here's leila nathoo.e the next prime minister, seeing perhaps their own fortunes in england's performance. for keir starmer, the result was never in doubt. "it's not over until it's over, "says rishi sunak. no, no, no. i've got to pay for this. only a few more days of encounters like this — rishi sunak visiting a bakery in north london this afternoon. have you had a nice weekend? thank you. with the election now around the corner today, he maintained he would still be prime minister on friday and defended his party's record when challenged over whether the country was better now than when the conservatives took charge. we had a once—in—a—century pandemic, followed by a war in ukraine that drove up everyone's bills. and, of course, that's been difficult for everybody. but we've also made progress in tackling those things — inflation back to normal, the economy growing again, wages rising, energy bills set to fall again just next week. and now we're able to start cutting people's taxes to give them financia

leila nathoo, bbc news.ald trump has told a campaign rally in michigan that he is not a threat to democracy, saying he took a bullet for democracy — a reference to the failed assassination attempt against him last saturday. addressing thousands of republican supporters, mr trump said he was sure he'd win the presidential election in november. he repeatedly mocked joe biden, saying the democratic party still did not know who its candidate would be in november due to concerns over the president's health. our correspondent, jenny kumah, reports. thousands turned out for this first rally since the shooting. security checks meant long waits, but many were determined to show their support. after what happened last week i hadn't planned on attending a rally this year because i've been to so many in the 2016 and 2020 election, but i'm here to show solidarity with trump that we do stand behind him. and as long as he stays in the fight, we're going to stand behind him now. he's bigger and better than ever. no, no, we

leila nathoo, bbc news.owned the party and endorsed the local conservative candidate instead. it comes just days after the party distanced itself from two activists who were filmed by channel 4 apparently making racist comments. prime minister sunak described the incident as racist and inappropriate. a short while ago, the reform candidate who dropped out, liam boothe—isherwood, issued a statement detailing how he came to this decision. bbc political correspondent harry farley has more. my decision to leave the reform party and back the local conservative candidate and said, he went on to say, he has become increasingly disillusioned with the behaviour and conduct of reform. he points to reports of widespread racism and sexism in reform that have made clear to him, in his words, that there is a significant moral issue in certain elements of the party. he goes on to say that the party's leadership to not only take this matter seriously but also fundamentally address it has made clear to me it is no longer a p

leila nathoo, bbc news. let's end tonight with the football. into the game. the 28—year—old started his football career in the lower leagues, plying his trade at exeter city beforejoining brentford and then aston villa. danjohnson's been tracing his steps in football's grass roots. he's the first face you see at exeter city's training ground. palmer finds watkins. watkins turns. watkins scores! ollie watkins — that is wonderful! they spotted his potential early, but still, that match winner, eh? i couldn't believe it, i literallyjumped up, i couldn't believe it. just so happy for him, you know, he is such a good lad, such a nice person. and he's worked really, really hard to get there. and obviously delighted for england, but honestly more happy that he scored. ollie's gone a long way from south devon, but he's still inspiring the next generation here. it makes me believe that i can- probably play in the prem one day you know. — get to the levels he's got to, so it's just really good to see someone like that _ score in a game so big for england

leila nathoo, bbc news. let's turn to the us.to make the film set safe. cinematographer halyna hutchins died when she was hit by a bullet from the gun baldwin was using while filming rust in 2021. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy has more. so far in this trial, prosecutors have been painting a picture for the jury of a movie set in which safety standards weren't being upheld, corners had been cut, people with not so much experience had been recruited to work on it, and all of this was playing into the situation which up to the tragic incident of the shooting that killed the cinematographer halyna hutchins. now, the jury have been shown bodyworn cameras of police officers who arrived on the scene when the shooting that happened. they've been seeing the chaos, the confusion, the panic that had happened on the movie set after that gun had fired a live bullet. now, in relation to alec baldwin specifically, the argument that the prosecution have been making and will continue to make today is that alec baldwin himself wasn't fo

our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story.ons of public sector workers awaiting to learn what their pay rises be this year. independent pay review bodies make recommendations to the government of what percentage should be awarded. it is understood ministers have been advised to raise the salaries of teachers and nhs workers by 5.5%, a rate that is above current inflation. it is now “p above current inflation. it is now up to the new chancellor, rachel reeves, to decide if this is affordable when money is tight, and this morning, a hint of her thinking. i this morning, a hint of her thinking-— this morning, a hint of her thinkina. . , . , , . thinking. i really value public service workers, _ thinking. i really value public service workers, in _ thinking. i really value public service workers, in our- thinking. i really value public i service workers, in our schools, thinking. i really value public - service workers, in our schools, in our hospitals, in our police as well. at the moment, we are looking at those pay review body

