united states. the president of the united states. —— independents. so we will have to see what happens over the next couple of days. has see what happens over the next coume of dam-— couple of days. has the trial actually been _ couple of days. has the trial actually been better- couple of days. has the trial actually been better for - couple of days. has the trial i actually been better for trump couple of days. has the trial - actually been better for trump than biden? ~ , ., actually been better for trump than biden? ~ ,., ~ ., , biden? well, you know, listen, it has been better— biden? well, you know, listen, it has been better in _ biden? well, you know, listen, it has been better in terms - biden? well, you know, listen, it has been better in terms of- biden? well, you know, listen, it has been better in terms of he i biden? well, you know, listen, it has been better in terms of he is| has been better in terms of he is getting a lot of media exposure, and he has got his minions going there dressed like him to say nice things about him. so, on the margin he has gotten positive media attention for his base. but it is really not better if he gets a conviction here, because a convicted felon on the ballot in november, i think that is pretty damning, and i think that is also, there is a lot of fodder there to run with. it also, there is a lot of fodder there to run with-— also, there is a lot of fodder there to run with. it may be damning but do ou to run with. it may be damning but do you think _ to run with. it may be damning but do you think that _ to run with. it may be damning but do you think that would _ to run with. it may be damning but do you think that would stop - to run with. it may be damning but do you think that would stop him l do you think that would stop him from being voted in again? ihell. do you think that would stop him from being voted in again? well, i think he is— from being voted in again? well, i think he is going _ from being voted in again? well, i think he is going to _ from being voted in again? well, i think he is going to lose _ from being voted in again? well, i think he is going to lose one - from being voted in again? well, i think he is going to lose one way l from being voted in again? well, i l think he is going to lose one way or another but i do think if he is a convicted felon it is going to be

very hard for him. remember the largest number of registrations in the united states are independents followed by democrats and republicans, the independents who dislike both parties frankly and 83% of the americans by the way do not want either of these two candidates to run for the presidency this time, those independents save doon not want a convicted felon so i do think that would hurt him. but the numbers are not, even though the polls are tilted his way right now and i think thatis tilted his way right now and i think that is because of all the media attention he is getting related to the case, as we get to the end of this thing, as things tighten up, this thing, as things tighten up, this is going to be a get out the vote election, these are two candidates in the united states who have been known to the american people for the last five decades, there are not a lot of people out there are not a lot of people out there who are left undecided about which candidate. so in a situation like that it is a get out the vote

election. president biden has way more money in his coffers than former president trump. he also has a betterfield operation in those swing states that matter here in the united states. so i don't think former president trump is going to get re—elected, despite the slightly favourable poll numbers that he has here in the month of may. find favourable poll numbers that he has here in the month of may.— here in the month of may. and if he does return — here in the month of may. and if he does return to _ here in the month of may. and if he does return to the _ here in the month of may. and if he does return to the white _ here in the month of may. and if he does return to the white house, - here in the month of may. and if he l does return to the white house, what does return to the white house, what do you say that would mean for american democracy? if he do you say that would mean for american democracy? if he returns to the white house, _ american democracy? if he returns to the white house, i _ american democracy? if he returns to the white house, i am _ american democracy? if he returns to the white house, i am going - american democracy? if he returns to the white house, i am going to - american democracy? if he returns to the white house, i am going to ask. the white house, i am going to ask for a job at the bbc, i am going to have to move to the uk and hang out with you guys. if he gets back in the white house, it is very dangerous for all of us. you just have to read his 2025 plan or his schedule declaration where he wants to dismantle large parts of the american government. remember he is calling for a 15 million person deportation. and so i guess that means we will have armoured cars in like a handmaid's tale episode driving around the country pulling people out of their houses and

taking them out of the country. it is a very dark situation, if he were to win. . ~ is a very dark situation, if he were to win. ., ~' ,, is a very dark situation, if he were to win. ., ~ i., ., ., ~ ., ., to win. thank you for talking to our audience here _ to win. thank you for talking to our audience here in _ to win. thank you for talking to our audience here in the _ to win. thank you for talking to our audience here in the uk _ to win. thank you for talking to our audience here in the uk tonight. i audience here in the uk tonight. anthony scaramucci, thank you. that is it from us, thank you so much for being with us on newsnight here tonight. kirsty is here tomorrow. until then, you may have thought a volcano was an exploding mountain. in iceland, they have all sorts. the sundhnuksgigar crater has thrown the sundhnuksgigar crater has thrown up a fissure a kilometre long spewing lava notjust 50 metres in the air but also across every video outlet. it hasn't grounded any aeroplanes yet, so enjoy the spectacle. good night.

