caroline lucas.ere in good faith to stay here, it is unbelievably cruel to be using those lives as bargaining chips in these negotiations. the government could be saying that they should stay. i want to be able to make the case proudly for free movement. i think free movement have been the most wonderful gift, the ability to travel and work and live and love in 27 other member state and for them to come here and i have to say i'm sorry the labour party now does not support that. i think our country is enriched by people coming from other countries, the put in i love isa other countries, the put in i love is a confident, outward facing country recognising that migration makes a massive positive contribution. right now we have people like paul and his hate filled rhetoric who make people feel as if the reason they can't get a leg of the reason they can't get a leg of the housing ladder of ocon the agp is because of migration and it is not. —— or they is because of migration and it is not. —— orthey can

do you think caroline lucas do that effectively?be green mp5 in parliament and we have the opportunity to send messages to other points of parliament. i think it has been a good election for us so farand it has been a good election for us so far and caroline is incredible. we love her. sian berry from the green party there. and to my right, here is stephan lewies from clyde comrie. —— by comrie. a big night for the smaller parties and an opportunity to get your voice out to millions of people. was it heard loudly enough? once again, i think leanne wood's character, likeability and authenticity shone through. and once again, plaid cymru is the party putting wales on the uk political landscape. the question facing the people of wales next week will be, do we want to keep wales on that political landscape and after the votes have been counted and the only way we can do that is with a strong field of plaid cymru mp5. i think u nless we field of plaid cymru mp5. i think unless we have plaid cymru speaking up unless we have plaid cymru sp

to give you some flavour of what has been said so far, caroline lucas said, never has our lives are alsoues can benefit all those across the uk, paul nuttall, only one party committed to brexit, ukip is the only party with a clear and honest policy on migration, tim farron said he got into politics to fight and britain is under threat, it is time for hope, and nicola sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up sturgeon, we need mps who can stand upfor sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up for scotland. that is just a flavour of some of the key points of the leaders. the first question was about brexit and what the parties can do to ensure the right brexit deal is negotiated with brussels. this turned into a bit of a ding—dong between four of the leaders and paul nuttall. the four leaders and paul nuttall. the four leaders very pro—eu, they want to remain in the single market, said there was debate between them and paul nuttall and at one point, paul nuttall told tim farron to stop crying about wanting to stay in the eu and let the people have it decided for them. nicola sturgeon accused paul

caroline lucas is one of the most credible politicians and incredibly hard—working.eople but we need more mps from the wing party in parliament. many people will be deciding to vote green tonight. and the idea of the progressive alliance, has that taken root in the country? not amongst the party leaders we have reached out to but i think there is a grassroots movement. people looking at where they can make their vote make a difference and focus their campaigning efforts on areas where there are marginals where we could change the result on day. we have been influential pushing the idea of working together in a more cooperative way. i hope that that will carry on in opposition. why do you think it has not taken off in the way you hoped? on the grassroots i think it has. looking at the number of people signed up and looking at the various tactical voting websites. and the idea that politics needs to get a bit more grown—up. it should not be about childish arguments we have seen in the brexit debate. people want to get into the details of this and discuss policy in a mu

can clark and caroline lucas, i cannot think of two more opposed characters.y need a little bit of spark. rhys morgan would be great because he is charming. she was asking nigel farage some personal questions. this was an example of politicians giving too much away, we do not need to know this information. jeremy corbyn and theresa may on a blind date?|j think and theresa may on a blind date?” think it would be boring. it would be awkward. they could talk about manhole covers and allotments.” don't think it would be great television. good to have you both with us. thank you for being with us. with us. thank you for being with us. that is it from the election wrap, thank you for watching, goodbye. good evening. it has been a better day today with more sunshine around. there was some cloud and rain in northern ireland but it did not last for long. the rain is no petering out as it moves into england and wales. the high and that we have the best of the late sunshine and clear skies full top cool and fresh air as well. the weather front will begin asa well. the we

ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeon, plaid cymru's leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucas ignored since the referendum, gibraltar has been featured more than wales. we wa nt to been featured more than wales. we want to advocate wales' national interest and make sure that the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit. theresa may is not just pursuing a brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme one. she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. in scotland alone, it would cost 80,000. —— 80,000 jobs. there was no clarity as to what leaving meant. that is why the general public should have the final say on the package. when people voted to leave the eu, they voted to control immigration. say no to any divorce bill that is put on the table. since we have been members of this club, we have paid over £180 billion in membership fees. the deal will only be good if theresa may shows backbone. the negotiations between brussels and london over the l-l...--_ n...---|- ._j |._j_m .... ,1l, will lead tgr" * " l-l...--_ n...---|- ._j |._j_m ..

paul nuttall had to be told off because he called leanne wood natalie, and did the same thing to caroline lucasumably referring to the previous green party leader. there was a chance for them to stand out. it does sound as though they we re out. it does sound as though they were just reading prepared answers. there was a chance for someone to step up there, make a name for themselves and put a good case forward. nicola sturgeon has a reputation as being a really effective performer. tim farron was the one probably that desperately needed to show he was capable of being a strong voice, a strong leader, because the lib dems are really not managing to get to this resurgence they have talked so much about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of support. about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of supportm about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of support. it is like a boxing match without the opposition. they are swiping at the end nothing is coming back. one last tory, london city's air traffic has gone virtual. terrifying! i travelled in the city airportjust on wedne

ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeon, plaid cymru's leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucasay on the issue of brexit. it is only by electing plaid cymru mps that this advice will be heard. we have been pretty much ignored since the referendum. gibraltar has had more attention than we have had, so had more attention than we have had, so it is vital that we have a strong tea m so it is vital that we have a strong team of clyde comrie mps to advocate wales' national interests and to make sure the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit —— plaid cymru. theresa may isn'tjust pursuing brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme brexit. today in her manifesto she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. that would cost in scotland alone 80,000 jobs. so my message to people in scotland, whether you voted to remain or leave, is the vote snp to strengthen our hand. the vote was to leave but leave can look very different. there was no clarity as to what it meant. that's why the green party believes you the general public should have the fin

snp leader nicola sturgeon, paul nuttall of ukip, leanne wood from plaid cymru and the greens' caroline lucasnt, sima kotecha joins us live from the event in salford. the danger is that this would be as much about the people who are not there as the people who are? that is right. itv have said that there will be seven podiums on the stage for those, if they do want to attend. until eight o'clock this evening, eve ryo ne until eight o'clock this evening, everyone is welcome. as you said it is unlikely that theresa may and jeremy corbyn will turn up. theresa may said from the outset that she does not want to take part in televised debates. and jeremy corbyn said she is not taking part, why should i? we are expecting five people and to run you through the format it is based at mediacity in salford and will kick off at about eight o'clock, lasting two hours. the leaders will be asked questions from people in the audience and from those who have e—mailed in with concerns and queries. they will each have an opening statement at the beginning of the evening. that can go on for as long as they like.

the party's co—leader caroline lucas has accused the government of putting the our nhs through ‘a cruelged to give the health system a "cash injection". and a reminder — you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign and live events on the bbc news website — that's at bbc.co.uk/news. and if you're on the move, just follow the election via the bbc news app. alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, has given bbc news his first television interview since he was released, following an appeal. the former sergeant who's been dismissed from the marines was interviewed with his wife claire, who organised the campaign to free him. they've been speaking to our correspondent clinton rogers. don't know why exactly i did it. still, a moment of madness is the best description i can give. not exactly the proudest moment of my life. in the last three years, much has been said about alexander blackman. today, his wife alongside him, he was having his say on a decision in the heat of battle that led to a mu

brighton pavilion the liberal democrats have agreed not to stand against the green party's only mp caroline lucashallenge from labour and the conservatives. meanwhile in hastings & rye, the greens have pulled out to try to help labour oust the home secretary, amber rudd. so, quitea so, quite a lot of negotiating, horse trading going on. do you think we will see more tactical voting this time round? i am not sure we are. what we're talking about, and it was clear from that clip, a tiny numberof it was clear from that clip, a tiny number of seats were majorities are tight and makes a difference, this could be a tsunami from the conservatives and it could sweep aside all the little lifeboat people are constructing for themselves. not enough numbers, the maths doesn't do it. also, that report was talking about the green party, but in the south—east, i feel like the greens have stood aside so much, they are actually not offering the green choice to lots of people. that might have been a tactical choice, but that option isn't even there now. i am surprised how many people split their boats and people i

