the only people who are obsessed with tony blair coming back to bush politics are jeremy tony blair comingics as being whatever tony blair did, they are against it. the rest of us have moved on. on balance, tony blair was a good prime minister, but it was some time ago. he started 20 years ago and ended ten yea rs he started 20 years ago and ended ten years ago. but has mr blair moved on? i sense he is keen on the idea. no, he doesn't want to stand as an mp. but he wants to contribute to the public debate and he cares about the question of europe passionately. to be said to him, he is the most articulate exponent of the point of view which says we have to do whatever we can to stop brexit, because it is not in the national interest. i think he ex presses national interest. i think he expresses that well. i disagree, but the country should hear it. owen jones, what do you think of the possibility of a tony blair return in whatever role he may end up in? first off, lots of good stuff happened with tony blair — minimum wage, tax on privatised utilities, peace in northern ireland, we could go

people talk about tony blair as if he were apr talk about tony blair as if he were a pr creation, butounded in terms of practical ideas that can be put into effect. whatever people think of the period that he spent in government, he was very focused on the details of policy and he had a profound impact on the nature of the country during the ten years he was prime minister. i think he wants to encourage debate about ideas back onto the sort of territory that he thinks is important. central to that is brexit, of course. very quickly, do you think it is going to work? yes. 0k! thank you very much. both candidates in the french presidential election have been holding rallies in the final week of campaigning. the far right contender marine le pen has attacked her rival as the "continuity candidate", while emmanuel macron said the future of europe is at stake in this election. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson is in paris. the second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far right dreams of power. used to facing a united front of all her rivals, marine le pen is now calling o

tony blair was a good prime minister, but it was some time ago. iget time to move on. has mr blair moved on? i get the sense he is keen on the idea. he doesn't want to stand as an mp are anything but he... different role? but he wants to contribute to the public debate and ca res contribute to the public debate and cares about the question of europe and he is to be fair to him the most articulate exponent of the point of view that says we have to do what we can to stop brexit because it is not in our national interest and he ex presses in our national interest and he expresses that very well. i don't agree with him but i think the company should hear it. owen jones what you think of a return of tony blair in whatever role he may be in? first of all lots of good thing happened with tony for, minimum wage, windfall tax on private utilities, public investment, peace in northern ireland, we could go on. the problem with tony blair is that he could have gone down in history asa he could have gone down in history as a great prime minister but the iraq wa

tinsel building, fell to single digit hundreds under tony blair, just a small number of thousands, sinceavid cameron. jeremy corbyn knows that he can really appeal to generation rent. across the country, half of first time buyers rely on the bank of mum and dad. two thirds in london. the housing market was social mobility, but now anger, discontent. unfairness. but could this strategy work for them?|j discontent. unfairness. but could this strategy work for them? i think a lot of whatjeremy corbyn has said, motherhood and apple pie. but no details. where is the land? who pays? he has been talking about 5 million homes. the problem, and is not just people million homes. the problem, and is notjust people waiting for tinsel —— council housing, it is a lovely thing to say, but she was how you're going to do that. am afraid, it points back to the failure of tony blair, all of that team, not the building and replacing council faces. and not doing anything to benefits, the housing benefits. i think they thought it would have been the benefits claimants, suffering. the conservatives have respon

tony blair had some big majorities. tony blair is 1997 majority. i do not think a huge majority. i do not think a huge majority is a terribly good idea. it is something voters ought to be wary of and also some of the promises she has made have proved not to be worth trusting so you have to also think about whether or not you want a prime minister who can do anything she wants. a quick look at the sunday times, one story which is interesting is attack dogs would be used to protect parliament under plans being drawn up after the terror attack on westminster a few weeks ago, attack dogs to guard parliament. yeah, dogs at the gate. they have been trying to come up with ways to make sure parliament as a fortress but still a democratic building. it is a balance. they do not want all the shutters up and i think this is one way to do it but whether having rottweilers at the door is going to... the dogs in the house of commons are cute and sniff for bombs. they are lovely. the idea of rottwe ile rs for bombs. they are lovely. th

