alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.jailed for holding a woman captive for years and sexually abusing her. keith baker was sentenced to 15 years, his wife caroline to three years. the police officer who led the investigation described it as the ‘most depraved crime' he'd ever encountered. a child is in hospital with life—threatening injuries after being bitten by a dog in kent. two people have been arrested following the incident in thejenkins dale area of chatham on tuesday evening. the child is in a critical condition in a london hospital, and the dog was shot dead. a kent hospital is making contingency plans to cope if agency doctors refuse to work later this week in a row over changes to their tax that could see their take home pay cut by 20%. the bbc has seen a document drawn up by medical staff at the queen elizabeth, the queen mother hospital in margate, which could see major changes. helen catt has this exclusive report. locum doctors paid by the shift are vital to keeping many a&e departments running. but from t

alex forsyth at westminster.er has been arguing that a fresh mandate would strengthen her hand in brexit negotiations with the eu. let's discuss this with elmar brok, a german mep from angela merkel‘s christian democratic union party, and chair of the european parliament committee on foreign affairs. hejoins me via webcam from the ukrainian capital, kiev. if theresa may get the backing that she is expecting, and that carries her through to the brexit negotiations, is that going to make her hand a little bit stronger in those talks, do you think? if you are strong, you can be flexible, you can make compromises. that way she might become stronger. they might not be able to play such a role as they do now. but you never know, we do not know what she has in mind, and it is not sure that she will get this majority. i was wrong in the la st two this majority. i was wrong in the last two years in my prediction is! you were not the only one, mr brok on that. if she has a clear mandate, it doesn't just on that. if she has

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster., have beenjailed for holding a woman captive for years and sexually abusing her. keith baker was sentenced to 15 years, his wife caroline to three years. the police officer who led the investigation described it as the "most depraved crime" that he'd ever encountered. the worst—polluting cars could be forced to pay up to £24 a day to drive in central london under plans outlined by the london mayor, sadiq khan. the new charge will come into effect in 2019 and will cover the same area as the current congestion charge. it will apply to diesel cars over four years old in 2019 and to petrol cars more than 13 years old at that time. in colombia, the first funerals have been held for the victims of the devastating landslide which happened on saturday. at least 260 people were killed when a wave of mud destroyed an extensive area in the south—west of the country. the president has declared an "economic, social and ecological emergency." he spent the night in the town of mocoa, which was the w

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.pressed deep concern about turkish air raids on kurdish fighters in syria and iraq. turkey said it was targeting kurdish groups linked to the pkk, which it has banned as a terrorist organisation. the us says the raids had not been properly co—ordinated. the west relies strongly on the kurds as ground troops against the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. on wednesday, the entire us senate will get a briefing, from senior officials, on north korea's missile and nuclear programme. an american nuclear submarine has now arrived in the region, and more joint manoeuvres are expected soon with south korea — exercises the north sees as preparation for invasion. greg dawson reports. loaded with more than 150 tomahawk cruise missiles, the uss michigan docks in south korean waters. it is normally a routine event but these are farfrom normal times. it is not just the submarine, south korean media reports on wednesday morning the us military begun moving path of an offence missile defence

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.ome: what does a critically endangered rhino do when it needs a mate? well, it goes to an online dating site, of course. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7:00 o'clock in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump has indicated he will postpon

alex forsyth there. to £60 million. the 59.6 carat stone, called the pink star, tookjust five minutes to sell after a bidding war between three buyers at sotheby‘s in hong kong. it was bought by a localjewellery company and broke the record sale price set last year for diamond, of £35 million. scientists in manchester have made a remarkable discovery, creating a sieve that can make sea water drinkable. the discovery involves graphene and raises the tantalising prospect of helping millions of people around the world who don't have easy access to clean water. well, our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, is at the national graphene institute in manchester. pallab. clive, manchester is one of the world's leading centres for graphene research. it was here that the material was first isolated in 2004. it was here that researchers won the know bile prize for developing the technology in 2010. now, they've made yet another big step forward in tackling a problem that's left 663 million people without clean drin

