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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

neighbours in europe. we are looking at every scenario. you would expect no less from the chief operating officer of the government to look at every scenario. it is extremely unlikely because of the measures we have taken. you unlikely because of the measures we have taken. :, :, unlikely because of the measures we have taken. :, ., ., unlikely because of the measures we have taken-— unlikely because of the measures we have taken. :, ., ., ., , have taken. you have made that very clear. another _ have taken. you have made that very clear. another thing _ have taken. you have made that very clear. another thing our _ have taken. you have made that very clear. another thing our viewers i have taken. you have made that very clear. another thing our viewers are l clear. another thing our viewers are perhaps starting to worry about a little this morning, what is happening with covid. the latest stats say one in 50 people have covid. there has been a warning about visiting elderly or vulnerable people. i about visiting elderly or vulnerable eo - le. :, , about visiting elderly or vulnerable --eole. ., people. i was the vaccine and deployment _ people. i was the vaccine and deployment minister - people. i was the vaccine and deployment minister and i i people. i was the vaccine and | deployment minister and i will people. i was the vaccine and i deployment minister and i will be getting my booster in the coming weeks as welcome as i am over 55. everyone who is eligible should get a boosterjab. the nhs has plans to be able to cope with both covid and winter flu as well. as i talked

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

is t in: biggest challenges this government ist in: to biggest challenges this government is trying to grapple _ biggest challenges this government is trying to grapple with. _ biggest challenges this government is trying to grapple with. the i is trying to grapple with. the business there was only too keen to mention the chaos that has been seen in the tory party. in a seven days since we spoke to the prime minister in birmingham, it feels like chaos has been the norm. if there's been a quicker or dramatic fall in support i can't remember it. not so long ago liz truss was the pick of many of her cabinet allies — one of them nadine dorries, who emerged with this endormsement outside number 10 that she was the one to continue boris johnson's work. the candidate that we select — and for me it's liz— who i'm going to back — _ will continue with those manifesto promises and will continue i to deliver for the government and for the conservative party moving forward. i but fast forward a few weeks, and here we are — accusing number 10 of lurching to the right — saying "we have no mandate to do this" — suggesting if the prime minister wants to procceed she needs a "fresh mandate". nadine joins us from the cotswolds.

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

confident scotland will become independent. it confident scotland will become independent.— confident scotland will become independent. confident scotland will become indeendent. ., ., ., independent. if you have devote what is to stop the — independent. if you have devote what is to stop the uk _ independent. if you have devote what is to stop the uk government - independent. if you have devote what is to stop the uk government saying l is to stop the uk government saying we will not participate? i is to stop the uk government saying we will not participate?— we will not participate? i cannot sit here and _ we will not participate? i cannot sit here and predicate _ we will not participate? i cannot| sit here and predicate everything we will not participate? i cannot l sit here and predicate everything i do on the basis that the uk government will continue to act in a deeply anti—democratic fashion. i have to do what i consider to be the right thing, which is firstly respecting the will of the scottish people, which is for an independence referendum, and i was elected last year as this minister on a record share of the vote, a record turnout, a very clear manifesto commitment to a very clear manifesto commitment to a referendum. ﬁn a very clear manifesto commitment to a refer: and 'n. ﬁn ifs-ﬂies a very clear manifesto commitment to a refer: and ii. ﬁn ifs-ﬂies a very clear manifesto commitment to a refer: and i know fat-nice; a very clear manifesto commitment to a refer: and i know what you to points, and i know what you want to haveit points, and i know what you want to have it and believe you have the right to have it, and that practical point, you cannot stop the uk saying we are not taking part. if point, you cannot stop the uk saying we are not taking part. it the we are not taking part. if the sopreme _ we are not taking part. if the supreme court _ we are not taking part. if the supreme court paves - we are not taking part. if the| supreme court paves . way we are not taking part. if the - supreme court paves . way for a supreme court paves the way for a lawful referendum next year i think vast of the of the vast majority of the people of scotland will take part in the uk government might decide to say they don't want them to take part in that but i don't think that is going to prevail. apart from anything else, i think the overwhelming impression that that gives, which i think the

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

uk government is already giving by their refusal to countenance democracy, is that they don't believe they can win a substantive case. if you are confident in your arguments in politics, confident in the case you are making, you don't fear democracy, you actually relish the opportunity to put your case before the people and let the people decide. �* , . ~ before the people and let the people decide. �*, ., ,, ., decide. let's talk about where the arc uments decide. let's talk about where the arguments are — decide. let's talk about where the arguments are and _ decide. let's talk about where the arguments are and i _ decide. let's talk about where the arguments are and i think- decide. let's talk about where the arguments are and i think we - decide. let's talk about where the arguments are and i think we can | arguments are and i think we can show you and the audience where there is support show you and the audience where there is support for show you and the audience where there is support for independence. this graph goes all the way back to july 2060 and essentially it is 50-50 july 2060 and essentially it is 50—50 and has been for a long time, bouncing up and down a bit. there is another question that people are asked about whether or not they want the choice now or i would they like the choice now or i would they like the choice now or i would they like the choice in a few years? if we look at that, it paints really quite a different picture and if we can bring this up... essentially support for having a referendum now is far, far lower. look at this year, when you want to scottish referendum? people have been asked over time. that is often less than 30%. do you

