with 48 hours left until the vote, the government says it's urgently investigating reports some people are yet to receive rishi sunak says he hasn't given up and can still win. the government says it is investigating reports and people are yet to receive their postal ballots. hurricane beryl strengthens to a category five storm as it sweeps across the caribbean. emergency teams tackle wildfires on the greek island of kos for a second day. and andy murray won't play in this year's wimbledon singles, but is still planning a final championship appearance in the doubles. it championship appearance in the doubles. , , , doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his _ doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last _ doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game _ doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game as - doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game as a - doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game as a singlesi will miss his last game as a singles match, but let's wish him well, that is the most important thing.

hello and welcome to bbc news. it's the penultimate day of the general election campaign — with less than 48 hours to go — until the polls open on thursday. party leaders are travelling across the country, using the last stages of the campaign to push their key messages and try to win over undecided voters. our political correspondent, hannah miller, reports. campaigning at hucknall town football club, where labour wants to win big. in this part of nottinghamshire, the conservatives took more than 60% of the vote last time around. visiting here, a clear sign keir starmer has ambitious goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote for it. thank you very much. the labour leader was asked about his hope of protecting family time on friday evenings. the conservatives claim it would make him a part—time pm. it is really desperate. my family is really important to me, as they will be to every single person watching this, and i think it is increasing

desperation bordering on hysterical now. the conservatives' fortunes couldn't be looking more different, as rishi sunak stocked shelves in a shop in oxfordshire. he was asked about this prediction from polling expertjohn curtis. he said there is more chance of lightning striking twice in the same place and a bit more than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. do you accept that? that is his view. that will not stop me from working as hard as i can over these final few days to talk to as many people as possible about the choice, and i was up at four this morning talking to workers at a distribution facility, i am here talking to you, i will be out to the last moment this campaign. three... two... one... cheering. having cast himself as the master of the not so subtle metaphor, the liberal democrat leader ed davey visited taunton, where he was asked why he continues

with stunts like this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but there is a serious point. if you want to get rid of the conservatives in a what could be once of the century election to change the political geography of our country, so we put health and social care at the top, deal with the sewage scandal. reform uk are also hoping to change the political landscape. you can't reward failure, and the tories have broken britain after 14 years of power, and the reality is there has to be a complete realignment of the right of politics. in the highlands, the snp leader john swinney was able to put a smile on some faces. the photocalls of this general election campaign are coming to an end. perhaps a relief for everyone involved. let's go now to our correspondent nick eardley, who is on the conservative campaign trail. welcome here to the programme. tell

me more about what rishi sunak has said, because yesterday he was warning against a labour supermajority, and today he is insisting he can still win this. it is interesting. when we spoke yesterday we almost talked about the slight contradiction between saying i still think i'm in theirs and saying vote conservative if you want to stop the massive labour majority. the prime minister has tweaked his message because he's been absolutely adamant when we asked him on camera, in the press, involving various journalists asking him questions, he's been adamant he is not throwing the towel in. i want to read you a quote what he said of camera but on the record to journalist. quote what he said of camera but on the record tojournalist. i quote what he said of camera but on the record to journalist. i alstom if he agreed with some of his candidate that the conservatives had no chance of winning. he said they did. i wouldn't be doing what i'm doing it i didn't think we could. i'm interested in walking hard, i

will keep going, fighting for every vote. something hasn't changed since we spoke yesterday, which is the areas rishi sunak... we have been to whitby this morning, that constituency is where david cameron used to be the prime minister. we've been to other parts of oxfordshire normally true tory blue, the areas work the conservatives normally when comes to believe. the fact rishi sunak is campaigning there with only 48 was to go until the polls are opened, it suggests that is whether conservatives think their resources are best dedicated. it doesn't tell as the full picture. rishi sunak is adamant the polls are necessarily right, it is all to play for. he's claimed if enough people in key seats switch their vote from labour to the conservatives, or lib dems to the conservatives, it is still possible he could hold onto power.

the places he is campaigning suggest a slightly different picture., meanwhile, there's been another defection from a reform candidate. tell me more. defection from a reform candidate. tell me more-— tell me more. yes, this was a statement _ tell me more. yes, this was a statement put _ tell me more. yes, this was a statement put out _ tell me more. yes, this was a statement put out this - tell me more. yes, this was a l statement put out this morning tell me more. yes, this was a - statement put out this morning by the reform candidate in west ham, basically saying she was disowning the party, that she thought too many of the candidates were racist, misogynistic, not saying she thought the senior leadership was that way inclined, but that too many candidates were. be under no doubt it is good new for the conservatives. they been really worried about the number of people switching potentially to voting for nigel farage, so anything that might undermine that is potentially good news for the prime minister. we did a broadcast clip area where basically one person interviews the prime minister behalf of all

broadcasters. i did it this morning and we asked him, what did it you, do you agree that lots of reform candidates are racist and misogynistic? he said he did think there were questions for the leadership of the party to answer about some of its candidate, about that undercover film from channel 4 last week where we saw some candidates using, sorry, not candidates, supporters using racist language. rishi sunak said it seemed to go unchallenged. that does give him a bit of a boost, to see it in perspective of how far the conservatives are behind. a bit of a boost for them. reform have disowned their former candidate and said she was someone selected at the last minute, apologising to people in the constituency she was supposed to stand in for any inconvenience caused. it is interesting because for a while, reform seem to be going

like that, consistently getting more support, doing better in the polls. it feels it has been dented a bit in the last few days with various scandals. the hope in the conservative party is some of those people who might have been tempted to vote reform might come back to them. we will know on friday. met. them. we will know on friday. net, thank ou them. we will know on friday. net, thank you very _ them. we will know on friday. net, thank you very much. _ them. we will know on friday. net, thank you very much. that speak to geoffrey cox, the former conservative attorney general. quick thought, how are you feeling about the election? it is thought, how are you feeling about the election?— the election? it is all to play for. the prime _ the election? it is all to play for. the prime minister _ the election? it is all to play for. the prime minister has - the election? it is all to play for. the prime minister has made . the election? it is all to play for. | the prime minister has made the point, there's about 130,000 people up point, there's about 130,000 people up and down the country in 100 constituency is making a difference. he's inviting them to think what a labour government will mean to your savings, retirement, to your inheritance, if you want to leave your children something. keir starmer has defined the working

person as someone without savings. we know the mask has slipped, who the target will be. i will we know the mask has slipped, who the target will be.— the target will be. i will come back to those issues, _ the target will be. i will come back to those issues, but _ the target will be. i will come back to those issues, but rishi - the target will be. i will come back to those issues, but rishi sunak. the target will be. i will come back. to those issues, but rishi sunak has said the message about labour is cutting through. what is the evidence for it? fit cutting through. what is the evidence for it?— cutting through. what is the evidence for it? of course, the -a is evidence for it? of course, the party is receiving _ evidence for it? of course, the party is receiving constant - evidence for it? of course, the i party is receiving constant reports from all constituencies, canvas reports which go immediately onto databases held in the party, and we are watching it... i databases held in the party, and we are watching it. . ._ are watching it... i beg your pardon? _ are watching it... i beg your pardon? and _ are watching it... i beg your pardon? and the _ are watching it... i beg your pardon? and the pollsters l are watching it... i beg your - pardon? and the pollsters aren't? the have pardon? and the pollsters aren't? they have a _ pardon? and the pollsters aren't? they have a certain _ pardon? and the pollsters aren't? they have a certain time - pardon? and the pollsters aren't? they have a certain time delay, i pardon? and the pollsters aren't? i they have a certain time delay, they give their poor sample which they rely on. no one will know until friday, the conservative party have to make the case, which labour have run a submarine campaign. they won't tell you what they will do, and the mask slipped the other day. a working person is someone who can't

write a check and has no savings. it will mean the hard—working, the aspirational, those who provide their retirement will be the targets. their retirement will be the taraets. ., �* ., ., ., targets. you've mentioned that a cou - le targets. you've mentioned that a coule of targets. you've mentioned that a couple of times. _ targets. you've mentioned that a couple of times. you _ targets. you've mentioned that a couple of times. you will - targets. you've mentioned that a couple of times. you will know i targets. you've mentioned that a - couple of times. you will know about the tax claims, the dodgy nature of it. labour being a threat to national security, another claim from the conservatives. yesterday we had the claim the vote would be given to criminals. why aren't you putting forward a positive message, why are you just scaring people? this is not scarring, it is legitimate points. a few members of the shadow cabinet in positions of responsibility in the next government were they to win the voted for unilateral disarmament. you know what the current position is, though. what people say at an election, critically in this case where the labour party has been careful to say extreme little about what they will do... careful to say extreme little about what they will do. . ._ careful to say extreme little about what they will do... they have been

clear on what they will do. .. they have been clear on national— what they will do... they have been clear on national security. _ what they will do... they have been clear on national security. they - clear on national security. they have been really clear on defence and national security and tax. they been really clear the claim they will give votes to criminals, that is simply not happening. the? is simply not happening. they haven't been _ is simply not happening. they haven't been clear _ is simply not happening. they haven't been clear on - is simply not happening. they haven't been clear on tax - is simply not happening. they haven't been clear on tax or. is simply not happening. iie: haven't been clear on tax or capital gains or what they would do about... keir starmer has. no, no, gains or what they would do about... keirstarmer has. no, no, no, there's been no ruling out from rachel reeves.— there's been no ruling out from rachel reeves. keir starmer is the leader. i haven't _ rachel reeves. keir starmer is the leader. i haven't seen _ rachel reeves. keir starmer is the leader. i haven't seen it _ rachel reeves. keir starmer is the leader. i haven't seen it and - rachel reeves. keir starmer is the leader. i haven't seen it and it - leader. i haven't seen it and it isn't what _ leader. i haven't seen it and it isn't what rachel _ leader. i haven't seen it and it isn't what rachel reeves - leader. i haven't seen it and it isn't what rachel reeves hasl leader. i haven't seen it and it - isn't what rachel reeves has said. there are a whole raft of taxes where there is a risk labour will go because they have unfunded promises. as for prisoners' rights, it was david cameron who resisted the judgment of the european court of human rights and refused to implement it. keir starmer has never resisted any decision orjudgment... in a sense you are making these things up. in a sense you are making these thins u -. ., in a sense you are making these things urn-—

in a sense you are making these thina-su. ., , . things up. how is that me making it u - ? things up. how is that me making it u? if things up. how is that me making it u - ? if a things up. how is that me making it up? if a judgment — things up. how is that me making it up? if a judgment comes _ things up. how is that me making it up? if a judgment comes down - things up. how is that me making it up? if a judgment comes down that| up? if a judgment comes down that accords prisoners voting rights, will keir starmer not implemented? you are extrapolating if you points. these are legitimate points, questions being asked by you, matthew, to keir starmer. you will have seen what _ matthew, to keir starmer. you will have seen what is _ matthew, to keir starmer. you will have seen what is in _ matthew, to keir starmer. you will have seen what is in the _ matthew, to keir starmer. you will| have seen what is in the manifesto. that is not in there. let me ask you about the campaigning. why do you think it is your party leader is campaigning in traditionally really save conservative seats? why is that happening? save conservative seats? why is that ha eninu? �*, , save conservative seats? why is that haueninu? h, happening? he's been campaigning in all kind of seats, _ happening? he's been campaigning in all kind of seats, in _ happening? he's been campaigning in all kind of seats, in some _ happening? he's been campaigning in all kind of seats, in some seats, - all kind of seats, in some seats, because he wanted a fishing port to announce a fishing policy. labour has 80 words on farming and nothing about fishing. this is my point. there is little in this manifesto,

it is a submarine campaign. almost nothing is being said about labour over than the mantra change. detail matters, a debate give detailed they cannot complain when other people look at their track record, their voting records and extrapolate from that. ~ ., ., ,, voting records and extrapolate from that. ~ ., ., .,~ ., ., voting records and extrapolate from that. ., ., ., that. what do you make of what your ministers have _ that. what do you make of what your ministers have said _ that. what do you make of what your ministers have said to _ that. what do you make of what your ministers have said to a _ that. what do you make of what your ministers have said to a variety - that. what do you make of what your ministers have said to a variety of. ministers have said to a variety of sources over the last few days about this four working week for keir starmer, finishing at six o'clock on a friday? starmer, finishing at six o'clock on a frida ? ., , starmer, finishing at six o'clock on afrida ? ., ,, , starmer, finishing at six o'clock on afrida ? . ,, , ,, ., a friday? that is pretty desperate stuff. a friday? that is pretty desperate stuff- campaign — a friday? that is pretty desperate stuff. campaign froth. _ a friday? that is pretty desperate stuff. campaign froth. i— a friday? that is pretty desperate stuff. campaign froth. i agree, i a friday? that is pretty desperate| stuff. campaign froth. i agree, it's stuff. campaignfroth. iagree, it's a nonstory. the real story or the real point i would make is... keir starmer knows he won't be able to knock up at six on a friday, not even the attorney general could do that. why was it being said? if you let me finish for a minute. it was

being said because the audience was a particular type of audience in which that statement would go down well. this is the concern about keir starmer, he will sayjust about anything to please the audience. he made a series of promises when he became leader. the riskier is so little is being said about what the labour government will do, that the reality will turn out to be something the british people really don't like. . ~ ., something the british people really don't like. ., ., something the british people really don't like. ., . don't like. going back to what you said about work, _ don't like. going back to what you said about work, life _ don't like. going back to what you said about work, life balance, - don't like. going back to what you said about work, life balance, he | said about work, life balance, he said about work, life balance, he said and it ended apart from what he has done over the period, making the point that there are a few exceptions but broadly that is what they intend to do. the broad acceptance would be anything of real seriousness. in that sense, the point has been answered. and yet administers have being going on radio and television suggesting in some way he will be a part—time prime minister. some way he will be a part-time

prime minister.— some way he will be a part-time prime minister. ~ ., ., , prime minister. what does a primacy do which isn't — prime minister. what does a primacy do which isn't real— prime minister. what does a primacy do which isn't real seriousness? - do which isn't real seriousness? even as attorney general i couldn't carve out time at any time of the day or night. a prime minister subject to world events and crises, domestic as well as international, simply won't able to do it. i don't think this is a super story, it is campaign froth. the series thing is why was keir starmer saying it? he must realise it simply is pie in the sky, i'm afraid. aha, must realise it simply is pie in the sky. i'm afraid-— sky, i'm afraid. a final question. when they _ sky, i'm afraid. a final question. when they were _ sky, i'm afraid. a final question. when they were summing - sky, i'm afraid. a final question. when they were summing up - sky, i'm afraid. a final question. | when they were summing up the sky, i'm afraid. a final question. - when they were summing up the loss ofjohn smith, they said the people know it, they can feel it. the conservatives are finished, aren't they? the people know it, they can feel it. we they? the people know it, they can feel it. ~ , ., , feel it. we will see on friday but nothin: feel it. we will see on friday but nothing is _ feel it. we will see on friday but nothing is finished _ feel it. we will see on friday but nothing is finished until- feel it. we will see on friday but nothing is finished until the - feel it. we will see on friday but i nothing is finished until the famous fat lady sings. that is still all to play for, the country has a big decision to make as they put their

pens over the ballot paper, and ask themselves, and i know they will, what are they voting for, how they been told anything about... he doesnt been told anything about... he doesn't believe it, he was talking about the dangers of a super majority. about the dangers of a super ma'ori . :: :: :: :: .., about the dangers of a super ma'ori . [xii :: :: :: about the dangers of a super ma'ori . :: :: :: :: _, ., majority. 130,000 can convert that into no majority — majority. 130,000 can convert that into no majority at _ majority. 130,000 can convert that into no majority at all, _ majority. 130,000 can convert that into no majority at all, that - majority. 130,000 can convert that into no majority at all, that is - majority. 130,000 can convert that into no majority at all, that is the l into no majority at all, that is the point. a few individuals up and down the land in 100 seats will make the difference. we are sleepwalking into a potential one—party state. the country can stop that by 130,000 individuals changing their minds and voting conservative.— voting conservative. geoffrey cox, we have to — voting conservative. geoffrey cox, we have to leave _ voting conservative. geoffrey cox, we have to leave it, _ voting conservative. geoffrey cox, we have to leave it, but _ voting conservative. geoffrey cox, we have to leave it, but thank - voting conservative. geoffrey cox, we have to leave it, but thank you | we have to leave it, but thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you for your time. let's talk to newsnight�*s political editor. two days out, how do you see it? this

election, days out, how do you see it? this election. as _ days out, how do you see it? this election, as you _ days out, how do you see it? this election, as you can _ days out, how do you see it? ti 3 election, as you can hear from what election, as you can hearfrom what geoffrey cox was saying, was always going to be a huge challenge for the conservatives. they been in power for 14 years, they've had five point ministers in the period, boris johnson he was found to lie and distrust who nearly blew up the economy. that was a sticky wicket to begin with for rishi sunak. his big hope was, and still is, you put the challenge to the country and you say, do you want us or them? you would hope to see some movement in that direction of the conservatives. john curtis, the great bbc pollster, will tell as what the exit poll is on thursday. here suggesting the polls have not moved fundamentally, so that calculation by rishi sunak appears not to have happened. as geoffrey cox says, there's only one poll which matters, people going into real polling stations and putting their cross against whoever they choose to vote for.—

they choose to vote for. you've taken a closer— they choose to vote for. you've taken a closer look, _ they choose to vote for. you've taken a closer look, nick- they choose to vote for. you've taken a closer look, nick was i taken a closer look, nick was talking about it, but tell me more about where the party leaders have been campaigning in the last 36, 48 hours. , , . ., hours. there is significance to it. you can tell _ hours. there is significance to it. you can tell a — hours. there is significance to it. you can tell a great _ hours. there is significance to it. you can tell a great deal - hours. there is significance to it. you can tell a great deal from i hours. there is significance to it. you can tell a great deal from a l you can tell a great deal from a party's you can tell a great deal from a pa rty�*s fears you can tell a great deal from a party's fears and ambitions from where they go. what you are finding with keir starmer, for example, yesterday is he went to a whole bunch of seats were on the notional result, new boundaries, the result last time is the conservatives were winning at least 50% of the vote. that shows its an offensive campaign and keir starmer is ambitious. rishi sunak was going to seats were under that notional result conservatives were winning by 60 by more than 60%. that is a defensive campaign where they are trying to hold on in areas where they really should be walking to

victory. they really should be walking to victo . ,, w' they really should be walking to victo . ,, w ., they really should be walking to victo . ,, ., ., ., ., victory. quick final thought on that sto i was victory. quick final thought on that story i was talking _ victory. quick final thought on that story i was talking to _ victory. quick final thought on that story i was talking to geoffrey i victory. quick final thought on that story i was talking to geoffrey cox| story i was talking to geoffrey cox about in terms of work — life balance. your take on it. there's been plenty of conservative former ministers wading in on it. what been plenty of conservative former ministers wading in on it. what keir starmer was _ ministers wading in on it. what keir starmer was saying _ ministers wading in on it. what keir starmer was saying he _ ministers wading in on it. what keir starmer was saying he scheduled i ministers wading in on it. what keir. starmer was saying he scheduled time from about six o'clock on friday to be with his family. you would not schedule a rally, schedule a cabinet meeting. he is with his family but he knows any prime minister has the phone, private secretary, and if he needs a swing interaction he will. thank you for taking us through it. let's get back out on the campaign trail and head to scotland, in the highlands with the snp campaign leader. casey, that issue of postal ballots has been getting a lot of attention. . ballots has been getting a lot of attention. , ., , , ballots has been getting a lot of attention. , . , , ., attention. yes, it has been and it

is an issue _ attention. yes, it has been and it is an issue which _ attention. yes, it has been and it is an issue which raised - attention. yes, it has been and it is an issue which raised a - attention. yes, it has been and it is an issue which raised a few- is an issue which raised a few eyebrows when the election was called. the timing of it being at the start of the school holidays and many families being on holiday. we have had reports that some people have had reports that some people have had reports that some people have had to go on holiday and a postal vote hasn't turned up. it is something john swinney, the snp leader and first minister, has raised concerns about. what is your latest reaction about the postal vote situation? i latest reaction about the postal vote situation?— latest reaction about the postal vote situation? i am concerned, i warned what _ vote situation? i am concerned, i warned what it _ vote situation? i am concerned, i warned what it was _ vote situation? i am concerned, i warned what it was called - vote situation? i am concerned, i warned what it was called there l warned what it was called there would _ warned what it was called there would he — warned what it was called there would be practical implications of it happening because of the school summer— it happening because of the school summer holidays. people have applied for a postal— summer holidays. people have applied for a postal vote in good faith, and from _ for a postal vote in good faith, and from the _ for a postal vote in good faith, and from the reports i'm receiving, and also the _ from the reports i'm receiving, and also the messages from members of the public. _ also the messages from members of the public, for a lot of people those — the public, for a lot of people those votes have not arrived. they've — those votes have not arrived. they've gone on holiday and had been disenfranchised. i think the casual way these — disenfranchised. i think the casual way these concerns have been dismissed by the prime minister, who called _ dismissed by the prime minister, who called a _ dismissed by the prime minister, who called a selection in the scottish

school— called a selection in the scottish school holidays, it's frankly unacceptable. | school holidays, it's frankly unacceptable.— school holidays, it's frankly unacceptable. school holidays, it's frankly unaccetable. . , unacceptable. i am sure we will get a response — unacceptable. i am sure we will get a response from _ unacceptable. i am sure we will get a response from that. _ unacceptable. i am sure we will get a response from that. in _ unacceptable. i am sure we will get a response from that. in terms i unacceptable. i am sure we will get a response from that. in terms of l a response from that. in terms of the election, you have set in scotland you believe it is too close to call. if that is the case are us sephton the snp will lose a lot of seat? —— are you accepting. sephton the snp will lose a lot of seat? -- are you accepting. we've not to seat? -- are you accepting. we've got to make — seat? -- are you accepting. we've got to make up — seat? -- are you accepting. we've got to make up during _ seat? -- are you accepting. we've got to make up during this - seat? -- are you accepting. we've i got to make up during this campaign, we started _ got to make up during this campaign, we started off well behind in the opinion— we started off well behind in the opinion polls. we have seen the position— opinion polls. we have seen the position improving for the snp in this election campaign. my purposes of uniting _ this election campaign. my purposes of uniting the snp, getting it to face outwards and boosting our support — face outwards and boosting our support is— face outwards and boosting our support is working. we are moving in the right— support is working. we are moving in the right direction but have to work hard to— the right direction but have to work hard to get— the right direction but have to work hard to get the mps which will protect— hard to get the mps which will protect the scottish interest in the house _ protect the scottish interest in the house of— protect the scottish interest in the house of commons.— protect the scottish interest in the house of commons. opinion polls, with caveats _ house of commons. opinion polls, with caveats and _ house of commons. opinion polls, with caveats and all _ house of commons. opinion polls, with caveats and all sorts - house of commons. opinion polls, with caveats and all sorts of- with caveats and all sorts of warnings, but they are suggesting labour are warnings, but they are suggesting labourare ahead. warnings, but they are suggesting labour are ahead. that would me in the snp losing a significant number of seats. i know you've only been in

the job for of seats. i know you've only been in thejob for eight weeks, of seats. i know you've only been in the job for eight weeks, but what is a successful night for the snp? i want them to win the majority in scotland — want them to win the ma'ority in scotland. ., ., ., ., ' scotland. you are going after 29 seat question — scotland. you are going after 29 seat question mark— scotland. you are going after 29 seat question mark that - scotland. you are going after 29 seat question mark that is i scotland. you are going after 29 seat question mark that is what | scotland. you are going after 29 i seat question mark that is what we are going after, a majority of seats. are going after, a ma'ority of seats. . ., , . ., , seats. the election is cut and dry south of the _ seats. the election is cut and dry south of the border, _ seats. the election is cut and dry south of the border, the - south of the border, the conservatives will leave and we will have a _ conservatives will leave and we will have a labour government. scotland has a _ have a labour government. scotland has a different choice. the labour party— has a different choice. the labour party offers a continuation of tory austerity. — party offers a continuation of tory austerity, it offers no action on brexit — austerity, it offers no action on brexit. what scottish voters have the opportunity to do is to elect the opportunity to do is to elect the snp — the opportunity to do is to elect the snp mps, he will put their interests — the snp mps, he will put their interests first, ensure we have decisions — interests first, ensure we have decisions made in scotland, for scotland. — decisions made in scotland, for scotland, to make sure we take, use every _ scotland, to make sure we take, use every opportunity to resist austerity. that is what people will -et austerity. that is what people will get if _ austerity. that is what people will get if they— austerity. that is what people will get if they vote snp. page austerity. that is what people will get if they vote snp.— austerity. that is what people will get if they vote snp. page one was about independence, _ get if they vote snp. page one was about independence, not _ get if they vote snp. page one was about independence, not the i get if they vote snp. page one was about independence, not the cost i get if they vote snp. page one was | about independence, not the cost of living crisis or nhs. the institute

for fiscal study say you are ignoring the potential hit to economic growth of scotland leaving the uk and the challenges and independent scotland would face. [30 independent scotland would face. do you accept that? they would have access _ you accept that? they would have access to — you accept that? they would have access to powers that we don't have now _ access to powers that we don't have now if_ access to powers that we don't have now if you — access to powers that we don't have now. if you look at other european countries — now. if you look at other european countries they are performing better than the _ countries they are performing better than the uk economy. that is something we have to look out and recognised — something we have to look out and recognised as a great advantage for scotland _ recognised as a great advantage for scotland as an independent country, to have _ scotland as an independent country, to have the — scotland as an independent country, to have the powers, strengthen the economy— to have the powers, strengthen the economy and improve our economic performance. you economy and improve our economic performance-— performance. you are saying the other parties _ performance. you are saying the other parties aren't _ performance. you are saying the other parties aren't being - performance. you are saying the| other parties aren't being honest. this is not a referendum on independence, but the eye first are saying you are ignoring the growth. is it not your duty to say independence would come with benefits but potential problems? there will always be challenges on its approach to the public finances. in its approach to the public finances. in the _ its approach to the public finances.

in the immediate choice in this election. — in the immediate choice in this election, the labour party signed up to the _ election, the labour party signed up to the same — election, the labour party signed up to the same spending cuts the tories have put— to the same spending cuts the tories have put in_ to the same spending cuts the tories have put in their fiscal plans. labour— have put in their fiscal plans. labour have foolishly accepted the tory outlook. labour have foolishly accepted the tory outlook-— tory outlook. labour have been stron: tory outlook. labour have been strong they _ tory outlook. labour have been strong they would _ tory outlook. labour have been strong they would not - tory outlook. labour have been strong they would not be i tory outlook. labour have been i strong they would not be austerity. look at the health service. the last amount— look at the health service. the last amount of— look at the health service. the last amount of money we got from a conservative government for investment in health... we got from the uk _ investment in health... we got from the uk government turned in 30 min pounds _ the uk government turned in 30 min pounds. labour allocated 132 as —— £230 _ pounds. labour allocated 132 as —— £230 million. if that isn't austerity, i don't know what is. austerity, idon't know what is. they— austerity, i don't know what is. they are — austerity, i don't know what is. they are celebrating that money and it wont— they are celebrating that money and it won't be _ they are celebrating that money and it won't be good enough to enable us to build _ it won't be good enough to enable us to build the _ it won't be good enough to enable us to build the health service and resist — to build the health service and resist austerity. we need strong snp voices— resist austerity. we need strong snp voices to _ resist austerity. we need strong snp voices to make sure there are voices against _ voices to make sure there are voices against austerity and prepared to argue _ against austerity and prepared to argue to — against austerity and prepared to argue to put scotland's interests first _ argue to put scotland's interests first we — argue to put scotland's interests first. we will enable oast to take

decisions — first. we will enable oast to take decisions in scotland for scotland. we will— decisions in scotland for scotland. we will hear from the conservatives and all the other parties, but for now, john swinney, thank you very much. iq“: now, john swinney, thank you very much. ., ,, , ., now, john swinney, thank you very much. ., ,, i. �*, much. kc hunter, thank you. let's sta on much. kc hunter, thank you. let's stay on the — much. kc hunter, thank you. let's stay on the campaign _ much. kc hunter, thank you. let's stay on the campaign trail, - much. kc hunter, thank you. let'sl stay on the campaign trail, because the green party has pledged to abolish 0fsted and bring in continuous assessments to replace saps. it's part of a 55 but in pounds on education form. agent ramsay has defended the plan. irate ramsay has defended the plan. we would ramsay has defended the plan. - would be willing to ask the multimillionaires to pay modestly more in tax, about 1% tax on those with over 10 million in wealth and assets. a modest change which could raise billions in the next parliament. for investing in a better education system. you can watch continuous _ better education system. you can watch continuous coverage i better education system. you can watch continuous coverage on i better education system. you can | watch continuous coverage on bbc news. stay up—to—date with all the

election coverage. head to the website and the bbc news app. we will get the latest on the campaign trailfrom will get the latest on the campaign trail from the will get the latest on the campaign trailfrom the lib dems here injust a moment or two. let's turn to urban news. fire crews on the greek island of kos are battling wildfires that forced locals and tourists to seek shelter overnight. more than 100 firefghters are still tackling the blaze, which officials say is now being brought under control. jessica lane has the latest. more than 100 firefighters spent the night battling these fires on the island of kos, trying to make sure they won't flare up again. this is one of greece's most popular and busiest tourist spots. the scenes last night at the hotel were quite alarming. the smoke was quite clearly billowing over the hill just across from us. the winds had changed and it was coming towards us,

and i felt in that instant, immediately, slight panic and very challenged. you know, just felt i needed to get to the room, get the passports, grab our stuff and get out of the hotel. hundreds of people took refuge in this sports stadium last night after being evacuated. this morning many returned to their hotels and homes as it's hoped the worst of the fires have been put out for now. dozens of fires broke out across the country over the weekend and people planning holidays to greece are warned there could be more to come over the summer as the country has had its warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record already this year. jessica lane, bbc news. let's catch up at the euros. the remaining quarterfinal place will be decided today, it is the last of the round 16 matches. romania play

holland in new near, before austria play turkey. let's get the latest on that match. we have a turkish footballjournalist in the uk. how excited, how hopeful are you? thank ou. i am excited, how hopeful are you? thank you- i am very _ excited, how hopeful are you? thank you. i am very excited, _ excited, how hopeful are you? thank you. i am very excited, it _ excited, how hopeful are you? thank you. i am very excited, it is - excited, how hopeful are you? thank you. i am very excited, it is a - excited, how hopeful are you? thank you. i am very excited, it is a long i you. i am very excited, it is a long time the goose bumps are coming up. after the last euros, we are now expecting something more from this young, talented team, and looking forward to watch the game tonight. something more, that is saying something, because turkey have over performed, i hope you don't mind me saying. that match against georgia was potentially the match of the tournament so far. austria have been fantastic as well. you have a matchup between two sides playing really well at the moment. definitely, and we know austria very

well. we played a friendly game with them in march. the score was a disaster for us. them in march. the score was a disasterfor us. and now it them in march. the score was a disaster for us. and now it is revenge time, and i hope this time it is our victory. revenge time, and i hope this time it is our victory-— it is our victory. there is a large turkish community _ it is our victory. there is a large turkish community in _ it is our victory. there is a large turkish community in germany. it is our victory. there is a large i turkish community in germany. do it is our victory. there is a large - turkish community in germany. do you think that will make a difference, that the level of support will be felt in the stadium as well? definitely. players are always mentioning the fans support in germany. we are playing like at home and maybe they missed the national team more than the people in turkey. they are more passionate, and we are lucky this tournament is in germany, and the fans are like the 12 man. they would definitely have a power behind the team. aha, they would definitely have a power behind the team.— behind the team. a final thought, but how far _ behind the team. a final thought, but how far do _ behind the team. a final thought, but how far do you _ behind the team. a final thought, but how far do you think -

behind the team. a final thought, but how far do you think turkey i behind the team. a final thought, i but how far do you think turkey can go? i remember not very long ago greece surprise everyone to win the euros. how far can turkey go? this tournament — euros. how far can turkey go? this tournament is _ euros. how far can turkey go? ti 3 tournament is open for every surprise, i guess. just a few teams are playing very well. if we can win this game, the sky is the limit. we really have a talented team, and a chance to score every time. if we will lose, that is football. it is a young and talented team. we will look for the next tournament. enjoyed the game and it later. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. thank you. the time coming up to 230 and catch up with the weather. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud heading our way again today. the winds are coming in from the atlantic. somewhat stronger winds probably.

