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but first with what we can expect, here is our political editor chris mason. millions of decisions have been taken and thousands of aspiring decision—makers, politicians, white their fates. decision—makers, politicians, white theirfates. this is a patchwork set of elections running in and wales with a long tail of results. that goes on until saturday night. let's talk councils in england. these purple splodges is for councillors are being elected to 107 councils, many in the north west of england, also in the midlands and in towns around london. this is the scene in harlow and essex, a classic spot for a tussle between the conservatives and labour. plenty of counting for them to do. results expected in the middle of the night. there have also been elections for police and crime commissioners in england and wales. they have been around for around 12 years and they hold the police to account. and let's talk too about mayers, there are 11 being elected around england. here's what's going on right now in hartlepool, where they are counting the cancer rates, as
but first with what we can expect, here is our political editor chris mason. millions of decisions have been taken and thousands of aspiring decision—makers, politicians, white their fates. decision—makers, politicians, white theirfates. this is a patchwork set of elections running in and wales with a long tail of results. that goes on until saturday night. let's talk councils in england. these purple splodges is for councillors are being elected to 107 councils, many in the north west of...
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chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. we can tell you the results now as we approach a general election. as we approach a general election-— as we approach a general election. �* , . ~ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes _ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between - election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between the i election. it's a knife edge. - 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy street despite half a million votes were cast. this these are the percentages. very close. 37.8 to 37.5. not the 12%, that very close. 37.8 to 37.5. not the i2%, that was an independent candidate critical of labour's policy on the war in gaza. despite that labour made it through. there's the swing. it wasn't just the west midlandses. london today as well. a swing to labour. the conservatives hoped to close the gap, the opposite hand. we now have a good picture across the country. 106 of 107 councils declared. labour up 185. a good result. the conservatives down 473. they lost almost half of all the seats they defended
chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. we can tell you the results now as we approach a general election. as we approach a general election-— as we approach a general election. �* , . ~ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes _ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between - election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between the i election. it's a knife edge. - 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy street despite half a million votes were cast. this these are the percentages. very...
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chris mason, bbc news. earlier i spoke to laura beers, professor of british history at american university. laura, thanks, indeed, for joining us. let's look first of all at the timing of this election. it's going to be psalmer election. there was much speculation that it wouldn't happen until the autumn, till the fall as you'd say here. what kind of decisions has led to rishi sunak to go for that date, do you think? i sunak to go for that date, do you think?— you think? i think - i mean, the language _ you think? i think - i mean, the language that's - you think? i think - i mean, the language that's been i you think? i think - i mean, i the language that's been used is that he's taking a gamble, right? there is no good time for sunak to call an election at the moment. the polls have been disastrous. but he's had some good economic news. inflation has been lower than anticipated. you know, there's anticipated. you know, there's a hope that perhaps the disruption in some of the sort of summer travel and o
chris mason, bbc news. earlier i spoke to laura beers, professor of british history at american university. laura, thanks, indeed, for joining us. let's look first of all at the timing of this election. it's going to be psalmer election. there was much speculation that it wouldn't happen until the autumn, till the fall as you'd say here. what kind of decisions has led to rishi sunak to go for that date, do you think? i sunak to go for that date, do you think?— you think? i think - i mean, the...
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chris mason, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent harry farley about the expectations from the upcoming elections. well, it was a surprise. not only to us, people like me who watch political events in westminster here every day, but also think too many of rishi sunak, uk prime minister's own cabinet ministers as well. some cabinet ministers as well. some cabinet ministers as well. some cabinet ministers even had to delay or cut short trips abroad. the uk foreign secretary, david cameron, cutting a visit to albania short. it was only actually in the country for a couple of hours before he was called back for an emergency cabinet meeting where they were all told about rishi sunak�*s decision to call, as you say, an election earlier than expected. delay before this one uk will go to the polls, six weeks away, and already we have a shape of the campaign to come. rishi sunak using inflation figures that were out this morning here in the uk showing a fall in inflation to 2.3%, that is close
chris mason, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent harry farley about the expectations from the upcoming elections. well, it was a surprise. not only to us, people like me who watch political events in westminster here every day, but also think too many of rishi sunak, uk prime minister's own cabinet ministers as well. some cabinet ministers as well. some cabinet ministers as well. some cabinet ministers even had to delay or cut short trips abroad. the uk foreign secretary,...
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chris mason, bbc news. two guys in our speaker of the house usjohn —— the speaker of the house that he will host benyamin netanyahu forjoint benyamin netanyahu for joint session. benyamin netanyahu forjoint session. he was speaking at a us embassy event in washington, dc. ., �* a, , _ us embassy event in washington, dc. ., �* ., dc. tonight i'm happy to announce _ dc. tonight i'm happy to announce something - dc. tonight i'm happy to | announce something else dc. tonight i'm happy to - announce something else to you, will be hosting prime minister but net —— benyamin netanyahu joint session of congress. the news comes _ joint session of congress. the news comes days _ joint session of congress. the news comes days after the biden administration suggested it would join congress in sanctioning the international criminal court for judging netanyahu and the criminal court forjudging netanyahu and the minister for defence with war crimes. the us central command says three american troops have suffere
chris mason, bbc news. two guys in our speaker of the house usjohn —— the speaker of the house that he will host benyamin netanyahu forjoint benyamin netanyahu for joint session. benyamin netanyahu forjoint session. he was speaking at a us embassy event in washington, dc. ., �* a, , _ us embassy event in washington, dc. ., �* ., dc. tonight i'm happy to announce _ dc. tonight i'm happy to announce something - dc. tonight i'm happy to | announce something else dc. tonight i'm happy to -...
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here's our political editor chris mason. this man was a conservative mp this time yesterday. today, he is saying he will vote labour at the general election and he isjoining the party, too. when i look back to my teenage years, 1997, when labour came to the fore at that time and we heard the song, things can only get better, i feel we are at that point again in british politics and british history, and that's why i have decided i will be going for labour at this next election on the 4th ofjuly. how extraordinary, there you are quoting labour's anthem from 1997 and you were a conservative mp 2a hours ago. that's quite a thing. it's notjust something in the last 2a hours that i have been thinking about. i have been thinking about this for a very long period of time. i believe the labour party has also been through and on a journey in the last few years. let's spell this out explicitly. are you saying the conservative party right now is unfit to govern? i feel the conservative party ijoined a decade ago is unrecognisable from the conservative party of today. in what sense? that'
here's our political editor chris mason. this man was a conservative mp this time yesterday. today, he is saying he will vote labour at the general election and he isjoining the party, too. when i look back to my teenage years, 1997, when labour came to the fore at that time and we heard the song, things can only get better, i feel we are at that point again in british politics and british history, and that's why i have decided i will be going for labour at this next election on the 4th ofjuly....
