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polly middlehurst.michael, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the prime minister is urging voters not to surrender to labour, adding that this is a really important election moment where britain could make a better choice. he was speaking to gb news political editor christopher hope and rishi sunak said if labour wins the election, they'll reverse all the changes he's made . he's made. >> want people to surrender to labour? i don't want them to surrender to their tax rises. i don't want people to surrender our borders to labour, our welfare system, labour, our national security to labour. i'm up for the fight. i want people to join me in that fight like we should not surrender our country to this right. we can do better. last years has not been easy. i'm not saying we've got everything right. i completely understand that. but this is really important . this election. really important. this election. if labour are in power, they'll have a blank che

that's polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> michelle, thanks very much indeed. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that rishi sunak insists he hasn't given up hope of winning the election , hope of winning the election, but he has warned voters not to give labour a blank check . the give labour a blank check. the prime minister was campaigning in lincolnshire this afternoon as new figures emerged, showing the economy recorded no growth in april. that's something of a setback after his recent claim britain's economy had turned a corner. the conservatives pointed to figures that showed there was growth in the months before april. but the liberal democrats said rishi sunak has utterly failed to deliver on his promises. sir keir starmer said labour's plan will renew the country . country. >> the one thing that everybody expected and needed from rishi sunak was stability. after the disaster of liz truss. what he's now done is become the latest version of liz truss with unfunded commitment outs. and i think the public know vote

polly middlehurst. >> camilla,

though, here's the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank you and good evening to you. well reform uk launched its election contract with the british people today in south wales, describing it as a serious plan to reshape the way the country is run. reform leader nigel farage said he wouldn't call it a manifesto because too many voters have lost confidence in the term . lost confidence in the term. instead, he outlined plans to freeze all non—essential immigration and take britain out of the european convention on human rights. he says his party would also introduce a new tax for employers, which choose to hire workers from overseas , and hire workers from overseas, and earnings under £20,000 a year would be tax free, with extra funds made available by abolishing the government's net zero targets. mr farage says he wants to restore trust in british politics. >> the great british public. he wants some hope, he wants some aspiration . those at the lower aspiration. those at the lower end of the income scale

polly middlehurst. >> martin, thanks very much indeed.michael gove says he's almost lost for words after two conservative candidates were accused of election betting. here's what the community secretary had to say is the case that obviously any decision by anyone to use inside information to bet on the election date, thatis to bet on the election date, that is wrong, deeply regrettable, but i think the individuals concerned are now being investigated . being investigated. >> and until that process is concluded, i think it's difficult for me to say more. >> well, that comes as laura saunders and her husband, who's the tories campaign director and another candidate, craig williams, face investigations by the gambling commission. sir keir starmer says the behaviour would never be tolerated by laboun >> this candidate should be suspended and it's very telling that rishi sunak has not already done that. if it was one of my candidates , they'd be gone and candidates, they'd be gone and their feet would not have touched the floor. >> sir keir st

but before all of that is your headlines with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> martin, well, the top story from the gb newsroom is that rishi sunak insists he hasn't given up hope of winning the election, but he has warned voters not to give labour a blank check. the prime minister was campaigning in east lincolnshire today as new figures show the economy stagnated during april with zero growth. it's something of a setback for the prime minister and his recent claim that the uk economy had turned a corner. the tories pointed, though, to figures that demonstrated the economy had grown in the previous three months. but the liberal democrats say rishi sunak has utterly failed to deliver on his promises, while sir keir starmer says labour's plan will renew the country . plan will renew the country. >> the one thing that everybody expected and needed from rishi sunak was stability. after the disaster of liz truss. what he's now done is become the latest version of liz truss with unfunded commitments, and i think the public know voters know that there's a cost to that and the

