hello, i'm lauren taylor. rishi sunak has said the conservative manifesto — which is to be launched tomorrow — will feature further tax cuts. speaking to nick robinson in a special edition of panorama, the prime minister said he aimed to fund the cuts by improving productivity in the public sector. we have had endless promises, i've got your tory press releases, promise of national service, a couple of billion, promise of tax cut for pensioners, promise of a tax cut for pensioners, promise of a tax cut for pensioners, promise of a tax cut for parents, more apprenticeships, more police officers, endless promises. more and more money from the conservatives. have you found the magic money tree? no, every single one of those policies you've just been through is fully funded and costed, as is explained in every one of those press releases, as indeed when we've set out our manifesto tomorrow, people will be able to see all the details behind it even further. and tomorrow you will promise more tax cuts? we will have a manifesto tomorrow that builds on all the things you've just gone through, that we've already

announced in this campaign, that, yes, does continue to cut people's taxes because i believe in a country where people's hard work is rewarded. nick robinson also showed mr sunak a photo of the international d—day event that he apologised for missing last week. the prime minister says he never meant to cause hurt or offence, which is why he's "apologised unreservedly" for the mistake. i want you to look at this photograph. the president of the united states, the chancellor of germany, the president of france and, for the united kingdom... ..your predecessor, david cameron, the foreign secretary. how do you feel when you look at that photo of d—day at omaha beach? that photo of d—day at omaha beach? well, the last thing that i wanted to do was cause anyone any hurt or offence or upset, which is why i apologised unreservedly for the mistake that i made. and i can only ask that i hope people can find it within their hearts to forgive me and also look at my actions as prime minister to increase

investment in our armed forces, to support our armed forces, but also to ensure that veterans have a minister sitting around the cabinet table with unprecedented support to make this the best country in the world to be a veteran as a demonstration about how deeply i care about this community what they've done our country. you said it was a mistake and you've apologised. and then a few days later, you went further and said, as you just have, that you hope people can forgive you. do you understand that for quite a lot of people watching, i think, they simply think that the basic duty of the prime minister, the duty was for you to be in that photograph and not david cameron? well, that's why i've apologised unreservedly for the mistake and i hope people can find it in their hearts to forgive me. my duty is also to make sure that this is a country which looks after our veterans, which is why i'm proud that there is a veterans minister sitting around the cabinet table, dedicated... nigel farage has said...

..for veterans affairs, with more support for our veterans, because i care very deeply about their well—being and making sure that we repay to them the debt of gratitude we owe for everything that they've done for our country. we've been hearing reaction from labour to those pledges by rishi sunak to cut taxes and not cut public spending. here's the shadow paymaster generaljonathan ashworth here's the shadow paymaster generaljonathan ashworth what we have seen tonight from rishi sunak is confirmation that he has made a whole load of promises he cannot fund, based on savings he cannot find. after 14 years of the tories, the money is not there. so no matter what promise rishi sunak makes in his manifesto in the coming days, he is not able to deliver on any of them because he cannot explain where the money is coming from. in the end, it would be mortgage holders, mortgage payers, and people on the housing ladder who will pay for his unfunded commitments.

the un security council has endorsed a ceasefire proposal for gas are the un security council has endorsed a ceasefire proposalfor gas are put forward by us presidentjoe biden. the resolution urges both hamas and israel to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition. 14 countries voted in favour and russia abstained. we will get more on this with our correspondent nada tawfik in the next hour. back to rishi sunak�*s interview with nick robinson. joining me now is chief political correspondent at the times — aubrey allegretti and former downing street director of communications guto harri. thank you forjoining us. aubrey allegretti, coming to you first, overall, do you think rishi sunak did enough on the question of d—day in that interview? he went a bit further this time asking for forgiveness, didn't he? yeah, he certainly was- — forgiveness, didn't he? yeah, he certainly was. it _ forgiveness, didn't he? yeah, he certainly was. it was _ forgiveness, didn't he? yeah, he certainly was. it was sort - forgiveness, didn't he? yeah, he certainly was. it was sort of- certainly was. it was sort of operation trying to so just how sorry he was, show how sorry he was, almost grovelling. he has shown he's

