couple of problems in see the odd couple of problems in places— see the odd couple of problems in places like — see the odd couple of problems in places like bristol— see the odd couple of problems in places like bristol central- see the odd couple of problems in places like bristol central and - places like bristol central and lslington _ places like bristol central and lslington we _ places like bristol central and islington. we spoke - places like bristol central and islington. we spoke to - places like bristol central and islington. we spoke to green| places like bristol central and - islington. we spoke to green voters in bristol, it— islington. we spoke to green voters in bristol, it was _ islington. we spoke to green voters in bristol, it was nothing _ islington. we spoke to green voters in bristol, it was nothing to - islington. we spoke to green voters in bristol, it was nothing to do - in bristol, it was nothing to do with_ in bristol, it was nothing to do with gaza _ in bristol, it was nothing to do with gaza and _ in bristol, it was nothing to do with gaza and the _ in bristol, it was nothing to do. with gaza and the environment, in bristol, it was nothing to do . with gaza and the environment, it was because — with gaza and the environment, it was because they _ with gaza and the environment, it was because they don't _ with gaza and the environment, it was because they don't like - was because they don't like politics _ was because they don't like politics. what _ was because they don't like politics. what will- was because they don't like politics. what will be - was because they don't like - politics. what will be interesting is if labour — politics. what will be interesting is if labour win— politics. what will be interesting is if labour win the election, - politics. what will be interesting is if labour win the election, do| is if labour win the election, do the greens— is if labour win the election, do the greens start _ is if labour win the election, do the greens start to _ is if labour win the election, do the greens start to cause - is if labour win the election, do the greens start to cause the l is if labour win the election, do - the greens start to cause the same problems— the greens start to cause the same problems that _ the greens start to cause the same problems that we've _ the greens start to cause the same problems that we've seen - the greens start to cause the same problems that we've seen reform i the greens start to cause the same l problems that we've seen reform uk causing _ problems that we've seen reform uk causing the _ problems that we've seen reform uk causing the tories? _ problems that we've seen reform uk causing the tories? that _ problems that we've seen reform uk causing the tories? that is _ problems that we've seen reform uk causing the tories? that is a - problems that we've seen reform uk causing the tories? that is a risk- causing the tories? that is a risk in office — causing the tories? that is a risk in office i— causing the tories? that is a risk in office. ~ . causing the tories? that is a risk in office. ~' ., ., . , ., in office. i think we have a clip of rishi sunak _ in office. i think we have a clip of rishi sunak from _ in office. i think we have a clip of rishi sunak from northern - in office. i think we have a clip of i rishi sunak from northern ireland. rishi sunakfrom northern ireland. let's just play that from this morning. let's just play that from this morninu. let's just play that from this morning-— let's just play that from this morninu. ~ . let's just play that from this morninu. ~ , ., morning. prime minister, we are ards morning. prime minister, we are yards away _ morning. prime minister, we are yards away from _ morning. prime minister, we are yards away from where - morning. prime minister, we are yards away from where the - morning. prime minister, we are. yards away from where the titanic was buitt— yards away from where the titanic was built and _ yards away from where the titanic was built and designed. _ yards away from where the titanic was built and designed. is- yards away from where the titanic was built and designed. is this - yards away from where the titanic was built and designed. is this a l was built and designed. is this a sinking — was built and designed. is this a sinking ship _ was built and designed. is this a sinking ship going _ was built and designed. is this a sinking ship going into - was built and designed. is this a sinking ship going into the - sinking ship going into the election? _ sinking ship going into the election?— sinking ship going into the election? ., ., ~ ., ., , election? looking at the last few weeks you _ election? looking at the last few weeks you can — election? looking at the last few weeks you can see _ election? looking at the last few weeks you can see that - election? looking at the last few weeks you can see that our - election? looking at the last few weeks you can see that our plan | election? looking at the last few i weeks you can see that our plan is working, inflation has returned to normal, energy bills, just today we had welcome news that they are falling, wages have been growing faster than prices and our economy