but first, your headlines with polly middlehurst .is hour , britain's headlines this hour, britain's next government will need to make big decisions over taxes and the size of the state, according to the institute for fiscal studies. unveiling its analysis of the major parties manifestos today, the think tank said public services were struggling despite near record high taxes . struggling despite near record high taxes. it said both parties have maintained a conspiracy of silence on their individual spending plans. meanwhile, silence on their individual spending plans . meanwhile, the spending plans. meanwhile, the prime minister said today he isn't aware of any other tory candidates facing investigation over allegations of betting on the date of the general election. it comes after the former minister, tobias ellwood, called on rishi sunak to suspend those involved killed and the convicted murderer lucy letby , convicted murderer lucy letby, has told a jury she never intended or tried to harm any babyin intended or tried to harm any

polly middlehurst. >> the top story this hour.ges today. his election promises to include another £0.02 in the pound cut to national insurance , a ban on to national insurance, a ban on phonesin to national insurance, a ban on phones in schools and a new help to buy scheme. labour's called it an unaffordable recipe for more chaos. but speaking at the launch event earlier, the prime minister said he's offering a clear plan of bold action to cut tax keep cutting taxes in the coming years, meaning that by 2027 we will have halved national insurance to 6. >> that is a tax cut. my friends, worth £1,400 to the average worker . average worker. >> well, responding to the tory manifesto , the shadow manifesto, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, this afternoon said the conservatives plans will lead to a second tory mortgage bombshell. >> the tories claim that they can make £12 billion in savings in welfare . but the truth is in welfare. but the truth is that claim is simply not credible . it is true that under credible. it is true that u

but first, it's your headlines with polly middlehurst .nservative party at the general election in more than a century. the survey, by more in common and the newsagents suggests labour will pick up 406 seats, giving them a majority of 162. the conservatives would hold just 155 seats. that's the worst result for them in modern political history. the lib dems would take 49 seats, with 18 going to the snp. the poll doesn't predict any victories for reform uk . also in the news for reform uk. also in the news today, a teenager has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years for the murder of a 17 year old at a party in west sussex last year. europol at a party in west sussex last year . europol varne bruce, who's year. europol varne bruce, who's 17, stabbed charlie cosser in the chest on a crowded dance floor. more than 100 people were at the party in the grounds of the farmhouse when the attack took place, and the jury in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon has failed to reach a verdict on charges related to the death of their newborn bab

but first, it's your headlines with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> the headlines thisgirls will face no criminal charges. nooria sajjad and selina law died after the crash at their school in wimbledon in july last year. it was found the driver had suffered an epileptic seizure behind the wheel. she's expressed her deepest sorrow and says she has no recollection of what took place , but the parents what took place, but the parents of the girls killed said they remain unconvinced that the investigation into the circumstances of the crash had been conducted thoroughly, and they say both girls deserved better . also today, julian better. also today, julian assange says it's surreal to be back on australian soil after his years long struggle for freedom came to an end yesterday. a warning the following does contain flashing imagery. the 52 year old wikileaks founder touched down in canberra today, where he was greeted by his father and his wife, stella. she says she that he needs time now to rediscover freedom, while his lawyer described his homecoming as a huge win for fre

but first, your latest news headlines and polly middlehurst . >> mark, thanks very much indeed. the latest headlines this hour. the former conservative candidate, craig williams, says he has committed an error of judgement. but he says not in offence. both he and laura saunders are facing an investigation amid allegations of betting on the date of the general election. they've now lost the support of the conservative party, but they'll still appear on election ballot papers because the deadlines for nominations has passed. mr williams says he intends to clear his name also in the news today, a former engineer claims the post office tried to put words into his mouth when he attempted to disclose concerns he had about the horizon it system. gareth jenkins worked as an engineer for fujitsu for his entire career. he told today's inquiry that he never had oversight of all the systems bugs, and said he's truly sorry for the wrongful convictions that resulted and the king and queen have been hosting a ceremonial welcome for the emperor and empress of j