far more comfortable with jeremy corbyn than tony blair.since he punched a voter, he is a bit of a character. at the comedy awards... he got a bucket of water or champagne tipped over him, at the brit awards. the ice buckets challenge, orsomething, brit awards. the ice buckets challenge, or something, wasn't it(!) that was something entirely different. i was buying it later on. the green party has called for bold action on the environment, education, welfare and brexit at the launch of its manifesto. the party's co—leader, caroline lucas, said they had "very distinct" plans for a universal basic income and a shorter working week aiming for a "confident and caring" nation. this election is about what kind of future we want for our children. it is about protecting our values of openness, of compassion, of cooperation. it's about our promise that a confident and caring future is possible if we work together, if we do politics differently, and if we dare to be more ambitious. sinn fein has unveiled its election manifesto. their plans include a

with me isjohn mcternan, former labour advisor and tony blair's director of operations.rastructure, skills and public services, an end to rig system for the rich making the country for people who can lead richer lives. what is not to like? it sounds like donald trump, with a soft accent. what is not to like, promises are only as good as the majority that you can get. jeremy corbyn cannot get a majority and cannot deliver a single one of his promises. and he cannot tell you how he can fund any of those promises. and i've yet to hear him give a convincing description of the detail of any single one of those policies. the manifesto is coming out soon and that will be fully costed, they say and have all the details in there. and you —— if he can back up all the rhetoric, why would people not vote for that? in the end of voters look to see if there is a potential leader or potential prime minister. they look atjeremy corbyn and do not see the ship, barely a leader of the opposition. they cannot seem in meetings with european union, at the g8, andi meetings with european union

at a meeting in ireland — tony blair says northern ireland must be a special case in brexit talks.ugh there will be difficult challenges for relations, we need to safeguard that as much as possible and minimise any potential damage. thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales in the past two years. also, dreams become virtual reality for one british tech firm... improbable manages raises almost £400 million in one of the biggest ever investments in an early stage european technology business. and... a close shave for paddle boarders in calfornia, after they're warned they're swimming next to 15 great white sharks. good morning. it's friday 12th may. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is to give a major foreign policy speech — in about half an hour s time — in which he is likely to say that he doesn't see himself as a pacifist, because he would use military force as a last resort — but that he believes military intervention has become far too common in recent times. mr corbyn was chair of an anti—war grou

i do think one of the lesson that has come out of this is that we know, this is true with tony blairth david cameron, he had a very sort of gilded circle, it does seem that prime ministers of all parties are to you eager tojust prime ministers of all parties are to you eager to just listen to a very few voices and they tend to govern much better when they listen toa govern much better when they listen to a wider cabinet and consult a bit more. that is probably a lesson that needed to be learned by mrs may, as it was learned by her predecessor. i suspect after this, she will... one thing that is good about her is that she does listen. she campaigned for a mane and now she is carrying through lees, but she listened,. i don't think she will make this mistake again. they get up this morning and say, prime minister, we've got to get rid of this, how do we've got to get rid of this, how do we get rid of the policy? what we do, prime minister, we ditched the policy, how do we explain that? we say that nothing has changed. but who do we blame? we can't blame cabinet ministers or the head of

bigger than tony blair's re cord tories.y blair's record majority in 1997, slightly bigger than the polls. record majority in 1997, slightly biggerthan the polls. in record majority in 1997, slightly bigger than the polls. in terms of the liver of food dissolving outside the liver of food dissolving outside the cities, kind of what we would expect. let's look at the guardian. don't turn may into thatcher once tom watson. above that, a man inspecting the bottom of the bus. theresa may is looking for the c word. he means conservative. they are not mentioning conservative, they are mentioning theresa may. tom watson is essentially saying this is a coded leadership version of what ben bradshaw and various other mps have been saying. vote labour to prevent a massive landslide and try to rescue some seats. he is warning that it will be very difficult to hold the tories to account in the commons if they have a majority of the order margaret thatcher had. it was 140 odd sheets, 100 seats in 1983. it is fascinating to see this. the c