i think by thursday. those winds, though, will be bringing in some rain at times and keeping the temperatures quite low for this time of the year. now we have seen some sunshine — that was eastbourne earlier on, and these are the averagejuly maximum temperatures. this is what we should be getting if you like, at this time of the year. but this is what we're going to find this afternoon. so those temperatures are something like 4 to 6 degrees lower than normal for this time of the year. so there's a cooler feel. all our weather is coming in from the atlantic. and whilst we've seen a lot of cloud today, there's more cloud to come in from the atlantic, which will bring some wetter weather as we head into the night. still1 or 2 showers around during the afternoon into the evening, but the wetter weather comes into northern ireland and scotland, moves over the irish sea into northern parts of england. we may even get a bit of rain heading towards the south east as well. so a lot of cloud around tonight before the rain arrives in eastern scotland. temperatures here could just get a little bit lower. most of the rain i think will be in the morning. that will then move away,

but it stays quite grey and misty over the hills and coasts in wales. and the south west. a little bit of rain comes back in and then particularly in scotland and northern ireland, it will be followed by some sunshine and some showers, and then the winds start to pick up a bit as well. so these are the temperatures. and again very disappointing for this time of the year — 15 to 19 degrees. now that weather front will be out of the way and it takes the rain away. but you've got low pressure to the north of the uk. quite a few isobars on the chart as well. some stronger winds as we head into thursday, particularly for northern areas. and this is where we'll see some frequent and heavy showers. and in scotland there's a risk of some thunderstorms as well. the further south you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and there may well be more sunshine around. welcome sunshine that willjust lift those temperatures to perhaps as high as 20 degrees, but still not the 23 that we'd expect in the south east of england. some more weatherfronts, though, do come in on friday. that could bring some rain to england and wales and further north we're looking at quite a number of showers,

particularly in northern ireland. very unsettled through the rest of the week and it stays quite showery, probably into saturday and sunday, and still on the cool side. less tha n less than 48 a was for the election of rishi sunak defends his campaign, insisting he can still win. andy murray will not play in the singles but are still planning a final championship appearance in the doubles. and frank cottrell boyce is announced as the latest children's laureate. two—time wimbledon champion andy murray has confirmed

he will not play in this year's singles tournament after back surgery ten days ago. he waited until the last moment to take the decision withdrawing just hours before his first round match. he will still play doubles with his brotherjamie in what will almost certainly be his final appearance at the all england club. leaving it until the very last minute, this was married yesterday testing his limits, indicative of his career. he has or has been a fighter, but the fight to be fit in time for his singles match has proved a step too far. in a statement his team said... as are the fans. it is really disappointing _ as are the fans. it is really disappointing we - as are the fans. it is really disappointing we are i as are the fans. it is reallyj disappointing we are going as are the fans. it is really i disappointing we are going to as are the fans. it is really - disappointing we are going to miss his last game in the singles match here but i wish him well. that is the most important thing, the player's health. i the most important thing, the player's health.— the most important thing, the player's health. the most important thing, the -la er's health. ., ., player's health. i saw the draw and so we were —

player's health. i saw the draw and so we were seeing _ player's health. i saw the draw and so we were seeing andy _ player's health. i saw the draw and so we were seeing andy murray i player's health. i saw the draw and | so we were seeing andy murray and player's health. i saw the draw and i so we were seeing andy murray and i was really— so we were seeing andy murray and i was really happy, disappointed he is not playing today. | was really happy, disappointed he is not playing today-— not playing today. i have to admit we are absolutely _ not playing today. i have to admit we are absolutely gutted - not playing today. i have to admit we are absolutely gutted but i i not playing today. i have to admit we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry— we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry he _ we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry he is — we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry he is not— we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry he is not feeling _ we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry he is not feeling too - we are absolutely gutted but i am sorry he is not feeling too good i we are absolutely gutted but i am i sorry he is not feeling too good and i sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope _ sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope he _ sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope he gets— sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope he gets well— sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope he gets well soon. _ sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope he gets well soon. we - sorry he is not feeling too good and i hope he gets well soon.— i hope he gets well soon. we did have expect _ i hope he gets well soon. we did have expect it. _ i hope he gets well soon. we did have expect it, we _ i hope he gets well soon. we did have expect it, we had _ i hope he gets well soon. we did have expect it, we had hopes i i hope he gets well soon. we did| have expect it, we had hopes that i hope he gets well soon. we did i have expect it, we had hopes that he might try to play and we could give him a good send off. yes. might try to play and we could give him a good send off.— might try to play and we could give him a good send off. yes, a bit of a aood him a good send off. yes, a bit of a good evasion- _ him a good send off. yes, a bit of a good evasion. this _ him a good send off. yes, a bit of a good evasion. this isn't _ him a good send off. yes, a bit of a good evasion. this isn't the - him a good send off. yes, a bit of a good evasion. this isn't the end i him a good send off. yes, a bit of a good evasion. this isn't the end ofl good evasion. this isn't the end of his wimbledon _ good evasion. this isn't the end of his wimbledon story, _ good evasion. this isn't the end of his wimbledon story, you - good evasion. this isn't the end of his wimbledon story, you will i good evasion. this isn't the end ofj his wimbledon story, you will take to the courts one more time when he plays with his brotherjamie in the doubles later this week. no one is ready to say goodbye to one of tennis's good guys just yet. iie ready to say goodbye to one of tennis's good guysjust yet. tennis's good guys 'ust yet. he has been a great _ tennis's good guysjust yet. he has been a great spokesperson - tennis's good guysjust yet. he has been a great spokesperson for i been a great spokesperson for equality when it comes to men's and women's sports and the way he competes. it is very sad to see him go. i hope you can play his last match on his terms and play to the physical ability he would like to be at, and i wish him all the best in the next chapter.— at, and i wish him all the best in the next chapter. even the player who is tipped _ the next chapter. even the player who is tipped to _ the next chapter. even the player who is tipped to replace - the next chapter. even the player who is tipped to replace murray l the next chapter. even the player| who is tipped to replace murray as britain's next great britain help is said to be taking up his mantle. iie

said to be taking up his mantle. he has said to be taking up his mantle. he: has been installation for me, i started watching him on tv and on the bigger stages here. he is part of the reason why i wanted to be a professional tennis player in the first place. he has done unbelievable things for british tennis and world tennis as well and inspired so many people. if i can have an amazing career like andy, i will be proud of that. he have an amazing career like andy, i will be proud of that.— have an amazing career like andy, i will be proud of that. he has a ways been a of tennis. _ will be proud of that. he has a ways been a of tennis. -- _ will be proud of that. he has a ways been a of tennis. -- he _ will be proud of that. he has a ways been a of tennis. -- he has - will be proud of that. he has a ways been a of tennis. -- he has always. been a of tennis. —— he has always been a of tennis. —— he has always been a of tennis. —— he has always been a gladiator of tennis. it isn't the farewell he hoped for, but for the farewell he hoped for, but for the wimbledon crowd he will always be the man... pretty predictable given the surgery is only ten days ago, but still a huge blow for so many fans hoping that wasn't going to be decision. yes, a miracle man andy murray, and we expect him to somehow pull this

off. in 2019 we had what we thought was a retirement and the australian open. then came the problem with the hip and then came hip resurfacing surgery and quite incredibly he returned to the tour. no one has ever done that in singles tennis, at a competitive level. he did, he has winced that sponge dry and has tried to get every last drop out of what has been an extraordinary career, and yet this was one step too far. he wanted his farewell on centre court in the singles, and it should have been today against thomas. then came that statement. it is not a huge surprise because he had a cyst removed on his back on the last month and it simply wasn't enough time for him to get the feeling back in his right leg, it is causing too much nerve pain. i saw him at the training courts practising and part of that, he was using his racket as a walking stick and that is never a good sign, he has however been

training with his brotherjamie murray in the last hour or so. we will get to see andy murray's in the double later this week. that will get to see andy murray's in the double later this week.— double later this week. that is a clear using _ double later this week. that is a clear using your— double later this week. that is a clear using your racket - double later this week. that is a clear using your racket as i double later this week. that is a clear using your racket as a i double later this week. that is a i clear using your racket as a walking stick. in terms of the doubles, you mentioned centre court earlier, where will he play when he plays doubles? do i assume it is not centre court? i doubles? do i assume it is not centre court?— doubles? do i assume it is not centre court? ~' j ., ., centre court? i think they've got to ut him centre court? i think they've got to put him on — centre court? i think they've got to put him on centre _ centre court? i think they've got to put him on centre if— centre court? i think they've got to put him on centre if they _ centre court? i think they've got to put him on centre if they can. i centre court? i think they've got to put him on centre if they can. they are talking about the scheduling for that doubles match. we expect it to be thursday, so probably last up. it will depend on how the matches are running before that. we will have to wait and see, they put two women's matches that should be quicker than a men's match, we may well get andy murray out there. they will think about tv scheduling, if not they can bump into friday. they were at certainly watched him on show court, if not centre court. we cannot assume it will be his last doubles match but he is not a doubles

specialist. thankfully his brother jamie is. they have never played together at a grand slam. they are going to be playing the australian double act, they are more experienced at playing doubles than the murray brothers are together. the all england club want to give murray the right farewell. i would expect it to be on one of the show courts. it is at the end for him entirely? no, he is a double 0lympic entirely? no, he is a double olympic champion and he wants to go to paris in august and play at least at the olympics there. he had ruled out the 0lympics there. he had ruled out the us open, he is a former us open champion. we have no indication of this but i wonder if this changes his mind and to get a grand slam farewell, in new york where he might be fit enough to play the singles. what we know definitively today is andy murray has played his final singles match at wimbledon. thahk singles match at wimbledon. thank ou for singles match at wimbledon. thank you for taking _ singles match at wimbledon. thank you for taking us — singles match at wimbledon. thank you for taking us through _ singles match at wimbledon. thank you for taking us through that. i you for taking us through that. hopefully the organisers have time to reject things and give him a

sendoff on centre court. we will keep our eyes peeled to see if that will happen comeback match on thursday. let's get back on the campaign trail. throughout this campaign trail. throughout this campaign bbc news has been travelling around the country to listen to the election issues that matter to you. today we are in the north—east constituency of newton aycliffe and spennymoor, a new elite john seat. good afternoon. —— a newly drawn seat. john seat. good afternoon. -- a newly drawn seat.— john seat. good afternoon. -- a newly drawn seat. through the course ofthe newly drawn seat. through the course of the campaign _ newly drawn seat. through the course of the campaign l _ newly drawn seat. through the course of the campaign i have _ newly drawn seat. through the course of the campaign i have been - newly drawn seat. through the course of the campaign i have been around i of the campaign i have been around the uk sticking to you from pubs but this isn't any ordinary pub, i am in sedgefield, you may remember that name because it is tony blair's back yard. this seat, sedgefield, which is now changed to newton aycliffe and spennymoor since the boundary changes, it was tony blair's constituency for many years. and this pub, it is notjust me who has

wooded lightship because george w bush came here when he visited tony blair. we might even have the skills to show you of that. i am going to get up here when you look at these pictures show you this, every come in a bit closer, is a heritage sign. it says tony blair welcomed george w bushin it says tony blair welcomed george w bush in 2003. what is interesting from a political point of view is in 2019 the seat of sedgefield, which was seen as a solid labour territory switched to the conservatives, and now we have boundary changes and the new seat could default to labour. it is one of a number of targets that they want to win back in this north—eastern red wall. let speak to some people who have been lined up to tell me their thoughts on the other end of the pub, so we are going to walk past here. we are

ready for you. you are live on bbc news. first of all, how the fish and chips are because that is what george hw bush had. i chips are because that is what george hw bush had. i haven't had it, i had george hw bush had. i haven't had it. i hadjust _ george hw bush had. i haven't had it, i had just had _ george hw bush had. i haven't had it, i had just had a _ george hw bush had. i haven't had it, i had just had a cheese - it, i had just had a cheese sandwich.— it, i had just had a cheese i sandwich._ it was it, i had just had a cheese sandwich. ., . it was fine, sandwich. how was that? it was fine, thank ou. sandwich. how was that? it was fine, thank you- you _ sandwich. how was that? it was fine, thank you. you voted _ sandwich. how was that? it was fine, thank you. you voted for _ sandwich. how was that? it was fine, thank you. you voted for the - thank you. you voted for the conservatives _ thank you. you voted for the conservatives in _ thank you. you voted for the conservatives in 2019, i thank you. you voted for the | conservatives in 2019, before thank you. you voted for the i conservatives in 2019, before that you were a labour supporter so you are a classic swing voter in this area. who are you going to go for on thursday? l area. who are you going to go for on thursda ? ., ., ., ,., area. who are you going to go for on thursda ? ., ., ., h, . , area. who are you going to go for on thursda ? ., ., ., ~ , , thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because _ thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because i _ thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because i do _ thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because i do not _ thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because i do not want - thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because i do not want to - thursday? i am voting labour. why is that? because i do not want to be - that? because i do not want to be conservatives. the only reason i voted _ conservatives. the only reason i voted conservative last time is boris _ voted conservative last time is borisjohnson, that is why i am voting — borisjohnson, that is why i am voting labour. boris johnson, that is why i am voting labour.— boris johnson, that is why i am voting labour. that is interesting because that _ voting labour. that is interesting because that is _ voting labour. that is interesting because that is where _ voting labour. that is interesting because that is where a - voting labour. that is interesting because that is where a lot - voting labour. that is interesting because that is where a lot of. voting labour. that is interesting| because that is where a lot of the so—called red wool seats across other parts of the uk slept, from solidly labour because of mr johnson. what was his appeal to you, and what did he have that you think rishi sunak does not? i

and what did he have that you think rishi sunak does not?— rishi sunak does not? i think boris johnson was _ rishi sunak does not? i think boris johnson was all _ rishi sunak does not? i think boris johnson was all about _ rishi sunak does not? i think boris johnson was all about putting - rishi sunak does not? i think boris l johnson was all about putting money into the _ johnson was all about putting money into the nhs and all the specs at business — into the nhs and all the specs at business and whatever else, he was justm _ business and whatever else, he was justm he _ business and whatever else, he was just... he wasjust silly. i don't think— just... he wasjust silly. i don't think so— just... he wasjust silly. i don't think so rishi sunak has done anything _ think so rishi sunak has done anything. so think so rishi sunak has done an him, y., ., think so rishi sunak has done an hina. ., ., ., ., anything. so you are going to vote for who on — anything. so you are going to vote for who on thursday? _ anything. so you are going to vote for who on thursday? keir - anything. so you are going to vote | for who on thursday? keir starmer. that is on the _ for who on thursday? keir starmer. that is on the -- _ for who on thursday? keir starmer. that is on the -- that _ for who on thursday? keir starmer. that is on the -- that is _ for who on thursday? keir starmer. that is on the -- that is the - for who on thursday? keir starmer. that is on the -- that is the only . that is on the —— that is the only reason _ that is on the —— that is the only reason why _ that is on the -- that is the only reason why-— that is on the -- that is the only reason wh . ~ ., ., ~ ., reason why. what do you think labour can offer you — reason why. what do you think labour can offer you and _ reason why. what do you think labour can offer you and this _ reason why. what do you think labour can offer you and this part _ reason why. what do you think labour can offer you and this part of - can offer you and this part of england? n can offer you and this part of encland? ., �* can offer you and this part of england?— can offer you and this part of encland? ., �* ~ ., ., , england? i don't know really! it seems they _ england? i don't know really! it seems they can _ england? i don't know really! it seems they can do _ england? i don't know really! it seems they can do a _ england? i don't know really! it seems they can do a better- england? i don't know really! it seems they can do a betterjob| england? i don't know really! it - seems they can do a betterjob than the conservatives have done, that is all i the conservatives have done, that is all i am _ the conservatives have done, that is all i am saying on the matter. there is nothing _ all i am saying on the matter. there is nothing else i can say.— is nothing else i can say. thank you very much. —

is nothing else i can say. thank you very much, steve. _ is nothing else i can say. thank you very much, steve. one _ is nothing else i can say. thank you very much, steve. one of— is nothing else i can say. thank you very much, steve. one of the - is nothing else i can say. thank you | very much, steve. one of the things that steve touched on there is just how people want a change and alternative, and that is certainly what the labour party has been pitching as their cell. i was over in darlington which is another swing constituency in this area, it is on labour's target list and it was another one that slept in 2019, and what i found interesting, the number of people i spoke to, and some here who don't want to come on camera, say they do not want to go for labour or the conservatives and the like the sound of reform uk. the number of times through the course of this morning over through darlington and even here at nigel farage has been mentioned, he has been mentioned more than any of the other leaders and any conversations i have had. this is not scientific but it is interesting that reform uk who have been doing well in the polls nationally seem to be an alternative for a lot of people

here, and of course it is also worth remembering that our people who say they are so disengaged by politics and the political process, that they do not want to vote for anyone. here in the north—east, it is worth watching some of the seats on thursday night, like this one, like darlington. there are a number of other seats as well, which when i spoke to the bbc�*s north—east political editor, they said it will be the ones that determine whether or not labour can get that majority comfortably that it wants. over in darlington today i spoke to some people who said theyjust do not think they can bring themselves to vote for labour, they were die—hard conservative voters in that area, and that is why they are looking at the option voting for reform as an alternative. so many people are still undecided, and that is what makes every conversation i have here so interesting.

makes every conversation i have here so interesting-— so interesting. thank you very much. before we leave, _ so interesting. thank you very much. before we leave, i _ so interesting. thank you very much. before we leave, i want _ so interesting. thank you very much. before we leave, i want to _ so interesting. thank you very much. before we leave, i want to put - so interesting. thank you very much. before we leave, i want to put a - before we leave, i want to put a full list of all the candidates standing in the constituency of newton aycliffe and spennymoor and you can find more of the details on the bbc news website. more a little later in our programme. we had from the labour party and conservative party and the greens earlier so let's turn to the liberal democrats because ed davey ticked off another activity on his campaign bucket list today, attempting to surf as he campaigns on sewage. our correspondent watched the latest aquatic action. the ed davey roadshow continues. given the number of receipts that the liberal democrats are trying to win in the west country, it was inevitable we would be here on a beach at some point with ed davey in surfing gear and a wet suit out on the water. he

is out there wearing yellow. we could see he has managed to stand up on a surfboard, despite only having five minutes worth of tuition on how to get from lying on the board to standing up. this is a beach in north cornwall. north cornwall is a constituency at the liberal democrats are trying to win and illustrates one of the issues that the lib dems are talking about, water quality. before ed davey and the others went out onto the water at the were given a briefing that said sometimes sewage is released into the spray from a tributaryjust over there, and to try and stay on the site to avoid it, it doesn't happen often but it does happen and the liberal democrats say they were one of the first part is to talk about the importance of clean water, and they are making it a major part of their campaign throughout the weeks that have made up their selection battle. the liberal democrats are here in the south—west because they see it as a region with

a string of seats they can take off the conservatives. their main strategy in the selection has been to try and take on the conservatives rather than labour. they have shared with us their views this morning, borne out by a whole series of polls that they can take a whole load of seats in this area, and they are eitherjust behind or edging ahead of the conservatives in those seats. it is a very important region for them and we are not heading back to london for a while, we are heading further south, eventually ending up at land's further south, eventually ending up at lands end, at the end of effective rate this mammoth journey from the top to the bottom of great britain. —— at the end of effectively this mammoth journey. i want to bring you the latest breaking news coming to us and it concerns the former democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, we are told he is to face additional sex offence charges when

he appears in court on wednesday, he is now being accused of a total of 18 offences after the public i8 offences after the public prosecution service considered the police evidence. initially when he appeared in court back in april, the former mp was accused of ii offences. his wife and co—accused eleanor donaldson is to face five charges, originally it was four. the offences are alleged to have occurred between 1985 and 2006 and involved two alleged victims. jeffrey donaldson resigned as dp leader after being charged, when he sent a letter to the party saying he will be strenuously contesting the charges, but an increase in the number of charges being faced by jeffrey donaldson and his wife eleanor donaldson. like these just coming into us. let's return to the election and the polls, because let's take a look at the latest full

tracker. labourstill let's take a look at the latest full tracker. labour still has a 20 point lead over the conservatives with reform just behind them and the liberal democrats sitting above ten points in fourth. if you look at the pull averages, there has been little change for any of the parties over the last ten days or so. let's talk to the co—founder of delta paul. welcome to the programme. we have got two days to go, what are you keeping your eye on? the got two days to go, what are you keeping your eye on?— keeping your eye on? the don't knows, keeping your eye on? the don't knows. the _ keeping your eye on? the don't knows, the people _ keeping your eye on? the don't knows, the people who - keeping your eye on? the don't knows, the people who up - keeping your eye on? the don't knows, the people who up untilj keeping your eye on? the don't - knows, the people who up until this point have not been paying as much attention as us, or as much attention as us, or as much attention as us, or as much attention as the average person on the street. 50% of people that engage in the average person on the street. we know about a third to 40% of people make up their mind during the campaign and a lot of those will do it on the final week. making your mind up is not the same as changing your mind, and it can be making your mind up on which party to vote for

or deciding whether to vote or not but millions will be making that decision this week. you but millions will be making that decision this week.— but millions will be making that decision this week. you have been talkin: to decision this week. you have been talking to people _ decision this week. you have been talking to people all— decision this week. you have been talking to people all the _ decision this week. you have been talking to people all the way - talking to people all the way through the campaign. he said an interesting thing about people changing their view. give me a sense of how many people you are talking to who are actually making that decision to move from one place to another. it decision to move from one place to another. , , ., , decision to move from one place to another. , , . , , ., another. it seems relatively small durin: the another. it seems relatively small during the duration _ another. it seems relatively small during the duration of _ another. it seems relatively small during the duration of the - another. it seems relatively small. during the duration of the campaign. a lot of people plus �*s decisions were made up a long time ago, and while people may still be uncertain that they will stick with that, the vast majority appear to be, in terms of their thinking, where they were not just at the beginning of their thinking, where they were notjust at the beginning of of their thinking, where they were not just at the beginning of the campaign, probably at the beginning of the year, perhaps longer than that. it of the year, perhaps longer than that. , , , , that. it is interesting because we were staying _ that. it is interesting because we were staying with _ that. it is interesting because we were staying with the _ that. it is interesting because we were staying with the full- that. it is interesting because we| were staying with the full tracker, broadly, i know there are variations within it, but probably the pulls haven't moved between labour and conservatives. does that suggest the campaigns have not been as effective as they should have been, or does it

suggest that broadly people are not listening? suggest that broadly people are not listenin: ? , .,, ., , listening? some people will not be -a in: listening? some people will not be paying attention — listening? some people will not be paying attention until— listening? some people will not be paying attention until later - listening? some people will not be paying attention until later on - listening? some people will not be paying attention until later on and | paying attention until later on and thatis paying attention until later on and that is true, but for a lot of people, it demonstrates the strength of feeling, it demonstrates that people really had made up their mind. sometime ago because of a series of events. we have seen a number of turning points british politics over the last few years and during the campaign, we have had various talking points, but little in the way of things that would interest those long—standing beliefs, grudges and types that people have. beliefs, grudges and types that people have-— beliefs, grudges and types that --eole have. ., ., ~' people have. how fluid do you think british politics _ people have. how fluid do you think british politics is _ people have. how fluid do you think british politics is now? _ people have. how fluid do you think british politics is now? i— people have. how fluid do you think british politics is now? i was - british politics is now? i was struck by being in one constituency which was a traditional conservative constituency and talking to a traditional conservative voter. they said we are not going to vote conservative again but i am toying between labour and reform, and when you look at that on the face of it, it almost defies logic that you could have a choice like that, so

how fluid are things here among parts of the electorate? aha, how fluid are things here among parts of the electorate? b, 1th how fluid are things here among parts of the electorate? a lot more fluid than they _ parts of the electorate? a lot more fluid than they used _ parts of the electorate? a lot more fluid than they used to _ parts of the electorate? a lot more fluid than they used to be, - parts of the electorate? a lot more fluid than they used to be, even i parts of the electorate? a lot more | fluid than they used to be, even few years— fluid than they used to be, even few years ago. _ fluid than they used to be, even few years ago, and decades ago, political— years ago, and decades ago, political promiscuity is far more popular— political promiscuity is far more popular nowadays than it has been previously — popular nowadays than it has been previously. to popular nowadays than it has been reviousl . ., , ., _, previously. to put that in context, in order to — previously. to put that in context, in order to get _ previously. to put that in context, in order to get a _ previously. to put that in context, in order to get a majority - previously. to put that in context, in order to get a majority of - previously. to put that in context, in order to get a majority ofjust . in order to get a majority ofjust two, labour needed a swing in the vote from conservative to labour greater than had ever been achieved in british post—war history, bigger than tony blair achieved in 1997, and yet it appears that not only if current polling does hold on the day of the election, not only is likely to be achieved, it is going to be achieved by some distance. the swings that we seek notjust achieved by some distance. the swings that we seek not just the conservative to labour, but all the different parties in different parts of the country could have an enormous impact on the political map. enormous impact on the political ma -. ., enormous impact on the political ma . _ ., , , enormous impact on the political ma. ., , , ., enormous impact on the political ma. . , , ., , map. that is why we have been concentrating _ map. that is why we have been concentrating on _ map. that is why we have been concentrating on where - map. that is why we have been concentrating on where the - map. that is why we have been i concentrating on where the party leaders are campaigning in these final hours. a final question about

voter turnout. final hours. a final question about voterturnout. how final hours. a final question about voter turnout. how much of a difference potentially can make, and in the last action off the top of your head? 62 in the last action off the top of your head?— in the last action off the top of your head? 62 off the top of my head. your head? 62 off the top of my head- the _ your head? 62 off the top of my head. the only _ your head? 62 off the top of my head. the only time _ your head? 62 off the top of my head. the only time it - your head? 62 off the top of my head. the only time it was - your head? 62 off the top of my l head. the only time it was below your head? 62 off the top of my - head. the only time it was below 60 was in 2001where it dropped to 59%. had reform not surged in the polls during the campaign we might have been looking lower than that this time around, but it is a very difficult thing to estimate and i imagine somewhere between 60 and 65, broadly in line where it has been in previous elections. ads, broadly in line where it has been in previous elections.— previous elections. a final thought because you _ previous elections. a final thought because you mentioned _ previous elections. a final thought because you mentioned reform, l previous elections. a final thought i because you mentioned reform, we have seen the rise in the polls as nigel farage entered the race, but a lot of attention in the last few days from the potent scandals and comments and concentration on that, and of course all the attention on candidates. has there been any movement since those stories made quite big headlines?— quite big headlines? doesn't appear to be a major— quite big headlines? doesn't appear to be a major impact— quite big headlines? doesn't appear to be a major impact but _ quite big headlines? doesn't appear to be a major impact but this - quite big headlines? doesn't appear to be a major impact but this is - quite big headlines? doesn't appear to be a major impact but this is not| to be a major impact but this is not one contest this is at 650

individual contests and in specific constituencies people may think my candidate for a reform or other parties is not exactly who i am looking for, sol parties is not exactly who i am looking for, so i am going to vote for somebody else despite the fact i might like nigel for somebody else despite the fact i might like nigel raj or the party nationally. ilrlul’ith raj or the party nationally. with 'ust two raj or the party nationally. with just two days — raj or the party nationally. with just two days to _ raj or the party nationally. with just two days to go, _ raj or the party nationally. with just two days to go, thank you for that latest assessment. let's quiz an one—word story because the royal mint has released a range of new 50p coins to honour the team gb athletes set to compete at the paris olympics. the collectible coins feature olympic and paralympic athletes and the union flag. there is a nod to the eiffel tower on there. athletes will get their own coin in the kit bags as a good luck token. plenty more for the election any moment or two but let's check on whether details. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud heading our way again today.