the co—leader, caroline lucas, who was the party's only mp before the election was called, set out whatlitical correspondent eleanor garnier reports. the greens are a party with notjust one but two leaders. in central london today, they set out what they called big and bold ideas, which they insisted were possible. 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. on the terms of any brexit deal. they want to explore having a universal basic income and a shorter working week. plus, they've got a long—term aim to scrap university tuition fees in england and all existing student loan debt. they're defending one seat but hoping to win over voters in places such as bristol west. i feel like a lot of green supporters are now maybe going more labour because labour have maybe more of a chance. but i'm still a green supporter. i wouldn't perso

in a speech, the party's co—leader caroline lucas said that britain's prosperity depends on the naturalent at the heart of all of our policies. and we do it quite simply because a prosperous, thriving future will be green...or not at all. and a reminder, you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign, and live events, on the bbc news website, bbc.co.uk/news. and if you're on the move you can follow the election via the bbc news app. the bank of england is predicting only moderate growth for the uk economy this year with a squeeze on households' incomes, as wages rise more slowly than prices. interest rates have kept on hold at 0.25%. looking further ahead, the forecast is brighter, although as our economics correspondent andrew verity reports, a lot depends on the impact of brexit negotiations. here is one element of the cost of living that is shooting up. the wholesale price of butter has doubled in the last year, according to dairy farmers. producers and shops are passing on some, but not all of that to us, the consumers. at the last count, the retail price

plaid cymru's leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two—hour showst from salford at 8pm. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. atv a tv debate must include the prime minister, the leader of the conservative party. that would be a proper debate. i made the offer, many times, since the day the election was called. the prime minister said in the last prime minister's questions time, this is the end of the debate, now it is the election campaign. there has to be a debate with the leader's of the party. i'm proud of the labour party and the manifesto for the many and not the few. she should come along and have a discussion. alex salmond spreads the love — the former snp leader has been out glad—handing supporters in edinburgh. and it turns out reporters as well. listen to this exchange with the bbc‘s catreena renton. listen to this exchange with the bbc's catreena renton. hello! are you well? i'm very good. it feels like a long time since i've seen

the party's co—leader, caroline lucas, said they had "very distinct" plans for a universal basic incomehis 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 proposal for a referendum on irish unity within five years, called for a special designated status for northern ireland within the eu and proposals to install an irish language act. their stormont leader michelle o'neill said that they were seeing the beginnings of a 'new political era'. so this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup again, in the strongest possible terms, that we reject brexit, that we would reject any border, that we reject any attempt to put limits on our freedom of movement, we reject barriers to trade and agriculture, and we absolutely reject tory cuts. that we stand for r

the party's co—leader, caroline lucas, said they had "very distinct" plans for a universal basic incomeo, sinn feinn said this will be another ground—breaking election for the party. their leader in northern ireland, michelle 0'neill, said brexit and the good friday agreement are not compatible, and proposed a referendum on irish unity within five years. so, this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup again, in the strongest possible terms, that we reject brexit, that we reject any border, that we reject any attempt to put limits on our freedom of movement. we reject barriers to trade and agriculture, and we absolutely reject tory cuts. that we stand for rights, for equality and for irish unity. as we've heard, today is deadline day for voter registration — the more people that sign up, the higher the turnout is likely to be — at least, that's the theory. at the last election, middlesbrough had one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country. why was that? as part of a series of reports every day this week, we've travelled across the country to find out what vot

caroline lucas is next to go for a drive with me in my white van.ement, i think we haven't done nearly as well as we needed to do. that is that about 10:15am. every wednesday we are looking at how the election is playing out on twitter. every wednesday up until the election, we're looking at how it's playing out on twitter, with data crunchers from think tank, demos, who've been analysing millions of tweets since the election was called. let's talk now to our two chaps from demos —josh smith — he's the techy one — and carl miller — he'll look beneath the data to tell us what it all means. good morning. we have been interested in opening up we have been interested in opening up the democratic abeid, letting people contact politicians who want to represent them. then we found there is 1400 candidates we have been following on twitter since the campaign started. from conservatives, labour, lib dems, ukip and the snp. we have been looking at the way they have been tweeting and engaging people, but this potential for people to contact candidates and say