is growing faster than our major competitors's. the is growing faster than our ma'or competitors-ad is growing faster than our ma'or competitors's. the setting of the titanic, metaphorical— competitors's. the setting of the titanic, metaphorical mishaps, l titanic, metaphorical mishaps, today? to titanic, metaphorical mishaps, toda ? ., .,~ titanic, metaphorical mishaps, toda? ., , , today? to make it competitive, rishi sunak needs — today? to make it competitive, rishi sunak needs a _ today? to make it competitive, rishi sunak needs a perfect _ today? to make it competitive, rishi sunak needs a perfect campaign - today? to make it competitive, rishi sunak needs a perfect campaign and | sunak needs a perfect campaign and it got— sunak needs a perfect campaign and it got off— sunak needs a perfect campaign and it got off to a imperfect start. and everyone — it got off to a imperfect start. and everyone bailing out, it makes the puns _ everyone bailing out, it makes the puns too _ everyone bailing out, it makes the puns too easy. people are privately, especially _ puns too easy. people are privately, especially people involved in the campaign texting me saying, what's going _ campaign texting me saying, what's going on? _ campaign texting me saying, what's going on? i— campaign texting me saying, what's going on? i think, look i understand the frustration. when you are 20 points— the frustration. when you are 20 points behind everything is read in a certain way that adds to the narrative _ a certain way that adds to the narrative. there was some frustration, the prime minister was trying _ frustration, the prime minister was trying to— frustration, the prime minister was trying to visit a thriving business in green — trying to visit a thriving business in green technology in northern iretahd, — in green technology in northern ireland, which he is clean to —— keen— ireland, which he is clean to —— keen to — ireland, which he is clean to —— keen to talk— ireland, which he is clean to —— keen to talk about but when everything is in the negative frame it is difficult to break out of the cycle _ it is difficult to break out of the cycle and — it is difficult to break out of the cycle and i'm not sure what can turn

things— cycle and i'm not sure what can turn things around in the next six weeks for him _ things around in the next six weeks for him. �* , for him. i'm intrigued by the conce -t for him. i'm intrigued by the concept of — for him. i'm intrigued by the concept of the _ for him. i'm intrigued by the concept of the daily - for him. i'm intrigued by the l concept of the daily telegraph for him. i'm intrigued by the - concept of the daily telegraph being at the heart of concept of the daily telegraph being at the heart 01:14 years of conservative internal wars. you have commentated on it and one of your columnists became prime minister and that kind of thing. can there be a revolt on the left to mirror the revolt on the left to mirror the revolt on the right if this happens? interesting to see what happens in terms _ interesting to see what happens in terms of— interesting to see what happens in terms of the labour commentariat etc. terms of the labour commentariat etc in— terms of the labour commentariat etc. in terms of a revolt, it is more — etc. in terms of a revolt, it is more of— etc. in terms of a revolt, it is more of a _ etc. in terms of a revolt, it is more of a second term issue in terms of the _ more of a second term issue in terms of the voters — more of a second term issue in terms of the voters on the ground, what's happening — of the voters on the ground, what's happening with the green voters etc. ri-ht happening with the green voters etc. right now. _ happening with the green voters etc. right now, keir starmer has the right— right now, keir starmer has the right problems, very efficient in his voting — right problems, very efficient in his voting element. | right problems, very efficient in his voting element.— his voting element. i think the other interesting _ his voting element. i think the other interesting thing - his voting element. i think the other interesting thing would i his voting element. i think the - other interesting thing would bleat splits in the cabinet. —— would be splits. we are talking about labour winning the election but there is a long way to go. winning the election but there is a long way to go— long way to go. more of these anels. long way to go. more of these panets- we'll— long way to go. more of these panels. we'lljust _ long way to go. more of these panels. we'lljust leave - long way to go. more of these panels. we'lljust leave it- long way to go. more of these l

panels. we'lljust leave it there. that's all from us tonight. victoria's back on tuesday. until then, have a great bank holiday weekend. goodnight. live from washington. this is bbc news. ina mass exodus of mps. mass exodus of mp5. the united nations highest court orders israel to halt its military operations in rafah in gaza. the former post

office boss is accused of living in lala land as hundreds of sub—postmasters caught up in the scandal, there convictions for fraud quashed. scandal, there convictions for fraud auashed. ., , ., , , scandal, there convictions for fraud auashed. ., i, ., quashed. you will shortly be able to see as recording _ quashed. you will shortly be able to see as recording today's _ quashed. you will shortly be able to see as recording today's episode - see as recording today's episode where we'll tell you everything you need to know from the campaign trail. hello, i'm laura trott with your news tonight. two of the most recognisable names in conservative party politics in recent years have announced they won't be standing again at the general election. late this evening, the levelling up secretary michael gove announced he'd be stepping down as mp. he was followed by dame andrea leadsom who said she'd also be leaving politics.

