parties make their final pitches to the public on the last full day of general election campaigning. the conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts the polls are pointing to a massive labour majority. pointing to a massive labour ma'ori . �* pointing to a massive labour ma'ori .�* g ,, pointing to a massive labour ma'ori .�* g ., ~ majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour _ majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign _ majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign as - majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign as sir- majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign as sir keir| the labour campaign as sir keir starmer embarks on a last dash tour of wales, scotland and england. hurricane beryl heads towards jamaica when it is expected to bring life—threatening and torrential rains. and the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater reveals her pain and agony after police in the search for her in tenerife. welcome to bbc news today. on the last day of election campaigning,

the conservative cabinet minister has told the bbc he accepts that if the polls are correct, the labour party is heading for the largest majority of this country has ever seen. the comments come as party leaders head into theirfinal campaign events. the prime minister rishi sunak has told the conservative party rally he would fight for every vote while labour leader sir keir starmer insist people who want change have to vote for it. here is helen catt. sir keir starmer told the times he wants public services to improve, but he said he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support to do it as there would be difficult choices. fix, to do it as there would be difficult choices. �* , ., , choices. a message he was reiterating _ choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday - choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on - choices. a message he was| reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail. if reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail.— reiterating yesterday on the camaiuntrail. ., . ., campaign trail. if you want change, ou have campaign trail. if you want change, you have to — campaign trail. if you want change,

you have to vote _ campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for _ campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. _ campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. the - campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. the polls i you have to vote for it. the polls do not predict the future. constituencies like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to be earned, and we have to make sure that until the polls close at ten o'clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and trust of the confidence of voters across the country. change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. will only come if you absolutely vote for it— vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message — vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly _ vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at - vote for it. rishi sunak will aim l his message directly at wavering voters later. the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop a big labour win by lending the conservatives their vote. you will agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but he warns it would be damaging if it happened as he did in a speech to supporters last night. on thursday, it is not a by—election, it is not a referendum on our— by—election, it is not a referendum on our party— by—election, it is not a referendum on our party or the past, it is a choice — on our party or the past, it is a choice about the future of our

counirv — choice about the future of our country. and what that future means for you _ country. and what that future means for you and _ country. and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party— an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in_ an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a super majority, _ party in power with a super majority, think what that would mean for everyone. a labour party with a blank— for everyone. a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want _ blank cheque to do whatever they want. �* , ., blank cheque to do whatever they want. �* ,., . ~' blank cheque to do whatever they want. �* ., ,, ., want. also talking about lending votes - the _ want. also talking about lending votes - the liberal— want. also talking about lending votes - the liberal democrat - want. also talking about lending - votes - the liberal democrat leader. votes — the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting. where people who usually backed different parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories. he claims that will make the selection a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. yesterday he criticised the conservatives ability notjust to govern but to be in opposition, too. the conservatives have been a failed government, they would be a failed opposition. they are so divided, they can't even provide a strong opposition. if people want a party that has got principles and values and ideas and great local champions

to oppose whoever is in government, the liberal democrats are here to do that. we the liberal democrats are here to do that. ~ ., ., ., , the liberal democrats are here to do that. ., ., ., , , ., that. we fought a really strong campaign- -- — that. we fought a really strong campaign... the _ that. we fought a really strong campaign... the snp - that. we fought a really strong campaign... the snp is - that. we fought a really strong i campaign... the snp is claiming that. we fought a really strong - campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in — campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland _ campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland is _ campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland is too - campaign... the snp is claiming that the result in scotland is too close - the result in scotland is too close to call and says that a labour government in westminster would mean more austerity, which labour has previously denied. all parties know they do not have long left now to make up voters' mines. an indication ofjust where the make up voters' mines. an indication of just where the conservatives make up voters' mines. an indication ofjust where the conservatives see things heading has come this morning from the work and pensions secretary mel stride. speaking to emma barnett on the today programme, he conceded that a massive labour majority was on the cards. i that a massive labour ma'ority was on the cards.— that a massive labour ma'ority was oh the carts.— on the cards. i totally accept that where the polls _ on the cards. i totally accept that where the polls are _ on the cards. i totally accept that where the polls are at _ on the cards. i totally accept that where the polls are at the - on the cards. i totally accept that i where the polls are at the moment means that tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, this country has ever seen. much biggerthan 1997, bigger this country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even than the national government in 1931. what therefore matters now is what

kind of opposition do we have, what kind of opposition do we have, what kind of opposition do we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament? that is a strong reason to not give the labour party that support. to not give the labour party that su ort. , to not give the labour party that su- tort. , ,. to not give the labour party that su- tort. , y., ., to not give the labour party that su-tort. , ., , support. sorry, you have accepted that the election _ support. sorry, you have accepted that the election is _ support. sorry, you have accepted that the election is lost? - support. sorry, you have accepted that the election is lost? i - support. sorry, you have accepted that the election is lost? i have i that the election is lost? i have acce tted that the election is lost? i have accepted that _ that the election is lost? i have accepted that where _ that the election is lost? i have accepted that where the - that the election is lost? i have accepted that where the polls | that the election is lost? i have l accepted that where the polls are that the election is lost? i have - accepted that where the polls are at the moment, it seems highly unlikely that they are very, very wrong because they are consistently in the same place for some time, that we are therefore, tomorrow, highly unlikely to be any situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. 50 we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. so you can say that — any party has ever achieved. so you can say that the _ any party has ever achieved. so you can say that the conservatives - any party has ever achieved. so you can say that the conservatives have j can say that the conservatives have lost? ~ ., can say that the conservatives have lost? . . ., , lost? we are fighting for every sin t le lost? we are fighting for every single vote- — lost? we are fighting for every single vote. lets _ lost? we are fighting for every single vote. lets cross - lost? we are fighting for every single vote. lets cross and - lost? we are fighting for every i single vote. lets cross and speak live to our _ single vote. lets cross and speak live to our chief _ single vote. lets cross and speak live to our chief political - live to our chief political correspondent. henry, ifind that quite strange to come out without the day before the election, what is he trying to do? i the day before the election, what is he trying to do?— the day before the election, what is he trying to do? i can think of some stronter he trying to do? i can think of some stronger birds _ he trying to do? i can think of some stronger birds than _ he trying to do? i can think of some stronger birds than strange. - he trying to do? i can think of some stronger birds than strange. this i he trying to do? i can think of some

stronger birds than strange. this is| stronger birds than strange. this is not normal. it is difficult to state the obvious for a cabinet minister or indeed any politician, really, to essentially concede defeat the day before millions of voters go to the polls and determine what the outcome of this general election is. so, what is he trying to do? well, it has been clear for a few weeks that the conservatives think that their best hope of averting a vast labour victory is, perhaps counterintuitively, to talk up a vast labour victory. that is what they have been doing with the supermajority rhetoric that we have all become familiar with. but this goes way beyond that. this is not a possible supermajority that mel stride was alluding to, he said it was almost certain that labour would win the biggest majority any single party has ever won. it is extraordinary rhetoric. needless to say, i do not think this is what would have been any conservatives' campaign great as the closing message when they call this election six weeks ago. it is

message when they call this election six weeks ago-— six weeks ago. it is the final day of campaigning. _ six weeks ago. it is the final day of campaigning, henry, - six weeks ago. it is the final day of campaigning, henry, and i six weeks ago. it is the final day j of campaigning, henry, and that final message, apart from mel stride's message, but what are the main parties try to put forward today to voters on this very last day, last gasp? in today to voters on this very last day. last gasp?— today to voters on this very last day, last gasp? in a more low-key and less dramatic _ day, last gasp? in a more low-key and less dramatic way _ day, last gasp? in a more low-key and less dramatic way than - day, last gasp? in a more low-key and less dramatic way than mel i and less dramatic way than mel stride, it is basically the conservatives closing message that as it stands at labour are going to win big. so rishi sunak will be using that supermajority language as he campaigns in the south—east of england this afternoon to try to win back conservative waverers. i think what he is doing and trying to talk up what he is doing and trying to talk up how big a labour victory could be as he is not really targeting that message that people who might vote labour, but at people who might vote for reform uk orfor the liberal democrats. he is trying to win them back to the conservative fold, almost pitching them as a strong opposition rather than a potential party getting a fifth term in government, which is what they would get if they win. and a lot of the

smaller parties are also arguing that the selection is a foregone conclusion because they want potential labour voters to decide that they can vote for a different party because the course of government is fixed. so you end up in this funny position where labour and keir starmer is campaigning in england, wales and scotland today, labour are basically the only party saying that a labour victory isn't inevitable. it is all a bit shaken up. what you will view from labour todayis up. what you will view from labour today is that, yes, change, the one word that has been their slogan throughout this campaign, only happens if you vote for it. that is the message will your keir starmer hammering again and again because they do not want potential labour voters to stay at home or vote for someone else because they think that other people are doing the business of voting for labour and getting them into government. i of voting for labour and getting them into government. i almost want to ask ou them into government. i almost want to ask you what _ them into government. i almost want to ask you what is _ them into government. i almost want to ask you what is the _ them into government. i almost want to ask you what is the stronger i them into government. i almost want to ask you what is the stronger than l to ask you what is the stronger than strange that you want to describe mel stride's comments as, but i will not put you on the spot! we will talk about it privately. that is what the conservatives are putting forward today. as henry mentioned,

the labour party is in theirfinal day. they are seeing themselves moving into england, wales and scotland. let's cross live to jessica parker who is on the labour campaign bus. i suppose mel stride's comments are the opposite of what labour want to hear because they are trying to push the point that if you want a labour government, you have to vote for it because they are by the people aren't going to vote for labour because people may think it is a done deal.— labour because people may think it is a done deal. good morning. yes, indeed. is a done deal. good morning. yes, indeed- and — is a done deal. good morning. yes, indeed. and good _ is a done deal. good morning. yes, indeed. and good morning - is a done deal. good morning. yes, indeed. and good morning from i is a done deal. good morning. yes, indeed. and good morning from a l indeed. and good morning from a slightly drizzly south—west wales were sure keir starmer is kicking off his tri— nation tour over the course of the day. we will be in wales, then scotland, and then finishing up a lot later today in england. a real dash around the country. we haven't seen sir keir starmer yet today, i think we will fairly shortly. where i am sure he will be asked about these latest comments by the work and pensions secretary mel stride. i can almost

predict the answer that the labour leader will give because, as henry was reflecting, labour are the last party to be talking about a potential labour supermajority, or whatever term you want to give it, this prospect that the tories are now talking up. sir keir starmer�*s message has consistently been over the last couple of days that the polls do not predict the future, he is not complacent, they will fight for every vote, they have got to earn the trust of voters, and he keep saying that there are constituencies where it could go down to a few hundred votes. as henry was saying and you were alluding to, as well, what they might fear your is complacency amongst people who are may be thinking about going out to support labour, but if these warnings coming from the tories of a so—called supermajority start coming home, there might be a concern that they might not bother or may vote for somebody else. i think sir keir starmer will stick rigidly to that message today, despite this kind of

recent comment from mel stride. for labour, they do feel they could be, in private when you speak to them, very close to gaining power, but thatis very close to gaining power, but that is certainly not the public impression they want to give at the moment as they head into day. i polling tackle as they head into polling tackle as they head into polling day tomorrow, what is the mood on the bus? the bus, i have to be totally transparent, is a bus full of journalists. be totally transparent, is a bus full ofjournalists. so basically we get packed onto a bus along with other broadcasters and members of the press, and then we head to, usually, where sir keir starmer and the labour campaign is going to be. but when we get there, we do get to talk to activists. i am looking at a room of labour supporters just behind the camera there, and activists. the mood is upbeat. when you speak to people in private, they are definitely upbeat, there are smiles on theirfaces, are definitely upbeat, there are smiles on their faces, they feel something could be close. yes, there

is a nervousness i think because polling day has yet to happen when most people actually cast their vote, but people do feel potentially, for the first time in 14 potentially, for the first time in 1a years, labour could be getting close to power. i was watching sir keir starmer yesterday do lots of different interviews and i was listening in or sometimes asking questions, and i heard one bbc journalist asked him whether he was nervous about the prospect of potentially entering downing street, not something he wanted to be drawn on. he keeps being asked about what more detail he can give about what he would do if he were to become prime minister. that is really where the conversation seems to be turning in terms of media questions to the labour leader because of this prospect, the consistent polling that labour have had, and all the usual cautious caveats should apply to polls, but a lot of questions about what a labour government would look like, including chris mason asking him yesterday whether those people in the shadow cabinet would assume the position is in the cabinet if labour were to win, again

something sir keir starmer would not be drawn on. that is all because he doesn't want to look as though he has assumed he might win, as he keep saying he will fight for every vote andindeed saying he will fight for every vote and indeed that the polls do not predict the future. i think we will get much more of the same of that today from the labour party. thank ou ve today from the labour party. thank you very much _ today from the labour party. thank you very much indeed. _ today from the labour party. thank you very much indeed. jess - today from the labour party. thank you very much indeed. jess park i today from the labour party. thank| you very much indeed. jess park are there with the labour campaign. professor sirjohn curtis has been a key part of the election coverage in the uk for the past 45 years. he has been telling us about how he thinks this election campaign has progressed. this election campaign has progressed-— this election campaign has ttroressed. , .., , this election campaign has ttroressed. , , ., progressed. during the course of toda , progressed. during the course of today. there _ progressed. during the course of today, there will _ progressed. during the course of today, there will be _ progressed. during the course of today, there will be a _ progressed. during the course of today, there will be a forest i progressed. during the course of today, there will be a forest of l today, there will be a forest of final opinion polls, but unless they show something dramatically different from what we have seen consistently throughout the course of the last six weeks, we are anticipating that the conservatives are going to end up somewhere around 20 points behind labour on thursday night. certainly that has been a message throughout the campaign. support for the conservatives has

fallen, but support for labour has fallen, but support for labour has fallen a bit as well, leaving that lead largely unchanged. but that kind of lead does point to a potentially heavy defeat for the conservatives and labour getting a substantial overall majority, even though perhaps labour may not get much more than around 40% of the vote. the opinion polls coming out in the last 2a hours of this campaign are going to permit a dramatically different picture, i would be very surprised, may be the lead narrowing a bit, but a 20 point lead narrowing a bit, but a 20 point lead is not going to suddenly disappear in a matter of the last two or three days of election campaign. the truth is the conservatives themselves have been acknowledging that the question is how badly do they lose, not whether they lose. and to be honest, that is where the uncertainty lies. maybe in the end it is not as bad as some of the end it is not as bad as some of the forecasts have been saying and maybe we do end up with let's say

around 150 conservative mps. on the other hand, we cannot rule out the possibility that it might end up being worse than that and labour to end up with their biggest majority they have ever managed to achieve. that is where the uncertainty lies. it is a not inconsiderable end could have considerable implications for the future of british politics. but as for who will be prime minister, all bets are on sir keir starmer. that was professor sirjohn curtis, who will be very busy over the coming few days, i'm sure. if you want to read more about the election orsee want to read more about the election or see who the candidate is in your constituency, you can go to the bbc website or the news app from wherever you are. for now, let's take you to some other news. heavy rain from hurricane beryl is lashing parts of haiti and the dominican republic as the storm passes south of the two countries. winds of up to 150 mph have already caused extensive damage across the caribbean where five people are

known to have died. the category four hurricane is heading towards jamaica where the government has urged people to prepare for its arrival. this report from will grant. if the nations that still lie in the path of hurricane beryl want to see what awaits them, they should look no further than union island. situated off the coast of st vincent and the grenadines, the island's buildings were no match for the storm's destructive power. around 90% destroyed or damaged. roofs ripped off, power lines brought down, and a community left in ruins. it was a similar story and other low—lying caribbean islands like carriacou in grenada. with jamaica next on the storm's trajectory, the warnings have prompted people into action — many taking last—minute precautions to protect homes and livelihoods. flatten it good. right. i wouldn't like that.

for its part, the jamaican government has tried to stress the seriousness of the storm in the hope people will heed advice of the authorities. every area of government from our disaster preparedness entity, to the police force, to ourfire brigade — all aspects of the government are in a state of readiness and we are ready for hurricane beryl and we're working with communities. especially our concern is for those members of the jamaican community that live in flood—prone areas, or low—lying areas. so we are working to start the process of thinking through evacuations that may be necessary for those individuals. satellite images of beryl illustrate its terrifying size and its potential to unleash more

destruction in the caribbean. as it moves it has strengthened. first becoming category four storm, then a maximum level category five, with unprecedented speed. jamaicans hope it weakens again on its approach to the island. people in the caribbean are used to tropical storms, but beryl is unique. no—one has experienced a hurricane this strong this early in the season. it doesn't bode well for what is still to come. will grant, bbc news, mexico. let's bring you back to the uk and to the general election. it is of course the last full day of campaigning for all the major parties. the snp as well and truly continuing its campaign trail. let's cross to scotland now and speak to a reporter katie hunter who is with the snp campaign. talk me through what exactly the snp is bringing forward as its final message ahead

of the big day tomorrow. the forward as its final message ahead of the big day tomorrow.— of the big day tomorrow. the snp leaderjohn _ of the big day tomorrow. the snp leaderjohn swinney _ of the big day tomorrow. the snp leaderjohn swinney is _ of the big day tomorrow. the snp leaderjohn swinney is in - of the big day tomorrow. the snp leaderjohn swinney is in the i leaderjohn swinney is in the building behind me, he arrived early this morning. this is the first of several campaign stops across the central belt today. to be honest, i have lost count of how many there are, i think around five. john swinney�*s message today is that, in his opinion, this election is over. he says the results in england will mean that labour will win this, it will be a landslide. at what he is telling voters in scotland is that the race here is too close to call, it is on a knife edge. he hopes that will motivate snp voters to come out and vote for the snp. just for a bit of context, at the last general election in 2019, the snp won 48 seats in scotland, compared to labour who won just one seat in scotland. but since then, the polls have suggested that the gap between those parties is really closed. some

recent polls have suggested that labour are ahead in scotland, although of course polls are just polls and come with all sorts of health warnings. but the snp battle bus, just out of sight, activist, john swinney about to get back on it and continue campaigning on this last full day of campaigning before the vote. ., last full day of campaigning before the vote. . , ., , last full day of campaigning before the vote. ., , . , , ., last full day of campaigning before the vote. . , ._ , ., ., the vote. katie, stay where you are 'ust for a the vote. katie, stay where you are just for a second _ the vote. katie, stay where you are just for a second because _ the vote. katie, stay where you are just for a second because i - the vote. katie, stay where you are just for a second because i think i the vote. katie, stay where you are | just for a second because i think we can now play a little clip ofjohn swinney from slightly earlier this morning. swinney from slightly earlier this mornint. . ., , ., morning. the election is well and trul over morning. the election is well and truly over south _ morning. the election is well and truly over south of _ morning. the election is well and truly over south of the _ morning. the election is well and truly over south of the border. i morning. the election is well and l truly over south of the border. the issue _ truly over south of the border. the issue for— truly over south of the border. the issue for scotland is who is going to protect — issue for scotland is who is going to protect scotland's interests in the next — to protect scotland's interests in the next westminster parliament? people _ the next westminster parliament? people know they can rely on the snp to do exactly that. the snp will go to do exactly that. the snp will go to the _ to do exactly that. the snp will go to the house of commons, campaigning against _ to the house of commons, campaigning against austerity. labour will carry on the _ against austerity. labour will carry on the tory — against austerity. labour will carry on the tory austerity. i want snp mps to— on the tory austerity. i want snp mps to rail— on the tory austerity. i want snp mps to rail against austerity so we -et mps to rail against austerity so we get investment in our public services _ get investment in our public services. i want to make snp mps are going _ services. i want to make snp mps are going to _ services. i want to make snp mps are going to make sure that scotland's interests _ going to make sure that scotland's interests are at all times protected. people can rely upon that

