Representing Border
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ITV Border's political programme, with all the stories from Holyrood and Westminster that matter to the South of Scotland.
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http://www.itv.com/news/border/topic/representing-border 30-12-2013 14:45:38
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'I think people who care about climate change should be angry, should be deeply disappointed.'
@petermacmahon asks Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈 how the Scottish Greens voting for a U-turn on climate targets looks to their voters.
'We have missed more annual targets than we have met but I am extremely proud of so much of what the government has taken forward'
Màiri McAllan tells our Political Editor @petermacmahon as the Scottish Government scraps its 2030 emissions target.
'The only thing that I can imagine that would be synonymous with this would be captain of the national football team'
Humza Yousaf tells our Political Editor @petermacmahon he has 'never' doubted himself in his year as First Minister.
'I certainly felt threatened.'
Borders MP John Lamont MP 🇬🇧🏴 shares his safety fears after a 'mob' turned up at his Galashiels surgery. He told @petermacmahon there's 'no place' for elected members to be 'intimidated'
'The conference agreed that the majority of seats would then allow us to negotiate a mandate for independence. Winning the general election means winning the most seats.'
Humza Yousaf responds after criticism over clarity on his party's independence strategy.
New health secretary Neil Gray MSP says he would 'be happy to consider' extra use of the private sector if it 'provides free healthcare' to drive down NHS waiting times.
'Perhaps this is a sign that Humza's embarking on a new and better policy'
Former First Minister Alex Salmond comments on SNP opposition to Labour's proposed #windfalltax increase on energy companies. Humza Yousaf attacked the plan warning it would cost tens of thousands of jobs
'Of course Keir Starmer is going to be a better Prime Minister than Rishi Sunak '
Stephen Flynn MP tells @petermacmahon he would act as a 'helpful friend' to the Labour leader if he wins the next general election.
'There'll be no SNP MPs entering the House of Lords under my watch'
Stephen Flynn MP says he doesn't agree with Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴 that the SNP should take seats in the Lords to increase their influence on legislation.
'Hopefully she can regain the trust of those people who feel that they no longer trust her'
Stephen Flynn MP tells @petermacmahon he trusted former First Minister's Nicola Sturgeon handling of the pandemic after bereaved families said they have lost faith in the Scottish Government
'What's the point in voting Liberal Democrat in the next general election?'
The Scottish Lib Dems leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP🔶🇺🇦 tells @petermacmahon 'we're coming up'
‘We have many disagreements between our parties.’
Lorna Slater tells @petermacmahon Scottish Greens don’t always agree with the SNP after he quizzed her on policies like the Deposit Return Scheme.
'The First Minister is effectively saying to Scotland you don't matter, and your votes don't matter.'
Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar responds to the First Minister telling Representing Border last week that Keir Starmer doesn't need Scotland to win the next general election.
'I would like to see parity'
Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross MP MSP says income tax levels should be the same in England and Scotland. Adds if Chancellor announces cut and tax gap widens it will make it 'more appealing' not to come to work in Scotland.
Ahead of UK election, do Scottish Conservatives have a problem with previous PMs? @petermacmahon asks Douglas Ross MP MSP will their record harm the party's chances? 'You want people to forget about Liz Truss and Boris Johnson?'
Ross: 'I'm asking people to look to the future'
Representing Border is 10! 🥳
In last night's ten-year anniversary special @petermacmahon spoke to First Minister Humza Yousaf and we looked back over a dramatic decade in politics...
itv.com/news/border/20…
It's been a decade since Representing Border hit the airwaves!
Watch our special anniversary edition with @petermacmahon tonight on ITV News Border at 10.45pm then on ITVX
'Keir Starmer does not need Scotland to win the next election'
First Minister Humza Yousaf says people in Scotland should vote SNP to 'get rid of' a UK Conservative government.