got to dig deep here and it has clearly frustrated some voters and certainly a lot of conservative mps or candidate seeking re—election. and he obviously has gone for humility, tried to own the mistaken self and point to the government's record on its support for veterans. it is a source of great personal frustration to him about what happened, but clearly he is the person who made the decision and the buck stops with him. so i suspect he is trying to draw a line under this and talk about the issues that he thinks are most important for the conservatives at this election. but when you have stood on a platform, as you mentioned at the top, mentioning national service can as well, it is quite hard to suggest that you look completely honest with the public having ditched the d—day celebrations so early. the public having ditched the d-day celebrations so early.— celebrations so early. guto, to brina celebrations so early. guto, to bring you _ celebrations so early. guto, to bring you in — celebrations so early. guto, to bring you in on _ celebrations so early. guto, to bring you in on this, _ celebrations so early. guto, to bring you in on this, you've - celebrations so early. guto, to l bring you in on this, you've been celebrations so early. guto, to - bring you in on this, you've been in the situation handling a row that doesn't seem to go away. how did you feel he got on in the interview? as

far as i was concerned i watched tonight— far as i was concerned i watched tonight thinking i don't want to... he means — tonight thinking i don't want to... he means it, he knows he messed up, it's not— he means it, he knows he messed up, it's not the _ he means it, he knows he messed up, it's not the decisive issue in this election— it's not the decisive issue in this election any more. it is a bad moment, _ election any more. it is a bad moment, i'm happy to kick people as hard as_ moment, i'm happy to kick people as hard as anyone else but to watch that interview and think the only thing _ that interview and think the only thing we — that interview and think the only thing we want to know is how sorry he is _ thing we want to know is how sorry he is is _ thing we want to know is how sorry he is is missing the point. that was a serious _ he is is missing the point. that was a serious attempt to find out looking — a serious attempt to find out looking towards the end of this decade — looking towards the end of this decade who is best placed to run modern — decade who is best placed to run modern britain and i thought the prime _ modern britain and i thought the prime minister came across as very sincere. _ prime minister came across as very sincere. very— prime minister came across as very sincere, very serious, totally across— sincere, very serious, totally across the _ sincere, very serious, totally across the detail, and he engaged. and he _ across the detail, and he engaged. and he was— across the detail, and he engaged. and he was very, very straight. i think— and he was very, very straight. i think there — and he was very, very straight. i think there was a contrast. let�*s think there was a contrast. let's listen to what _ think there was a contrast. let's listen to what he _ think there was a contrast. let's listen to what he had _ think there was a contrast. let's listen to what he had to - think there was a contrast. let's listen to what he had to say - think there was a contrast. let�*s listen to what he had to say about waiting lists. we have vaclik ready. —— vaclik ready. —— that clip. you promised when you became prime minister to cut nhs waiting lists. have they gone up or down since you made that pledge?

i've been very clear, we have not made as much progress on nhs waiting lists as i would have liked. they have risen. they've gone up? yes. they are now coming down. and after we got through the industrial action and resolved it with all parts of the nhs workforce except the junior doctors, what you have seen over the past few months is now the waiting lists have started to fall by about 200,000 over the past few months. and if we stick to that plan, we can make more progress. isn't the problem with that argument, though, waiting lists having just gone up under rishi sunak, they went up under liz truss, they went up under borisjohnson, they went up under theresa may, they went up under david cameron? conservative prime ministers, for ia years — long before covid, long before strikes — have put nhs waiting lists up. well, the nhs has undeniably been under pressure for a while, and that was exacerbated by what happened in the pandemic. i think most reasonable people can see that. but this election is about the future. it's, where do we go from here? and as i said, we are investing record sums in the nhs, recruiting and training more doctors and nurses.