in the _ protected. people can rely upon that in the next _ protected. people can rely upon that in the next westminster parliament. people _ in the next westminster parliament. people should vote snp to protect scotland _ people should vote snp to protect scotland and make sure that we have a future _ scotland and make sure that we have a future that is made in scotland for scotland.— a future that is made in scotland for scotland. ., .,, ., , , , for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity _ for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity point. _ for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity point. you _ for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity point. you see i for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity point. you see this i that austerity point. you see this election is too close to call, but you have been around long enough to know that the polls can be wrong. surely for people who want a change in government at westminster, the best thing for those people to do is to vote for labour in scotland? there will be a change of government because _ there will be a change of government because the _ there will be a change of government because the tories are well and truly— because the tories are well and truly lost — because the tories are well and truly lost a selection in england. the question for voters in scotland is do _ the question for voters in scotland is do they— the question for voters in scotland is do they want more austerity from the lahour— is do they want more austerity from the labour party or do they want to have snp— the labour party or do they want to have snp mps who will put forward the scottish interest and protect scotland — the scottish interest and protect scotland from austerity? that is what _ scotland from austerity? that is what the — scotland from austerity? that is what the snp will do in the next parliament. and act to make sure we have a _ parliament. and act to make sure we have a future — parliament. and act to make sure we have a future made in scotland for scotland — have a future made in scotland for scotland it — have a future made in scotland for scotland. it is all over for the tories, — scotland. it is all over for the tories, labourwill scotland. it is all over for the tories, labour will be the next government, but for scotland we have -ot government, but for scotland we have got to _ government, but for scotland we have got to make _ government, but for scotland we have got to make sure scotland's interests are protected and only snp does that _

interests are protected and only snp does that. ~ ., interests are protected and only snp does that. . ., ., , interests are protected and only snp doesthat. ., ., ,, .. ,, does that. what does success look like on friday? _ does that. what does success look like on friday? i— does that. what does success look like on friday? i want— does that. what does success look like on friday? i want to _ does that. what does success look like on friday? i want to win i does that. what does success look like on friday? i want to win this l like on friday? i want to win this election with _ like on friday? i want to win this election with a _ like on friday? i want to win this election with a majority - like on friday? i want to win this election with a majority of i like on friday? i want to win this l election with a majority of scottish seats _ election with a majority of scottish seats for— election with a majority of scottish seats for the snp. that is what we are aiming — seats for the snp. that is what we are aiming to do and i am confident we will— are aiming to do and i am confident we will do — are aiming to do and i am confident we will do. we are working hard to make _ we will do. we are working hard to make sure — we will do. we are working hard to make sure that happens in the country — make sure that happens in the count . ., ., ., , country. you are saying that it is on a knife _ country. you are saying that it is on a knife edge, _ country. you are saying that it is on a knife edge, some _ country. you are saying that it is on a knife edge, some of- country. you are saying that it is on a knife edge, some of the i country. you are saying that it is l on a knife edge, some of the polls are suggesting that labour are ahead. you must be worried that you are going to lose a chunk of seats in scotland? the are going to lose a chunk of seats in scotland?— are going to lose a chunk of seats in scotland? ,., , ., , ., ., in scotland? the polls are showing a vaned in scotland? the polls are showing a varied position. _ in scotland? the polls are showing a varied position. one _ in scotland? the polls are showing a varied position. one poll— in scotland? the polls are showing a varied position. one poll shows i in scotland? the polls are showing a varied position. one poll shows thel varied position. one poll shows the snp ahead — varied position. one poll shows the snp ahead in scotland. let'sjust leave _ snp ahead in scotland. let'sjust leave it _ snp ahead in scotland. let'sjust leave it to— snp ahead in scotland. let'sjust leave it to the voters to decide. we have got _ leave it to the voters to decide. we have got a — leave it to the voters to decide. we have got a simple choice, the tories are out— have got a simple choice, the tories are out of— have got a simple choice, the tories are out of the game, they have lost the election south of the border, in scotland. _ the election south of the border, in scotland. if — the election south of the border, in scotland, if voters want to stop austerity, — scotland, if voters want to stop austerity, stop a labour government imposing _ austerity, stop a labour government imposing more austerity on scotland, they want— imposing more austerity on scotland, they want to protect the scottish interest — they want to protect the scottish interest and make sure we have got a future _ interest and make sure we have got a future that _ interest and make sure we have got a future that is — interest and make sure we have got a future that is made in scotland for scotland. — future that is made in scotland for scotland, they have got to vote snp. but there _ scotland, they have got to vote snp. but there is — scotland, they have got to vote snp. but there is a limit to what the snp mps, who are returned, can achieve at westminster. i come back to the

point that if scottish voters want a change in government, they should vote labour. change in government, they should vote labour-— vote labour. there will be a change in government _ vote labour. there will be a change in government on _ vote labour. there will be a change in government on friday _ vote labour. there will be a change in government on friday because i vote labour. there will be a change. in government on friday because the tories _ in government on friday because the tories have _ in government on friday because the tories have lost the election comprehensively south of the border. lahour— comprehensively south of the border. labour does _ comprehensively south of the border. labour does not need any scottish mps to— labour does not need any scottish mps to win — labour does not need any scottish mps to win this election. for scotland. _ mps to win this election. for scotland, do we want to have labour mps going _ scotland, do we want to have labour mps going from scotland who will 'ust mps going from scotland who will just do— mps going from scotland who will just do what they are told by keir starmer— just do what they are told by keir starmer or— just do what they are told by keir starmer or do they want snp mps who will stand _ starmer or do they want snp mps who will stand up for scotland, protect the scottish interest and campaign against _ the scottish interest and campaign against the austerity that the labour— against the austerity that the labour party is going to impose on scotland? — labour party is going to impose on scotland? they are going to carry on where _ scotland? they are going to carry on where the _ scotland? they are going to carry on where the tories have left. for people — where the tories have left. for people in— where the tories have left. for people in scotland, if they want to be protected from austerity, if they want to _ be protected from austerity, if they want to have the scottish interest put forward at all times, they have -ot put forward at all times, they have got to— put forward at all times, they have got to vote — put forward at all times, they have got to vote snp.— got to vote snp. that was john swinney talking _ got to vote snp. that was john swinney talking to _ got to vote snp. that was john swinney talking to our- got to vote snp. that was john | swinney talking to our scotland correspondent. let's bring katie back now into the conversation. interesting that line that you be saying, isn't it, that line about if you vote for labour you will get austerity back again? a warning from

him. ., , austerity back again? a warning from him. . , ., .., , ., him. there have been a couple of themes throughout _ him. there have been a couple of themes throughout this - him. there have been a couple of| themes throughout this campaign him. there have been a couple of- themes throughout this campaign that john swinney has been pretty consistent on. he has talked about austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis. he blames westminster and the conservatives for all three of those. but as the campaign has gone on, he has concentrated more on the labour party, on keir starmer. i remember the snp's campaign lodge around five weeks ago, he said that labour, i am around five weeks ago, he said that labour, iam paraphrasing, labour are not exactly the same as the conservatives, but they are doing an awfully good impression. that is a team that he has stuck with, saying that for voters in scotland, if they choose labour, then injohn swinney�*s words, there will be a continuation of austerity. of course, labour absolutely reject that. another theme thatjohn swinney has come back to time and time again is that of independence. i mean, it has been quite as much to the fore as may be some independent

supporters would have liked, but john swinney has made the point that in his opinion, the only way to protect public services, to end austerity is ultimately through independence.— austerity is ultimately through inde-endence. ., ., ,, ., independence. good to talk to you, thank ou independence. good to talk to you, thank you very _ independence. good to talk to you, thank you very much _ independence. good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed - independence. good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed for i independence. good to talk to you, i thank you very much indeed for that. as always, more on the snp campaign trail on the bbc website. now it is time for a look at the weather with carol. the pollen levels are mostly low or moderate, the exception is across the south—east of england where the levels are high. and we are talking especially grass pollen at this time of year. today we have got two fronts bringing rain. the first one pushing into the north sea, the second one moving from the west to the east. as you can see from the isobars, it is going to be a breezy day wherever you are. as the rain clears to the east, residual cloud and a few showers, some dampness left behind. the second by the front also moves east, later in the day we see a return to sunshine and showers and western areas. temperatures

ranging from 12—18, possibly 19 in the far south. for wimbledon today, play is likely to be interrupted with rain early doors. as that clears away, we are looking at a lot of cloud which could produce some light rain or drizzle into the afternoon. at times tomorrow is looking drier and brighter but a bit windy. this evening you can see how the rain becomes ensconced in shetland, then we have got a plethora of showers across the north—west of the country to stop here too there will be gusty winds. moving further south, it is drier and clearer with overnight lows between 8—13. as we head into tomorrow, we have got this little system scooting across the north of the country. if you look at the isobars, tells you it is going to be a windy day wherever you are. but the strongest winds will be in the northern half of the country. we have got showers coming on courtesy of that weather front, some of them merging across scotland to give some longer spells of rain. could be heavy and country. further south, it is drier and brighter. these are the

sustained wind speeds you can see in the circles, the gusts will be more than that. our temperatures, 11—15 in the north, feeling cool in the wind and rain. if you're out of the mind and into the sunshine, in the south 20 will feel quite pleasant. thursday night into friday, we have got this next system coming in across southern areas. that is going to introduce some more rain. it clears during the course of saturday and the isobars open out, so it will not be as windy. on friday, wet and windy in the south. sunshine and showers in the north. it remains changeable as we head through the rest of the week.

this is bbc news — the headlines. parties make their final pitches to the public — on the the last full day of general election campaigning. a conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts that polls point to a massive labour majority. hurricane beryl heads towards jamaica — where it's expected to bring life—threatening winds and and torrential rains. the winds and and torrential rains. mother of the missi jdy the mother of the missing teenager jay slater tells of her pain and agony after the police and the search for her son in tenerife. the candidates for the general election will be fighting for every last vote in these final 24 hours.

the final 24 hours. labour party are continuing their the labour party are continuing their campaign trail. let's cross live to sir keir starmer who is on the campaign trailand live to sir keir starmer who is on the campaign trail and about to talk to labour activists and workers. let's have a quick listen. good morning and welcome. welcome to carmarthenshire, welcome to wales. in two days' time we will know who the prime minister is going to be. we will know whether we have persuaded people to turn a page on the last 14 years and to actually believe notjust in what the other party, notjust what believe notjust in what the other party, not just what the conservatives have done to our country over the last 14 years, but

the positive message of change that we represent. the last time i spoke to keir starmer wasjust a we represent. the last time i spoke to keir starmer was just a few days ago. we talked about what the conservatives have done to our country for the last 14 years but also the positive message, the change that we represent. i can tell you the last time i spoke to sir keir starmer was just you the last time i spoke to sir keir starmer wasjust a you the last time i spoke to sir keir starmer was just a few days, we talked about the difference we could make for the steel communities all the way across the country. applause that is the partnership we could have. two labour governments working together for wales and britain to take for devolution, economic stability, a new deal to turn a page on the tory cost of living crisis. change can only come if we vote for it. the tories are desperate for people to do anything other than vote labour. anything other than to vote labour. anything other than to vote for change. i want my country to be in a better place for each and

every family. i want people to be able to go out, no regrets, don't leave it to other people to make the choice for you. if you want to change, vote for it. it is time for change, vote for it. it is time for change, it is time to win. time to vote labour. thank you. applause let's leave that briefly because sir keir starmer hasn't taught started talking yet. we expect him to in a moment or so. it is the last day obviously before the general election. polling stations open, and the campaign trail is always kept going until the very last moment. wales is one of the three nations that sir keir is going to visit as well as scotland and he is also going to be going to england as well. we heard them momentarily about the symbiosis, the

relationship between the labour party in wales and of course the wider national labour party. sir keir very much focusing his attention on trying to get people to come out and vote. the labour party is saying in their final days of campaigning, if you want a labour government, you need to vote for a labour government. this coming just a few minutes after we had mel stride, the work and pensions secretary a little bit earlier on bbc radio 4, effectively conceding the election to the labour party and telling people that he believes that the labour majority will be massive, "the largest this country has ever seen." he says that what matters now is the opposition and its ability to scrutinise the government. of course, as i mentioned earlier, both leaders are making their final pitches. we saw a rally for the conservative party yesterday where the former prime minister boris johnson got up to speak to those conservative members at the rally.

let's cross live, i think sir keir starmer is back. applause keir starmer: thank you very much. thank you, martha, who is going to be a fantastic candidate, reminding us of the new talent we have coming through. a brilliant, brilliant candidate that will be a fantastic member of parliament. applause and thank you, vaughan. and when vaughan said the last time we spoke was about tata steel he was right, just the other day. and i will start with that because it's really serious. it shows the difference that a labour government in westminster could make here in wales

because when we saw what might happen in relation to tata steel in the latest development, our first act was to get in touch with each other within minutes to talk one to one and then to set up a meeting to decide how we would resolve the issue and make sure we did everything possible we could do to save jobs in steel, everything possible we could do to savejobs in steel, to everything possible we could do to save jobs in steel, to save steel here in wales. applause and i were directly contrast that with rishi sunak because when mark drakeford asked for a meeting to talk about tata steel, what did rishi sunak do? he said he was too busy to take a call. that is the difference that a labour victory tomorrow will make. working together, two governments working together, two governments working together to deliver for wales. that's on equitable opportunity across wales that we must take.

applause and cani and can i say thank you very much for that really warm welcome? we have been on the road for many, many days now. it's the last day on the road and to walk in here, to have a warm reception, is absolutely fantastic. don't underestimate what boost that gives us all as we go into these final hours towards tomorrow. i was last year when we were launching in abergavenny and then we went down to barry for an ice cream. it was beautifully sunny. vaughan assures me that this is actually liquid son that we have today but it was absolutely incredible. —— liquid sun. we have been campaigning with a smile on our face and a spring in our step because we have a confident message about change to take forward and to be absolutely clear about the choice at this election. we have now had 14

years of chaos, of division and failure, the choice tomorrow is to bring that to an end, to turn the page and start to rebuild with labour. applause and i've been saying throughout this campaign that if they are returned on friday for five campaign that if they are returned on friday forfive more campaign that if they are returned on friday for five more years of the tories we won't get anything different. it will be the same. and they have evidenced it in the campaign because rishi sunak started by campaigning with david cameron. then he borrowed liz truss's programme and put it in his manifesto of unfunded tax cuts. and last night they wheeled out boris johnson. when i say chaos, division and failure, they have just exhibited it in this campaign.

nothing is going to change. you've just seen it in the last six weeks. five more years of the same. and that's why we must go through today and until ten o'clock tomorrow making argument because there are a lot of undecided voters still, lots of constituencies that will come down to a few hundred votes that make the difference. and people need convincing about the change that we need. they need convincing that change is possible and that they can vote for change. and we need to be clear with them that if they don't vote for change, if we don't get a labour government, we could end up with more of the same on friday morning. we do have to say imagine waking up on friday morning and the headline is five more years of the tories. nothing is changed. they will be emboldened, entitled, thinking they can get away with anything. so we have to make that case. we have to say over and over again change only happens if you vote for it. change only happens if

you vote for it. applause and we have to say with confidence and assurance, imagine a labour government starting its work to rebuild the country, to make sure that we have the public services we need, the infrastructure we need, the chance for every child and young person to have the opportunity to go as far as their talents will take them. imagine, whereveryou as far as their talents will take them. imagine, wherever you come from, whatever your background, the chance to get on and that change in westminster that will make such a difference to the lives of millions of people. that's why we're here in the labour party. that's why we have campaigned hard, and the special benefit, the double benefit in wales, because if we get a labour government in westminster, then for the first time in 14 years we get

two governments working together. not in conflict, not constantly seeking to undermine what's going on here in wales, but doing what vaughan and i did in the last week, picking up the phone, getting in touch with each other, how can we work together to deliver in wales? what an opportunity we have. we have to get out there, every minute, every hour of today, and tomorrow, all the way through to ten o'clock, fight for every single vote. this is an incredible opportunity for change across the whole of the united kingdom and a double opportunity to deliver here in wales for every single person and household. let's go out, let's do it with that smile, that positivity. argument before the country hoping for their victory tomorrow. thank you all so much! cheering studio: high—energy keir starmer there in wales, as the campaign for labour party votes continues. vaughan gething there who introduced him, the labour first minister, a little early at that campaign in

carmarthenshire. we will leave that campaign event now and bring you, if can, the full list of candidates in that area. i think they're coming up on your screen right now. you can't see them particularly well but they are there, i promise you, and if you would like to find out who the candidates are in any constituency across the country, you're more than welcome to go to the bbc�*s website. the general election candidates are fighting for every last vote, are they not, in these final hours before polling day? but it's in the battleground seats where we are seeing the faces campaigning. today we are focusing on two constituencies in surrey, in guildford, currently held by the conservatives but being targeted by the lib dems. we are also in the scottish seat of glenrothes and mid five, held by the snp since 2015, but labour is hoping to take it tomorrow. —— mid fife.