that the labour party is standing and putting up a candidate in places like brighton against caroline lucas there was a nuanced progressive alliance in the uk. but in france you're right, i'm a leftist, what did the left do in 2002 when we had the ten senior pitted againstjacques chirac, we all went behind jacques chirac. he admired thatcher, he was a conservative, not at all a friend of the left and yet the left used to understand that binding together with liberals, and even neoliberals, against the fascist, racist, ultra—right, was a absolute duty. why have we changed that today? because many of his voters are going to go because they're anti—globalisation. i am anti—globalisation, but above everything else i am anti—racist and antifascist. and we should see eye to eye. macron is infinitely better by the way than jacques chirac was. he's the only minister i met during my tenure who understood the problems of loony economics in europe and tried to help greece not to crash. thank you very much. there is a contrast between the tory and labourcampaigns, in that theresa may is ahead of her pa

snp leader nicola sturgeon, paul nuttall of ukip, leanne wood from plaid cymru and the greens' caroline lucasford. iam in i am in the spin room and on the big screen behind me, the debate is going on. it has only been going on for about 20 minutes and i am joined from jonathan tong, professor of politics from the university of liverpool. what are you making of this so far. we have had some feisty interactions? we have had some very fiery exchanges, everybody ganging up fiery exchanges, everybody ganging up on paul nuttall and accusing him of being theresa may in default by being the pro—brexit person here. every other party leader has attacked that stands and accused paul not all being reckless in his support for aha brexit. those who thought it would be dull, by the absence of the two party leaders from the main parties, are wrong. the leaders are 90% of mps are not here tonight. i think it is their loss. the public would have benefited from having them here. i can understand why theresa may would stand away, but it is difficult to explain whyjeremy corbyn wouldn't be here because it would g

caroline lucas there on the isle of wight.t coast. cloud tends to melt away this evening, clear skies, so it will time chilly. in more rural spots, into single figures. we could see some frost. clear skies overnight means a good deal of sunshine. temperatures whately in the teens. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. these are the headlines: the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says his party will stand up to what he called the elite, who he said determined to huack elite, who he said determined to hijack brexit and even less tax. the question now is what sort of brexit we want and what sort of country do we want britain to be after that? labour once a jobs first brexit. the conservatives are promising to cap energy tariffs if they win, saying it would save money for millions of households. in other news, alexander blackman, the marine jailed for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, says he can‘t explain what he did on the battlefield. moment of madness i think is the best description i think i can give. it's best descript

the party's co—leader caroline lucas has accused the government of putting the nhs through "a cruel formth system a "cash injection." let's talk about labour first, the party was quick to save labour will lead britain out of the european union if they win the election. a clarification onjeremy corbyn's comments a little earlier in the day. the confusion with the mixed messages, but it is there. it is, jeremy corbyn fumbled the question, when asked by laura about whether he would take britain out of the european union no matter what. even if the deal was absolutely terrible, he did not engage, answer the question. back to his question, the clarity of labour's brexit position. they say that except brexit will happen, they want the best deal possible, fullest access to the single market. it lacks a clarity and definition, compare to the liberal democrats, who want a second referendum. theresa may is at adamantly believe the single market, the custom union. labour have struggled since the beginning of the election campaign to really nailed down election campaign to really nailed d own exa ct

caroline lucas will be taking part ina carshare caroline lucas will be taking part in a car share later, that is how ridiculous this is. a few years ago, adele got 12 but now he walks away with 22 nominations, going into this, and he seemed very humbled, as well. we have a clip of him coming up. his head down, he cannot believe it. and then nicky minaya, there was a bit of beef between them in the past, —— template. he name checked from the stage. not many winners apart from them. beyonce won a few, the female categories, and 21 pilots in the rock categories. and to be met, she had her 71st birthday on saturday, and her court was, i was 71 yesterday and i can do a five—minute plank, just saying. how brilliant is that! do we have a clip of drake? i have my whole family appear, look at my dad looking sharp. i have got the man that is responsible for me being here. i have a lot of my life up here, too. and ijust want to say the mottled tight, adele, because when the new thing drops, you will come back to take your record back. not a good night for a british artists. yes, you tend to see ye