since 2007 when tony blair was correspondent. since 2007 when tony blairwas in correspondent.blair was in charge they agreed that trident would be renewed. that has been a commitment every year. in fa ct, been a commitment every year. in fact, last year they agreed it. earlier this week they agreed it. so you would imagine it would be a simple question to the shadow foreign secretary who could be the foreign secretary who could be the foreign secretary who could be the foreign secretary in the weeks. this was put to her and it was asked that presumably we could assume that they programme would be renewed. no, of course not. therefore, it is possible thatjeremy corbyn could drive through a policy of ditching trident? the policy is that we... i know what it is, but i am asking if it could change in the future. but overwhelmingly we need to make sure that our policy is up to date and meets 21st—century that our policy is up to date and meets 21st—ce ntury threats that our policy is up to date and meets 21st—century threats and no one can disagree with that, surely. there was a ti

it was a slogan used by tony blair, now revived by labour's new leadership. by tony blair, now revivedbig deal to upgrade the economy, john mcdonnell promised not to raise vat or national insurance for anyone, but said the top 5% of earners would pay more. if labour is elected next month, we will guarantee for the next five years, there will be no income tax rises, for all those earning less than £80,000 a year. rises, for all those earning less labour is now the party of low taxes for middle and lower earners. mr mcdonnell said people earning more than £80,000 a year would pay a modest amount more but the rates and details would have to wait for the manifesto. and details would have the conservatives have promised not to raise vat but have so far made no matching pledge on national insurance or income tax. today, the tories said labour was going back to the past. this is a clear statement of intent. was going back to the past. they want to raise taxes, they want to penalise business, they want to penalise wealth creation and i think they will end up wrecking the economy as they have d

you thought that because since 2007, when tony blair was that because since 2007, when tony blairwasse since 2007, when tony blair was in charge of the labour party, they agreed the policy, that trident would be renewed. the nuclear deterrent will be renewed. that has been a commitment, every year, they've agreed. last year, in a policy forum, they agreed it. earlier this week, in the manifesto, they agreed it. you'd imagine it would be quite a simple question to emily thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, who could be foreign secretary, who could be foreign secretary in three weeks' time, and this was put by lbc‘s ian dale. he said, "if the labour party gets into power, presumably we can assume that the trident programme will be renewed." this is what she said. no, of course not. if you're going to have a review, you have a review. so it is possible thatjeremy corbyn as prime minister could drive through a policy of ditching trident. the policy of ditching trident. the policy is, labour party policy is that we — policy is, labour party policy is that we - i know what it is. i'm

if you are a politician that can't do what tony blair did in 1997 offer a positive vision, the sunnyirational middle—classes you are not going to win you can't just win appealing to people who have massive problems in their lives. is tim farron the aspirational, sunny uplands candidate from the progressive alliance then? tim is — has got a clear and coherent vision and a party unified behind it. could you have an alliance with anyone else? the challenge for anyone wanting to form a political alliance is not wanting to draw lines and tell other people they are racist or patriotic or not patriotic. that is the challenge for anyone involved in politics who is naturally very tribal and wants to point out the differences. to be honest, i don't think there is anyone outside of the conservative party, doing a brilliant job of unionifying people who disagree with them, who isening maing to do that, looking beyond themselves and trying to collaborate. back in history, all successful parties are coalitions. they build coalitions between people who believe in 60%, 70% of their platforms. theres

labour party in government in our memory over the past two decades and certainly was not part of the tony blairbrown parliament and on the other side you have theresa may who has managed to successfully absorbed most of the majority of ukip voters you have the choice. it is the polarised choice. that is not much going on in the centre. it will be interesting to see how people jump. these are the sincere viewers of the far left of the labour party. he would argue it would be dishonest not to voice them. you would argue about the timing. there have not been any funerals yet. the names of the victims are being released. 9/11, the attack on america, happened before the afghanistan invasion, for a rack, for any western intervention, that is what the war on terror has been a consequence of, not any invasion. the times has an interesting poll. we all this approach these with caution. after 2015 most news organisations decided to try to calm down about polling data. however there are sometimes polls which are not on the marking a moment of change in the campaign but can actually affect people's votes.