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chris mason, bbc news, in devon. labour has been trying to focus its efforts. to focus its efforts on the nhs today, with plans for hospitals to do more out—of—hours work and use the private sector to tackle england�*s nhs waiting lists. but the attention has been firmly on the party�*s handling of diane abbott. she insists she�*s been told she can�*t stand for labour at the election — despite sir keir starmer saying that no decision has yet been taken. ms abbott told a rally in hackney that she would remain as their mp as long as possible — but wouldn�*t be drawn on whether that would mean running as an independent. will you stand as an independent candidate in this election, diane abbott? will you stand as an independent? millions of south africans have been voting in the country�*s election, 30 years since the first democratic poll, following the end of apartheid. the ruling african national congress is facing its toughest challenge yet, with widespread disappointment over the state of the econ
chris mason, bbc news, in devon. labour has been trying to focus its efforts. to focus its efforts on the nhs today, with plans for hospitals to do more out—of—hours work and use the private sector to tackle england�*s nhs waiting lists. but the attention has been firmly on the party�*s handling of diane abbott. she insists she�*s been told she can�*t stand for labour at the election — despite sir keir starmer saying that no decision has yet been taken. ms abbott told a rally in...
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chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. labour says its green energy plans will ensure the uk's transition away from oil and gas doesn't repeat the mistakes made during the phasing out of coal. but the snp says the proposals would put scottish jobs at risk. simonjack looks at how the plan could work. renewable energy has been a big success. last year, 40% of our electricity was generated by renewables. labour are targeting 100% by 2030. to help hit that target labour wants to create something called great british energy. so what is that? well, it's a government—owned energy company headquartered in scotland funded with £8.3 billion. how is that paid for? labour say by further raising taxes on oil and gas companies. that's the bit of the policy the lib dems back. and those companies will not be granted any new licences to develop fossilfuels in uk waters, although existing grants will be honoured. labour claim it will help the uk decarbonise electricity production by 2030, make the uk less reliant on energy imports and pr
chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. labour says its green energy plans will ensure the uk's transition away from oil and gas doesn't repeat the mistakes made during the phasing out of coal. but the snp says the proposals would put scottish jobs at risk. simonjack looks at how the plan could work. renewable energy has been a big success. last year, 40% of our electricity was generated by renewables. labour are targeting 100% by 2030. to help hit that target labour wants to create something called...
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he was campaigning in the south west of england. 0ur political editor chris mason was there. bodmin, in cornwall, one week into the general election campaign. and the verdict from some folk here? it�*s ok, really. i think it�*s a good idea to have it. they're looking for your vote, of course, but ijust think they're fighting with each other and it's ridiculous. what do you make of the whole election fun and games? it�*s a total nightmare. i can�*t bear it. i can�*t watch television. it�*s just dreadful. you can�*t be telling me you�*re not watching television! i�*m trying not to. planes and policies, trains and... ..yet more trains. the prime minister arriving in penzance this morning, not looking too rough after a night on the sleeperfrom london. first up, a rail maintenance depot to talk up his idea on apprenticeships in england. a future conservative government will take the bold action of closing down underperforming university degrees that are letting our young people down, and instead using that money to fund 100,000 new high—quality apprenticeships.
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chris mason, bbc news, in devon. a number of people enjoying themselves. news is coming thick and fast, turn to the bbc news website. a line coming in that labour and conservatives both freezing out avett to make a raise of vat after the election. —— ruling out a raise of vat. millions of south africans have been voting in the country's election, 30 years since the first democratic poll, following the end of apartheid. the electoral commission of south africa says turnout in wednesday's general election was high. full results aren't expected until the weekend. the ruling african national congress is facing its toughest challenge yet, with widespread disappointment over the state of the economy, corruption, and high levels of crime. the anc could lose its majority in parliament for the first time. let's speak to our correspondent catherine byaru hanga. turnout has been significant, hasn't it? many harking back to that sense of freedom fell back in 199a. that sense of freedom fell back in 1994. , n, ~ that sense of freedom fell back in 1994. , ~ ., ., ï¿
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chris mason, thank you- — imagine living here — it's a futuristic desert city being built in saudi arabia. it may look like a pipeline but it's actually a huge glass and mirror construction that will look like this inside. it's called the neom eco—project, it will cost £400 billion, and it's being built by dozens of western companies. but a former saudi intelligence officer has told the bbc that lethal force has been used to evict villagers from their homes so the land can be cleared to build it. bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas is here with this investigation from bbc verify and bbc eye. thanks, sophie. this is part of neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. it's the world's biggest construction project. a futuristic eco—city. built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart, the line — a desert city envisaged to be a 100—mile straight line. but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. it's in the north—west of saudi arabia cutting across the vast desert. neom's driving force is the countr
chris mason, thank you- — imagine living here — it's a futuristic desert city being built in saudi arabia. it may look like a pipeline but it's actually a huge glass and mirror construction that will look like this inside. it's called the neom eco—project, it will cost £400 billion, and it's being built by dozens of western companies. but a former saudi intelligence officer has told the bbc that lethal force has been used to evict villagers from their homes so the land can be cleared to...
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andrew harding reporting there, and before him, colleagues chris mason and ros atkins. the coverage of migration often appears in the newswatch inbox. for example, this point made to us byjulia howe... ..she says... meanwhile, stefan badham was more concerned by some of the terminology being used... ..he says... ..says stefan. well, as part of its impartiality plan, the bbc board commissioned a review of the corporation's migration coverage, which was published on tuesday. its author, madeleine sumption, is director of the migration observatory at the university of oxford and a member of the migration advisory committee — that's an independent panel which advises the government — and shejoins me now in the studio. welcome to newswatch, madeleine. it's an extensive report. one of your main findings says this, "the bbc produces a lot "of excellent content on migration, but there are also weaknesses." we'll come to the weaknesses in a second. but tell us where you think the bbc is doing well on this. i think one of the areas where we see particularly good content is in
andrew harding reporting there, and before him, colleagues chris mason and ros atkins. the coverage of migration often appears in the newswatch inbox. for example, this point made to us byjulia howe... ..she says... meanwhile, stefan badham was more concerned by some of the terminology being used... ..he says... ..says stefan. well, as part of its impartiality plan, the bbc board commissioned a review of the corporation's migration coverage, which was published on tuesday. its author, madeleine...