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

things as if it is some sort of a big divide. that is not true. what we are trying to do is deliver the economic growth plan, which we had, and the energy plan that will deliver, and we will demonstrate to the nation in 24 months�* time when we had done what we have done, how we had done what we have done, how we have performed. it can be measured. my role as chief operating officer for liz truss�*s government is to focus on delivery. delays are great enemy. that is why it is important to focus on the plan. we know their business department prepared an energy campaign to help people cut bills and energy use. we think they spent £50 million on it. why not roll out and prevent it happening?— why not roll out and prevent it ha enin: ? :, :, :, :, why not roll out and prevent it ha ..enin ? ., ., ., ., ”i happening? you have at the wrong way round. happening? you have at the wrong way round- what — happening? you have at the wrong way round. what the _ happening? you have at the wrong way round. what the prime _ happening? you have at the wrong way round. what the prime minister, - round. what the prime minister, quite rightly, as she has done, is to say we do not need to spend £40

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

she prefer to have as prime minister? , ., , ., minister? if the question is would i refer minister? if the question is would i prefer labour _ minister? if the question is would i prefer labour over _ minister? if the question is would i prefer labour over tories _ minister? if the question is would i prefer labour over tories commit l minister? if the question is would i prefer labour over tories commit i | prefer labour over tories commit i detest the tories, it is not difficult to answer that question. being better than the tories is not a high bar to cross right now. please need to see more of a radical alternative. if you are asking either a westminster tory government or at westminster labour government is good enough for scotland, my answer to that question is no. idot answer to that question is no. not to net answer to that question is no. not to get through from what nicola sturgeon has been saying to us. joanna cherry is listening to that. does a general election and referendum stuck up for you? i agree with everything _ referendum stuck up for you? i agree with everything the _ referendum stuck up for you? i agree with everything the first _ referendum stuck up for you? i agree with everything the first has - referendum stuck up for you? i agree with everything the first has said. i with everything the first has said. it has been sometime since i said we should test the legal case. as i stressed earlier, and as the first minister has stressed that there is a majority in the scottish

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

million, £50 million on another campaign. if you go on the government website, on our platform, you will see how you can actually save energy stock that is, i think, being prudent with taxpayers money. it is not a divide, it is basically saying, we have both national grid and 0fgem doing work, a lot of the energy providers are also in direct contact with customers, as they would be in supporting them. it is right to spend our time, energy and money supporting 8 million households that as most vulnerable and now she has gone further and delivered an unprecedented energy intervention to cap energy costs for households, the average household will not pay more than £2500. that is the right thing to do with taxpayers money, the prudent thing to do with taxpayers money. i5 taxpayers money, the prudent thing to do with taxpayers money. is the to do with taxpayers money. is the government _ to do with taxpayers money. is the government preparing _

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

sturgeon about why she is blocking investment in scotland, investing in more offshore and onshore wind and hydrogen and of course in gas. we produce our buy gas at the moment. we are asking you questions this morning. is it sensible for the government to be avoiding running a public information campaign telling people to cut back public information campaign telling people to cutback on energy plans? that row has happened in westminster this week. why don't you explain to people how they can cut costs and bills. :, ~ :, i. people how they can cut costs and bills. :, ~ :, :, :, bills. you know if you can go on the government — bills. you know if you can go on the government website _ bills. you know if you can go on the government website you _ bills. you know if you can go on the government website you can - bills. you know if you can go on the government website you can see i bills. you know if you can go on the i government website you can see lots of ways on how to cut costs as a business and a household. both the national grid and 0fgem are running a campaign to further explain to people how they can do that. that is a good thing. we did not want to spend a further £40 million of taxpayers money on a separate campaign. some of this stuff, you and your colleagues describe these

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

have the mechanism to make it ha en. , have the mechanism to make it hauen. , ., ,., happen. if my options are limited, which is the _ happen. if my options are limited, which is the case _ happen. if my options are limited, which is the case to _ happen. if my options are limited, which is the case to some - happen. if my options are limited, which is the case to some extent, | which is the case to some extent, thatis which is the case to some extent, that is because scotland is in a system and we face a westminster system and we face a westminster system that simply will not respect scottish democracy, will not look an election result in scotland, electing a government on a manifesto commitment for referendum, saying we will argue against independence in that referendum but it is right and proper we respect the right to the people in scotland. if my rights are limited it is because westminster refuses the rights of scottish democracy. that is one of the most powerful arguments for scotland becoming independent. the uk is meant to be a voluntary partnership of nations. if we have a position where scotland is told we are not even allowed the choice are becoming independent, it is no longer a voluntary partnership of nations, the whole basis of the united kingdom. up. that is a powerful argument for being an independent

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

to do with taxpayers money. is the government preparing for- to do with taxpayers money. is the government preparing for the - government preparing for the possibility of blackouts? it is a very unlikely _ possibility of blackouts? it is a very unlikely scenario. - possibility of blackouts? it is a | very unlikely scenario. national grid put out its report, i chair the meetings on resilience. we have done a couple of things to make us more resilient. we have the same buffer in terms of energy as last year. we have made shall we continue to invest in our gas. gas production is “p invest in our gas. gas production is up 26% this year. we also have the second largest lng processing terminal in europe in the united kingdom. i am confident the resilience is there, people can enjoy christmas and feel the government is behind them, helping them with energy bills and also we have to make sure that resilience is in place. the way you do that is by working on all of these things, including investing in nuclear and renewables. you including investing in nuclear and renewables-— including investing in nuclear and renewables. you are preparing for the possibility _ renewables. you are preparing for the possibility of— renewables. you are preparing for the possibility of blackouts. - renewables. you are preparing for the possibility of blackouts. we i the possibility of blackouts. we hear your view it is unlikely and you are confident the government has

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