she supports rishi sunak return prime minister but it's time for new generation to lead in what to appears to be a mass accident overall, one in five mps will be running for office again onjuly four. with more than 70 from the conservatives and over 20 from labour, nine from the snp are also standing down. chris mason has the latest from westminster. he's one of the most consequential, colourful and controversial political figures of the last few decades. it's fantastic to be here with just three weeks to go before the referendum and the chance to take back our independence. michael gove was a passionate advocate of brexit, even if he did look a bit sheepish on the day the leave campaign won. as we move forward, we should be in no doubt that britain is embarking on a new chapter, but one that is in line with our best traditions. archive: sir ian's sentiments|

are shared by most activists... mr gove began his career as a journalist. here he was reporting for the bbc on pride march in london, 31 years ago. so what are the chances of a change in the law that makes young gay love a sex crime? he became an mp in 2005 and was a close ally of david cameron — at least until they fell out over brexit. as a reforming education secretary he made friends and not a few enemies. and he was a central figure in the psychodrama of the conservative party over the last ten years. he managed to strangle boris johnson's first tilt at becoming prime minister. i've realised that while boris does have those very special abilities to communicate and to reach out, what he did not have was the capacity to build and to lead that team, and to provide the leadership the country needs at this critical moment. mr gove ran unsuccessfully for the top job himself in 2019. i can confirm that i will be putting my name forward to be

prime minister of this country. and when liz truss was in the deepest of trouble as prime minister, mr gove ensured she was plunged deeper still. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. to have as your principal decision, the headline tax move, cutting tax for the wealthiest, that is a display of the wrong values. but there's no such criticism of rishi sunak in his letter to his constituency chairman. he writes, "the chance to serve is wonderful, but there comes a moment when you know that it is time to leave, that a new generation should lead." he adds, "rishi has the plan our country needs at a time of global insecurity and growing challenge. i will do everything i can to support him." the day has been a day of departures here.

human reflections and thanks from those standing down, including a former prime minister praising her husband. who has also been the person who was there when i was prime minister in the evenings when he needed to make the beans on toast and pour the whiskey, when the day hadn't gone quite as well as i'd expected it to go. and that, of course, is my husband, philip. as parliament wrapped up this evening, mps queued up to shake hands with the speaker. who ends up here in six weeks' time is your call. chris mason, bbc news. sir keir starmer has been campaigning in scotland where he said children were paying the cost of snp failures there, and conservative failures at westminster. scotland is seeing a key battleground with 57 seats up for grabs, that's two less then at

the last election because of boundary changes. both labour and the conservatives are hoping to capitalise on the spent scottish national party's recent trials. cheering for half a century, labour ruled the roost in scotland. when sir keir starmer was a boy, the party routinely sent dozens of mps to westminster. at the last general election, it sent one. i want scotland to send a government — a labour government. that means persuading voters that labour, not the snp, can bring about real change. you want to stick to tory spending plans. you, too, want limits on immigration to bring it down. and you want to stick to some tory welfare plans. aren't you just a tory in disguise? what's unforgivable in politics for any political party is to leave your country worse than when you found it. a worse economy, worse public services, everybody feeling that they're not as well off as they were 11; years ago.

that is unforgivable. i am not prepared to have a labour government come in and cause that sort of pain and suffering for working people, hence the stability that only labour can now provide. the switch in support from labour to the snp a decade ago was driven in part by a desire among many voters here in glasgow for scotland to become independent. now, that hasn't disappeared, but the question is, will it be a priority for voters in this election? kate forbes hopes it will. scotland's newly—minted deputy first minister has been campaigning on a croft in inverness—shire. we represent farmers, crofters people who make their living in rural industries and all of them lament the impact of brexit on food and drink exports. the impact of the cost of living, for example, on energy. and that's why we need snp representatives to stand up for rural scotland.

the conservatives are also bidding for the rural vote. they have six scottish mps in the north—east and the south of scotland. if people want the focus of their mp to be on their local priorities rather than independence, they can unite behind the scottish conservatives to send that very strong signal to the snp to end their obsession with separating scotland from the rest of the uk. on the streets of edinburgh, the lib dems were focusing on the health service. the snp have let our nhs crumble. that's why lib dems in this election campaign want to improve world class mental health services by taxing the social media giants who do so much of the harm and reducing that burden on our local gp practices. this campaignjourney is onlyjust beginning. voters, not politicians, will choose where it ends. but right now it's labour who are hopeful of restoring their old scottish heritage. james cook, bbc news, glasgow.