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chris mason, bbc news. here's a quick reminder of where each party stands so far. so, what can we take away from all the results that have come in? here's nick eardley. let's start with the projected national share. this is what the bbc team thinks would have happened if the whole country had voted yesterday and voted in the same way. this is bad for the conservatives, their joint lowest. it's good for labour, a similar lead to last year. but it's not tony blair 1997. let's drill a bit in to the specific numbers from last night. the conservative had lost half of theirs. labour are labourare up140. this is the change from 2001. but labour say they are particularly heartened in key areas and i want to pick one example, milton keynes. it is a bellwether seat, it often votes the same way as the rest of the country. at the top it has gone from grey, a hung parliament, hung council, to read, i live again and thatis council, to read, i live again and that is a result that would hearten labour hq. but what does it all mean for the general election? there was one westminste
chris mason, bbc news. here's a quick reminder of where each party stands so far. so, what can we take away from all the results that have come in? here's nick eardley. let's start with the projected national share. this is what the bbc team thinks would have happened if the whole country had voted yesterday and voted in the same way. this is bad for the conservatives, their joint lowest. it's good for labour, a similar lead to last year. but it's not tony blair 1997. let's drill a bit in to...
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the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports. how are you feeling, andy? we will see. out of his hands. the conservative andy street arrived here at lunchtime awaiting the verdict of voters. it was to be a long wait for mr street and his labour rival, richard parker. votes rechecked, a recount in coventry and this result in the last hour or so. the number of votes recorded for each... we've waited all day for this moment. it's happening now. the result. and i do hereby declare that richard parker... cheering this is the most important thing i will ever do. this week, people here voted for the person and the party. they recognise that a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. so where do i go? a winner and a loser and the finest of margins. mr street, commiserations. what do you put your loss down to? very straightforward, chris, isn't it? we didn't persuade enough people across the west midlands of our record and our plans for the future to give them confidence to go and vote on thursday. i've always said it was my campaign and we didn't get over th
the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports. how are you feeling, andy? we will see. out of his hands. the conservative andy street arrived here at lunchtime awaiting the verdict of voters. it was to be a long wait for mr street and his labour rival, richard parker. votes rechecked, a recount in coventry and this result in the last hour or so. the number of votes recorded for each... we've waited all day for this moment. it's happening now. the result. and i do hereby declare that richard...
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chris mason, bbc news in dover. let's speak now to the home secretary james cleverly. thank you for coming on the program. we heard keir starmer describing the rwanda plan as a gimmick, too expensive, it won't work, it can be scrapped. is it time to give it up? i'll tell you what is a gimmick, a gimmick is him announcing the creation of a multi—agency organisation to stop small boats crossings when there is already and has been for over a year now a multi agency organisations stop small boat crossings that works with european law enforcement agency, works with the french authorities, interrupts boat supply, engine supply, illicit finance and is led by a former british army general, a former, out. unless keir starmer is get a sack all those people and then re—created, firing and rehiring i really don't see what the proposals he put forward today add to the attempts to stop the small boat crossings. attempts to stop the small boat crossinus. ., �* _ attempts to stop the small boat crossinus. ., �* ,, ., attempts to stop the small boat crossinus. ., �* ., , cros
chris mason, bbc news in dover. let's speak now to the home secretary james cleverly. thank you for coming on the program. we heard keir starmer describing the rwanda plan as a gimmick, too expensive, it won't work, it can be scrapped. is it time to give it up? i'll tell you what is a gimmick, a gimmick is him announcing the creation of a multi—agency organisation to stop small boats crossings when there is already and has been for over a year now a multi agency organisations stop small boat...
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chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. helen, after questions, keir starmer out finally having a decision on the diane abbott controversy. hoping to draw a line under it, will it? it abbott controversy. hoping to draw a line under it, will it?— line under it, will it? it will brin: line under it, will it? it will bring to — line under it, will it? it will bring to include _ line under it, will it? it will bring to include -- - line under it, will it? it will. bring to include -- conclusion line under it, will it? it will- bring to include -- conclusion of bring to include —— conclusion of sorts. sir keir starmer says diane abbott is free to go forward as a labour cabinet, candidate. very long—standing labour mp, the first black woman to be elected to parliament. she claimed she had been blocked by the party. there is a method by the deputy leader who said she thought that dynamic should be allowed to stand as a live beer mp. —— labour mp. there does still need to be proved by labour�*s national committee. i
chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. helen, after questions, keir starmer out finally having a decision on the diane abbott controversy. hoping to draw a line under it, will it? it abbott controversy. hoping to draw a line under it, will it?— line under it, will it? it will brin: line under it, will it? it will bring to — line under it, will it? it will bring to include _ line under it, will it? it will bring to include -- - line under it, will it? it will. bring to include -- conclusion line...
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our political editor chris mason reports. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting lower—league football grounds in places he hopes labour can win. he was in gillingham, in kent this morning — his deputy with him, too. thank you. whatever service people try and access these days, they find it's like wading through treacle. red cards aren't usually welcome for folk on a football pitch, but expect to see plenty of these in the next month or so, spelling out labour's core message. we've had 14 years of going round and round in circles, getting absolutely nowhere. chaos and division feeding chaos and division. if you want change, you have to vote for it. and if you vote labour, it's a vote to stop the chaos. it's a vote to turn the page, and it's a vote to rebuild our country together. thank you very much, thank you! a general election is about winning seats and staying in them. rishi sunakjust about managed that in ilkeston, in derbyshire, as he ma
our political editor chris mason reports. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting lower—league football grounds in places he hopes labour can win. he was in gillingham, in kent this morning — his deputy with him, too. thank you. whatever service people try and access these days, they find it's like wading through treacle. red cards aren't usually welcome for folk on a football pitch, but expect to see plenty of...
