First order of the show: a look at the papers.

Alex Salmond’s makes a number of Sunday front pages. The Sunday Times says he was a “titan of Scottish independence”, while the Observer quotes Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who calls him a “monumental figure”.

The Sunday Express, meanwhile, says cuts could see hundreds of violent criminals freed on bail because of a lack of part-time judges.

And the Mail on Sunday claims Scotland Yard was forced to breach protocols to give pop star Taylor Swift blue light escorts to her Wembley shows earlier this year.

• Catch up on all the stories leading Sunday's papers

It's 09:00 BST, which means Sunday with Laura Kuessberg is back on our screens - you can follow along by tapping watch live at the top of this page.

The programme is also airing on BBC One and iPlayer – but stick with us here as we bring you live updates and analysis throughout the programme.

Joining Laura on today's panel is billionaire businessman John Cauldwell. The Phones 4U founder – and former Tory donor - told the BBC before the general election that he would be voting Labour for the first time.

The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper will also be on today’s show. She's been in that post for four years now, having served as an MP since 2019.

And they’ll be joined by actor Brian Cox. He's long been a supporter of Scottish independence, and was vocal about the cause in the run up to the 2014 referendum.

As tributes continue following the death of Alex Salmond, current Scottish First Minister John Swinney will be speaking to Laura Kuenssberg. For decades he was a close and trusted colleague of Salmond, ultimately taking over from him after his first spell as leader of the SNP.

Meanwhile, as Labour reaches 100 days since taking power in this year's general election, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will be asked about the government's plans to improve the state of the economy, and its relationship with big business.

Charlie Nunn - the chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group - will be talking about the new government's plans, and how the figures add up.

And from the opposition benches is Tory politician Robert Jenrick, who earlier this week made it through to the final round in the contest to become the next leader of the Conservative Party. He'll be taking questions from viewers.

Dream wins and nightmares for Labour: Starmer's 100 days in powerpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time

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Laura Kuenssberg
Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

“It’s not at all how I imagined winning would be,” a minister reflects as the government hits its 100 days in office.

There have been slips and accusations of sleaze. Scores of announcements. Enormous international events.

The PM himself admits it’s been “choppy”. Even in the last 24 hours the government has blundered into a row with a big investor after a minister urged consumers to boycott them.

It was the US President Franklin D Roosevelt who came up with the entirely arbitrary concept of 100 days - those magical first couple of months when a leader has the chance to wow the public.

In FDR’s case, it was after America’s Great Depression.

Labour argues as loudly as it can that their inheritance was pretty dreadful too - and his first few months have had their fair share of disappointments.

There’s been a Downing Street staffers’ soap opera. A slump in the polls. Ructions in the party about a plan to take cash away from millions of pensioners. That’s the stuff of Labour nightmares.

Yet we've also seen ideas that are stuff of the party's dreams. There are sweeping new rights at work. New laws to help get houses built. The railways coming back into public hands.

It's been a topsy-turvy start - but what kind of government is this really turning out to be?Read the full article here.

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Alex Salmond’s death at the age of 69 brings to an end a remarkable life and political career, as well as an important chapter in the story of the independence movement.

He lead the SNP, serving as Scotland’s first minister between 2007 and 2014 – and was a key figure in the closely-fought Scottish independence referendum.

The result of that referendum was a "No" to independence, and within hours Salmond announced his resignation.

But there have been controversies too.

After a brief spell as an MP in Westminster, Salmond went on to host a chat show on RT – formerly Russia Today - which is editorially controlled by Russia’s Kremlin.

In 2020, he was charged with 13 offences – including attempted rape – dating back to his time as first minister. Salmond was cleared of all charges after two weeks of evidence at the High Court.

And in the last few years, the former SNP leader returned to front-line politics – leading the newly-formed pro-independence Alba Party. It’s a role he held until his death.

• You can read more about Alex Salmond's life in his obituary here

Late on Saturday afternoon, news broke that Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond had died suddenly at the age of 69.

The former MP and MSP, who led the country between 2007 and 2014, became ill while attending an international conference in North Macedonia.

The North Macedonian government said Mr Salmond had lost consciousness at the Inex Olgica hotel, near the city of Ohrid, at about 15:30 local time on Saturday.

Local media reports said he collapsed during a lunch and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Alba party, which he led, believe the cause of death to be a heart attack, according to the Press Association news agency.

Tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer describing him as being a "monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics".

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is among this morning's guests on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, to no doubt share his own reflections on the life of Alex Salmond. You can watch his interview on this page from 09:00 BST.

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First Minister of Scotland John Swinney is due to appear on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg later this morning, following the death of former first minister and long-time Scottish independence campaigner Alex Salmond.

And joining the panel on today’s show is actor Brian Cox – a supporter of the independence movement, including in the run up to the 2014 referendum.

Also on today's show is Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick. On Wednesday, he reached the final round of the contest to become the new leader of the Conservative Party, alongside Kemi Badenoch.

We'll bring you updates and analysis as the show gets under way from 09:00 BST. You can watch it live here on this page, or tune in on BBC One or iPlayer.