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hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he say ....
What he believes is a better future for scotland. he will argue for the opportunity for higher living standards, a betterfunded nhs, with decisions about scotland made in scotland and he will say that is why he believes in independence. we know this is of course a westminster election but don t forget the snp have been in government in edinburgh at holyrood for 17 years and we are expecting john swinney to say he is proud of what his party has done, to touch on some policies that have been introduced like free bus travel for younger people and free prescriptions, and we are also expecting him to speak about his ambition to eradicate child poverty, which he has spoken about quite a lot over the last few weeks but of course the snp s opponents will have a very different view on their record in holyrood. find a very different view on their record in holyrood. a very different view on their record in holyrood. a very different view on their record in hol rood. ,, ., record in holyrood. ....
More than 7000 male and around 300 female inmates in total. the latest figures indicate they were four trans men, one in a men s prison and three and a women s prison and ii trans women split almost evenly between men s and women s prisons. 0ne former prison governor who has spoken out on this says the solution is obvious. it’s spoken out on this says the solution is obvious. , . ., is obvious. it s quite clear we need third units for is obvious. it s quite clear we need third units for and is obvious. it s quite clear we need third units for and they is obvious. it s quite clear we need third units for and they should - is obvious. it s quite clear we need third units for and they should be i third units for and they should be in male prisons, i m quite clear about that, because there s no point in just separating trans identified men off to sleep separately. they should be held in male prisons and units for trans people and i think thatis units for trans people and i think ....
Minister at nicola sturgeon at holyrood. minister at nicola sturgeon at hol rood. , ,., . holyrood. there is so much merging of different roles holyrood. there is so much merging of different roles that holyrood. there is so much merging of different roles that he holyrood. there is so much merging of different roles that he has - holyrood. there is so much merging of different roles that he has to - of different roles that he has to play and the public and the private. this king in mourning, as we saw as he was listening to the messages of condolence. his face shifted from real sadness to some smiles and clearly gratitude that the messages he is hearing again and again about the gratitude for the service that his mother showed and then he echoed that and said that is the duty that he will now be performing himself. absolutely. it was quite striking when he mentioned all the different tributes around parliament to his mother, to the queen. all those markers of differentjubilees t ....
Minutes, then off the back of that, we will hear from the leader of the scottish conservatives here at holyrood, giving his position, followed by labour and the liberal democrats as well. it is likely. she has called it a detailed substantial statement today, but there have been lots of questions over the last few months over exactly what she will say that we expect those answers to come within the next minute or two here at holyrood. the next minute or two here at holyrood- the next minute or two here at hol rood. ., ., , ~ ., holyrood. lorna, ust so. we are keein: holyrood. lorna, ust so. we are keeping holyrood. lorna, just so. we are keeping across the holyrood. lorna, just so. we are keeping across the images, - holyrood. lorna, just so. we are i keeping across the images, obviously from inside, there we are, so we are just waiting for this announcement, from nicola sturgeon. we are expecting it in the next couple of minutes, as you mentioned. i m just going to stay on thes ....