i am joined now by bbc political reporterjack fiehn in guildford, and in glenrothes and mid fife we have alasdair clark — political editor at the courier. thank you forjoining us. jack, talk me through a little bit what is happening in guildford. because ultimately, a seat like that would be a good one to change places from the conservatives to lib dems, for the conservatives to lib dems, for the lib dems, that is.— the conservatives to lib dems, for the lib dems, that is. that's right. it's the the lib dems, that is. that's right. it's the one — the lib dems, that is. that's right. it's the one place _ the lib dems, that is. that's right. it's the one place in _ the lib dems, that is. that's right. it's the one place in surrey - the lib dems, that is. that's right. it's the one place in surrey where l the lib dems, that is. that's right. | it's the one place in surrey where a party other than the conservatives has actually won a seat, the liberal democrats won in 2001 and then very narrowly lost a few years later in 2005 and in the 2019 general election, again the majority were significantly reduced. this is an area where they believe they can win. i was at a hustings last week speaking to the candidates and a liberal democrat candidate said they believed they could win, although they also said nothing is guaranteed, that they were not taking anything for granted. it is interesting here, the local conservative candidate says it is all to play for but the national picture is not being reflected in

the local polling and there are local issues that could still mean that she can win this seat, but it's very much going to be close, that's the estimation from everyone. and it does look as though it will be in this fight between the liberal democrats and the conservatives. jack grimmer talk me through if you can what the big issues are there. there are concerns about sewage, bad discharge into local rivers, and other elements as well worrying people. talk me through those. —— jack, talk me through. people. talk me through those. -- jack, talk me through.— people. talk me through those. -- jack, talk me through. although this is a wealthy — jack, talk me through. although this is a wealthy part _ jack, talk me through. although this is a wealthy part of— jack, talk me through. although this is a wealthy part of the _ jack, talk me through. although this is a wealthy part of the country, i is a wealthy part of the country, there are concerns and also areas of poverty as well. one of the big issues has been the situation with sewage discharge being pumped into local rivers and this is the whole county, notjust guildford, it is a river county and there is widespread concern. there are also local issues, things like traffic, developments, affordable housing is a big issue. there is a big question

over the town of guildford, over the state of the town centre. lots of concern about empty shops. and then you hear the more national issues, things like immigration, cost of living, the nhs, access to gps, they all come up as well. there are some specific local issues here in guildford but there is also the national concerns that we hear about time and time again. jack national concerns that we hear about time and time again.— time and time again. jack grimmer tood to time and time again. jack grimmer good to talk— time and time again. jack grimmer good to talk to _ time and time again. jack grimmer good to talk to you. _ time and time again. jack grimmer good to talk to you. where - time and time again. jack grimmer good to talk to you. where you i time and time again. jack grimmer good to talk to you. where you are is interesting because it's been held by the snp since 2015 but the boundaries have changed ever so slightly, haven't they, that means labour have a better chance this time? , , ., .,, labour have a better chance this time? , , ., ., labour have a better chance this time? ,, ., ., ,, labour have a better chance this time? , , ., .,, ., ,, ,, time? this seat was won by the snp re time? this seat was won by the snp pretty comfortable _ time? this seat was won by the snp pretty comfortable in _ time? this seat was won by the snp pretty comfortable in 2015 _ time? this seat was won by the snp pretty comfortable in 2015 and i time? this seat was won by the snp pretty comfortable in 2015 and has i pretty comfortable in 2015 and has been won — pretty comfortable in 2015 and has been won by the snp pretty comfortable at the election since then _ comfortable at the election since then the — comfortable at the election since then. the boundaries have changed slightly, _ then. the boundaries have changed slightly, they now take parts of what _ slightly, they now take parts of what was — slightly, they now take parts of what was kirkcaldy and cowdenbeath constituencies and those are areas where _ constituencies and those are areas where labour feel they will perform slightly— where labour feel they will perform slightly better this time around, unlike _ slightly better this time around, unlike the rest of the uk, a lot of

issues _ unlike the rest of the uk, a lot of issues here — unlike the rest of the uk, a lot of issues here are devolved to scotland, to the scottish government, but people will head to the polls— government, but people will head to the polls with those things in their minds. _ the polls with those things in their minds. the — the polls with those things in their minds, the nhs, schools, i'm outside a school— minds, the nhs, schools, i'm outside a school this— minds, the nhs, schools, i'm outside a school this morning, people will io a school this morning, people will go to— a school this morning, people will go to the — a school this morning, people will go to the polls tomorrow with those things— go to the polls tomorrow with those things in_ go to the polls tomorrow with those things in mind. and uppishly the snp don't want _ things in mind. and uppishly the snp don't want it to become a referendum on the _ don't want it to become a referendum on the scottish government where opposition— on the scottish government where opposition parties in scotland do want _ opposition parties in scotland do want people to head to the polls with that — want people to head to the polls with that in mind. talk want people to head to the polls with that in mind.— want people to head to the polls with that in mind. talk me through a hath . with that in mind. talk me through apathy- that's _ with that in mind. talk me through apathy. that's been _ with that in mind. talk me through apathy. that's been an _ with that in mind. talk me through apathy. that's been an issue i with that in mind. talk me through apathy. that's been an issue in i with that in mind. talk me through apathy. that's been an issue in sol apathy. that's been an issue in so many areas for this election. is there a concern that in a way this election is something that the people in those areas are just kind of tired of politics? people in those areas are 'ust kind of tired of politics?i people in those areas are 'ust kind of tired of politics? yeah. speaking to voters, never— of tired of politics? yeah. speaking to voters, never convinced - of tired of politics? yeah. speaking to voters, never convinced apathy i of tired of politics? yeah. speaking| to voters, never convinced apathy is the right— to voters, never convinced apathy is the right word. i can understand why we use _ the right word. i can understand why we use that — the right word. i can understand why we use that word but people do have a sense _ we use that word but people do have a sense that everything doesn't work quite right, _ a sense that everything doesn't work quite right, or doesn't work as well as it should — quite right, or doesn't work as well as it should and they don't quite know— as it should and they don't quite know that — as it should and they don't quite know that any politician has the answer — know that any politician has the answer to — know that any politician has the answer to fix that. and i think that the thing _ answer to fix that. and i think that

the thing behind that feeling in the community. people here in glenrothes and mid _ community. people here in glenrothes and mid fife care about their community but they are maybe not sure that _ community but they are maybe not sure that any politician has the answer. — sure that any politician has the answer, ratherthan sure that any politician has the answer, rather than they don't want to find _ answer, rather than they don't want to find an _ answer, rather than they don't want to find an answer.— to find an answer. very interesting, isn't it? let's— to find an answer. very interesting, isn't it? let's cross _ to find an answer. very interesting, isn't it? let's cross jack _ to find an answer. very interesting, isn't it? let's cross jack briefly. i isn't it? let's cross jack briefly. i wanted to ask you about that. how engaged are people in guildford with politics? both on a local and national level. i politics? both on a local and national level.— politics? both on a local and national level. i think they are engaged- _ national level. i think they are engaged- the _ national level. i think they are engaged. the hustings - national level. i think they are engaged. the hustings i i national level. i think they are engaged. the hustings i went| national level. i think they are l engaged. the hustings i went to national level. i think they are i engaged. the hustings i went to last week was well attended and we had several that have been going on throughout the election campaign. that being said, it is not easy... not difficult, rather, to find anyone who will say none of the above, they are all the same and this kind of satisfaction with the state of politics at the moment. but i think again there are posters and billboards up around the area for the different political parties as well. so there is certainly a lot of interest and leaflets coming through the doors as well. people are

definitely aware of this election and what's happening there is quite and what's happening there is quite a lot of discontent as well. ok. a lot of discontent as well. ok, jack fiehn. _ a lot of discontent as well. ok, jack fiehn, ssc _ a lot of discontent as well. 0k, jack fiehn, bbc political reporter and alistair clark from the career, so good to get your takes. thank you both of you once again forjoining us. it has been really good to go around the country and get a feel for what people are thinking —— the career. let me bring you these graphics, these names. these are the candidates elected to battle it out in the constituency of guildford. there they are on your screen. and if we can move on, these are the candidates in glenrothes and mid fife. as always, all the candidates for all the constituencies around the country are available on the bbc's the country are available on the bbc�*s website. you can go there, or you can use the bbc�*s news app. let's take you to other news now because the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater has told of her pain and agony after searches failed to find her son in tenerife. the 19—year—old went missing on the 17th ofjune after he told a friend

he was lost in the mountains. in a statement issued through the missing persons charity dalbeattie global, ms duncan said the family were devastated. nicky schiller reports. "words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing. he is our beautiful boy with his whole life ahead of him and we just want to find him" — the words of jay slater�*s mother, debbie duncan, after searches failed to trace her son. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, has been missing since 17th june, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. he was in tenerife to attend a music festival with friends — his first holiday abroad without his parents. helicopters, drones and search dogs were all deployed to try and find him in the steep rocky area. but, over the weekend, the local police called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer. in her statement issued through the british overseas missing—persons charity lbt global, with this new picture of jay, debbie duncan thanked officers, who she said had worked tirelessly

up the mountains where jay's last phone call was traced. she also hit out at some stories around her son's disappearance, saying: "we are aware of the conspiracy theories and speculation on social media and some websites, and can only describe this as vile. the negative comments are extremely distressing to our family." debbie duncan did say the family had embraced the love and support they'd had from across the globe, but again appealed for privacy and urged the press to allow the spanish police to get on with their investigations. the search for the 19—year—old was officially declared over on sunday, but police have said the case remains open — although officials said they couldn't comment on reports that an airbnb property that jay slater stayed at before he went missing has been searched again by investigators. nicky schiller, bbc news.

back to politics because the lib dems are on the campaign trail. is that ed davey in there? or shall we say farm davey? he is riding attracted today. i'm not sure that is ed davey, you know. really? ok, listen, i'm going to defer to the greater knowledge of the people in the gallery. they have better eyesight than me. i have a small screen in front of me, i can't see who it is. what we do know is the lib dems are on the campaign trail in wiltshire and there is a tractor involved. the message today from the lib dems as there is a chance in their words, to build a caring nation. that is what the lib dems are talking about. now, of course, we have seen ed davey very much enjoying the campaign trail, let's say, doing things a bit differently,

bungeejumping, doing interviews bungee jumping, doing interviews while bungeejumping, doing interviews while playing tennis, watersports, to name a few. zumba recently. this is yet another ed davey enjoyable stunt, and he has really had the most fun, hasn't he, out of all the party leaders. that goes without saying. i see what happened there. on the nearside earlier there was someone in the passenger seat, ed daveyis someone in the passenger seat, ed davey is driving next to that nearside person. so i was right and the gallery were right. the perfect combination! let's take you back to our top line today in politics, the work and pensions secretary mel stride, who made those comments earlier on the bbc radio 4 where he effectively conceded the election and said labour were on their way to what he described as a massive majority. here is the reaction from the labour leader sir keir starmer. i think the tories have run a very negative campaign. and they are failing to answer the question, what positive change with the bring the

country. positive change with the bring the count . ~ ., positive change with the bring the count . ~ . ,. positive change with the bring the count . . ., ., ,, positive change with the bring the count . . ., .,~ ., country. what you make of the messaging _ country. what you make of the messaging around _ country. what you make of the messaging around what - country. what you make of the messaging around what mel. country. what you make of the i messaging around what mel stride country. what you make of the - messaging around what mel stride has said today? what do you think about it as a tactic?— it as a tactic? more of the same, it is voter suppression, _ it as a tactic? more of the same, it is voter suppression, trying - it as a tactic? more of the same, it is voter suppression, trying to i it as a tactic? more of the same, it is voter suppression, trying to get | is voter suppression, trying to get people to stay at home rather than go out and vote. i say if you want change you have to vote for it, i want people to be part of the change. i know there are very close constituencies across the country. i don't take anything for granted. i respect the voters and i know we have to earn every vote until ten o'clock tomorrow night and we will do that. but i do say to those that are still contemplating their vote, if you want change, and i genuinely think most people do, you have to vote for it. the change we can bring about will be hugely significant for our country. be part of it so we can move forward as one country to improve the living standards of millions of people across the country. millions of people across the count . ., millions of people across the count . . , ., country. there we are, questioning sir keir starmer _ country. there we are, questioning sir keir starmer on _ country. there we are, questioning sir keir starmer on those - country. there we are, questioning sir keir starmer on those mel i country. there we are, questioningl sir keir starmer on those mel stride comments and we have been questioning all the political leaders throughout the whole of this campaign. here at the bbc we love a good montage, don't we? here is a look back at some of the answers

those party political leaders gave us. i’ilil those party political leaders gave us. �* , ., , us. i'll be honest with you, we were not ready for _ us. i'll be honest with you, we were not ready for this _ us. i'll be honest with you, we were not ready for this general _ us. i'll be honest with you, we were not ready for this general election i not ready for this general election so i want is to become the opposition voice in parliament and in the country. that's the ambition. but you must have a target for seats? ! but you must have a target for seats? ., ., ., but you must have a target for seats?_ why i but you must have a target for. seats?_ why not, but you must have a target for i seats?_ why not, you seats? i have no idea. why not, you are the leader? _ seats? i have no idea. why not, you are the leader? i _ seats? i have no idea. why not, you are the leader? i am _ seats? i have no idea. why not, you are the leader? i am acting - are the leader? i am acting optimistically. _ are the leader? i am acting optimistically. if— are the leader? i am acting optimistically. if you - are the leader? i am acting optimistically. if you say i are the leader? i am actingl optimistically. if you say you are the leader? i am acting - optimistically. if you say you will be a credible _ optimistically. if you say you will be a credible opposition, - optimistically. if you say you will be a credible opposition, or- optimistically. if you say you will be a credible opposition, or you | be a credible opposition, or you want to be a credible opposition, you'll need seats. we want to be a credible opposition, you'll need seats.— want to be a credible opposition, you'll need seats. we are going to win seats. — you'll need seats. we are going to win seats, how— you'll need seats. we are going to win seats, how many, _ you'll need seats. we are going to win seats, how many, i— you'll need seats. we are going to win seats, how many, i don't - you'll need seats. we are going to. win seats, how many, i don't know. when parliament comes back, however it is shaped. _ when parliament comes back, however it is shaped, there needs to be an emergency— it is shaped, there needs to be an emergency health care budget. we in the liberal_ emergency health care budget. we in the liberal democrats have put health— the liberal democrats have put health and care right at the centre of our— health and care right at the centre of our manifesto, we are the ones making _ of our manifesto, we are the ones making it — of our manifesto, we are the ones making it our top priority, the only party— making it our top priority, the only party making it our top priority, we have quite — party making it our top priority, we have quite an ambitious programme. in the _ have quite an ambitious programme. in the next— have quite an ambitious programme. in the next parliament they can be sure if_ in the next parliament they can be sure if they— in the next parliament they can be sure if they get a liberal democrat mp they— sure if they get a liberal democrat mp they will be championing an emergency health care budget because i don't _ emergency health care budget because i don't think our nhs can wait a day tongen _ i don't think our nhs can wait a day tongen i_ i don't think our nhs can wait a day longer. i think we could have a lot of liberat— longer. i think we could have a lot of liberal democrat mps the next election. — of liberal democrat mps the next election, we could be a strong

force — election, we could be a strong force. a, ., i. election, we could be a strong force. a, ., , ., ., m force. more than you targeted? it seems to be _ force. more than you targeted? it seems to be going _ force. more than you targeted? it seems to be going well. - force. more than you targeted? it seems to be going well. we - force. more than you targeted? it seems to be going well. we are l force. more than you targeted? it l seems to be going well. we are not auoin to seems to be going well. we are not going to form _ seems to be going well. we are not going to form the _ seems to be going well. we are not going to form the next _ seems to be going well. we are not going to form the next uk - seems to be going well. we are not. going to form the next uk government so it's_ going to form the next uk government so it's about _ going to form the next uk government so it's about how— going to form the next uk government so it's about how we _ going to form the next uk government so it's about how we use _ going to form the next uk government so it's about how we use influence. - so it's about how we use influence. this isnt— so it's about how we use influence. this isn't an — so it's about how we use influence. this isn't an election _ so it's about how we use influence. this isn't an election about - this isn't an election about independence, _ this isn't an election about independence, it's - this isn't an election about independence, it's an - this isn't an election about. independence, it's an election this isn't an election about - independence, it's an election about making _ independence, it's an election about making sure — independence, it's an election about making sure that _ independence, it's an election about making sure that within _ independence, it's an election about making sure that within the - independence, it's an election about making sure that within the contextl making sure that within the context that we _ making sure that within the context that we are — making sure that within the context that we are in— making sure that within the context that we are in now, _ making sure that within the context that we are in now, within - making sure that within the context that we are in now, within the - making sure that within the context that we are in now, within the uk, i that we are in now, within the uk, wates— that we are in now, within the uk, wales has— that we are in now, within the uk, wales has a — that we are in now, within the uk, wales has a fair— that we are in now, within the uk, wales has a fair crack— that we are in now, within the uk, wales has a fair crack at _ that we are in now, within the uk, wales has a fair crack at the - that we are in now, within the uk, wales has a fair crack at the whip.�* wales has a fair crack at the whip. we are _ wales has a fair crack at the whip. we are pronosing _ wales has a fair crack at the whip. we are proposing a _ wales has a fair crack at the whip. we are proposing a set— wales has a fair crack at the whip. we are proposing a set of- wales has a fair crack at the whip. i we are proposing a set of proposals that will create a better future, real hope and real change. and that's why we need a group of green mps in the next parliament. the green party is the only party that is being honest in this election. in the house of commons, if you had, say, one or two green mps there amongst the 650, really how much difference are they going to make? how would they sway any government with a big majority? i how would they sway any government with a big majority?— with a big ma'ority? i think that the new with a big majority? i think that the new government _ with a big majority? i think that the new government and - with a big majority? i think that the new government and keir i with a big majority? i think that - the new government and keir starmer would quite like it if they didn't have a range of voices in parliament that were scrutinising what they are doing but it makes for a better government and a better democracy there is a greater range of voices there. ~ . , ' there is a greater range of voices there. ., , , , , ., there. we have suffered because of havin: 40 there. we have suffered because of having 40 years _ there. we have suffered because of having 40 years of _ there. we have suffered because of having 40 years of austerity - there. we have suffered because of having 40 years of austerity from . having 40 years of austerity from the conservative government in the united _ the conservative government in the

united kingdom. we are suffering because _ united kingdom. we are suffering because of the economic damage of brexit _ because of the economic damage of brexit and — because of the economic damage of brexit. and my point is that all of these _ brexit. and my point is that all of theseissues brexit. and my point is that all of these issues are the product of decision—making in westminster and scotland _ decision—making in westminster and scotland would be in a stronger position— scotland would be in a stronger position if— scotland would be in a stronger position if decisions were to be made — position if decisions were to be made in — position if decisions were to be made in scotland.— position if decisions were to be made in scotland. scotland. are you not effectively _ made in scotland. scotland. are you not effectively banging _ made in scotland. scotland. are you not effectively banging your- made in scotland. scotland. are you not effectively banging your head i not effectively banging your head against a brick wall? it's a pointless argument, both conservatives and labour have said they will not engaged in talks of another referendum.— they will not engaged in talks of another referendum. what i want to make sure it — another referendum. what i want to make sure it is _ another referendum. what i want to make sure it is we _ another referendum. what i want to make sure it is we have _ another referendum. what i want to make sure it is we have a _ another referendum. what i want to make sure it is we have a debate i make sure it is we have a debate about _ make sure it is we have a debate about making a difference to the lives _ about making a difference to the lives of — about making a difference to the lives of people in scotland. people are really— lives of people in scotland. people are really struggling just now because _ are really struggling just now because of the effect of the cost of living _ because of the effect of the cost of living crisis, because of the effect of spending cuts and all of that is coming _ of spending cuts and all of that is coming from decision—making in westminster. my answer to that is independence. westminster. my answer to that is independence-— westminster. my answer to that is independence. people still, despite a number of— independence. people still, despite a number of debates _ independence. people still, despite a number of debates we _ independence. people still, despite a number of debates we have i independence. people still, despite a number of debates we have had l independence. people still, despite i a number of debates we have had and despite the number of times you have sat with us on the sofa, still don't feel like they know the full picture from you, keir starmer, about what it will be like with you as prime minister. taste it will be like with you as prime minister. ~ ., . ., ., minister. we have changed the labour pa and minister. we have changed the labour party and the — minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour— minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour party _ minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour party would i minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour party would put l party and the labour party would put before the country is a changed labour party, the campaign has

changed labour and we will govern as changed labour and we will govern as changed labour. we will pick up the country in a broken state, put it back on its feet and rebuild it so that we can take it forward and people can genuinely say, i am better off, myself, my family, my community and my country. when it comes to the _ community and my country. when it comes to the things _ community and my country. when it comes to the things that _ community and my country. when it comes to the things that we - community and my country. when it comes to the things that we want i community and my country. when it comes to the things that we want to j comes to the things that we want to do, comes to the things that we want to do. people — comes to the things that we want to do, people can see that we have turned _ do, people can see that we have turned a corner. it has been a difficult — turned a corner. it has been a difficult few years but undeniably things— difficult few years but undeniably things are in a better place now than _ things are in a better place now than they— things are in a better place now than they were. people are starting to feel— than they were. people are starting to feel the — than they were. people are starting to feel the benefits of that. that's why with — to feel the benefits of that. that's why with confidence i can say that i will keep— why with confidence i can say that i will keep cutting people's taxes, giving _ will keep cutting people's taxes, giving them that financial security. i giving them that financial security. hust— giving them that financial security. tiust want— giving them that financial security. i just want to tell you giving them that financial security. ijust want to tell you something i just want to tell you something from the polling analyst sirjohn curtice whom i'm sure you are very familiar with. we estimate that the chance of winning the election for you at the end of this week and he said this, 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?— sunak remaining as prime minister. do you accept that? that's his view, that's not going _ do you accept that? that's his view, that's not going to _ do you accept that? that's his view, that's not going to stop _ do you accept that? that's his view, that's not going to stop me - do you accept that? that's his view, that's not going to stop me from i that's not going to stop me from working — that's not going to stop me from working as — that's not going to stop me from working as hard as i can over these

final few— working as hard as i can over these final few days to talk to as many people _ final few days to talk to as many people as — final few days to talk to as many people as possible about the choice. rishi sunak ending that montage. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen today, for most of us, the levels are either low or moderate. the exception to that is across the far south east of england where the levels are high. and we're talking especially grass pollen at this time of year. now, today we've got two weather fronts bringing rain, the first one pushing into the north sea, the second one moving from the west towards the east. and as you can see from the isobars, it's going to be a breezy day wherever you are. so as the rain clears away to the east, there'll be residual cloud and a few showers, some dampness left behind it. the second weather front also moves eastwards. it's later in the day that we see a return to sunshine and showers in western areas, with temperatures ranging from 12 to 18, possibly i9, in the far south. for wimbledon today, well, play is likely to be interrupted

with rain early doors and then as that clears away, we're looking at a lot of cloud which could produce some light rain or drizzle into the afternoon at times. tomorrow is looking drier and brighter, but a bit windier, and brighter, but a bit windier. so this evening you can see how the rain becomes ensconced in shetland. then we've got a plethora of showers across the north—west of the country. here, too, there will be gusty winds. move further south and it's drier and it's clearer with overnight lows between 8 and 13 degrees. so, then, as we head into tomorrow, we've got this little system scooting across the north of the country. and if you look at the isobars, it tells you it's going to be a windy day wherever you are. but the strongest winds will be in the northern half of the country. so we've got showers coming in courtesy of that weather front, some of them merging across scotland to give some longer spells of rain. could be heavy and thundery. come further south and it's drier and brighter. these are the sustained wind speeds you can see in the circles. the gusts, of course, will be more than that.

