and aaron banks steamed into clacton with a massive media presence following him.posed for photographs and eight ice cream and he met voters and he told everyone that he thought he would make a very good candidate if he was picked. he also met local members of ukip and they told him that yes, they appreciated his support and his offer to bring finance into the campaign, but they said they didn't have a local candidate already chosen, someone already lined up, who was quite well—known in the area, and this seems have influenced aaron banks decision. he has put out a statement saying he has no intention of standing in the way of hard—working activists who are the heart and soul of the party. so he says he will be campaigning hard in cla cton says he will be campaigning hard in clacton and he has agreed to give the local party financial assistance to fight the election. aaron banks will not be standing in this election but he will have a presence in the background in the clacton election campaign. the local party did not want him? the local party, when i spoke to them

when i spoke to them a few hours ago, when i was in clacton, they were very tall between really wantingey and really wanting the exposure they would get from having a high—profile candidate —— very torn. this was a party that became divided in 2014 when douglas ca rswell defected to ukip became divided in 2014 when douglas carswell defected to ukip because they already had a strong local party in clacton and they had a candidate ready to fight the general election in 2015 and he was moved to the side in favour of douglas ca rswell the side in favour of douglas carswell who had defected from the conservatives and that divided ukip. the wounds that caused in clacton have taken a long time to heal and i just think the party was really torn between wanting every bank ‘s money and support but also they did not wa nt to and support but also they did not want to divide their party —— wanting aaron banks. tonight they had got the best of both worlds, his support and money. douglas carswell has left a bitter taste in some ounce of some ukip supporters, but he isa ounce of some ukip supporters, b

when i spoke to them a few hours ago, when i was in clacton, they were very tall

he is at this hoteljust outside clacton, he is meeting local party members.ch and he is going to tell them why he would like to stand over ukip candidate. we expect him to go into cla cton candidate. we expect him to go into clacton itself to do a bit of a walk around and actually meet some real voters. as you said, he does not really know this area at all. he told the bbc‘s sunday politics programme yesterday that he has only ever programme yesterday that he has only ever been to clacton once before but he does want to stand here and he said that he thought ukip would not put anyone up against him as a potential candidate. why does he wa nt to potential candidate. why does he want to come here? this all goes back to row which he had a few months ago with the then you keep and the douglas carswell, mr banks fault that he was not a true member of ukip and so he said whenever an election was held, he would personally use his own money to stand against mr carswell. since then, mr carswell has become an independent, he has left you get so perhaps mr banks was rig

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carswell says he won't stand for re—election in june, and will support the conservative candidate in his clactonstituency. a couple are found guilty of causing or allowing the death of their baby girl after pretending she had died on a bus in east london. i'm reeta chakrabarti. in the next hour... a potentially significant step forward in the treatment of dementia. scientists discover drugs which could slow down the progression of a range of degenerative brain diseases. more than £500,000 is raised for a 17—year—old racing driver who's had both legs amputated after being involved in a crash. and, keeping fit during your commute. how cycling to work can halve your risk of getting cancer and heart disease. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he will stand up for ordinary working people, as he attacked big business and the elite in his first major speech of the general election campaign. casting thejune 8th vote as a fight between the "establishment and the people", mr corbyn said a "cosy cartel" ran a "rigged system", and that wealth should be shared

we respect them to go into clacton itself to walk around and meet some real voters.m as a potential candidate. why does he want to come here? this all goes back to a argument he had a few months ago with the then ukip mp for clacton, douglas carswell. he believed he was a breath ukip, he said whenever another election was held, he said he would use his personal money to stand against douglas carswell. since then, douglas carswell has left ukip, become an independent, so perhaps sagna was right in that expect, and other general election has been called. so this meeting todayis has been called. so this meeting today is all about working out what the lie of the land will be. ukip locally wa nt the lie of the land will be. ukip locally want to hold their hustings on wednesday night to choose their candidate for the general election, so aaron banks is trying to find out what they think of him and they are trying to think what he thinks about them. we will check with you a little bit later. thank you very much. let's catch up with the weather. as promised, winter has arriv