the winds are coming in from the atlantic. somewhat stronger winds probably i think by thursday. those winds, though, will be bringing in some rain at times and keeping the temperatures quite low for this time of the year. now we have seen some sunshine — that was eastbourne earlier on, and these are the averagejuly maximum temperatures. this is what we should be getting if you like, at this time of the year. but this is what we're going to find this afternoon. so those temperatures are something like [i to 6 degrees lower than normal for this time of the year. so there's a cooler feel. all our weather is coming in from the atlantic. and whilst we've seen a lot of cloud today, there's more cloud to come in from the atlantic, which will bring some wetter weather as we head into the night. still1 or 2 showers around during the afternoon into the evening, but the wetter weather comes into northern ireland and scotland, moves over the irish sea into northern parts of england. we may even get a bit of rain heading towards the south east as well. so a lot of cloud around tonight. before the rain arrives in eastern scotland,

temperatures here could just get a little bit lower. most of the rain i think will be in the morning. that will then move away, but it stays quite grey and misty over the hills and coasts in wales. and the south west. a little bit of rain comes back in and then particularly in scotland and northern ireland, it will be followed by some sunshine and some showers, and then the winds start to pick up a bit as well. so these are the temperatures. and again very disappointing for this time of the year — 15 to 19 degrees. now that weather front will be out of the way and it takes the rain away. but you've got low pressure to the north of the uk. quite a few isobars on the chart as well. some stronger winds as we head into thursday, particularly for northern areas. and this is where we'll see some frequent and heavy showers. and in scotland there's a risk of some thunderstorms as well. the further south you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and there may well be more sunshine around. welcome sunshine that willjust lift those temperatures to perhaps as high as 20 degrees, but still not the 23 that we'd expect in the south east of england. some more weatherfronts, though, do come in on friday. that could bring some rain to england and wales and further

north we're looking at quite a number of showers, particularly in northern ireland. very unsettled through the rest of the week and it stays quite showery, probably into saturday and sunday, and still on the cool side.

live from london, this is bbc news. less tha n less than 48 is before the general election, rishi sunak defences campaign, insisting he hasn't given up campaign, insisting he hasn't given up and can still win. today we are bringing you a round—up of some of the main claims on the 31 parties we have scrutinised in this election campaign. in other news, hurricane beryl strengthens to a category five storm as it sweeps across the caribbean. fire crews on a greek island of kos are battling wildfires that forced locals and tourists to seek shelter for a second day. and police in nairobi fire tear gas at as more anti—government protests are staged in the capital.

hello and welcome to bbc news. it's the penultimate day of the general election campaign — with less than 48 hours to go — until the polls open on thursday. party leaders are travelling across the country, using the last stages of the campaign to push their key messages and try to win over undecided voters. our political correspondent, hannah miller, reports. campaigning at hucknall town football club, where labour wants to win big. in this part of nottinghamshire, the conservatives took more than 60% of the vote last time around. visiting here, a clear sign keir starmer has ambitious goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote for it. thank you very much. the labour leader was asked about his hope of protecting family time on friday evenings. the conservatives claim it would make him a part—time pm. it is really desperate. my family is really important to me, as they will be to every single person watching this, and i think it is increasing desperation bordering on hysterical now.

the conservatives' fortunes couldn't be looking more different, as rishi sunak stocked shelves in a shop in oxfordshire. he was asked about this prediction from polling expertjohn curtis. he said there is more chance of lightning striking twice in the same place and a bit more than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. do you accept that? that is his view. that will not stop me from working as hard as i can over these final few days to talk to as many people as possible about the choice, and i was up at four this morning talking to workers at a distribution facility, i am here talking to you, i will be out to the last moment this campaign. three... two... one... cheering. having cast himself as the master of the not so subtle metaphor, the liberal democrat leader ed davey visited taunton, where he was asked why he continues with stunts like this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but there is a serious point.

if you want to get rid of the conservatives in a what could be a once of the century election to change the political geography of our country, so we put health and social care at the top, deal with the sewage scandal. reform uk are also hoping to change the political landscape. you can't reward failure, and the tories have broken britain after 14 years of power, and the reality is there has to be a complete realignment of the right of politics. in the highlands, the snp leader john swinney was able to put a smile on some faces. the photocalls of this general election campaign are coming to an end. perhaps a relief for everyone involved. lets go live to westminster, to our political correspondent. we have had

another defection from a reform candidate, so bring us up to speed on that particular line. this candidate, so bring us up to speed on that particular line.— on that particular line. this is geora ie on that particular line. this is georgie david, _ on that particular line. this is georgie david, a _ on that particular line. this is georgie david, a candidate i on that particular line. this is georgie david, a candidate inj on that particular line. this is i georgie david, a candidate in an east london constituency. she said she has resigned with immediate effect and is endorsing the conservatives. she is a second reform and a day to do so, another one in derbyshire. she said the reason for doing so is she doesn't want to be associated with racist, misogynistic and bigoted characters. she said many are indeed people who for into the category, in her view. she exonerates the leadership, she says they aren't racist, but the reason for going is herfrustration and dismay with the party leadership for not really tackling the concerns people like her have about some of their fellow reform uk candidates. interestingly, reform uk haven't been entirely silent, their chairman is accusing the conservatives of

does he tricks, saying they are offering inducements for people to defects. rishi sunak was asked, and he said it is nigel farage you has questions to answer about his candidates not him. i guess it will be a boost rishi sunak because we saw early in the programme just how reform are eating into the conservatives votes, perhaps four points behind them. if you can get some people in reform uk to say they are endorsing the conservatives, it may be valuable come polling day, but it is only three candidates so far you've gone to the conservatives. it still means rishi sunak has to really have his work cut out to persuade people who might be minded to vote for reform uk to either return to the conservatives or stick with them, and there have been some noises from his own side

about whether he should have gone harder and sooner in his criticisms of nigel farage. harder and sooner in his criticisms of nigel farage— harder and sooner in his criticisms of nigel farage. always when you get to this stage. — of nigel farage. always when you get to this stage. it _ of nigel farage. always when you get to this stage, it is _ of nigel farage. always when you get to this stage, it is pretty _ of nigel farage. always when you get to this stage, it is pretty frenetic - to this stage, it is pretty frenetic as they crisscross the country. with all the parties trying to drive home what they have boiled down to the critical message. the what they have boiled down to the critical message.— critical message. the critical message. — critical message. the critical message. i— critical message. the critical message, i don't _ critical message. the critical message, i don't know - critical message. the critical message, i don't know howl critical message. the critical i message, i don't know how far critical message. the critical - message, i don't know how far people are tuning in, but we are sick of hearing it. it is quite straightforward. labour know quite a few people have yet to make up their minds, therefore they are saying if you want to change you how to vote for it. they are trying to create a spectre of people waking up on friday morning and nothing has changed. that message of change is one they are emphasising over the next 48 hours. keir starmer has been pressed on defining what the change would look like. as for rishi sunak, he is warning of the dangers as he

seesit he is warning of the dangers as he sees it of a big labour majority which makes him far more less accountable, but his track is to what people taxes would rise under labour. difficult given the tax burden where it is now, but he is saying he will cut taxes for every generation, from young people to pensioners. those are the key messages they are hammering home. it's notjust the messages, it is where they are campaigning which gives us the best guide on what might happen on thursday. no votes have been passed apart from those postal ballots. just look at one county, oxfordshire. oxford east is traditionally labour, most of the county is conservative, but rishi sunak was there in whitley, and he was in banbury where keir starmer visited yesterday. these are traditional conservative seats, which have been conservative since

the party was founded in some cases. that is where the battleground is, that explains why he is going so strongly in his message of not giving labour what he calls a super majority, what we would call a large majority. jan majority, what we would call a large ma'ori . . . ., majority, what we would call a large ma'ori . . ., . , , majority. ian watson at westminster, thank ou majority. ian watson at westminster, thank you very _ majority. ian watson at westminster, thank you very much. _ straight to breaking news. we are hearing from the courts in manchester. the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby known as baby k in february 2016. thejury sent known as baby k in february 2016. the jury sent out at 1130 today and returned with the unanimous verdict. that has come from our correspondent at manchester. let me repeat that, thatis

at manchester. let me repeat that, that is important breaking news. the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby girl known as baby k. back in for every 2016. let me give you some of the background because of course you will remember lucy letby, this is a retrial because the jury had been sent out to consider its verdict because the 34—year—old was convicted last august of the murder of seven babies, and the attempted murder of six others at the countess of chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. however, a verdict on the allegation concerning this infant known as child k could not be reached, and that is why we had this retrial ordered on that single count. lucy letby is said to have targeted child k in the early hours

of every the 17th 2016 after the infant was moved from the delivery room to the neonatal unit shortly after her premature birth. the prosecution at manchester crown court said lucy letby deliberately interfered with child k's breathing tube through which she was being ventilated with air and oxygen. it is said the consultant paediatrician caught the nurse, quote, virtually red handed, as he ended the intensive care room. he went on to intervene and resuscitate child k. lucy letby told the jury of six women and six men she has no recollection of such event. she denied doing anything harmful to child k and added she did not commit any of the offences she has been convicted of. but convicted she has been of this, the latest case

regarding child k. thatjust coming in from manchester crown court in the last little while. i've given you some of the background. let's get more from our correspondent who has covered this entire case. when detectives arrived at her door, the game was up for lucy letby. britain's most prolific baby killer had been finally found out. injune 2015 she went on a year—long murder spree on the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital. last year she was convicted of killing seven babies and attempting to murder another six. seven babies and attempting to murderanothersix. now she's seven babies and attempting to murder another six. now she's been found guilty of trying to kill another child, a premature girl who can only be referred to as baby k. this consultant virtually caught lucy letby red—handed. he could see the baby was in trouble and the nurse was standing by her doing nothing to help. this nurse was standing by her doing nothing to help.— nothing to help. this is the tube that passed _ nothing to help. this is the tube that passed through _ nothing to help. this is the tube that passed through the - nothing to help. this is the tube

that passed through the baby'sl that passed through the baby's throat and down into the lungs. this video was shown to the court to demonstrate how babies are given breathing support by ventilator. lucy letby had dislodged baby k's throw cheap and the monitor alarm was silenced. it's a technique the prosecution expert at her first child believe she used on further occasions as well. i child believe she used on further occasions as well.— occasions as well. i reviewed a number of _ occasions as well. i reviewed a number of cases _ occasions as well. i reviewed a number of cases other - occasions as well. i reviewed a number of cases other than i occasions as well. i reviewed a | number of cases other than the occasions as well. i reviewed a - number of cases other than the one in this trial and found a number of cases where the tube, breathing tube had been displaced, going back at least a year prior to the first fatality. so i think there was a pattern of breathing tubes being displaced where lucy letby was on call, going back 12 months, possibly more, before the first fatality. you think this is _ more, before the first fatality. you think this is what _ more, before the first fatality. you think this is what she started doing as perhaps the easiest way of

harming babies before moving on to other techniques? harming babies before moving on to othertechniques? l harming babies before moving onto other techniques?— harming babies before moving on to other techniques?— other techniques? i think she could have well started _ other techniques? i think she could have well started off _ other techniques? i think she could have well started off by _ other techniques? i think she could have well started off by displacing l have well started off by displacing breathing tubes. i think she then moved onto injecting stomachs with lots of milk and air.— lots of milk and air. cheshire olice lots of milk and air. cheshire police say — lots of milk and air. cheshire police say they _ lots of milk and air. cheshire police say they are _ lots of milk and air. cheshire i police say they are investigating lucy letby�*s entire time as a nurse. further criminal charges could follow. why did this trial happen now? at the end of lucy letby�*s original trial, thejurors now? at the end of lucy letby�*s original trial, the jurors were undecided on charges of attempted murder relating to five children. the prosecution could have decided to retry all of those charges, but in the event chose to putjust one of them, that involving baby k, before a newjury. why have a retrial? l before a new 'ury. why have a retrial? ., �* ., ., , before a new 'ury. why have a retrial? ., �* ., ., ., retrial? i don't what was going to the minds of _ retrial? i don't what was going to the minds of the _ retrial? i don't what was going to the minds of the prosecution i retrial? i don't what was going to the minds of the prosecution in l retrial? i don't what was going to i the minds of the prosecution in this case convert in previous cases where somebody has been convicted of a homicide and given a significant sentence, it would take a lot for me

to retry them for something else that would necessarily add to their sentence. however, children being harmed, losing their lives in this case, i can understand it was significant enough for them to say we will pursue this case. luca; significant enough for them to say we will pursue this case. lucy letby is servin: we will pursue this case. lucy letby is serving 14 — we will pursue this case. lucy letby is serving 14 whole _ we will pursue this case. lucy letby is serving 14 whole life _ we will pursue this case. lucy letby is serving 14 whole life terms i is serving 14 whole life terms already, so this conviction won't increase her actualjail time, and increase her actual jail time, and at increase her actualjail time, and at her last role she refused to appear in the dark. it is not known whether she will do the same thing this time around as well —— in the dock. that verdictjust coming in, if you'rejustjoining us. dock. that verdictjust coming in, if you're justjoining us. just worth repeating. lucy letby has just been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby girl known as baby k. dating from an incident in frederick 2016. the crown prosecution service have just released a statement. let me read it

to you, because it comes from a senior crown prosecutor, he says lucy letby has continually denied she tried to kill this baby or any of the babies she's been convicted of the babies she's been convicted of murdering or attempting to murder. thejury has heard all the detailed evidence, including from her in her own defence, and formed its own view. our case included direct evidence from a doctor who walked into the nursery to find a very poor premature baby d saturating with lucy letby standing by, taking no action to help or raise the alarm. she had to liberally dislodge the breathing tube in an attempt to kill her. staff at the unit had to think the unthinkable, that one of their own was delivery harming and killing babies in their care. lucy letby dislodged the cheap a further two times over the following few hours to cover her tracks. the first

we re were the actions of a calculator killer. the group the family of baby k have felt is unimaginable. our thoughts remain with them and alter them affected by the case at the time. a reminder that a statement from the senior crown prosecutor there. the statement after the guilty verdict came in, that latest guilty verdict came in, that latest guilty verdict came in, that latest guilty verdict for lucy letby. phil mccann is our reporter that at the scene, he was listening to it, watching those events in the court room. let's take it in stages. when that guilty verdict came just now, just describe what it was like in court. it just describe what it was like in court. ., , , . just describe what it was like in court. . , , . . ., court. it was silence in court because _ court. it was silence in court because that _ court. it was silence in court because that is _ court. it was silence in court because that is what - court. it was silence in court because that is what the i court. it was silence in court l because that is what the judge ordered that it had to be. perhaps mindful of the emotion around this case. it was last year the country became acquainted with lucy letby

because she earned the title the most prolific child serial killer in modern british history. of course one of the most notorious serial killers in british history. that verdict being delivered, it was met with complete silence, and some members of the press had to be in a separate room to watch it and weren't able to pick up on lucy letby�*s reaction. she was present in the dock this time, she wasn't last year because they were delivered in different stages. as was well—known she wasn't present when she was sentenced last year. she was in the dock today, she has sat there and listen to the evidence being produced against her. she gave evidence in this trial in which she denied all of the allegations. silence in the courtroom as the one verdict was delivered today. shill silence in the courtroom as the one verdict was delivered today. bill of verdict was delivered today. all of the details of _ verdict was delivered today. all of the details of the _ verdict was delivered today. all of the details of the original- verdict was delivered today. all of the details of the original case i verdict was delivered today. all of the details of the original case and this case are incredibly shocking. i

was just reading out the statement from the cps, and they draw people's attention to the fact a doctor walked into the unit and caught her. the quote was quarter virtually red—handed. the quote was quarter virtually red-handed— the quote was quarter virtually red-handed. , . ., ., red-handed. yes, that doctor was a consultant. — red-handed. yes, that doctor was a consultant. a _ red-handed. yes, that doctor was a consultant, a paediatrician, - red-handed. yes, that doctor was a consultant, a paediatrician, who i consultant, a paediatrician, who became a witness who was well—known. he was well—known before he became a witness because he's appeared on lots of tv shows. he was a style witness for the prosecution last year, gave evidence in lots of the different accounts lucy letby face. in this case, he said he walked into the neonatal intensive care unit a couple of hours after baby k was born. that was unit where lucy letby worked and he saw her standing over the incubator, quotes, doing nothing. at the time she was doing

nothing, he said baby k's blood oxygen levels were tipping. this incident, lucy letby said she couldn't remember it but denied she was doing it. just to be clear, the whole allegation against lucy letby was she attempted to murder baby k by tampering with her breathing tube. the prosecution throughout this trial have had to wrestle with the fact these events happened a long time ago and there weren't witnesses for all of them. you had this main witness seeing her doing nothing. as for the dislodging of the breathing tube, lucy letby�*s explanation was active babies can often dislodge breathing tubes on their own. the witness was asked about it and said it wasn't impossible but unlikely. these are tubes which go into the baby's mouth, secured with tape and other methods. he said it was very unlikely it would happen, and

unlikely it would happen, and unlikely on multiple times because lucy letby was accused of trying to do it on multiple occasions. an awful lot of the evidence hung around what the doctor said. the defence were extremely critical of his evidence but him personally. in closing arguments, in the closing submissions made to the jury a few days ago, the defence labelled the doctor's evidence as pathetic. that is what they thought of him. the jury is what they thought of him. the jury clearly believed him because it tookjust jury clearly believed him because it took just over three and jury clearly believed him because it tookjust over three and a half hours for them to convict lucy letby. hours for them to convict lucy letb . ., ., , , hours for them to convict lucy letb. . , , letby. that was very quick. in terms of this count. _ letby. that was very quick. in terms of this count, it _ letby. that was very quick. in terms of this count, it was _ letby. that was very quick. in terms of this count, it was a _ letby. that was very quick. in terms of this count, it was a retrial- letby. that was very quick. in terms of this count, it was a retrial on i of this count, it was a retrial on this one solitary count. it is interesting, thejury this one solitary count. it is interesting, the jury at the trial were told about letby�*s previous convictions. they said it was an important piece of evidence which should be taken into account. yes.

should be taken into account. yes, normally a — should be taken into account. yes, normally a jury _ should be taken into account. yes, normally a jury in _ should be taken into account. yes, normally a jury in a _ should be taken into account. yes, normally a jury in a case _ should be taken into account. is: normally a jury in a case involving somebody who has previous convictions would be told about those convictions. or they might be told some elements. it seemed the judge's attitude at the start was it was unfeasible to try to believe they would getjurors who wouldn't know about these previous convictions, because it was so well covered at the time and lucy letby became so no tourists. he was keen to tell the jury they may know about the allegations and the may know about the convictions, rather, but he said they must decide on lucy letby pots guilt or innocence in relation to these allegations based on what they heard. they must also, as is normally the case, judges will tell not to research, they weren't allowed to have a look at previous coverage of this trial. but they were able to take it into account.

it in the end did just take three and a half hours to get the conviction. this is one conviction to add to the long last lucy letby has. it is worth remembering at the centre is one family to add to the list of her victims. l centre is one family to add to the list of her victims.— list of her victims. i will come back to about, _ list of her victims. i will come back to about, but _ list of her victims. i will come back to about, but i _ list of her victims. i will come back to about, but i want i list of her victims. i will come back to about, but i want to l list of her victims. i will come l back to about, but i want to ask list of her victims. i will come i back to about, but i want to ask you about sentencing because she is already serving 14 whole life terms for those previous convictions. when will we get a sentencing on this? that will come on this friday morning. that was the last issue the judge dealt with in court. he told lucy letby she should be there for that sentencing. as we saw last time round she didn't attend sentencing, and there's been a lot of criticism notjust and there's been a lot of criticism not just of and there's been a lot of criticism notjust of her but others who seem have little to lose not turning up to their sentence. it will be at 1030 this friday she will receive

it. she already has multiple light orders. that was the first thing the judge said, he said lucy letby is already serving multiple light orders. she will not be coming out of prison. sentencing for this will happen this friday —— life sentence. there's an interesting thing that lucy letby appealed against her convictions last year. that appeal was decided about a month ago, five weeks ago. the court of appeal announced she had failed in her bid to appeal against her convictions but didn't release the full reasoning. that was because of this retrial. it is now the case we will find out more details about why the court of appeal didn't believe that lucy letby should be allowed to appeal against her convictions and fold. ., . ~ ., appeal against her convictions and fold, ., ., ., , fold. coming back to the family, child k was _ fold. coming back to the family, child k was transferred - fold. coming back to the family, child k was transferred to i fold. coming back to the family, child k was transferred to a i child k was transferred to a specialist hospital later on

february the 17th because of her extreme premature nature. she died three days later, although the prosecution didn't allege letby actually cause her death. that is why the charge here was attempted murder. in terms of the family, have they been in court throughout the last few days listening to this evidence? did they hear the guilty verdict? ~ . ., ., verdict? well, the court did hear submissions _ verdict? well, the court did hear submissions from _ verdict? well, the court did hear submissions from the _ verdict? well, the court did hear submissions from the family i verdict? well, the court did hear. submissions from the family earlier on, and those submissions were talking specifically about what happened at the specialist hospital baby k was moved to. it has been an important part that lucy letby wasn't accused of causing the death of baby k. that is why it was attended murder. we heard from the parents of the anguish of being about in that neonatal intensive care unit, not knowing of course what lucy letby had done three days

beforehand, and being faced with the decision of whether they have to turn off the life—support machine that their daughter was on. they had long discussions with the consultant at the hospital she was moved to about whether she was likely to make any progress, and her mum in the submissions made to the trial a couple of weeks ago talked in their submissions about how she didn't want a baby poked and prodded and to suffer any more. she talked about how they made the decision to turn off her life—support, which is that was the most difficult decision i've ever made in my life. that gives you some insight into the anguish, but of course it is worth making clear that was before the family were informed about the suspicions against lucy letby. this is something, a theme resort in the last trial of lucy letby last year.

we had families in that who had no idea there was any suspicion around their children's deaths or there were even accusations of somebody attempting to kill them. to add to the anguish they were told about the suspicions, and then because of the justice system and how long it has taken, they've had to wait years to get answers and for the families of baby k, they didn't get answers at the trial last year because the jury failed to reach a verdict. now they have an it is worth sparing a thought for the families of five other babies where the jury also failed to reach a verdict. there were two counts lucy letby were acquitted, six counciljury failed acquitted, six council jury failed to acquitted, six counciljury failed to get a verdict. it was a retrial of one, there are others being brought. we heard from a solicitor when the cps made the decision, representing some of the families and he talked about how disappointed they were there weren't retrial is

and how they might potentially seek other avenues of redress. this is just one of those families who have finally got an answer today. yes. finally got an answer today. yes, another very. — finally got an answer today. yes, another very, very _ finally got an answer today. yes, another very, very difficult i finally got an answer today. yes, another very, very difficult day for all of the families. phil mccann at manchester crown court, thank you for taken is through. if you are justjoining us, i willjust repeat the main headline which has come from the court in the last little while, because lucy letby, the former nurse found guilty of the attended murder of a premature baby girl known as baby k in very 2016. thejury had gone out girl known as baby k in very 2016. the jury had gone out at 1130 today, returned very quickly with a unanimous verdictjust after returned very quickly with a unanimous verdict just after three o'clock. lucy letby found guilty, she will be sentenced on friday. i read out a statement from the cps, the crown prosecution service. we will return to the court and renew any reaction which happens in the

next little while from the cps. that news just breaking here on next little while from the cps. that newsjust breaking here on bbc next little while from the cps. that news just breaking here on bbc news. let us pause and catch up with a weather forecast. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud heading our way again today. the winds are coming in from the atlantic. somewhat stronger winds probably. i think by thursday. those winds, though, will be bringing in some rain at times and keeping the temperatures quite low for this time of the year. now we have seen some sunshine — that was eastbourne earlier on, and these are the averagejuly maximum temperatures. this is what we should be getting if you like, at this time of the year. but this is what we're going to find this afternoon. so those temperatures are something like 4 to 6 degrees lower than normal for this time of the year. so there's a cooler feel. all our weather is coming in from the atlantic. and whilst we've seen a lot of cloud today, there's more cloud to come in from the atlantic, which will bring some wetter weather

as we head into the night. still one or two showers around during the afternoon into the evening, but the wetter weather comes into northern ireland and scotland, moves over the irish sea into northern parts of england. we may even get a bit of rain heading towards the south east as well. so a lot of cloud around tonight before the rain arrives in eastern scotland. temperatures here could just get a little bit lower. most of the rain i think will be in the morning. that will then move away, but it stays quite grey and misty over the hills and coasts in wales. and the south west. a little bit of rain comes back in and then particularly in scotland and northern ireland, it will be followed by some sunshine and some showers, and then the winds start to pick up a bit as well. so these are the temperatures. and again very disappointing for this time of the year — 15 to 19 degrees. now that weather front will be out of the way and it takes the rain away. but you've got low pressure to the north of the uk. quite a few isobars on the chart as well. some stronger winds as we head into thursday, particularly for northern areas. and this is where we'll see some frequent and heavy showers. and in scotland there's a risk

of some thunderstorms as well. the further south you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and there may well be more sunshine around. welcome sunshine that willjust lift those temperatures to perhaps as high as 20 degrees, but still not the 23 that we'd expect in the south east of england. some more weatherfronts, though, do come in on friday. that could bring some rain to england and wales and further north we're looking at quite a number of showers, particularly in northern ireland. very unsettled through the rest of the week and it stays quite showery, probably into saturday and sunday, and still on the cool side.

welcome to bbc news. the headlines... the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a baby in 2016, following a retrial. less than 48 hours before the election, rishi sunak defends his campaign, insisting he can still win. and frank cottrell boyce is announced as the latest children's laureate. let's return to that breaking news that we were just looking at in the last little while, the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of

the attempted murder of a premature baby known as baby k in fabry 2016. thejury was sent baby known as baby k in fabry 2016. the jury was sent out at 1138 this morning and returned its unanimous verdict after three o'clock. let me show you the live pictures because in the next little while we are going to get a news conference both from the cps and from the police, and you can see the activity outside of the courthouse because that verdict coming in, thejury only of the courthouse because that verdict coming in, the jury only out for a couple of hours. they had heard the evidence, they heard lucy letby denied the charges, but they came back with that guilty verdicts very quickly, so we expect reaction and a news conference as soon as that starts. we will return to manchester and bring you the very latest. let's return to the general

election. throughout this campaign our colleagues at bbc verified have been examining the various claims made by the political parties, some of which have been potentially misleading. the past six weeks have seen a lot of claims from political parties and we have been examining most of them on verified letting you know whether you can trust the figures cited and fined the context you need to make sense of them. as we come to the end of this campaign let's recap of some of this campaign let's recap of some of the most prominent and potentially misleading claims. first of all the conservatives have pushed this one most heavily that if future labour government would put up household taxes by £2094. in that first debate with keir starmer rishi sunak used to claim ten times. why does it risk misleading people? several reasons but let's highlight two, first because it is based on some westerville assumptions by conservative advisers about how much

the policies would cost from labour. second,it the policies would cost from labour. second, it is a figure based on four years of deposit tax increases, not one. that is not how such figures should be presented. labour has also used some rather dubious numbers of its own about the impact of the conservatives plans. rachel reeves and others have been claiming the conservative plans were push up people's mortgages by £4800. why does this one risk misleading people? forvarious does this one risk misleading people? for various reasons but for one, it seems the conservatives would make none of the proposed £12 billion per year savings from the welfare bill and would have to borrow that sum, which seems unrealistic. second they are playing a similar accounting game as the tories, adding up five years of suppose that higher annual mortgage bills for households, resulting from higher interest rates. the liberal democrats have restless misleading people in a different way. —— risk to misleading people. this is from

one constituency, it showed the lib dems vote share from 2010, cherry picked years. no bar representing the vote share of the conservatives who held the seat in question since it was created in 2010. the oscar office for a statistic regulations say pulling or result data should be visualised in a way that does not mislead the average reader about the relative support for parties. campaign literature like this do not pass that test. let's also look at a prominent claim from the snp that the labour party would shut down the north sea oil and gas industry which would risk hundred thousand jobs. that has been made by the party's westminster leader at stephen flynn in various debates. that is roughly the number ofjobs that scotland was like oil and gas industry support in the wider uk economy yet it is pretty misleading to suggest that

labour's plans alone put all of these jobs at risk. labour has said it will not issue new oil and gas licenses, but it has also pledged not to overturn existing licences. there has been lots of other claims of course, such as reform uk on the international law around small boats, the green party on the implications of its tax plans and plaid cymru on what wales is owed from hst funding. theirfight has scrutinised —— verified has scrutinised —— verified has scrutinised them all. you can find more on the bbc website. even some of the best—known conservative party members have been forced to fight for the seats in the selection. the chancellorjeremy selection. the chancellor jeremy hunt selection. the chancellorjeremy hunt admits a tory win in his constituency isn't a sure thing, describing the competition as being on a knife edge when he has been speaking to our reporter. on the street and under pressure. jeremy hunt has held onto his surrey