and our temperatures, 11 to 15 in the north will feel cool in the wind and the rain, if you get out of the wind and into the sunshine in the south, 20 will feel quite pleasant. now, thursday night into friday, we've got this next system coming in across southern areas. that too is going to introduce some more rain. it clears during the course of saturday and the isobars open out. so it's not going to be as windy. but certainly on friday, wet and windy in the south, sunshine and showers in the north. and it remains changeable as we head through the rest of the week. live from london, this is bbc news.

parties make their final pitches to the public on the the last full day of general election campaigning. a conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts that polls point to a massive labour majority. in other news, jamaica braces for a life threatening winds and torrential rains as hurricane beryl approaches. and the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater reveals her "pain and agony" after police end the search for her son in tenerife. welcome to bbc news. on the last day of election campaigning, a conservative cabinet minister has told the bbc he accepts that, if the polls are correct, the labour party is heading for "the largest majority this country has ever seen". mel stride's comments come as party leaders head into their final campaign events. prime minister rishi sunak has told a conservative party rally he will "fight for every vote",

while labour leader sir keir starmer insists that people who want change, have to vote for it. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the labour leader says this morning that he wants people to have more money in their pockets. and if labour win on thursday, he says he wants them to be better off in five years' time than they are now. he also told the times he wants public services to improve by then, too. but he said he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support to do it as there would be difficult choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. the polls do not predict the future. constituencies like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to he earned, and we have to make sure that, until the polls close at ten o'clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and trust and confidence

of voters across the country because change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at wavering voters later. the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop a big labourwin by [ending the conservatives their vote. he will agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but unlike sir keir starmer, he will warn it would be damaging if it happened, as he did in a speech to supporters last night. on thursday, it is not a by—election, it is not a referendum on our party or the past, it is a choice about the future of our country and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a super majority, think what that would mean for everyone, a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want.

also talking about lending votes — the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting, where people who usually back different parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories. he claims that will make the selection a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. yesterday he criticised the conservatives' ability not just to govern but to be in opposition, too. the conservatives have been a failed government. they would be a failed opposition. they are so divided, they can't even provide a strong opposition. if people want a party that has got principles and values and ideas and great local champions to oppose whoever is in government, the liberal democrats are here to do that. we've fought a really strong campaign... the snp is claiming today that the result in scotland is too close to call and says a labour government in westminster would mean more austerity, which labour has previously denied. all parties know they don't

have long left now to make up voters' minds. helen catt, bbc news. an indication ofjust where the conservatives see things heading has come this morning from the work and pensions secretary mel stride. speaking to emma barnett on the today programme, he conceded that a massive labour majority was on the cards. so, i totally accept that where the polls are at the moment means that tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even than the national government in 1931. what therefore matters now is what kind of opposition do we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament? and that is a strong reason to not give the labour party that... sorry, you have accepted, as work and pensions secretary, that the election is lost? i have accepted that where the polls are at the moment—

and it seems highly unlikely that they are very, very wrong because they have been consistently in the same place for some time — that we are therefore, tomorrow, highly likely to be in a situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. so, you could say that the conservatives have lost? we are fighting for every single vote. here is our chief political correspondent�*s reaction to what he had to say. correspondent's reaction to what he had to sa . , , correspondent's reaction to what he hadtosa. ,, ., ., ., had to say. this is not normal, it is not difficult _ had to say. this is not normal, it is not difficult to _ had to say. this is not normal, it is not difficult to state _ had to say. this is not normal, it is not difficult to state the i is not difficult to state the obvious for a cabinet minister, or indeed any politician, really, to essentially concede defeat the day before millions of voters go to the polls and actually determine what the outcome of this general election is. so what is mel stride to do? it has been clearfor a is. so what is mel stride to do? it has been clear for a few weeks that the conservatives that their best

hope of averting a vast labour victory is, perhaps counterintuitively, to talk up a vast labour victory. that is what they have been doing for ages with they have been doing for ages with the supermajority rhetoric which we have all become familiar with. but this goes way beyond that. this is not a possible supermajority that mel stride was alluding to, he said it was almost certain that labour would win the biggest majority any single party has ever won. it is extraordinary rhetoric. needless to say, i don't think this is what would have been in the conservatives' campaign great as a closing message when they call this election six weeks ago. it is closing message when they call this election six weeks ago.— election six weeks ago. it is the final day of _ election six weeks ago. it is the final day of campaigning, i election six weeks ago. it is the | final day of campaigning, henry, election six weeks ago. it is the i final day of campaigning, henry, in that final message, apart from mel stride's message, what are the main parties trying to put forward today to voters on this very last day, last gasps? in to voters on this very last day, last gasps?— to voters on this very last day, last ass? ., ., ., ~ , ., last gasps? in a more low-key and less dramatic _ last gasps? in a more low-key and less dramatic way _ last gasps? in a more low-key and less dramatic way than mel - last gasps? in a more low-key and less dramatic way than mel stride, it is basically the conservatives closing message that, as it stands, labour will win big. so rishi sunak

will be using that supermajority language as he campaigns in the south—east of england this afternoon to try to win back conservative waverers. i think, to try to win back conservative waverers. ithink, actually to try to win back conservative waverers. i think, actually what he is doing and trying to talk up how big a labour victory could be as he is not really targeting that message out people who might vote labour, but actually are people who might vote for reform uk or for the lib dems. he is trying to win them back to the conservative fold, almost pitching the conservatives as a strong opposition rather than as a potential party getting a fifth term in government, which is what they would get if they win this general election. and a lot of the smaller parties are also arguing that this election is a foregone conclusion because they want potential labour voters to decide that they can vote for a different party because the course of government is fixed. see end up in this funny position where labour, and keir starmer is campaigning in england, wales and scotland today, labour are basically the only party saying that a labour victory isn't inevitable. it is all a bit shaken up. what you will hear

from labour today is that, yes, change, the one word that has been their slogan throughout this campaign, only happens if you vote for it. that is the message you will hear keir starmer hammering again and again because they do not want potential labour voters to stay at home or vote for someone else because they think that other people are doing the business of voting for labour and getting them into government.— labour and getting them into government. , ' ., ., ~ ., government. henry zeffman talk about the message — government. henry zeffman talk about the message circular— government. henry zeffman talk about the message circular stomach - government. henry zeffman talk about the message circular stomach is i the message circular stomach is hammering home. keir starmer was asked about mel stride's comments, and he has described him as indicative of a negative tory campaign. j indicative of a negative tory campaign-— indicative of a negative tory camaiun. ~' , ., ., campaign. i think they have run a very negative _ campaign. i think they have run a very negative campaign _ campaign. i think they have run a very negative campaign and i campaign. i think they have run a very negative campaign and they| campaign. i think they have run a i very negative campaign and they are failing to answer the question, "what positive change would they bring for the country?" what "what positive change would they bring for the country?"— bring for the country?" what you make of this _ bring for the country?" what you make of this particular _ bring for the country?" what you | make of this particular messaging around what mel stride has said today? it around what mel stride has said toda ? , ., ., , today? it is more of the same, it is really voter — today? it is more of the same, it is really voter suppression, _ today? it is more of the same, it is really voter suppression, it - today? it is more of the same, it is really voter suppression, it is i really voter suppression, it is trying to get people to stay at home rather than go out and vote. i say, if you want change, you have to vote for it. i want people to be part of the change. i know there are very

close constituencies across the country, i do not take anything for granted, i respect the voters, and i know that we have to earn every vote until ten o'clock tomorrow night. we will do that. but i do say to those that are still contemplating their vote, if you want change, and i genuinely think most people do, you have to vote for it. the change we can bring about will be hugely significant for our country. be part of it so we can move forward as one country to improve the living standards of millions of people across the country. lets speak to hannah miller who is in westminsterfor us. lets speak to hannah miller who is in westminster for us. interesting, isn't it, that the last thing that labour want is for people to talk about this being a secured massive labour majority. they are still pushing that message that if you want a labour government, you have to vote for it. i want a labour government, you have to vote for it— to vote for it. i thickened it is interesting- _ to vote for it. i thickened it is interesting. for _ to vote for it. i thickened it is interesting. for a _ to vote for it. i thickened it is interesting. for a long i to vote for it. i thickened it is interesting. for a long time, | interesting. for a long time, frankly even before this general election was called, one of the labour party's biggest concerns was that there is so much lack of trust

in politics, so much apathy among voters towards politicians of all colours that it would be difficult to convince people that change is possible, that it is worth coming out and voting. and we have seen, as henry was saying, this kind of argument that the election is a foregone conclusion being used as something of a tactic by the conservatives for several weeks now, but it has ramped up and ramped up again today. it really plays into i think what has for a long time been one of labour's biggest fears. that is why you hear keir starmer today suggesting that it amounts to voter suppression. really quite a strong line for him to be using at this stage, this idea that telling people it is a foregone conclusion might mean that they stay—at—home and do not quite bother, and the labour party see that as a real threat. they want to be able to notjust win as many seats as possible but have as many seats as possible but have as many seats as possible but have as many votes as possible. they want as many votes as possible. they want a real mandate for their policies

and their platform. and i think you saw that, as well, this morning in the kind of rallying cry that keir starmer was giving at his speech in carmarthenshire in wales as he heads off on his tour across britain on the final day of britain, campaigning. we will hear a lot about how some constituencies might come down to just a few hundred votes because for the labour party that really is one of their central fears. winning just those last few hundred votes in a certain constituency can, when it ultimately comes to friday and seats here in westminster, it can really a massive difference to whether or not a party looks like it has a huge majority or whether it is a closer call. qm. whether it is a closer call. 0k, thank you _ whether it is a closer call. 0k, thank you very _ whether it is a closer call. 0k, thank you very much - whether it is a closer call. 0k, thank you very much indeed. our political correspondent in westminster. it is the last day of campaigning for all parties, not just labour and the conservatives, and the snp leaderjohn swinney has

been telling scottish voters that all though the result is a foregone conclusion in england, it is still too close to call in scotland. it is still too close to call in scotland-— the election is well and truly over and done with south of the border. and the issue for scotland is who is going to protect scotland's interests in the next westminster parliament, and people know they can rely on the snp to do exactly that. so the snp mps who will go to the house of commons will be campaigning against austerity. labour are going to carry on the tory austerity. i want snp mps to rail against austerity, so we get investment in our public services and i want to make sure that snp mps are arguing to make sure that scotland's interests are at all times protected and people can rely upon that in the next westminster parliament. so people should vote snp to protect scotland and to make sure that we have a future that's made in scotland for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity point and, you know, you say this election is too close to call, but you've been around long enough to know that the polls can be wrong. so surely for people who want a change in government at westminster, the best thing for those people to do is to vote for labour here in scotland.

there will be a change of government because the tories have well and truly lost this election in england. so the question for voters in scotland is do they want more austerity from the labour party, or do they want to have snp mps who will put forward the scottish interest and protect scotland from austerity? that is what the snp will do in the next parliament, and act to make sure that we have a future made in scotland for scotland. so it is all over for the tories, labour will be the next government, but for scotland we have got to make sure scotland's interests are protected and only the snp does that. for the snp, what does success look like come friday? i want to win this election with a majority of scottish parliamentary seats for the snp. do you think you will? that's what we are aiming to do and that's what i'm confident that we will do, and we are working very hard to make sure that happens in the country. you're saying, you know, that it is

on a knife edge, that some of the polls are suggesting that labour are ahead? you must be worried that you're going to lose a chunk of seats in scotland. the polls are showing a varied position. one poll this morning shows the snp ahead in this election in scotland, so let's just leave it to the voters to decide. they've got a simple choice. the tories are out of the game. they have lost the election south of the border. in scotland, for voters, if they want to stop austerity, stop a labour government imposing more austerity in scotland, they want to protect the scottish interest and make sure that we've got a future that's made in scotland for scotland, they have got to vote snp. but there's a limit to what the snp mps who are returned can achieve at westminster. i come back to the point that if scottish voters want a change in government, they should vote labour. there'll be a change in government on friday because the tories have lost the election comprehensively south of the border. labour doesn't need any scottish mps to win this election. and for scotland, do we want to have labour mps going from scotland who willjust do what they are told by keir starmer? or do they want snp mps

who will stand up for scotland, protect the scottish interests and campaign against the austerity that the labour party is going to impose on scotland? because they're going to carry on where the tories have left off. so for people in scotland, if they want to be protected from austerity, if they want to have the scottish interests put forward at all times, they have got to vote for the snp. that wasjohn that was john swinney talking to our scotland reporter katie hunter a short time ago. katiejoins us live reporter katie hunter a short time ago. katie joins us live from the snp campaign. what do you think you gleaned from that interview in terms of where the snp stand? weill. gleaned from that interview in terms of where the snp stand?— gleaned from that interview in terms of where the snp stand? well, it has been a pretty — of where the snp stand? well, it has been a pretty consistent _ of where the snp stand? well, it has been a pretty consistent message i been a pretty consistent message from john swinney over the last few days. at the start of this campaign, he was talking about austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis. in his eyes, he blames the conservatives for all three of those. as the campaign has gone on, he has concentrated on labour and on

sir keir starmer. but over the last few days, we have really heard john swinney say, in his opinion, you believe that the election is a foregone conclusion. you heard him say there, you are saying that labour do not need scotland to win this election, and he is hoping that that message in this last eight and over the last few days will convince snp voters who are may be wavering about voting for labour. he is hoping that will convince them to turn out and vote for the snp. but he has been saying for a few days now that this election is too close to call in scotland. it is on a knife edge, in his opinion, and we are not long to go until we find out if he is right. are not long to go until we find out if he is right-— if he is right. and, katie, the key thing here. _ if he is right. and, katie, the key thing here, really, _ if he is right. and, katie, the key thing here, really, is— if he is right. and, katie, the key thing here, really, is the - if he is right. and, katie, the key thing here, really, is the snp- if he is right. and, katie, the key thing here, really, is the snp isi thing here, really, is the snp is looking at those key seats where the baseis looking at those key seats where the base is particularly close between the snp and labour.— base is particularly close between the snp and labour. absolutely. i am at a bus stop — the snp and labour. absolutely. i am at a bus stop in _ the snp and labour. absolutely. i am at a bus stop in airdrie _ the snp and labour. absolutely. i am at a bus stop in airdrie at _ the snp and labour. absolutely. i am at a bus stop in airdrie at the - at a bus stop in airdrie at the moment, the battle bus is not here,

but we are at a bus stop waiting for it. this is the second campaign visit of today. there are at least five, i think there might be more. todayjohn swinney is targeting central belt seats. as you said there, the polls are suggesting a tighter race between the snp and labour. that is especially true across the central belt, so scotland, all the political enthusiast will be keeping a really close eye on this part of scotland to see how the seats of all. there will be some really closely fought battles here if the polls are correct. that is why leaders of all parties, but labour and the snp in this part, are saying that these constituencies could be very close, every vote matters, not the party leaders want their supporters to turn out and vote for their party. —— all the party leaders. that turn out and vote for their party. -- all the party leaders.- -- all the party leaders. that is katie hunter _ -- all the party leaders. that is katie hunter following - -- all the party leaders. that is katie hunter following the i -- all the party leaders. that is katie hunter following the snp| katie hunter following the snp campaign trail. at the bbc, we do not do things by halves, do we? the

brilliant newscast podcast is today doing something a little bit extraordinary. it is running for six hours live, with all the election news that you want on this final day of the election campaign. we can cross live to its presenter adam fleming. do you have a party? six hours is a very long time for anyone's bladder. i am worried! listing to usa what the concept was there, i was like, is a such a good idea? it seemed like a good idea to meet this momentum moment in our national story. and now i am wondering when i will have lunch. we will bejoined by wondering when i will have lunch. we will be joined by special guest throughout the next six hours to have a chat about what is going on. the first big name that is coming in at 11:30am is david dimbleby. iam pondering whether my first question to him should be, when you were doing all those famous election nights like 1997, when did you go to

the loo? somehow it feels a bit inappropriate. d0 the loo? somehow it feels a bit inappropriate-— the loo? somehow it feels a bit inappropriate. do you think what i 'ust as inappropriate. do you think what i just as she _ inappropriate. do you think what i just as she was — inappropriate. do you think what i just as she was inappropriate? i inappropriate. do you think what i | just as she was inappropriate? not at all! but it _ just as she was inappropriate? iifrf at all! but it is david dimbleby, it like gandalf!— at all! but it is david dimbleby, it like gandalf! , ., , ., ., like gandalf! tells a bit about what ou will be like gandalf! tells a bit about what you will be doing. _ like gandalf! tells a bit about what you will be doing. this _ like gandalf! tells a bit about what you will be doing. this is _ like gandalf! tells a bit about what you will be doing. this is the i like gandalf! tells a bit about what you will be doing. this is the last l you will be doing. this is the last full day of campaigning and you're making the most of it.— full day of campaigning and you're making the most of it. when i was a olitical making the most of it. when i was a politicaljournalist, _ making the most of it. when i was a politicaljournalist, this _ making the most of it. when i was a politicaljournalist, this was - making the most of it. when i was a politicaljournalist, this was such i politicaljournalist, this was such an amazing day to be on the campaign trail. inevitably you would be tied up trail. inevitably you would be tied up with a big political figure and you would dash around the country with them. i remember doing it with george osborne in 2015. you would get up early, hit the road, visit as many factories, workplaces, tv studios, service stations, locations as you could fit in in a manic i2 as you could fit in in a manic 12 hour period. ijust wanted to recreate that experience for newscast listeners and also people who have never listened to newscast. i thought, why don't we just do a six—hour live marathon rolling podcast? do all the usual things we do on our podcast, which is hang out

with our friends like chris mason and alex forsyth, whatever battle bus or car park they happen to be in at that moment, get in interesting people, eitherfrom the political parties are commentators or experts to dive into the detail, and just enjoy this moment is much as we report on the details and the significance of it. so that is what we are going to try to capture today. i should just say that it is very, very easy to tune in. you go on bbc sounds, at the top of the appi on bbc sounds, at the top of the app, that bit where you have the different radio stations, we are sandwiched in between five live sports extra and bbc six music. it is the election 2024 live stream. if you click on that, click on it right now, you get nicky campbell doing your call, if you click on it at 11am, your call, if you click on it at "am, you will get me and friends for six hours. 11am, you will get me and friends for six hours-— for six hours. can i dip in and out if i want to? _ for six hours. can i dip in and out if i want to? we _ for six hours. can i dip in and out if i want to? we will— for six hours. can i dip in and out if i want to? we will be _ for six hours. can i dip in and out if i want to? we will be there i for six hours. can i dip in and out if i want to? we will be there the whole time- _ if i want to? we will be there the whole time. i— if i want to? we will be there the whole time. i guarantee - if i want to? we will be there the whole time. i guarantee there i if i want to? we will be there the | whole time. i guarantee there will be something interesting for your