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank yound good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that britain's next government will face big decisions on taxes and the size of the state, according to the institute for fiscal studies today. unveiling its analysis of the major parties manifestos, the major parties manifestos, the think tank accused both labour and the conservatives of maintaining a conspiracy of silence on their spending plans. but rishi sunak insisted tax cuts under the tories are possible with his government funding them by spending less on welfare . welfare. >> we have a fully costed manifesto which can deliver tax cuts for people at every stage in their lives, and that is largely funded by making sure that we can find some savings in the growth of the welfare budget, because it's been growing at unsustainable levels since the pandemic, we've set out a very clear plan to reform that, to support people into work. and in fact, the institute of fiscal studies acknowledged that last time aro

polly middlehurst. >> tom, thank you and good evening to you.l, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the prime minister says he isn't aware of any other conservative candidates facing questions over alleged betting on the date of the general election. it comes after former minister tobias ellwood called on rishi sunak to suspend those involved. but the party says that would amount to assuming they're guilty until proven innocent . the labour proven innocent. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, criticised the prime minister's approach , saying it was designed approach, saying it was designed to knock it into the long grass on the other side of the election . meanwhile, the election. meanwhile, the scottish conservatives have launched their manifesto today with a promise to recruit 1000 more gps and police officers . more gps and police officers. the party described what would be its laser like focus on real priorities, and the party leader , douglas ross, was joined by the prime minister at the event in edinburgh. rishi sunak, thou

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> camilla thank you and good evening to you . will the top evening to you. will the top stories at 7:00 a police constable working as a part time member of the prime minister's close protection team has been arrested over alleged bets he made related to the timing of the general election. the met police is saying tonight the officer has been taken into custody on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and has since been bailed pending their further inquiries. this is just a developing story thatis this is just a developing story that is breaking tonight. we'll bnng that is breaking tonight. we'll bring you more detail on it as it comes to us. well, also new in the news tonight. a new poll is forecasting the worst election defeat for the conservative party in its nearly 200 year history. let's take a look. if you're watching on television at yougovs latest study, which projects for 125 seats for labour, which 125 more than they won in 2019. that would leave the

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> camilla thank you and good evening to you. well the top story from the gp newsroom is that rishi sunak insists he hasn't given up hope of winning the uk election, but he has warned voters not to give labour a blank check . the prime a blank check. the prime minister was campaigning at a school in north east lincolnshire this afternoon as new figures emerge, showing the economy recorded no growth in april. that's something of a setback after his recent claim that britain's economy had turned a corner. the tories pointed to figures that show there was growth in the months before april. but the lib dems say rishi sunak has utterly failed to deliver on his promises . failed to deliver on his promises. keir failed to deliver on his promises . keir starmer says promises. keir starmer says labour's new plan will renew the country . for now, a record country. for now, a record number of people have lost faith in british politics, according to an electoral expert. sirjohn

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst .and good evening to you. the top story from the gp newsroom tonight is that two little boys have become the first youngest convicted murderers in britain since the murder of two year old james bulger in 1993. the 12 year olds were found guilty of murdering a man with a machete in a wolverhampton park. they stabbed 19 year old sean season—high in november

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank youry from the gb newsroom tonight is that britain's next government will face big decisions on taxes and the size of the state, according to the institute for fiscal studies today. unveiling its analysis of the major parties manifestos, the major parties manifestos, the think tank accused both labour and the conservatives of maintaining a conspiracy of silence on their spending plans. but rishi sunak insisted

but first, this your headlines with polly middlehurst .80 years since the d—day landings . speaking earlier on landings. speaking earlier on today, his majesty the king paid tribute to veterans, saying their stories could not fail to inspire the nation and the prime minister, rishi sunak, as well as the labour leader sir keir starmer, are also attending the event alongside the king, queen and prince of wales as well as armed forces veterans. in other news today, sir keir starmer has branded rishi sunak a liar over claims he's made about labour tax costs in last night's television debate, the prime minister alleged repeatedly that sir keir starmers party have a £38 billion black hole in their financial plans. £38 billion black hole in their financial plans . the labour financial plans. the labour leader says it's a desperate lie i >> -- >> it's unforgivable what's happened to the nhs and to come into power for 14 years and leave the nhs in a worse state than when you found it, is unforgivable in politics. and rishi sunak stood 18 months ago