seat for almost 20 years. but now he knows it may be slipping from his grasp. knows it may be slipping from his u-ras. ~ ., knows it may be slipping from his ”ras.. ., knows it may be slipping from his u-ras.~ . ., , knows it may be slipping from his ”ras.. ., ., ,., ., , grasp. what i can do is a really aood grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign. _ grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign. i— grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign, i have - grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign, i have got i grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign, i have got a i good campaign, i have got a brilliant team of volunteers. you have seen _ brilliant team of volunteers. you have seen the _ brilliant team of volunteers. you have seen the polls _ brilliant team of volunteers. you have seen the polls and know what opposition parties are saying about it, what does it feel like? iii opposition parties are saying about it, what does it feel like?— it, what does it feel like? if your site as it should _ it, what does it feel like? if your site as it should be _ it, what does it feel like? if your site as it should be any - it, what does it feel like? if your. site as it should be any democracy and i say to my kids, daddy may not be cancer, he may not be an mp after the election and we should be proud to be in a country where people like me are the servants of the people i touch the doorsteps. but me are the servants of the people i touch the doorsteps.— me are the servants of the people i touch the doorsteps. but in the same surrey village — touch the doorsteps. but in the same surrey village the _ touch the doorsteps. but in the same surrey village the liberal _ touch the doorsteps. but in the same surrey village the liberal democrat i surrey village the liberal democrat challenger is increasingly confident.— challenger is increasingly confident. ,., ., ., ., ., challenger is increasingly confident. ., ., confident. good afternoon, i am the lib dem candidate. _ confident. good afternoon, i am the lib dem candidate. would _ confident. good afternoon, i am the lib dem candidate. would you i confident. good afternoon, i am the lib dem candidate. would you be i confident. good afternoon, i am the lib dem candidate. would you be a | lib dem candidate. would you be a better mp than _ lib dem candidate. would you be a better mp than jeremy _ lib dem candidate. would you be a better mp than jeremy hunt? i i lib dem candidate. would you be a i better mp than jeremy hunt? i would better mp than jeremy hunt? i would be an mp that — better mp than jeremy hunt? i would be an mp that cares _ better mp than jeremy hunt? i would be an mp that cares about _ better mp than jeremy hunt? i would be an mp that cares about what i better mp than jeremy hunt? i would be an mp that cares about what is i be an mp that cares about what is going _ be an mp that cares about what is going on — be an mp that cares about what is going on. so be an mp that cares about what is hoin on. be an mp that cares about what is auoin on. i. ., ., , be an mp that cares about what is auoin on. ., ., , going on. so you are not sure you would be better— going on. so you are not sure you would be better at _ going on. so you are not sure you would be better at the _ going on. so you are not sure you would be better at the job? i i going on. so you are not sure you | would be better at the job? i would would be better at the 'ob? i would be better at— would be better at the 'ob? i would be better at the i would be better at the 'ob? i would be better at the job i would be better at the job? i would be better at the job because - be better at the job because honestly i am more present, i am

be better at the job because honestly i am more present, iam now as a local— honestly i am more present, iam now as a local council leader. i have been _ as a local council leader. i have been through things that he will not have ever— been through things that he will not have ever experienced. you been through things that he will not have ever experienced.— been through things that he will not have ever experienced. you think you are more qualified? _ have ever experienced. you think you are more qualified? what _ have ever experienced. you think you are more qualified? what is - have ever experienced. you think you are more qualified? what is it - have ever experienced. you think you are more qualified? what is it being i are more qualified? what is it being the counsellor _ are more qualified? what is it being the counsellor of _ are more qualified? what is it being the counsellor of the _ are more qualified? what is it being the counsellor of the exchequer i are more qualified? what is it being i the counsellor of the exchequer when you have _ the counsellor of the exchequer when you have no _ the counsellor of the exchequer when you have no idea how people are struggling under the cost of living? a new— struggling under the cost of living? a new constituency is largely affluent and within commuting distance of london. experts argue these are the places where tactical voting as possible, but the labour candidate does not seem to think he will benefit. it is candidate does not seem to think he will benefit. , ., ., will benefit. it is a tough fight, there is a _ will benefit. it is a tough fight, there is a lot _ will benefit. it is a tough fight, there is a lot of _ will benefit. it is a tough fight, there is a lot of tactical- will benefit. it is a tough fight, there is a lot of tactical voting | there is a lot of tactical voting going on, the tories and lib dems have put up a good fight and we have as well. but have put up a good fight and we have as well. �* , ., have put up a good fight and we have as well. �* i. .. ., have put up a good fight and we have as well. �* , ., .. ., have put up a good fight and we have as well-_ we - have put up a good fight and we have as well._ we will| as well. but you cannot win? we will t . as well. but you cannot win? we will t , i am as well. but you cannot win? we will try. i am was — as well. but you cannot win? we will try. lam was up _ as well. but you cannot win? we will try. lam was up for— as well. but you cannot win? we will try, i am was up for the _ as well. but you cannot win? we will try, i am was up for the fight. i as well. but you cannot win? we will try, i am was up for the fight. you i try, i am was up for the fight. you do not try, i am was up for the fight. you do rrot sound _ try, i am was up for the fight. you do not sound that _ try, i am was up for the fight. you do not sound that confident. it is a tough fight. there is a new entrant in this political contest, the impact of which is so far unclear. surely reform will be splitting up the vote. ~ ,,., , surely reform will be splitting up the vote. ~ , , ., ., the vote. absolutely not, we are the only centre-right _ the vote. absolutely not, we are the only centre-right to _ the vote. absolutely not, we are the only centre-right to get _ the vote. absolutely not, we are the only centre-right to get on - the vote. absolutely not, we are the only centre-right to get on the i

only centre—right to get on the ballot — only centre—right to get on the ballot paper. but only centre-right to get on the ballot paper-— only centre-right to get on the ballot paper. only centre-right to get on the ballot --aer. �* , , ._ , ballot paper. but presumably it is conservative _ ballot paper. but presumably it is conservative voters _ ballot paper. but presumably it is conservative voters who - ballot paper. but presumably it is conservative voters who are i ballot paper. but presumably it is| conservative voters who are trying to persuade to move to you? so you are splitting the vote? we to persuade to move to you? so you are splitting the vote?— are splitting the vote? we will not be s-ulittin are splitting the vote? we will not be splitting the — are splitting the vote? we will not be splitting the vote, _ are splitting the vote? we will not be splitting the vote, we - are splitting the vote? we will not be splitting the vote, we will- are splitting the vote? we will not be splitting the vote, we will be i be splitting the vote, we will be bringing — be splitting the vote, we will be bringing the boat across to reform, that is _ bringing the boat across to reform, that is my — bringing the boat across to reform, that is my hope and aspiration. whatever— that is my hope and aspiration. whatever happens here, a lot of cabinet ministers could lose this week. forthe cabinet ministers could lose this week. for the conservatives that would just mean a lot of experience but a loss of potential leadership contenders as well. —— that wouldn't just mean a loss of experience. let me point you to the full slate of candidates in that constituency and it is more detail, so head to the bbc website. more details on that constituency. that's get back out on the campaign trail and speak to chess parker who is with the labour campaign trail. welcome here to the programme, take us through the key campaign messages from labour with a 48 hours to go. yes, we are hearing sir keir starmer

addressing a number of cards so far today, festival he kicked off the day at a football ground, he likes to visit football grounds, with labour party supporters. one of the key messages that keep trying to land is that he says if they want to change, you have to vote for it now. this is an effort by the labour leader to get out the vote ahead of polling day. all these warnings from the conservative party, they say labour could be heading for a super majority and are telling voters not to sleepwalk into that. i think keir starmer is trying to counter that by trying to urge people who might be thinking about voting labour to go out and do so, sol thinking about voting labour to go out and do so, so i think both trying to work against any potential complacency that might come from different reasons for people who might be considering supporting them. then headed to a distribution warehouse, where we were surrounded

by millions of cans of beans in this factory site where he addressed workers, and took questions on a lot of different issues, illegal immigration, the hospitality industry because that was relevant to the business. one of the interesting political questions he was asked was why it shouldn't people fear a labour at supermajority. he was asked that by one of the workers at the factory there, and keir starmer said the polls do not predict the future, but he repeated a line we heard overnight of an interview he gave to the times newspaper. he said labour needed a strong mandate and a man it is important to us, and this kind of language we are seeing, both in the conservatives and from labour is really interesting at this point of the campaign. , even though there is some dismissal of the polls, it reflects the fact that labour has held onto that certificate pull

throughout the campaign, and with a couple of days to go until polling day, keir starmerand couple of days to go until polling day, keir starmer and labourfigures day, keir starmer and labour figures are day, keir starmer and labourfigures are going around saying they are not complacent and they are going to fight for every vote, but speaking privately and off the record to labour officials, and activists at these events that we go to, because it is labour supporters who are there to cheer on keir starmer, there to cheer on keir starmer, there is a mood of optimism and excitement around the labour campaign, given that poll lead they have sustained throughout. aha, campaign, given that poll lead they have sustained throughout.- have sustained throughout. a quick one, on have sustained throughout. a quick one. on that _ have sustained throughout. a quick one, on that line _ have sustained throughout. a quick one, on that line that _ have sustained throughout. a quick one, on that line that cabinet - one, on that line that cabinet ministers have been going on, talking about work life balance and accusing keir starmer of being a part—time prime minister, he has been dismissive of all of that, haven't they? it been dismissive of all of that, haven't they?— been dismissive of all of that, haven't the ? ., , . ., , ., haven't they? it has come up quite a lot toda , haven't they? it has come up quite a lot today. these _ haven't they? it has come up quite a lot today, these were _ haven't they? it has come up quite a lot today, these were comments - haven't they? it has come up quite a | lot today, these were comments they made about how they tried to and continue to try to carve out time for his kids and his wife on friday

evening, so he tries not to do work things from 60 onwards on friday evening, and then the conservative attacks came calling him a part—time prime minister and he has dismissed these today as borderline hysterical. he also mentioned in a press huddle, as it was a off—camera aduu press huddle, as it was a off—camera adult with new supporters and they get to ask questions, he mentioned how his wife's family, her dad is jewish, and that friday night, they sometimes sit down or occasionally have prayers, so friday evenings for jewish families they will have dinner and prayers, so he talked about that as well, relevant to his wife because my family and faith, but overall he has been dismissing these attacks are something he thinks is actually essentially rather desperate from the conservative party, and that of

course he says sometimes he has to work on friday evenings, but he thinks it is actually a good thing. i paraphrase that, but it is a good thing that he tries to carve out some time for his family, that has been a persistent question through the day, that he has tried to take on, and i think overall what he is trying to suggest is this is a sign of desperation from the conservatives, and there have been attacks picking up from those comments they have made earlier this week. . ~ comments they have made earlier this week. ., ~ , ., comments they have made earlier this week. . ~' , ., , comments they have made earlier this week. ., ~ i. , . �*, week. thank you very much, let's get back to the — week. thank you very much, let's get back to the issues _ week. thank you very much, let's get back to the issues because _ week. thank you very much, let's get back to the issues because the - week. thank you very much, let's get back to the issues because the ad - back to the issues because the ad campaign, bbc news has been travelling around the country to try and look at the issues that mattered the most to you, the voters. today when the north—eastern constituency of newton aycliffe and spennymoor, the newly redrawn seat selects cross to mcculloch is there for us. back to mcculloch is there for us. back to you. —— my colleague. this to mcculloch is there for us. back to you. -- my colleague.- to mcculloch is there for us. back to you. -- my colleague. this is to be art to you. -- my colleague. this is to be part of— to you. -- my colleague. this is to be part of the _ to you. -- my colleague. this is to be part of the constituency - to you. -- my colleague. this is to be part of the constituency of- be part of the constituency of sedgefield and if that sounds

familiar, that is because it was the seat that tony blair held for years on end, including when he was running the country. this is blair's back yard, but what is so significant about sedgefield is that in 2019, it flipped to the conservative party under boris johnson. it is a seat that labour is hoping it can take back, and a couple of days' time, and people i've spoken to so far, a lot of them don't want to come on camera say they are undecided and 50% of more other people i've spoken to here and in the nearby darlington constituency, which is another swing seat, if you can call it that, had not made up their minds for certain. i am joined by two locals here and voters as well, let's start with you, stuart. you are in many ways out the human embodiment of this constituency because you used to be lifelong labour and then you

switched in 2019, what are you going to do on thursday? i switched in 2019, what are you going to do on thursday?— to do on thursday? i don't know, i have no trust _ to do on thursday? i don't know, i have no trust in _ to do on thursday? i don't know, i have no trust in the _ to do on thursday? i don't know, i have no trust in the conservatives| have no trust in the conservatives at all. _ have no trust in the conservatives at all. so — have no trust in the conservatives at all. so it— have no trust in the conservatives at all, so it will not be bent. i am not particularly happy about sir keir starmer leading a socialist party, — keir starmer leading a socialist party, i— keir starmer leading a socialist party, i think the default in this case _ party, i think the default in this case has — party, i think the default in this case has to be the greens. i may go and destroy— case has to be the greens. i may go and destroy my paper, that is my prerogative. find and destroy my paper, that is my prerogative-— and destroy my paper, that is my prerogative. and you used to be a staunch supporter _ prerogative. and you used to be a staunch supporter of _ prerogative. and you used to be a staunch supporter of tony - prerogative. and you used to be a staunch supporter of tony blair i prerogative. and you used to be a i staunch supporter of tony blair back in the day, why did you switch from labour to the conservatives last time? �* ., ., , ., labour to the conservatives last time? �* ., ., ., time? along with thousands of other eo - le, time? along with thousands of other peeple. right — time? along with thousands of other people, right throughout _ time? along with thousands of other people, right throughout the - people, right throughout the country. _ people, right throughout the country, we were checked, we were checked _ country, we were checked, we were checked in — country, we were checked, we were checked in voting for the conservatives. we believed the conservatives. we believed the conservatives under boris johnson, which _ conservatives under boris johnson, which by— conservatives under boris johnson, which by and large, he was the person— which by and large, he was the person that we were voting for, it

wasn't _ person that we were voting for, it wasn't the — person that we were voting for, it wasn't the conservative party, it wasn't the conservative party, it was boris — wasn't the conservative party, it was borisjohnson, became a presidential style shoot out, if you like. presidential style shoot out, if you like and _ presidential style shoot out, if you like. and johnson had the common touch, _ like. and johnson had the common touch, he — like. and johnson had the common touch, he got in touch with the ordinary— touch, he got in touch with the ordinary people, hence the red wall crumbled _ ordinary people, hence the red wall crumbled all over.— crumbled all over. what is it about keir starmer— crumbled all over. what is it about keir starmer that _ crumbled all over. what is it about keir starmer that you _ crumbled all over. what is it about keir starmer that you do _ crumbled all over. what is it about keir starmer that you do not - crumbled all over. what is it about keir starmer that you do not like? | keir starmer that you do not like? why will you not give labour another chance that you did four years like under mr blair? i chance that you did four years like under mr blair?— under mr blair? i don't know. i don't trust _ under mr blair? i don't know. i don't trust the _ under mr blair? i don't know. i don't trust the man, _ under mr blair? i don't know. i don't trust the man, i - under mr blair? i don't know. i don't trust the man, i don't - under mr blair? i don't know. i l don't trust the man, i don't trust him to— don't trust the man, i don't trust him to carry— don't trust the man, i don't trust him to carry out the things that he says he _ him to carry out the things that he says he is— him to carry out the things that he says he is going to do, politicians are of— says he is going to do, politicians are of the — says he is going to do, politicians are of the same, they are only in it for themselves.— for themselves. what about rishi sunak? because _ for themselves. what about rishi sunak? because you _ for themselves. what about rishi sunak? because you voted - for themselves. what about rishi sunak? because you voted for. for themselves. what about rishi | sunak? because you voted for the conservatives last time, but you are also saying you didn't want him? i did not vote for him last time. also saying you didn't want him? i | did not vote for him last time. you voted for it — did not vote for him last time. wm. voted for itjohnson, so it was squarely about the personality. absolutely. 50 squarely about the personality. absolutely-—

squarely about the personality. absolutel. ., ., ~' absolutely. so what do you think before we move _ absolutely. so what do you think before we move on _ absolutely. so what do you think before we move on to _ absolutely. so what do you think before we move on to bill, - absolutely. so what do you think before we move on to bill, what| absolutely. so what do you think . before we move on to bill, what you think you will do in your hand hovers over that paper? it will either be _ hovers over that paper? it will either be destroyed _ hovers over that paper? it will either be destroyed or - hovers over that paper? it will either be destroyed or i - hovers over that paper? it will either be destroyed or i will i hovers over that paper? it will i either be destroyed or i will vote for the _ either be destroyed or i will vote for the greens.— either be destroyed or i will vote for the greens. interesting, let's move to bill- _ for the greens. interesting, let's move to bill. bill— for the greens. interesting, let's move to bill. bill watched - for the greens. interesting, let's i move to bill. bill watched broadcast in the last hour, he doesn't live too far from here so he got in the car because he said he wanted to have something to say to us. here he is. we had stuart on in the last hour, who said he was going to vote labour this time. and you are a lifelong conservative voter, is that correct? ., ., , , correct? the thing that troubles me in this election _ correct? the thing that troubles me in this election is _ correct? the thing that troubles me in this election is that _ correct? the thing that troubles me in this election is that it _ correct? the thing that troubles me in this election is that it appears - in this election is that it appears to me _ in this election is that it appears to me that— in this election is that it appears to me that all— in this election is that it appears to me that all opposition - to me that all opposition politicians— to me that all opposition politicians are _ to me that all opposition politicians are trying - to me that all opposition politicians are trying to l to me that all opposition - politicians are trying to forget that the — politicians are trying to forget that the party— politicians are trying to forget that the party went _ politicians are trying to forget that the party went through i politicians are trying to forget that the party went through a | that the party went through a pandemic— that the party went through a pandemic and _ that the party went through a pandemic and during - that the party went through a pandemic and during that - that the party went through a - pandemic and during that pandemic, it cost— pandemic and during that pandemic, it cost the _ pandemic and during that pandemic, it cost the country— pandemic and during that pandemic, it cost the country hundreds - pandemic and during that pandemic, it cost the country hundreds of - it cost the country hundreds of lives _ it cost the country hundreds of lives of — it cost the country hundreds of lives of pounds. _ it cost the country hundreds of lives of pounds. the _ it cost the country hundreds of lives of pounds. the national. it cost the country hundreds of -

lives of pounds. the national health service. _ lives of pounds. the national health service. no— lives of pounds. the national health service. no one _ lives of pounds. the national health service, no one can— lives of pounds. the national health service, no one can go— lives of pounds. the national health service, no one can go for— lives of pounds. the national health service, no one can go for their- service, no one can go for their appointments, _ service, no one can go for their appointments, the _ service, no one can go for their appointments, the furlough - service, no one can go for their- appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs— appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs lots — appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs lots of— appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs lots of money, _ appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs lots of money, and - appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs lots of money, and i- appointments, the furlough scheme, all costs lots of money, and i hear. all costs lots of money, and i hear people _ all costs lots of money, and i hear people like — all costs lots of money, and i hear people like keir— all costs lots of money, and i hear people like keir starmer— all costs lots of money, and i hear people like keir starmer it - all costs lots of money, and i hear people like keir starmer it will. all costs lots of money, and i hear people like keir starmer it will bel people like keir starmer it will be 14 years _ people like keir starmer it will be 14 years of— people like keir starmer it will be 14 years of the _ people like keir starmer it will be 14 years of the conservative - people like keir starmer it will be 14 years of the conservative app i people like keir starmer it will be i 14 years of the conservative app as if nothing — 14 years of the conservative app as if nothing had _ 14 years of the conservative app as if nothing had happened, - 14 years of the conservative app as if nothing had happened, there - 14 years of the conservative app as| if nothing had happened, there was 14 years of the conservative app as i if nothing had happened, there was a pandemic _ if nothing had happened, there was a pandemic you — if nothing had happened, there was a andemic. ., ., pandemic. you mentioned the pandemic. _ pandemic. you mentioned the pandemic, there _ pandemic. you mentioned the pandemic, there are - pandemic. you mentioned the pandemic, there are a - pandemic. you mentioned the pandemic, there are a lot - pandemic. you mentioned the pandemic, there are a lot of l pandemic. you mentioned the - pandemic, there are a lot of people, i have spoken to some who use the pandemic in the way the conservatives round things, there was a for example, it is a reason of how they did not handle the pandemic as well. i how they did not handle the pandemic as well. .., how they did not handle the pandemic as well. .. , ., as well. i can understand the feelings. _ as well. i can understand the feelings. 10 _ as well. i can understand the feelings, 10 downing - as well. i can understand the feelings, 10 downing street. as well. i can understand the l feelings, 10 downing street as as well. i can understand the - feelings, 10 downing street as the head office — feelings, 10 downing street as the head office of— feelings, 10 downing street as the head office of the _ feelings, 10 downing street as the head office of the country - feelings, 10 downing street as the head office of the country and - feelings, 10 downing street as the head office of the country and it. feelings, 10 downing street as the head office of the country and it is| head office of the country and it is not condoned, _ head office of the country and it is not condoned, and _ head office of the country and it is not condoned, and it _ head office of the country and it is not condoned, and it doesn't - head office of the country and it is not condoned, and it doesn't say. head office of the country and it is. not condoned, and it doesn't say you should _ not condoned, and it doesn't say you should make — not condoned, and it doesn't say you should make the _ not condoned, and it doesn't say you should make the rules— not condoned, and it doesn't say you should make the rules and _ not condoned, and it doesn't say you should make the rules and then - not condoned, and it doesn't say you should make the rules and then do i should make the rules and then do not abide _ should make the rules and then do not abide by— should make the rules and then do not abide by them. _ should make the rules and then do not abide by them. i— should make the rules and then do not abide by them. i understand i not abide by them. i understand that _ not abide by them. i understand that this— not abide by them. i understand that. this country— not abide by them. i understand that. this country is _ not abide by them. i understand that. this country is billions- not abide by them. i understand that. this country is billions and| that. this country is billions and billions — that. this country is billions and billions of— that. this country is billions and billions of pounds _ that. this country is billions and billions of pounds worse - that. this country is billions and billions of pounds worse off- that. this country is billions and| billions of pounds worse off than that. this country is billions and i billions of pounds worse off than it would _ billions of pounds worse off than it would have — billions of pounds worse off than it would have been— billions of pounds worse off than it would have been had _ billions of pounds worse off than it would have been had it _ billions of pounds worse off than it would have been had it not - billions of pounds worse off than it would have been had it not been i billions of pounds worse off than it. would have been had it not been for the pandemic, — would have been had it not been for the pandemic, and— would have been had it not been for the pandemic, and people - would have been had it not been for the pandemic, and people like - would have been had it not been for the pandemic, and people like keirl the pandemic, and people like keir starmer— the pandemic, and people like keir starmer and — the pandemic, and people like keir starmer and his— the pandemic, and people like keir starmer and his colleagues - the pandemic, and people like keir starmer and his colleagues are - starmer and his colleagues are hoping — starmer and his colleagues are

hoping we _ starmer and his colleagues are hoping we will _ starmer and his colleagues are hoping we will all— starmer and his colleagues are hoping we will all forget - starmer and his colleagues are hoping we will all forget that i starmer and his colleagues are i hoping we will all forget that will not notice — hoping we will all forget that will not notice. they— hoping we will all forget that will not notice. they will— hoping we will all forget that will not notice. they will do - hoping we will all forget that will not notice. they will do anything j not notice. they will do anything the same — not notice. they will do anything the same as— not notice. they will do anything the same as the _ not notice. they will do anything the same as the conservatives i not notice. they will do anything | the same as the conservatives to not notice. they will do anything - the same as the conservatives to the rest of— the same as the conservatives to the rest of their— the same as the conservatives to the rest of their ability, _ the same as the conservatives to the rest of their ability, they _ the same as the conservatives to the rest of their ability, they will - rest of their ability, they will keep— rest of their ability, they will keep the _ rest of their ability, they will keep the left _ rest of their ability, they will keep the left of— rest of their ability, they will keep the left of the - rest of their ability, they will keep the left of the party- rest of their ability, they will i keep the left of the party quite until— keep the left of the party quite until they— keep the left of the party quite until they get _ keep the left of the party quite until they get elected, - keep the left of the party quite until they get elected, and - keep the left of the party quitei until they get elected, and let's not forget — until they get elected, and let's not forget less _ until they get elected, and let's not forget less than _ until they get elected, and let's not forget less than five - until they get elected, and let's not forget less than five years i until they get elected, and let's - not forget less than five years ago, keir starmer— not forget less than five years ago, keir starmerwas_ not forget less than five years ago, keir starmer was stating _ not forget less than five years ago, keir starmer was stating that - not forget less than five years ago, i keir starmer was stating that jeremy corbyn _ keir starmer was stating that jeremy corbyn would — keir starmer was stating that jeremy corbyn would be _ keir starmer was stating that jeremy corbyn would be a _ keir starmer was stating that jeremy corbyn would be a great _ keir starmer was stating that jeremy corbyn would be a great prime - corbyn would be a great prime minister — corbyn would be a great prime minister it— corbyn would be a great prime minister. it has— corbyn would be a great prime minister. it has changed - corbyn would be a great prime| minister. it has changed again, corbyn would be a great prime - minister. it has changed again, new labour _ minister. it has changed again, new labour. ., ., . ., , ., ., ., ., labour. you are clearly not a fan of the labour— labour. you are clearly not a fan of the labour party. _ labour. you are clearly not a fan of the labour party, but _ labour. you are clearly not a fan of the labour party, but if— labour. you are clearly not a fan of the labour party, but if the - labour. you are clearly not a fan of the labour party, but if the polls i the labour party, but if the polls are to be believed, the conservatives are not on course for another term. we will not know until thursday, if that is the case, what have the conservatives, your party that you have stayed loyal to done wrong? what has gone wrong that you are way behind in the polls? i think it is a message _ are way behind in the polls? i think it is a message to _ are way behind in the polls? i think it is a message to the _ are way behind in the polls? i think it is a message to the public. - are way behind in the polls? i think it is a message to the public. i - it is a message to the public. i don't — it is a message to the public. i don't think— it is a message to the public. i don't think the _ it is a message to the public. i don't think the public- it is a message to the public. i. don't think the public understand the implication _ don't think the public understand the implication of _ don't think the public understand the implication of the _ don't think the public understand the implication of the pandemic, | don't think the public understand i the implication of the pandemic, a lot of— the implication of the pandemic, a lot of people — the implication of the pandemic, a lot of people say— the implication of the pandemic, a lot of people say rishi _ the implication of the pandemic, a lot of people say rishi sunak- the implication of the pandemic, a lot of people say rishi sunak is . the implication of the pandemic, a lot of people say rishi sunak is a i lot of people say rishi sunak is a rich man — lot of people say rishi sunak is a rich man but _

lot of people say rishi sunak is a rich man. but he _ lot of people say rishi sunak is a rich man. but he is. _ lot of people say rishi sunak is a rich man. but he is. he - lot of people say rishi sunak is a rich man. but he is. he certainly| rich man. but he is. he certainly is, but _ rich man. but he is. he certainly is, but the — rich man. but he is. he certainly is, but the thing _ rich man. but he is. he certainly is, but the thing is _ rich man. but he is. he certainly is, but the thing is with - rich man. but he is. he certainly is, but the thing is with politics. is, but the thing is with politics today. — is, but the thing is with politics today. it — is, but the thing is with politics today. it is _ is, but the thing is with politics today. it is all— is, but the thing is with politics today, it is all presidential- is, but the thing is with politics today, it is all presidential and| is, but the thing is with politics. today, it is all presidential and a lot of— today, it is all presidential and a lot of politics _ today, it is all presidential and a lot of politics of _ today, it is all presidential and a lot of politics of envy _ today, it is all presidential and a lot of politics of envy and - lot of politics of envy and resentment, _ lot of politics of envy and resentment, and - lot of politics of envy and resentment, and i- lot of politics of envy and resentment, and i don't. lot of politics of envy and - resentment, and i don't think we have _ resentment, and i don't think we have got— resentment, and i don't think we have got our— resentment, and i don't think we have got our message _ resentment, and i don't think we have got our message over- resentment, and i don't think we i have got our message over largely resentment, and i don't think we - have got our message over largely on that basis _ have got our message over largely on that basis. �* ., , ., ,., that basis. before i let you both io, that basis. before i let you both to, i that basis. before i let you both go. i want _ that basis. before i let you both go. i want to — that basis. before i let you both go, i want to ask _ that basis. before i let you both go, i want to ask you _ that basis. before i let you both go, i want to ask you both, - that basis. before i let you both - go, i want to ask you both, because we have a lot of conversations in the north of england and one name has come up a lot, nigel farage will stop i want to get your take on him. i think he is a showman, he is a person— i think he is a showman, he is a person he — i think he is a showman, he is a person he was— i think he is a showman, he is a person he was with _ i think he is a showman, he is a person he was with what - i think he is a showman, he is a person he was with what he - i think he is a showman, he is al person he was with what he says i think he is a showman, he is a - person he was with what he says but it cannot _ person he was with what he says but it cannot add — person he was with what he says but it cannot add up _ person he was with what he says but it cannot add up and _ person he was with what he says but it cannot add up and he _ person he was with what he says but it cannot add up and he cannot- person he was with what he says but it cannot add up and he cannot run. person he was with what he says but it cannot add up and he cannot run aj it cannot add up and he cannot run a country— it cannot add up and he cannot run a country on _ it cannot add up and he cannot run a country on that _ it cannot add up and he cannot run a country on that basis. _ it cannot add up and he cannot run a country on that basis. what - it cannot add up and he cannot run a country on that basis.— country on that basis. what about ou? i country on that basis. what about you? i would _ country on that basis. what about you? i would not— country on that basis. what about you? i would not trust _ country on that basis. what about you? i would not trust him - country on that basis. what about you? i would not trust him as - country on that basis. what about you? i would not trust him as far| country on that basis. what about l you? i would not trust him as far as i could throw _ you? i would not trust him as far as i could throw him. _ you? i would not trust him as far as i could throw him. the _ you? i would not trust him as far as i could throw him. the man - you? i would not trust him as far as i could throw him. the man is - you? i would not trust him as far as i could throw him. the man is a - i could throw him. the man is a snake — i could throw him. the man is a snake he — i could throw him. the man is a snake he is— i could throw him. the man is a snake. he is an extreme right wing tory and _ snake. he is an extreme right wing tory and he — snake. he is an extreme right wing tory and he would never ever get my vote _ tory and he would never ever get my vote. ~ , ., ,. ~' tory and he would never ever get my vote. ~ , ., y., ,, ., tory and he would never ever get my vote. ~ , ., ,, ., ., , vote. why do you think that so many --eole are vote. why do you think that so many people are saying — vote. why do you think that so many people are saying of— vote. why do you think that so many people are saying of all— vote. why do you think that so many people are saying of all the - vote. why do you think that so many people are saying of all the names i people are saying of all the names that have come up in the conversations i have had, nearly 30 so far today, i know that is not

scientific but his name keeps coming up. it is interesting because a lot of people i have spoken to a pa say they do not like either of the main two parties, but you don't like mr farage. two parties, but you don't like mr faraae. . . , ., farage. nigel farage sitting in a ub farage. nigel farage sitting in a pub drinking _ farage. nigel farage sitting in a pub drinking a — farage. nigel farage sitting in a pub drinking a pint _ farage. nigel farage sitting in a pub drinking a pint of _ farage. nigel farage sitting in a pub drinking a pint of beer- farage. nigel farage sitting in a i pub drinking a pint of beer talking to ordinary— pub drinking a pint of beer talking to ordinary people doesn't make him a wonderful— to ordinary people doesn't make him a wonderful politician, the man has no ideas _ a wonderful politician, the man has no ideas. the party has no ideas. where _ no ideas. the party has no ideas. where will— no ideas. the party has no ideas. where will we be if they win the election — where will we be if they win the election '— where will we be if they win the election. i don't trust him. he is clearly on _ election. i don't trust him. he is clearly on to _ election. i don't trust him. he is clearly on to something - election. i don't trust him. he is clearly on to something because there is a lot of conservative voters who are considering, some i have met this morning in another marginal seat which is darlington, ditching your party and going for it mr farage. especially on the issue of immigration. they say he has got the answers. rishi sunak has not managed to get anyone to rwanda for example, that is what someone said

to me earlier, they said he might have the answer. he to me earlier, they said he might have the answer.— to me earlier, they said he might have the answer. he talks a good name, have the answer. he talks a good game. but _ have the answer. he talks a good game. but how— have the answer. he talks a good game, but how can _ have the answer. he talks a good game, but how can it _ have the answer. he talks a good game, but how can it possibly - have the answer. he talks a good i game, but how can it possibly work, the things— game, but how can it possibly work, the things he — game, but how can it possibly work, the things he says. _ game, but how can it possibly work, the things he says. he _ game, but how can it possibly work, the things he says. he is _ game, but how can it possibly work, the things he says. he is a - game, but how can it possibly work, j the things he says. he is a showman and i— the things he says. he is a showman and i hope _ the things he says. he is a showman and i hope in — the things he says. he is a showman and i hope in the _ the things he says. he is a showman and i hope in the next— the things he says. he is a showman and i hope in the next 48 _ the things he says. he is a showman and i hope in the next 48 are - the things he says. he is a showman and i hope in the next 48 are as - and i hope in the next 48 are as people — and i hope in the next 48 are as people see _ and i hope in the next 48 are as people see through _ and i hope in the next 48 are as people see through him - and i hope in the next 48 are as people see through him and - and i hope in the next 48 are as| people see through him and see sense _ people see through him and see sense that— people see through him and see sense. that is— people see through him and see sense. that is what _ people see through him and see sense. that is what i— people see through him and see sense. that is what i hope. - people see through him and see sense. that is what i hope. thank ou to sense. that is what i hope. thank you to both _ sense. that is what i hope. thank you to both of— sense. that is what i hope. thank you to both of you, _ sense. that is what i hope. thank you to both of you, to _ sense. that is what i hope. thank you to both of you, to bill- sense. that is what i hope. thank you to both of you, to bill and - you to both of you, to bill and stewart, and the conversation here, just two people and it is interesting, the overriding thing from my time, notjust here but in various parts of the county is having people i have met, whojust like stuart are undecided, and i think that is the key, that there are still people making up their minds. it a sense that, i know bill is a big fan of the conservatives, but there are a lot of people who are ditching the usual allegiances and that is what makes this thursday so interesting and exciting. the seats that i am in is a newton

aycliffe and spennymoor. you can find all of the candidates standing in any constituency across the uk on the bbc news website. i will be moving to another constituency the next time we speak.— next time we speak. great stuff, thank ou next time we speak. great stuff, thank you very — next time we speak. great stuff, thank you very much. _ next time we speak. great stuff, thank you very much. more - next time we speak. great stuff, thank you very much. more in i next time we speak. great stuff, | thank you very much. more in the coming couple of hours. before we go to the weather i want to take you back to manchester crown court, the microphone is set up, we are expecting to hearfrom microphone is set up, we are expecting to hear from the cps and the police after the news in the last hour that the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby known as baby k from february 2016. the jury were out for only a couple of hours before they returned with a unanimous verdict. offer manchester in the next couple of minutes. let's catch up with weather details.

hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud heading our way again today. the winds are coming in from the atlantic. somewhat stronger winds probably i think by thursday. those winds, though, will be bringing in some rain at times and keeping the temperatures quite low for this time of the year. now we have seen some sunshine — that was eastbourne earlier on, and these are the averagejuly maximum temperatures. this is what we should be getting if you like, at this time of the year. but this is what we're going to find this afternoon. so those temperatures are something like 4 to 6 degrees lower than normal for this time of the year. so there's a cooler feel. all our weather is coming in from the atlantic. and whilst we've seen a lot of cloud today, there's more cloud to come in from the atlantic, which will bring some wetter weather as we head into the night. stilli or 2 showers around during the afternoon into the evening, but the wetter weather comes into northern ireland and scotland, moves over the irish sea into northern parts of england. we may even get a bit of rain heading towards the south east as well.

so a lot of cloud around tonight before the rain arrives. in eastern scotland, temperatures here could just get a little bit lower. most of the rain i think will be in the morning. that will then move away, but it stays quite grey and misty over the hills and coasts in wales and the south west. a little bit of rain comes back in and then particularly in scotland and northern ireland, it will be followed by some sunshine and some showers, and then the winds start to pick up a bit as well. so these are the temperatures. and again very disappointing for this time of the year — 15 to 19 degrees. now that weather front will be out of the way and it takes the rain away. but you've got low pressure to the north of the uk. quite a few isobars on the chart as well. some stronger winds as we head into thursday, particularly for northern areas. and this is where we'll see some frequent and heavy showers. and in scotland there's a risk of some thunderstorms as well. the further south you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and there may well be more sunshine around. welcome sunshine that willjust lift those temperatures to perhaps as high as 20 degrees, but still not the 23 that we'd expect in the south east of england.

some more weatherfronts, though, do come in on friday. that could bring some rain to england and wales and further north we're looking at quite a number of showers, particularly in northern ireland. very unsettled through the rest of the week and it stays quite showery, probably into saturday and sunday, and still on the cool side.

live from london, this is bbc news. the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby in 2016 following a retrial. this is the sea and live at manchester crown court. we are waiting for a reaction from the cps and police. when it happens we will bring you it live. less than 48 is before the general election, rishi sunak defences campaign, saying he hasn't given up and can still win. fire crews on the gridiron and of kos are battling wildfires that forced locals and tourists seek shelter. hurricane beryl hits a category five storm as it sweeps the caribbean.

hello and welcome to bbc news. let's start with the breaking news of the last hour. the former nurse and convicted serial killer lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby known as baby k. the jury attempted murder of a premature baby known as baby k. thejury in attempted murder of a premature baby known as baby k. the jury in the retrial at manchester crown court unanimously agreed that in february 2016, letby had a slot the breathing tube less than two hours after her birth and was caught virtually red—handed when a doctor walked into the room. the 34—year—old saudi serving 14 whole life terms for murdering seven babies —— is already serving. let me show you the live pictures from manchester crown court. that is the scene. we are still waiting to hear from the crown prosecution service that issued a statement moment after that verdict came in. we will hearfrom the

police. the microphones are all set “p police. the microphones are all set up as soon as those authorities emerge from the courtroom. we will carry that live. our correspondent has been following this case and has this report. when detectives arrived at her door, the game was up for lucy letby. britain's most prolific baby, had family been found out. in june 2015 she went on a year—long murder spree at the countess hospital. she was convicted of killing seven babies and attempting to murder another six. now she's been found guilty of trying to kill another child, a premature girl who can only be referred to as baby k. this consultant, ravi jayaram, this consultant, ravi jaya ram, virtually this consultant, ravi jayaram, virtually caught her red—handed. he could see the baby was in trouble and the nurse was standing by her doing nothing. this and the nurse was standing by her doing nothing-— doing nothing. this is the tube that passes through _ doing nothing. this is the tube that passes through the _ doing nothing. this is the tube that passes through the baby's - doing nothing. this is the tube that passes through the baby's throat i doing nothing. this is the tube that i passes through the baby's throat and down into the lungs. this

passes through the baby's throat and down into the lungs.— down into the lungs. this video was shown to the _ down into the lungs. this video was shown to the court _ down into the lungs. this video was shown to the court to _ down into the lungs. this video was shown to the court to demonstrate | shown to the court to demonstrate how babies are given breathing support by ventilator. lucy letby had dislodged baby k's throw cheap and the monitor alarm was silence. it is a technique that experts at the first trial believe she used on further occasions as well. i reviewed a number of cases other than the one in this trial. and i found a number of cases where the tube, breathing tube had been displaced, going back a year prior to the first fatality. so i think there was a pattern of breathing tubes being displaced when lucy letby was on call, going back12 months, possibly more, before the first fatality. months, possibly more, before the first fatality-— first fatality. you think this is what she started _ first fatality. you think this is what she started doing - first fatality. you think this is what she started doing as - first fatality. you think this is - what she started doing as perhaps the easiest way of harming babies before moving on to other

techniques? i before moving on to other techniques?— before moving on to other techniaues? ,, , .., ., techniques? i think she could have well started _ techniques? i think she could have well started off _ techniques? i think she could have well started off by _ techniques? i think she could have well started off by displacing - well started off by displacing breathing tubes. i think she then moved on to injecting stomachs with lots of milk and air.— lots of milk and air. cheshire olice lots of milk and air. cheshire police say — lots of milk and air. cheshire police say they _ lots of milk and air. cheshire police say they are _ lots of milk and air. cheshire i police say they are investigating letby�*s entire time as a nurse. further criminal charges could follow. why did the retrial happen now? after her original trial, jurors were undecided on charges of attempted murder relating to five children. the prosecution could have decided to retry all of those charges, but in the event chose to produce one of them, that involving baby k, before a newjury. why have a retrial? baby k, before a new 'ury. why have a retrial? , ., baby k, before a new 'ury. why have a retrial? , . ., , ., a retrial? identity what was going throu . h a retrial? identity what was going through the _ a retrial? identity what was going through the minds _ a retrial? identity what was going through the minds of— a retrial? identity what was going through the minds of prosecutors j a retrial? identity what was going i through the minds of prosecutors in this case, but in previous cases where somebody has been convicted of a homicide and been given a significant sentence, it would take a lot for me to retry them for

something else that wouldn't necessarily add to their sentence. however, children being losing their lives, in this case i can understand why it was significant enough for them to say they will pursue it. letby is serving 14... apologies to break into the report, but we've been waiting for the cps and police. let's cross to manchester. without this, the family and parents are baby k would not have received the justice that they have received today. i hope today's verdict allows baby k's parents and their wider family to try to move forwards from what has been a very difficult time. cheshire constabulary will continue to support them in the coming months as they come to terms with what has happened here today. i would now pass you on to my colleague from the

cps. . , , , pass you on to my colleague from the cps. . y _ ., , pass you on to my colleague from the cps. , _ , cps. lucy letby has considered denied she _ cps. lucy letby has considered denied she tried _ cps. lucy letby has considered denied she tried to _ cps. lucy letby has considered denied she tried to kill - cps. lucy letby has considered denied she tried to kill this i cps. lucy letby has consideredl denied she tried to kill this baby or any— denied she tried to kill this baby or any of— denied she tried to kill this baby or any of the babies she's been convicted — or any of the babies she's been convicted of murdering or attending to murder — convicted of murdering or attending to murder. the jury has heard all the detailed evidence including from letby in _ the detailed evidence including from letby in her own defence and then form _ letby in her own defence and then form their— letby in her own defence and then form their own view. our case involve — form their own view. our case involve direct evidence from the doctor— involve direct evidence from the doctor who walked into the nursery to find _ doctor who walked into the nursery to find a _ doctor who walked into the nursery to find a very premature baby desaturate in with letby standing by, taking no action to help or raise — by, taking no action to help or raise the — by, taking no action to help or raise the alarm. she deliberately dislodged a breathing tube in an attempt — dislodged a breathing tube in an attempt to kill her. staff at the unit had — attempt to kill her. staff at the unit had to think the unthinkable, that one — unit had to think the unthinkable, that one of— unit had to think the unthinkable, that one of their own was delivery harming _ that one of their own was delivery harming and killing babies in their care _ harming and killing babies in their care lethy— harming and killing babies in their care. letby dislodged achieve a further— care. letby dislodged achieve a further two times over the following hours _ further two times over the following hours to _ further two times over the following hours to cover her tracks and suggest _ hours to cover her tracks and suggest the first dislodged and was accidental. these were the actions

of a cold—blooded, calculated killer — of a cold—blooded, calculated killer. ourthoughts of a cold—blooded, calculated killer. our thoughts remain with the family— killer. our thoughts remain with the family of— killer. our thoughts remain with the family of baby k and the countless others _ family of baby k and the countless others affected by her crimes. the cps would — others affected by her crimes. the cps would like to thank all those involved — cps would like to thank all those involved in this prosecution for their— involved in this prosecution for their help _ involved in this prosecution for their help in securing justice in this case _ their help in securing justice in this case i— their help in securing justice in this case. i am from cheshire constabulary and i wrestle ending the families. i've been asked to read _ the families. i've been asked to read out — the families. i've been asked to read out a — the families. i've been asked to read out a statement on behalf of the family— read out a statement on behalf of the family on this case —— representing. words can't explain how we _ representing. words can't explain how we are — representing. words can't explain how we are feeling at this moment in time _ how we are feeling at this moment in time to _ how we are feeling at this moment in time to lose — how we are feeling at this moment in time. to lose a baby is a heartbreaking experience that no parent _ heartbreaking experience that no parent should ever go through. to lose a _ parent should ever go through. to lose a baby— parent should ever go through. to lose a baby and then learn of the harm _ lose a baby and then learn of the harm that — lose a baby and then learn of the harm that was infected is unimaginable. overthe harm that was infected is unimaginable. over the last eight years— unimaginable. over the last eight years we've gone through a long, torturous— years we've gone through a long, torturous and emotionaljourney torturous and emotional journey twice _ torturous and emotionaljourney twice. from losing our precious

newborn — twice. from losing our precious newborn and grieving her loss, to be told years _ newborn and grieving her loss, to be told years later her death might be suspicious — told years later her death might be suspicious. nothing could prepare you for— suspicious. nothing could prepare you for that news. today, justice has been — you for that news. today, justice has been served under nurse who should _ has been served under nurse who should have been caring for our daughter— should have been caring for our daughter has been found guilty of harming _ daughter has been found guilty of harming her. but thisjustice will not take — harming her. but thisjustice will not take away the extreme heads, anger— not take away the extreme heads, anger and — not take away the extreme heads, anger and distress that we've all had to— anger and distress that we've all had to experience. it also does not provide _ had to experience. it also does not provide us — had to experience. it also does not provide us with next nation as to why these — provide us with next nation as to why these crimes have taken place. we are _ why these crimes have taken place. we are heartbroken, devastated, angry— we are heartbroken, devastated, angry and — we are heartbroken, devastated, angry and feel numb. we may never truly know— angry and feel numb. we may never truly know why this happened. words cannot— truly know why this happened. words cannot express our gratitude to the 'ury. cannot express our gratitude to the jury we _ cannot express our gratitude to the jury. we recognise this has not been an easy— jury. we recognise this has not been an easy task— jury. we recognise this has not been an easy task for them and we will forever— an easy task for them and we will forever be — an easy task for them and we will forever be grateful for their patience and resilience through this incredibly— patience and resilience through this incredibly difficult process. the police — incredibly difficult process. the police investigation began in 2017, and reading supported from the very beginning _ and reading supported from the very

beginning by a team of experienced and dedicated family liaison officers _ and dedicated family liaison officers. we want to thank them but everything _ officers. we want to thank them but everything they've done for us, not only once _ everything they've done for us, not only once but twice. medical experts, _ only once but twice. medical experts, consultants, doctors and nursing _ experts, consultants, doctors and nursing staff have all been given evidence — nursing staff have all been given evidence in court, which at times has been — evidence in court, which at times has been extremely hard for us to listen _ has been extremely hard for us to listen to — has been extremely hard for us to listen to. however, we recognise the determination and commitment that each witness has shown in assuring the truth _ each witness has shown in assuring the truth has been told. we acknowledge the evidence given by each of— acknowledge the evidence given by each of them has been key in securing _ each of them has been key in securing today's verdict. finally, we would — securing today's verdict. finally, we would like to acknowledge and thank— we would like to acknowledge and thank the — we would like to acknowledge and thank the investigation team, and more _ thank the investigation team, and more recently the prosecution team who have _ more recently the prosecution team who have led the trial to a successful conclusion. the search for the _ successful conclusion. the search for the truth has remained at the forefront — for the truth has remained at the forefront of everyone's minds and we will forever _ forefront of everyone's minds and we will forever be grateful for this. we would — will forever be grateful for this. we would now ask for time in peace to process _ we would now ask for time in peace to process what has happened as we come _ to process what has happened as we come to—

to process what has happened as we come to terms with today's verdict. thank— come to terms with today's verdict. thank you — there is the statements from the family, from the police and also from the cps. let me take you through the key bits. we heard from the senior crown prosecutor saint lucy letby has continued denied she tried to kill this baby or any baby —— saying lucy letby. the jury hold all the detail, including from her in her own defence and form their own view. our case, she said, included direct evidence from a doctor who worked into the nursery to find a premature baby desaturate in with letby standing by, taking no action to help or raise the alarm. she had deliberately dislodged the tube in an attempt to kill her. she said letby dislodged at a further

two times over the following few hours to cover her tracks and suggested the first dislodged and was accidental. we hear a statement read out on behalf of the family that thanked the jury for their efforts, that said words cannot explain how we feel. losing a baby is the worst thing, but to lose a baby with these circumstances is absently unimaginable. they talked about the long, torturous journey it has taken, and they mentioned the point that they had had to go through that journey twice point that they had had to go through thatjourney twice because this of course is a retrial, but justice, they said, had been done. they said that does not take away the extreme hurt, anger and distress, and of course there is still no explanation why these devastating events actually happened. phil mccann is our correspondent, he is there in court. listening to those statements, very,

very heartfelt statement from the family, but they are left even now with so many unanswered questions, aren't they? 50 with so many unanswered questions, aren't they?— aren't they? so many unanswered questions- — aren't they? so many unanswered questions. you _ aren't they? so many unanswered questions. you got _ aren't they? so many unanswered questions. you got a _ aren't they? so many unanswered questions. you got a sense - aren't they? so many unanswered questions. you got a sense of i aren't they? so many unanswered questions. you got a sense of the | questions. you got a sense of the anguish that that family and the otherfamilies of anguish that that family and the other families of the victims will have gone through. perhaps impossible to understand unless you are in the position yourself as we heard them saying that losing our precarious newborn, nothing prepares you for that news. baby k was born very prematurely. she died three days after the incident with lucy letby, but the prosecution never alleged that lucy letby caused her death. they talked about the points we were discussing earlier, the fact they had to go through the horrendous distress of their baby daughter passing away. baby k's mother gave evidence where she

talked about the decision to end her daughter's life support was the most difficult decision she had ever taken in her entire life. then, sometime after, in the middle of dealing with their grief, they will have been contacted by cheshire police to tell them there were suspicions there was some form of foul play, that a nurse meant to care for her had potentially attempted to murder her. it took the jury attempted to murder her. it took the juryjust three and a half hours at manchester crown court today to convict lucy letby after a trial that lasted three and half weeks. unanswered questions for them because this is a retrial, so they had to go through the last trial, which took almost a year in its entirety. then with no verdict, they had to wait for the retrial. there are a series of unanswered questions. after the trial last year, people were wondering how it could happen, how could a nurse like lucy letby be able to murder and

attempted murder so many babies? how could she get away with it? questions for the contest of chester management and up the chain. an independent inquiry happened. that hasn't begun setting because of the retrial, but it will begin setting in liverpool in september to try to answer there is much wider question that potentially go all the way to the top of the nhs and government as to how it can happen, to answer some of the questions there are around the case. b. of the questions there are around the case. �* ., ., the case. a twin final thought, because it _ the case. a twin final thought, because it was _ the case. a twin final thought, because it was interesting i the case. a twin final thought, because it was interesting thisj the case. a twin final thought, i because it was interesting thisjury because it was interesting this jury were told about the previous convictions, that often doesn't happen in a retrial. tell me more about that and when we will get sentencing. about that and when we will get sentencing-— about that and when we will get sentencina. ,, . ., , , sentencing. sentencing will happen this frida , sentencing. sentencing will happen this friday, this _ sentencing. sentencing will happen this friday, this friday _ sentencing. sentencing will happen this friday, this friday morning. i this friday, this friday morning. lucy letby, thejudge pointed out as he addressed to her as the

convictions were handed out, when the verdicts, rather, he said she serving multiple life sentences, but sentencing will happen this friday at 10:30pm. that is when lucy letby will inevitably find out what will happen to her, but we don't know if there will be a repeat of last year when she didn't turn up into the dark. i'm sorry, matthew, i couldn't hear the first part of your question. hear the first part of your question-— hear the first part of your cuestion. ~ . . ., hear the first part of your cuestion. ~. . . , question. phil mccann, thanks very much. question. phil mccann, thanks very much- that — question. phil mccann, thanks very much- that is _ question. phil mccann, thanks very much. that is our _ question. phil mccann, thanks very much. that is our correspondent i question. phil mccann, thanks very much. that is our correspondent in| much. that is our correspondent in court, when that verdict came in. there is plenty more on the bbc website. more of the background of this case. as phil mccann was saying, a difficult day, notjust for baby k's family, but all the families involved over those years. plenty more of the background available on the bbc website. let's turn back to the general election. it is the ultimate day of the

election campaign. with 48 hours left until the vote, the government says it's urgently investigating reports some people are yet to receive rishi sunak says he hasn't given up and can still win. party leaders are travelling across the country, using the last stages of the campaign to push their key messages and try to win over undecided voters. keir starmer sat down with our political editor, chris mason. our you ready to be prime minister? irate you ready to be prime minister? we have you ready to be prime minister? , have worked for four at a half years to change the labour party, to get a position where we can run a positive campaign and bring the change we needin campaign and bring the change we need in this country. we are fully prepared, we are fully ready, we are not complacent because we know every vote has to be not complacent because we know every vote has to he earned and there are plenty of constituencies, this would be one here, where it will go down to a few hundred votes. we will campaign until ten o'clock on thursday, making it clear if you want change, you have to vote for it. we have honestly done the preparation to make sure on day one

we reset politics to a politics of service. we start with the first steps of change that will be change well worth having.— steps of change that will be change well worth having. people deserve to know who might _ well worth having. people deserve to know who might be _ well worth having. people deserve to know who might be running - well worth having. people deserve to know who might be running some i well worth having. people deserve to know who might be running some of| know who might be running some of the big aspects of the state come friday, if you are to win. will the seniorfigures in your friday, if you are to win. will the senior figures in your shadow cabinet take those respective roles in government if you do when quest rock i'm not going to get ahead of myself and announce a cabinet... you have talked about rachel reeves already. have talked about rachel reeves alread . ., , have talked about rachel reeves alread. ., , ., already. two days before the election. _ already. two days before the election. to _ already. two days before the election, to be _ already. two days before the election, to be doing - already. two days before the election, to be doing so i already. two days before the l election, to be doing so would already. two days before the i election, to be doing so would be complacent. you would never expect a leader to do it. i’m complacent. you would never expect a leader to do it— leader to do it. i'm not accusing ou of leader to do it. i'm not accusing you of complacency. _ leader to do it. i'm not accusing you of complacency. i _ leader to do it. i'm not accusing you of complacency. i suspect l leader to do it. i'm not accusing i you of complacency. i suspect people need to know your top team if, i'm saying if you win. i’m need to know your top team if, i'm saying if you win-— saying if you win. i'm not going to run through _ saying if you win. i'm not going to run through a _ saying if you win. i'm not going to run through a list _ saying if you win. i'm not going to run through a list of— saying if you win. i'm not going to run through a list of names. i saying if you win. i'm not going to run through a list of names. this | saying if you win. i'm not going to l run through a list of names. this is important, i will say that in each of the briefs and departments, weepy work and now four years on what needs to change, how it needs to

change. we want a purpose driven government which will make a material change to our country for the better, and there are some first steps we need to get on, the 40,000 extra appointments in hospitals, waiting this down, teachers in secondary schools. these are things we can do on day one. the visual image should be of a strong, confident team, sleeves rolled up, starting to make the change that is deathly needed across the country. you've made some carefully worded promises about tax if you win, but isn't troupe the troupe the tax burden will remain high if you win, whoever wins. irate burden will remain high if you win, whoever wins.— burden will remain high if you win, whoever wins. we have set it out, so no increases — whoever wins. we have set it out, so no increases in _ whoever wins. we have set it out, so no increases in national _ whoever wins. we have set it out, so no increases in national insurance i no increases in national insurance or vat. no increases in national insurance orvat. no no increases in national insurance or vat. no tax rises needed for the plans in our manifesto, other than the ones we have set out. i'm not

going to pretend we can't make tax cuts unless they are funded and sustainable. we had to repair the damage to our economy, that is why i was central focus is on growth, wealth creation and making sure people feel better off under a labour government.— people feel better off under a labour government. people feel better off under a labour covernment. ~., , ., , labour government. more people will be dra: red labour government. more people will be dragged into _ labour government. more people will be dragged into higher— labour government. more people will be dragged into higher tax _ labour government. more people will be dragged into higher tax brackets, l be dragged into higher tax brackets, that's a reality of freezing the thresholds. the economy might grow, but people could be paying more tax. they will be better off, they will feel their living standards are rising. better off in the broader sense of the word because we attempt to get the nhs fit for the future, make sure our public services are what people expect, what they are entitled to. materially, people will feel better off. i think that has been a missing ingredient for the past 14 years. been a missing ingredient for the past 14 years-— been a missing ingredient for the past 14 years. been a missing ingredient for the ast14 ears. �*, , ., ., past 14 years. let's explore some of the instincts — past 14 years. let's explore some of the instincts you _ past 14 years. let's explore some of the instincts you would _ past 14 years. let's explore some of the instincts you would bring - past 14 years. let's explore some of the instincts you would bring to i the instincts you would bring to some of the first decisions you

might have to take if you win in a couple of days. would you let prisoners out early because the jails are full?— jails are full? this will be a problem — jails are full? this will be a problem we _ jails are full? this will be a problem we inherit - jails are full? this will be a problem we inherit if- jails are full? this will be a problem we inherit if we i jails are full? this will be a | problem we inherit if we are privileged to come into serve. i'm not going to sit and pretend i can build a prison on the first day of a labour government. there's been an absolute failure on prison building. half of the money allocated hasn't been spent at we don't have enough presence. 50 been spent at we don't have enough resence. ., ., , presence. so that means letting --eole presence. so that means letting people out _ presence. so that means letting people out early? _ presence. so that means letting people out early? in _ presence. so that means letting people out early? in all - presence. so that means letting i people out early? in all likelihood we have to _ people out early? in all likelihood we have to continue _ people out early? in all likelihood we have to continue that - people out early? in all likelihood we have to continue that because | people out early? in all likelihood i we have to continue that because it wouldn't be realistic to say prisons are overcrowded on thursday but somehow i have a new prison on friday. it won't happen. it is shocking to inherit a problem like that, our system has got to a point where we are releasing prisoners who should be in prison early and giving instructions to the police not to arrest in certain cases. that is how broken the system is. we need to

pick it up and fix it and renew and take forward. $5 pick it up and fix it and renew and take forward-— pick it up and fix it and renew and take forward. ~ , , .,, , ., take forward. as people weigh up how the vote, take forward. as people weigh up how they vote. and — take forward. as people weigh up how they vote, and i'm _ take forward. as people weigh up how they vote, and i'm not _ take forward. as people weigh up how they vote, and i'm not seeking - take forward. as people weigh up how they vote, and i'm not seeking to i they vote, and i'm not seeking to say you are complacent, give us a broadbrush vision of how governance would look in the first few months, the next few months if you are prime minister. ., , . ., minister. how will things change? there will be _ minister. how will things change? there will be a _ minister. how will things change? there will be a mindset _ minister. how will things change? there will be a mindset change i minister. how will things change? j there will be a mindset change on day one. because i intend to return politics to service. we've had far too much self entitlement in the last 14 years, we had the partygate with the rules everybody was following that were broken by boris johnson and rishi sunak. covid can't at taxpayers expense handed out which didn't work. you had the gambling more recently in the selection. that all has to end and return politics to service. we do other things which are just about policy, which is we stop the

politics of division. people are exhausted by the politics under this government were all they've done is fine points of distinction and division, ratherthan fine points of distinction and division, rather than try to bring people together. that ends and politics will tread more lightly on the lives of people who put their trust and confidence, i hope, in a labour government to change the country for the better. {line labour government to change the country for the better.— country for the better. one last question. _ country for the better. one last question, should _ country for the better. one last question, should saka - country for the better. one last question, should saka be i country for the better. one last question, should saka be paid. country for the better. one last i question, should saka be paid at left back question he did start at arsenal, so you can see the logic. he's been one of the major outlets at the right. at that stage of the game we had all been through the shredder. it game we had all been through the shredder. . , . , shredder. it was an interesting move. i asked _ shredder. it was an interesting move. i asked the _ shredder. it was an interesting move. i asked the same - shredder. it was an interesting i move. i asked the same question of the prime minister. you measure a sense of solidarity with gareth southgate, during a job where millions think they can do better. everyone watching has a better idea

than gareth southgate. there are some similarities, i've had no end of advice, and no doubt i will get more. ,, ., ., ~ ., more. keir starmer, thank you. that was keir starmer _ more. keir starmer, thank you. that was keir starmer talking _ more. keir starmer, thank you. that was keir starmer talking there - more. keir starmer, thank you. that was keir starmer talking there to - was keir starmer talking there to chris mason, our political editor. earlier we spoke to our political correspondent. i asked earlier we spoke to our political correspondent. iasked him earlier we spoke to our political correspondent. i asked him about rishi sunak was warning about the dangers of a labour supermajority. today he said they could win. iwhen today he said they could win. when we soke today he said they could win. when we spoke yesterday _ today he said they could win. when we spoke yesterday we _ today he said they could win. 71ng we spoke yesterday we talked today he said they could win. wuez�*u we spoke yesterday we talked about the slight contradiction between saying i still think i'm in it and saying i still think i'm in it and saying vote conservative if you want to stop the supermajority. the prime minister has changed his message because he's been adamant when we've asked him on camera, in the press huddle, which involves various journalists asking him questions, he's been absolutely adamant he's