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chris mason, bbc news, in dover. where better than rollquick, in bristol, to see a turn—up russian forces have launched a surprise new ground offensive in ukraine — crossing the border into the northeastern kharkiv region. for months fighting has been focussed in the east — where russia occupies large areas. friday's attack may be an attempt to open a new front — and intensify pressure on kharkiv, which is the country's second largest city. it comes as president biden authorised more us military aid for ukraine. small groups of russian troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the frontline — military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back — amid reports of sustained russian shelling. here's president zelensky. russia started a new wave of offensive actions in the kharkiv region. ukrainian forces met them there with brigades and artillery fire. it is important to understand that they can increase and bring more forces into this direction. it is a fact. our defence correspondent
chris mason, bbc news, in dover. where better than rollquick, in bristol, to see a turn—up russian forces have launched a surprise new ground offensive in ukraine — crossing the border into the northeastern kharkiv region. for months fighting has been focussed in the east — where russia occupies large areas. friday's attack may be an attempt to open a new front — and intensify pressure on kharkiv, which is the country's second largest city. it comes as president biden authorised more us...
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chris mason, bbc news. to have a look at what we can expect over the next six weeks, i have been speaking to laura beers. laura, thanks indeed forjoining us. let's look at the timing of this election, it will be a summer election, there was much speculation it would not happen until the autumn, until the fall, as you'd say here. what kind of decisions have led to rishi sunak going for that date, do you think? the language that has been used is he is taking a gamble, right? there is no good time for rishi sunak to call an election, at the moment, the polls have been disastrous. but he has had some good economic news, inflation has been lower than anticipated, there is a hope that the disruption of summer travel and other distractions might end up helping the conservatives, as opposed to hurting them, and it's a calculated risk. you're right, everyone assumed it would be in the autumn, the business taken the political world by surprise. rishi sunak is kind of going into this on the back foot, even though the
chris mason, bbc news. to have a look at what we can expect over the next six weeks, i have been speaking to laura beers. laura, thanks indeed forjoining us. let's look at the timing of this election, it will be a summer election, there was much speculation it would not happen until the autumn, until the fall, as you'd say here. what kind of decisions have led to rishi sunak going for that date, do you think? the language that has been used is he is taking a gamble, right? there is no good time...
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chris mason, he's in the west country, but he will probably turn up maybe in that screen. and i don't know, it's time. so let's see what happens anyway. talk about who's going to be turning up for the election and personnel and stuff. there's been a bit of a rolling mystery today. i mean, it started yesterday when we were chatting on the last episode of newscast about diane abbott. so, she is now a labour mp again, except parliament dissolves in a few hours�* time, so she won't be a labour mp again, but she's got the labour whip back for a bit. but is she or is she not going to be a labour candidate at the next election? and is it because she's been banned from being one or not? well, big question mark with a dot on the bottom, because if we pick up where we were left off, which was last time we were talking about this, was on tuesday's newscast. and at that point, we said there were things developing around what was going on with diane abbott and very brief history. we know that she was suspended from the parliamentary labour party because of comments she made about rac
chris mason, he's in the west country, but he will probably turn up maybe in that screen. and i don't know, it's time. so let's see what happens anyway. talk about who's going to be turning up for the election and personnel and stuff. there's been a bit of a rolling mystery today. i mean, it started yesterday when we were chatting on the last episode of newscast about diane abbott. so, she is now a labour mp again, except parliament dissolves in a few hours�* time, so she won't be a labour mp...
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chris mason, bbc news. we are expecting the results of the mayoral elections in the west midlands, london, greater manchester, and other regions today. you can follow all of those on our special live page thatis those on our special live page that is up and running on the bbc news website — you'll find that at bbc.co.uk/news, or if you have the app on your mobile device. to canada next: police have charged three indian nationals with murder over the shooting dead of a prominent sikh activist last year. the killing of hardeep singh nijjar sparked a major diplomatic row between canada and india, after 0ttawa accused delhi of involvement. india denies the allegations. the police said investigations were continuing into possible links to the indian government. let's go live now to monika gul, a video journalist with citynews vancouver. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. can you explain who the suspects are that have been arrested and charged? well, to be honest, police have said that they weren't
chris mason, bbc news. we are expecting the results of the mayoral elections in the west midlands, london, greater manchester, and other regions today. you can follow all of those on our special live page thatis those on our special live page that is up and running on the bbc news website — you'll find that at bbc.co.uk/news, or if you have the app on your mobile device. to canada next: police have charged three indian nationals with murder over the shooting dead of a prominent sikh activist...
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chris mason, bbc news. here goes indeed. let's discuss theissues here goes indeed. let's discuss the issues now. with me is laura beers, professor at american university and executive director of the north american conference of british studies. laura, thanks indeed for joining us. let's look at the timing of this election, it will be a summer like and, there was much speculation it would not happen until the autumn, untilthe would not happen until the autumn, until the fall, as you see here. what kind of decisions have led to rishi sunak going for that date, do you think?— you think? the language that has been used _ you think? the language that has been used is _ you think? the language that has been used is he - you think? the language that has been used is he is - you think? the language that has been used is he is taking| you think? the language that. has been used is he is taking a gamble, right. there is no good time for rishi sunak to call an election, the polls have been disastrous. but he has had some good economic news, inflation has been lower than ant
chris mason, bbc news. here goes indeed. let's discuss theissues here goes indeed. let's discuss the issues now. with me is laura beers, professor at american university and executive director of the north american conference of british studies. laura, thanks indeed for joining us. let's look at the timing of this election, it will be a summer like and, there was much speculation it would not happen until the autumn, untilthe would not happen until the autumn, until the fall, as you see here....
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chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. well, let's now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties' fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were cast. in terms of percentages, this is how it shakes out, 37.8 and 37.5. note the 12%, that was an independent candidate, critical of labour's policy on the war in gaza, and despite that labour did manage to just make it through. let me show you on the next slide how things have changed. the labour vote is actually down a wee bit. the conservative vote is down so much, 11%, that has allowed labour to take the west midlands, and finally let me just quickly show you the swing that we got there, 4.6 from the conservatives to labour, enough to get them over the line. it wasn't just the west midla
chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. well, let's now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties' fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were cast. in terms of percentages, this is how it shakes out, 37.8...
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chris mason, bbc news. as we saw in chris's report, the prime minister rishi sunak has also been out campaigning. he defended his plan for a modern national service, saying it would foster a culture of service and strengthened the country security. he has been in buckinghamshire. and he wanted to talk about security, both national and personal. in a speech this evening, made in front of supporters, the conservatives' leader criticised labour and outlined his plans on national service and migration. the world is sadly a more dangerous and uncertain place than it's been for decades. iran, russia, china, north korea, working together to threaten our values, our interests abroad and at home. and in these uncertain times, we need bold action, we need a clear plan to chart a course to a secure future, and that's what we conservatives offer. just take our borders. while others want to threaten the security, the integrity of our borders, we've got a bold plan with rwanda, to make it crystal clear that if you come t
chris mason, bbc news. as we saw in chris's report, the prime minister rishi sunak has also been out campaigning. he defended his plan for a modern national service, saying it would foster a culture of service and strengthened the country security. he has been in buckinghamshire. and he wanted to talk about security, both national and personal. in a speech this evening, made in front of supporters, the conservatives' leader criticised labour and outlined his plans on national service and...