plaid cymru's leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two—hour showrom salford. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. the broadcaster has said the invitation to take part remains open until the programme starts at 8pm. a group representing dozens of recycling organisations has named and shamed the six products in your shopping trolley that are hardest to recycle. pringles and lucozade topped the list, while black plastic meat trays were also highlighted as a problem by the recycling association. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin reports. we are running short of holes in the ground to swallow our rubbish. yet landfill sites are peppered with product that are supposed to be recyclable. why is that? the trouble is that so many products nowadays have several different types of materials in their packaging. that can make them almost impossible to recycle. take this. pringles. recycler‘s enemy number one. you have the plastic lid. the foil top. t

tim farron will be here for the lib dems, jeremy corbyn, as we've been talking about, caroline lucas,greens, leanne wood, of plaid cymru, paul nuttall and angus robertson, as well as amber rudd. the audience will be around 130—135 people, picked to represent a ci’oss around 130—135 people, picked to represent a cross section of society across the uk. equally split between remain as magath and brexiteers following the referendum. and they have been drawing lots among the panellists as to who will be giving the opening remarks and closing remarks. that is all they know at the moment. they have no idea what the moment. they have no idea what the questions will be that we'll be coming from the audience. it should be an interesting and lively affair and perhaps given an added bit of spice with the addition ofjeremy corbyn. with that, back to you. studio: thank you, clive. and you can watch the bbc election debate 2017 here on the bbc news channel. we'll have live coverage with clive myrie from 7pm this evening. hamerton zoo, where a keeper was killed after a tiger entered the enclosure she

the party's co—leader, caroline lucas, said they had "very distinct" plans for a universal basic incomeek, 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 have also launched their election manifesto, which proposed a referendum on irish unity within five years. the party is also calling for northern ireland to be given a special status within the european union and says it's working to re—establish the stormont power—sharing executive which collapsed injanuary. so this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup again, in the strongest possible terms, that we reject brexit, that we reject any border, that we reject any attempt to put limits on our freedom of movement, we reject barriers to trade and agriculture, and we absolutely reject tory cuts. that we stand

in a speech, the party's co—leader caroline lucas said that britain's prosperity depends on the naturalvironment at the heart of all of our policies. and we do it quite simply because a prosperous, thriving future will be green or not at all. throughout the election campaign, we'll be taking an in depth look at the key issues that are important to you. today at 3.30, our reality check correspondent chris morris will be answering your questions on brexit. you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag #bbcaskthis — or text your questions to 61124 — and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk. the bank of england is predicting only moderate growth for the uk economy this year — with a squeeze on households' incomes, as wages rise more slowly than prices. interest rates have been kept at 0.25%. looking further ahead, the forecast is brighter — although as our economics correspondent andrew verity reports, a lot depends on the brexit negotiations. here is one element of the cost of living that is shooting up. the wholesale price of butter has doubled in the last year, according to

in a speech, the party's co—leader caroline lucas said that britain's prosperity depends on the natural party that puts the environment at the heart of all of our policies. and we do it quite simply because a prosperous, thriving future will be green or not at all. and a reminder — you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign, and live events, on the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news. and if you're on the move you can follow the election via the bbc news app. so there is no excuse. do not miss it. the bank of england is predicting only moderate growth for the uk economy this year — with a squeeze on households' incomes, as wages rise more slowly than prices. interest rates have been kept at 0.25%. looking further ahead, the forecast is brighter — although as our economics correspondent andrew verity reports, a lot depends on the brexit negotiations. here is one element of the cost of living that is shooting up. the wholesale price of butter has doubled in the last year, according to dairy farmers. producers and shops are passing on some, but not all of that