diane is future for labour mp hangs in the balance. she tells supporters tonight the labour party wants her out. keir starmer is this no decision has been taking. after more than five weeks, countless hours of testimony and a mountain of documentsjurors in the donald trump hush money trial began their deliberations. another volcanic eruption begins in southwest iceland, the fed since december forcing the evacuation of the famous blue lagoon spa. also ahead this hour bbc news lom adam fleming host of newscasts without you will shortly be able to see us recording today's episode with bill tell us everything you need to know from the

campaign trail hello. there still confusion tonight _ campaign trail hello. there still confusion tonight over - campaign trail hello. there still confusion tonight over whether| campaign trail hello. there still confusion tonight over whether campaign trail hello. there still confusion toni . ht over whether the confusion tonight over whether the serving labour mp diane abbott can stand again in the general election. her suspension from the party ended last night following comments of race she made to a newspaper last year. she told supporters in east london this evening that labour wants her excluding from parliament. a claim keir starmer says is it true. will you be standing as an independent? what have labour said to you? at the last election, she was labour's pick to be home secretary. this time round, diane abbott may not be allowed to run for the party at all. they just want to be excluded from parliament. so what happened to political independence? what's your message to keir starmer?

this morning, she told the bbc, "i am banned from standing as a labour candidate." it took almost five hours until that was officially challenged. no, that's not true. no decision has been taken to bar diane abbott. the process that we were going through ended with the restoration of the whip the other day. so she's a member of the parliamentary labour party, and no decision has been taken barring her. this row has been rumbling for more than a year, after the veteran mp said jewish, irish and traveller people do not face racism all their lives. she apologised, but was suspended, and only readmitted as a labour mp last night after a is—month party process. it's quite appalling, it's vindictive, it's cruel,

and keir starmer�*s actions in forcing diane abbott out seem to be a slap in the face. over decades, diane abbott built a reputation as a passionate and outspoken politician, but almost always from the backbenches. it was only with the ascent of her friend and allyjeremy corbyn that she got close to power, reaching the shadow cabinet in 2015, nearly 30 years after her historic arrival in parliament. as britain's first black woman mp. cheering. but since keir starmer took over, she's been consistently critical of him on social media. among diane abbott's constituents, some say it is time for her to go. seats are safe as this are rarely of interest in a general election. i think she has the opportunity to retire with dignity. i personally would like the opportunity to vote for a different labour candidate. while at tonight rally others are unhappy with the labour leader. what you think of how keir starmer has handled this? i’m you think of how keir starmer has handled this?— you think of how keir starmer has handled this? i'm disappointed but this makes me _ handled this? i'm disappointed but this makes me just _ handled this? i'm disappointed but this makes me just a _ handled this? i'm disappointed but this makes me just a bit _ handled this? i'm disappointed but this makes me just a bit shaky. - handled this? i'm disappointed butj this makes me just a bit shaky. it's this makes me “ust a bit shaky. it's like a set this makes me just a bit shaky. it's like a setup. he's being very evasive _ like a setup. he's being very evasive. he treated her with a lack of respect —

safe seats like this are rarely of interest in a general election. the diane abbott row has changed that. some say that this has been damaging and distracting from the key campaign messages. others say it supports keir starmer�*s key argument that over the last five years, labour has changed. the final decision on diane abbott's future lies with the national executive. but for now, herjourney representing this community could soon come to an end. rishi sunak has been campaigning and says his party would replace what he's called university degrees. and fun apprenticeships instead. our political editor chris mason has been following the prime minister on his campaign trained today. bodman and cornwall. one week into the general election campaign. and

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for it _ announce any policy how they can pay for it that's— announce any policy how they can pay for it. that's what we deliver in the labour— for it. that's what we deliver in the labour party, fully costed policies — the labour party, fully costed policies with the best way to expect from the _ policies with the best way to expect from the conservators. in policies with the best way to expect from the conservators.— from the conservators. in this aeneral from the conservators. in this general election _ from the conservators. in this general election campaign - from the conservators. in this general election campaign is. from the conservators. in this - general election campaign is really the cost of the union on the table. cost—of—living cry should put in a crisis, brexit and austerity policies. crisis, brexit and austerity olicies. , , , ., ~ policies. the prime ministers make uuite a policies. the prime ministers make quite a thing _ policies. the prime ministers make quite a thing of _ policies. the prime ministers make quite a thing of projecting - policies. the prime ministers make quite a thing of projecting a - quite a thing of projecting a certain energy. he's hurdled around england, wales or northern ireland. now is here in the southwest of england, our region teeming with conservative seats he really needs to cling onto. and after a morning and cornwall next it is devon. late this afternoon rishi sunak arrived at a military vehicle factory to talk to members of staff and to reporters. the prime minister no doubt you're meeting plenty of people out and about. what are you changing many minds? you people out and about. what are you changing many minds?— changing many minds? you can see were having — changing many minds? you can see were having a _ changing many minds? you can see were having a conversation - changing many minds? you can see were having a conversation here. i changing many minds? you can see l were having a conversation here. i'm determined to talk to as many people as i can across this country over