aubrey allegretti, if i can come back to you. what did you make of the performance on the nhs from sunak? i the performance on the nhs from sunak? ~' ., , ., , the performance on the nhs from sunak? ~' . , ., , ., sunak? i think he was really sort of fiuuhtin sunak? i think he was really sort of fiaahtin a sunak? i think he was really sort of fighting a battle — sunak? i think he was really sort of fighting a battle about _ sunak? i think he was really sort of fighting a battle about record - sunak? i think he was really sort of fighting a battle about record on i fighting a battle about record on two fronts. 0n the first front, there is the past ia years of conservative government for which rishi sunak can claim that he has to some extent try to improve things but he has also been prime minister for at least 18 months, so when it came to the waiting lists, a pledge that he made at the start of january 2023 to get them down, that wasn't fulfilled and he was sort of i suppose pushed on various subjects, rwanda being another one, he pledged to stop the boats and it hasn't happened. he talked about wanting to cut income tax and he was asked about dragging 5 million people more into income tax thresholds than is already in them. housing as well, he admitted it has become harder to buy admitted it has become harder to buy a home under the conservatives. he faced real difficulties when defending notjust the previous

conservative government supposed records but also his own. 0bviously records but also his own. obviously the conservative manifesto will be published tomorrow. there was a brand—new shiny policies that the conservatives hope will be a kitchen sink to try and catch the public�*s eye and attention. i suppose the question is, are people listening? because the conservatives have been trying the strategy of moving the poles where there has been a deficit of around 15 or points for nearly 16, 18 of around 15 or points for nearly 16,18 months, ever since rishi sunak came to power, it hasn't worked, will the manifesto really shift the dial when it seems to have been so heavily trailed in the last few days. been so heavily trailed in the last few da s. , ., ., ., i. been so heavily trailed in the last few da s. , ., . ., i. ., few days. guto harri, i want you to talk about this. _ few days. guto harri, i want you to talk about this. sounds _ few days. guto harri, i want you to talk about this. sounds like - few days. guto harri, i want you to talk about this. sounds like they i talk about this. sounds like they will talk about tax again tomorrow. what are you expecting from that? anything bigger than more national insurance cuts, or do you think something else?— insurance cuts, or do you think something else? that would be very bi in something else? that would be very big in itself- — something else? that would be very big in itself. there _ something else? that would be very big in itself. there is _ something else? that would be very big in itself. there is this _ something else? that would be very big in itself. there is this idea - big in itself. there is this idea that— big in itself. there is this idea that is— big in itself. there is this idea that is because people have a working — that is because people have a working assumption something is coming _ working assumption something is coming that it isn't a big deal when somebody— coming that it isn't a big deal when somebody can deliver it. i think it was very—

somebody can deliver it. i think it was very interesting tonight when you break— was very interesting tonight when you break down the slightly sort of cheap _ you break down the slightly sort of cheap questioning on a number of issues, _ cheap questioning on a number of issues, when you break it down and look issues, when you break it down and took at _ issues, when you break it down and took at what — issues, when you break it down and look at what is the true reality, rishi _ look at what is the true reality, rishi sunak, very refreshingly, he was happy— rishi sunak, very refreshingly, he was happy to put his hands up and say we _ was happy to put his hands up and say we haven't got it right here, this is— say we haven't got it right here, this is not— say we haven't got it right here, this is not so good. but on that basis _ this is not so good. but on that basis i'rn — this is not so good. but on that basis i'm prepared to listen to him when _ basis i'm prepared to listen to him when he _ basis i'm prepared to listen to him when he says we have made progress on this— when he says we have made progress on this and _ when he says we have made progress on this and that and the working key stat for— on this and that and the working key stat for me — on this and that and the working key stat for me was that for the average working _ stat for me was that for the average working person in britain the burden of tax _ working person in britain the burden of tax on _ working person in britain the burden of tax on them is lower than it has been _ of tax on them is lower than it has been for— of tax on them is lower than it has been for decades, and that is quite a thing _ been for decades, and that is quite a thing to— been for decades, and that is quite a thing to deliver.— a thing to deliver. aubrey allegretti. _ a thing to deliver. aubrey allegretti, want - a thing to deliver. aubrey allegretti, want to - a thing to deliver. aubrey allegretti, want to bring l a thing to deliver. aubrey i allegretti, want to bring you a thing to deliver. aubrey - allegretti, want to bring you in on that. he said on average workers facing the lowest tax rate for 15 years. is that something you recognise as a figure? he was certainly pushed _ recognise as a figure? he was certainly pushed back- recognise as a figure? he was certainly pushed back on - recognise as a figure? he was certainly pushed back on it. recognise as a figure? he was certainly pushed back on it in | recognise as a figure? he was i certainly pushed back on it in the interview but it is a claim the conservatives and ever since the march budget when they cut national insurance by a further 2p in the pound. i suppose the conservatives are really trying to present this long—term trajectory really of being