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chris mason, bbc news. meanwhile, rishi sunak had been defending the conservative's plan for mandatory national service for 18—year—olds. the prime minister, visiting a football club in buckinghamshire, said it was a "bold" proposal which would foster a culture of service and strengthen the country's security. the proposal would involve one week of volunteering a month, or a year—long military placement. and this modern form of national service will mean that young people get the skills and the opportunities they need, which is going to serve them very well in life. it's going to foster a culture of service, which is going to be incredibly powerful for making our society more cohesive and in a more uncertain and dangerous world. it's going to strengthen our country's security and resilience. one of rishi sunak�*s mp's was suspended from the party this afternoon after she endorsed the reform uk candidate standing in the seat she's vacating at the election. lucy allen won telford for the conservatives
chris mason, bbc news. meanwhile, rishi sunak had been defending the conservative's plan for mandatory national service for 18—year—olds. the prime minister, visiting a football club in buckinghamshire, said it was a "bold" proposal which would foster a culture of service and strengthen the country's security. the proposal would involve one week of volunteering a month, or a year—long military placement. and this modern form of national service will mean that young people get...
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and viewers in the uk will be able to see newscast with adam and our political editor chris mason at 7:30pm tonight. and a reminder, you can listen to around the world at any time on bbc sounds or watch the latest episode of the bbc iplayer. one of the big things that is being searched for is opinion polls. now we've had quite a few polls published since rishi sunak called the election last week, including some that were fully conducted after the announcement. overall, the bbc�*s senior political analyst peter barnes says they don't suggest there's been any significant change, so let's take a look at the bbc�*s poll tracker. this takes into account all the polls until saturday the 25th. as you can see, labour are on 44%, the conservatives on 23%, reform on 11, the liberal democrats on nine, greens six, snp three and plaid cymru one. joining me now is polling expert joe tywman from deltapoll. always good to have you with us. what is your reading of the polls that this very early stage? as someone once said during an election campaign, _ someone once said during an election campaig
and viewers in the uk will be able to see newscast with adam and our political editor chris mason at 7:30pm tonight. and a reminder, you can listen to around the world at any time on bbc sounds or watch the latest episode of the bbc iplayer. one of the big things that is being searched for is opinion polls. now we've had quite a few polls published since rishi sunak called the election last week, including some that were fully conducted after the announcement. overall, the bbc�*s senior...
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the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has been following the days developments from westminster. the lectern in place, after a downpour of anticipation. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies, too. at teatime, this... earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 11th ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling onto the prime minister's sodden suit. you must choose in this election who has that plan.
the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has been following the days developments from westminster. the lectern in place, after a downpour of anticipation. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies, too. at teatime, this... earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 11th ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling...
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studio: chris mason, thank you. over the past year, the world's oceans have broken temperature records because of climate change — that's according to bbc analysis. and it has had a major impact on marine life around the world. figures from the eu climate service copernicus also show that last month was the warmest april on record. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports. the menai bridge between north wales and the island of anglesey. scientists have been monitoring the plants and animals on the sea shore here for almost 70 years. it's invaluable and it tells us so much about where species were, how quickly they've moved. they've been going back to the same places all around the uk creating a unique record of the changing populations on our country's rocky coasts. in that time, sea temperatures around this country have warmed by an average of about one degree celsius. the big thing that i've seen is species aren't all moving at the same rate — so things are moving further north, but not at the same speed. s
studio: chris mason, thank you. over the past year, the world's oceans have broken temperature records because of climate change — that's according to bbc analysis. and it has had a major impact on marine life around the world. figures from the eu climate service copernicus also show that last month was the warmest april on record. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports. the menai bridge between north wales and the island of anglesey. scientists have been monitoring the plants and...
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mason reports. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting lower—league football grounds in places he hopes labour can win.
mason reports. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting lower—league football grounds in places he hopes labour can win.
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chris mason, bbc news, in dover. in ukraine, president zelensky says a fierce battle is under way after russian forces launched a surprise cross—border attack in the kharkiv region. russian forces are reported to have advanced into ukrainian territory. the city of kharkiv lies just 25 miles from the russian border in the north—east of ukraine. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is there. the time is 6:13. our top story this evening: the uk has come out of recession after figures show the economy grew at the start of this year. celtic and rangers go head—to—head tomorrow in the old firm derby. and coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, a new name on the trophy and a wembley sell—out on sunday. we'll look ahead to the women's fa cup final between manchester united and tottenham. prince william has said his wife catherine is "doing well" following her cancer diagnosis. he made the remarks while visiting a hospital on the isles of scilly. the princess of wales revealed in march that sh
chris mason, bbc news, in dover. in ukraine, president zelensky says a fierce battle is under way after russian forces launched a surprise cross—border attack in the kharkiv region. russian forces are reported to have advanced into ukrainian territory. the city of kharkiv lies just 25 miles from the russian border in the north—east of ukraine. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is there. the time is 6:13. our top story this evening: the uk has come out of recession after figures show...
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chris mason, bbc news. let's turn to some important news around the world. canadian police say they've arrested and charged three people with last year's killing of the prominent sikh separatist hardeep singh nijjar. authorities say they are investigating whether the men have connections to the government of india. mr nijjar�*s killing led to a diplomatic row between canada and india after ottawa accused delhi of involvement. india denies the allegations. kenya is on high alert after president william ruto warned the country could experience its first ever cyclone. torrential rains have lashed east africa since march, claiming more than 350 lives and displacing tens of thousands. mr ruto has deployed the military to assist with evacuations and postponed the reopening of schools indefinitely as kenya braces for the cyclone. i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. thank you so much for watching bbc news and jonas again at the top of the next hour. ——join again at the top of the next hour. —— join us. hello there. the weather at this time of the year reall
chris mason, bbc news. let's turn to some important news around the world. canadian police say they've arrested and charged three people with last year's killing of the prominent sikh separatist hardeep singh nijjar. authorities say they are investigating whether the men have connections to the government of india. mr nijjar�*s killing led to a diplomatic row between canada and india after ottawa accused delhi of involvement. india denies the allegations. kenya is on high alert after...