alex forsyth, bbc news.es: monitors from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons, which is mandated by the un, have announced their test results confirm that sarin gas or a similar nerve agent was used in an attack in syria this month. dozens were killed in the rebel—held town of khan sheikhun. the united states' secretary of state has accused iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the middle east. rex tillerson warned that leaving iran unchecked could increase threats around the world. earlier, president trump ordered a review of the iran nuclear deal. tehran has repeatedly denied that it was ever trying to develop nuclear weapons. the state of arkansas has suffered more setbacks in its attempt to carry out eight executions in 11 days, before one of the drugs used in the lethal injection expires. a judge ruled in favour of one company that doesn't want its drug used. another court gave a condemned prisoner more time to prove his innocence using dna techniques. one of

alex forsyth, bbc news, eastbourne.champions league quarter—final. they lost 1—0 after conceding an early penalty. away from the stadium, there was trouble as some leicester fans clashed with police, as our sports correspondent, joe wilson, reports from madrid. leicester supporters enjoying an occasion they'd never imagined. that was one story in madrid, sadly it was not the only one. as the afternoon progressed in plaza mayor, in the city centre, so the clashes with police increased. there were reports of provocation on both sides. there's a couple of people that probably antagonised the police over there, but then they took out all these people. there was people with children and they came with their batons and just hit a 70—year—old man, there was kids. some supporters were reportedly heard shouting pro gibraltar slogans, while police action in the square was there to see. as kick—off approached at the ground there was increased security searches, this was all expected in the wake of what happened of what happened in

alex forsyth, bbc news.ther price rise — the second in just four months. the company's standard variable price for electricity will increase by 9%, and gas will go up by 5.5%. the energy regulator has described the hike as "difficult to justify". it follows price rises by other leading energy companies. leicester city's european dream continues this evening, as they take on athletico madrid in the first leg of the champions league quarterfinals. after their fairytale win in the premiership last year, leicester have had a difficult season, which saw them slide down the table — but it seems their fortunes may have turned. joe wilson is in madrid this evening. it is hot, it is madrid, it's the champions league quarterfinal — and it's leicester city. now, honestly, where will this ever end? sadly the pleasant scenes of fans enjoying the sun were far from the full story. leicester city have officially complained about the behaviour of the police here. some leicester fa ns behaviour of the police here. some leices

alex forsyth went to investigate buyers and sellers in lebanon.ng images in her report. shut away in the back room of a make—shift coffee shop, a teenage boy lies in pain. "slowly, slowly", he says. he can barely move. he'sjust sold his kidney. translation: i am constantly taking painkillers. the pain is terrible. i'm exhausted. he's a refugee who fled syria when his brothers and father were killed there. at 17, he supports his mother and five sisters. desperate for money, he sought a dealer in human organs. translation: i met him at night, he blindfolded me with a bandage. i was so scared. i got paid £6,500. i've already spent most of the money paying the rent and clearing my debt. in lebanon, syrian refugees face heavy work restrictions. aid is limited and stretched. for some, like this man, there's opportunity in the poverty. he arranges organ sales and agreed to talk to us if he remains anonymous. translation: i exploit people, that's what i do. some of my clients would have died anyway, just like this boy. he could have died in syria. i'm exp

alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut.vel in nearly a decade. the office for national statistics says the figure — which excludes the amount borrowed by publicly—owned banks — was £52 billion in the year to march, which is £20 billion lower than in the previous 12 months. nestle says it's cutting 275jobs in the uk as part of a plan to move production of its blue riband biscuit to poland. the losses will mainly affect sites in york and newcastle. the company said a "rapidly—changing external environment" had led to the decision, but denied it was linked to brexit. president trump has indicated he's willing to delay trying to secure federal funds to build his so—called ‘great wall‘ along part of the us border with mexico. the president has until the end of the week to agree federal spending plans with congress or risk marking his 100th day in office with a government shutdown. our north america editor, jon sopel, has more details. reporter: mr president, are you going to insist on border funding? donald trump made his fortun

alex forsyth is there.orking dinner.” can't imagine they will be discussing the brexit negotiation that all! this is the first time theresa may is meeting michel barnier. we know that both sides at this stage in proceedings have set up this stage in proceedings have set up broadly the way they want these negotiations to proceed with theresa may saying they want to as soon as possible talk about a trade deal, the future relationship with the european union, alongside negotiating the terms brexit. we know that the eu and the commission have set out their stance and said they need to resolve some issues first. things like the rights of eu citizens and whether or not the uk has any financial settlement with the eu before departure. that will form part of the discussions that will go on tonight. we are told the prime minister will be reiterating what she set up tonight in her letter to the european council. the letter to the european council. the letter that started the negotiation process. and we can imagine th