years at every single moment. amazing. good to see you there. good luck for your six—hour political podcast marathon. i salute you and all of your colleagues. that is a long stint. you can listen to that newscast all day from 11am, long stint. you can listen to that newscast all day from "am, as adam mentioned there, on bbc sounds on the election stream. and let's talk a little bit more about the lib dems. they have been on the campaign trail today. dems. they have been on the campaign trailtoday. earlier on dems. they have been on the campaign trail today. earlier on we source are ed davey driving a tractor, no less. he loves a bit of countryside. let's have a look at those pictures. he is driving a tractor in vulture, thatis he is driving a tractor in vulture, that is all i can tell you. the lib dems always have a serious message when they do these fun photo opportunities. we have seen it's a day be doing things like being interviewed by playing tennis, he has done bungeejumping, he has done zumba. he has had the most fun, i think, on the campaign trail, that is fair to say, is it not? and someone else has had a lot of fun as a news correspondent tom symons who has

been with the lib dem campaign for a while. i think you're going to miss this, aren't you? we have to going to miss this, aren't you? a have to remain impartial, but it has been an experience, let's put it that way. i am choosing my words very carefully. many people have said that ed davey has been living his best life going through a midlife crisis, perhaps. he says, he had a chat with us on the bus earlier, he thinks all the stunts have allowed him to discuss policy more than he has been able to do in previous elections. certainly he has been very happy to do any number of interviews about the lib dems are policies today. we are stressing final messages on care, on the importance of improving the care system, the social care system. the liberal democrats are offering to spend up to £9 billion on nhs and on personal social care. the other thing i wanted to know from him today, we have talked a lot about the conservatives and the liberal democrats because the conservatives are the main target seats that the liberal democrats are trying to

target, they haven't talked much about labour. i try to understand from him what concerns he might have about a labour government with a big majority. he really wouldn't go there, he is trying very hard to keep us talking about the liberal democrats and their policies and not other parties. ibsnd democrats and their policies and not other parties-— other parties. and as i mentioned earlier, other parties. and as i mentioned earlier. this _ other parties. and as i mentioned earlier, this is _ other parties. and as i mentioned earlier, this is the _ other parties. and as i mentioned earlier, this is the last _ other parties. and as i mentioned earlier, this is the last eight i earlier, this is the last eight ahead of campaigning. we have all seen the polls and what they are predicting for the lib dems, is there a feeling amongst those within there a feeling amongst those within the lib dem campaign that those polls could actually end up coming to fruition? taste polls could actually end up coming to fruition? ~ . polls could actually end up coming to fruition?— polls could actually end up coming to fruition? ~ ., ._ ., to fruition? we have tried day after da after to fruition? we have tried day after day after day _ to fruition? we have tried day after day after day to _ to fruition? we have tried day after day after day to get _ to fruition? we have tried day after day after day to get the _ to fruition? we have tried day after day after day to get the liberal i day after day to get the liberal democrats to talk about what would be a good result for them. they currently have eight seats. it is actually 15, but eight if you take the boundary changes into account. if they got their record gain in seats compared to 1997 when they did the best they have done in 100 years, they would get another 26 or so. so, you know, then you are

looking at sort of around 30 in terms of numbers of seats. some of the polls are putting them at 50, 60, even 70 seats in the new house of parliament. so, really, that would be a very good night for the liberal democrats. if they push the snp into fourth place, so the liberal democrats come third in the selection in terms of numbers of seats, they then get something quite useful which is the chance to ask questions at every prime minister's questions. ed davey says at the moment he only gets about one in 5pm cues to ask a question. obviously if he comes in second —— five p, m, q. if you come second, that opens up all sorts of money and advantages he would have and would be a major breakthrough for the liberal democrats. only the outsider polls are saying that. i think the liberal democrats are not even dreaming of that at the moment. but it is clearly a game changing election for the lib dems because their targets

are so many, in so many cases are conservative seats and the conservatives are really struggling, at least as far as the polls are sick. ., . ~' at least as far as the polls are sick. ., ., ,, , ., at least as far as the polls are sick. ., ., ,, i. . , ., at least as far as the polls are sick. ., ., ,, i. i , ., sick. tom, thank you. just one thing before you — sick. tom, thank you. just one thing before you go. _ sick. tom, thank you. just one thing before you go. you _ sick. tom, thank you. just one thing before you go, you are _ sick. tom, thank you. just one thing before you go, you are allowed i sick. tom, thank you. just one thing before you go, you are allowed to i before you go, you are allowed to give the tractor a bit of a spin or not? they are right behind you. some of my colleagues _ not? they are right behind you. some of my colleagues in _ not? they are right behind you. some of my colleagues in the _ not? they are right behind you. some of my colleagues in the press - not? they are right behind you. fine of my colleagues in the press pack you have engaged in some of these activities. we have taken a slightly full faced approach. we really shouldn't be... we should be challenging the leaders are not so much having fun alongside them. but it has been fun watching and it has given us something today. and i was impressed by the bungeejumping. me to expect tom has been following the lib dems campaign for us. thank you again. if you want to read more about the election campaign, the constituency candidates and the latest on those polls that i was talking about with tom, you can go to the bbc website or the news app from wherever you are. let's take

you away from politics briefly and talk about the post office inquiry. the former chair of the post office, tim parker, will give evidence to the inquiry into the horizon it software that lead to thousands of sub—post masters being wrongly accused of falsifying their finances. our business correspondent andy verity is at the enquiry and joins me now. what have we been hearing today? well, tim parker is an interesting political figure, well, tim parker is an interesting politicalfigure, he was well, tim parker is an interesting political figure, he was deputy mayor of london under borisjohnson, sri is very well connected in the conservative party, he came to be chair of post office in the summer of 2015, he was appointed by sajid javid, then the business secretary. what we are seeing here, because the chairman of the post office is the point of contact with the government, we are getting insights, flashes of insight, which we have had quite a few other in the post office inquiry until now, of the connections between the post office and the government. and what the government knew about what the post office was up to. we have heard that he asked sajid javid to see the

accounts before you looked at the business. and he has described how hejoined business. and he has described how he joined a business. and he has described how hejoined a business business. and he has described how he joined a business that was in deep crisis, according to him, because of various things like the income it had had from benefits and the like had gone online, so it no longer had that business will stop and there are problems which it was dealing with like the alan bates just a special postmasters alliance. but we have heard, for example, we have seen a presentation about the post office senior management for its shareholder, the shareholder executive, which is part of the business department. in that they talk about how paula vennells was not seen as the optimal person to run the post office. she did not have a good relationship withjoe swenson, she failed to hold on to key staff, she was unable to work with personalities and approaches that differed from her. and also his predecessor, alice perkins, had questioned her suitability. so you are saying very clearly how the shareholder of the post office, the government, had its way and took decided views over what the senior

management was up to.— decided views over what the senior management was up to. thank you very much indeed — management was up to. thank you very much indeed for _ management was up to. thank you very much indeed for that. _ management was up to. thank you very much indeed for that. andy _ much indeed for that. andy verity there at the post office inquiry. we will continue with more on that story on the bbc website. we can cross now to airdrie. there is the snp leaderjohn swinney. he is talking to snp campaigners. he is on the campaign trail well and truly today. he was talking to our scotland reporter katie hunter a little bit earlier about the snp and about where they believe that they are in terms of the election, but also pushing forward the message of the snp that if you want to protect scott and's interests, and his own words, then snp is the party to vote for. —— protect scotland's interest. he worried about the labour party potentially bringing, in his opinion, austerity to scotland. the

snp reiterating its message that it is on a knife edge in scotland. there we havejohn swinney with campaigners in airdrie, continuing the snp campaign there. let's now turn our attention back to the labour party. the labour party is on the campaign trail in three of the four nations, it is doing wales, scotland and england. quite a busy day, isn't it, for labour? and a busy day as always for our brilliant political correspondentjess parker, who is on that bus now. you are back on the bus, talk is about what labour is putting forward in terms of its final message today. good mornini of its final message today. good morning to _ of its final message today. good morning to you. _ of its final message today. good morning to you. i _ of its final message today. good morning to you. i will _ of its final message today. good morning to you. i willjust i of its final message today. (ems. morning to you. i willjust check it is still mourning. i am losing track a little bit as we depart from place to place. but we havejust a little bit as we depart from place to place. but we have just been at a venuein to place. but we have just been at a venue in south—west wales with keir

starmer, where he addressed labour supporters, candidates. it was a lot more of the same — criticism of the conservative record and reiterating that message that if you want change, you have to vote for it. what labour are trying to do is get their vote out. this has become particularly pertinent this morning after mel stride, the work and pensions secretary, came out and said, quite remarkably, given he is a conservative, that he thinks the country is likely heading for the largest majority it has ever seen for labour. this is not normal at this stage of an election campaign. i put this to sir keir starmer. i pressed him on what he thought this tory tactic was all about because this messaging is not accidental, there is an intention behind it, and he told me that he thought it amounted to voter suppression. i'm just reading the quotes you from my screen. it is trying to get people to stay at home... keir starmer told

me. i think labour today are really going to be trying to combat any fears they might have that this talk of a so—called labour supermajority, as he conservatives put it, you do not hear that from labour, could deter people from voting labour because they might think it is some kind of done deal. that is exactly what sir keir starmer will be trying to combat today. he is saying that there are constituencies where there is just a few hundred votes in it, so it is reallyjust a strike to try to motivate people ahead of polling day to get out and vote. i think you will be hearing that throughout the day as we dart from wales to scotland and then to england, as well, as sir keir starmer does this final dash across three nations. i’m final dash across three nations. i'm not sure we — final dash across three nations. i'm not sure we can show these pictures, but i have seen what you posted on the bbc�*s life page. i will describe it to viewers who may not be able to see it, but they can go on the live page and have a look. these are welsh cakes wrapped up in cellophane

with a welsh labour sticker on them. did you get a packet and can you bring it back to the broadcasting house? i love a good welsh i don't think we did. oh, no, idon't think we did. oh, no, here i don't think we did. oh, no, here we idon't think we did. oh, no, here we go, i don't think we did. oh, no, here we go, the cameramanjake did get a packet of branded labour welsh cakes. i was feeling a bit mortified when you asked me, iforgot cakes. i was feeling a bit mortified when you asked me, i forgot to get them. just to explain to viewers, it isn't unusual for parties to get items, objects, foodstuffs, drinks, whatever, and stick their branding on it, and as we walked into the venue today for the first event we spotted we are in wales after all, some labour branded welsh cakes. we do have them here on the bus, so lots of snacks floating around. but that's something that a lot of parties do as a fun way of trying to get their branding out there. so just to assure you, we do have them there. and i was also talking on the live page as well about the kind of atmosphere, aside from the welsh cakes, that might have been cheering the mood. but certainly talking to

activists and campaigners today, they certainly do seem to feel when you speak to them in private, they are feeling pretty optimistic despite the cautious public messaging. i don't think that is just the welsh cakes. i think certainly there is an upbeat mood, a buoyant mood amongst the labour campaigners and activists at the moment. �* , ., , campaigners and activists at the moment. �*, ., , , ., moment. it's not 'ust the sugar hiih? moment. it's not 'ust the sugar high? and h moment. it's not 'ust the sugar high? and its — moment. it's notjust the sugar high? and it's important i moment. it's notjust the sugar high? and it's important to i moment. it's notjust the sugar| high? and it's important to note moment. it's notjust the sugar i high? and it's important to note on the bbc other welsh cakes are also available. there you go, i've covered ourselves. thank you, jess park on the labour campaign bus with snacks floating around. sounds good, better than here, got nothing apart from a glass of water but there you go. less moaning! on the last day of election campaigning, a conservative cabinet minister has told the bbc he accepts that if the polls are correct, the labour party is heading for the largest majority of this country has ever seen. they were mel stride's comments and they come as party leaders head into theirfinal campaign events. as we mentioned earlier, rishi sunak has told the

conservative party rally he will fight for every vote, while you heard from jess, the labour leader keir starmer has been to wales and is heading to scotland and england and he said tomorrow is an opportunity in his words, for people to turn the page and move forward. with a rounder, here is our political correspondent helen catt. i accept that with the polls where they are at the moment, tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen. much bigger than 97 and bigger than the national government in 1931. what their is what kind of opposition we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament. and that is a strong reason to not give labour party that... whiteman you have accepted as work and pensions secretary, the election is lost with mac i've accepted that where the

polls at the moment, and it seems highly unlikely that they are wrong because they have been consistently saying it for some time, that we are therefore tomorrow highly likely to be in a situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. 50 largest majority that any party has ever achieved.— ever achieved. so you can say the conservatives _ ever achieved. so you can say the conservatives have _ ever achieved. so you can say the conservatives have lost? - ever achieved. so you can say the conservatives have lost? we i ever achieved. so you can say the conservatives have lost? we are. conservatives have lost? we are fiiihtin conservatives have lost? we are fighting for _ conservatives have lost? we are fighting for every _ conservatives have lost? we are fighting for every single - conservatives have lost? we are fighting for every single vote. i conservatives have lost? we are l fighting for every single vote. that is embarrassing. _ fighting for every single vote. that is embarrassing. that wasn't helen catt, attal, was it? that was mel stride talking to my colleague emma barnett on radio 4's today programme earlier. —— at all. what he said has caused a bit of surprise, at the least, amongst the media in the world of politics. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman gave this reaction to mel stride's rather strange concession on the today programme. have a listen. j on the today programme. have a listen. .., ~ on the today programme. have a listen. .. ~ ., on the today programme. have a listen. ~ ., , ., listen. i can think of stronger words than — listen. i can think of stronger words than strange. - listen. i can think of stronger words than strange. this i listen. i can think of stronger words than strange. this is i listen. i can think of stronger i words than strange. this is not normal. it is not typical to state the obvious for a cabinet minister, or indeed any politician, really, to

essentially concede defeat the day before millions of voters go to the polls and actually determine what the outcome of this general election is. so what is mel stride trying to do? well, he's been clearfor a few weeks that the conservatives think that their best hope of averting a vast labour victory is, perhaps counterintuitively, to talk up a vast labour victory, that's what they've been doing for ages with supermajority rhetoric which we have all become familiar with. but this goes way beyond that. this is not a possible supermajority mel stride was alluding to, he said it was almost certain that labour would win the biggest majority any single party has ever won. its extraordinary rhetoric, needless to say i don't think this is what would have been in the conservatives' campaign grid as the closing message when they call this election six weeks ago. when they call this election six weeks ago-— when they call this election six weeks ago. it's the final day of campaigning. _ weeks ago. it's the final day of campaigning, henry. _ weeks ago. it's the final day of campaigning, henry. and i weeks ago. it's the final day of campaigning, henry. and a - weeks ago. it's the final day of. campaigning, henry. and a final message, apart from mel stride�*s

message, apart from mel stride�*s message, what are the main parties trying to put forward today to voters on this last day? last gasps. in a more low—key and less dramatic way than mel stride, it is basically the conservatives' closing message that as it stands labour are going to win and win big, so rishi sunak will use that supermajority language as he campaigns in the south—east of england this afternoon to try to win back conservative waverers. i think, actually, what he's doing and trying to talk up how big a labour victory could be, he is not really targeting that message at people who might vote labour, but actually at people who might vote for reform in uk or the lib dems. he is trying to win them back to the conservative fold, was pitching the conservatives as a strong opposition, rather than a potential party getting a fifth term in government which is what they would get if they win this general election. and a lot of the smaller parties are also arguing that this election is a foregone conclusion because they want potential labour voters to decide that they can vote for a different party because the

course of government is fixed. so you end up in this funny position where labour and keir starmer who is campaigning in england, wales and scotland today, and labour are basically the only party today who are saying a labour victory is inevitable, it's all a bit shaken up. what you will hear from labour today is, yes, change, that one word that's been their slogan throughout this campaign, but it only happens if you vote for it and that's the message we will hear keir starmer hammering again and again because they don't want potential labour voters to say at home, or to vote for someone else because they think other people are doing the difference of voting for labour and getting them into government —— to stay at home. getting them into government -- to stay at home-— stay at home. that was our chief olitical stay at home. that was our chief political correspondent - stay at home. that was our chief political correspondent henry . political correspondent henry zeffman. as i mentioned earlier today, it's the last day of campaigning. things take a different form, don't they, for the big political parties when there is so little time left. it doesn't mean they take the foot off the pedal as such but what is it they are trying to put forward to voters as the clock ticks ever closer to the end of all campaigning and the

beginning, finally, of those first votes being cast? i'm happy to say and joined by two people who know exactly how parties are approaching this final stage of the campaign, enjoyed by keir starmer�*s former director of policy claire ainslie and also by charlie rowley, the former special adviser to michael gove and theresa may. it is so good to have you both on the programme. i'm sure we will have an interesting conversation. if i may ask you, charlie, first of all, what you make of mel stride�*s comments today. good of mel stride's comments today. good mornin: of mel stride's comments today. good morning and — of mel stride's comments today. good morning and thank— of mel stride's comments today. (2an morning and thank you for having me on. what mel was trying to do was say what the tory campaign has been putting out for the last couple of weeks which is not to risk all of the hard work and progress that has taken place with the economy by having a labour supermajority. it is something borisjohnson said last night, he gave a rabble rousing speech to activists in central london just making that point that now was not the time to risk it, now was not the time to increase the your taxes, to have unrivalled

immigration, illegal immigration into this country, and to have a tambe situation where labour can do all kinds of things without opposition. —— to have a starmergeddon situation. that's what mel stride was trying to articulate this morning. d0 mel stride was trying to articulate this morning-— mel stride was trying to articulate this morning. do you not think it is stranue this morning. do you not think it is strange he — this morning. do you not think it is strange he is _ this morning. do you not think it is strange he is conceding _ this morning. do you not think it is strange he is conceding defeat - this morning. do you not think it is strange he is conceding defeat 24. strange he is conceding defeat 2a hours before the polls open? i strange he is conceding defeat 24 hours before the polls open? i don't think so. hours before the polls open? i don't think s0- you _ hours before the polls open? i don't think so. you have _ hours before the polls open? i don't think so. you have to _ hours before the polls open? i don't think so. you have to look _ hours before the polls open? i don't think so. you have to look at - hours before the polls open? i don't think so. you have to look at the - think so. you have to look at the polls. yes, the polls have narrowed, that's something you'd expect on something that should be welcomed by conservatives and people looking at the conservatives again. couple that with what borisjohnson said last night, it was a rabble rousing speech, and it is now something that everybody has a clear choice to make. do you want to vote for a party that has secured the economy, that started to grow, where inflation has come down, wages are growing again, do you want to put that all that risk? what mel stride was saying, if you look at the