not throwing the towel in. i want to read a quote that he set off camera but on the record. i asked him if he agreed with some of his candidates that the conservatives had pretty much no chance of winning. he said they did. i wouldn't be doing what i am doing if i didn't think i could. i am working hard for every vote, i will keep going fighting for every vote. we have been this morning to whitley, where david cameron used to be the prime minister. we've been to oxfordshire that are normally true tory blue, the sort of areas where the conservatives normally win come to believe. the fact rishi sunak is campaigning there with only 48 hours to go until the polls are open suggest that is where the conservatives think their resources are best dedicated. it doesn't tell us the full picture. rishi sunak is

adamant the polls aren't necessarily right, it is all to play for. he's claimed if enough people in key seats switch their votes from labour to the conservatives, or lib dems to the conservatives, it is still possible he can hold onto power. the places he is campaigning suggest a slightly different picture. that places he is campaigning suggest a slightly different picture.— slightly different picture. that is nakedly with _ slightly different picture. that is nakedly with the _ slightly different picture. that is nakedly with the prime - slightly different picture. that is nakedly with the prime minister| slightly different picture. that is - nakedly with the prime minister and the campaign bus. we have heard from labour —— nick eardley. ed davey has been taking a surfing lesson. the labour -- nick eardley. ed davey has been taking a surfing lesson.- been taking a surfing lesson. the ed davey roadshow _ been taking a surfing lesson. the ed davey roadshow continues. - been taking a surfing lesson. the ed davey roadshow continues. given i been taking a surfing lesson. the ed| davey roadshow continues. given the number of seats the liberal democrats are trying to win in the west country, it was inevitable we would be here on a beach at some point with ed db in surfing gear at a wet suit on the water. he's wearing yellow, we can see he has

managed to stand up on his surfboard, despite only having five minutes worth of tuition in how to get from lying on the board to standing up. this is a beach in north cornwall, it is a constituency the liberal democrats are trying to win. it illustrates one of the issues the lib dems are talking about, water quality. just before ed davey and the others went on to the water, they were given a briefing that say sometimes sewage is released into the bay from a trilogy just over there, and to stay on this side to avoid it. it doesn't happen often but it does happen. the liberal democrats say they were one of the first parties to talk about the importance of clean water. they are making it a major part of their campaign throughout the weeks that have made up the selection battle, the election campaign they been fighting. the lib dems are in the south—west because they see it as a region with a string of seats they

can take off the conservatives. their main strategy has been to try to take on the conservatives rather than labour. they've shared with us their view this morning, borne out by a whole series of polls, that they can take a whole load of seats in the area and they are eitherjust behind or edging ahead of the conservatives in those seats. it's a really important region for them, and we aren't heading to london for and we aren't heading to london for a while, we are heading further south, eventually ending up at land's end at the end of effectively this mammoth journey from the top to the bottom of great britain. tam the bottom of great britain. tom 5 mons the bottom of great britain. tom symons with _ the bottom of great britain. tom symons with the _ the bottom of great britain. tom symons with the liberal democrats. we will bring you the latest wimbledon news in a moment or two, but let's catch up with the weather details. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud heading our way again today. the winds are coming in from the atlantic. somewhat stronger winds probably i think by thursday. those winds, though, will be bringing in some rain at times and keeping

the temperatures quite low for this time of the year. now we have seen some sunshine — that was eastbourne earlier on, and these are the averagejuly maximum temperatures. this is what we should be getting if you like, at this time of the year. but this is what we're going to find this afternoon. so those temperatures are something like 4 to 6 degrees lower than normal for this time of the year. so there's a cooler feel. all our weather is coming in from the atlantic. and whilst we've seen a lot of cloud today, there's more cloud to come in from the atlantic, which will bring some wetter weather as we head into the night. stilli or 2 showers around during the afternoon into the evening, but the wetter weather comes into northern ireland and scotland, moves over the irish sea into northern parts of england. we may even get a bit of rain heading towards the south east as well. so a lot of cloud around tonight. before the rain arrives in eastern scotland, temperatures here could just get a little bit lower. most of the rain i think will be in the morning. that will then move away, but it stays quite grey and misty

over the hills and coasts in wales. and the south west. a little bit of rain comes back in and then particularly in scotland and northern ireland, it will be followed by some sunshine and some showers, and then the winds start to pick up a bit as well. so these are the temperatures. and again very disappointing for this time of the year — 15 to 19 degrees. now that weather front will be out of the way and it takes the rain away. but you've got low pressure to the north of the uk. quite a few isobars on the chart as well. some stronger winds as we head into thursday, particularly for northern areas. and this is where we'll see some frequent and heavy showers. and in scotland there's a risk of some thunderstorms as well. the further south you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and there may well be more sunshine around. welcome sunshine that willjust lift those temperatures to perhaps as high as 20 degrees, but still not the 23 that we'd expect in the south east of england. some more weatherfronts, though, do come in on friday. that could bring some rain to england and wales and further north we're looking at quite a number of showers, particularly in northern ireland. very unsettled through the rest of the week and it stays quite showery, probably into saturday and sunday,

and still on the cool side.

welcome to bbc news. the headlines... the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder

of a premature baby in 2016, following a retrial. less than 48 hours before the election, rishi sunak defends his campaign, insisting he can still win. andy murray will not play in the wimbledon singles but is still planning a final championship appearance in the doubles. two—time champion andy murray making clear he will not perform in the singles in wimbledon this year after that back surgery. he waited until the last minute withjohn just hours before his first round match. he will still play doubles with his brotherjamie in what will almost certainly be his final appearance at the all england club. here isjill currie. leaving it until the very last minute. this was murray yesterday

testing his limits, indicative of his career. he's always been a fighter, but the fight to be fit in time for his singles match has proved a step too far. in a statement, his team said... as are the fans. very disappointing that we will miss his last game as a singles match here. but let's just wish him well, ithink, really. that's the most important thing, the players�* health. when i saw the draw and saw that we would be seeing andy murray, i was really happy. so disappointed that he is not playing today. i have to admit, we i are absolutely gutted. but i'm sorry he's . not feeling too good. we hope he gets well soon. but, you know... we did half expect it. but we had hoped he'd at least come on and start trying to play, then we could give him a big sendoff. clap him and cheer him. yes, we all wanted to give him a big ovation and a big, - you know, sendoff. so he knew he was loved, yeah. this isn't the end of murray's wimbledon story.

he will take to the courts at least one more time when he plays with his brotherjamie in the doubles later this week. no one, though, is ready to say goodbye to one of tennis's good guys just yet. he's obviously been a great spokesperson for equality when it comes to men and women's sports, and also just the way he competes. it's very sad to see him go. i hope he can play his last match on his terms and play to the physical ability he would like to be at, and i wish him all the best in the next chapter. even the player who's tipped to replace murray as britain's next big tennis hope is sad to be taking up his hero's mantle. andy's been a huge inspiration to me. you know, i started off with me watching him on tv, watching him on the biggest stages here, and he is part of the reason i wanted to be a professional tennis player in the first place. he's done unbelievable things for british tennis and world tennis as well, and inspired so many people. if i can have an amazing career like andy, i'd be extremely proud of that. murray has always been the gladiator of tennis, the all england club, his chosen arena. the waiting is over! this isn't quite the farewell

he hoped for, but to the wimbledon crowd, he will always be the man who brought tennis home. some great memories in those pictures. oursports some great memories in those pictures. our sports correspondent is at wimbledon for us and had more on that news. in is at wimbledon for us and had more on that new-— is at wimbledon for us and had more on that news. in 2019 we had what we thou . ht on that news. in 2019 we had what we thought was — on that news. in 2019 we had what we thought was a — on that news. in 2019 we had what we thought was a retirement _ on that news. in 2019 we had what we thought was a retirement at _ on that news. in 2019 we had what we thought was a retirement at the - thought was a retirement at the australian open, he had been flying high and was the world number one, then came the problem with the hip and hip resurfacing surgery and in quite incredibly he returned to the tour. no one has ever done that in singles tennis, he did. he has minced that's fun dry. he has tried to get every last drop out of what has been an extraordinary career. yet this was one step too far. he wanted his farewell on centre court in the singles and it should have been today against tomas mach, then came that statement this morning which we were expecting. it is not a

huge surprise because he had a cyst removed on his back on the last month and there simply wasn't enough time for him to get the feeling back in his right leg. it is still causing too much nerve pain. i saw him at the training courtier practising and part of that he was using his racket as a walking stick, and that is never a good sign that you are going to be ready to play. he has been training with his brotherjamie murray in the last hour or so so we will get to see him in the doubles at least later this week. . , . in the doubles at least later this week. ., , ., . ., , ., in the doubles at least later this week. ., ,.,. ., , ., week. that is a clear using a racket as a walking _ week. that is a clear using a racket as a walking stick. _ week. that is a clear using a racket as a walking stick. in _ week. that is a clear using a racket as a walking stick. in terms - week. that is a clear using a racket as a walking stick. in terms of- week. that is a clear using a racket as a walking stick. in terms of the l as a walking stick. in terms of the doubles, you mentioned centre court a little earlier. where will he play when he gets to play those double matches? do i assume it is not such a court? i matches? do i assume it is not such a court? ~ , matches? do i assume it is not such a court? ~' , ., ., ., a court? i think they have got to ut him a court? i think they have got to put him on _ a court? i think they have got to put him on centre _ a court? i think they have got to put him on centre if— a court? i think they have got to put him on centre if they - a court? i think they have got to put him on centre if they can. i a court? i think they have got to i put him on centre if they can. they are talking about the scheduling for that doubles match. we expect it to be thirsty, late thursday so probably last up. it will depend on how quickly the matches are running before that. we are going to have to

wait and see. they put two women's matches, which should be quicker, and immense match. we may get andy murray out there later, and they will think about tv scheduling. they will think about tv scheduling. they will certainly want him on the show courts if not centre court. we cannot assume it will be his last doubles match but he is not a double specialist, thankfully his brother is. they have never played together at a grand slam let alone here at wimbledon. the aplane and australian double act who are more experienced at playing doubles standard murray brothers are together. the all england club want to give him the right farewell, they will have to plan for it to be his final match, evenif plan for it to be his final match, even if it isn't. i would expect it to be on one of the show courts. it is at the end for him? no, he has talked about the olympics, he is a double olympic champion. he wants to go to paris in august and play at least at the olympics there. he had ruled out the us open, he is a former us open champion. ijust

wonder, we have no indication of this but i wonder if this changes his mind and he gets a grand slam farewell, where he might be fit enough to play the singles. we will wait and see but what we know definitively today is andy murray has played his final singles match at mumbles in. —— at wimbledon. data at mumbles in. -- at wimbledon. data obtained by — at mumbles in. -- at wimbledon. data obtained by the — at mumbles in. —— at wimbledon. data obtained by the bbc shows that more than 61% of people have balances above hundred thousand pounds in student debt, and another 49 people upwards of £200,000. let's go back to the general election. the government has said it is urgently looking into reports that some voters in parts of scotland and southern england are yet to receive their postal ballots. the royal mail has insisted it does not have a backlog, the electoral commission has said it recognises there is pressure on the postal voting

system, but it is not aware of any large—scale problems. i scotland reporter has been speaking to the leader of the snpjohn swinney and asked him how concerned he was. it is an issue that raised some eyebrows when the selection was cold, the timing of it being at the start of the school holidays and many families being on holiday. we have had reports that some people have had reports that some people have had reports that some people have had to go on holiday and they trust a vote hasn't turned out. it is something thatjohn swinney the snp leader and first minister of scotland has raised concerns about. what is your latest reaction to the reports we are getting about the postal vote situation? i am postal vote situation? i am concerned _ postal vote situation? i am concerned about _ postal vote situation? i am concerned about the - postal vote situation? i am - concerned about the situation, i warned when the election was called there would be practical implications of this happening during the scottish school summer holidays. people in good faith have applied for a postal vote and from the reports i am now receiving, and also the messages i am getting the members of the public, for a lot of

people those votes have not arrived, and they have now gone on holiday and they have now gone on holiday and they have been disenfranchised, i think the casual way these concerns have been dismissed by the prime minister who called the selection in the scottish school holidays is frankly unacceptable. i holidays is frankly unacceptable. i am sure will get a response at some point. in terms of the election, you said in scotland you believe it is too close to call. if that is the case, are you accepting the snp is going to lose a lot of seats? we will have to _ going to lose a lot of seats? , will have to see how people vote on thursday but i have got snp has got grand make up during this election campaign. we started off well behind in the opinion polls, and we have seen the opinion pull edition improving for the scottish national party genus election campaign, so my purpose of uniting the snp and getting it to face outwards and boosting political support is working. we are moving in the right direction but we have to make sure we work very hard to elect snp mps

who will protect the scottish interests in the house of commons. they are suggesting labour are ahead, that would mean the snp is significant number of seats. i know you have only been in the job for eight weeks, but what does a successful night for the snp look like giving the state of the polls at the moment? i like giving the state of the polls at the moment?— like giving the state of the polls at the moment? ., ,, ., ., at the moment? i want the snp to a ma'ori at the moment? i want the snp to a majority seats _ at the moment? i want the snp to a majority seats in _ at the moment? i want the snp to a majority seats in scotland, - at the moment? i want the snp to a majority seats in scotland, that - at the moment? i want the snp to a majority seats in scotland, that is i majority seats in scotland, that is what we are going going after. 29 seats? that _ what we are going going after. 29 seats? that is _ what we are going going after. 29 seats? that is what _ what we are going going after. 29 seats? that is what we _ what we are going going after. 29 seats? that is what we are - what we are going going after. 29 seats? that is what we are going | seats? that is what we are going after. seats? that is what we are going after- the _ seats? that is what we are going after. the election _ seats? that is what we are going after. the election is _ seats? that is what we are going after. the election is cut - seats? that is what we are going after. the election is cut and - seats? that is what we are going after. the election is cut and dry| after. the election is cut and dry south of the border, the conservatives are going to be leaving government, we are going to have a labour government because of what has happened in england but scotland has a different choice. the labour party offers a continuation of story austerity —— tory austerity and offers no action on brexit. scottish butchers have the option to elect scottish msps who were put scottish decisions first, and we will make sure we take every

opportunity to persist austerity and the continuation of austerity. that is what people will get if they vote snp. , ., is what people will get if they vote snp. ,., ., ., ., is what people will get if they vote snp. ., ., ., _, snp. the page one line one of your manifesto was _ snp. the page one line one of your manifesto was about _ snp. the page one line one of your| manifesto was about independence, not about the nhs the institute for fiscal studies says you are ignoring the potential hit to economic growth of scotland leaving the uk and the immediate fiscal challenges that an independent scotland might face. do you accept that analysis? than you accept that analysis? in independent scotland you accept that analysis? an independent scotland would have access to a range of powers and responsibilities we do not have access to right now and if we look at other small european countries, they performing certificate me better than the united kingdom economy. that is something we need to look at a mechanised, it is a great advantage to scotland as a independent country, to have those powers. independent country, to have those owers. , , ., powers. during this campaign our colleaaues powers. during this campaign our colleagues at _ powers. during this campaign our colleagues at bbc _ powers. during this campaign our colleagues at bbc verify - powers. during this campaign our colleagues at bbc verify have - powers. during this campaign our i colleagues at bbc verify have been examining claims made by the political parties, some of which have been potentially misleading.

let's get more on all of that. the past six weeks have seen a lot of claims from political parties, and we've been examining most of them on verify, letting you know whether you can trust the figures cited and providing the context you need to really make sense of them. so as we come to the end of this campaign, let's recap on some of the most prominent and potentially misleading claims. first of all, the conservatives have pushed this one perhaps most heavily, that a future labour government would put up households taxes by £2,094. in that first debate with keir starmer, rishi sunak used the claim ten times. why does it risk misleading people? several reasons, but let's highlight two. first, because it's based on some questionable assumptions from conservative political advisers about how much labour's policies would cost. second, because it's a figure based on four years of supposed resulting tax increases, not one. that's really not how such figures should be presented. labour has also used some rather dubious numbers

of its own about the impact of the conservatives' plans. rachel reeves and others have been claiming that the conservatives' plans would push up people's mortgages by £4,800. why does this one risk misleading people? again for various reasons, but for one, it assumes that the conservatives would make none of their proposed £12 billion per year savings from the welfare bill and would have to borrow that sum, which seems unrealistic. second, they're playing a similar accounting game as the tories, adding up five years of supposed higher annual mortgage bills for households resulting from higher interest rates. and the liberal democrats, well, they've risked misleading people in a different way in this campaign. this is from their campaign literature in one constituency. it shows the lib dem vote share in 2010 and labour's share in 2017. so two cherry picked years. moreover, there's something missing. no bar representing the vote share of the conservatives who have actually held this seat in question since it was

created in 2010. the office for statistics regulation says polling or election results data should be visualised in a way that does not mislead the average reader about the relative support for different parties. campaign literature like this, as well as leaflets produced by some other parties in parts of the country, do not pass that test. let's also look at a prominent claim from the snp too, that the labour party would shut down the north sea oil and gas industry, which would risk 100,000 jobs. it's been made by the party's westminster leader, stephen flynn, in various debates. that is roughly the number ofjobs that scotland's oil and gas industry supports in the wider uk economy. yet it's pretty misleading to suggest labour's plans alone put all of these jobs at risk. labour has said it would not issue new oil and gas licences, but it has also pledged not to overturn existing licences. there's been lots of other claims,

of course, such as reform uk on the international law around small boats, the green party on the implications of its tax plans, and plaid cymru on what wales is owed from hs2 funding. verify has scrutinised them all and you can find further details on the bbc website. let's turn to some of the other news. emergency teams on the greek island of kos are battling wildfires that forced locals and tourists to seek shelters overnight. more than hundred firefighters are still tackling the blaze which officials say is now being blocked scotland brought under control. —— which is now being brought under control. more than 100 firefighters spent the night battling these fires on the island of kos, trying to make sure they won't flare up again. this is one of greece's most popular and busiest tourist spots. the scenes last night at the hotel were quite alarming. the smoke was quite clearly billowing over the hill

just across from us. the winds had changed and it was coming towards us, and i felt in that instant, immediately, slight panic and very challenged. you know, just felt i needed to get to the room, get the passports, grab our stuff and get out of the hotel. hundreds of people took refuge in this sports stadium last night after being evacuated. this morning many returned to their hotels and homes as it's hoped the worst of the fires have been put out for now. dozens of fires broke out across the country over the weekend and people planning holidays to greece are warned there could be more to come over the summer as the country has had its warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record already this year. jessica lane, bbc news. at least one person has died after hurricane errol made landfall in several countries in the caribbean.

thousands of people are in temporary shelters and without power after strong winds battered the islands of st vincent and st lucia. jamaica and haiti are next in its past and are bracing themselves for its arrival. battering the coast of martinique, hurricane beryl has brought with it extremely high winds, high tides and heavy rain across large parts of the caribbean. so far, one person has died, with many homes and businesses destroyed. thousands of people remain without power in temporary shelters. in barbados, people were ordered to stay home. these pictures were taken by a bbc journalist in the country to film the cricket. he says there's a feeling there the island got off lightly. the last 24 hours have been really quite dramatic here. we woke up yesterday morning around about 8am, to this extraordinary sound of the wind howling and, of course, the sea level rising and restaurants right on the beach with the water tumbling right over across them.

but i think there is a real feeling here in barbados that they've avoided the worst of it. other areas were not so lucky, as residents in martinique begin to assess the devastation. translation: in the end, - beryl washed everything away. as you can see, it will take several days to get everything back in order, especially at the start of the summer holidays. translation: well, we were more or less expecting it because five - metre waves were expected, but nevertheless, this is the first time, even during a cyclone, that we've seen the sea as rough as this. it's really the first time this has happened in sainte—luce. and here's what hurricane beryl looks like from space as it moves north—east across the region. yesterday, it skirted past barbados before hitting grenada and other smaller islands. meteorologists predict it's on track to batterjamaica within the next 24 hours.

this is the earliest category five hurricane to be recorded in the atlantic. experts say an event like this so early in the season is extremely rare. you need that spark, and that's kind of all we were waiting on, was a spark in the form of a easterly wave coming off africa that formed the nucleus for a hurricane, and we expect more of those as we get into august and september. next in beryl�*s path is jamaica, where more damage is predicted. thomas magill, bbc news. let's turn to the euro is because the remaining quarterfinal places at the remaining quarterfinal places at the euros are being decided today. in the last round of 16 matches remaining are about to play the netherlands in munich before austria take on turkey in leipzig. earlier i spoke to a turkish football journalist based here in the uk about the excitement in the build—up ahead of that game. i am

about the excitement in the build-up ahead of that game.— ahead of that game. i am really excited, this _ ahead of that game. i am really excited, this is _ ahead of that game. i am really excited, this is a _ ahead of that game. i am really excited, this is a long _ ahead of that game. i am really excited, this is a long time, - ahead of that game. i am really i excited, this is a long time, goose bumps coming from our national team up bumps coming from our national team up to the last years. we are now expecting something more from this young and talented team, and looking forward to watch the game tonight. something more. that is saying something because turkey have over performed, i hope you don't mind me saying that. that match against georgia is possibly the match of the tournament so far, but austria have also been really fantastic, you have got a matchup between two sides playing really well at the moment. definitely, and they play the friendly game in march, the sky was a disasterfor us, and now it is still lunchtime, and i hope our victory is coming.— still lunchtime, and i hope our victory is coming. there is a large turkish community _ victory is coming. there is a large turkish community in _

victory is coming. there is a large turkish community in germany, l victory is coming. there is a large | turkish community in germany, do victory is coming. there is a large - turkish community in germany, do you think that is going to make a difference at that level of support we felt in the stadium as well. definitely, players are always mentioning the support in germany, we are playing at home, and maybe they miss their national team more than the people in turkey, so they are more passionate, and we are lucky this tournament is in germany and definitely they will have a power behind the team. abs, and definitely they will have a power behind the team. a look ahead at that match — power behind the team. a look ahead at that match which _ power behind the team. a look ahead at that match which is _ power behind the team. a look ahead at that match which is a _ power behind the team. a look ahead at that match which is a little - at that match which is a little later this evening, the new children's laureate has been revealed as the award—winning author and screenwriter frank cottrell boyce. he wrote his first children's novel millions 20 years ago and says he wants to use his two—year tenure to fight inequality through reading. can you introduce yourself with your new title? i am frank cottrell—boyce, the 13th

waterstones children's laureate. how does that feel? it feels amazing. yeah, amazing. it's an amazing lineage to step into. frank is a multi—award winning authorfrom liverpool. but if you don't have children to read to... ..well, this may be the cottrell—boyce work you're most familiar with. good evening, mr bond. good evening, your majesty. the queen acted twice in her life. twice. and both times i was in the writing team. how the hell did that happen? that's so weird. how did it happen?! so weird. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. and as joyful as that is... i keep mine in here. ..it�*s being with kids that is your number one? 100%, 100%. scripting a moment for the world's most famous monarch to seemingly skydive into the 2012 olympics with 007 is obviously pretty special, but frank says it's nowhere

near as special as writing for and reading to children. reading at a young age makes a real difference, helps to make you happy. and i know what i owe to children's books. so being put in a position to bring more children to that happiness is an amazing, amazing feeling. this is my dad. wasn't he handsome? this is my mum. that's their wedding photo. obviously that's their wedding, they didn't dress like that all the time. who read to you, frank? well, my mum, my dad, me and my brother lived in one room and my gran lived in the other. so my mum used to take me to the library a lot, i now realise to just get some space. and then the other people who read to me were bernard cribbins and kenneth williams and john grant onjackanory. "is there nothing we can do?" asked the ladybird, appealing to james. "surely you can think of a way out of this?" why do you suppose his

hands are all covered i with spaghetti in cheese sauce? well, perhaps he's a burn case. an emergency. amazing. you know, the power of your voice. reading to people is huge. read to your children. do it. despite the cold of the ice age and the frequent lack of food i and the danger from wild animals, the neanderthal folk— are quite a merry lot. you can see a moment sometimes when you're reading to kids, that something clicks and that the whole world becomes different for them, you know, and that you have to imagine things before you do them. you know, we had to dream of going to the moon before we went to the moon. clinging high to the branches... for 25 years, the children's laureate has promoted the importance of children's literature. but the latest author to hold the title fears underprivileged children are left out. today he's calling for a national provision to guarantee every child has access to books. after 20 years of writing for children and visiting schools, how do you feel about what you see? um, first of all, it's always a joy,

absolutejoy, everywhere you go, which is a wonderful thing, but also incredible inequality. you know, you go from one school to another and there's just no level playing field at all. some kids are really struggling in terms of the buildings, in terms of the neighbourhoods. we know that if you are used to books and if you're read to at a young age that bestows, like, an enormous invisible privilege on you. so if i can help those kids who are missing out on that enormous invisible privilege to access that, i mean, what a thing to spend a couple of years doing. that's your mission? that's my mission. mission not impossible. then a broad grin broke out on his face. tomorrow i'll tell you what they saw, and you will be, _ as they, were amazed. because you believe in happy endings? i believe in happy endings. yes, absolutely.

goodbye. now before we go to the weather let me tell you in the next few minutes we have the latest on that guilty lucy letby verdict. we will have the latest on the general election campaign, but that is after the weather. these are not this guys you would expect to see at this time of the year and the weather pattern is not changing much for the rest of the week. westerly winds will bring in further rain and cool for this time of the year. what has changed from a couple of weeks ago? the position of the jet stream, back then the jet was to the north of the uk, it sucked and all that heat and humidity, and what is happening now through the rest of the week is the jet stream is further south, we are on the colder side of the jet and those temperatures are going to be a lot lower. thejet those temperatures are going to be a lot lower. the jet is going to steer

in more cloud from the atlantic, this is where our weather is coming from, we have had some heavy rain in western scotland and that thickening cloud will bring more rain into scotland, into northern ireland and that rain will gradually push its way southwards in eastwards into most of england and wales. and with a lot of cloud around overnight, it is going to keep the temperatures ten or 11 degrees, it may reflect a little colour in eastern parts of scotland. that rain was soon clear away leaving a lot of cloud, pockets of light rain and drizzle and then we will get some sunshine after the rain in northern ireland and in scotland in the afternoon with some showers, some late sunshine for wales and western england as the rain clears later, but for much of the day wales and the south—west could be rather dull and misty, and the afternoon temperatures on wednesday are very similar to what we had today. the weather fronts should be moving away fairly quickly to keep most of the rain away, but with low pressure to the north, we are going to have some stronger winds on thursday and those winds

will be strongest across the northern half of the uk will receive some showers, frequent showers, heavy showers in scotland with some thunder. generally as you head further south, a chance of staying dry, maybe some welcome sunshine around, giving the temperatures a boost by a degree or two, still cool for this time of year. and as we move into friday, we could see another weather front, an area move into friday, we could see another weatherfront, an area of the pressure coming in to bring some rain into england and wales. that moves away, but this cool and unsettled theme continues, notjust through the rest of this week into the weekend as well, and we will see some sunshine at times, but there will also be some showers as well.