the party of low tax. but it's a difficult mantle to reclaim if as chancellor and then prime minister you were responsible for hiking taxes to their highest level. and again, if you look at the difference between the 2019 parliaments, so over the last five years back to when the last election was, its the biggest fall in living standards on record since the second world war during the course of a single parliament. so it is very good that rishi sunak can claim that he is gradually making progress, but will people fill material a substantially better off compared to 2019? i think that's when he comes a bit more unstuck. , , that's when he comes a bit more unstuck., , ., ., ., ., , ., that's when he comes a bit more unstuck. , ., ., ., ., ., unstuck. just another one for you to have a quick — unstuck. just another one for you to have a quick listen _ unstuck. just another one for you to have a quick listen again _ unstuck. just another one for you to have a quick listen again and - unstuck. just another one for you to have a quick listen again and for- have a quick listen again and for our viewers, the prime minister on the rwandan scheme. he was pushed on that. let's have a listen. you say the flights will go to rwanda. you say they'll go in just a few weeks' time. you had the opportunity to prove it. you could have said to everybody, here are the flights, people have gone to rwanda.

here is the deterrent, the numbers are falling. you didn't, you cut and run, you had the election before, and now we have to take it on trust. well, no, because as i said, we got the numbers down by a third last year. that had never happened before. how many people have gone to rwanda in the three years since you announced you would do this? because it's taken time to get this through parliament because we've been frustrated. and this election is about the future and there is a clear choice, nick. right? if you believe, like i do, the only way to solve this problem is to have a deterrent, we are the only party that can deliver that for you. and again, the labour party have no answer. at the debate the other week, i asked keir starmer, what would the labour party do with migrants who come to our country illegally? time after time, he couldn't answer the question. now, i have a plan. people may not all agree with it. but it is a clear plan. i want to put to both of you how much immigration is now something that voters will immigration is now something that vote ., voters will turn it to the conservatives _ voters will turn it to the conservatives for. -

voters will turn it to the | conservatives for. guto, voters will turn it to the i conservatives for. guto, is voters will turn it to the - conservatives for. guto, is it something you think they have a strong position on that people will turn to them on it? i strong position on that people will turn to them on it?— turn to them on it? i think it has been a highly — turn to them on it? i think it has been a highly toxic— turn to them on it? i think it has been a highly toxic issue - turn to them on it? i think it has been a highly toxic issue for - turn to them on it? i think it has been a highly toxic issue for a i turn to them on it? i think it has i been a highly toxic issue for a long time in _ been a highly toxic issue for a long time in british politics and i'm unfashionable because i think migration overall is a good thing. but people whojump migration overall is a good thing. but people who jump the migration overall is a good thing. but people whojump the queue and come _ but people whojump the queue and come here _ but people whojump the queue and come here on small boats illegally depriving — come here on small boats illegally depriving people of the opportunity to come _ depriving people of the opportunity to come here through legitimate established means, then i think a deterrent— established means, then i think a deterrent is something that, at least _ deterrent is something that, at least in — deterrent is something that, at least in theory, i can see how it would _ least in theory, i can see how it would work _ least in theory, i can see how it would work. i saw it work in practice _ would work. i saw it work in practice when i used to live in italy — practice when i used to live in italy. they— practice when i used to live in italy. they basically instituted a few years — italy. they basically instituted a few years ago a policy where if you landed _ few years ago a policy where if you landed in _ few years ago a policy where if you landed in lampedusa off the coast of sicily you _ landed in lampedusa off the coast of sicily you ended up in libya. funruly— sicily you ended up in libya. funnily enough the boat stopped coming — funnily enough the boat stopped coming i— funnily enough the boat stopped coming. ithink funnily enough the boat stopped coming. i think rishi sunak is a serious — coming. i think rishi sunak is a serious guy, he isn't a sensationalist, he is not nigel farage, — sensationalist, he is not nigel farage, he isn't selling snake oil, he's saying. — farage, he isn't selling snake oil, he's saying, look at what i achieved quietly— he's saying, look at what i achieved quietly and — he's saying, look at what i achieved quietly and methodically over time. he wasn't— quietly and methodically over time. he wasn't over claiming tonight, he wasjust_ he wasn't over claiming tonight, he wasjust saying if he wasn't over claiming tonight, he was just saying if you want more he wasn't over claiming tonight, he wasjust saying if you want more of that, _ wasjust saying if you want more of that, give — wasjust saying if you want more of that, give me a chance and we will make _ that, give me a chance and we will make it _ that, give me a chance and we will make it happen. he has been frustrated so far by courts,