earlier today we heard from caroline lucas — co—leader of the green party.oting system. essentially it is our incredibly undemocratic electoral system which is forcing the parties to have to discuss ways in which they can manage this tactically to try and ensure that there is a fairer representation of who is elected. i hope that in a handful of seats in the general election, we can see similar agreements. we need to maximise the number of mps who will go back into the next parliament to fight for change in what is such an undemocratic system that hands absolute power to a party at the moment, for example, on less than 2496 moment, for example, on less than 24% of the eligible vote. deputy chair of ukip, suzanne evans, said they would use their defeat to regroup and rebrand. it's not over until it's over. despite these pretty poor election results so far, it's not over. let's be honest, i won't lie to you, we've been a protest party. now we have the opportunity to regroup, rebrand and go beyond that. some serious professional political party. look at the oth

in a speech, the party's co—leader caroline lucas said that britain's prosperity depends on the naturalparty that puts the environment at the heart of all of our policies. and we do it quite simply because a prosperous, thriving future will be green or not at all. snp leader nicola sturgeon has visited st andrews university this afternoon to highlight the importance of eu nationals and european research funding to the success of scotland's higher education. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is there for us. north east fife has a long liberal tradition, a very prosperous area of scotland, but this is one of the seats which the snp won in the general election two years ago and they will be hoping to hold onto it again against the bhui a strong push from the liberals to win it back. nicola sturgeon was here to highlight what she sees as the potentially damaging effects of brexit on higher education in scotland. saint andrews university is here. i will give you a sense of the eu's effect on the university. one third of the students here come from the eu, one third of the research staf

in a speech, the party's co—leader caroline lucas said that britain's prosperity depends on the naturalthat puts the environment at the heart of all of our policies. and we do it quite simply because a prosperous, thriving future will be green or not at all. and a reminder — you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign, and live events, on the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news. and if you're on the move you can follow the election via the bbc news app. the headlines on bbc news: senior labour and trade union figures meet to finalise the party's election manifesto — after extensive details in a draft version were leaked. the bank of england sounds a note of caution about the economy — growth forecasts are downgraded, because the governor says household spending is slowing. there's been a record fine for the company that made 100 million cold calls — their automated messages encouraged people to make insurance claims. and in sport, ross barkley is given a ten—day deadline to sign a new contract at everton or ronald koeman says he'll sell the england internatio

speaking this morning, the party's co—leader, caroline lucas said people should have a chance to ratifyions. although my party fought hard to try to ensure that britain stayed in the eu andi to ensure that britain stayed in the eu and i voted against the unconditional triggering of article 50, we accept, of course, that the referendum was an instruction to the government to begin brexit negotiations. we do not accept however that the decision should be irreversible. the referendum should be the start, not the end of the democratic process. and it is therefore right that people themselves should have the right to have a say on the final deal ina right to have a say on the final deal in a ratification referendum with the option to remain in the eu finally there on the ballot paper the now, those who will say this is against the will of the people. but the claim that the referendum produced an irreversible verdict is a sham. at a general election, voters obviously have the right to revisit the choice of government that they made at a previous election and it would be ludicrous to suggest t

the party‘s co—leader caroline lucas has accused the government of putting the nhs through "a cruel formreminder — you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign, and live events, on the bbc news website, that‘s at bbc.co.uk/news. and if you‘re on the move just follow the election via the bbc news app. this is bbc news at 5pm. the headlines: jeremy corbyn has launched labour‘s election campaign that refuses to confirm he would take the uk out of the european union. the conservatives are promising a cap on energy tariffs if they win the election, claiming 17 million households will save money. alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistan, has told the bbc he deeply regrets his actions. and in sport, maria sharapova is to be offered another wild card as she continues her comeback from a doping ban, this time by the lta, for next week‘s events in birmingham. chris froome is knocked off his bike near his home in monaco, but he is 0k although the bike is not. and jamie roberts is to captain wales on their to

the party's co—leader, caroline lucas, said they had "very "verdeistinct" plans for a universal basicor 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's leader claims the party is heading for another "ground—breaking" election next month. michelle o'neill made the announcement as she unveiled the party's election manifesto — which proposed a referendum on irish unity within five years, called for a special designated status for northern ireland within the eu and proposed the introduction of an irish language act. speaking at the event in dungannon she said "the new certainties are gone and a new political era is opening up in irish politics." so this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup again, in the strongest possible terms, that we reject brexit, that we would