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chris mason is here with me now. chris, we're pretty much a week in to this campaign now. how do you assess where we are? all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and found all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and found their all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and found their voices all the parties have stretched their legs and found their voices and all the parties have stretched their legs and found their voices and we can hear all the time the cacophony of voices all over the uk but the pace will quicken. the noise will allow dinner. let's unpick the strategies of some of the parties. the conservative party policy has been to grab attention with a conversation about pensioners and the liberal democrats have a knowing sense of fun in their campaign, illustrated today as we saw a few minutes ago with ed davey�*s encounter with the drink as he fell
chris mason is here with me now. chris, we're pretty much a week in to this campaign now. how do you assess where we are? all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and found all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and found their all the parties have stretched their legs all the parties have stretched their lens and found...
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i am joined now by our political editor chris mason. ~ ., ., now by our political editor chris mason. ~ . ., ~ ., now by our political editor chris mason. ~ ., ., ~ ., mason. what do we know? it looks likel that mason. what do we know? it looks likely that we _ mason. what do we know? it looks likely that we are _ mason. what do we know? it looks likely that we are going _ mason. what do we know? it looks likely that we are going to - mason. what do we know? it looks likely that we are going to hear- likely that we are going to hear from the prime minister soon and he will tell us that parliament will be dissolved and there will be a general election this summer, perhaps at the beginning ofjuly. so we have had a day where, as you were mentioning, there have been elements of choreography slotting into place, where every element could have had a plausible alternative explanation. cabinet meetings happen every week, usually on a tuesday rather than wednesday, but it was cancelled yesterday because the prime minister was abroad. lots of civil servants say they were encountering bizarre be
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chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. as part of our election coverage here on the context, we want to take a look at what's been making news in specific regions. this week, the democratic unionist party confirmed it's new leader. gavin robinson will lead the party into the general election after his appointment was ratified. but he's already facing criticism of �*backtracking' over a deal to resolve a political crisis that left northern ireland without a government for two years. mr robinson accepted his party �*oversold' the stormont deal to restore power sharing in northern ireland. the comments were made in relation to one aspect: the irish sea border. his predecessor, jeffrey donaldson, had insisted the sea border had been �*effectively�* removed as a result of the deal secured with the government. but in a speech this week, mr robinson told party members the irish sea border remained in place. and when he was pressed about the issue on bbc radio, he said, "yes, there should have been more cautious realism."
chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. as part of our election coverage here on the context, we want to take a look at what's been making news in specific regions. this week, the democratic unionist party confirmed it's new leader. gavin robinson will lead the party into the general election after his appointment was ratified. but he's already facing criticism of �*backtracking' over a deal to resolve a political crisis that left northern ireland without a government for two years. mr robinson...
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chris, thanks so much. chris mason there. in the last hour, it's been announced that the conservatives have suspended their mp lucy allan with immediate effect after she endorsed the reform uk candidate in the seat she's vacating. before that, rishi sunak had been defending his plan for mandatory national service for 18—year—olds. the prime minister, visiting a football club in buckinghamshire, said it was a "bold" proposal which would foster a culture of service and strengthen the country's security. our political correspondent ione wells is travelling with the prime minister on the campaign trail. he has been complaining today in chesham — he has been complaining today in chesham and amersham. this seat was once a _ chesham and amersham. this seat was once a rock—solid tory seat, when they— once a rock—solid tory seat, when they never— once a rock—solid tory seat, when they never thought they would have to fight _ they never thought they would have to fight for —— campaigning. but in that shocked by—el
chris, thanks so much. chris mason there. in the last hour, it's been announced that the conservatives have suspended their mp lucy allan with immediate effect after she endorsed the reform uk candidate in the seat she's vacating. before that, rishi sunak had been defending his plan for mandatory national service for 18—year—olds. the prime minister, visiting a football club in buckinghamshire, said it was a "bold" proposal which would foster a culture of service and strengthen...
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sir keir has been speaking with our politcial editor chris mason. here's some of that interview. keir starmer, you want 40,000 more appointments per week in the nhs in england. can you be specific, by when? well, i think we can start on this straightaway. and they're desperately needed. as you know, we've got... start, though? we've got, what, the best part of 8 million appointments and operations that are needed, so this 40,000 each and every week is hugely important. but by when? when i say start, let me explain what i mean by that, because without getting ahead of ourselves and anticipating the result of the election, i do know we've got to be ready. and that's why we are already having discussions with nhs staff about how we would operate to this model, so i think we can do that pretty swiftly. there are other changes i've set out this morning. pretty swiftly�*s quite vague, though, isn't it? can you not... is it not really a promise if you can't actually put a timeframe on it? yes, it is. from day one, minute one, we will be working on this to deliver itjust as quickly as
sir keir has been speaking with our politcial editor chris mason. here's some of that interview. keir starmer, you want 40,000 more appointments per week in the nhs in england. can you be specific, by when? well, i think we can start on this straightaway. and they're desperately needed. as you know, we've got... start, though? we've got, what, the best part of 8 million appointments and operations that are needed, so this 40,000 each and every week is hugely important. but by when? when i say...
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our political editor chris mason has been tracking them all day. you applause. placards and cheers and a baby is getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite a fan of visiting lower league football grounds and places he hopes labour can win. he was in gillingham in kent this morning, his deputy with him too. thank you. whatever service people try and access these days, they find it's like wading through treacle. red cards aren't usually welcome for folk on a football pitch but expect to see plenty of these in the next month or so, spelling out labour's core message. we have had 14 years of going around and round in circles, getting absolutely nowhere. chaos and division, feeding chaos and division. if you want to change you have to vote for it, and if you vote labour it's a vote to stop the chaos, a vote to turn the page and its adverts to rebuild our country together. the page and its a vote to rebuild our country together. thank you very much. thank you. a general election is about winning seats and staying in them. rishi sunakjust about manage th
our political editor chris mason has been tracking them all day. you applause. placards and cheers and a baby is getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite a fan of visiting lower league football grounds and places he hopes labour can win. he was in gillingham in kent this morning, his deputy with him too. thank you. whatever service people try and access these days, they find it's like wading through treacle. red cards aren't usually welcome for folk on a football pitch but...