he was first minister for almost a decade but wasn't tony blair's choice as labour leader in wales.took over following the resignation of his predecessor, alan michael, and is widely credited with having brought stability to the fledgling institution which had a turbulent start. he was the person who took the assembly from being something that was still not hugely supported, not widely supported by the people of wales, not anything like supported as it is now to being an institution people understand and is very much a part of the lives of the people in wales. this is too much. let's get it into touch! he was a proud welshman who loved sport, sharing the nation's passion for rugby and not afraid to let it show. rhodri morgan didn't have the polished appearance of many modern—day politicians and didn't speak in the usual sound bites, either. rhodri morgan, will you run again for leadership of the welsh labour party? do one—legged ducks swim in a circle?! he's been remembered at the welsh assembly and as a mark of respect, election campaigning was suspended here today. the tributes to

at a meeting in ireland — tony blair says northern ireland must be a special case in brexit talks.

according to jonathan powell, who ran the british prime minister's office during the tony blair yearsout dealing with u.s. presidents. when they're preoccupied with political intrigue at home, he says, foreign leaders can't rely on them. >> if this is going to be the next two to three years totally consumed with these issues in washington, unable to focus on international relations, that leaves a very serious vacuum. >> reporter: a vacuum they're trying to avoid at nato, which president trump will visit next week. officials there are reportedly planning to put strict time limits on discussions about military spending and fighting terrorism so the president doesn't tune out. but if there's a sense of anxiety, there's a sense of humor regarding the president, too. donald trump has long been the butt of jokes. now satire shows find the material irresistible. >> what were the official reasons for the sharp dismissal of james comey? >> because he is bad at his job. he is so bad at his job that i am still the president. >> reporter: tv satire is one thing, but when vladimir putin starts dro

he has been employing tony blair masochistic tactics, getting engaged in dialogues, some very vivid conversationsknow if, in two weeks of the campaign, it will be enough to convince voters. marine le pen, on the other hand, she is clearly targeting voters on the left. she keeps making references to the banking background of macron, using the language of the candidate of the radical left. she might get around 15% of those radical left—wing voters. it will be much tighter and extension is going to be the greatest enemy of emmanuel macron. what we think of marine le pen standing back from her leadership of the front national? and her leader, who has been exposed as believing... the holocaust denier? the interim leader. she is chasing her own shadow. having played this punditry game for a while, i am reluctant to predict any margins, any victors, given the outcomes we have seen in brexit and trump. i will predict that corbyn will not be prime minister! yes, well... that an exception. i think it is hard to see marine le pen, she is such a polarising figure and has a solid base, but when you look at ho

he has done better than anyone expected, he reminds me of tony blair.gorous guy, you listen to what he says carefully and you think how do those things fit together? that is the magic and the danger. he had a majority and he could not do everything he wanted to do. i would say that marine le pen will get 40%. donald trump got 46%. these are still large numbers of people who will resist. but if he manages to shuffle the cards, which he seems to have done psychically, and say, we have to do something new, maybe some of those things will happen and there will not be farmers with tractors in paris every week. the demand was always for a stronger president. they have had it each time and each time the president has been ineffectual. i think the position of le pen will be significant, whatever happens. either way, france will be run by a woman, either by me or by angela merkel. let's pick up on that. there has been a suggestion that actually this will be regarded as a boon in berlin. there will be a restoration of the strength and the relationship between par

can you imagine tony blair talking about allotments?ers' debates on tv, but do you think this glimpse at this sort of people behind the politicians, is that what people want to see and hear? what will be decide? ultimately they will decide on which person they think is most likely and most plausible to be prime minister and which party has the best policies. that is mostly on the economy. jeremy corbyn has narrowed the gap as the campaign has gone on. he is definitely doing better. i think it has a lot to do with theresa may and the extraordinary u—turn on her social care policy, and think that was very damaging. jeremy corbyn does have a huge following among younger voters. will these young voters who are boosting these young voters who are boosting the polls for him turn up and vote? wing—mac back with you guys in a moment. what happens when two strong—minded individuals from opposite sides of the political debate sit down for lunch? the victoria derbyshire programme sent former ukip leader nigel farage and journalist racheljohnson —

