For their children. and it s heartbreaking for us as health care professionals, as pharmacists, to have to send patients away, or to have to tell them that they re going to have to wait longer to get the medicines. the uk is not the only country in the world experiencing problems with drug supplies it s a global issue. but the npa says it wants all the main parties in the election to commit to tackling the shortages. dominic hughes, bbc news. let s refocus on the uk election. the scottish first minister has taken his election campaign to the north east of scotland, insisting his party can remove the remaining rump of tory mps both there and in other parts of the country. snp leaderjohn swinney is expected to urge people to take part in a scottish national service by using the general election to vote tory mps out of office. let s speak to our reporter ben philip in aberdeen. just talk us through what we can expect today. just talk us through what we can meet today-
Scotland. and as we have been hearing today from the conservative party, this expansion of the levelling up funding, some 30 towns across the uk set to receive £20 million if the conservatives are elected back into government, mr swinney said the snp has already invested significantly in communities across scotland, including on a major road project, the aberdeen bypass, which was completed in 2018. we spoke to mr swinney a short time ago, and he said he is here to talk about the damage done by what he has described as the triple whammy of austerity, brexit and cost of living which he says has been caused by damage done by westminster. 0n the oil and gas situation, and at the industry s future, he said he is keen to work with the industry to reach and net zero, but the same eyes message today very much that it is here in
The north east to remove conservative mps in power the snp s message today. i conservative mps in power the snp s message today. conservative mps in power the snp s message today. i believe we can -la a snp s message today. i believe we can play a little snp s message today. i believe we can play a little bit snp s message today. i believe we can play a little bit of snp s message today. i believe we can play a little bit of what - snp s message today. i believe we can play a little bit of what john . can play a little bit of whatjohn swinney said a little earlier on. let s hear from the man swinney said a little earlier on. let s hearfrom the man himself. i have been talking during this election i have been talking during this election campaign about the damage that has election campaign about the damage that has been done to scotland by the triple that has been done to scotland by the triple whammy of austerity, brexit the triple whammy of austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis. brexit and the cost of living crisis, and all of these are a product crisis, and all of these are a product of crisis, and all of these are a product of westminster decision making. the answer to that, of course, decision making. the answer to that, of course, in decision making. the answer to that, of course, in scotland is to make sure of course, in scotland is to make sure that of course, in scotland is to make sure that decisions are made in scotland sure that decisions are made in scotland for scotland. and that is at the scotland for scotland. and that is at the heart of the snp election campaign because we cannot allow scotland campaign because we cannot allow scotland to be damaged in the way we ve scotland to be damaged in the way we ve been damaged by the continuation of austerity and brexit and the continuation of austerity and brexit and the cost of living crisis, all of which and the cost of living crisis, all of which are a product of westminster. so the snp leaderjohn swinney speaking a little bit earlier there. i am sure he wants the focus to
Remain on policies and going forward, but scottish police have confirmed that they are assessing a new complaint over the former health secretary michael matheson s ipad data roaming bill. it is after viewers may recall he racked up an £11,000 there well overseas and just explain the background to this and whetherjohn swinney has commented on this today. it is whetherjohn swinney has commented on this today- on this today. it is another day of the campaign on this today. it is another day of the campaign trail on this today. it is another day of the campaign trail for on this today. it is another day of the campaign trail for the - on this today. it is another day of the campaign trail for the snp i on this today. it is another day of. the campaign trail for the snp where they are having to speak about this ipad data roaming bill. it has been something which has been rumbling on for some time now. it relates to former health secretary michael matheson, who racked up an £11,000 data bill for his parliamentary ipad whilst he was on a family holiday to morocco in late 2022. these charges were initially fitted by the taxpayer, but mr mathieson later admitted his children had been using
Expect today. that is right. john swinne , expect today. that is right. john swinney, scotland s expect today. that is right. john swinney, scotland s first - expect today. that is right. john i swinney, scotland s first minister is campaigning here in north east scotland today, a key battleground for the snp and conservatives. it is very much a divided political make up very much a divided political make up and the snp very much see themselves as the challengers in this area for the three conservative seats that are here. there are six conservative seats in scotland, three here in the north east. here in aberdeen south, it is currently an snp constituency held by snp westminster leader stephen flynn, and mr swinney earlier, a short time ago, visited a cafe here, which is well known for dolphin watching. as you may be able to see, there is also evidence in the harbour behind me of the city s oil and gas industry, a very important issue for voters in this area. but mr swinney s message today is that his party is best placed to remove conservative mps from power in
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