backin back in 2022 msps here at holyrood to pass legislation and that legislation was to make it easier for someone to change their legally recognised sex in scotland but it was blocked by the uk government who believed it was encroaching on the reserved areas, areas affecting the rest of the united kingdom that msps are not supposed to legislate in and it has been a bit of a political argument for some time. scottish green is calling on the next uk government to lift that the veto. i got some time withjohn swinney the leader of the snp before he took part in the pride march and they asked what he wanted the next government to do. we asked what he wanted the next government to do.— asked what he wanted the next government to do. we have passed leuislation government to do. we have passed legislation in _ government to do. we have passed legislation in the _ government to do. we have passed legislation in the scottish _ legislation in the scottish parliament which is the democratic decision of the parliament in scotland and i think that should be respected. the decisions of the scottish parliament on a question should be respected because we are a parliament with powers and should be able to exercise those powers. imilli able to exercise those powers. will ou be able to exercise those powers. will you be calling on the next uk government to overturn that law? the government to overturn that law? tie: legislation government to overturn that law? tue: legislation passed by government to overturn that law? tue legislation passed by the scottish parliament should be respected and i look forward to taking forward these issues with any incoming government after the election. h0??? issues with any incoming government after the election.— after the election. how big a riori after the election. how big a priority as — after the election. how big a priority as that _ after the election. how big a priority as that for _ after the election. how big a priority as that for you? - after the election. how big a. priority as that for you? there after the election. how big a - priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues _ priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we _ priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have _ priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have to - priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have to face - priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have to face as | a lot of issues we have to face as the country. i want to make sure that in the selection campaign scotland has the opportunity to address real issues affecting people's lives about austerity, about the impact of brexit and the cost of living and the need for scotland to be an independent country. that is my priority in this election campaign. tt country. that is my priority in this election campaign.— country. that is my priority in this election campaign. it doesn't sound to of our election campaign. it doesn't sound too of your to-do — election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? _ election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? there - election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? there are i election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? there are a l top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues _ top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to _ top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to be _ top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to be addressed - top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to be addressed but l lot of issues to be addressed but top of my to—do list is to make sure scotland has the powers to transform the lives of our people and make sure we don't have more austerity, that we resolve the brexit problem and address the cost of living crisis. that is what our campaign is about and my politics is about and thatis about and my politics is about and that is what i want to take to the public. jt< that is what i want to take to the ublic. , ., that is what i want to take to the ublic., ., ,._ , that is what i want to take to the ublic. ., , that is what i want to take to the ublic., ., ,._ , , ., public. jk rowling says she will not be backin: public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. _ public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. would - public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. would she - public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. would she be l be backing labour. would she be welcome in _ be backing labour. would she be welcome in the _ be backing labour. would she be welcome in the snp? _ be backing labour. would she be welcome in the snp? i'll- be backing labour. would she be welcome in the snp? i'll busily l be backing labour. would she be . welcome in the snp? i'll busily want to make sure that people feel able to make sure that people feel able to support the national party and support the things we bring to this debate. we are the only party facing the substantial problems facing this country, where the only party that says we have to face up to the fact that brexit has been a disaster and we need to support people through the cost of living crisis. i believe thatis the cost of living crisis. i believe that is best done through scottish independence were the people of scotland can decide our own priorities and i invite anyone who supports that proposition to back the snp. , ., ,, , supports that proposition to back the snp. , ., ,, y ., ~ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does _ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want _ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to _ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to see - the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to see that l the snp. john swinney making it i clear he does want to see that veto on scottish gender legislation lifted but also seeming to stress there are other areas he seems to think are his number one priority at the moment. talking about the cost of living in brexit and independence, and the reason he wants to focus on those issues as they are issues which unite his party and the snp, unites people he hopes will come out and vote for him on the ltth ofjuly, whereas of the gender issue, like any other political parties has been an issue of division in the snp, even an issue of open revolt at times. i thinkjohn swinney perhaps quite happy to not be speaking about that too often on the campaign at the moment. sir keir starmer was in scotland yesterday and was