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chris mason has more. the lectern in place, cameras poised, and in the last hour the prime minister calling a general election. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies too. at teatime, this. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the lith ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling onto the prime minister's sudden suit. minister's sodden suit. you must choose in this election who has that plan. who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a better future for our country and our children? now, i cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right no government should. but i am proud of what we have achieved together. the bold actions we have taken, and i am confident about what we can do in the future. over the next few weeks, i will fight for every vote. i will earn your trust, and i will prove to you that
chris mason has more. the lectern in place, cameras poised, and in the last hour the prime minister calling a general election. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies too. at teatime, this. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the lith ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling onto the prime minister's sudden...
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chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. labour says its green energy plans, will ensure the uk's transition away from oil and gas, doesn't repeat the mistakes, from the phase—out of coal. but the snp says the proposals, would put scottish jobs at risk. simon's here with me. over the last 30 years renewable energy has been a success story. last year 40% of our electricity was generated by renewables. labour are targeting 100% by 2030. to help hit that target, labour wants to create something called great british energy. so what would that be? a government—owned energy company, headquartered in scotland, funded with £8.3 billion. how is that paid for? labour say by further raising taxes on oil and gas companies — something the lib dems back. those companies will not be granted any new licences to develop fossil fuels in uk waters — although existing grants will be honoured. labour claim it will help the uk decarbonise electricity production by 2030, make the uk less reliant on energy imports and price shocks while dr
chris mason, bbc news, in glasgow. labour says its green energy plans, will ensure the uk's transition away from oil and gas, doesn't repeat the mistakes, from the phase—out of coal. but the snp says the proposals, would put scottish jobs at risk. simon's here with me. over the last 30 years renewable energy has been a success story. last year 40% of our electricity was generated by renewables. labour are targeting 100% by 2030. to help hit that target, labour wants to create something called...
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here's our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north yorkshire this afternoon. the prime minister lives a few miles away, and look who's turned up to rub his nose in it. york and north yorkshire, the wider county so often rock—solid conservative, has elected a labour mayor. we've had really good results across the country all day long, but this is a very, very special moment, david, to become the mayor here. and thank you to the team for all the fantastic work that they have done. because through the villages and the towns of north yorkshire, people have voted for change. there have been smiles and red rosettes all over the place, taking the council in the military town of aldershot in hampshire. labour did the same in hartlepool in the north—east of england. and on the south coast in adur in west sussex, where they've never won before. but five independent candidate standing on a pro—gaza platform cost labour control in oldham in greater manchester as evidence labour's stance on gaza has had an impact, part
here's our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north yorkshire this afternoon. the prime minister lives a few miles away, and look who's turned up to rub his nose in it. york and north yorkshire, the wider county so often rock—solid conservative, has elected a labour mayor. we've had really good results across the country all day long, but this is a very, very special moment, david, to become the mayor here. and thank you to the team for all the fantastic work that they...
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chris mason, bbc news. with us every night through this political campaign, or at leas most nights, we might give him one of two off will be our political correspondent rob watson. and also with us tonight, to tell us what will happen in this final week of the parliament, hannah white, from the institue for government — we should just say to kick it off, some important news tonight, they rushed through one of the crucial bills. tell us about it.— rushed through one of the crucial bills. tell us about it. yes, so we have seen _ bills. tell us about it. yes, so we have seen some _ bills. tell us about it. yes, so we have seen some of _ bills. tell us about it. yes, so we have seen some of the _ bills. tell us about it. yes, so we have seen some of the bills - bills. tell us about it. yes, so we have seen some of the bills the l have seen some of the bills the government would have wanted to get onto the statute book pass already they've got the victims and prisoners bill and the post office horizon bill b
chris mason, bbc news. with us every night through this political campaign, or at leas most nights, we might give him one of two off will be our political correspondent rob watson. and also with us tonight, to tell us what will happen in this final week of the parliament, hannah white, from the institue for government — we should just say to kick it off, some important news tonight, they rushed through one of the crucial bills. tell us about it.— rushed through one of the crucial bills....
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chris mason reporting from dover. coming up injust a few minutes — our newscast team will give their electioncast look at the day's campaigning. i'll take you through tomorrow's newspaper front pages. but first, let's take a look at some of the other news. an emergency meeting of the united nations security council has been taking place behind closed doors in new york — as concerns grow about israel's operation in southern gaza. israeli tanks have reached the centre of rafah for the first time — the city where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have been sheltering. after an explosion in a tented evacuation zone on the outskirts of the city. it comes two days after dozens more were killed when an air strike triggered a blaze on another tent camp near rafah. internationaljournalists are prevented from entering gaza by israel and egypt. lucy williamson has sent this report from jerusalem. rafah was once gaza's refuge, the safest place in a dangerous war. today, the city's west and centre was emptying, those
chris mason reporting from dover. coming up injust a few minutes — our newscast team will give their electioncast look at the day's campaigning. i'll take you through tomorrow's newspaper front pages. but first, let's take a look at some of the other news. an emergency meeting of the united nations security council has been taking place behind closed doors in new york — as concerns grow about israel's operation in southern gaza. israeli tanks have reached the centre of rafah for the first...
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chris mason, bbc news. i'm joined by lizzy buchan, deputy political editor at the daily mirror, brian taylor, political commentator and columnist for the herald, and lucy fisher, whitehall editor at the financial times. lucy, let's start with you, the announcement today was that no flights will take off her wand until after the election. labourers say that conservatives have spent something like £400 million on this project, which might well be cancelled if labour win. is there a moneyback guarantee?— cancelled if labour win. is there a moneyback guarantee? well, far from it. in fact, i — moneyback guarantee? well, far from it. in fact, ifeel_ moneyback guarantee? well, far from it. in fact, i feelthis _ moneyback guarantee? well, far from it. in fact, i feel this was _ moneyback guarantee? well, far from it. in fact, i feel this was quite - moneyback guarantee? well, far from it. in fact, i feel this was quite a - it. in fact, i feel this was quite a potentially significant misstep from rishi sunak to
chris mason, bbc news. i'm joined by lizzy buchan, deputy political editor at the daily mirror, brian taylor, political commentator and columnist for the herald, and lucy fisher, whitehall editor at the financial times. lucy, let's start with you, the announcement today was that no flights will take off her wand until after the election. labourers say that conservatives have spent something like £400 million on this project, which might well be cancelled if labour win. is there a moneyback...