parliament and civil servants on some _ parliament and civil servants on some occasions but this is a policy, whether— some occasions but this is a policy, whether you — some occasions but this is a policy, whether you agree with it or not, and most — whether you agree with it or not, and most people i think in a whole load of— and most people i think in a whole load of key— and most people i think in a whole load of key seats, not least where labour _ load of key seats, not least where labour used to be powerful, are desperate — labour used to be powerful, are desperate to see illegal immigration cut. �* , , �* desperate to see illegal immigration cut. . , , . ., desperate to see illegal immigration cut. , , . ., ., desperate to see illegal immigration cut. , ,�* ., cut. aubrey allegretti, what do you think? are the — cut. aubrey allegretti, what do you think? are the conservatives - think? are the conservatives vulnerable on the issue of migration and immigration? it vulnerable on the issue of migration and immigration?— vulnerable on the issue of migration and immigration? it would appear so. if ou look and immigration? it would appear so. if you look at — and immigration? it would appear so. if you look at the _ and immigration? it would appear so. if you look at the polling _ and immigration? it would appear so. if you look at the polling on _ and immigration? it would appear so. if you look at the polling on this, - if you look at the polling on this, the general public doesn't place immigration at the top of the list of concerns and certainly amongst labour voters that's the case as well. but it is the conservative voters that rank immigration much more highly as a more pressing salient issue and those are really the people that rishi sunak is trying to capture because he realises that turnouts amongst traditional conservative voters is likely to be significantly depressed at the next election. they may turn to labour, they mayjust not turn out to vote at all, or they may turn to reform or the other parties. having a clear strong message on how to deal with irregular migration is

the sort of territory on which rishi sunak is almost the most comfortable. now, he was talking a lot about labour, trying to draw direct parallels with keir starmer and suggesting that was an area of his narrative where he claims labour has no plan. it again, i think it comes down to an issue of trust. the people think that after two and a half years, or rather two years and two or three months since the plan was first promised, that if the conservatives are re—elected again that it's going to materialise. i'm not sure whether the government still has the benefit of the doubt there. �* , , �* still has the benefit of the doubt there. . , , . ., , ., there. aubrey allegretti and guto harri, there. aubrey allegretti and guto harri. thank— there. aubrey allegretti and guto harri, thank you _ there. aubrey allegretti and guto harri, thank you very _ there. aubrey allegretti and guto harri, thank you very much - there. aubrey allegretti and guto | harri, thank you very much indeed forjoining us and giving us your thoughts on the rishi sunak interview. the un security council has endorsed a ceasefire proposalfor gaza put forward by the us presidentjoe biden.

the resolution urges both hamas and israel to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition. 1a countries voted in favour and russia abstained. {of} 14 countries voted in favour and russia abstained.— 14 countries voted in favour and russia abstained. :: , , ., russia abstained. 40 members voted for and russia — russia abstained. 40 members voted for and russia abstained. _ russia abstained. 40 members voted for and russia abstained. we - russia abstained. 40 members voted for and russia abstained. we had - for and russia abstained. we had from the united states that this resolution was necessary to put pressure on hamas to accept the deal on the table —— 1a members. after the resolution passed, linda thomas—greenfield, washington's un ambassador, said that this really showed that the international community was speaking with one voice and she said that this deal was really the best way to bring a durable end to the war. algeria speaking for the arab group said that this text wasn't perfect but they supported it to try to give diplomacy a chance and to provide a glimmer of hope to palestinians. i think it's worth noting that this resolution does say that israel has accepted the deal that was proposed