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.spondent chris masonjoins us from westminster. in the morning. this is an important day, isn't it, forjeremy corbyn? they are saying it is as first official speech but nonetheless all eyes will be on him later this morning. you will hear lots of references to the word first, i suspect, as various defence are branded as the first. the rhetoric, the language being cranked up as we count down. now the vote has happened here in the commons, there is the sense that the dataset and it can all start formally even though mps will sit in the chamber for the next week or so. jeremy corbyn‘s big pitch is to say that labour is i million miles behind in the opinion polls but they are offering something different. they say it is a foregone conclusion in the media that labour is going to lose but they stand up for ordinary people so it should not be. theresa may will return to the theme of strong and sta ble return to the theme of strong and stable leadership. liberal democrats will continue to make

here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth.s on a syrian airfield earlier this month, the first direct us action against syrian government forces, a response to a chemical attack which killed civilians. today, the foreign secretary suggested, if asked, the uk would support such strikes in the future, possibly without the approval of parliament. if they come to us and ask for our support, whatever it happens to be, as was the case in 2013, in my view, and i know this is also the view of the prime minister, it would be very difficult for us to say no. she would have to go to the commons. i think that has to be tested. i think it would be very difficult for us to say no. mps said no when asked to back air strikes in syria by david cameron in 2013. today, opposition parties said the process for making such decisions was vital. unilateral, illegal intervention would be counter—productive. it seems to me, boris johnson is following tony blair in that respect. if the government wants to have parliamentary authority, they should ask fo

alex forsyth, bbc news. the headlines.ry has ordered a review into an nhs trust after concerns were raised over a number of baby deaths. a man has beenjailed forfour months for threatening and facebook to kill the mpp spawn. —— at the mp for eastbourne. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in a decade.in the three months to february, the number of people out of work fell by 45,000 to 1.56 million. but as our economics correspondent, jonty bloom, explained, average earnings are struggling to keep up with inflation. it is good news. we are very good at creating jobs, but not increasing productivity and therefore ning enough to pay ourselves more. ever since the credit crunch we have dove we are creating jobs but they are low—paid jobs. all thejobs we are creating jobs but they are low—paid jobs. all the jobs we we are creating jobs but they are low—paid jobs. all thejobs we have are not getting the pay rises that they used to in the past. customers of the energy company edf are facing another price rise — the second i

joining me now from westminster is our political correspondent alex forsyth. d, alex, today at pmqs? yes, as iain was saying there, you get the sense we are in full campaigning mode. today, this was an opportunity to campaign and what we're seeing from the parties now is them trying to get the debate on their terms, on their territory, where they think they will do well. so for labour, the push this morning was about the nhs, with policies to increase staff wages and abolish tuition fees for some trainee nhs staff, that came up again during prime minister's questions. there was housing and school funding and the conservatives, they're trying to hake this the conservatives, they're trying to ha ke this about the conservatives, they're trying to hake this about the economy. about stability, about strong leadership through brexit. we heard that time and time again from the prime minister and you will continue hearing it for the next six weeks or so. hearing it for the next six weeks or so. tell us what's been happening in the liberal democrat ranks. there is one m