the lib dem tim farron, ukip‘s paul nuttall, snp‘s angus robertson, the greens‘ caroline lucas, and plaidalso be taking part. the stakes are high because tonight's debate takes place amid suggestions in some opinion polls that the conservative lead over labour might be shrinking. our political correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. four weeksjeremy four weeks jeremy corbyn four weeksjeremy corbyn insisted if she's not going then neither are my butt today growing in confidence, camea u—turn butt today growing in confidence, came a u—turn and we will see the labour leader driving to cambridge tonight tojoin labour leader driving to cambridge tonight to join the debate. add campaigning in redding, he threw down a gauntlet to the prime minister. there is a debate in cambridge tonight, i do not know what she's doing this evening but it is not far from london and what she's doing this evening but it is not farfrom london and i invite her to go to cambridge and debate her to go to cambridge and debate her policies, debate her record, debate their plans, debate their proposals and let the public

speaking this morning, the party's co—leader caroline lucas says that people should have involvementot the end of the democratic process and it is therefore right that people themselves should have the right to have a say on the final deal of the ratification referendum of the eu, firmly on the ballot paper. people may say this is against the will of the people, but the idea that the burdick is irrevocable is a sham. voters should have the right to revisit the choice of government they made at a previous election and it would be ludicrous to say that people can't change their minds as the facts change and their understanding deepens. people should be able to revisit a referendum result as long as all parties are clear as to what is on the table. nightingales are britain's most celebrated songbird but are under threat of extinction. this year, as they return from migration to the woods and thickets of southern england, they're being welcomed back by something a bit different. as part of the first national nightingale festival, folk singers are holding concerts in woodlands so they can

caroline lucas — one of the party's co—leaders, said that they were the only party putting the environmentll. and environment is the air that bp is, the water we drink, the countryside, the landscape, it's our rivers and our seas. yet for some, is still a secondary concern. something to be considered when we fix so—called more important issues. we are different. we know our prosperity depends on the natural world. it's the ultimate source of everything we make and use, the food and materials, to the sinks her waist. meanwhile the liberal democrats are to announce that they'd accept ten thousand refugees from syria every year for the duration of the next parliament. party leader tim farron will also say that he is committed to reopening the dubs programme for unaccompanied children stranded in europe and seeking asylum. staying on the election and the conservatives say they will honour the nato commitment to spend at least two per cent of economic output on defence if they're returned to office. they'll also increase the budget by at least half a percent above inflation in every year of a n

the leader of the greens, caroline lucas, said there was no question for which the answer from ukip wasn'tor labour... not only did labour give the tories a blank cheque for a hard brexit, they basically gave them a lift to the bank and helped them cash it in. the liberal democrats are offering a second vote on whether britain should accept a future brexit deal. their leader, tim farron, believes it's better the people decide than theresa may. she's putting together a plan which appeases the paul nuttalls and nigel farages but damages our children's future. that is why you should have the final say on the brexit deal, not the politicians. the plaid cymru leader, leanne wood, was concerned that restrictions on trade post—brexit could harm wales' aerospace companies by introducing stiff tariffs. do you think they're going to stay there? no, of course they're not going to stay there. that's 6500 well—paid jobs in wales that you are prepared to just lose down the swannee. natalie, we have a huge trade deficit... i'm leanne. twice, underfire, mr nuttall appeared to confuse the name of his torme

the leader of the greens, caroline lucas, said there was no question for which the answer from ukip wasnlose down the swannee. natalie, we have a huge trade deficit... i'm leeann. twice, underfire, mr nuttall appeared to confuse the name of his tormentor. audience members asked how the leaders would invest in schools, hospitals, social care, and the future of younger people. there was general agreement money would need to be found, but when ukip‘s paul nuttall insisted there would be a financial benefit to britain leaving the eu, this was the reaction. £350 million a week?! going to the health service, or where? where's your bus? a reference to the infamous battle bus and its promise of £350 million for the nhs. the bus is going to come driving past any minute! brexit continues to dominate this unexpected election race. tom symonds, bbc news. we‘re joined now by our political correspondent eleanor garnier. let‘s pick up on some of the things tim farron, whojoined us on the sofa as joe tim farron, whojoined us on the sofa asjoe time ago, he was talking about changes in social care and the