rebecca percy, thank ou ve yes it is! rebecca percy, thank you very much- _ yes it is! rebecca percy, thank you very much. thank- yes it is! rebecca percy, thank you very much. thank you. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. rishi sunak has been campaigning in south west england. he pledged his party would fund 100,000 more apprenticeships. the south west is a key battle ground for the conservatives. 0ur political editor chris mason has been following the prime minister on the campaign trail. 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. meet, greet, talk, and move on is the rhythm for all the party leaders out and about. meanwhile, labour's diane abbott said "the national party is insisting" she be banned from being a labour candidate in the ge