according to jonathan powell, who ran the british prime minister's office during the tony blair years, and who knows about dealing with u.s. presidents. when they're preoccupied with political intrigue at home, he says, foreign leaders can't rely on them. >> if this is going to be the next two or three years, totally consumed with these issues in washington, unable to focus on international relations, that leaves a very serious vacuum. >> reporter: a vacuum they're trying to avoid at nato, which president trump will visit next week. officials there are reportedly planning to put strict time limits on discussions about military spending and fighting terrorism so the president doesn't tune out. but if there's a sense of anxiety, there's a sense of humor regarding the president, too. donald trump has long been the butt of jokes, now satire shows find the material irresistible. >> what was the official reason for the shocking dismissal of james comey. >> because he's bad at his job. he's so bad at his job that i am still the president. [laughter] >> reporter: tv satire is one thing, but w

if she is actually a tory or is she trying to occupy the ce ntre—left left empty by tony blair.ill jeremy corbyn stay on as leader? it looks now as if he is intending to and there is a lot of subterranean gossip about the leak of the manifesto, was that intended to undermine him or was it intended to rally the militant faithful to make sure he is allowed to stay on afterwards? what will happen to that space that used to be occupied by soft left opposition in this country? that is the most serious question. how are you describing this election if you are touching it at all to your readers? it is very difficult, in a way, extremely difficult, because the way we see it happening, the election system here, based on constituency, in a way, is not presidential. jeremy corbyn may have a better chance if that was a presidential system, because of his populism policies and all of that, but we see it as extremely difficult for labour to increase their seats in parliament. they may lose a lot more this time around. it is totally difficult to explain to our readers this situation in britain

former british prime minister tony blair has said he's plunging back into domestic politics in ordertion, but he said he wanted to build a political movement to shape the policy debate as britain starts its negotiations to leave the european union. a group of mothers in argentina is marking a0 years of their campaign to find out what happened to their children who disappeared during a period of military rule. the mothers of the plaza de mayo, now an influential human rights organisation, still gather every week in front of the presidential palace in buenos aires. one of the world's most accomplished mountaineers, ueli steck, has been killed in an accident on mount everest. known as the swiss machine, he was climbing alone, in preparation for a new route up the mountain. he'd won numerous awards, and was celebrated for the speed of his climbs. andrew bryson reports. mount everest, dangerous and daunting — even for the most experienced of climbers. ueli steck, also known as the swiss machine, knew its dangers. he climbed everest without oxygen in 2012. three years later, he reached the

it reminds me of the 19905 and tony blair and peter mandelson talking about the third way.for is this third way. he has got a prime minister who is on the centre—right. it is very important because his main challengers will be on the right. the left is in disarray and he does not need to divide it any more, that is already done. he wants to divide the right and he has done that and he has also given one of the leading jobs, the economy, to a centre—right figure. it was a pleasure to get him on, we will be talking to him again as emanuel macron goes about his business. emanuel macron goes about his business. this is chelsea manning. she was jailed for leaking confidential documents to wikilea ks when she was an intelligence analyst for the us army. today she tweeted this. first steps of freedom!! she's been released — barack obama commuted her sentence just before he left office. amongst the information she passed to wikileaks were hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables like this one, published in the guardian newspaper, detailing how diplomats were told to gather intell

offers to them, more left wing, more radical approach to british politics than perhaps the years of tony blair leader of the labour party. now, if corbyn can get those voters out, get them to vote, he might stand some chance of narrowing this lead that the conservatives have. but it is quite a lead. the supreme court in india has struck down an appeal by four men sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a medical student in delhi. the threejudges murder of a medical student in delhi. the three judges said the victim had suffered a devastating hour of darkness. threejudges pronounced three judges pronounced the verdict here in the supreme court, and as it was read out, those in court route into applause. in the ruling, one of thejudges into applause. in the ruling, one of the judges described the case as a barbaric crime, one he said had shaken the collect your conscience of society. another one said the victim had suffered a devastating hour of darkness. it was in december 2012 that jyoti singh, hour of darkness. it was in december 2012 thatjyoti singh, a hour of darkness. it was in decem