so though, here's the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank you and good evening to you. well reform uk launched its election contract with the british people today in south wales, describing it as a serious plan to reshape the way the country is run. reform leader nigel farage said he wouldn't call it a manifesto because too many voters have lost confidence in the term . lost confidence in the term. instead, he outlined plans to freeze all non—essential immigration and take britain out of the european convention on human rights. he says his party would also introduce a new tax for employers, which choose to hire workers from overseas , and hire workers from overseas, and earnings under £20,000 a year would be tax free, with extra funds made available by abolishing the government's net zero targets. mr farage says he wants to restore trust in british politics. >> the great british public. he wants some hope, he wants some aspiration . those at the lower aspiration. those at the lower end of the income scale

now it's time for the news bulletin with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> set to lose mostf their seats and will likely have fewer seats and will likely have fewer seats than the liberal democrats. which means , democrats. which means, according to this new research, the lib dems are most likely to become the official opposition. the new poll looks like this. it's from electoral calculus, andifs it's from electoral calculus, and it's forecast labour will win 450 seats, the lib dems 71 and the conservatives 60. it's likely the reform party, the new research says, will get around 18 seats, including those of nigel farage, richard tice and lee anderson. the forecast labour victory would be more significant than tony blair's landslide election result of 1997, and it would be the largest win by any political party over the last 100 years. well, with just over a week to go until the general election, prime minister rishi sunak and the labour leader, sir keir starmer are about to go head to headin starmer are about to go head to head in another tv debate . if head in another tv de

polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank you and good evening to you. we start this bulletin with some breaking news. a new yougov poll on voting intentions among the british public shows the reform uk party has moved to one point, now behind the conservative party it also shows support for the tory party has fallen to just 18. that's down one percentage point on last week. the survey puts labour on 38, with the tories on 18, reform on 17, the lib dems on 15 and the greens on 8. now the home secretary, james cleverly, has condemned the attack on nigel farage after objects were thrown at him during a campaign event this morning. at him during a campaign event this morning . police have now this morning. police have now arrested a 28 year old man on suspicion of public order offences. it's understood a coffee cup possibly building rubble, narrowly missing. then reform uk leader who is on top of his party's battle bus in barnsley in yorkshire, in the town centre this morning, mr farage was addressing supporters when he was interrupted by a crowd of demonst

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> camilla. thank you.ell, good evening to you. and yes, in wales, vaughan gething admits it was a very difficult afternoon for him in the senate . after for him in the senate. after losing a vote of no confidence in the welsh parliament, but he insists he will be staying on as first minister after the conservatives brought the motion against him. after a series of rows, including a controversial donation in the sacking of a minister and the collapse of a cooperation deal with plaid cymru, mr gething, who's only beenin cymru, mr gething, who's only been in post since march, has promised he will continue to put wales first. >> today was an exercise in muck throwing. the range of different things that were said that members know are simply not true is really quite disgraceful. i'm going tonight to normandy. i should have been in portsmouth today honouring our d—day veterans. i will go to normandy to do my duty for my country. as any first minister should. that means a long drive overnight to arrive, to do the

now it's time for the news headlines with polly middlehurst .afternoon to you. well the top story from the gp newsroom today is that rishi sunak is facing another blow in his general election campaign as you've been hearing, gb news can reveal that up to six conservative candidates could switch to reform uk . that follows nigel reform uk. that follows nigel farage's decision to stand as a reform candidate himself and lead the party vie the candidates, including at least one former mp from the last parliament, are in a race against time now to make up their minds before the nomination deadline on friday. one of the candidates weighing up whether to jump to reform uk, told gp news they're mind could be made up by rishi sunak's performance in tonight's leader's debate with sir keir starmer . and next to those starmer. and next to those latest breaking developments from essex, where nigel farage has been campaigning this afternoon , we've heard in the afternoon, we've heard in the last few minutes that a woman has been arrested on suspicion of assau

