📺 Watch @NicolaSturgeon live on #Marr this morning, as Day Three of the #SNP21 Conference gets underway.
⏰ Tune in on BBC One from 9:35.
@NicolaSturgeon 📣 First Minister @NicolaSturgeon: "There are no cases of Omicron identified in Scotland yet that we know of, but clearly it's a moving picture and we're monitoring this very closely." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "It's important to get a proportionate response to this - but I think we might have to go further on travel in the next few days. I hope I'm wrong about that but we must keep our options open." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "We need to be open-minded to doing anything it takes to keep the population safe right now.
While we're all worried about this, and I'm certainly very concerned about the recent developments, on the upside we all know the things we can all do to reduce transmission." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "There are things we can all do to stop the spread.
It's about wearing face coverings, making sure you're vaccinated - even if it turns out that this variant is evading the vaccines to some extent, and testing ourselves regularly." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "My first and most important duty is to do what I judge to be appropriate and proportionate to keep people in Scotland safe.
Boris Johnson last night re-introduced the requirement to wear masks in certain settings, we've always had that requirement in Scotland." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "If every one of us just picks up our compliance with the mitigations already in place, that's going to make a difference.
We can all act - and we all have agency against this virus, now it's really important that we use it." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "Scottish A&E units perform better than counterparts across the UK - but it's not good enough.
That's why we're working so hard with the NHS, with the extra investment, to get this back to where we need to be." #Marr
@NicolaSturgeon NS: "I'm a politician, but I try to be as straight as I can with people.
We're in a global pandemic, it's still causing us serious challenges, I take my duties as First Minister very seriously and my primary duty right now is to lead the country through this pandemic." #Marr
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📺 Watch @NicolaSturgeon's speech to the #SNP21 Conference, setting out how we're building a more progressive Scotland and outlining our path to independence.
⏰ Tune in from 12:10pm on snp.org/live, on SNP social media, or follow this thread for live updates.
Welcome to the SNP’s annual conference - an occasion much enjoyed by party members across the country.
Sadly, we are meeting online again. Given current circumstances, this is sensible - but I hope, in spring, we’ll be together in person.” #SNP21
@NicolaSturgeon NS: “Our debates and discussion are much better when we meet up, and I can’t wait to see you all again.
Of course being forced to take a political conference online is a mere inconvenience compared to the sacrifices made by so many over these past two years.” #SNP21
📺 Watch @Ianblackford_MP's speech to #SNP21, exposing the constant scandals at Westminster and setting out Scotland's path to independence.
⏰ Tune in now on snp.org/live, stream on the SNP social media channels, or follow this thread for updates.
@Ianblackford_MP IB: "Conference, as always, it is a pleasure to address you as our party’s Westminster leader.
And given that we are gathering in late November – let me take the chance to wish each and every one of you a very happy St Andrew’s Day on Tuesday." #SNP21
@Ianblackford_MP IB: "But just as I think of Saint Andrew – who history tells us made his way right across Europe on small boats - my thoughts naturally turn to the truly heart-breaking events in the Channel." #SNP21
📺 Watch @Ianblackford_MP live on the Sunday Show, on Day Three of the #SNP21 Conference.
⏰ Tune in from 10:15am on BBC One Scotland.
@Ianblackford_MP 📣 @Ianblackford_MP: "We have a mandate for an independence referendum, we won an election, there's a clear majority in the Scottish Parliament and there will be a Bill published to enact the will of the people in Scotland."
@Ianblackford_MP 📣 IB: "The First Minister has said that once we've dealt with the pandemic, let's get this out of the way, and in ideal circumstances we will be having that referendum in 2023."
📺 Watch Deputy First Minister @JohnSwinney's live speech on Day Two of #SNP21.
👉🏼 Tune in now on snp.org/live, on Hopin, or on social media.
@JohnSwinney JS: "Friends, it is a great privilege to once again address you once again - albeit in the comfort of your own homes.
I am very much looking forward to being back in a hall with all of you at our next conference." #SNP21
@JohnSwinney JS: "But I am also thankful that we live in a world where technology has allowed us all to stay in touch with each other even during a global pandemic." #SNP21
Welcome to the 87th SNP Annual National Conference.
I dearly wish I was welcoming you all in person, to shake hands with fellow members and activists, to warmly embrace old friends and long-time comrades in our pursuit of independence." #SNP21
@KeithBrownSNP KB: "To share old stories, remember absent friends and, when the day’s work is done, to raise a glass in their memory.
But while this dreadful pandemic has loosened some of its grip on the nation, we are far from out of the woods yet." #SNP21