the remaining weeks of this campaign. that's how i started it. i'm thoroughly enjoying myself. i'm enjoying having conversations with people. changing minds? yes, iam changing minds. the people. changing minds? yes, i am changing minde— changing minds. the talk for all the -a changing minds. the talk for all the party legals — changing minds. the talk for all the party legals trembles _ changing minds. the talk for all the party legals trembles on. _ changing minds. the talk for all the party legals trembles on. you - changing minds. the talk for all the party legals trembles on. you can l party legals trembles on. you can tell the election is getting nearer to when you see pictures like this. five weeks ago. as we just heard — the conservatives are promising 100,000 more apprenticeships per year by the end of the next parliament — funded by scrapping what they call rip off university courses. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports now from birmingham — where she's been taking a closer look at the plan. universities in england already have to meet minimum standards, and the regulator can fine them if they don't. the conservatives want to go further and close down courses that

are deemed to be of "low value". for the first time, that could include taking graduate earnings into account, and that might squeeze some creative subjects. it's also not clear exactly how much money it would save. there's no limit on the number of university places available in england, so it's up to students what they decide. i know a lot of people that i know would rather do an apprenticeship than a uni degree. i believe every single degree has value. the conservative skills promise involves creating 100,000 extra apprenticeships a year by the end of the next parliament. the party says by then it would cost £885 million. large employers already have to put cash into supporting apprenticeships. but each year, around £550 million of that is handed back to the government unspent,

raising questions about employers' willingness to get involved in creating new apprenticeships. so for these changes to happen, it requires both students and employers to make different decisions, and that's beyond the control of any government. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, birmingham. junior doctors in england will begin a strike just a week before millions of people go to the polls. the five day walkout will start at 7am onjune 27th and end early on tuesday 2nd ofjuly — just two days before election day. junior doctors make up almost half the nhs workforce meaning there'll be thousands more cancellations for treatments and appointments. it's their 11th strike since march last year. the government says it's a highly cynical tactic during an election campaign. the doctors say there've been no new pay offers, despite talks. our health editor hugh pym reports.

it started in march last year. junior doctors in england out on strike in their dispute over pay. by the summer, walk—outs were continuing, but for a time with talks under way, there were hopes of a settlement. by february this year with the tenth strike, the dispute wasn't settled. then came mediation talks. they failed, and another strike has been called. the government walked away and collapsed talks. there was nothing more that we could do to be able to have those talks with them, because they refused. and so now we're asking, if they're not going to talk to us, to make a public commitment that gives the confidence in our committee that there is a plan for pay restoration. what do we want? pay restoration. when do we want it? now! by pay restoration, the bma mean a 35% increase phased in to compensate for inflation over more than a decade. the government said that wasn't reasonable, and awarded an average 9% last year. the health secretary, victoria atkins, had this response to the doctors' union.

i'm angry. we know that industrial action last year had the impact that 1.4 million appointments were cancelled as a result of strikes, and to call this strike now during a general election campaign i think shows very cynical politicisation. out in sheffield today, there was a mixed view of the junior doctors' strike plan. i really support what they're doing in many ways, but i think they'll have to be careful that it doesn't backfire on them. why would you upset the apple cart when you don't know - who is going to have the reins. of power to make the decisions in your favour a few weeks hence? if now, when are people going to listen, you know? like they're doing it for a reason, for unfair pay and stuff. labour said the chaos would continue under the conservatives, but what would they do to resolve the dispute? that 35% pay claim is not one that i would be able to meet onjuly 5th. i'd be willing to sit down and negotiate, because thejourney