polly middlehurst. >> tom, thank you and good evening to you.ell, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the prime minister says he isn't aware of any other conservative candidates facing questions over alleged betting on the date of the general election. it comes after former minister tobias ellwood called on rishi sunak to suspend those involved. but the party says that would amount to assuming they're guilty until proven innocent . the labour proven innocent. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, criticised the prime minister's approach , saying it was designed approach, saying it was designed to knock it into the long grass on the other side of the election . meanwhile, the election. meanwhile, the scottish conservatives have launched their manifesto today with a promise to recruit 1000 more gps and police officers . more gps and police officers. the party described what would be its laser like focus on real priorities, and the party leader , douglas ross, was joined by the prime minister at the event in edinburgh. rishi sunak, th

and here's polly headlines. and here's polly middlehurst .om the gb newsroom this afternoon is that two boys have become the youngest convicted murderers in britain since robert thompson and jon venables, both aged 11 at the time, were found guilty of killing two year old james bulger back in 1993. the 12 year olds in this instance were found guilty of murdering a man with a machete in a wolverhampton park. they stabbed 19 year old sean c zahawi in november last year. the jury's decision to convict was unanimous. sean cici's parents said they'll never be able to get over the loss of their beloved son. well, in other news today, the prime minister says he never considered quitting despite heavy criticism over his early departure from d—day commemorations in normandy last week. rishi sunak is promising to carry on until the last day of this campaign. it comes to carry on until the last day of this campaign . it comes after of this campaign. it comes after the prime minister kept a low profile over the weekend, avoiding questions from reporters

but before all of that is your news headlines with polly middlehurst .form uk has launched its election contract in south wales, described as a serious plan to reshape the way britain is run, the reform leader, nigel farage, said he wouldn't call it a manifesto because too many voters have lost confidence in them. mr farage outlined plans to freeze all non—essential immigration and take britain out of the european convention on human rights reform uk would also introduce a new tax for employers who choose to hire workers from overseas . earnings workers from overseas. earnings under £20,000 a year would be tax free, with extra funds made available by abolishing the government's net zero targets. mr farage says he wants to restore trust in british politics. >> the great british public who wants some hope, he wants some aspiration. those at the lower end of the income scale who can't make ends meet, those who are trapped on benefits and i mean trapped. they can't get off because you work for more than 16 hours a week. they take your benefits away and we're

so though, here's the news with polly middlehurst .hank you and good evening to you. well reform uk launched its election contract with the british people today in south wales, describing it as a serious plan to reshape the way the country is run. reform leader nigel farage said he wouldn't call it a manifesto because too many voters have lost confidence in the term . lost confidence in the term. instead, he outlined plans to freeze all non—essential immigration and take britain out of the european convention on human rights. he says his party would also introduce a new tax for employers, which choose to hire workers from overseas , and hire workers from overseas, and earnings under £20,000 a year would be tax free, with extra funds made available by abolishing the government's net zero targets. mr farage says he wants to restore trust in british politics. >> the great british public. he wants some hope, he wants some aspiration . those at

polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank you and good evening to you.ougov poll on voting intentions among the british public shows the reform uk party has moved to one point, now behind the conservative party it also shows support for the tory party has fallen to just 18. that's down one percentage point on last week. the survey puts labour on 38, with the tories on 18, reform on 17, the lib dems on 15 and the greens on 8. now the home secretary, james cleverly, has condemned the attack on nigel farage after objects were thrown at him during a campaign event this morning. at him during a campaign event this morning . police have now this morning. police have now arrested a 28 year old man on suspicion of public order offences. it's understood a coffee cup possibly building rubble, narrowly missing. then reform uk leader who is on top of his party's battle bus in barnsley in yorkshire, in the town centre this morning, mr farage was addressing supporters when he was interrupted by a crowd of demonstrators. he said he'd been warned previously by police no