the former labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has confirmed he'll stand as an independent at the election, in his seat in islington in north london. he's been suspended from labour since 2020, over the party's handling of anti—semitism claims, and was expelled today, after declaring he would be running, as an independent. and here are the candidates who have been selected, so far, for some of the bigger parties, to fight in the constituency of isl ington north on lithjuly. the bbc will have a full list of candidates once nominations close. now let's take a look at what's on the front pages of tomorrow's papers. the mirror is leading with michael gove standing down in the election with the headline now gove quits sunak�*s sinking shipthe weekend financial times reads: gove quits sinking ship. the weekend financial times reads: gove quits as tory pre—election exodus

pushes past 1997 flight. the i is also leading on michael gove saying rishi sunak has been "hit by record exodus" and it's a similar story on the front of the times — its headline: gove quits politics as more tory mps stand down. now gove quits! reads the daily express, reporting the minister's shock exit reads the daily express, reporting the minister's shock exit rocks tories, while the daily mail has an exclusive with the shadow chancellor, who vows she'll "never play fast and loose with your money. "the daily telegraph's headline is chancellorjeremy hunt saying inheritance tax is against tory values. meanwhile the guardian is leading with gaza after the un top court ordered israel to halt its assault on rafah. let's speak to the political journalist, theo usherwood. how significant is this announcement from michael gove? it's very

significant, there's no getting away from it. this is a huge loss for rishi sunak, prime minister is the tory�*s head into the start of this general election campaign. it's a day three, and mr gove is, when chris mason was saying in his report, probably one of the most consequential, if not the most consequential, if not the most consequential cabinet minister of his generation, certainly consequential cabinet minister of his generation, certainty of the last 11; years if you exclude the offices of prime minister and of chancellor. he is a huge brain, he's respected across westminster as a man who has gone into the apartments ofjustjustice, defra most recently, levelling up. may get into the cabinet or another cabinet but actually respected as somebody who actually respected as somebody who actually wanted to achieve things and make things better better was working in one of those six departments. and he's been an mp of surrey heath now for 19 years, as

chris was saying, again, the original project with david cameron and joe osborne to try and detoxify the tories after the 19905 and improve their public image, but of course he betrayed the friendship of mr cameron and mr osborne by backing the lead campaign in 2016 alongside borisjohnson. he served in theresa may's government, and most recently with rishi sunak, and of course it adds to that narrative that the tories, it's a sinking ship. it's falling apart at the seams for rishi sunak. rishi sunak needs some good news quite soon if he's going to get his campaign going and take on what is turning into quite a sizeable lead in the opinion polls for labour. of course there's a lot of work, and a lot of time to go in this election campaign but it's not been the best start in this decision by michael gove will only compound

that. �* . by michael gove will only compound that. �* , ., ~ . ., by michael gove will only compound that. �* a ., that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you — that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think _ that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think are _ that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think are the _ that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think are the key - that. and in terms of michael gove, | what do you think are the key things he will be remembered for? a5 what do you think are the key things he will be remembered for? as you know, he has his detractors, too. he will know, he has his detractors, too. he: will be remembered for his decision to back the lead campaign, and he will be remembered for that decision when he kibosh borisjohnson's first leadership campaign which theresa may finally one following referendum, he was hoping he would do a double take in with michael gove and he would become the conservative leader, the first time he wanted to with the prime minister borrowing that referendum and campaign, but michael gove, of course, turned around, well actually he didn't think, and chris said that a news report, he didn't think boris johnson had the capacity to bring a team together, and that sense of that decision, only added to that amongst his detractors who was somebody who is fairly ruthless when it came down to it and would act

against what he'd previously agreed with somebody like borisjohnson or the case of david cameron and george osborne. but away from the real politics of those decisions, he was, as i said, very respected minister when he served in cabinet. he was loyal up to, when he was certainly in front of the cameras, he was very effective at communicating come very effective at communicating come very effective at communicating come very effective at making his points and he was seen as somebody thatjonas could talk to and did talk to who was —— journalists could talk to, who knew what was going on and was trying to be achieved by each of the prime ministers that served. he wasn't somebody who served in governmentjust simply for wasn't somebody who served in government just simply for the sake of serving in government. he wanted to make improvements to the constituents and to the parts of the public services and across the state where he was a minister in the departments in which he was working.