she is not like tony blair at all and this is an modernising agenda. it is quite backward looking. of the important things in the manifesto is the fact that we will pay up. this isa the fact that we will pay up. this is a big thing in the tory party because they don't want the pay out. she is aiming for some kind of trade involvement which as a quid pro quo is for making payments. that suggests she thinks the manifesto is aimed at being able to take on the extreme brexiteer postelection. sean is more of an expert on this than i am. i know you can give your opinion but you cannot. if that's how you seeit? but you cannot. if that's how you see it? i am being delphic. i see theresa may clutching the manifesto and hitting tory mps on the head saying, you stood on this, you elected it. what about her personality? are we warming to theresa may now? has this election helped people to embrace her as an individual? no, i don't. i'm not sure she wants to be embraced and loved. all of a sudden, it is like ed balls doing strictly come dancing and people seeing a side to her that they never saw

and at a meeting in ireland, tony blair says northern ireland must be a special case in brexit talksween northern ireland and the republic. just because you're a startup doesn't mean you have to think small. london—based virtual reality firm, improbable, has raised $500m in one of the biggest investments in an early stage european technology business. japan's softbank is backing improbable in a funding round that values the business at more than $1bn. businesses in all parts of the uk, particularly rural areas, are experiencing full or partial ‘not—spots' in their mobile coverage — that's according to the british chambers of commerce. the survey shows that 70% of firms experience mobile ‘non—spots', areas of no mobile coverage by any operator, or ‘partial not—spots', where there is some coverage but not from all networks, in their local area. germany's economy grew strongly in the first three months of this year, driven by investment and consumption. first—quarter gdp growth came in at an expected 0.6% — up from 0.4% in the last three months of 2016 more than half a million low earne

do you believe if britain had not followed the foreign policy it has since tony blair was in office, the attack on manchester would not have happened? the attack on manchester was shocking, appalling indefensible, wrong in every possible way. the parallel i was drawing this morning was that a number of people, ever since the interventions in afghanistan and iraq have drawn attention to the links with foreign policy, including borisjohnson in 2005, two former heads of mi5, and of course the foreign affairs select committee, and the point i was making was, we have to make our streets secure. we have to make our population secure. we also, any sensible government, has got to look to what is happening in libya, a huge ungoverned space and apparently a source of some awful extremism. but was manchester a consequence of our foreign policy? manchester was a consequence of one person going into a music event and killing a very large number of people, there can be no defence whatsoever of that. so nothing to do with foreign policy? i do not in any way change that view. that is just a vile, ho

i remember in 2007 tony blair came to rome for his last visit with the pope and he was expecting to beshrift because the pope, pope benedict, did not agree with labour's attitude to game our edge, stem cell research, etc. he was rushed round the library and then had a very brisk conversation at the end. i experienced some of that because i went in to meet the pope after that and he said,, the bbc! and i thought oh no... but actually he listens to the bbc in the second world war so we got on quite well. you are a name—dropper, christian! the temperature today was around 26 degrees or so this afternoon. it is likely to get even warmer over the next few days. it is certainly warmer than yesterday. here we had much more sunshine and we have had sunshine across more eastern parts of scotland, western areas will enjoy the sun tomorrow. you can see the clouds billing into western scotland, parts of northern ireland as well, but very little cloud for england and wales. the cloud we have in the north will tend to get pushed up in the north will tend to get pushed up during the night. clear skie