now it's time for the news bulletin with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> set to lose mostand will likely have fewer seats and will likely have fewer seats than the liberal democrats. which means , democrats. which means, according to this new research, the lib dems are most likely to become the official opposition. the new poll looks like this. it's from electoral calculus, andifs it's from electoral calculus, and it's forecast labour will win 450 seats, the lib dems 71 and the conservatives 60. it's likely the reform party, the new research says, will get around 18 seats, including those of nigel farage, richard tice and lee anderson. the forecast labour victory would be more significant than tony blair's landslide election result of 1997, and it would be the largest win by any political party over the last 100 years. well, with just over a week to go until the general election, prime minister rishi sunak and the labour leader, sir keir starmer are about to go head to headin starmer are about to go head to head in another tv debate . if head in another tv debate. if you'r

i'm polly middlehurst and this is the latest from the gb newsroom, where one person in england has died in the ongoing e coli outbreak. and it is, they think, unked outbreak. and it is, they think, linked to salad. that's according to the uk health security agency. it comes after a recent outbreak which saw 86 people admitted to hospital. that's to according figures released last week. a number of food manufacturers have had to recall their sandwiches , their recall their sandwiches, their wraps and their ready salads sold in major supermarkets and retail chains over fears they could be linked to possible contamination . the health contamination. the health security agency, linking it now to lettuce in the sandwiches . in to lettuce in the sandwiches. in other news, the number of metropolitan police officers under investigation over allegedly placing bets on the timing of the election has risen to at least seven. the force says one protection officer assigned to the prime minister was arrested last week and has since been bailed. a further six officers, though, have now been identified

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst .od evening to you . will the top evening to you. will the top stories at 7:00 a police constable working as a part time member of the prime minister's close protection team has been arrested over alleged bets he made related to the timing of the general election. the met police is saying tonight the officer has been taken into custody on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and has since been bailed pending their further inquiries. this is just a developing story thatis this is just a developing story that is breaking tonight. we'll bnng that is breaking tonight. we'll bring you more detail on it as it comes to us. well, also new in the news tonight. a new poll is forecasting the worst election defeat for the conservative party in its nearly 200 year history. let's take a look. if you're watching on television at yougovs latest study, which projects for 125 seats for labour, which 125 more than they won in 2019. that would leave the tories with just 108, with the liberal democrat

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but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> camilla, thank youo you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that britain's next government will face big decisions on taxes and the size of the state, according to the institute for fiscal studies today. unveiling its analysis of the major parties manifestos, the major parties manifestos, the think tank accused both labour and the conservatives of maintaining a conspiracy of silence on their spending plans. but rishi sunak insisted tax cuts under the tories are possible with his government funding them by spending less on welfare . welfare. >> we have a fully costed manifesto which can deliver tax cuts for people at every stage in their lives, and that is largely funded by making sure that we can find some savings in the growth of the welfare budget, because it's been growing at unsustainable levels since the pandemic, we've set out a very clear plan to reform that, to support people into work. and in fact, the institute of fiscal studies acknowledged that last time around, when they sa

polly middlehurst. >> the top stories this hour.rivilege to understand their contribution to society before he warned that 40,000 agriculture jobs could be lost as a result of labour's plans. >> now the contrast at this election is crystal clear because whilst we're going to do all those things for you, as david said in the labour manifesto, there were just 87 words about farming, no commitment to food production and food security , no commitment and food security, no commitment at all about the farming budget in the next parliament. forget about increasing it like we're going to do. they won't even say that they're going to protect it, right? like that is the choice for you at this election, which is why it's so important that you come out and vote and you talk to your colleagues . you talk to your colleagues. >> rishi sunak and more than 41,000 migrants have crossed the engush 41,000 migrants have crossed the english channel since rishi sunak promised to stop the boats. the prime minister says it's further evidence that the rwanda