live from london. this is bbc news. the un says a quarter of a million people in southern gaza found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby in 2016 following a retrial. l of a premature baby in 2016 following a retrial.— of a premature baby in 2016 following a retrial. i hope today's verdict allows _ following a retrial. i hope today's verdict allows the _ following a retrial. i hope today's verdict allows the parents - following a retrial. i hope today's verdict allows the parents and i verdict allows the parents and their family to move forward from what is been a very difficult time. less than 48 hours _ been a very difficult time. less than 48 hours that _ been a very difficult time. less than 48 hours that of- been a very difficult time. less than 48 hours that of the - been a very difficult time. less than 48 hours that of the general election, a defence campaign insisting he hasn't given up and can still win. announced as the latest children's laureate. it helps to make you happy and children's laureate. it helps to make you happy— children's laureate. it helps to make you happ children's laureate. it helps to make ou ha .j ., ~' ., ., ., make you happy and i know what i am at children's — make you happy and i know what i am at children's books _ make you happy and i know what i am at children's books and _ make you happy and i know what i am at children's books and to _ make you happy and i know what i am at children's books and to bring - at children's books and to bring more children that happiness is an

amazing. the former nurse and convicted serial killer lucy letby is been found guilty of the attempted murder of a premature baby known as bb —— baby k. in 2016, that dislodge the babies breathing tube less than two hours after her birth was caught virtually ready ended when the doctor walked into the room that 34—year—old is already serving 14 whole life terms for murdering seven babies attempting to murder six others. stretch war correspondent was there outside of the court and inside the courtroom and the verdict came and guilty and he did not take thejury came and guilty and he did not take the jury long, came and guilty and he did not take thejury long, did not came and guilty and he did not take the jury long, did not take the came and guilty and he did not take thejury long, did not take thejury long, dated? met the jury long, did not take the “my long. dated?�* long, dated? not long at all, took

them 'ust long, dated? not long at all, took them just three _ long, dated? not long at all, took them just three and _ long, dated? not long at all, took them just three and a _ long, dated? not long at all, took them just three and a half - them just three and a half hours. it's been nearly a year now since last august since manchester court the country came to know lucy letby is the uk's most prolific child killer in modern times. one the printing press was most prolific serial killers and convicted of killing seven babies at attempting to kill another six. and there's been another conviction added to the long list of convictions against lucy letby the, another family added to the list of victims of lucy letby in this case, baby k, a baby born very prematurely and lucy letby was guilty after a trial that lasted around three and a half weeks as judith morris reports. the around three and a half weeks as judith morris reports.— around three and a half weeks as judith morris reports. the game was u . judith morris reports. the game was u- for lu judith morris reports. the game was up for lucy letby. — judith morris reports. the game was up for lucy letby, britton's - judith morris reports. the game was up for lucy letby, britton's most - up for lucy letby, britton's most prolific baby killer had finally been found out. she went on a

year—long murder spree, been found out. she went on a year—long murderspree, killing seven babies and attempting to murder another six. seven babies and attempting to murderanothersix. now, she seven babies and attempting to murder another six. now, she has been found guilty of trying to find data may kill another child who can only be referred to as baby k. code red—handed, he could see the baby was in trouble in the nurse was standing by her doing nothing to help. standing by her doing nothing to hel. ., standing by her doing nothing to hel, ., , , standing by her doing nothing to hel, ., ., standing by her doing nothing to help. the to pass through the babies throat and into _ help. the to pass through the babies throat and into the _ help. the to pass through the babies throat and into the whole. _ help. the to pass through the babies throat and into the whole. how - throat and into the whole. how babies are _ throat and into the whole. how babies are given _ throat and into the whole. how babies are given breathing support by a ventilator. lucy @ dislodge baby k through a technique of the first trial believed that she used on multiple occasions. l

first trial believed that she used on multiple occasions. i reviewed a number of — on multiple occasions. i reviewed a number of occasions _ on multiple occasions. i reviewed a number of occasions paige - on multiple occasions. i reviewed a number of occasions paige cases i cases where the breathing tube have been displaced at least a year prior to the _ been displaced at least a year prior to the first — been displaced at least a year prior to the first fatality and i think, there — to the first fatality and i think, there was— to the first fatality and i think, there was a pattern of breathing tubes _ there was a pattern of breathing tubes being displaced when lucy letby— tubes being displaced when lucy letby was on call. to tubes being displaced when lucy letby was on call.— tubes being displaced when lucy letby was on call. to think this is what ou letby was on call. to think this is what you started _ letby was on call. to think this is what you started doing _ letby was on call. to think this is what you started doing is - letby was on call. to think this is what you started doing is the - what you started doing is the easiest method of arming babies before moving onto other techniques? she would start by displacing breathing tubes and i think she then moved _ breathing tubes and i think she then moved on _ breathing tubes and i think she then moved on to injecting stomachs with lots moved onto injecting stomachs with lots of— moved on to injecting stomachs with lots of air~ _ moved on to in'ecting stomachs with lots of air. . . lots of air. investigating her entire time _ lots of air. investigating her entire time as _ lots of air. investigating her entire time as a _ lots of air. investigating her entire time as a nurse, - lots of air. investigating her. entire time as a nurse, further criminal charges could follow and why did this particular trail

happened now? thejurors are undecided in relation to five children, the prosecution because have decided to retry all of them but in the event, just to pulljust one of them involved in this baby k. i don't know i will squander their mind _ idon't know i will squander their mind but— idon't know i will squander their mind but in— i don't know i will squander their mind but in previous _ i don't know i will squander their mind but in previous cases, - i don't know i will squander their. mind but in previous cases, where someone — mind but in previous cases, where someone has _ mind but in previous cases, where someone has been _ mind but in previous cases, where someone has been convicted - mind but in previous cases, where someone has been convicted of. mind but in previous cases, where someone has been convicted of al someone has been convicted of a homicide — someone has been convicted of a homicide and _ someone has been convicted of a homicide and been _ someone has been convicted of a homicide and been given- someone has been convicted of a homicide and been given the - homicide and been given the significant _ homicide and been given the significant sentence, - homicide and been given the significant sentence, it - homicide and been given the| significant sentence, it would homicide and been given the - significant sentence, it would take a lotto _ significant sentence, it would take a lot to retrieve _ significant sentence, it would take a lot to retrieve them _ significant sentence, it would take a lot to retrieve them from - a lot to retrieve them from something _ a lot to retrieve them from something else _ a lot to retrieve them from something else however, i a lot to retrieve them from - something else however, being a lot to retrieve them from _ something else however, being armed, and losing _ something else however, being armed, and losing their— something else however, being armed, and losing their lives _ something else however, being armed, and losing their lives and _ something else however, being armed, and losing their lives and in _ something else however, being armed, and losing their lives and in this - and losing their lives and in this case: _ and losing their lives and in this case, would _ and losing their lives and in this case, would understand - and losing their lives and in this case, would understand it - case, would understand it significant _ case, would understand it significant enough - case, would understand it significant enough for- case, would understand it i significant enough for them case, would understand it - significant enough for them to do case, would understand it _ significant enough for them to do so in this— significant enough for them to do so in this case — significant enough for them to do so in this case-— in this case. lucy letby is serving out 14 whole _ in this case. lucy letby is serving out 14 whole life _ in this case. lucy letby is serving out 14 whole life terms _ in this case. lucy letby is serving out 14 whole life terms of this i in this case. lucy letby is serving| out 14 whole life terms of this will not increase her actualjail out 14 whole life terms of this will not increase her actual jail time but the last child she refused to

appear for the sentencing and it is not known if you do the same this time around too. —— if she will do the same. everything is been excruciating and give us a sense of the reaction that has been since this verdict is,. the reaction that has been since this verdict is, .— the reaction that has been since this verdict is,. wrote an hour ago, they talked — this verdict is,. wrote an hour ago, they talked about _ this verdict is,. wrote an hour ago, they talked about how _ this verdict is,. wrote an hour ago, they talked about how all _ this verdict is,. wrote an hour ago, they talked about how all this - they talked about how all this inquiry is, operation hummingbird has led to lots of members of a hospital staff who had to think the unthinkable that one of their own could be involved in this. it was a sort of statement of the family of baby k this afternoon afterjust a half hours of deliberations and we saw the father of baby k putting his head into his hands and we saw some of the family members crying as lucy

letby said in the dark looking completely expressionless in the statement that was read out of the court steps from baby k's family singles in our precarious newborn, nothing prepares you for that news, justice has been served and would not take away the extreme hurt, anger and distress and he does not provide explanations for why it took place. as for explanations and unanswered questions, there will be a chance to answer some of them because after lucy letby was convicted last year, the questions of style she could've murdered somebody babies and attempted to murder so many more before measures are put in place to take her off the intensive care unit and questions to the hospital, questions to the nhs and questions ultimately for the government and because of that, an independent inquiry was ordered and they will begin their work in

september. they will begin their work in september-— they will begin their work in setember. , , , ., p september. this is been a difficult trial for the _ september. this is been a difficult trial for the family _ september. this is been a difficult trial for the family of _ september. this is been a difficult trial for the family of baby - trial for the family of baby k enough _ trial for the family of baby k enough and connected to the case and once again. _ enough and connected to the case and once again, in the face of profound adversity. — once again, in the face of profound adversity, baby k's parents i've displayed — adversity, baby k's parents i've displayed enormous courage, dignity and sensitivity and this is inspired the case — and sensitivity and this is inspired the case and the team throughout the presentation in preparation for this that _ presentation in preparation for this that over— presentation in preparation for this trial. overthe presentation in preparation for this trial. over the last three weeks, we have seen— trial. over the last three weeks, we have seen medics and nurses give their— have seen medics and nurses give their evidence in a professional and personal— their evidence in a professional and personal manner. without this, the family— personal manner. without this, the family and — personal manner. without this, the family and parents of baby k would not receive the justice that they have _ not receive the justice that they have received today. i hope today's verdict _ have received today. i hope today's verdict allows ba by have received today. i hope today's verdict allows baby k's parents and their family verdict allows baby k's parents and theirfamily to verdict allows baby k's parents and their family to try and move forward from what _ their family to try and move forward from what is been a very difficult time _ from what is been a very difficult time the — from what is been a very difficult time. the constabulary will continue

to support _ time. the constabulary will continue to support them in the coming months as they— to support them in the coming months as they come to terms with what is happening — as they come to terms with what is happening here today. i would not bet she want to my colleague in the prosecution service, senior prosecutor. prosecution service, senior prosecutor-— prosecutor. lucy letby is continually _ prosecutor. lucy letby is continually denied - prosecutor. lucy letby is continually denied that i prosecutor. lucy letby is l continually denied that she prosecutor. lucy letby is - continually denied that she tried to kill this _ continually denied that she tried to kill this baby— continually denied that she tried to kill this baby or— continually denied that she tried to kill this baby or any _ continually denied that she tried to kill this baby or any of _ continually denied that she tried to kill this baby or any of the - continually denied that she tried to kill this baby or any of the baby- kill this baby or any of the baby she has— kill this baby or any of the baby she has been— kill this baby or any of the baby she has been convicted of- kill this baby or any of the baby- she has been convicted of murdering or attempting — she has been convicted of murdering or attempting to _ she has been convicted of murdering or attempting to murder. _ she has been convicted of murdering or attempting to murder. the - she has been convicted of murdering or attempting to murder. the jury. she has been convicted of murdering or attempting to murder. the jury is| or attempting to murder. the jury is sorted _ or attempting to murder. the jury is sorted alt— or attempting to murder. the jury is sorted all of — or attempting to murder. the jury is sorted all of the _ or attempting to murder. the jury is sorted all of the evidence _ or attempting to murder. the jury is sorted all of the evidence including i sorted all of the evidence including lucy letby— sorted all of the evidence including lucy letby and _ sorted all of the evidence including lucy letby and are _ sorted all of the evidence including lucy letby and are on _ sorted all of the evidence including lucy letby and are on defence - sorted all of the evidence including lucy letby and are on defence and | lucy letby and are on defence and informed — lucy letby and are on defence and informed her— lucy letby and are on defence and informed her of— lucy letby and are on defence and informed her of view. _ lucy letby and are on defence and informed her of view. our- lucy letby and are on defence and informed her of view. our case - informed her of view. our case involved — informed her of view. our case involved direct _ informed her of view. our case involved direct evidence - informed her of view. our case involved direct evidence of- informed her of view. our case involved direct evidence of the| involved direct evidence of the doctor— involved direct evidence of the doctor walked _ involved direct evidence of the doctor walked into— involved direct evidence of the doctor walked into the - involved direct evidence of the doctor walked into the nursery involved direct evidence of the i doctor walked into the nursery to find a _ doctor walked into the nursery to find a very— doctor walked into the nursery to find a very premature _ doctor walked into the nursery to find a very premature baby - doctor walked into the nursery to find a very premature baby with i doctor walked into the nursery to - find a very premature baby with lucy letby _ find a very premature baby with lucy letby taking — find a very premature baby with lucy letby taking no — find a very premature baby with lucy letby taking no effort _ find a very premature baby with lucy letby taking no effort to _ find a very premature baby with lucy letby taking no effort to save - find a very premature baby with lucy letby taking no effort to save the - letby taking no effort to save the baby and — letby taking no effort to save the baby and staff _ letby taking no effort to save the baby and staff at _ letby taking no effort to save the baby and staff at the _ letby taking no effort to save the baby and staff at the unit - letby taking no effort to save the baby and staff at the unit had - letby taking no effort to save the baby and staff at the unit had toi baby and staff at the unit had to think— baby and staff at the unit had to think the — baby and staff at the unit had to think the unthinkable _ baby and staff at the unit had to think the unthinkable that - baby and staff at the unit had to think the unthinkable that one i baby and staff at the unit had toi think the unthinkable that one of the room — think the unthinkable that one of the room was _ think the unthinkable that one of the room was deliberately- think the unthinkable that one of. the room was deliberately harming and killing — the room was deliberately harming and killing babies— the room was deliberately harming and killing babies in— the room was deliberately harming and killing babies in their-

the room was deliberately harming and killing babies in their care. - and killing babies in their care. lucy— and killing babies in their care. lucy letby— and killing babies in their care. lucy letby in _ and killing babies in their care. lucy letby in an _ and killing babies in their care. lucy letby in an attempt - and killing babies in their care. lucy letby in an attempt to - and killing babies in their care. i lucy letby in an attempt to cover her tracks, — lucy letby in an attempt to cover her tracks, try— lucy letby in an attempt to cover her tracks, try to _ lucy letby in an attempt to cover her tracks, try to suggest - lucy letby in an attempt to cover her tracks, try to suggest that. lucy letby in an attempt to coveri her tracks, try to suggest that the first is— her tracks, try to suggest that the first is lodgment _ her tracks, try to suggest that the first is lodgment was _ her tracks, try to suggest that the first is lodgment was accidental. i first is lodgment was accidental. these _ first is lodgment was accidental. these are — first is lodgment was accidental. these are the _ first is lodgment was accidental. these are the actions _ first is lodgment was accidental. these are the actions of- first is lodgment was accidental. these are the actions of a - first is lodgment was accidental. these are the actions of a com i these are the actions of a corn planted — these are the actions of a corn planted calculated _ these are the actions of a corn planted calculated killer. - these are the actions of a corn planted calculated killer. ouri planted calculated killer. our thoughts _ planted calculated killer. our thoughts are _ planted calculated killer. our thoughts are made _ planted calculated killer. our thoughts are made with - planted calculated killer. our thoughts are made with the i planted calculated killer. our- thoughts are made with the family of baby k_ thoughts are made with the family of baby k and _ thoughts are made with the family of baby k and those _ thoughts are made with the family of baby k and those affected _ thoughts are made with the family of baby k and those affected by - thoughts are made with the family of baby k and those affected by lucy. baby k and those affected by lucy letby _ baby k and those affected by lucy letby plus — baby k and those affected by lucy letby plus ) — baby k and those affected by lucy letby plus) would _ baby k and those affected by lucy letby plus) would like _ baby k and those affected by lucy letby plus) would like to - baby k and those affected by lucy letby plus) would like to thank i baby k and those affected by lucyi letby plus) would like to thank all of those _ letby plus) would like to thank all of those in — letby plus) would like to thank all of those in this _ letby plus) would like to thank all of those in this prosecution - letby plus ) would like to thank all of those in this prosecution for- of those in this prosecution for their— of those in this prosecution for their hetp _ of those in this prosecution for their hetp in _ of those in this prosecution for their help in securing - of those in this prosecution for their help in securing this- of those in this prosecution fori their help in securing this case. of those in this prosecution for. their help in securing this case. i am their help in securing this case. am representing the families their help in securing this case.“ am representing the families and i've been asked to read out a statement on behalf of the families in this case. words cannot effectively explain that we are feeling at this moment in time. to lose the baby is a heartbreaking experience that no parent should ever go through. the baby in the learned that the harm was inflicted on these is unimaginable. over the

past several days, you had to go through a torturous and emotional journey twice from those their precious newborn and grieving her loss to being 20 years later that the death might be suspicious. and nothing can prepare you for that news. today, justice has been served in a nurse who should been caring for our daughter's been found guilty of harming her. it this justice will not take away the extreme hurt, anger and distress that we have all had to experience. it also does not provide us with an explanation as to why these crimes are taking place. we are heartbroken, devastated, angry infield nam. we may never truly know why this happened. words cannot express our gratitude to the jury cannot express our gratitude to the jury we recognise that this has not been easy time for them it will be

grateful for their patience and resilience throughout this difficult process. the police investigation began in 2017 and we have been supported from the very beginning by a team of dedicated families and officers of if you have for everything they've done for us not just once but twice. medical experts, consultants, doctors and nurses have all been given evidence in court which has been extremely hard for us to listen to. however, the determination and commitments that each witness is shown in ensuring the truth has been told. we acknowledge that the evidence given by each of the has been keen in securing today's verdict. finally, we would like to acknowledge the fact of the investigation team and more recently the prosecution team who is out the trials for successful conclusions, the search for the

truth is remaining for the forefront of everyone's minds and will be forever grateful for this. we would not ask for the time in peace to process what is happened as we come to terms with today's verdict. heartbreaking to listen to that internal is about the sentencing. in terms of sentencing, lucy letby is already serving multiple life terms and she's going to be imprisoned for the rest of her life and will not be getting out of prison because she was refused permission to appeal just run five weeks ago the court of appeal and it cannot be reported that at the beginning of this trial, or defence to get this whole thing thrown out because of all the media coverage that there had been on lucy letby bosporus convictions last year when she was convicted of murdering seven babies attempting to murder six others, argued that coverage was prejudicial but she will be

sentenced in manchester crown court on friday morning.— on friday morning. thank you very much for taking _ on friday morning. thank you very much for taking us _ on friday morning. thank you very much for taking us through - on friday morning. thank you very much for taking us through all - on friday morning. thank you very much for taking us through all of i much for taking us through all of that. thank you. let's turn to the general election campaign and the second to reform uk has defected in saying that they are quite bigoted and the prime minister rishi sunak gave his reaction to that little earlier. these candidates who are saying that a vote for reform is just a vote to put keir starmer in number ten and the future taxes cut your pension protected in the future taxes cut your pension protected anyone or border security, dealing wait to deliver that is to vote for conservative candidates. she is sa inc conservative candidates. she is saying reform _ conservative candidates. she is saying reform candidates - conservative candidates. she is saying reform candidates are i saying reform candidates are racists, do you agree with that characterisation? taste racists, do you agree with that characterisation?— racists, do you agree with that characterisation? ~ . , ,., characterisation? we have seen some a- allin: characterisation? we have seen some appalling comments _ characterisation? we have seen some appalling comments that _ characterisation? we have seen some appalling comments that have - characterisation? we have seen some appalling comments that have been i appalling comments that have been made that i address last week and what we have seen his candidates and

campaign is openly espousing racist and misogynistic fuse, seemingly without chuck lynch and the torches look about the culture within the reform party and questions for nigel and if you want your taxes cut and which a pension protected and reported secure and were devoted to prevent a super majority, the only way to do that is through conservatives and that is what they're making clear.- conservatives and that is what they're making clear. some people are not going _ they're making clear. some people are not going to — they're making clear. some people are not going to be _ they're making clear. some people are not going to be able _ they're making clear. some people are not going to be able to - they're making clear. some people are not going to be able to vote i are not going to be able to vote because the postal votes are not getting in and time, how worried are you about that and what can be done to solve the?— to solve the? they said they will look at any _ to solve the? they said they will look at any concerns _ to solve the? they said they will look at any concerns raised - to solve the? they said they will. look at any concerns raised because want to make sure that everyone can vote because this is an important election and in spite of what some want others to believe that is a foregone conclusion, every vote matters. . . . foregone conclusion, every vote matters. . , , ,, ., ,

matters. that is rishi sunak and its . uest matters. that is rishi sunak and its ruest for matters. that is rishi sunak and its quest for political _ matters. that is rishi sunak and its quest for political correspondent i quest for political correspondent with the labour campaign bus and what is keir starmer�*s pitch been on this? taste what is keir starmer's pitch been on this? ~ ., ., ., ., this? we followed him around three se arate this? we followed him around three separate events _ this? we followed him around three separate events where _ this? we followed him around three separate events where two - this? we followed him around three separate events where two of i this? we followed him around three separate events where two of them | separate events where two of them he spokein separate events where two of them he spoke in front of the labour party supporters and activists who cheer him along as he arrives and gives his speech and there was one event where a drinks distribution warehouse were she took questions from workers and staff there and was quite interesting because of the speech a moment ago and even though i think keir starmer and the labour party and seniorfigures i think keir starmer and the labour party and senior figures within it without speaking to the media speaking to these kinds of events, they want to caveat that they've been given the significant leader of this camping with the message of

caution urging against any kind of complacency and if you want to see change, change being a slogan that you have diverted for it. and that positivity but there is amongst the labour campaign and the optimism and excitement because they have been reading the ports, does seep through and so, keir starmer said let's get this over with a line let's get the labour government and their language so she wanted strongly that although she would not said so explicitly, he does feel that he is close to potentially becoming prime minister of the united kingdom. of course, is correct to say that paul's in polling day has yet to happen but it's easy to say that within the labour party would never speak to activists and officials, there is a mood of optimism among them and it's funny when you look at what rishi sunak has been saying in warning about what he calls potential super majority in labour responding to that saying they want to see a

strong mandate but seems to indicate that how big a majority labour could get and that is quite unusual at this stage of the campaign with a few days to go but polling day is not yet happened and we need to bear that in mind but i think because it is so close as sir keir starmer explained that optimism seeped through a little bit when he is addressing supporters. thank you ve much addressing supporters. thank you very much indeed. _ addressing supporters. thank you very much indeed. a _ addressing supporters. thank you very much indeed. a political- very much indeed. a political correspondent there with labour. our correspondence looking at claims made in some of which have been potentially misleading. the past six weeks have seen a lot of claims from political parties would been examining most unverified whether or not you can trust the figures cited and what you need to make sense of them. as we come to the end of this campaign, let's recap some of the most prominent and potential

misleading claims. the conservatives to push this one most heavily that a future labour leader would put up taxes by £2094. the first debate with keir starmer, rishi sunak is the plane ten times the it is a risk misleading people, several reasons bullets highlight two, first because it's based on some questionable assumptions from conservative political advisers on how much conservatives because, it's a figure based on four years of supposed tax increases, not one and it is really not on such figures should be presented in the labour as you some rather dubious numbers and it's owned by the impact of the conservatives plans and ritual reefs and others claim the conservatives plans would push mortgage by £4800 and what is this when risk misleading people? again, for various reasons the conservatives would make none of the proposed £12

billion per year savings from the welfare bill and i would have to borrow that song which seems unrealistic. and a similar accounting games the tories and adding up to five years of supposedly higher annual mortgages resulting from higher interest rates and the liberal democrats, with a wrist misleading people in a different way in this campaign is from the campaign and one constituency which shows that in 2010 and labour share in 2017. to cherry pick two years or moreover, there is something missing, no bars representing the conservatives who actually held the seat in question since was created in 2010. the office for statistics since, the election results data should be visualised in a way that does not mislead the average reader about the relative support for different parties and campaign literature like this as well as leaflets produced by some of the parties in the country

do not pass that test. let's also look at a prominent play from the scottish national party, shutting down the oil and gas industry which would risk 100,000 jobs and that is been made by the parties westminster leader in various debates. and that is variousjobs leader in various debates. and that is various jobs that scotland oil and gas industry and the wider uk economy it is pretty misleading to suggest that labour alone puts these jobs at risk labour has said it would not pursue new oil and gas licenses but also pledge not to overturn the existing licenses and there's been a lot of other claims such as reform uk on the international law around small boats, the green party on the implication of the tax and plaid come really and what whales hs to funding and further details on the bbc website. let us talk now to the

shadow work and pensions minister, welcome here to bbc news. here you are today's often are you feeling about the selection? l are today's often are you feeling about the selection?— about the selection? i am so nervous- _ about the selection? i am so nervous- it _ about the selection? i am so nervous. it has _ about the selection? i am so nervous. it has been - about the selection? i am so nervous. it has been so i about the selection? i am so nervous. it has been so long j about the selection? i am so - nervous. it has been so long waiting for the selection to come and it's hard to believe that we are just two days away and i know that people are talking as if we know the result is going to be but they really don't involve some people vote by post, many people have yet to vote and know if you want to change of government, people do need to vote for it and i'm nervous and also slightly exhausted and not on so many doors and so many miles the past few days. bare many doors and so many miles the past few days-— past few days. are you concerned about the development _ past few days. are you concerned about the development we i past few days. are you concerned about the development we heard | past few days. are you concerned i about the development we heard a little earlier about people not receiving the postal votes? yes and if they haven't received the postal

faults, i'm sure that people will know to call their local counsel —— votes, it's been raised with me and it is of concern and i'm sure that councils are working very hard up bendin councils are working very hard up bend in the country to make sure that anyone is allocated a positive vote, people can bring their labour counsel to see. the vote, people can bring their labour counsel to see.— counsel to see. the conservatives are really clear _ counsel to see. the conservatives are really clear that _ counsel to see. the conservatives are really clear that if _ counsel to see. the conservatives are really clear that if they - counsel to see. the conservatives are really clear that if they win, i are really clear that if they win, they will cut the benefits bill and what are you going to do about that growing budget? l what are you going to do about that growing budget?— growing budget? i would have to say the fi . ures growing budget? i would have to say the figures are _ growing budget? i would have to say the figures are fantasy. _ growing budget? i would have to say the figures are fantasy. they - growing budget? i would have to say the figures are fantasy. they have i the figures are fantasy. they have put it out in the air and said that they're going to make those cuts but, they haven't explained where that's going to come from. tim that's going to come from. i'm askin: that's going to come from. i'm asking about — that's going to come from. i'm asking about what you plan to do about what we know which is a growing budget in that particular area and are you happy with the budget as accruals or are you

planning to make cuts as well? let me sit out the plan. the major problem and her social security system is that our population is more unwell and our first step system is that our population is more unwell and ourfirst step is system is that our population is more unwell and our first step is to risk you are in each to get that treatment that they need some people are not left on the scrapheap out of work because their health is not good enough. the other problem that we have in our country is in our country as a the parts of the country, there is simply not enough good jobs amongst unemployment is not on the national level, it is a big problem and lots of towns in our country and our plan is both to create betterjobs with our green prosperity plan and also, to really reform and change ourjob centres so that if you walk into a job centre and you cannot have a job or the income is too low, you did really good help to get you into a career

that can help improve income for yourfamily, keep you healthy that can help improve income for your family, keep you healthy and give you a better quality of life. that is the plan and you have laid it out, can i ask you a simple question, do you think the benefits bill is too large and if it is, do you have a figure in mind that you would like to see getting it down to? �* . . , would like to see getting it down to? �* , . , _ , to? after the security system in the uk is the state _ to? after the security system in the uk is the state pensions. _ to? after the security system in the uk is the state pensions. and i to? after the security system in the uk is the state pensions. and that i uk is the state pensions. and that is increasing because we have an ageing population. that is not a problem in that sense and a consequence of having an ageing population and no one wants to see pensioners stop by but the other half is what they're focusing. let me come to the other part of it. the part that is really worrying is the bit of social security that people claim if they are out of work because they are unwell and that is

why we need to take action to ensure that the population is in the other bed we have real feeling that the population is in the other bed we have realfeeling is that the population is in the other bed we have real feeling is without the disability is already over 80% if you have a disability, it is only 30% lower. the system is totally failing people with a disability and if you need access to work support which is helping people get into a job we have a disability, it would take months and months lead to be sorted out and it doesn't work at all for people with disabilities and thatis all for people with disabilities and that is why we need real attention and focus and radical change for a job centres and our target is to get all people overall and i will me we have to change social security systems some people with disabilities can work in. putting an

arbitrary figure on saving simply because i don't think it is believable.— because i don't think it is believable. , , believable. links because you mention the _ believable. links because you mention the plan _ believable. links because you mention the plan of— believable. links because you mention the plan of the i believable. links because you mention the plan of the nhs. believable. links because you | mention the plan of the nhs in labour and mention the plan of the nhs in labourand said mention the plan of the nhs in labour and said that they plan and hope within five years of the public will see improvements right across public services. on the nhs, what is the benchmark that the public should actually judge the benchmark that the public should actuallyjudge you by because we have waiting lists of seven and a half million, what is the judgment, how are you going to benchmark with success and what failure is? 2 million more in the nhs to deal with the backlog and that means using nhs facilities at weekends and evenings this happens already in some places but it needs to happen earlier everywhere rather than in any stepping everywhere to make sure we can deal with the backlog. fltfut’heh stepping everywhere to make sure we

can deal with the backlog.— can deal with the backlog. when i'm askin: ou can deal with the backlog. when i'm asking you is — can deal with the backlog. when i'm asking you is is _ can deal with the backlog. when i'm asking you is is that _ can deal with the backlog. when i'm asking you is is that the _ can deal with the backlog. when i'm asking you is is that the entirety i asking you is is that the entirety of the offering of the nhs you've laid out in terms of the extra appointments? taste laid out in terms of the extra appointments?— laid out in terms of the extra a- ointments? ~ . ., ., appointments? we want a long-term ian appointments? we want a long-term [an to appointments? we want a long-term plan to improve _ appointments? we want a long-term plan to improve the _ appointments? we want a long-term plan to improve the nhs _ appointments? we want a long-term plan to improve the nhs and - appointments? we want a long-term plan to improve the nhs and we i appointments? we want a long-term plan to improve the nhs and we also j plan to improve the nhs and we also have a long workforce plan to double the number of places in medical school but people will know that that cannot happen immediately. is that cannot happen immediately. is asking you what should the public judge you on in five years' time? be clear about what the judgment should become on the waiting list, our numbers of doctors? it become on the waiting list, our numbers of doctors?— become on the waiting list, our numbers of doctors? it should be havin: numbers of doctors? it should be having achieved _ numbers of doctors? it should be having achieved the _ numbers of doctors? it should be having achieved the first - numbers of doctors? it should be having achieved the first steps i numbers of doctors? it should be having achieved the first steps of| having achieved the first steps of vs set out and it should be on the backlog and dealt with in coming down and waiting times and returning to what they were under the last labour government would be ideal but i think waiting times coming down and i think having that healthier

population where they have also set out child health action plan and one children's teeth not to be in such a bad state and out also like to see infant mortality and other things coming down. and that a longer—term plan but you will forgive me if you are rightly focused on the first steps with her nhs to rescue it and stabilise it to make sure that people are not continually waiting for so long and that they have an image that you rely on to make sure if something happens to them, the nhs will be there for them. taste nhs will be there for them. we have to end it there _ nhs will be there for them. we have to end it there because _ nhs will be there for them. we have to end it there because we _ nhs will be there for them. we have to end it there because we are i to end it there because we are heading to, thank you for your time but this giving that speech, let's crossover.

andrew has a fantastic record standing for people in st ives and they will get a champion will speak up they will get a champion will speak up in the people of cornwall and westminster. taste up in the people of cornwall and westminster.— up in the people of cornwall and westminster. ~ , , ., westminster. we missed the main part ofthe westminster. we missed the main part of the speech — westminster. we missed the main part of the speech there _ westminster. we missed the main part of the speech there and _ westminster. we missed the main part of the speech there and he _ westminster. we missed the main part of the speech there and he is _ of the speech there and he is talking about his candidate and as always, just a point of the full list of candidates that constituency is available on the bbc website in his resolve, ed davey trained to surf a little earlier and making his way to the final stop on the journey is been taking and campaigning on the sewage and the water quality in their big campaign message the last 48 hours returning to the health service and social care. so, those of the pictures coming to us.

let us pause from the campaign trail. it's time to catch the sport headlines. the penultimate game in the last 16 knockouts is under way at the euros in munich with romania against the netherlands. let's take you to the live pictures, from bbc one right now. currently 1—0 to the netherlands. 0 scoring the goal for the dodge inside the first 20 minutes for the remaining at the surprise group winners to make it this far from the group, finishing ahead of belgium with the netherlands coming third foot of the winner will take on whoever comes out top in the later match between austria and turkey following on from that they could be a semifinal for england following on from that they could be a semifinalfor england in following on from that they could be a semifinal for england in store. action on bbc one, iplayer and bbc sport website.