scott lucas, that is appreciated _ 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is in south london. r people to remember if they want to go out to vote today aren't there? it might seem strange to people who have been following the campaign for the last six weeks that today on polling day, the bbc is not going into any of the issues for all this time. nothing about the parties, the polls, all of those policy issues. it's because the bbc and other broadcasters here in the uk are bound by rules which means we can't get into polling day ourselves until the polls close. what we are focusing on today is just the process, the act of democracy in action, people going into polling stations like this one in south london, checking boxes and we focus only on that until the polls close at ten p m. then we will get an exit poll at tpm. an indication of what the result will look like. it's based on a survey of voters at various polling stations across the uk. then the votes will get counted across halls in different counties. so today, we are looking at 40,000 polling stations with hundred 50,000

leila nathoo, thank you from a very — the palace.the brexit one was not all that cracking. suffered attacks then, as well. it has been pretty gruelling here and i'm afraid to say some of my opponents did not reflect at all the manner in which my constituency behaved, which was with decorum and class. it has not been much fun. you know what? i won and so did the labour party sol much fun. you know what? i won and so did the labour party so i am quite chuffed.— so did the labour party so i am cuite chuffed. ,, ., , ., quite chuffed. sure, a win is a win. you didn't — quite chuffed. sure, a win is a win. you didn't resign _ quite chuffed. sure, a win is a win. you didn't resign from _ quite chuffed. sure, a win is a win. you didn't resign from the - quite chuffed. sure, a win is a win. you didn't resign from the front. you didn't resign from the front bench over gaza. was that part the issue here? mr; bench over gaza. was that part the issue here?— bench over gaza. was that part the issue here? my resignation was not art of the issue he

we're joined now by our political correspondent, leila nathoo. leila, what more do we know? the theme of saying that what they have discovered is worse than they thought, that they have inherited public services in an appalling state. this time it concerned the cqc, state. this time it concerned the coc, the state. this time it concerned the cqc, the health and social care regulator in england are responsible for monitoring gps hospitals, care homes, dental practices, a really important and wide—ranging role. today we have the health secretary wes streeting saying he has been stunned by the extent of failings at the care quality commission, that it itself is supposed to be identifying feelings elsewhere. there has been an independent review commissioned by the previous government and today some of the findings have been made public, including one hospital not having been inspected for ten years, one in five of the settings that the cqc is responsible for not even having received ratings, a backlog, so the government says it will appoint a senior doctor to try to work with le

our political correspondent leila nathoo is in south london. good morning.d it. good morning. the polls have just opened, the _ needed it. good morning. the polls have just opened, the polling - havejust opened, the polling station behind me hasjust opened its doors to the first voters. you are right, something important for everyone in england, scotland and wales to remember in this election, that we need to bring voter id. 22 acceptable forms of identification, driving licence, passport, travel passes. there is a list on polling station doors and you can find it online. another thing different this time, boundaries have changed so the geography of constituencies has changed to take account of changes in population. we as the bbc are not allowed to get into campaign issues, policies, the parties, the polling, all the things we have discussed in the past six weeks. you won't find discussion of that on the bbc and other broadcasters. instead we will focus on the process of voting, the democratic exercise in action. people will have already voted by post. if y

nandy is now coming down downing street, and i think leila nathoois downing street, and i think leila nathooy waiting at the gate just down the road. _ murray waiting at the gate just down the road. i— murray waiting at the gate just down the road, ithink murray waiting at the gate just down the road, i think he murray waiting at the gate just down the road, ithink he is murray waiting at the gate just down the road, i think he is waiting for his turn— the road, i think he is waiting for his turn to — the road, i think he is waiting for his turn to walk up the street, he is expected — his turn to walk up the street, he is expected to be the scotland secretary. we can see ian murray waiting — secretary. we can see ian murray waiting his — secretary. we can see ian murray waiting his turn, waiting to be ushered — waiting his turn, waiting to be ushered up the street. he will be taking _ ushered up the street. he will be taking charge of a revitalised labour — taking charge of a revitalised labour party presence in scotland. a hu-e labour party presence in scotland. a huge victory — labour part