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst .you and good evening to you. well the top story from the gp newsroom is that rishi sunak insists he hasn't given up hope of winning the uk election, but he has warned voters not to give labour a blank check . the prime a blank check. the prime minister was campaigning at a school in north east lincolnshire this afternoon as new figures emerge, showing the economy recorded no growth in april. that's something of a setback after his recent claim that britain's economy had turned a corner. the tories pointed to figures that show there was growth in the months before april. but the lib dems say rishi sunak has utterly failed to deliver on his promises . failed to deliver on his promises. keir failed to deliver on his promises . keir starmer says promises. keir starmer says labour's new plan will renew the country . for now, a record country. for now, a record number of people have lost faith in british politics, according to an electoral expert. sirjohn curtice says the analysis found trus

for now, i'm polly middlehurst.'m back in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thanks, polly. well, welcome to the third interview in our vote 2024. the leaders interview series. earlier today, our gb news political editor christopher hope, spoke to the prime minister, rishi sunak. >> prime minister, thank you for joining gb news in a pub in nottingham today. great to see you. >> thank you chris, thanks for having me back. >> good to see you. week six of a six week campaign. you are definitely up for the fight in that debate last night. where's that debate last night. where's that rishi sunak been for the past five weeks or is it always been there? >> it's always been there. and you know what? when you're fighting for what you believe in, it's easy. and that's what i'm doing in this campaign. i think the choice fa

but first, here's the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> camilla. thank you.mits it was a very difficult afternoon for him in the senate . after for him in the senate. after losing a vote of no confidence in the welsh parliament, but he insists he will be staying on as first minister after the conservatives brought the motion against him. after a series of rows, including a controversial donation in the sacking of a minister and the collapse of a cooperation deal with plaid cymru, mr gething, who's only beenin cymru, mr gething, who's only been in post since march, has promised he will continue to put wales first. >> today was an exercise in muck throwing. the range of different things that were said that members know are simply not true is really quite disgraceful. i'm going tonight to normandy. i should have been in portsmouth today honouring our d—day veterans. i will go to normandy to do my duty for my country. as any first minister should. that means a long drive overnight to arrive, to do the right thing tomorrow . that's how i feel tomorrow. that's how

but first, it's time for your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst .n in essex in the general election in essex in the general election in july. speaking at a news conference in london a short time ago to confirm his change of heart, mr farage also announced he'll take over as leader of the party. >> so i am going to stand in this election . i'll be launching this election. i'll be launching my candidacy at midday tomorrow in the essex seaside town of clacton . so midday tomorrow, clacton. so midday tomorrow, clacton. so midday tomorrow, clacton at the end of the pier and also in the news today. >> the conservatives have been accused of phoney culture wars after announcing plans to amend the equality act. the proposals would make clear sex means biological sex rather than genden biological sex rather than gender, and would stipulate those who are biologically male but identify as female should be barred from using single—sex spaces. labour called the policy an election distraction, but the prime minister says the safety and security of women and girls

i'm polly middlehurst and i'm back with more in an hour. >> see you then for the very latest gb newsct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> welcome along. now the junior doctors are back out on strike. it is their 11th strike. during their dispute with the tories. this one will last five days and despite them claiming it's not political, they've timed it to coincide with the general election. still, at least it's not christmas . when they also not christmas. when they also went on to strike demand a 35% pay went on to strike demand a 35% pay rise, doctor robert lawrenson, the british medical association junior doctor representative, whose linkedin page actually describes him as doctor interested in working and doing the job, said this from the picket line well, it's time for any government, anyone in power to put down their rhetoric to get round the table and actually present a credible offer to pay restoration that doesn't have to be in one go. >> we can do th

that's all to come up after your very latest headlines with polly middlehurst. >> tom, thank you. political parties, go head to head tonight in another election tv special michael gove has been saying today the tories are still capable of pulling off what he's described as a poll defying election victory, despite forecasts of a labour landslide. new yougov data suggests the conservatives will slump to their lowest number of seats ever, while labour could win a 200 seat advantage. it's also predicting significant gains for the liberal democrats, winning 67 seats. that's six times their result gained in 2019. well, in other political news today,