to wimbledon now — and a dreadful opening defence of the title for the women's champion. marketa vondrousova was sensationally beaten in the first round, further opening up the women's singles draw, after aryna sabalenka pulled out yesterday. more british players are in action as we speak — but as we've been hearing, there's no andy murray this year in men's singles competition. let's get some more now with chetan pathak, who's at wimbledon for us. no marie, perhaps a bit too much too soon for him. he will still be involved with the championship, won't he? == involved with the championship, won't he? ., ~ ._ won't he? -- no murray. he will in the doubles _ won't he? -- no murray. he will in the doubles with _ won't he? -- no murray. he will in the doubles with his _ won't he? -- no murray. he will in the doubles with his brother i won't he? -- no murray. he will in the doubles with his brotherjamiej the doubles with his brotherjamie on thursday at the moment not officially scheduled yet for that this is that sort of time in the champions that would be gearing up for a roller coaster murray night on centre court for the attack to happen. we thought it might end up that way because of that cyst removed from his back last month. that month. that surgery that went well but unfortunately it's affected the nerve in his right leg. he still struggled to get the

feeling back in the back foot of that cyst removed from his back last month. that surgery that went well but unfortunately it's affected the nerve in his right leg. he still struggled to get the feeling back in that. the pain is not morning saying in the doubles and getting his farewell and that with his brother jamie later this week. this is what andy murray had to say last couple of hours. i'm disappointed. _ say last couple of hours. i'm disappointed. i— say last couple of hours. i'm disappointed. i want to play in the tournament and have a chance to go out and _ tournament and have a chance to go out and walk— tournament and have a chance to go out and walk out on my own on the centre _ out and walk out on my own on the centre court— out and walk out on my own on the centre court again. and give it another— centre court again. and give it another go. i also was only going to do that— another go. i also was only going to do that if— another go. i also was only going to do that if i_ another go. i also was only going to do that if i felt like i could be competitive. i didn't feel like that today _ competitive. i didn't feel like that today i'm — competitive. i didn't feel like that today. i'm sorry for everyone that came _ today. i'm sorry for everyone that came and — today. i'm sorry for everyone that came and wanted to support and watch again _ came and wanted to support and watch again i_ came and wanted to support and watch again. i wanted that moment as much for me _ again. i wanted that moment as much for me as _ again. i wanted that moment as much for me as for— again. i wanted that moment as much for me as for the people that have supported — for me as for the people that have supported me over the years. not to be for andy murray. no singles farewell. he should at least have some sort of farewell later this week. let's see how far he can

go in the doubles. what about the other british players? 11 hoping to make it into round for the court three, katie bolter the british world number one back to back nottingham titles playing the tennis of her life. she's taken the first set for the bottom of your screen, the german to reach a semifinal couple years ago. 36 years old, boulter fist pump there. she was down the 1st. she wanted to tiebreak. it's all even so far. as you can see in the opening match of that second set for that we're keeping our eye on that, notjust us but harriet dart two put up she became the first british player into round two today for the victory for dart for the pretty straightforward on sport for dartford are pretty straightforward on sport. she beat in straight sets for the 94 harriet dart but she loves the grass at wimbledon. always her best grand slam. can she make it further than round two? katie boulter potentially stands in a way showing for the

reaching the quarterfinals for that you mention the shock of the day, the shock of the championship so far. she was the first ever unseeded champion in the ladies singles up for the first time in 30 years she's become the first women's defending champion to go out. full credit to spain'sjessica, outside of the worlds top 80 with the women of her life with up laundry forjava out with the opening round for the later a black eye, the winner for 2022. a black eye, the winnerfor 2022. no surprise there for the eigenvalue last few minutes british players all out in the opening round for the november djokovic, no problems for him. knees are and all with the bandage she did vaccine out the capri player in the world stop for hundred and 50 for the november djokovic sales through in round two for will have more in sportsday at 630. that is all the sports for us for

now. we will keep you up to date with all the sport on the bbc website. see you soon. polling suggests even the most kids senior mps will have a fight on the hands of the among them is that you answerjeremy hunt who's been empty since 2005. describing the contest and his constituency as being on a knife edge. jeremy hunt is held onto his sorry seat for almost 20 years. but now he knows it may be slipping from his grasp. knows it may be slipping from his r-ras. ~ . knows it may be slipping from his ”ras.. ., knows it may be slipping from his r-ras.~ . ., , knows it may be slipping from his ”ras.. ., ., ,., ., , grasp. what i can do is a really aood grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign- _ grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign- i— grasp. what i can do is a really good campaign. i got - grasp. what i can do is a really| good campaign. i got a brilliant team of volunteers was up have you seen the polls?— seen the polls? opposition parties, what does that _ seen the polls? opposition parties, what does that feel _ seen the polls? opposition parties, what does that feel like _ seen the polls? opposition parties, what does that feel like this - seen the polls? opposition parties, what does that feel like this time? | what does that feel like this time?

it feels like it says it should be in a democracy. i say to my kids, daddy may not be chancellor, he may not be an mp after the election for that we should be proud to be in a country where people like me of the servant of the people i talked to on the doorsteps. but servant of the people i talked to on the doorsteps— servant of the people i talked to on the doorsteps. but in the same sorry villare to a the doorsteps. but in the same sorry village to a liberal _ the doorsteps. but in the same sorry village to a liberal democrat - village to a liberal democrat challenger is increasingly confident. good afternoon. would you be a better mp thanjeremy hunt? {to} be a better mp thanjeremy hunt? @ certainly be an mp that will cares about— certainly be an mp that will cares about what's going on. fire certainly be an mp that will cares about what's going on.— about what's going on. are you sure ou be about what's going on. are you sure you be best — about what's going on. are you sure you be best for— about what's going on. are you sure you be best for the _ about what's going on. are you sure you be best for the job? _ about what's going on. are you sure you be best for the job? i— about what's going on. are you sure you be best for the job? i would i you be best for the 'ob? i would be best forthe _ you be best for the 'ob? i would be best for the job. i you be best for the job? i would be best for the job. i'm _ you be best for the job? i would be best for the job. i'm to _ you be best for the job? i would be best for the job. i'm to be - you be best for the job? i would be best for the job. i'm to be more i best for the job. i'm to be more present — best for the job. i'm to be more present i— best for the job. i'm to be more present. i am best for the job. i'm to be more present. lam now best for the job. i'm to be more present. i am now was a council teader~ — present. i am now was a council teader~ i— present. i am now was a council leader. i have been through things that he _ leader. i have been through things that he won't have ever experienced. health _ that he won't have ever experienced. health chancellor, foreign secretary, you think you're more qualified? — secretary, you think you're more qualified? what good is being chancellor of the exchequer when you had no _ chancellor of the exchequer when you had no idea _ chancellor of the exchequer when you had no idea when people are struggling? when you say comments that hundred thousand pounds is in a bil that hundred thousand pounds is in a big salary— that hundred thousand pounds is in a big salary in— that hundred thousand pounds is in a big salary in the area you're talking _ big salary in the area you're talking about.— big salary in the area you're talkin: about. .., , .y

talking about. the new constituency is laruel talking about. the new constituency is largely affluent _ talking about. the new constituency is largely affluent and _ talking about. the new constituency is largely affluent and within - is largely affluent and within commuting distance within london. experts argued these other places where tactical voting is possible the labour candidate doesn't seem to think he will benefit. it’s a the labour candidate doesn't seem to think he will benefit.— think he will benefit. it's a tough firht. think he will benefit. it's a tough fight- there's — think he will benefit. it's a tough fight. there's a _ think he will benefit. it's a tough fight. there's a lot _ think he will benefit. it's a tough fight. there's a lot of— think he will benefit. it's a tough fight. there's a lot of voting i fight. there's a lot of voting aren't so live jobs and put up a good fight, tories put up a good fighter but we put up a goodbye put up fighter but we put up a goodbye put up a good buy. but fighter but we put up a goodbye put up a good buy-— up a good buy. but you can't win, can you? — up a good buy. but you can't win, can you? i'm _ up a good buy. but you can't win, can you? i'm always _ up a good buy. but you can't win, can you? i'm always up _ up a good buy. but you can't win, can you? i'm always up for i up a good buy. but you can't win, can you? i'm always up for a i up a good buy. but you can't win, | can you? i'm always up for a fight. it's a tough _ can you? i'm always up for a fight. it's a tough fight. _ can you? i'm always up for a fight. it's a tough fight. there _ can you? i'm always up for a fight. it's a tough fight. there is - can you? i'm always up for a fight. it's a tough fight. there is a i it's a tough fight. there is a new entrant in this political contents, the impact of which is so far unclear. surely reform will be splitting the conservative vote. absolutely not. but the only centre—right to get on the ballot paper— centre—right to get on the ballot paper in— centre—right to get on the ballot paper in cash. it's presumed of conservative voters are trying to persuade? — conservative voters are trying to persuade? of course it is. we will be splitting the vote we will be bringing — be splitting the vote we will be bringing the boat completely across to reform _ bringing the boat completely across to reform for the theft by hope and aspiration — to reform for the theft by hope and asiration. ~ . ., , , , to reform for the theft by hope and asiration. ~ . . , , , ., aspiration. whatever happens here a lot of cabinet — aspiration. whatever happens here a lot of cabinet ministers _ aspiration. whatever happens here a lot of cabinet ministers could - aspiration. whatever happens here a lot of cabinet ministers could lose i lot of cabinet ministers could lose this week. for the conservatives that won't be just a lot of experience but a loss of potential

leadership continues as well. as always with all the constituencies there is a full list of candidates running in that seat for them it is available on the bbc website and bbc app. the government has said it's urgently looking into reports that some voters in parts of scotland and southern england are yet to receive their postal ballots. royal mail has insisted it does not have a backlog. the electoral commission has said it recognises there is pressure on the postal voting system, but it's not aware of any large—scale problems. the snp's stephen flynn said the party had warned of the risk. earlier our scotland reporter katie hunter spoke to the leader of the snp, john swinney, i'm very concerned, i warned there would be implications of this election happening during the summer holidays for the people in good faith have applied for a postal vote and from the reports i'm receiving and from the reports i'm receiving and also the messages i'm getting

from members of the public, for a lot of people those have not arrived. dave now been disenfranchised. i think the casual way in which these conservatives have been dismissed by the prime minister who called the selection in the scottish is frankly unacceptable.- the scottish is frankly unacce table. , ., ,, , elsewhere on the campaign trail, the green party has pledged to abolish 0fsted and bring in continuous assessments to replace sats. it's part of the party's proposed 55 billion pound spend on education reform. co—leader adrian ramsay has defended the party's plan to finance the commitment. we would be willing to ask her riches and society, the billionaires to pay modestly more in tax i'm talking about a 1% tax on those with over10 talking about a 1% tax on those with over 10 million in wealth and assets. a modest change that could raise tens of billions during the course of this next parliament for them for investing in a better education system. that from the greens.

we like to invite expert eyes to unpick the election as we head towards the finish line for the we had the guardian's whitehall editor in the chief reporter for the saturday mail. thank you both for the let me ask you the same question, here we're two days out. your headline thoughts? it’s question, here we're two days out. your headline thoughts?— your headline thoughts? it's really remarkable — your headline thoughts? it's really remarkable where _ your headline thoughts? it's really remarkable where there _ your headline thoughts? it's really remarkable where there is - your headline thoughts? it's really remarkable where there is far i your headline thoughts? it's really remarkable where there is far into | remarkable where there is far into an election campaign and there's been no movement in the polls at all. compared to the start, apart from the swing towards the reform party. rishi sunak is conservatives willjust be really disappointed with that. traditionally as polling day gets closer and more undecided voters make up their minds it looks like there's going to be something of a contest. at the moment everybody is looking at the central mystery of how much of a majority labour will get rather than whether

they'll get a majority at all. pretty much everybody is convinced, even the conservative party that keir starmer will be walking into downing street on friday morning. hannah, your thoughts? downing street on friday morning. hannah, yourthoughts? rishi sunak insisting he could still windows. l insisting he could still windows. i think that may be a defeat for rishi sunak— think that may be a defeat for rishi sunak unfortunately for him. it's been _ sunak unfortunately for him. it's been quite — sunak unfortunately for him. it's been quite certain, that hasn't been much _ been quite certain, that hasn't been much movement in the polls uk wide however. _ much movement in the polls uk wide however. in _ much movement in the polls uk wide however, in scotland where i am there _ however, in scotland where i am there is— however, in scotland where i am there is actually quite a lot to play — there is actually quite a lot to play for— there is actually quite a lot to play for here. i think it's excepted the snp _ play for here. i think it's excepted the snp in — play for here. i think it's excepted the snp in scotland will lose some of their— the snp in scotland will lose some of their seats. just now to the labour— of their seats. just now to the labour party, however it is undecided as you how many seats they will lose _ undecided as you how many seats they will lose. labour isn't as certain about— will lose. labour isn't as certain about securing a majority in scotland _ about securing a majority in scotland as they would like to be. in terms— scotland as they would like to be. in terms of— scotland as they would like to be. in terms of rishi sunak campaign, at different stages there have been

attack lines on tax, immigration up then we had that line of vote for reform is a vote for keir starmer. in terms of assessing the campaign, has it been a bad campaign or in the nature of the way politics works, sometimes you reach a sea salt moment. is it possible that simply large parts of the public and not listening? l large parts of the public and not listenin: ? ~ . large parts of the public and not listenin: ? ~ , ,, ., ~ listening? i think rishi sunak with two held the _ listening? i think rishi sunak with two held the election _ listening? i think rishi sunak with two held the election because i listening? i think rishi sunak with two held the election because he| two held the election because he felt the public was not this negative. he's been trying to get their attention for the people have switched off after 14 years of consecutive conservative government. he's found it difficult to shift the dial. the only thing set of cut through in the election are things are bad for him. the gambling scandal where aides were caught up, police having used allegedly inside information to best the day of the election for that and then the dj incident in which rishi sunak didn't stay on until the end of that very

moving ceremony in france. it has been a terrible campaign for them. i've heard senior conservative figures admit that it's been very bad for them. they have had to strange their strategy as a result of that for the we saw in the last two weeks —— change their strategy for the dead shows the last desperate attempt to turn things around hannah, do you share that view? . around hannah, do you share that view? , ., ., ., view? interesting about that whole line about a _ view? interesting about that whole line about a super _ view? interesting about that whole line about a super majority. - view? interesting about that whole line about a super majority. one i line about a super majority. one survey a couple of days ago said it showed that a quarter of voters made it more likely they were going to back labour onjuly the 4th and less likely. in a sense even that a tag line has backfired.— line has backfired. yes, i think it is uuite line has backfired. yes, i think it is quite interesting _ line has backfired. yes, i think it is quite interesting that - line has backfired. yes, i think it is quite interesting that the i is quite interesting that the tories are now— is quite interesting that the tories are now coming out with there's line about— are now coming out with there's line about labour and the supermajority. we saw _ about labour and the supermajority. we saw that creeping it last week and a _ we saw that creeping it last week and a little bit the week before. i think— and a little bit the week before. i think now— and a little bit the week before. i think now in the final stretch they

are almost— think now in the final stretch they are almost desperate at this stage to say— are almost desperate at this stage to say to _ are almost desperate at this stage to say to people, if you do not want a labour— to say to people, if you do not want a labour or— to say to people, if you do not want a labour or supermajority, i think they— a labour or supermajority, i think they described it as a blank check for labour— they described it as a blank check for labour then vote for the tories. because _ for labour then vote for the tories. because essentially they... chances are they— because essentially they... chances are they are — because essentially they... chances are they are going to get in anyway so let's— are they are going to get in anyway so let's not— are they are going to get in anyway so let's not give them that huge majority— so let's not give them that huge majority for that we're seeing that kind of— majority for that we're seeing that kind of in— majority for that we're seeing that kind of in scotland as well in terms of the _ kind of in scotland as well in terms of the snp — kind of in scotland as well in terms of the snp tactics. they are saying basically— of the snp tactics. they are saying basically labour are going to be in government so we may as well vote for snp _ government so we may as well vote for snp to— government so we may as well vote for snp to have a scottish interest. rather— for snp to have a scottish interest. rather than trying to stop labor. finat— rather than trying to stop labor. final questions, the liberal democrats, right at the start of this campaign it would've been for the birds to people to suggest they could potentially be the main opposition. but now even when you talk to liberal democrats they don't laugh it off quite the way they

would have five or six weeks ago. how well could they do, do you think? �* , ., , how well could they do, do you think? �*, ., , ., how well could they do, do you think? �*, ., think? it's really not inconceivable that it could _ think? it's really not inconceivable that it could overtake _ think? it's really not inconceivable that it could overtake the - that it could overtake the conservatives. you only have to look at the kind of seats that rishi sunak has been in the blue wall, in the southeast in the south of england with the lib dems are targeted to see that there seats are very much under threat. rishi sunak has gone after right wing votes. he's been trying to appeal to tory voters that potentially tempted by nigel farage reform party he really has neglected to put up much in the way of policies and attraction for more centres tories, the centigram who may be tempted by the liberal democrats. davies party has really benefited from that. i think we will see them do very well._ see them do very well. briefly, a well respected _ see them do very well. briefly, a well respected tv _ see them do very well. briefly, a

well respected tv executive i see them do very well. briefly, a well respected tv executive or i see them do very well. briefly, a well respected tv executive or a | well respected tv executive or a piece today in the spectator saying in his view it had been a bad campaign in terms of the party and the media not concentrating on the really important stuff on foreign affairs, welfare, prisons, social care, just distracted for too much time on things like the betting scandal what do you make of that, is there something in that? l scandal what do you make of that, is there something in that?— there something in that? i think there something in that? i think there is probably _ there something in that? i think there is probably somewhat i there something in that? i think i there is probably somewhat accurate by the _ there is probably somewhat accurate by the parties have been very light on detail — by the parties have been very light on detail. we seen even where being challenged _ on detail. we seen even where being challenged and interrogated by therapists specific policies and plans— therapists specific policies and plans it — therapists specific policies and plans it is actually been difficult to get— plans it is actually been difficult to get straight and clear answer from _ to get straight and clear answer from them. to get straight and clear answer from them-— to get straight and clear answer from them. i, o, o, o, to get straight and clear answer from them. i, o, o, t, u, from them. rowena? i agree. you can see, from them. rowena? i agree. you can see. labour— from them. rowena? i agree. you can see. labour as— from them. rowena? i agree. you can see, labour as data _ from them. rowena? i agree. you can see, labour as data manifestos - from them. rowena? i agree. you can see, labour as data manifestos but - see, labour as data manifestos but it's top line in terms of policies without it wants to focus on broad areas, its mission statement for the that one—word change, the slogan that one—word change, the slogan

that the party is not, it's a change election for them. they think evil are fed up after iii years and that's what they want people to concentrate on. they want them to vote for something new without giving away too much detail about what is to follow after that. the line that they need to see what's inside the books before they can commit to too many spending plans. we books before they can commit to too many spending plans.— many spending plans. we have to leave it there _ many spending plans. we have to leave it there for _ many spending plans. we have to leave it there for to _ many spending plans. we have to leave it there for to talk - many spending plans. we have to leave it there for to talk to - many spending plans. we have to leave it there for to talk to both l leave it there for to talk to both of you. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. the bbc has been travelling across the country to listen to you the voter. today we're in richmond and north halogen also rishi sunak seat as a new constituency for the selection for the pe area has been a conservative stronghold since 1886 with a conservative stronghold since 1886 with the let's go to my colleague who is there for us. good afternoon. hi. colleague who is there for us. good afternoon. ~ ., ~ afternoon. hi, mathew. we end the da and afternoon. hi, mathew. we end the day and the — afternoon. hi, mathew. we end the day and the prime _ afternoon. hi, mathew. we end the day and the prime ministers - day and the prime ministers constituency there are

other candidates here and the fullest is on the bbc news website. we've done a bit of a straw poll but some work has been done by this chocolate shop for the what they've done is quite cute. they've got chocolatier with all the different party logos on. and when anyone buys something here they pick a chocolate from the party that they like. they also stick a sticker on here. none of this is scientistic but i think it's quite striking that the conservative and unionist party at the top here only has wong, two, three, five, six, seven dots. and then you got labour with all of the use of the anti—independent candidate as well. seems to have a lot of stickers. i'm going to get my notebook out for them in the time we've been here, 45 minutes, number one, charlie, not voting for rishi sunak for the number two here, not voting for conservatives or reform. matthew who

is voting for the first time, not sure who he's going to go for another when here, ellie said she's not sure but she's not going to go conservative. ellie's dad usually votes conservative, not to go sunak for that maybe it reform. michael, usually conservative but has had enough. might go for count been faced, he says. another pensioner who did not want to be named, conservative lifelong, time for a fresh start for that i might vote labor. another person who is not going to vote for rishi sunak, usually a ute lifelong conservative is tara. just tell us what you're not going to cast your vote for the conservatives this time. i not going to cast your vote for the conservatives this time.— conservatives this time. i don't think they're — conservatives this time. i don't think they're doing _ conservatives this time. i don't think they're doing very - conservatives this time. i don't think they're doing very well i conservatives this time. i don't think they're doing very well at conservatives this time. i don't - think they're doing very well at the moment _ think they're doing very well at the moment. they are not for the working people _ moment. they are not for the working pebble. just _ moment. they are not for the working people. just not happy with them. i voted _ people. just not happy with them. i voted the _ people. just not happy with them. i voted the most of my working life is not happy _ voted the most of my working life is not happy with them, i'm not happy with rishi _ not happy with them, i'm not happy with rishi sunak at all. but not happy with them, i'm not happy with rishi sunak at all.— with rishi sunak at all. but in particular— with rishi sunak at all. but in particular do _ with rishi sunak at all. but in particular do you _ with rishi sunak at all. but in particular do you think- with rishi sunak at all. but in particular do you think he's i with rishi sunak at all. but in l particular do you think he's not delivered for you on? mt

particular do you think he's not delivered for you on?— delivered for you on? i'm on universal— delivered for you on? i'm on universal credits. _ delivered for you on? i'm on universal credits. i- delivered for you on? i'm on universal credits. i don't - delivered for you on? i'm on i universal credits. i don't think delivered for you on? i'm on - universal credits. i don't think his help there — universal credits. i don't think his help there that i have daughters that suffer from mental health. it's all these _ that suffer from mental health. it's all these issues. that suffer from mental health. it's allthese issues. ijust that suffer from mental health. it's all these issues. ijust don't think he knows — all these issues. ijust don't think he knows what he's doing. what all these issues. i just don't think he knows what he's doing. what about the other parties? _ he knows what he's doing. what about the other parties? if _ he knows what he's doing. what about the other parties? if you _ he knows what he's doing. what about the other parties? if you knock- he knows what he's doing. what about the other parties? if you knock it - the other parties? if you knock it about conservative, who are you going to vote for? i about conservative, who are you going to vote for?— going to vote for? i don't know. ma be going to vote for? i don't know. maybe reform. _ going to vote for? i don't know. maybe reform. i'm _ going to vote for? i don't know. maybe reform. i'm not- going to vote for? i don't know. maybe reform. i'm not happy i going to vote for? i don't know. i maybe reform. i'm not happy with labor~ _ maybe reform. i'm not happy with labor~ at — maybe reform. i'm not happy with labor. at the end of the day if it meahs— labor. at the end of the day if it means getting rishi sunak out i will vote the _ means getting rishi sunak out i will vote the next best party, which won't _ vote the next best party, which won't be — vote the next best party, which won't be labor.— vote the next best party, which won't be labor. you lived here long time for that _ won't be labor. you lived here long time for that rishi _ won't be labor. you lived here long time for that rishi sunak _ won't be labor. you lived here long time for that rishi sunak has - won't be labor. you lived here long time for that rishi sunak has a - time for that rishi sunak has a comfortable majority here for that william hague used to represent as well. this is a story as they come. there's been wild speculation that it could be and that maybe column now for conservatives with up do you believe that from the people you spoken to? irate believe that from the people you spoken to?— believe that from the people you spoken to? we talk about it a lot and our shop- — spoken to? we talk about it a lot and our shop. i _ spoken to? we talk about it a lot and our shop. i do _ spoken to? we talk about it a lot and our shop. i do believe it - spoken to? we talk about it a lot and our shop. i do believe it is i and our shop. i do believe it is time, — and our shop. i do believe it is time, its— and our shop. i do believe it is time, it'sjust a matter of when. fascinating _ time, it'sjust a matter of when. fascinating stuff. there you go from

tara. she's not sure that the prime minister is going to hold onto his seat for the course you don't know any of this until the actual vote on thursday, which is polling day. i should again remind viewers that there are a whole of candidates standing and it richmond constituency and we have a list of those on the bbc news website where you can find all the details about everyone's standing for that i think this is quite ace fascinating straw poll we had taken it gives you a sense of some of the challenges that the conservative party is facing going into thursday.— the conservative party is facing going into thursday. thank you very much. a going into thursday. thank you very much- a busy _ going into thursday. thank you very much. a busy afternoon. _ going into thursday. thank you very much. a busy afternoon. one - going into thursday. thank you very much. a busy afternoon. one more| much. a busy afternoon. one more story to squeeze in before we close. the new children's laureate has been revealed — as the award—winning author and screenwriter frank cottrell boyce. he wrote his first children's novel, millions, 20 years ago, and says he wants to use his two—year tenure to fight inequality through reading. jayne mccubbin has been to meet him.

can you introduce yourself with your new title? i am frank cottrell—boyce, the 13th waterstones children's laureate. how does that feel? it feels amazing. yeah, amazing. it's an amazing lineage to step into. frank is a multi—award winning authorfrom liverpool. but if you don't have children to read to. ..well, this may be the cottrell—boyce work you're most familiar with. good evening, mr bond. good evening, your majesty. the queen acted twice in her life. twice. and both times i was in the writing team. how the hell did that happen? that's so weird. how did it happen? so weird. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. and as joyful as that is. i keep mine in here. ..it�*s being with kids that is your number one? 100%, 100%. scripting a moment for the world's

most famous monarch to seemingly skydive into the 2012 olympics with 007 is obviously pretty special, but frank says it's nowhere near as special as writing for and reading to children. reading at a young age makes a real difference, helps to make you happy. and i know what i owe to children's books. so being put in a position to bring more children to that happiness is an amazing, amazing feeling. this is my dad. wasn't he handsome? this is my mum. that's their wedding photo. obviously that's their wedding, they didn't dress like that all the time. who read to you, frank? well, my mum, my dad, me and my brother lived in one room and my gran lived in the other. so my mum used to take me to the library a lot, i now realise to just get some space. and then the other people who read to me were bernard cribbins and kenneth williams and john grant onjackanory. "is there nothing we can do? " asked the ladybird, appealing to james. i

"surely you can think of a way out of this? " why do you suppose his hands are all covered - with spaghetti in cheese sauce? well, perhaps he's a burn case. an emergency. amazing. you know, the power of your voice. reading to people is huge. read to your children. do it. despite the cold of the ice age and the frequent lack of food and the danger from wild animals, the neanderthal folk are quite a merry lot. you can see a moment sometimes when you're reading to kids, that something clicks and that the whole world becomes different for them, you know, and that you have to imagine things before you do them. you know, we had to dream of going to the moon before we went to the moon. clinging high to the branches. for 25 years, the children's laureate has promoted the importance of children's literature. but the latest author to hold the title fears underprivileged children are left out. today he's calling for a national provision to guarantee every child has access to books. that is it from me tomorrow, last

day of the campaign trail. will take you through that. now i will leave you with the weather. hello there. these were not the sort of skies you'd expect to see at this time of the year, and the weather pattern isn't changing much through the rest of the week. the westerly wind could strengthen, it will bring in some further rain at times and keep it cool for this time of the year. now, what's changed from a couple of weeks ago when we had temperatures of 30 degrees, while the position of the jet stream back then the jet was to the north of the uk. we sucked in all that heat and humidity, but what's happening now and through the rest of the week is the jet stream is further south. we're on the colder side of the jet, and those temperatures are going to be a lot lower, and the jet is going to steer in more cloud from the atlantic. this is where our weather is coming from. already had some heavier rain in western scotland, and that thickening cloud will bring more rain into scotland,

into northern ireland, and that rain will gradually push its way southwards and eastwards into most of england and wales, and with a lot of cloud around overnight, it's going to keep the temperatures generally ten or 11 degrees. it may briefly get a little cooler in eastern parts of scotland, but that rain from overnight will soon clear away early tomorrow morning, leaving a lot of cloud, some pockets of light rain or drizzle, and then we'll get some sunshine after the rain in northern ireland and in scotland in the afternoon with some showers, some late sunshine for wales and western england as the rain clears later. but for much of the day wales and the south west could be rather dull and misty, and the afternoon temperatures on wednesday very similar to what we had today. now the weather fronts should be moving away fairly quickly, taking most of the rain away, but with low pressure to the north. we're going to have some stronger winds on thursday, and those winds will be strongest across the northern half of the uk, where we'll see some showers, frequent showers, heavy showers in scotland with some thunder generally as you head further south. generally as you head further south a better chance of staying dry, maybe some welcome sunshine

around as well, just giving the temperatures a boost by a degree or two, but still cool for this time of the year. and as we move into friday, we could see another set of weather fronts, an area of low pressure coming in to bring some rain into england and wales. into england and wales this time, that then moves away. but this cool and unsettled theme continues notjust through the rest of this week, but into the weekend as well, where we'll see some sunshine at times. but there'll also be some showers as well.

live from london. this is bbc news the former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a baby in 2016, following a retrial. i following a retrial. hope today's verdict allows pa rents i hope today's verdict allows parents and their wider family to try to move forward from what is been a very difficult time. less than 48 hours before the general election — rishi sunak defends his campaign, insisting he hasn't given up and can still win. we are bringing you a round up some of the main claims in the political parties that we have scrutinised in this election campaign. hurricane beryl — strengthens to a category five storm, as it sweeps across the caribbean. and — frank cottrell—boyce is announced as the latest children's laureate. reading of the young age makes a

difference and helps to make people