come down on one side of refused to come down on one side of the other. now coming out and saying, no, iwill the other. now coming out and saying, no, i will be neutral, looking as we do at the data, i suspect that we will fail to engage with either side of the argument which will not resonate well with leave voters in leave leaning constituencies that you want to hold onto, nor will it resonate with remainder leaning constituencies in the voters there who want him to come out and unequivocally be in favour of remaining so and attempting to please all the people all the time, you may find that he has pleased none of the people at all. that manifesto was give to other matters, brexit uk part of that. we saw that when it was just the two of them earlier in the week. borisjohnson was the two of them earlier in the week. boris johnson was hammering the two of them earlier in the week. borisjohnson was hammering home the point that he is the man to get brexit done and desperate to pull the discussion away from things he holds dear. many people think his agenda, whether he says he is

neutral, leave or remain, is to leave and will help swing into motion all of the nationalisation that has been spoken about. i think the manifesto played quite well but in the light of a release in one brexit, this is his great weakness andi brexit, this is his great weakness and i think it willjust... we will see it as the next few weeks. we will stick with the next few weeks. corbyn refusing to back his own brexit deal. what did you think of the opening questions? did that set up the opening questions? did that set up what you will see not just want jeremy corbyn but two of the rest of the ministers standing up there? what you'll see is a repeat of the same lines. at every possible occasion as a attempt to get really just a ten second sound bite that can then be used again and again in the campaign, and if you go back to the campaign, and if you go back to the debates of 2010, particularly

the debates of 2010, particularly the first one with nick clegg, they we re the first one with nick clegg, they were viewed in a completely different way by the general public who were genuinely interested and looking at it in a less partisan way to see what they thought the people we re to see what they thought the people were saying but the way news has moved on and politics has moved on, also a social has moved on, now it means that the people out there of whatever party they are from are simply looking for the clip that will be on the news, retreated, go viral and form the basis of the instagram video and that's what it has become. the paper going with that line from jeremy corbyn. what was the standout moment for you?” agree withjoe. most people have made up their minds about how they will vote in december but the standout moments tonight were disappointing ones. it's a race to the bottom. 0n the one hand, we had jeremy corbyn trying to make a virtue of this neutrality which is

an interesting stance to take this late in the discussion, really quite pathetic i think. similarly, boris johnson obfuscating as usual and the very first question, yet a young man in the audience saying, what happened to the russian report on the alleged interference in the election? he said there was nothing in itand election? he said there was nothing in it and the young man said, why not just publish it in it and the young man said, why notjust publish it and be done? he said this is the bermuda triangle. we had the metaphors, bermuda triangle tonight, jeremy corbyn's mutation of his manifesto. they are all of the words that is the reason borisjohnson is a journalist and a writer. the jury was borisjohnson is a journalist and a writer. thejury was knocked out tonight, they had already made up their minds. is reflected in the way their minds. is reflected in the way the public do start... ? is there a swing one way or the other? they can

be, nick clegg was an unknown quantity in 2010 and got a major boost from the first debate but even after very first one... it all came met became about partisan attacks on people watching at home, watching three lines, and things such as this are the various configurations we will have throughout the campaign a lwa ys will have throughout the campaign always have the potential to make a difference but in order to make a difference, you really need to have a knockout blow being by one of the participants or a major gaffe, i just don't think we will see anything like that. instead we will just see the same lines repeated over and over again so nothing really coming to light. the one thing we saw tonight was we will not have the knock on clegg mania we had in recent years but i think poorjoe swinsonjo in recent years but i think poorjoe swinson jo swinson in recent years but i think poorjoe swinsonjo swinson if in recent years but i think poorjoe swinson jo swinson if anyone in recent years but i think poorjoe swinsonjo swinson if anyone had a ha rd swinsonjo swinson if anyone had a hard time tonight, it was her they slammed her for the lib

hard time tonight, it was her they slammed herfor the lib dems mrecord both on their own and the coalition. she had the most to see. another paper going with the jeremy she had the most to see. another paper going with thejeremy corbyn neutrality line. who do you think handled this the best? nicola sturgeon. hands down? yes. they made the point quite rightly she does represent 5% of the voting population which is a strange decision but obviously the rules being what they are, she ended up with the same amount of time but she was fluid, she was polite and she landed her messages. we seen this and previous debates. time and again, it nicola sturgeon who actually performs the best in the circumstances but then she can also edit that may adopt a very specific position where she has the track re cord position where she has the track record to defend, clear and consistent records and arguments and what she does not have as a weak spot of the type that boris johnson has anjeremy spot of the type that boris johnson has an jeremy corbyn has that goes to the very heart of the character.