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chris mason, our political editor is there and that is on the bbc website or the bbc news app. stay with us now here on bbc news, bbc news now is up next with my colleague annita mcveigh. live from london. this is bbc news. local media are reporting that that police have charged a man with the attempted murder of slovakian prime minister roberto fico. he is in a critical condition after being shot. labour insists that it has not scaled back in its ambitions. on friday, visitors to buckingham palace will have the chance to see one of the biggest collections from the royal family's archive. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin this hour in china where russia's president putin is on a state visit. it's his first foreign trip since his unprecedented re—election for a fifth term, and his second visit to china in six months.
chris mason, our political editor is there and that is on the bbc website or the bbc news app. stay with us now here on bbc news, bbc news now is up next with my colleague annita mcveigh. live from london. this is bbc news. local media are reporting that that police have charged a man with the attempted murder of slovakian prime minister roberto fico. he is in a critical condition after being shot. labour insists that it has not scaled back in its ambitions. on friday, visitors to buckingham...
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chris mason, bbc news. let's speak now to our westminster correspondent harry farley. what does the results that we have seen so far, what are they tell us about any potential general election coming up? i about any potential general election cominu u? ~ ., , about any potential general election cominu u? ~ . , , coming up? i think with a telus is the results _ coming up? i think with a telus is the results are _ coming up? i think with a telus is the results are going _ coming up? i think with a telus is the results are going to _ coming up? i think with a telus is the results are going to be - coming up? i think with a telus is the results are going to be pretty| the results are going to be pretty dire for the conservatives, if you extrapolate out from these results certainly. it was not a good night for the conservatives, and if we take that forward to a general election it does not look very positive for them. member when rishi sunak when he became premonition or his immediate challenge was to stabilise the economy and bring some certainty and call him back to gove
chris mason, bbc news. let's speak now to our westminster correspondent harry farley. what does the results that we have seen so far, what are they tell us about any potential general election coming up? i about any potential general election cominu u? ~ ., , about any potential general election cominu u? ~ . , , coming up? i think with a telus is the results _ coming up? i think with a telus is the results are _ coming up? i think with a telus is the results are going _ coming up? i think with...
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chris mason, bbc news, in devon. so the conservatives are promising 100,000 more apprenticeships per year by the end of the next parliament, funded by scrapping what they call rip off university course. how would it work? our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from birmingham. universities in england already have to meet minimum standards, and the regulator can fine them if they don't. the conservatives want to go further and close down courses that are deemed to be of "low value". for the first time, that could include taking graduate earnings into account, and that might squeeze some creative subjects. it's also not clear exactly how much money it would save. there's no limit on the number of university places available in england, so it's up to students what they decide. i know a lot of people that i know would rather do an apprenticeship than a uni degree. i believe every single degree has value. the conservative skills promise involves creating 100,000 extra apprenticeships a year by the end of the next p
chris mason, bbc news, in devon. so the conservatives are promising 100,000 more apprenticeships per year by the end of the next parliament, funded by scrapping what they call rip off university course. how would it work? our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from birmingham. universities in england already have to meet minimum standards, and the regulator can fine them if they don't. the conservatives want to go further and close down courses that are deemed to be of "low...
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mason, are you trying to claim that the country will be less safe under keir starmer? quite clearly he answered yes, he does believe that. that is quite a claim, one that the labour party i suspect would strongly dispute. rishi sunak points to defence spending when making that claim. he has committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2013, the labour party have put a timeframe on it, saying they would aspire to do that when our economic conditions allow. if you're going to spend 2.5% of national income on defence, what the prime minister isn't saying is that means you can't spend it on other areas of policy. recent elections also suggest, the result is that we had in the local election suggest that people are not willing to vote for the labour party under keir starmer's leadership in a way that they weren't underjeremy corbyn and i think that that is interesting because you see rishi sunak repeatedly trying to make a link, draw a line between keir starmer, the current labour leader, he would say that he has significantly changed the labour party
mason, are you trying to claim that the country will be less safe under keir starmer? quite clearly he answered yes, he does believe that. that is quite a claim, one that the labour party i suspect would strongly dispute. rishi sunak points to defence spending when making that claim. he has committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2013, the labour party have put a timeframe on it, saying they would aspire to do that when our economic conditions allow. if you're going...
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chris mason, bbc news, in devon. we haven't seen any politicians kissing babies today, at least. chris, ceo of full fact which checks and corrects facts reported on the news and social media, we have seen mr sunak out and about in the south—west. that is a key target battleground area for the conservatives, particularly on seats where they may be very close to the lib dems. lib dems hoping that they can take away some of the conservative stronghold down there. it means in some ways he is on the defensive _ it means in some ways he is on the defensive down— it means in some ways he is on the defensive down there _ it means in some ways he is on the defensive down there because - defensive down there because they have a _ defensive down there because they have a lot — defensive down there because they have a lot of — defensive down there because they have a lot of seats _ defensive down there because they have a lot of seats to _ defensive down there because they have a lot of seats to lose - defensive down there because they have a lot of seats to lose and - have a lot of
chris mason, bbc news, in devon. we haven't seen any politicians kissing babies today, at least. chris, ceo of full fact which checks and corrects facts reported on the news and social media, we have seen mr sunak out and about in the south—west. that is a key target battleground area for the conservatives, particularly on seats where they may be very close to the lib dems. lib dems hoping that they can take away some of the conservative stronghold down there. it means in some ways he is on...
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but angela rayner says she sees no reason why she should not be allowed to stand again after chris mason has this report. today, he says he is voting labor and isjoining the party too. yellow back when i looked back to 1997 when labor came to the fore and they said things can only get better. i they said things can only get better. ~ . , ,., ., ., better. i think at this point again in british politics _ better. i think at this point again in british politics and _ better. i think at this point again in british politics and history. . better. i think at this point again | in british politics and history. and thatis in british politics and history. and that is why i decided that i'm going for labor at this next election on the 4th for labor at this next election on the lith ofjuly six. for labor at this next election on the 4th ofjuly six.— the 4th ofjuly six. you're recording _ the 4th ofjuly six. you're recording labor's - the 4th ofjuly six. you're recording labor's and - the 4th ofjuly six. you're recording labor's and the | the 4th ofjuly six. you're - recording labor's and the maj
but angela rayner says she sees no reason why she should not be allowed to stand again after chris mason has this report. today, he says he is voting labor and isjoining the party too. yellow back when i looked back to 1997 when labor came to the fore and they said things can only get better. i they said things can only get better. ~ . , ,., ., ., better. i think at this point again in british politics _ better. i think at this point again in british politics and _ better. i think at this point...