that's all coming up after your very latest headunes up after your very latest headlines with polly middlehurst >> tom 5mm >> tom thank you. good evening to you. well, reform uk launched its election contract with the british people today in south wales, describing it as a serious plan to reshape the way the country is run. the reform leader , nigel farage, said he leader, nigel farage, said he wouldn't call it a manifesto because too many voters have lost confidence in that term . mr lost confidence in that term. mr farage outlined plans to freeze all non essential immigration and take britain out of the european convention on human rights reform. uk would also introduce a new tax for employers who choose to hire workers from overseas, and earnings under £20,000 a year would be tax free. under reform , would be tax free. under reform, with extra funds made available by abolishing the government's net zero targets. mr farage says he wants to restore trust in british politics. >> the great british public who wants some hope, he wants some aspiration . those at the lower aspiration. those at the

that's all coming up after your headlines with polly middlehurst. >> tom. thank you. good evening.sroom is that two little boys have become the youngest convicted murderers in britain since the killing of two year old james bulger in 1993. the 12 year olds were found guilty of murdering a man with a machete in a wolverhampton park last year. they stabbed 19 year old sean c zahawi in november in an unprovoked attack. the jury's decision to convict the boys was unanimous. his parents have said they'll never recovered from the loss of their

that's all coming up after the latest headlines with polly middlehurst. >> tom, thank you and good eveningl, last minute preparations are underway tonight as rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in the first televised debate of the first televised debate of the general election campaign, the general election campaign, the cost of living, immigration and defence all expected to be topics up for discussion . topics up for discussion. meanwhile, both the conservative and labour parties have been condemning an incident involving reform's nigel farage, who had a milkshake thrown over him in essex earlier on today. one woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and elsewhere on the campaign trail. the liberal democrats have been campaigning on social care, while the snp has condemned conservative plans to kerb visas for migrants. but the home secretary, james cleverly, insists it will strike a balance between the benefit and the costs of migration. >> if we are returned to government, we have committed to a scheme to cap the level of work related visas. the migration advisory co

that's all coming up after your very latest headlines with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> tom.ening. the top story from the newsroom tonight, the prime minister and the labour leader are facing questions tonight ahead of the release of labour's electoral manifesto tomorrow. during the q&a session , sir keir starmer q&a session, sir keir starmer said that his party's manifesto will focus on wealth creation, adding there'd be no tax rises for working people. >> nothing requires us to raise tax and i'll tell you, no, no, i do want to challenge me and i want to deal with this. i want to do things differently. i want to do things differently. i want to grow our economy. i accept that previous labour leaders have sort of pulled the tax lever every single time and dnven lever every single time and driven up spending. i want to grow our economy . the manifesto grow our economy. the manifesto tomorrow will be a manifesto, a plan for wealth creation. now, you may not hear a labour leader say that very often, but for me thatis say that very often, but for me that is the most important thi

now it's time for the news bulletin with polly middlehurst .nk you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight is that a new poll is forecasting the worst election defeat for the conservative party in its nearly 200 year history. yougov's latest study projects 425 seats for labour, which is 125 more than they won in 2019. that would leave the tories with just 108 seats and the lib dems with 67, 20 going to the snp and five seats for reform. i'm as far as the economy is concerned and away from the election, for the first time in nearly three years, inflation has fallen to the bank of england's 2% target. that rate has in turn boosted hopes of an interest rate cut in the coming months. most analysts were forecasting that drop, which is down from 2.3% in april. the prime minister, rishi sunak , said the news was proof sunak, said the news was proof that the government's difficult decisions were paying off. laboun decisions were paying off. labour, though, warned the cost of living isn't over

. >> that's the news i'm polly middlehurst. i'm back in an houn middlehurst. i'm back in an hour.en. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. forward slash alerts i >> welcome along has labour just >> welcome along has labourjust capitulated on illegal immigration with a week to go, the country saw this exchange last night, but you know where these people come from. >> he's not answering the question. you know where they see that? >> iran. you can see syria, afghanistan. so when keir starmer says he's going to return people, is he going to sit down? are you going to sit down with the iranian ayatollahs? are you going to try and do a deal with the taliban? >> i'm very clear that what we need to do here, we need to get our security of our borders back. they've lost control. 50,000 people have come. we've got to smash the gangs that are doing this in the first place. what >> what labour have said that they will give the 90,000 illegal immigrants currently unable to claim asylum the chance to stay in