by presidentjoe biden ten days ago, but some members do question whether it could fall victim to the fragility of israeli politics. we certainly have seen that far right ministers in israel have threatened to dissolve the government if this is implemented. and so i think now the key question is whether this will have a tangible impact on the ground as a resolution. but that remains to be seen of course. [30 ground as a resolution. but that remains to be seen of course. do you think that this — remains to be seen of course. do you think that this will _ remains to be seen of course. do you think that this will be _ remains to be seen of course. do you think that this will be something - think that this will be something that antony blinken will be mentioning when he is having his meetings in israel because he is there at the moment, isn't he? that's right. antony blinken is on his eighth trip to the region. he was in egypt are speaking with president sisi. he is in israel and met with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, yoav gallant, defence minister, and he will be speaking

with other israeli politicians tomorrow, benny gantz who just resigned and left the government, so certainly there are some divisions there about the kind of post—war plan in gaza and it is something the united states has also been concerned about. i think antony blinken will certainly see this as a way to exert pressure on hamas, arab nations also see an agency to see hamas accept the deal to try to get things going on the ground, especially given how tumultuous things are politically in israel. but again, i think this isjust things are politically in israel. but again, i think this is just one piece of a deal that is by no means certain. there are still many pieces at play here. so antony blinken still has his work cut out for him in the region on this trip. mada in the region on this trip. nada tawfik, thank— in the region on this trip. nada tawfik, thank you _ in the region on this trip. nada tawfik, thank you very - in the region on this trip. nada tawfik, thank you very much . in the region on this trip. nada tawfik, thank you very much indeed for that live update from new york. back to the election now.

sir ed davey launched the liberal democrats election manifesto today, the first of the main parties to put their pledges on paper. he promised if the lib dems were elected that everyone in england would be entitled to free at—home personal care, the two child benefit cap would be lifted, and people in england would have the right to see a gp within seven days, or 2a hours if urgent. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young was at the manifesto launch. the ups and downs of being a lib dem leader. sir ed davey was once a cabinet minister, but plunging popularity after being in coalition with the tories left the lib dems in decline. now he's hoping to turn things around. his plan is to recruit more gps and increase wages for care workers, paid for by raising taxes on banks and social media companies. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous, so our manifesto doesn't shy away from that. we are putting forward a bold, ambitious, and fully costed plan to tackle the health and care crisis from top to bottom. this is a manifesto to save the nhs. grabbing attention by throwing

yourself down water slides is one thing, but when things get serious after the election, what influence can the liberal democrats realistically expect to have on government policy? you can make a huge difference for your community electing a local champion who's going to campaign for your community. what i'm so proud of in this manifesto, i think it's already influencing the debate in this election campaign. the lib dems eventually want to rejoin the eu single market, but they're not shouting loudly about that in their pursuit of tory votes. what we've seen here today is the liberal democrats' national message, but in reality, their campaign is heavily targeted — focusing on just a few dozen seats where the lib dems say they're the only ones that can beat the conservatives. come on, my sweetheart... the focus on caring is personal

for the lib dems leader. in the party's election broadcast, he's seen with his disabled sonjohn. he's also spoken about looking after his mum, who died of cancer when he was 15. seeing life through the eyes of my son, i could not be more passionate and determined to sort out caring in this country. the lib dems have little chance of making their policies a reality, but they seem to be enjoying the ride. well, maybe not all of them. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the labour party has given details of its childcare plan for england, pledging to create 100,000 additional childcare places and more than 3,000 new nurseries. it says it will achieve that by turning vacant classrooms in existing primary schools into school—based nurseries. it says that will cost about £a0,000 per classroom — which would be paid for via vat being levied on private schools. as any parent with young children tells you, childcare and nursery places are really essential.

they are so good for children in their development and making sure when they arrive at primary school they have the skills they need. really good for parents and carers because they can get back into the labour market, so very good also for the economy. and our scheme is fully funded and fully costed, but also fully planned so it would be wrapped around primary schools. the deputy first minister in scotland, kate forbes, has said that both a labour and conservative government at westminster would mean more cuts to public services. on a campaign visit to a sawmill in nairn, she said keir starmer�*s party would "persevere with tory austerity". only the snp, she insisted, would stand up for scotland and protect public services. douglas ross has announced he will resign as leader of the scottish conservatives. he will carry on in the role until after the election and will also resign as an msp if he is re—elected to westminster. it follows a row over mr ross

standing as a candidate for aberdeenshire north and moray east instead of david duguid, who has been in hospital and was in effect de—selected. here's a full list of candidates, for more information go to the bbc news website. an initial postmortem examination on the body of dr michael mosley has concluded he died of natural causes on the day he went missing last wednesday. the tv presenter�*s body was found in a rocky area on the greek island of symi yesterday. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood gave us this update from symi. the police source has told the bbc that the initial postmortem investigation has found that he died of natural causes. as you say, there was no—one else involved. and it also confirmed that his body was found at apm on wednesday. that was about two—and—a—half hours after he set off leaving his wife on a beach over there, made his way around this bay going over there and then heading over those hills.