to them, a more left—wing, more radical approach to british politics than perhaps the years of tony blairder of the labour party. now, if corbyn can get those voters out, get them to vote, he might stand some chance of narrowing this lead that the conservatives have. but it is quite a lead. tom symonds, speaking to us from westminster about the results of the uk local elections. an agreement to set up safe zones in parts of syria has now come into force. the accord on the zones was reached on thursday between russia and iran which both back the syrian government. the main syrian opposition has expressed concern over the deal, saying it lacks proper safeguards and compliance mechanisms. sarah corker reports. syria's six year civil war has left more than 300,000 people dead and wrong in global power is. these safe zones aims to hold the conflict in specific areas between government forces and rebels and allow food and medicine to get in. in moscow russia's defence ministry said the deal would come into the effect in the early hours of saturday. translation: we're in the boundaries of the de

one thing she did different to david cameron and tony blair was to stay out the news.very day, in front of the cameras. and conversely, are people warming to jeremy corbyn? despite that car crash interview? are they beginning to like him, in a way? it is difficult to see. in the polls but who is the best leader and brexit in the economy, it is clear theresa may is held in much higher esteem by the public then jeremy corbyn. there is i'io public then jeremy corbyn. there is no significant shift as far as i have seen on those indicators. it is worth pointing out in another poll today showing the conservatives have a12 today showing the conservatives have a 12 point lead, down from about 25 points but it is at odds with the idea that we are heading for that. and there is another poll showing theresa may is in line for a 100 seat majority. someone will end up with egg on their face! seat majority. someone will end up with egg on theirface! the daily mail has a story about labour's plan for britain to open their doors wider. letting in tens of thousands of unskilled migrant

think about how labour looked when tony blair had been in power.oing quite well for a government that has been in that long. but it is still not as good as they would ideally like. it looks like a straight fight between the conservatives. it is difficult for them. we will leave it there. it is good to see you. i am sure we will be seeing you over the next three weeks. we will be back with more from the campaign trail tomorrow at 7:30pm. goodbye. time for the latest weather update. you wait weeks for a proper rain to come and you get lots of it. one of the wettest places is in lincolnshire, not far away where this picture was taken. there was about a0 millimetres at the last count and that is nearly one month's worth of rain in the last 2a hours. it has been a wet but a cool day and the rain is slipping its weight eastwards. north—west england and wales have not got rain in the past few hours. overnight the last of the rain clears off into the north sea and we will hold onto the odd shower in wales and west of england, but most of us will stay dry.

under jeremy corbyn is to convince the unconvinced, to ditch the centre—ground policies that helped tony blairesn't look easy, that's because it's hard, very hard. john piennar, bbc news, bradford. live to bradford and our political editor laura kuenssberg. can we talk about the nature of the choice that labour has offered voters today? well manifesto moments are times in a campaign when voters sometimes think it is now i'm going to listen. what they would have heard from jeremy corbyn was a very clear choice, a very clear distinction between him and what the tories are putting on the table. his zist tories are putting on the table. his 21st century brand of old labour, more tax, more spending and more borrowing, but to spend on the things in this country that he believes voters need and that voters really wa nt. believes voters need and that voters really want. the question of course is how many people will believe him when he makes that offer? how many people women find that appealing when it is a real departure from the direction the labour party has been in when it is a departure from the

he wasn't tony blair's choice as labour leader in wales, but took over from the resignation of his predecessored as first minister for almost a decade and is widely credited with having bought stability to the institution, following its turbulent start. he was the person who took the assembly from being something that was still not hugely supported, not widely supported by the people of wales, not as supported as it is now, to being an institution that people understand and an institution thatis people understand and an institution that is very much part of our lives in wales. rhodri morgan didn't have the polished appearance of many modern—day politicians and he didn't speak in the usual sound bites either. rhodri morgan, will you run a gainful leadership of the welsh labour party? dhawan legume ducks swim ina labour party? dhawan legume ducks swim in a circle? among the many tributes being paid, rhodri morgan has being —— is being described as the of welsh devolution. flowers are being left at the senedd this lunchtime and as a mark of respect election campaigning has been suspended here tod