you may disagree with nicola sturgeon on a great many things and there are many people in scotland that do but she's not as able to hand a stick to our enemies to be beaten with in the same way that three other leaders out there are. it does show the weaknesses of the others because they have someone standing there. she looked very co mforta ble standing there. she looked very comfortable on the podium. and no ruth davidson to worry about this time either. back to the telegraph. meghan left eye gas. that is a funny word how do you feel? i feel aghast said nobody ever. i tell you what, i'm aghast. the description of six asa i'm aghast. the description of six as a positive act for men. i watch the interview at the time, didn't make much sense to me then. —— make

the description of sex. i think his royal highness was clutching at straws and the report says that the duchess... sources, ourfavourite. the duchess of sussex was aghast at this reaction. as i think most people were. britain left eye aghast. i think that would be as fitting a description. 0ne aghast. i think that would be as fitting a description. one of the few times when even the forensic said there wasn't a follow—up question to be asked, which was probably very wise for anybody eating dinner but similarly, out of all the things that came out of that interview, they could have picked one of ten but it's interesting that somehow the telegraph felt fit to bring the duchess of sussex in who has had no press for at least a week and he thought perhaps prince

andrew, all things are relative. you we re andrew, all things are relative. you were fit to bring sussex back into play. this has brought... they are linking it to the fact that the duchess champions the cause, has championed the cause of females victims of violence, fighting. long before she was with harry, she's beena before she was with harry, she's been a big advocate for women's right and anyone who believes, i'm sure. still on the duke of york, the duke of nothing says the i. yes, he was previously the duke of york and they swap the word yacht for nothing, how clever. you want to spend less time with his family, which is an interesting position to be in, and here he is on a horse, demonstrating his man of the people credentials, presumably. and how you

will no feel —— but now till his waking hours. your uses today that as well as stepping down from public duties on wednesday, that was not seen as quite enough. there were further ripples to be had in the latest headlines tonight have been that he is in fact clearing out his office. there is a definite move to set him slightly separately and to really silo and therefore protect the monarchy. there is a panorama interview on the 2nd of december which he seen with his... and that reignites your story again. you must have known, even he must have known that the situation was untenable. let's quickly try and squeeze in the express if fantastic news, cure for dementia closer with 1.6 million cash boost following an interview with the health secretary, matt hancock. this is one of a number of pledges to spend money that has been made in this election and the most

recent one is if one was being cynical, they are aimed predominantly at the conservative base to appeal to older voters. but a lot of work has to be done in social care as well. all of these are major issues. if it leads to this, it is a huge step forward. are major issues. if it leads to this, it is a huge step forwardm it isa this, it is a huge step forwardm it is a cure, yes. fighting word, yes. ina it is a cure, yes. fighting word, yes. in a new catalogue of headline grabbing triumphs and pledges that had been promised by all the parties, this will be a significant one for many, many people. we will leave it there for an in 11:30pm with our second edition. we will be back at half past eleven for another look

at the papers, and don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. we will be looking at the fallout and analysis from the debate that was held on the bbc this evening. we've got the weather coming up shortly. and goodbye from us. do you know what? hello. good evening. rain is the main concern without a doubt in the next 2a hours. we've got various met 0ffice warnings out at the moment. particularly over the next few hours for the south—west of england and south wales, which is where we will have seen some of the wettest weather. it is all moving its way northwards and eastwards, so we all have warnings by the end of the night across the midlands and then through saturday into northern england so flooding certainly possible because the ground are so

saturated. this is how they sum it up. this is pushing its way northwards and it is an unsettled picture. you still have to... it is still going to be grey and blank at times. the rain will stagnate across parts of the midlands, northern england and indeed north—west scotla nd england and indeed north—west scotland were to be a chilly start and the northern isles could be across the site. across north—west scotland, the raiders petering out. don't blink because you might miss it. settling down for a time but it does not last with pressure winding

itself in. sunday looks like a drier day of the recount for most of us but there will be fog in the morning and it may just lift. but there will be fog in the morning and it mayjust lift. i don't mean for the northern isles. the rain is on the south—west later in the day. most of us, we have a window of 12-24 most of us, we have a window of 12—24 hours a drier weather which is relatively mild compared with what we have, but i doubt feeling to wet. lighter winds on saturday but a lot of cloud. it turns the ring were showery. turning hot on its heels. into the pattern. there you go, disappeared but all the warnings for you are on the website. please do check them out if you've got plans. i will see you later.

this is bbc news. i'm lu kwesa i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: leaders of the four main parties at westminster are grilled by voters in a question time election special, as they made their pitches with less than three weeks to go before polling day. we area we are a very ambitious one nation conservative government. we have amazing plans for this country. investigating and educating, investing in health, and that is what we want to get on with. we want to get brexit budget do it. this is an opportunity for our country to come together, deal with the inequality, injustice, and poverty, and go forward to the future with some ray of hope. meanwhile, nicola sturgeon and jo swinson were both challenged