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. tim farron says he does not think gay sex is a sin, clarifying a question he had refused to answer several times so far during the election campaign. this is what he had to say exclusively to our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, a little earlier. i don't believe gay sex is a sin. i take the view that as a political leader, though, myjob is not to pontificate on theological matters. this had become a talking point, an issue. in that case, if people have kind of got the wrong opinion of what i think about these issues, that's something that's right to correct. so, what's changed in the last 48 hours? you are now able to say you don't think gay sex is a sin, yet the last two years, you have very blatantly swerved the question? well, i'm quite careful about how i talk about my faith. i'm not... i mean, i don't bang on about it. i don't make a secret of it either. when i get asked kind of theological questions, which i don't think many other politicians do get asked, i kind of too

our political correspondent, alex forsyth reports. issue so key, labour has struggled to make its message clear. today, it set out its vision for brexit and promised it was different to the prime minister's. we do not accept that brexit has to mean whatever theresa may says it means. we do not accept that there has to bea we do not accept that there has to be a reckless tory brexit. specifically, the party said a labour government would guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the rights of eu citizens living in the uk. it would liberal democrat slate to keep things like employment rights and protections for consumers and the environment. and it would scrap the current negotiating strategy and instead focus on retaining the benefits of the single market and the customs union. the party said its focus would be on protecting jobs and the economy. immigration should not be 9 only red line or overaveraging priority. freedom of movement has to go. it will have to change. but we must have immigration that works for our communities and

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. ukip area ukip are a nasty party.olicies are not racist and ukip still has a role. we go into this snap election determined to hold the government's feet to the fire on brexit. we will act as the government's backbone.- the last general election, ukip was riding high and shaping the debate around immigration and the referendum. but this time, it is fighting to prove its relevance. in essex the party lost by a few thousand votes the last time. part industrial, most people backed brexit. does ukip still matter. they haven't put themselves around. i don't know the name of leader. without ukip we wouldn't have brexit. you think they have a role now. i think they have a major role. but this councillor has quit to join the tories, saying after brexit, ukip lost its way. there was so much fighting, we didn't look like we had a plan to atament. he -- adapt. he disagrees. we want to see cuts to immigration as do most people, we will be the only party to slashing the foreign aid budget to ensure british taxpayers' money is spen

here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth.mith will strike on a syrian airfield earlier this month, the first direct us action against syrian government forces, he responds to a chemical attack which killed civilians. today the foreign secretary suggested if asked the uk would support such strikes in the future, possibly without the approval of parliament. if they come to us and ask for our support, whatever it happens to be, as was the case in 2013, in my view, and i know this is the view of the prime minister, it would be very difficult for us to say no. you would have to go to the commons. i think that has to be tested. i think it would be very difficult for us to say no. mps said no when asked to back at must my strikes in syria by david cameron in 2013. today opposition parties said the process for making such decisions was vital. unilateral illegal intervention would be counter—productive. boris johnson illegal intervention would be counter—productive. borisjohnson is following tony blair in that respect. if the governme

alex forsyth has been looking at what happens next. ago when the country last had its say on the kind of government it once. have a nice day! then, david cameron at the helm, campaigning on the economy, the nhs, and with a promise to hold a referendum on eu mentorship. that was a decision that led to his resignation when the country backed brexit. i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. so theresa may took over and pledge from the start to honour the referendum result. brexit means brexit and we are going to make a success of it. despite her slim majority in the commons, she repeatedly said there would not be an early election. i cannot bring to be calling a snap election, i have been very clear that i think we need that period of time, that stability to be able to deal with the issues that the country is facing and have that the country is facing and have that election in 2020. but with such a slim majority in the house of commons, parliamentary battles over exit beckoned. theresa may want a mandate

our political correspondent alex forsyth joins us from westminster. s boris johnson said? borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been pretty quiet in this election campaign so far, but he has now waited in in true fla m boya nt style. he but he has now waited in in true flamboyant style. he is known for his colourful use of language and has turned that full blast onjeremy corbyn. he has called him a martin headed —— mutton headed and says he threatens national security. he says he asks nonsensical questions in parliament, he would be calamitous in parliament and disastrous for brexit. this is the core of the conservative campaign so far. they are trying to make this about leadership to draw parallels between jeremy corbyn and theresa may because they think this will do them some savers, but labour have been highly critical of these comments. the shadow secretary says boris johnson was only allowed out of hiding if he talked delusional nonsense. she says he is looking after exit, a significant thing for this country, and these remarks