back to fair pay is exactly that. it's going to be a journey not an event, so let's work together on pay. the liberal democrats said ministers were to blame for the continuing dispute. it's the patients - who i really fear for. the fact is that the conservatives have had months if not years - to resolve all of the strikes, and the fact that strikes - are happening yet againjust shows that they're leaving our nhs - in a state of crisis and chaos. whoever forms the next government will have to try to find a way forward and get talks going again. and possibly consider finding a different kind of offer. junior doctors in wales and northern ireland are in disputes with devolved administrations. hospitals in england meanwhile are preparing to close operating theatres and cancel appointments on the next strike days. hugh pym, bbc news. let's take a look now at labour — whose focus today has been on the nhs — and their ideas to tackle

the huge backlog of patients waiting for treatment. they say, if elected, the vast majority of patients will be seen within 18 weeks by the end of the parliament. our health correspondent dominic hughes considers how it might work. the current waiting list for the nhs in england stands at 7.5 million treatments, and more than 40% of people have been waiting longer than 18 weeks. well, labour says that should it win power, it will, within the first year of taking office, offer 40,000 extra appointments every week on top of the two million or so that are already happening. and it's going to do this by encouraging the nhs to do more work in the evenings and at the weekends and by making greater use of the private sector. labour has also said it would double the number of scanning equipments that are available, because people are waiting for vital test results are a key logjam in the system. so labour says its plans will cost £1.3 billion in the first year. so where is this money going to come from? well, the party says it's going to clamp down on tax dodgers and close loopholes

for non—dom tax payers. but this has been tried before, and experience tells us it's very unclear exactly how much money this can raise and when it will come on stream. there are also key questions around staffing. not only are there significant shortages in nurses, doctors, and other key health workers, but we know that people working in the nhs are burnt out and stressed after an incredibly tough few years. so it's great having all these extra scanners and appointments, but you've got to have the people to make it work. a labour mp says he has been suspended from the party — because of a complaint made about his behaviour. lloyd russell—moyle says he has been told he won't be eligible to be a candidate at the election, because of what he believes to be a "vexatious and politically motivated complaint" about his behaviour eight years ago. he says he will co—operate with the labour party process to clear his name. labour says it is investigating

fully in line with its rules and procedures. mr russell—moyle was elected as the mp for brighton kemptown in 2017. also this evening — the former labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has launched his own campaign in islington north. he will be standing as an independent — and therefore running against a candidate from his former party. not all of the candidates who will be standing in islington north — where mr corbyn plans to contest the seat — have been confirmed yet. these are the declared candidates so far. we'll be updating that list, once all candidates are confirmed, we'll make it available on our website. let's cross live to westminster and discuss what we've seen today — with our political correspondent damian grammaticas. we have had yet another busy day in this campaign. it's only a week in the making yet a lot seems to be going on. do we know what we're

expecting tomorrow? yes going on. do we know what we're expecting tomorrow?— going on. do we know what we're expecting tomorrow? yes for that we had a busy weekend _ expecting tomorrow? yes for that we had a busy weekend tomorrow - expecting tomorrow? yes for that we had a busy weekend tomorrow things actually officially kicked up a gear. one minute past midnight so less than an hour's time parliament is officially dissolved tonight. that was the point at which all parliamentary business ceases, and pcs to bmps. they have to put themselves forward as candidates to be elected again. they can only come back to parliament and pack up their belongings and then go away and campaign. the parties themselves are doing first of all is filling the holes that still exist in the list of their campaigns, hearing all about that issue around diane abbott, that process continues, on the actual campaign trail tomorrow will get several things. labour crime and anti—social behavior. that's one of the central things in their campaign, they are talking a

lot about trying to reconstitute public service. they want to talk about hiring 13,000 more police officers. they say would be out on the streets tackling street crime. the conservatives say well, 3000 of those are ones that are already being hired by the conservatives in only 3000 would have the power to arrest. they are saying that doesn't amount to much. the liberal democrats will be wanting to talk about mental health in schools, saying there's a huge problem, not enough provision. they want to put money into a mental health professional in every school. and saying that there are waiting lists up saying that there are waiting lists up to for hundred days long for children to seek mental health professionals in some parts of the country. —— 400. they say they are trying to spread that provision around the country for the day themselves, the government want to turn their focus onto economic issues. there is an attack on labour over the issue of tax in one of the

papers cover the chancellorjeremy papers cover the chancellor jeremy hunt papers cover the chancellorjeremy hunt said that labour had to come clean and say whether they would put up clean and say whether they would put up vat in the future. and they said they would not put up income tax, national tax or corporation tax immediately what we've already had tonight is labour saying they would not put up vat in the next parliament. and the conservatives trading blows back again already saying this is another example of labour changing its policy on the host and flip—flopping. we will have those economic tax arguments playing out tomorrow. and the parties trying to push their agendas.— to push their agendas. thank you very much- _ the election and diane admits making the newspapers front pages. the i leads with diane abbott and her vow to stay in parliament as long as