now, one other development, cctv footage has emerged which the bbc has seen which was taken from the beach barjust metres away from where he was found. now, it is upsetting footage, but it shows the last moments of michael mosley�*s life. you can see him walking down the hill clearly in distress. he then gets close to the place where his body was found yesterday. he can be seen to fall to his knees and then disappears from view. as i said, it is upsetting footage but it does give us a clearer picture of the last moments of his life. the bbc has confirmed that giovanni pernice will not return as a professional dancer for the next series of strictly come dancing. it comes after the 33—year—old dancer has denied allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour and said he looks forward to clearing his name. later on we will be hearing from our colleague christian fraser who has a focus on the european elections, that's in the context. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good evening.

you'll have noticed that it's feeling rather chilly for this time of year. now, today, a wet early start, followed by variable amounts of clouds and sunny spells, but also some showers. and some of the best of the weather was across the south west of england and western wales, but it's more of the same again tomorrow. it's still feeling cold for this point injune. some more sunshine, but also some more showers to come in the forecast. and we've still got that brisk and chilly northerly to north westerly wind blowing, too. and it's that that's ushering down this colder air from the north marked in blue here, particularly blustery again for north sea—facing coasts, but the winds lighter than they were earlier on today. and the winds will start to lighten overnight tonight. again, a good scattering of showers for eastern coasts and also down through the liverpool bay area, too. it's a cold start to the day tomorrow for this moment in the year, temperatures for many back to mid—single figures, maybe even one or two degrees celsius only in some of the sheltered glens of scotland. and tomorrow, another day of sunshine and showers with that cold northerly wind blowing, too. but fewer showers this time across parts of scotland.

still one or two isolated showers, and it's still rather windy across the northern isles, down through northern scotland and for these eastern coastal areas as well. more showers — they become more frequent as we head down further south across england, a few showers perhaps too, for northern ireland, but temperatures disappointingly low for the time of year. into wednesday, high pressure starts to build in. so it's drier for most of us, but still some more showers across the south east of england, in particular. further north and west, it is a drier story, and temperatures will rise by a degree or so, and the winds will be lighter. but then big changes happen on thursday. we draw in more of a south—westerly wind. we start to see atlantic systems approach from the west. so it's a mostly dry start to the day on thursday, but the cloud is going to be thickening from the west. and eventually we'll be seeing this band of rain sweep further eastwards, followed on by some showers, of course. so turning wetter, windier, particularly for irish sea coasts. but the temperatures will start to rise a little, 13—18 degrees celsius

as we head through thursday. and you'll notice that temperatures recover back to the seasonal average as we go through the course of the weekend. but it is going to be rather wet and windy at times. until then, still chilly for the time of year. bye— bye.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. political leaders in france warn of serious consequences after president macron calls a snap election in response to the far—right�*s victory in european elections. this is without a doubt a busy year for democracy. just as the results came in for the eu parliament elections this weekend, we learnt that there'll be another big vote on the horizon. france's emmanual macron has called a snap parliamentary election after his centrist alliance suffered a big defeat by the far

right on sunday. the mayor of paris said she was stunned by the decision to call a vote so close to the upcoming olympics in the city. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield has more. national rally headquarters when the exit polls came in last night. they were expecting a big win and they got it. more than a third of those who turned out to vote choose the populist right, a victory far greater than any they have had before. president macron was taking stock, and then a bolt from the blue, this dramatic announcement... translation: after having carried out the consultations _ provided for in article 12 in our constitution, i decided to put back in your hands the choice of our parliamentary future by the vote. in a few moments i will sign the decree convening the legislative elections which will be held on the 30th ofjune for the first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round.