let‘s speak to our political correspondent alex forsyth who is outside number 10 for us.ry needs to tackle brexit and beyond. she will be trying to make the argument that u nless be trying to make the argument that unless you vote for the conservatives, then you will get a coalition. that is something that the other parties have ruled out. theresa may will continue to make the case as she goes to wales. that is significant in its own right, because that is traditional labour territory. by going there, theresa may will show that she is confident that she can win over some of those labour voters, including some of those who act brexit. she will be boosted by recent opinion polls, but there are still six weeks to go. we‘ll speak to labour‘s barry gardiner, shadow secretary of state for international trade, atjust after 8 o‘clock this morning. sir eltonjohn has cancelled a series of shows in america afterfalling ill with what‘s been described as a potentially deadly bacterial infection. the singer — who‘s 70 — spent 2 nights in intensive care after contracting the illness whi

joining me now from westminster is our political correspondent alex forsyth. mince their words today, alex? no, as iain was saying, this wasn't about a moment in parliament as prime minister's questions takes place every week, this was an opportunity to campaign. what the parties were doing was trying to draw the debate round to the territory they know is cold fortable for them. so for labour, it was about the nhs, it was about living standards, it was about school funding and for the tories, it was about the economy, about stability, about the economy, about stability, about brexit, and what we will hear again and again from theresa may is the idea of strong leadership. remember this was the last prime minister's questions before the election so some of the people might not be there in six weeks tile and you got a sense today that thises wa the last day of term. people were gearing up for the last day of term. people were gearing upfora the last day of term. people were gearing up for a big fight and they we re gearing up for a big fight and they were ready to

here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth.sile strikes on a syrian airfield earlier this month, the first direct us action against syrian government forces, a response to a chemical attack which killed civilians. today the foreign secretary suggested if asked the uk would support such strikes in the future, possibly without the approval of parliament. if they come to us and ask for our support, whatever it happens to be, as was the case in 2013, in my view, and i know this is the view of the prime minister, it would be very difficult for us to say no. she would have to go to the commons. i think that has to be tested. i think it would be very difficult for us to say no. mps said no when asked to back air strikes in syria by david cameron in 2013. today opposition parties said the process for making such decisions was vital. unilateral illegal intervention would be counter—productive. boris johnson is following tony blair in that respect. if the government wants to have parliamentary authority they should ask for parliamentary

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. ukip are a nasty party.cist and ukip still has a role. we go into this snap election determined to hold the government's feet to the fire on brexit. we will act as the government's backbone. at the last general election, ukip was riding high and shaping the debate around immigration and the referendum. but this time, it is fighting to prove its relevance. in essex, the party lost by a few thousand votes the last time. part industrial, most people backed brexit. does ukip still matter? they haven't put themselves around. i don't know the name of the new leader. without ukip we wouldn't have brexit. you think they have a role now. i think they have a major role. but this councillor has quit to join the tories, saying after brexit, ukip lost its way. there was so much fighting, we didn't look like we had a plan to atament. he disagrees. we want to see cuts to immigration as do most people, we will be the only party to slashing the foreign aid budget to ensure british taxpayers' money is spent on the nhs and we

our political correspondent, alex forsyth reports.r has struggled to make its message clear. today, it set out its vision for brexit and promised it was different to the prime minister's. we do not accept that brexit has to mean whatever theresa may says it means. we do not accept that there has to be a reckless tory brexit. specifically, the party said a labour government would guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk. it would legislate to keep things like employment rights and protections for consumers and the environment. and it would scrap the current negotiating strategy and instead focus on retaining the benefits of the single market and the customs union. the party said its focus would be on protecting jobs and the economy. immigration should not be the only red line or overaveraging priority. freedom of movement has to go. it will have to change. but we must have immigration that works for our communities and for our economy. that means there has to be movement of people to come and work in this country. how that'

sending grossly offensive messages to eastbourne mp caroline ansell. 0ur political correspondent alex forsythhe messages posted on facebook. the court heard he had been angry at proposed disability cuts and he put on his facebook page, "if you vote to take £30 off me, i will personally come around to your house and stab you to death." the police were alerted. they said it was a credible threat and subsequently charged mark sons. i spoke to caroline ansell about the impact the threat had on her and her family. i remember where i was when i picked up the call from my local police to say that they had had a credible threat against my life and a local man had been arrested and was in custody. i was at home, sunday morning, and wasn't expecting that. what's been the impact on your family? i sat with my 12-year-old son and his eyes widened as he read the message and saw my photograph alongside the man who'd been charged and so did have an affect on them. this threat came after what happened tojo cox. this threat came after what happened to jo cox. how this threat came after what happened tojo cox.

