Highland MP facing axe over map changes

Plans to cut down the number of Westminster politicans would force a Highland MP into unemployment. The number of seats in the UK Parliament's House of Commons would fall from 650 down to 600. But, how will that impact the North? The Boundary Commission is proposing the Highlands' three-constituencies ('Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey', 'Ross, Skye and Lochaber', and 'Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross') be replaced with just two voting areas - one called 'Inverness and Skye', and the other called 'Highland North'. That means a potential battle between the three existing MPs who could be one seat short at the next General Election, although it is unclear whether they would all stand, given they are all members of the same party - the SNP - which could only put forward one candidate per constituency. And subject to a public consultation Nairn could come under the current MP for Moray. Our reporter John Rose has been investigating, and newsreader Joe Odber brings you his report.