asked about his opinion on this piece of legislation and he seemed to indicate that if he is prime minister he won't be lifting that veto. the lib dems in scotland especially seem to be arguing it is time to go back to the drawing board on this legislation and come up with a new plan that helps both trans people and protects women's rights. scottish conservatives have been campaigning on this issue quite a bit and they are really stressing that they don't like this legislation, that they don't like a move towards a more self id system of someone being able to change their legally recognised sex without some sort of medical nhs involvement and really seeming to be quite opposed to this piece of legislation, so if they are back in government that you can safely say the veto will be lifted. we have reported many times and how the cost of living is affecting disabled people and many have raised concerns about how support might change under the new government. as part of the bbc�*s your voice, your vote, our disability correspondent nikki fox asked three disabled people and their families what matters to them in this election. meet harry, richard and adele. like many disabled people and family carers, they want to make sure their voice is heard in this election. adele is mum to 15—year—old mollie, who has a rare life limiting condition. she looks after her full time. it is really, really difficult because you know, it's very much postcode lottery when it comes to notjust adaptations but having carers and the amount of hours that each council will give you. i think it should be something that should be standard throughout the whole of the country because it's just not fair. it really isn't. analysis by the charity scope showed households with at least one disabled, adult or child face an average of almost £1,000 worth of extra costs. it's something adele feels all the time. financially, it'sjust really, really difficult. we use so much more electric than a standard family probably would. and there's only me and molly here. washing machine on constantly. the dryer, everything is electric, you know, it's all got to be charged up daily. it's just really hard. and then obviously you've got the price of food which has gone up as well. we're paid £81 a week carer's allowance with a top up of about £40. it's not achievable. working just isn't an option for adele, which is why she needs a welfare state that works for her. people like me, we don't have a choice, you know. i'm not happy. i'm not proud to be on benefits. it's something i feel quite ashamed of. if i'm honest, i'd love to be going out to work, to earn money, to take us on lovely holidays and all those kind of things. but i physically can't. around half of all disabled people in the uk are in work, but for those with a learning disability it's below 5%. for harry, it's all about tackling misconceptions. this myth of, oh, you have a disability, you cannot work. it's just completely not true. and sitting here today in a full timejob, i know people who are working in a&e departments, you know, busy schedules and actually thriving. a better understanding of what disabled people need so that they can do theirjob is what harry wants. so if i want the next government to think about is really about making a more inclusive employment, what support does disabled people need? and when we talk about support is individual support. so it's not a one size fits all. colleagues richard and lorena catch up every week as part of their work, focusing on end of life care. on average, people with a learning disability die 20 years younger than the rest of the population, and in many cases, those deaths are avoidable. for richard, addressing health inequalities is crucial to understand how to make appointments. you know, they're not going to go to the doctors or that all the nice things are going to get missed. i think there is something about almost a lack of understanding of the value of people's lives, of the fact that people have a good quality of life and they�* re constantly having to explain that and having to sort of fight almost for the services they need. richard says it's important that he and others are part of the discussions that shape their future. all we want to do is to be listened and not be forgotten. and that's what i'm worried about, getting forgotten about. and i think we're an easy group of people to take money away because that we're not that important. nikki fox, bbc news. now time for a first look at the sunday papers here in the uk — less than two weeks before the general election. sunday times says a fourth conservative official is being investigated by the gambling commission over allegations they placed dozens of bets on the timing of the election before it was announced publicly. the tory party says the person in question has now taken a leave of absence. the observer reports that leading economists will describe labour's plan to get economic growth as "doomed" unless the uk rejoins the eu's single market and customs union. sir keir starmer insists he won't rejoin the bloc either in the short or long term. the mail on sunday splashes on comments from a source from the office of ukraine's president, zelensky, who describes nigel farage, as �*infected with the virus of putin', after the reform leader was accused of blaming the west for russia's war in ukraine. nigel farage says he has been consistent and honest about the war. the sunday mirror claims the british prime minister, rishi sunak, and his wife, akshata murty makes nearly a million pounds more each month than they did four years ago because of their investments. the sunday telegraph leads on a column the labour leader has written in the paper. the headline is �*handouts lack the dignity of wages, says starmer�*. the paper says his comments mark a toughening of rhetoric on those who rely on the welfare system. with me is our political correspondent gary 0'donoghue. great to see you in the studio. we are going to start with the sunday telegraph, tells about the story. they are laid is on the headline, hand—outs like the dignity of wages. this is a sign perhaps of the labour leader sort of veering even more to the centre than he normally is in terms of welfare. he knows there is an appetite out there in the country for people who want to see some welfare reform. it will upset many people in his own party, particularly this word hand—out. it is not something people on the left light, they think it demeans people on benefit. keir starmer says people want dignity, they want to wealth creation and jobs, not hand—outs. he has come under some pressure over various parts of the benefits bill, particularly this question of two children, whether or not you get benefits after two children, brought up benefits after two children, brought up ljy benefits after two children, brought up by the conservatives back in the financial crash and resisted pressure to reverse that role and also says he is planning a review of universal credit. i think it is one of those things, he gets a big labour majority then he wants to do some welfare reform and there will be those who feel unable to resist that particularly on the left and we sought 25 years ago with tony blair who went into government with a huge majority and wanted to do lots of welfare reform and a lot of it didn't happen.