had looked like mps were set for a gentle return after easter with just a little light legislating to keep them busy in the the chamber. Peers, meanwhile,
formally recognised in the capital of scotland with a grand procession, a fly past by the royal air force, and a service at st giles cathedral, where the king was presented with the honours of scotland, the ancient crown jewels of the scottish nation. the ceremony was steeped in tradition, reflecting the fact that scotland and england had separate monarchs until the union of the crowns in 1603. there were thousands of people on the streets today to greet the king, but the event was not without controversy, with protests taking place against a background of debate about scotland s future. in a moment, lorna gordon will look at the monarchy s place in today s scotland, but first, our scotland editorjames cook reports on the day s events. for charles and camilla, thejourney is onlyjust beginning. for 500
with the honours of scotland, the ancient crown jewels of the scottish nation. the ceremony was steeped in tradition, reflecting the fact that scotland and england had separate monarchs until the union of the crowns in 1603. there were thousands of people on the streets today to greet the king, but the event was not without controversy with protests taking place against a background of debate about scotland s future. in a moment lorna gordon will be assessing public opinion on the monarchy in today s scotland but first our scotland editorjames cook reports on the day s events. present royal salute! for charles and camilla, the journey is onlyjust beginning.
of snp dominance began. it means, in a sense, you ve never known it hard for your party, have you? no, i don t think that would be the case, because i don t think it gets harder than what we had to deal with in 2014 when, you know, everything that we worked towards for many people for decades, me for for a few years, in terms of the independence referendum, that was the hardest moment because we had scotland s future in our hands and, and we chose not to. well, the people of scotland chose not to follow the path i thought they would. that was the hardest moment without a shadow of a doubt. you thought they would, you believed you d win? 0h, absolutely. and, you know, i was pounding the streets like everyone else and the positivity of the campaign. and, you know, we really believed that we were part of something that was going to going to change society for the better. now, is that in part because you grew up not in a politicalfamily, but you did grow up in a city that became known as s
because we had scotland s future in our hands and, and we chose not to. well, the people of scotland chose not to follow the path i thought they would. that was the hardest moment without a shadow of a doubt. you thought they would you believed you d win? 0h, absolutely. and, you know, i was pounding the streets like everyone else and the positivity of the campaign. and, you know, we really believed that we were part of something that was going to going to change society for the better. now, is that in part because you grew up not in a politicalfamily, but you did grow up in a city that became known as scotland s yes city. there were more votes for independence in dundee than anywhere else. yeah. yeah, there was. and i guess a lot of my politics has been has been shaped by my upbringing and my experiences. and, you know, ijust wish that we d got to a place where aberdeen, where i m proud to call home and have lived for a long time, if people of aberdeen had followed the same area as th