more than 75 conservative mp5 have announced they are spending down. how damaging do you think that is for rishi sunak?— for rishi sunak? let's 'ust go back to 1997 when h for rishi sunak? let's 'ust go back to 1997 when tony — for rishi sunak? let'sjust go back to 1997 when tony blair _ for rishi sunak? let'sjust go back to 1997 when tony blair when - for rishi sunak? let'sjust go back to 1997 when tony blair when that| to 1997 when tony blair when that landslide, 72 conservative mp5 stood down. we are now up to, the number is up to 108. rishi sunak by deciding to think very quickly and some may say decisively in fact, by calling the snap election for the summer, hasn't given any room to those who might be thinking about standing down to do so fairly gracefully and stand down before the campaign begins in earnest, and so this decision from michael gove was a rushed decision, he had to make a decision, he needs to say whether he's going to stand as an mp or not, he's going to stand as an mp or not, he's actually quite young. he's only 56 years old, but he joins a cast list you heard there from theresa

may, deciding not to stand again. but they might be deciding to stand down for a very personal reasons, they may feel that actually they don't have anything more to offer the public in terms of service to their country, but of course it adds to that rishi sunak hasn't got a team of colleagues who really back him to win this election. tibia team of colleagues who really back him to win this election.— him to win this election. 0k, thank ou ve him to win this election. 0k, thank you very much _ him to win this election. 0k, thank you very much there _ him to win this election. 0k, thank you very much there theo - him to win this election. 0k, thankj you very much there theo assured. the united nations' top court, has ordered israel must "immediately halt its military offensive" in rafah in southern gaza. the international court ofjustice, which rules on disputes between countries, says "the catastrophic situation," in gaza, had deteriorated, and described humanitarian conditions in rafah as "disastrous." the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu has again rejected allegations of genocide, calling them false and outrageous. lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. gunshots. israel's soldiers have been ordered to push into rafah. israel's leaders have

been ordered to stop. footage from both sides shows the fighting, as israeli troops edge closer to the city centre. but the un's highest court today focused on civilians, those still there, and the 800,000 who have fled. israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the rafah governorate which may inflict on the palestinian group in gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. israel says this is a precise and limited operation, but satellite pictures of rafah show the destruction, less than two weeks after the assault. today, israel's army said it had recovered the bodies of three hostages from northern gaza — michel nisenbaum, orion hernandez and hanan yablonka. one member of the war cabinet said israel had to keep fighting

to return its hostages and safeguard its citizens, and would continue to act according to international law. foreign criticism of israel's actions in gaza is growing. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, as he's known, is comfortable being seen as the staunch defender of israel's security under siege. i don't like bibi, to say the least. i don't think he's a war criminal. it's very easy to sit miles away and criticise what's happening. do we have a better alternative? i don't really care about what people are thinking about us. you can see that if we do care about what people think, so we should stop the war. no, we are here. we are israel. therefore, it's really important for us to have support and we don't get it. this woman, sheltering in a tent on the coast north of rafah, had little faith in the court's

power to change her situation. translation: implement this on the ground. - they shouldn't say one thing and do something different. _ today, they say they want to stop the war, but the massacres - are only increasing. the rafah offensive has blocked key aid routes through southern gaza. supplies brought in via a new us pier, quickly looted. the court today ordered israel to reopen the rafah crossing. gaza ns and israelis. new battle lines in this war driven by promises on both sides to protect civilians. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. it's been a fight that's lasted a quarter of a century — and today hundreds of subpostmasters who've struggled for years to clear their names, after being prosecuted for fraud had their convictions quashed by parliament. it comes on the day when the former post office boss paula vennells admitted to the public inquiry

that she was very aware that she had let the subpostmasters down — although she insisted she did not deal in deception. emma simpson reports from the inquiry. celebration three years ago, as the first wrongful convictions celebrations three years ago, as the first wrongful convictions are overturned in court. now, hundreds more former sub—postmasters are having their names cleared today. lee williamson, on the right here, from county tyrone, was given a suspended sentence forfraud in 2014, which is now being quashed — sooner than he expected. there's always been delay or frustration to delay the whole process. soto actually hear it is a relief. i suppose maybe other emotions will come to light once it settles in. so, who is to blame? paula vennells, did you put profits before people? it's day three for her at the public inquiry. time for the sub—postmasters' lawyers to ask questions. you still continue to live