possible. the telegraph leaves us with the headline, i will not be intimidated by starmer. we move on to the metro. 5k walk on the run up to the election. the mirror puts its backing behind sir keir starmer with a photo of the labour leader meeting medical staff on the campaign trail today. the express goes with jeremy hunt's warning that labour cannot be trusted with the economy. theguardian leads with diane abbott and a promise to device or keir starmer. and remain an mp for as long as possible. and remain an mp for as long as possible. let's take a look at some of the day's other news now... thejury the jury has begun thejury has begun its the jury has begun its deliberation in the donald trump hush money trial. continue its work on thursday after being sent home. the former

president was sent home after deliberations began because hisjury sent a note with a lot of questions. mr trump is sent a note with a lot of questions. mrtrump is undera sent a note with a lot of questions. mr trump is under a legal order to present when the cases discussed. mr trump spoke to reporters outside the court, here's a little bit about what he had to say. it seems that there a lot of witnesses, _ had to say. it seems that there a lot of witnesses, a _ had to say. it seems that there a lot of witnesses, a lot _ had to say. it seems that there a lot of witnesses, a lot of people | lot of witnesses, a lot of people that they could call but they didn't call. they didn't call them because they were very bad witnesses for them. take a look at this, i woke at on individual names. a lot of big players, very big players that want to solve their problem. or actually giving us a win. we're ready have a win. if we had a fairjudge this case would been over a long time ago. the other thing, the confusion is nobody knows what the crime is. nobody knows what the crime is. the da didn't name the crime.

let's just take a moment to look at the charges mr trump is facing. in all, he is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records. prosecutors say he did this to cover up a hush money payment to an adult film star in the final weeks of the 2016 election. he denies the charges. during the trial, jurors heard testimony from stormy daniels, who described in lurid detail a 2006 sexual encounter with the former president and from michael cohen, donald trump's former attorney and fixer, who paid ms daniels $130,000 allegedly to buy her silence during his 2016 white house run. the defence argued the case was built on lies told by mr cohen. our correspondent nada tawfik sent this update from new york. the jury went home without reaching a verdict on the first day, deliberating for nearly five hours. the judge started off the morning by instructing them, telling them to not let any bias against donald trump get in the way and to decide this case on the facts.

and he instructed them that they need to find two parts to find donald trump guilty. first, that he personally or in concert with others falsified business records. and secondly, that he did that to conceal and with intent to conceal another crime. they said that other crime could include a violation of new york or federal election law or even tax violations. and he also told them that they can't convict donald trump on michael cohen's word alone. he said, under the law, michael cohen is an accomplice and they must find corroborating evidence to back up his testimony. well, jurors got the deliberations under way the first time they were able to discuss the evidence after nearly five weeks of testimony, hearing from 22 witnesses and after about three and a half hours, they came back with a note asking to see testimony from the first witness in the trial.

under the prosecution's case, the former publisher of the national enquirer, david pecker. they also wanted testimony read back to them from the prosecution's star witness, michael cohen. they were concerned about an august 2015 meeting in trump tower, a meeting which prosecutors said was where the so—called catch and kill scheme was formulated, where david pecker would notify michael cohen about any negative stories about donald trump to try to buy them and then bury them and all of that to help donald trump's campaign. so to the jury, clearly wanting a closer look at what was said in that meeting with pecker, cohen and donald trump. they also want to see pecker�*s testimony from a call he had with donald trump, where trump allegedly told him

that he knew karen mcdougal and also testimony where pepper said he ultimately abandoned a plan to be reimbursed by trump for paying karen mcdougal, the former playboy model, hush money to also stay quiet about her story. and then after a bit more time, jurors had another note for the judge asking that he reread his instructions to them from the morning. all of this signalling that the jury is taking theirjob extremely seriously. these notes are common during deliberations when jurors have additional questions and want clarification. but here we are, day one of deliberations down and they will return again to resume those deliberations on what will be a historic decision. a father and son are missing after a trip in the highlands. tom and his son richie were to return home on wednesday after visiting glenn cohen. police scotland confirmed

their car was found at a car park. they're urging anyone who may have seen or spoken to them to get in touch urgently. the wife of a woman who was stabbed to death has paid tribute to her as one of the most energetic souls. 43—year—old amy gray died at the scene. her widow set her wife's smile will be hard to live without. almost 200 years after it was launched, the london newspaper, the evening standard, is axing its daily print edition. it will be published once a week instead. circulation figures have fallen in the past five years