our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster.nsions. how significant is it that the prime minister today did not wa nt to the prime minister today did not want to go as far as to guarantee its future. this was the final pmqs before the election, the final time the house of commons will look as it does so no surprise the parties tried to campaign on territory where they feel strong. and we saw tried to campaign on territory where they feel strong. and we saneremy corbyn go on the nhs, house prices and the tories going on the economy and the tories going on the economy and strong leadership. also why the snp chose to target theresa may about the pensions triple lock. what that means is the current guarantee that means is the current guarantee that state pensions rise either by average earnings, inflation or 2.5% whichever is higher, though something labour is committed to delivering under the next government but theresa may would only say that a future conservative government would continue to ensure state pensions did rise. for th

our political correspondent alex forsyth was at brighton magistrates court.enced to a custodial terms for the message he posted on facebook in november last year. now the court heard how he had been angry at proposed disability cuts and as a consequence he put on his facebook page, "if you vote to take £30 off me, i will personally come round to your house and stab you to death." now police were alerted to that post and then made caroline ansell, who is the eastbourne mp, mark sands‘ local mp, aware of what had been posted. they said it was a "credible threat" and they charged mark sands, but earlier i spoke to caroline ansell about the impact that that threat had had on her and her family. i remember where i was when i picked up the call from my local police to say that they had had a credible threat against my life and that a local man had been arrested and was in custody. i was at home, it was a sunday morning and i wasn't expecting that. what's been the impact on yourfamily? seeing it on the front page of your local newspaper and then seeing it in every c

alex forsyth has more details.nomy, the nhs and with a promise to hold a referendum on eu membership. that was a decision that led to his resignation, when the country but brexit. i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. so, theresa may took over and pledged from the start to honour the referendum result. brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it. despite her slim majority in the commons, she repeatedly said they would not be an early election. i am not going to be calling a snap election. i have been very clear that i think we need that period of time, that stability, to be able to deal with the issues that the country is facing and have that election in 2020. but with such a slim majority in the house of commons, parliamentary battle over brexit beckoned. theresa may won the mandate but will have to overcome a rule that says elections can only be held every five years. to get round the fixed term parliament act, theresa may will need the backing of two thirds

campaign against newly public funded we can cross to central london where our political correspondent alex forsythcommunities in the uk and they want to make this a real focus of their election campaign, so they outlined a whole series of policies which will now be considered for inclusion in the ukip ma nifesto. considered for inclusion in the ukip manifesto. i will run you through some. the first is a moratorium on new islamic state schools opening until, you can't say i'm the full muslim community is better integrated. in schools where children are exposed to islamist ideology should be shut down and subject to investigation. failure to report female genital mutilation should become a crime and the crown prosecution service should consider prosecuting parents of fgm victims. girls at risk of this should be subject to annual checks within a school. they also said the face veil, any base covering at all should be banned in public places. sharia law should be banned and there would be a legal permission to look at disbanding sharia courts and all official documents should be written in english. th

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.igning can start in earnest, now the election date has been set — and the party leaders are wasting no time. jeremy corbyn‘s pitch is as the anti—establishment party. he'll promise not to play by the rules, and say labour will stand up for british people in a system rigged to favour the rich — a message he hinted at it in croydon yesterday. are we going to be a country that works only to make the richest even richer? i know which side i'm on. you know which side you're on. this election is going to be fought on the streets of this country, up and down, in town halls, in streets, on beaches, on seafronts. theresa may wants to exploit what she sees as mr corbyn‘s weakness, choosing the labour—held seat of bolton for her first campaign visit. she said only the conservatives can deliver the security the country needs. it's a choice between strong and stable leadership under the conservatives, or weak and unstable coalition of chaos, led byjeremy corbyn. expect the campaign messages to come