in a cloud of denial. - and they didn't hold back. "i didn't know, nobody- told me, i can't remember, "i wasn't shown this. "i relied on the lawyers." i have tried to do this to the very best of my ability. looking under that rock you're going to find a problem. it's going to devastate the post office, ruin it. you couldn't let that happen, could you, ms vennells? i loved the post office. i gave it... i worked... ..as hard as i possibly

could to deliver... ..the best post office for the uk. she was asked about this episode of the one show, which highlighted the case ofjo hamilton. if i pleaded guilty- to false accounting... she then discusses it in this e—mail to senior colleagues. "i was more bored than outraged," she says. "jo hamilton lacked passion and admitted false accounting on tv." did the mask slip? i made a mistake in this e—mail. and is the reality what what you said here reflected the behind closed doors attitude to these postmasters? no. she's been rude to all of us. that's the whole thing. if she just sorted it out, | she could have ended it, what, eight year ago. royal mail was split from the post office and privatised early in her tenure. the inquiry heard she removed a reference to horizon in the prospectus for investors and emailed the post office chair,

saying, "i've earned my keep." you wanted to defuse this, because of course it was going to be immensely politically damaging, both to the post office itself, but also to the privatisation. i don't think it was ever my... ..5tyle to try to please or to keep in with people. but she listed it in an appraisal as one of her key achievements that year. she admitted letting the sub—postmasters down, but says there was no deception. it's now up to the inquiry chair tojudge how credible her evidence has been. emma simpson, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. so we're only into day two of the campaigning

for the general election but there is a lotto discuss. who better to chew over the day than the newscast team — we should say this episode was recorded before the news that michael gove is not going to stand in the election. hello, chris. hi. so, ourfriend of the podcast, who's helping us out for this episode of newscast, has his own theme tune for when he comes on. but we invented this when you were away, so i'm not sure you know who it is. no, i don't. name that tune. here we go. tune plays do you recognise that, that tv show theme? i sort of do, but i'm struggling to place it. afternoons, noughties. green peppers, red tomatoes. cooking show?

a well—known instruction. bloody sunday cook. yes, because bbc scotland editorjames cook is here. hello, james. hello, adam. but this with its own theme tune. i don't know who we pay the royalties to for that, but anyway, does that mean we can't afford to have you on very often, james? anyway, i don't know. i don't know. anyway, james, we will be talking to you because the election very much has been in scotland the last few days. so we'll talk about the implications of that. butjust before we do, one of the other big things that's happening is parliament is frantically getting that's happening is parliament is frantically getting through business in this process called wash up. one of the things they had to do was to pass the legislation that allows pubs to stay open late for the euros. yes, that is still how britain operates in 2024, which means we got the conservative peer who's the minister responsible for this lord sharp, using some quite unparliamentary language to explain what was happening. as the noble lord, lord coker, said, much of the business _ of the home office is difficult. so it gives me particular pleasure that my last outing basically- enables people to get property on the lash. i

laughter my lords, please drink responsibly. not the sort of language you get in parliament very often. but the good thing about parliament is that everything is recorded in minute detail in this thing called hansard, and you can now search for that by keywords. so, i've got the hansard website up going back to 1980, and i thought we could do a little game to see other words for "drunk", how often they've been mentioned in parliament idea. so james, do you want to give me on? blootered. oh, i wonder if you're going to say that good scottish word for drunk, right? it's just searching. how do you spell that? i say i don't know. that's how i've spelt it. so this is a good filling while the things for one time. oh, well, let's guess who that was. march the 28th, 2019, in a debate about beer, taxation and pubs. do you want to guess who it was? it's in your patch, james. erm...mary black.

no, it was jamie stone, liberal democrat mp as was then for caithness sutherland and easter ross. chris, what are you going to say? let's go for tipsy. very chris mason word for drunk! 12 times since 1980, including ed balls injune 2014, where he talks about the then education secretary perhaps being tipsy when he'd done an interview in the times. anyway, we're going to get on with a very sober episode, although it'll still be fun of newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it's adam in the studio. and it's chris at westminster. and it'sjames in glasgow. and i love we've got full sartorial line—up here. james, you've gone tie, no jacket. chris, you've gone jacket, no tie. i've gone for neither jacket nor tie. that's the sort of impartiality you'll get in our election coverage. right, james, the reason we've summoned you today is because actually, there's been quite a lot of activity in scotland for the election the last few days. on the first day of full campaigning, rishi sunak made it one