polls, it's going to be difficult. if the polls are reflected in reality. but it's not about admitting defeat, it's about saying it is still going to be a hard 2a hours and that's why every conservative activist, anybody standing in this election, is going to be out on the doorstep in the next 2a as making the case to the public why they should continue to stick with conservatives and rishi sunak and not put that at risk by voting labour or reform uk or any other party. voting labour or reform uk or any other party-— voting labour or reform uk or any other -a . . ~' ,, ., other party. thank you, charlie. let me brina other party. thank you, charlie. let me bring you _ other party. thank you, charlie. let me bring you in _ other party. thank you, charlie. let me bring you in at _ other party. thank you, charlie. let me bring you in at this _ other party. thank you, charlie. let me bring you in at this point. - other party. thank you, charlie. let me bring you in at this point. what| me bring you in at this point. what is labour thinking in these last few hours? you are getting that feel, and you have had it for quite a long time, that they really want people to get out there and to actually vote, that's the big worry, that people may not end up doing that. labour are using their opportunities on the _ labour are using their opportunities on the airwaves and on the doorstep to put— on the airwaves and on the doorstep to put a _ on the airwaves and on the doorstep to put a positive case for change. they— to put a positive case for change. they are — to put a positive case for change. they are absolutely not complacent. i know _ they are absolutely not complacent. i know you _ they are absolutely not complacent. i know you have heard that hundreds of times_ i know you have heard that hundreds of times probably on this programme and others _ of times probably on this programme and others. but they understand that people _ and others. but they understand that people are _ and others. but they understand that people are just really fed up with

politics— people are just really fed up with politics in— people are just really fed up with politics in general. a lot of people 'ust politics in general. a lot of people just feel— politics in general. a lot of people just feel like they've been really let down, — just feel like they've been really let down, and i don't think labour blames_ let down, and i don't think labour blames them for that. i think what they want— blames them for that. i think what they want to see and what they want to say _ they want to see and what they want to say is_ they want to see and what they want to say is that this is the opportunity that so many people have been waiting for to vote for change. we have _ been waiting for to vote for change. we have seen for, what? , two years now: _ we have seen for, what? , two years now. that _ we have seen for, what? , two years now, that every time people have a chance _ now, that every time people have a chance to _ now, that every time people have a chance to vote for change, they tend to grasp _ chance to vote for change, they tend to grasp it~ _ chance to vote for change, they tend to grasp it i— chance to vote for change, they tend to grasp it. i don't think these last-ditch_ to grasp it. i don't think these last—ditch tactics from the conservatives are really what they voters _ conservatives are really what they voters want to hear. people want them _ voters want to hear. people want them to — voters want to hear. people want them to say what you're going to do for me. _ them to say what you're going to do for me, what will be different now if i for me, what will be different now if i vote _ for me, what will be different now if i vote for— for me, what will be different now if i vote for you and that's what labour — if i vote for you and that's what labour are _ if i vote for you and that's what labour are taking the opportunity to put forward. labour are taking the opportunity to ut forward. , labour are taking the opportunity to put forward-— put forward. they have been a few times, haven't _ put forward. they have been a few times, haven't they, _ put forward. they have been a few times, haven't they, when - put forward. they have been a few times, haven't they, when the - put forward. they have been a few times, haven't they, when the sir| times, haven't they, when the sir keir starmer has been asked what labour will do when they come into power and what exactly we are going to see those first few days. do you think that question has been answered in a way that is satisfying for people at home?— for people at home? you're right, there are lots _ for people at home? you're right, there are lots of _ for people at home? you're right, there are lots of areas _ for people at home? you're right, there are lots of areas that - for people at home? you're right, there are lots of areas that will i there are lots of areas that will be really _ there are lots of areas that will be really difficult and i do think

lahour— really difficult and i do think labour have been pretty straight about _ labour have been pretty straight about saying we have to be honest about _ about saying we have to be honest about the — about saying we have to be honest about the state of the public finances, the depth of the problems, so what _ finances, the depth of the problems, so what labour have tried to do is set out _ so what labour have tried to do is set out a — so what labour have tried to do is set out a longer term vision, but these _ set out a longer term vision, but these first— set out a longer term vision, but these first steps on the road to change. — these first steps on the road to change, whether it's about stabilising the economy, about getting — stabilising the economy, about getting those appointment times for gps that— getting those appointment times for gps that we know we need, they are putting _ gps that we know we need, they are putting out— gps that we know we need, they are putting out a realistic plan. they haven't — putting out a realistic plan. they haven't said in every single area all the _ haven't said in every single area all the specifics about what they are going to do. but you know what i think— are going to do. but you know what i think if— are going to do. but you know what i think if they — are going to do. but you know what i think if they did voters would turn around _ think if they did voters would turn around and — think if they did voters would turn around and say how are you going to do all— around and say how are you going to do all of— around and say how are you going to do all of that? i think it is actually— do all of that? i think it is actually much more realistic plan they have — actually much more realistic plan they have put forward. but as labour have been— they have put forward. but as labour have been saying, it doesn't happen unless— have been saying, it doesn't happen unless people get out tomorrow and vote and _ unless people get out tomorrow and vote and there are lots of people still undecided i've been speaking to. . �* , still undecided i've been speaking to. ., �* , , still undecided i've been speaking to. ., �*, , still undecided i've been speaking to. ., k, to. charlie, let's bring you back into the conversation _ to. charlie, let's bring you back into the conversation now - to. charlie, let's bring you back into the conversation now and i to. charlie, let's bring you back i into the conversation now and talk about how important these final days are, or are they? about how important these final days are, orare they? you about how important these final days are, or are they? you know, is there are, or are they? you know, is there a feeling now that people have pretty much made up their minds? it

is all to play for. the last 24 is all to play for. the last 2a hours will be crucial in this particular election because of all the polls that we hear. the one that always surprises me, and is exciting for want of a better word, is the amount of people who are still undecided. that is a huge number of people in this country that are undecided. they don't know who they are going to vote for. you kind of think to yourself, if the polls have been so bad as they have been for the conservatives and it's going to be a super majority in a total landslide for the labour party, then why are there so many undecided voters? if you haven't decided now that you are going to vote for change which labour have been putting forward, then perhaps you never will. putting forward, then perhaps you neverwill. i putting forward, then perhaps you never will. i think if you're particularly conservative today, if you heard what boris said last night, if you have been hearing over the last 48 hours from the labour campaign where i think there was a bit of a gaffe from sir keir starmer talking about knocking off at 6pm on a friday, something that's been jumped upon and he's been questioned about yesterday, i think a couple that also with the question you are

just asking about the labour manifesto and the campaign where people just don't quite know what change they are going to get. they don't know what labour stands for. all of that accumulates to the very last days and hours and minutes and seconds of this campaign where there are so many undecided voters that it's up to conservatives or any other party for that matter to go to the doorstep, to target those people who are undecided, or their own support base, to make sure they get out and vote tomorrow and they have a very clear choice.— a very clear choice. clearly, let me talk to you — a very clear choice. clearly, let me talk to you about _ a very clear choice. clearly, let me talk to you about the _ a very clear choice. clearly, let me talk to you about the campaign. i a very clear choice. clearly, let me l talk to you about the campaign. how do you think the labour campaign has gone till now? i do you think the labour campaign has gone till now?— gone till now? i think the labour cam airn gone till now? i think the labour campaign has — gone till now? i think the labour campaign has gone _ gone till now? i think the labour campaign has gone pretty - gone till now? i think the labour campaign has gone pretty well, | campaign has gone pretty well, actually — campaign has gone pretty well, actually. they have said they are proud _ actually. they have said they are proud of — actually. they have said they are proud of the campaign they have fought— proud of the campaign they have fought and i think that's right. i think— fought and i think that's right. i think iots— fought and i think that's right. i think lots of people, as i say, have been _ think lots of people, as i say, have been wanting to have a general election — been wanting to have a general election. if you asked the public six months ago, they would have had a general— six months ago, they would have had a general election. a lot of people made _ a general election. a lot of people made up _ a general election. a lot of people made up their minds some time ago

that they— made up their minds some time ago that they didn't want to vote conservative. and actually the campaign has been an opportunity for labour— campaign has been an opportunity for labour to— campaign has been an opportunity for labour to put forward a much more positive, _ labour to put forward a much more positive, uplifting case, a hopeful case about— positive, uplifting case, a hopeful case about what the country could be if we case about what the country could be if we have _ case about what the country could be if we have this fresh change behind a united _ if we have this fresh change behind a united labour party led by keir starmen — a united labour party led by keir starmen i— a united labour party led by keir starmer. i think for labour it's been — starmer. i think for labour it's been an— starmer. i think for labour it's been an opportunity, they are ready for tomorrow, been an opportunity, they are ready fortomorrow, but been an opportunity, they are ready for tomorrow, but most importantly, if for tomorrow, but most importantly, if voters _ for tomorrow, but most importantly, if voters put — for tomorrow, but most importantly, if voters put their trust in labour, they— if voters put their trust in labour, they are — if voters put their trust in labour, they are ready to form a government once again. — they are ready to form a government once again, and hopefully we can turn that— once again, and hopefully we can turn that page and have a much more positive _ turn that page and have a much more positive future for the country, and i'm looking — positive future for the country, and i'm looking forward to it.— i'm looking forward to it. charlie, what ou i'm looking forward to it. charlie, what you make — i'm looking forward to it. charlie, what you make the _ i'm looking forward to it. charlie, what you make the conservative l what you make the conservative campaign? we have had a couple of issues, the d—day scenario, things like that haven't helped, have they? no, they haven't, and you can't get away from that. but i think, you know, in a campaign where, yes, things go wrong. yes, there has been a lot of scrutiny on the conservative party, the internal party, warfare that's taken place

over the last couple of years, coupled with this campaign, there has been a lot of intention do much attention from voters on conservatives and rishi sunak and when things go wrong they may be slightly heightened. i'm not getting away from the d—day scenario but the prime minister apologised for that. and in a campaign, every day, every second, every minute matters. and so, yes, some of the attention the conservatives wanted to be focusing on policy and some of their ideas might have been sucked out of the public�*s mind. but what the central message is and what i think voters can actually understand is that when it comes to voting, when you put your cross in that box tomorrow, is going to be for a party that is offering change that has not been scrutinised, that hasn't been tried, hasn't been tested, that hasn't put forward a plan, nobody knows what sir keir starmer stands for, versus someone who is saying he has turn

the economy around, wages are up, inflation is down, now is not the time to put that at risk. whatever has been the problem is with the conservative party over the last couple of years and through the campaign, you mustjudge rishi sunak on his record and what he has done and where he has got the country back to having gone through a device of brexit, having gone through difficult times during covid. now is not the time to have a leap into the dark or a leap into the unknown voting for something that people just don't know what they are going to get. his message today and tomorrow on polling day, certainly in the last 24 hours of campaigning, will be to don't have a leap into the dark, stick with the conservatives, rishi is the man with the plan that can deliver. charlie rowley and claire ainsley, good to talk to both of you.— talk to both of you. thank you to both of you _ talk to both of you. thank you to both of you for _ talk to both of you. thank you to both of you forjoining _ talk to both of you. thank you to both of you forjoining us - talk to both of you. thank you to both of you forjoining us today. | both of you forjoining us today. so, it is the last day of campaigning. as i keep on telling you, you know it's the last day of campaigning? it's the last day of campaigning. tomorrow the country goes to the vote and all eyes will

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gives you goose bumps, doesn't it? if you love politics in the way i do that's amazing. we can watch, as always, the latest on bbc news and we will carry the results live tomorrow evening in a special programme presented by clive and laura from ten o'clock. if you still have some questions ahead of tomorrow's my collections, you're more than welcome to head to the bbc news website where you will find details of candidates in your area, guide to party manifestos, interviews with party leaders, all of it on bbc.co.uk/ news, or the bbc�*s of it on bbc.co.uk/ news, or the bbc�*s news app. they are some of the most successful animated films in history and this weekend despicable me four arrives in our cinemas. charlie gallagher has been meeting and chatting all things minion with lead actor steve carell at wimbledon.

the most important part of a heist is being aware of potential dangers. reformed supervillain gru and his minions are back again for a new adventure. despicable me is one of the world's most successful animated franchises. lead actor steve carell has been in all of the six films and has been explaining their appeal to me. what?! i think ultimately he's a good person. hejust, he's fighting against his own goodness because he wants to be bad. desperately trying. he desperately wants to be despicable. but he really isn't. i mean, at his core, i don't think he is. why do you think the films have been so popular with kids? because you look at gru and you think it might not be a character that kids would relate to or like, kind of, he's not cuddly, is he? the reason i signed on was that the writing wasn't condescending towards kids. it was a little edgy, it was a little scary. and i think kids like that, i think kids like it when it's not spoon fed to them. and they like things that they can kind of figure out on their own and maybe get a little scared, maybe feel a little uncomfortable,

but then laugh really hard. the minions really bring everything together in terms of the movie. that doesn't count, and... so with steve's character trying tennis, where better to take him than wimbledon? there's a scene in which gru is trying to fit into this new town, and he joins some very snobby local people to play tennis at their club. and he's never played tennis in his life, so he's trying to pretend that he's good at it and he's clearly not. the minions come in and help him out. huh? what the...? he has the right equipment, but he just doesn't have any of the tennis acumen to pull it off. but it works out 0k. and were you channelling anyone in that scene? thinking of andy murray, federer, serena williams? sure, sure. john mcenroe.

i was channelling john mcenroe as i was doing gru. dwight, dwight, get in here! carell, of course, is known for another iconic role in the american office. and i have to ask you, because so many people have said about michael scott, i know you're not going to be involved in the office kind of reimagining. would you ever, i'm praying now, would you ever... no, no, no. no? we want to know what he's up to! no! no, no, it doesn't, it wouldn't make sense, that crossover wouldn't make sense in any way. i think theyjust need to have their own show and let it be their show. for now, carell seems content with his minions and that growing all—star cast, including his friend will ferrell. will ferrell is a genius, i'm going to say it. he's also moving into soccer, football over here. he's invested in my team, leeds united. i heard, yeah. would you be tempted to, maybe? no, i think, i think some of my friends have cornered the market on investing in football teams. listen, you'll be welcome, you could join in. how about, i could invest in a curling team?

investing in curling? sure. despicable me 4 is expected to rake in around $100 million over its opening weekend. it will be in uk cinemas on i2thjuly. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen today, for most of us, the levels are either low or moderate. the exception to that is across the far south east of england where the levels are high. and we're talking especially grass pollen at this time of year. now, today we've got two weather fronts bringing rain, the first one pushing into the north sea, the second one moving from the west towards the east. and as you can see from the isobars, it's going to be a breezy day wherever you are. so as the rain clears away to the east, there'll be residual cloud and a few showers, some dampness left behind it. the second weather front also moves eastwards. it's later in the day that we see a return to sunshine and showers

in western areas, with temperatures ranging from 12 to 18, possibly i9, in the far south. for wimbledon today, well, play is likely to be interrupted with rain early doors and then as that clears away, we're looking at a lot of cloud which could produce some light rain or drizzle into the afternoon at times. tomorrow is looking drier and brighter, but a bit windier, and brighter, but a bit windier. so this evening you can see how the rain becomes ensconced in shetland. then we've got a plethora of showers across the north—west of the country. here, too, there will be gusty winds. move further south and it's drier and it's clearer with overnight lows between 8 and 13 degrees. so, then, as we head into tomorrow, we've got this little system scooting across the north of the country. and if you look at the isobars, it tells you it's going to be a windy day wherever you are. but the strongest winds will be in the northern half of the country. so we've got showers coming in courtesy of that weather front, some of them merging across scotland to give some longer

spells of rain. could be heavy and thundery. come further south and it's drier and brighter. these are the sustained wind speeds you can see in the circles. the gusts, of course, will be more than that. and our temperatures, 11 to 15 in the north, will feel cool in the wind and the rain. if you get out of the wind and into the sunshine in the south, 20 will feel quite pleasant. now, thursday night into friday, we've got this next system coming in across southern areas. that too is going to introduce some more rain. it clears during the course of saturday and the isobars open out. so it's not going to be as windy. but certainly on friday, wet and windy in the south, sunshine and showers in the north. and it remains changeable as we head through the rest of the week.

live from london. this is bbc news parties make their final pitches to the public — on the the last full day of general election campaigning. a conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts that polls point to a massive labour majority. iam i am with the labour campaign, the leader has been to wales, now be heading to scotland as part of the campaign ——. in other news, jamaica braces for a life threatening winds and torrential rains as hurricane beryl approaches. and the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater reveals her "pain and agony" after police end the search for her son in tenerife. hello. on the last day of election campaigning

a conservative cabinet minister has told the bbc he accepts that, if the polls are correct, the labour party is heading for "the largest majority this country has ever seen". mel stride's comments come as party leaders head into their final campaign events. prime minister rishi sunak has told a conservative party rally he will "fight for every vote", while labour leader sir keir starmer has described tomorrow as an opportunity for "people to turn the page and move forward". our political correspondent helen catt reports. the labour leader says this morning that he wants people to have more money in their pockets. and if labour win on thursday, he says he wants them to be better off in five years' time than they are now. he also told the times he wants public services to improve by then, too. but he said he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support to do it as there would be difficult choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it.

the polls do not predict the future. constituencies like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to be earned, and we have to make sure that, until the polls close at ten o'clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and trust and confidence of voters across the country because change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at wavering voters later. the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop a big labourwin by [ending the conservatives their vote. he will agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but unlike sir keir starmer, he will warn it would be damaging if it happened, as he did in a speech to supporters last night. on thursday, it is not a by—election, it is not a referendum on our party or the past, it is a choice

about the future of our country and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a super majority, think what that would mean for everyone, a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want. also talking about lending votes — the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting, where people who usually back different parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories. he claims that will make the selection a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. yesterday he criticised the conservatives' ability not just to govern but to be in opposition, too. the conservatives have been a failed government. they would be a failed opposition. they are so divided, they can't even provide a strong opposition. if people want a party that has got

principles and values and ideas and great local champions to oppose whoever is in government, the liberal democrats are here to do that. we've fought a really strong campaign... the snp is claiming today that the result in scotland is too close to call and says a labour government in westminster would mean more austerity, which labour has previously denied. all parties know they don't have long left now to make up voters' minds. helen catt, bbc news. an indication ofjust where the conservatives see things heading, has come this morning from the work and pensions secretary, mel stride. speaking to emma barnett on the today programme, he conceded that a massive labour majority was on the cards. so, i totally accept that where the polls are at the moment means that tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even than the national government in 1931.

what therefore matters now is what kind of opposition do we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament? and that is a strong reason to not give the labour party that... sorry, you have accepted, as work and pensions secretary, that the election is lost? i have accepted that where the polls are at the moment— and it seems highly unlikely that they are very, very wrong because they have been consistently in the same place for some time — that we are therefore, tomorrow, highly likely to be in a situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. so, you could say that the conservatives have lost? we are fighting for every single vote. here's our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman's reaction to what mel stride had to say.