— welfare reform and a lot of it didn't ha en. �* �*, ., ,, ., didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on — didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on sunday _ didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on sunday with _ didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on sunday with reaction i the mail on sunday with reaction from president zelensky on the comments we have been covering today from nigel farage about how it is to blame for russia invading ukraine. sources inside his office have spoken to the bbc and the mail on sunday. really accusing nigel farage of being infected by puritanism and that has been echoed by other politicians in this country. —— putinism. rishi sunak and keir starmer saying it is unacceptable. nigel farage breaking the consensus on ukraine saying that the west provoked the war, which the vast majority of politicians in this country would disagree with as well as much of europe. fiend country would disagree with as well as much of europe.— as much of europe. and angry reaction from _ as much of europe. and angry reaction from political - as much of europe. and angry reaction from political leaders across the board in this today. let's look at the sunday times and this is another story we have been covering all week and this is about people betting on when the election might be. a fourth conservative official investigated today by the gambling commission. tt is official investigated today by the gambling commission.— official investigated today by the gambling commission. it is a story that won't go _ gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. _ gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. we _ gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. we had - gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. we had a - gambling commission. it is a story i that won't go away. we had a couple of weeks ago, the revelations that conservative candidate craig williams was being investigated by the gambling commission. he acknowledged it was a huge error of judgment as he put it. we then had earlier this week the bbc revealing that another candidate was being looked into and a party official who took a leave of absence and here we have another party official reportedly being looked into. a spokesman for him has denied any wrongdoing but the paper as suggesting that there may have been a number of bets placed that brought in thousands of pounds so we will see how that develops. haifa see how that develops. how potentially _ see how that develops. how potentially damaging - see how that develops. how potentially damaging as all of this as it rumbles on for the conservative party? t as it rumbles on for the conservative party? as it rumbles on for the conservative pa ? , ~ conservative party? i 'ust think it looks reauy * conservative party? i 'ust think it looks really bad. _ conservative party? ijust think it looks really bad. what _ conservative party? ijust think it looks really bad. what anyone i looks really bad. what anyone involved in politics is doing, if they are doing this, putting bets on. it is never going to look good orfeel right for voters, on. it is never going to look good or feel right for voters, so on. it is never going to look good orfeel right for voters, so it on. it is never going to look good or feel right for voters, so it is quite a surprising story in many ways because people think, why would you take that chance at a particularly sensitive time like this, but it is still an investigation at this stage and are still being looked into by the gambling commission. they can bring prosecutions if they feel anyone has done anything wrong insofar they are not saying anything about the results of those inquiries. let’s results of those inquiries. let's have another _ results of those inquiries. let's have another look _ results of those inquiries. let's have another look at _ results of those inquiries. let's have another look at the - results of those inquiries. let's have another look at the observer who are talking about an economist describing labour was my plan for economic growth as doomed unless the ukjoins the eu single market. this uk “oins the eu single market. this is ukjoins the eu single market. this is the bi ukjoins the eu single market. tu 3 is the big dilemma for labour. a lot of its plans are predicated on economic growth. the reforms and spending it wants to do and bring about, very tight limits on its taxation plans, it is not going to raise income tax, national insurance, vat, but it wants to increase spending on key public services, and the unknown factor here of course as economic growth. wealth creation, and a lot of economist saying you might want to do that but being outside the eu and outside the single market and the customs union makes it a whole lot harder. labour is adamant that it has no plans to rejoin the customs union or the single market. says it wants to renegotiate the deal boris johnson did with the eu but never any specifics about how that will happen so that is the big unknown factor, one of the things that voters will quite rightly wonder about. ~ , , ., ., ., about. where is this growth going to come from? — about. where is this growth going to come from? thank _ about. where is this growth going to come from? thank you _ about. where is this growth going to come from? thank you very - about. where is this growth going to come from? thank you very much i about. where is this growth going to | come from? thank you very much for taking us through those stories. we will see you later on. today marks the sixth national windrush day, which was established to honour the british caribbean community and commemorate the arrival of hmt empire windrush. new figures show nearly 150 claims for compensation —— from people caught up in the windrush scandal —— have been awaiting a final decision for at least a year. m