in britain you had whistle-blowers dealing with tony blair's dishonest iny joining us with george suburb the iraq war. what is unique about the united states -- i worry about the uniqueness -- is the court system and the investigative journalism when it works, see more hershel, agreeing miller from most does a good judge i notice now -- don't known it got through but the masthead in the "washington post --" probably after trump's inauguration -- democracy dies in darkness. go back and read sinclair lewises' it can happen ear, written never 1930s. it's happening here. >> i think i heard you say earlier that the primary responsibility of asive civil sir van is to expose wrongdoing. is that correct. >> , that. alexander hamilton, by the way, planted that seed in my mind. >> that's anxiouses my question. should that be in the norm or is that an outcome of current times? in other words, shouldn't the primary responsibility be to do good as opposed to looking for wrongdoing? >> well, i take doing good for granted. >> okay. >> i mean, why would you do any task, whether with the got or outside t

has fast broken the parties piece with the third way market friendly liberal model championed by tony blair and he is taking the party on opposition to market, anti- atlantis and hostility to nato. and then you had brexit which, i don't suggest that every brexit voter fits in with all of this, i think it's a more complicated case, but at least one strand of brexit drew on this populism and a liberalism. across europe, various separatist movements are separate mobilize. opposition to the european union is growing. the eu is seen as a vehicle for imposing austerity and pairing back workers rights in favor of corporations including foreign corporations. on the right brussels is blamed for blurring and substituting a bloodless multicultural agenda. then in turkey, the country is transitioning to authoritarian to see him and it's underway specially since the attempted coup this summer. the president is attempting to transform the country system into a strong presidential one with himself at the home. then of course there is russia. russia is the standard bearer and supporter of these liberal mov

and fear, according to jonathan powell, who ran the british prime minister's office during the tony blair years, and who knows about dealing with u.s. presidents. when they're preoccupied with political intrigue at home, he says, foreign leaders can't rely on them. >> if this is going to be the next two or three years, totally consumed with these issues in washington, unable to focus on international releaations, that leaves a very serious vacuum. >> reporter: a vacuum they're trying to avoid at nato, which president trump will visit next we week. officials there are reportedly planning to put strict time limits on discussions about military spending and fighting terrorism so the president doesn't tune out. but if there's a sense of anxiety -- >> here's the first one. >> reporter: -- there's a sense of humor regarding the president too. donald trump has long been the butt of jokes. now satire shows find the material irresistible. >> what was the official reason for the shock dismissal of james comey? >> because he's bad at his job. he's so bad at his job that i am still the president. [ l

if it was 10%, as tony blair experienced in ‘97, five more would become conservative.icted, a uniform 5% swing would deliver them one conservative seat, 10% swing, three. unlike in the general election, voters in the region's first mayoral contests get two votes, a first choice and second preference if that candidate is eliminated, which makes this battle interesting to outside eyes, as it will give an insight into where supporters of the smaller parties might transfer allegiance. whether brexit ukip voters prefer labour or the tories for example. is there much of a market for a liberal democrat offer in somewhere that votes brexit? people are unhappy with the cuts the conservative government has implemented in this region and i am picking up discontent among labour voters. i do not think it is as clear as you suggest. it is an open situation. as for ukip, has the party lost its appeal since the referendum? sometimes they say what is the point of ukip? but when you explain brexit is a long way away and there are a lot of negotiations to do. we want to be a mainstream p

discretely and officially urged the queen to come to london. >> tony blair had to basically say, "looks and say something appropriate." so she did. >> first, i want to pay tribute to diana myself. she was an exceptional and gifted human being. in good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. >> it was a pivotal moment for not only the monarchy but the entire uk. soon the funeral followed. again the world watched. >> the most touching moment for me at least and i think for millions of people was that card that said "mummy." >> yeah. it was heartbreaking, wasn't it? i mean, written by william and placed on top of the coffin -- and that site of william and harry walking behind the gun carriage was incredibly moving. and -- people who never knew her, were sobbing their hearts out. and it just told you something about diana that she reached out to ordinary people in a unique way. >> reporter: the young princes william and harry still remember that day, of course, and the pain of losing their mother, as they told us in