this to what mel stride had to say. is not normal, it is r typical this is not normal, it is not typical to state the obvious for a cabinet minister or any politician to essentially concede defeat the day before millions of voters go to the polls and determine the outcome of the general election. it has been clear the conservatives think the best hope of averting a vast labour victory is to talk up a vast labour victory is to talk up a vast labour victory and that this what they have been doing for ages with the supermajority rhetoric but this goes way beyond that, this is not a possible supermajority being alluded to, he said it was almost certain that labour would win at the biggest majority any single party has ever won, it is extraordinary rhetoric and i do not think this is what would have been in the campaign grid

as the closing message when the conservatives called the selection. it has the final day of campaigning and the final message, what of the main parties trying to put forward to voters. and a more low—key and less dramatic way it is basically the conservatives' closing message that labour will win and win big and she should act will be using that supermajority language as he campaigns to try to win back conservative waverers. what he is doing and trying to talk up how big a labour victory could be as not really targeting that at people who might vote labour but people who might vote labour but people who might vote labour but people who might vote from uk on the lib dems, trying to win them back to the conservative fold patching them is a strong opposition rather than a potential party getting a fifth term

in government which is what they would get if they win the general election. a lot of the smaller parties are also arguing it is a foregone conclusion because they want potential labour voters to decide they can vote for a different party because the cost of government is fixed to end up in a funny position where labour and keir starmer are basically the only party saying a labour victory is not inevitable, it is all a bit shaken up inevitable, it is all a bit shaken up but what you will hear is yes change only happens if you vote for it and that is the message keir starmer warhammer because they don't want potential labour voters to stay—at—home because they think other people are doing the business of voting for labour and getting them into government. sir keir starmer has described mel stride's comments this morning as indicative of wider tory tactics. the tories have run a very negative campaign and they are failing

to answer the question, "what positive change would they bring for the country for voting for them?" sorry, what do you make about this particular messaging around what mel stride has said today? what do you think of it as a tactic? it is more of the same. it's really voter suppression, it's trying to get people to stay—at—home rather than go out and vote. i say if you want change you have to vote for it, i want people to be part of the change, i know there are very close constituencies across the country. i don't take anything for granted. i respect the voters and i know that we have to earn every vote until 10pm tomorrow night and we will do that, but i do say to those that are still contemplating their vote, if you want change — and i genuinely think most people do — you have to vote for it. the change we can bring about will be hugely significant for our country. be part of it so we can move forward as one country to improve the living standards of millions of people across the country. let's speak to our political

correspondent, jessica parker on the bus on the way to the next stop and you had keir starmer there, keen as they have been to reiterate the point if you want to get a labour government you have to vote for it. �* , ,., , labour government you have to vote for it. �* ,,., , ,, ., for it. absolutely, keir starmer s-reakin for it. absolutely, keir starmer speaking to _ for it. absolutely, keir starmer speaking to me _ for it. absolutely, keir starmer speaking to me earlier- for it. absolutely, keir starmer speaking to me earlier in - for it. absolutely, keir starmer. speaking to me earlier in wales, for it. absolutely, keir starmer - speaking to me earlier in wales, the first stop of the day of a three nation tour, heading to scotland then england later so i long last full day of campaigning. i am surrounded by the media here on the bus, but what keir starmer has been saying is if you want to change you have to vote for it and what is behind the labour thinking is they do not want voters to think look what the conservatives are saying, labour will win comfortably, do i

need to go out and vote, maybe i will vote for somebody else, they are trying to combat what they may one day be a thought process amongst some voters so that will be the central message whilst being deeply critical of the conservative party record. it was interesting boris johnson last night on behalf of the conservatives have come up, keir starmer and has been asked about that, whether he is concerned that could switch people or have an impact because borisjohnson has many critics but many people think he has been an effective campaigner but keir starmer said he is not in the least worried, he claimed boris johnson was exhibit a of tory chaos and division. he rather loved that one off when speaking to reporters. what is the mood amongst labour

campaigners and those you are not travelling with but when you get to these locations, we are not long now until voting begins. the these locations, we are not long now untilvoting begins.— untilvoting begins. the mood is aood. we untilvoting begins. the mood is good- we have _ untilvoting begins. the mood is good. we have talked _ untilvoting begins. the mood is good. we have talked about - untilvoting begins. the mood is good. we have talked about it i good. we have talked about it before, labourwants good. we have talked about it before, labour wants to send a cautionary message of we are not taking anything for granted, do not look at the polls, they do not protect the future because has had a significant lead and they want to combat against any concerns they have that people might not bother voting or vote for someone else so they do not want to look arrogant, likely assume they will win especially with what the conservatives are saying but when you speak to activists, people with placards and cheering for keir

starmer, the mood is good and when you ask them how things are feeling on the ground and terms of campaigning they are generally positive so i think when you see people and get the feeling of the bus in the room that is the other thing, whilst you were waiting for keir starmer to address the root we came from, it was lots of loud chatter and smiles, a sense of anticipation because labour do feel matter what they say publicly they could be very close to regaining power for the first time in 14 years so potentially a massive moment for the party should that come to pass. polling day is tomorrow, it has not happened yet. let's speak to our political correspondent, tom symonds, who's on the lib dem campaign bus.

ed davey is on the campaign trail in wiltshire talking about the elections, saying he is not complacent about how the party looks to make the breakthrough everyone is talking about, the lib dems very much pushing the point that it is still all to play for, looking really to win over the conservative heartlands. ed davey was speaking on what it would mean for the lib dems to declaim their position as the third biggest party in westminster. i hope a voice can be held more strongly and people back as with more liberals in parliament than

nationalists, people that want to keep our precious family of nations together rather than break us up and people who really want to invest in our health and have practical and will through policies to make sure we can be a caring nation. i am really proud in this election campaign, we have brought the issue of killing out of the shadows and made the argument that if you look afterfamily and made the argument that if you look after family and professional carers you can rest with the nhs as well. that is a message i want people to have as they go to the polling booths, vote liberal democrat if you want to rescue the nhs. you booths, vote liberal democrat if you want to rescue the nhs.— want to rescue the nhs. you have talked about _ want to rescue the nhs. you have talked about the _ want to rescue the nhs. you have talked about the consultants, - want to rescue the nhs. you have talked about the consultants, we| talked about the consultants, we haven't asked you much about labour and a flavour form a government with and a flavour form a government with a strong majority i wanted to know what your concerns would be about that and your policy differences with labour specifically would lead you to be concerned about. people footfall the — you to be concerned about. people footfall the liberal _ you to be concerned about. people footfall the liberal democrats - you to be concerned about. people footfall the liberal democrats not| footfall the liberal democrats not

only with the get a champion but a group of mps would fight for a fair deal, that's what our manifesto is called and it is about our health system and hearing system and getting the economy back on track and ending the sewage scandal and making the environment important at the liberal democrats will champion that whoever is in government, whatever the make—up of the next parliament we will fight for our manifesto, that will be our marching orders from voters and i urge people they want to rescue our nhs and make us a caring nation again vote liberal democrat.— us a caring nation again vote liberal democrat. you didn't my question- _ liberal democrat. you didn't my question- i— liberal democrat. you didn't my question. i asked _ liberal democrat. you didn't my question. i asked you _ liberal democrat. you didn't my question. i asked you what - liberal democrat. you didn't my question. i asked you what your| question. i asked you what your concerns might be about labour specifically. some people say they might win a big majority, i will back a party that is powerful, what would say to them that would persuade them not to do that. lstallion would say to them that would persuade them not to do that. when i think about the _ persuade them not to do that. when i think about the next _ persuade them not to do that. when i think about the next parliament - persuade them not to do that. when i think about the next parliament is - think about the next parliament is clear that a united liberal democrats with a strong message on fair deal and once who could hold whoever is in power to account, the

conservatives cannot, they have been a failed government and would be a failed opposition, they are too divided to hold the next government to account and we will do that with our manifesto and people will know they will get loads of mps looking hold the government to act account on health and care and economy and environment and will be ambitious for you and yourfamily and community. for you and your family and community-— for you and your family and community. tom is at the lib dems cam airn. community. tom is at the lib dems campaign- there — community. tom is at the lib dems campaign. there is _ community. tom is at the lib dems campaign. there is always - community. tom is at the lib dems campaign. there is always a - community. tom is at the lib dems| campaign. there is always a serious message behind the photo opportunities, ed davey keen to put the message forward to voters during this last few apples of campaigning. he has hold it down to a pitch about care, we started the campaign with him during a party election film that he should be relationship he

has with his son who requires a care because of his conditions and we had ending it coming back to the point, the liberal democrats have put a package of £9 billion of spending into the electorate... the amount of personal social care and what the nhs is doing better and access to gps. honing the message for the final hours of the campaign and i was quite interested he did not say anything negative about labour. he has talked negatively about the conservatives and the campaign, he said they have ruined the country. thank you. some breaking news regarding jeffrey donaldson, he is

an court, thejudge ruling on the trial of a historical sex offence charges has ruled there is sufficient evidence forjeffrey donaldson and his wife to face trial over the sex offence charges, the former leader of the dup party who are 61 has appeared at a preliminary inquiry hearing in newry, accused of 18 offences involving two alleged victims, charged with rape plus four counts of gross indecency and 13 counts of gross indecency and 13 counts of gross indecency and 13 counts of indecent assault. his wife is a coaxial, she faces five charges of aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they are alleged to have happened between 1985 and 2008. both accused appeared in the dock during the three—minute hearing earlier, helped to establish whether that is sufficient evidence to progress the case to crown court

trial. during the proceedings both defendants were asked every wish to say anything in respect to the charges, jeffrey donaldson replied not at the stage and his wife responded no. an update on what the judge said, i am satisfied on the basis of the papers before the court that as a case to answer. the date for the next hearing is set for september ten and both the accused remain on bail. they were arrested at their home in march and charged after a day of questioning at antrim police station. they first appeared in court in april. jeffrey donaldson has stated he would be strenuously contesting the charges when he announced he was quitting as dup we don't. clicking news a judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence forjeffrey donaldson and his wife to face trial over historical sex

offence charges. that coming to us from test page who i'm sure will update as shortly. on the last day of campaigning, snp leaderjohn swinney has been out telling scottish voters that although the result appeared a foregone conclusion in england, it's still too close to call in scotland. he spoke to our scotland correspondent katie hunter. the election is well and truly over and done with south of the border. and the issue for scotland is who is going to protect scotland's interests in the next westminster parliament, and people know they can rely on the snp to do exactly that. so the snp mps who will go to the house of commons will be campaigning against austerity. labour are going to carry on the tory austerity. i want snp mps to rail against austerity, so we get investment in our public services and i want to make sure that snp mps are arguing to make sure that scotland's interests are at all times protected and people can rely upon that in the next westminster parliament.

so people should vote snp to protect scotland and to make sure that we have a future that's made in scotland for scotland. labour obviously deny that austerity point and, you know, you say this election is too close to call, but you've been around long enough to know that the polls can be wrong. so surely for people who want a change in government at westminster, the best thing for those people to do is to vote for labour here in scotland. there will be a change of government because the tories have well and truly lost this election in england. so the question for voters in scotland is do they want more austerity from the labour party, or do they want to have snp mps who will put forward the scottish interest and protect scotland from austerity? that is what the snp will do in the next parliament, and act to make sure that we have a future made in scotland for scotland. so it is all over for the tories, labour will be the next government, but for scotland we have got to make sure scotland's interests are protected and only the snp does that. for the snp, what does success look

like come friday? i want to win this election with a majority of scottish parliamentary seats for the snp. do you think you will? that's what we are aiming to do and that's what i'm confident that we will do, and we are working very hard to make sure that happens in the country. you're saying, you know, that it is on a knife edge, that some of the polls are suggesting that labour are ahead? you must be worried that you're going to lose a chunk of seats in scotland. the polls are showing a varied position. one poll this morning shows the snp ahead in this election in scotland, so let's just leave it to the voters to decide. they've got a simple choice. the tories are out of the game. they have lost the election south of the border. in scotland, for voters, if they want to stop austerity, stop a labour government imposing more austerity in scotland, they want to protect the scottish interest and make sure that we've got a future that's made in scotland for scotland, they have got to vote snp. but there's a limit to what the snp mps who are returned can achieve at westminster. i come back to the point that

if scottish voters want a change in government, they should vote labour. there'll be a change in government on friday because the tories have lost the election comprehensively south of the border. labour doesn't need any scottish mps to win this election. and for scotland, do we want to have labour mps going from scotland who willjust do what they are told by keir starmer? or do they want snp mps who will stand up for scotland, protect the scottish interests and campaign against the austerity that the labour party is going to impose on scotland? because they're going to carry on where the tories have left off. so for people in scotland, if they want to be protected from austerity, if they want to have the scottish interests put forward at all times, they have got to vote for the snp. professor sirjohn curtice has been a key part of election coverage in the uk for last 45 years. on the eve of polling he gave us his take on the state of play.

there will, during the course of today, be a forest of final opinion polls, but unless they show something dramatically different from what we have seen consistently throughout the course of the last six weeks, we are anticipating that the conservatives are going to end up somewhere around 20 points behind labour on thursday night. certainly that has been the message throughout the campaign. yes, support for the conservatives has fallen, but support for labour has fallen a bit as well, leaving the lead largely unchanged. but that kind of lead does point to a potentially heavy defeat for the conservatives and labour getting a substantial overall majority, even though perhaps labour may not get much more than around 40% of the vote. i would be very, very surprised that the opinion polls that come out in the last 24 hours of this campaign are going to paint a dramatically different picture. maybe they show labour's lead narrowing a bit, that's not inconceivable,

but a 20 point lead is not going to suddenly disappear in the matter of the last two or three days of an election campaign. the truth is the conservatives themselves have been acknowledging that the question is how badly do they lose, not whether they lose. and to be honest, that is where the uncertainty lies. maybe in the end it is not as bad as some of the forecasts have been saying and maybe we do end up with, let's say, around 150 conservative mps. but on the other hand, we can't rule out the possibility that it might end up being worse than that and that labour do end up with their biggest majority that they have ever managed to achieve. and that is where the uncertainty lies, and it is a not inconsiderable uncertainty, it could have important implications for the future of british politics. but as to who is going to be the tenant in ten downing street, frankly, all bets are now on sir keir starmer.

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tomorrow is looking drier and brighter, but a bit windier. so this evening you can see how the rain becomes ensconced in shetland. then we've got a plethora of showers across the north—west of the country. here, too, there will be gusty winds. move further south and it's drier and it's clearer with overnight lows between 8 and 13 degrees. so, then, as we head into tomorrow, we've got this little system scooting across the north of the country. and if you look at the isobars, it tells you it's going to be a windy day wherever you are. but the strongest winds will be in the northern half of the country. so we've got showers coming in courtesy of that weather front, some of them merging across scotland to give some longer spells of rain. could be heavy and thundery. come further south and it's drier and brighter. these are the sustained wind speeds you can see in the circles. the gusts, of course, will be more than that. and our temperatures, 11 to 15 in the north, will feel cool in the wind and the rain.

if you get out of the wind and into the sunshine in the south, 20 will feel quite pleasant. now, thursday night into friday, we've got this next system coming in across southern areas. that too is going to introduce some more rain. it clears during the course of saturday and the isobars open out. so it's not going to be as windy. but certainly on friday, wet and windy in the south, sunshine and showers in the north. and it remains changeable as we head through the rest of the week. this is bbc news, the headlines... parties make their final pitches to the public on the last full day of general election campaigning. a conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts that polls

point to a massive labour majority. jamaica braces for life threatening winds and torrential rains as hurricane beryl approaches. and the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater reveals her "pain and agony", after police in tenerife ended their search. on the last day of election campaigning a conservative cabinet minister has told the bbc he accepts that, if the polls are correct, the labour party is heading for "the largest majority this country has ever seen". the work and pensions secretary, mel stride, spoke to emma barnett on the today programme. so i totally accept that where the polls are at the moment means that tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen, much bigger than 1997, bigger even than the national government in 1931.

what therefore matters now is what kind of opposition do we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament? and that is a strong reason to not give the labour party that... so you have accepted, uh, as work and pension secretary that the election is lost? i have accepted that where the polls are at the moment, and it seems highly unlikely that they're very, very wrong because they've been consistently in the same place for some time, that we are therefore tomorrow highly likely to be in a situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. so you could say the conservatives have lost? our in... we are fighting for every single vote. there are an estimated 16 million disabled people in the uk —

about a quarter of the population — so plenty of voters to court for the general election. but many disabled people have told the bbc they have felt "invisible" during this campaign. it's a topic the bbc�*s disability and mental health podcast, access all, has been looking into over the last month. joining me now is the podcast host emma tracey. you have been inviting people to get in touch to talk about topics disability and mental health. what have the most popular topics been? i always say every issue is a disability issue but lots of them disproportionately affecting disabled people and we have gone through all sorts of things like benefits, housing, this time on the panel discussion we have done most recently we have talked about employment, cost of living and carer allowance. i want to give you an idea why they are big topics for disabled people. seven in ten of the people referred to personal trust banks are disabled. poverty is a huge thing. in terms of employment,

government stats say that the numbers of disabled people employment are around 53%, whereas the numbers of non—disabled people in employment are around 82% and that changes depending on the disability you have as well. so the brooklyn review says only three in ten of autistic people are in work. these are the reasons why these things are so beg on disabled people's lines. what are the main parties pledging for disabled people? lots of the questions are audience as cannot featured massively in manifestos. only one party, the green party, mentioned housing in terms of accessibility in the manifesto even though we had loads of messages about that. a lot of it around employment is actually looking at how to either cut the welfare bill, that is their version

of getting disabled people into work, or how to look at how to do that but actually employment figures for disabled people haven't changed. the government will say they got nearly 1 the government will say they got nearly1 million more people into work but the gap has not changed between the number of disabled people out of work so there is a lot to do there. potentially people have less faith because they have seen lots and lots of initiatives and schemes around getting people into work. ., ., ., ., work. you have interviewed all of the main parties? _ work. you have interviewed all of the main parties? i _ work. you have interviewed all of the main parties? i have - work. you have interviewed all of. the main parties? i have interviewed six of the seven _ the main parties? i have interviewed six of the seven main _ the main parties? i have interviewed six of the seven main parties. - the main parties? i have interviewed six of the seven main parties. we i six of the seven main parties. we did the same request to reform the uk as we did to all the rest of them but they did not put someone up. i spoke to the conservatives, i spoke to deputy leader of labour angela remy. ed davey from the liberal democrats and plaid cymru, snp and

the greens as well so it is so interesting, i think i mentioned before, they were really keen to ally themselves with disabled people and what disabled people want and need and it was so interesting to hear their stories and how they are going through some of the same things that disabled people are who have been in touch with us with their own families. some of the same things. the cost of living and that anything it gets different because there are so many disabled people in huge poverty. the there are so many disabled people in huge poverty-— huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazint , huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazing. tell _ huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazing, tell us _ huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazing, tell us more _ huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazing, tell us more about i huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazing, tell us more about it i huge poverty. the podcast sounds amazing, tell us more about it for| amazing, tell us more about it for anyone who wants to listen. it is the bbc's weekly _ anyone who wants to listen. it 3 the bbc's weekly mental health and disability podcast, when it is not election time we have interviews with michael owen this year, bryony gordon, lots of fun stuff as well. this is fun too. but at the moment we have interviews with six of the seven main parties, they are on the podcast ready to download but also

what is really exciting and important for us is that we have bsl versions of those six interviews on iplayer and they have got subtitles as well. it has been really important, lots of people struggle to process sound, we have a transcript of the podcast but we really want people to visually get a look at what we were doing and get a look at what we were doing and get a look at what disabled people, what politicians are saying they will do for disabled people. and what disabled people can hope for in the next government.— next government. absolutely brilliant, thank _ next government. absolutely brilliant, thank you _ next government. absolutely brilliant, thank you to i next government. absolutely brilliant, thank you to you. . next government. absolutely l brilliant, thank you to you. you next government. absolutely i brilliant, thank you to you. you can find out more. and you can find out more about the access all podcast, as well as watching coverage of the general election in bsl, at the access all website which is on your screens now.

some more information on the breaking news about sirjeffrey donaldson and his wife. sirjeffrey donaldson and his wife. sirjeffrey donaldson and _ donaldson and his wife. sirjeffrey donaldson and his _ donaldson and his wife. sirjeffrey donaldson and his wife _ donaldson and his wife. sirjeffrey donaldson and his wife and i donaldson and his wife and co—accused eleanor donelson have appeared at the dock here this morning and we had more detail about the charges both of them are facing. the former dup leader now accused of 18 offences. those are one count of rape, four counts of gross indecency, and 13 counts of indecent assault. his wife who is 58 is facing five charges including aiding and abetting the alleged offences against her husband. the offences are alleged to have taken place between 1985 and 2008. and involve two alleged victims. today was our preliminary inquiry into the case against them and that was basically to see if there was sufficient

evidence to send this case for trial at crown court. during the proceedings both defendants were askedif proceedings both defendants were asked if they would like to say anything at this stage. lady eleanor said no and sirjeffrey said not at this time. then we had from the judge. he said he believed there was a prima facie case and there were sufficient evidence to send this case to trial. he did that. we are both due to appear again here in court in september. they have both been on bail and remain on bail. they havejust left the been on bail and remain on bail. they have just left the court within the last few minutes. he first appeared in court in april and sir jeffrey has had said when he sat down as leader he would strenuously contest the charges against him. it has just wrapped up within the last few moments. both sirjeffrey donaldson and his wife will be back in court in september.

these are pictures of the england squad. continuing their training. they will face switzerland after their defeat earlier in the week of... after their defeat of slovakia earlier in the week. that was the jude bellingham goal, the scissor kick, and then harry kane scoring

the winner. it is taking place with a cloud hanging over the team as we await the investigation intojude bellingham. he made a gesture after scoring the goal. that is being investigated by football authorities and we are awaiting conclusion. but yes, we also are hearing there will be a presser this afternoon at about 2:30pm. we are waiting to hear about luke shaw. interesting as we are told by sports pundits up and down the country we need him at the left back of the team but he has been injured through the tournament, he has been putting up for a presser this afternoon so we hope that could mean luke shaw is fit enough to play

but we're not sure. they will switzerland who beat italy, the holders of euros after beating england last time. the general election candidates will be fighting for every last vote in these final hours before polling day , but it's in the battleground seats where we're seeing the fiercest campaigning. today we're focussing on two constituencies: in surrey we're in guildford — it's currently held by the conservatives — but being targeted by the lib dems. and the scottish seat of glenrothes and mid—fife — held by the snp since 2015, but labour is hoping to take it tomorrow.

bbc political reporterjack feen joined me earlierfrom guildford, and in glenrothes and mid fife we spoke to alasdair clark — political reporter at the courier. it's the one place in surrey where a party other has actually won a seat. so the liberal democrats won in 2001 and then very narrowly lost a few years later in 2005, and then in the 2019 general election, again, the majority was significantly reduced. so this is an area where they believe they can win. i was at a hustings last week speaking to the candidates, and the liberal democrat candidates said that they believed they could win, although of course they also said that nothing was guaranteed and they they weren't taking anything for granted. it's interesting to hear that the local conservative candidate says it's all to play for that. the national picture is not being reflected

in the local polling, and there are local issues that could still mean that she can win this seat. but it's very much, you know, it's going to be close. that's the estimation from everyone. and it does look as though it will be this fight between the liberal democrats and the conservatives. talk me through if you can, what are the big issues there? there are concerns, aren't there, about sewage, about discharge into local rivers? other elements as well that are worrying people. talk me through all those. that's right. so although this is a wealthy part of the country, you know, there are concerns. there are also areas of poverty as well. but yes, one of the big issues has been the situation with sewage, sewage discharge being pumped into local rivers like the river wey. you know this, the whole county, in fact, notjust guildford, it's a river county. and this is a widespread concern. then there are also local issues as well, sort of things like traffic development, affordable housing is a big issue. there's a big question over the town of guildford, over the state of the town centre, lots of concern about, um, empty shops. and then you hear the more national issues, things like immigration, cost of living, the nhs, access to gp, they all come up as well. so some of there are some specific local issues here in guildford. but there is also, again

the national concerns that we hear about time and time again. ok, jack, good to talk to you, alastair. let's talk to you now. and where you are is interesting, isn't it, because it's been held by the snp since 2015. but those boundaries have changed ever so slightly, haven't there, alastair? and that means that labour have a better chance this time. have a better chance this time? the seat was won by the snp pretty comfortably in 2015, and it has been won by the snp pretty comfortably at every election since then. the boundaries have changed slightly. they now take in parts of what was the kirkcaldy and cowdenbeath constituency, and those are the areas where labour think they will perform slightly better this time around. and unlike obviously the rest of the uk, a lot of the issues here are devolved to scotland or devolved to the scottish government. but people will head to the polls with those in their minds. so things like the nhs, things like schools where i am outside a school this morning, people will head to the polls tomorrow with those things in mind, and obviously the snp don't want it to become a referendum on the scottish government

while the opposition parties in scotland are definitely do want voters to head that in mind. talk me through apathy, because that has been an issue hasn't it, in so many areas for this election. is there a concern that in a way, this election is something that the people in those areas arejust kind of, you know, tired of politics? yeah, you know, speaking to voters, i'm never convinced apathy is always the right word. i think it and i can understand why we use that word. but i think, you know, people do have a sense that that sort of everything doesn't work quite right or doesn't work as well as it should, and they don't quite know that any politician's got the answer to fix that. and i think that that is the sort of bit behind that feeling, rather than sort of not caring. people here in, in glenrothes, and mid fife definitely do care about their community. they're just maybe not sure that any politician's got the answer rather than, um, you know, they don't want to find an answer. very interesting, isn't it? let's cross to jack briefly. jack, i wanted to ask

you as well about that. you know, how engaged are people in guildford with politics both on a local and national level? i think they are engaged. i mean, they say the hustings that i went to last week was well attended and we've had several that have been going on throughout the election campaign. that being said, you know, it's not easy. it's not difficult rather to find people who say, sort of, none of the above, they're all the same. and there's kind of dissatisfaction with the state of politics at the moment. but i think, you know, again, there are posters and billboards up around the area for the different political parties as well. so there is certainly a lot of interest and, you know, leaflets coming through the doors as well. so people are definitely aware of this election and what's happening. but there's also quite a lot of, you know, discontent as well.

and here are the candidates who have been selected to battle it out in the constituency of guildford. and these are the candidates in glenrothes and mid fife. so it's the last day of campaigning in the general election tomorrow the country votes and then all eyes will be on the exit poll published at 10pm tomorrow night on the bbc's main election results programme. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley — who is on the conservative campaign bus. i think it reflects what some have been saying privately for a few weeks. mel stride although it was quite surprising he said it the day before the general election, i cannot think of any precedent for a cabinet minister saying think we're going to lose comfortably the day before an election, that is

something we chat to conservative candidates, a lot of them have been accepting for a few weeks. we have been asking rishi sunak about this a lot on the road. he is not throwing the towel in, he says he is still fighting hard for every vote which you notice the messaging is pretty clear from the tories saying to vote for them to stop what they call this labour supermajority. it is not a defined term but that's what the cabinet and rishi sunak are sighing this morning. two reasons they came out this morning to see labour are going to win comfortable. the first is when back voters who attended vote for someone else. when you speak to candidates they say they are really worried about nigel farage's reform party. the tories will be hoping that by saying we could lose this comfortably and you could lose this comfortably and you could get a massive labour majority, they will be hoping that persuades

some wavering voters to return to the conservatives. the second raising i think is that they are hoping as well maybe some labour voters will get complacent and would bother turning out tomorrow if they think labour are miles ahead. that is something keir starmer has been talking about this morning, warning against it to say he does not believe these claims from the government this morning that they think very going to lose comfortably. as i said, when you track to candidates, it is nothing new. fora track to candidates, it is nothing new. for a while a lot of conservatives have thought they are going to lose tomorrow and lose pretty comfortably.— going to lose tomorrow and lose pretty comfortably. good to talk to ou. so it's the last day of campaigning in the general election tomorrow the country votes and then all eyes will be on the exit poll published at 10pm tomorrow night on the bbc's main election

results programme. here's a reminder of the excitement that awaits... (tx) this is bbc one. it is 9.25 on election day. the nation has voted. the count is on. here in the lime grove studio, we are waiting for the first results. something else happens to the results as well. they're passed down here into an electronic computer, which we have nicknamed ella. and i hope when you next interview me, you don't interrupt quite so often. the reason why one can make a pretty good guess fairly early _ on in the proceedings i about the final outcome is because we in britainl are perhaps, thank god, so unified a country. welcome to election studio one at television centre in london. good evening. well, it looks like being one of the most exciting election nights ever, with the possibility of a very close result and the prospect of britain having its first woman prime minister at the end of the night. and where there is despair, may we bring hope. -

well...a new dawn has broken, has it not? 10 o'clock and this is what we're saying. according to tonight's exit poll, it looks like we are heading i for a hung parliament, the first since 1974. i the conservatives on 316. well, this does feel quite sensational. with the situation i even more uncertain. up the stairs, he opens the door and as prime minister, he goes in. but elections wouldn't be elections without a bit of razzmatazz. - and even a bit of a gamble.

this is a great and exciting moment. i've just been told that somebody outside declares that they've just seen a mouse run along the top of the state of the parties board. i am asked by the studio manager to tell you that this is not true, madam. either you've been celebrating the election too well, or you had a little electronic mistake of some kind. there are no mice in here whatsoever. can in here whatsoever. we say the same about new broadcasting can we say the same about new broadcasting house? if you still have questions ahead of tomorrow's election, head to the bbc news website and app where you'll find details of candidates in your area, guides to party manifestos, interviews with party leaders and links to the recent debates across the bbc. just head to bbc.co.uk/news

or the bbc news app where you'll find our coverage of the general election so far. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen today, for most of us, the levels are either low or moderate. the exception to that is across the far south east of england, where the levels are high. and we're talking especially grass pollen at this time of year. now, today we've got two weather fronts bringing rain, the first one pushing into the north sea, the second one moving from the west towards the east. and as you can see from the isobars, it's going to be a breezy day wherever you are. so as the rain clears away to the east, there'll be residual cloud and a few showers, some dampness left behind it. the second weather front also moves eastwards. it's later in the day that we see a return to sunshine and showers in western areas, with temperatures ranging from 12 to 18, possibly 19, in the far south. for wimbledon today, well, play is likely to be interrupted

with rain early doors and then as that clears away, we're looking at a lot of cloud which could produce some light rain or drizzle into the afternoon at times. tomorrow is looking drier and brighter, but a bit windier. so this evening you can see how the rain becomes ensconced in shetland. then we've got a plethora of showers across the north—west of the country. here, too, there will be gusty winds. move further south and it's drier and it's clearer with overnight lows between 8 and 13 degrees. so, then, as we head into tomorrow, we've got this little system scooting across the north of the country. and if you look at the isobars, it tells you it's going to be a windy day wherever you are. but the strongest winds will be in the northern half of the country. so we've got showers coming in courtesy of that weather front, some of them merging across scotland to give some longer spells of rain. could be heavy and thundery. come further south and it's drier and brighter. these are the sustained wind speeds you can see in the circles. the gusts, of course, will be more than that. and our temperatures, 11 to 15 in the north, will feel cool in the wind and the rain. if you get out of the wind and into the sunshine in the south, 20 will feel quite pleasant. now, thursday night into friday,

we've got this next system coming in across southern areas. that too is going to introduce some more rain. it clears during the course of saturday and the isobars open out. so it's not going to be as windy. but certainly on friday, wet and windy in the south, sunshine and showers in the north. and it remains changeable as we head through the rest of the week.

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this is bbc news parties make their final pitches to the public — on the the last full day of general election campaigning. a conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts that polls point to a massive labour majority. in other news, jamaica braces for a life threatening winds and torrential rains as hurricane beryl approaches. hello. on the last day of election campaigning a conservative cabinet minister has told the bbc he accepts that, if the polls are correct, the labour party is heading for "the largest majority this country has ever seen". mel stride's comments come as party leaders head into their final campaign events. prime minister rishi sunak has told a conservative party rally he will "fight for every vote",

while labour leader sir keir starmer has described tomorrow as "an opportunity for people to turn the page and move forward". our political correspondent helen catt reports. the labour leader says this morning that he wants people to have more money in their pockets. and if labour win on thursday, he says he wants them to be better off in five years' time than they are now. he also told the times he wants public services to improve by then, too. but he said he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support to do it as there would be difficult choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. the polls do not predict the future. constituencies like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to be earned, and we have to make sure that, until the polls close at ten o'clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and trust and confidence

of voters across the country because change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at wavering voters later. the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop a big labourwin by [ending the conservatives their vote. he will agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but unlike sir keir starmer, he will warn it would be damaging if it happened, as he did in a speech to supporters last night. on thursday, it is not a by—election, it is not a referendum on our party or the past, it is a choice about the future of our country and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a super majority, think what that would mean for everyone, a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want.

also talking about lending votes — the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting, where people who usually back different parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories. he claims that will make the selection a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. yesterday he criticised the conservatives' ability not just to govern but to be in opposition, too. the conservatives have been a failed government. they would be a failed opposition. they are so divided, they can't even provide a strong opposition. if people want a party that has got principles and values and ideas and great local champions to oppose whoever is in government, the liberal democrats are here to do that. we've fought a really strong campaign... the snp is claiming today that the result in scotland is too close to call and says a labour government in westminster

would mean more austerity, which labour has previously denied. all parties know they don't have long left now to make up voters' minds. helen catt, bbc news. an indication ofjust where the conservatives see things heading, has come this morning from the work and pensions secretary, mel stride. speaking to emma barnett on the today programme, he conceded that a massive labour majority was on the cards. so, i totally accept that where the polls are at the moment means that tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even than the national government in 1931. what therefore matters now is what kind of opposition do we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament? and that is a strong reason to not give the labour party that... sorry, you have accepted, as work and pensions secretary, that the election is lost? i have accepted that where the polls are at the moment—

and it seems highly unlikely that they are very, very wrong because they have been consistently in the same place for some time — that we are therefore, tomorrow, highly likely to be in a situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved. so, you could say that the conservatives have lost? we are fighting for every single vote. here's our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman's reaction to what mel stride had to say. this is not normal, it is not typical to state the obvious for a it has been clear the conservatives think the best hope of averting a vast labour

victory is to talk up a vast labour victory and that this what they have been doing for ages with the supermajority rhetoric but this goes way beyond that, this is not a possible supermajority being alluded to, he said it was almost certain that labour would win at the biggest majority any single party has ever won, it is extraordinary rhetoric and i do not think this is what would have been in the campaign grid as the closing message when the conservatives called the selection. it is the final day of campaigning and the final message, what of the main parties trying to put forward to voters. in a more low—key and less dramatic way it is basically the conservatives' closing message that labour will win and win big

and rishi sunak will be using that supermajority language as he campaigns to try to win back conservative waverers. what he is doing and trying to talk up how big a labour victory could be as not really targeting that at people who might vote labour but people who might vote from uk on the lib dems, might vote labour but people who might vote reform uk or the lib dems, trying to win them back to the conservative fold pitching them is a strong opposition rather than a potential party getting a fifth term in government which is what they would get if they win the general election. a lot of the smaller parties are also arguing it is a foregone conclusion because they want potential labour voters to decide they can vote for a different party because the course of government is fixed to end up in a funny position where labour and keir starmer are basically the only party saying a labour victory is not

inevitable, it is all a bit shaken up but what you will hear is yes change only happens if you vote for it and that is the message keir starmer hammer because they don't want potential labour voters to stay—at—home because they think other people are doing the business of voting for labour and getting them into government. the royal mail has responded to concerns over delays to postal votes, insisting there is 'no backlog' in its system and that they are 'confident�* all ballots handed to them on time will be delivered prior to polling day. but many voters are still without their packs, and wondering whether they'll miss out on having their say. for 21—year—old alice graham, this should have been a first chance to vote in a general election. she registered for a postal vote — but things aren't going to plan. alicejoins me now from brighton. explain to us what's happened?

i applied for a postal vote 21 days ago and it has just never arrived and i called yesterday asking what was going on and they said there was nothing they could do. tomorrow i will have to sit powerless whilst everyone else is voting and i cannot foot. . , everyone else is voting and i cannot foot. t , , ., everyone else is voting and i cannot foot. . , , ., ., everyone else is voting and i cannot foot. . , ., ., everyone else is voting and i cannot foot. , ., ., ., foot. we visit you want to vote, you are in brighton. _ foot. we visit you want to vote, you are in brighton, when _ foot. we visit you want to vote, you are in brighton, when a _ foot. we visit you want to vote, you are in brighton, when a due - foot. we visit you want to vote, you are in brighton, when a due apply i are in brighton, when a due apply for this? are in brighton, when a due apply forthis? i are in brighton, when a due apply for this? , ., , ., for this? i filled up the forms and edinburt h for this? i filled up the forms and edinburgh asking _ for this? i filled up the forms and edinburgh asking for _ for this? i filled up the forms and edinburgh asking for my - for this? i filled up the forms and edinburgh asking for my postal i for this? i filled up the forms and i edinburgh asking for my postal vote to be sent to brighton for the summer and they approved it, the address is correct and thatjust never arrived in brighton. in scotland, councils in edinburgh, fife and east lothian have set up emergency voting centres for people who are going on holiday and have not yet received their postal ballot. but that's not an option for you. i called the council and they said they have two options, either go to edinburgh and pick up the postal voting pack or vote in person and

edinburgh but it is completely unfeasible, it would cost me £100 for a determine and it is adi are meant to be working so there is no way i can get up there to vote and i think they should be doing something else about it because i have no choice. how does it feel to be able to vote for the first time and yet not be able to, it must hot. i was excited when the general election was announced, and now i am powerless and i feel everyone deserves the right to vote and i am not the only one and it seems unfair to me. ., ~ not the only one and it seems unfair to me. ., ,, i. professor sirjohn curtice has been a key part of election coverage in the uk for last 45 years. on the eve of polling he gave us his take on the state of play. (tx sot)

take on the state of play. there will, during the course of today, be a forest of final opinion polls, but unless they show something dramatically different from what we have seen consistently throughout the course of the last six weeks, we are anticipating that the conservatives are going to end up somewhere around 20 points behind labour on thursday night. certainly that has been the message throughout the campaign. yes, support for the conservatives has fallen, but support for labour has fallen a bit as well, leaving the lead largely unchanged. but that kind of lead does point to a potentially heavy defeat for the conservatives and labour getting a substantial overall majority, even though perhaps labour may not get much more than around 40% of the vote. i would be very, very surprised that the opinion polls that come out in the last 24 hours of this campaign are going to paint a dramatically different picture. maybe they show labour's lead narrowing a bit,

that's not inconceivable, but a 20 point lead is not going to suddenly disappear in the matter of the last two or three days of an election campaign. the truth is the conservatives themselves have been acknowledging that the question is how badly do they lose, not whether they lose. and to be honest, that is where the uncertainty lies. maybe in the end it is not as bad as some of the forecasts have been saying and maybe we do end up with, let's say, around 150 conservative mps. but on the other hand, we can't rule out the possibility that it might end up being worse than that and that labour do end up with their biggest majority that they have ever managed to achieve. and that is where the uncertainty lies, and it is a not inconsiderable uncertainty, it could have important implications for the future of british politics. but as to who is going to be the tenant in ten downing street, frankly, all bets are now on sir keir starmer. if you still have questions ahead

of tomorrow's election, head to the bbc news website and app where you'll find details of candidates in your area, guides to party manifestos, interviews with party leaders and links to the recent debates across the bbc. just head to bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app where you'll find our coverage of the general election so far. it's just been announced that andy murray will play mixed doubles with emma raducanu. murray is playing at the championships for the final time before retiring later this year. the two—time men's singles champion decided on tuesday he was not fit enough to play in the singles after a recent back operation. emma isa

emma is a former us open champion, she is a superstar and her own right, andy murray as a 37, he will play at the championships for the final time before retiring later this year. it have been handed a wild card giving them another shot at glory. we are taking the politics live show and a few seconds, stay with us.

there are a lot of undecided voters still, lots of constituencies - that'll come down to a few hundred votes that make the difference. i and it's the final day for election stunts like this. we'll reflect on the campaign across the uk. with me today, northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris, shadow work and pensions secretary liz kendall, lbc presenter nick ferrari and guardian columnist gaby hinsliff. this is politics live election 2024. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc iplayer and bbc news. yes, the day before polls open bright and early tomorrow. let's

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