former ukip mp douglas carswell says he won't stand for re—election in clacton and will back the tories'll bring you all the latest as campaigning gets underway. also this lunchtime. theresa may holds brexit talks with the european parliament president — he says his priority is the status of eu citizens here. a major breakthrough in the treatment of dementia — a drug for depression could help protect the brain from degeneration. almost £500,000 is raised for a 17—year—old racing driver, who's had both legs amputated after a high speed crash. and how cycling to work can halve your risk of getting cancer and heart disease. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. left out of the lions squad but still leading his country. dylan hartley will captain the england party for their tour of argentina this summer. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said he will stand up for ordinary working people, as he attacked big business and the elite in his first major speech of the general election campaign. casting thejune 8th vote as a fight between the "e

he'd previously suggested he would contest the seat of clacton, after the mp, douglas carswell, leftdecision not to stand after meeting ukip councillors in the constituency and will now supportjeff bray. a 21 year—old man is being questioned by police, after a former royal navy officer died tackling burglars outside his home in manchester. mike samwell who was 35, is thought to have been run over by his own car, while it was being stolen yesterday morning. danny savage reports: mike samwell, a 35—year—old former royal navy officer. he and his wife were asleep in their home in chorlton in the early hours of yesterday when they were awoken by intruders. he went to investigate. what happened in the following few moments saw mr samwell run over by his own car and killed. the high—powered audi s3 was soon found abandoned a few miles away. where mike samwell was fatally injured is now the scene of a murder enquiry, leaving neighbours and friends at a loss. he was such a nice bloke. we all liked him. he was very friendly, always talkative, funny... and i really liked him. i am shocked, real

the mp for clacton, douglas ca rswell, has announced the mp for clacton, douglas carswell, has announcedis easy to lose track of political developments, only recently said he was leaving ukip to stand as an independent. why has in our apparently changes mind and decided to stand down? it's all was ha rd to decided to stand down? it's all was hard to keep up with douglas ca rswell, hard to keep up with douglas carswell, who once again, finds himself making political headlines today. the conservative mp who dramatically defected to yougov in 2014, he insisted on fighting his seat as the ukip candidate, which he won. seat as the ukip candidate, which he won. winning back seat is credited with making sure that the eu referendum took place, because david cameron saw that and thought he couldn't refuse. douglas carswell was constantly in the news because of his rows with nidal barrage and then last month, he decided he would sit as an independent. now he has said he will not contest the forthcoming election as an independent mp. he said, i have done everything possible in my life to make sure

one of the most interesting constituents this year is likely to be clacton.n independent. down and out is therefore is now. theresa may, her message that this election is about brexit is one that has resonating here. clacton at the bottom end of essex is the southernmost point of a swathe of the country that stretches from the up the country that stretches from the up through east anglia and the fans to south lincolnshire. strong areas in favour of leaving the eu and also areas that have returned ukip councillors. and here i ukip parliamentarian, the only ukip mp so far, douglas carswell, who has now declared himself an independent. you could say they will stand against him here, the message from people here i have been speaking to today is that while brexit is still very much alive issue for them, they're not so sure about ukip. they returned ukip mp last time, this time they're thinking they might vote for the candidate most likely to deliver the brexit that they want. it is all good, it is giving us want. it is all good, it is giving us another chance to v

that the scene in clacton on sea.hat sunshine, it will be feeling very warm. high pressure is in charge of the scene. it has drifted eastwards allowing a southerly wind to waft across the british isles. warm airto many to waft across the british isles. warm air to many areas. something a little bit cooler to the north—west. most areas through the rest of today are seeing the sunshine. always thicker cloud across shetland, orkney and the western isles. some drizzle here. that is the exception. the aberdeen and edinburgh, sunshine and northern ireland could get to 18 celsius. across the heart of england, sports up to 22 celsius. lots of sunshine. close to the coast, we have a sea breeze and it will feel cooler. it stays fine at aintree. temperature is not far—away from 20 celsius. a lot of sunshine to ta ke from 20 celsius. a lot of sunshine to take us into the first part of this evening. if you are out and about late, it will turn quite chilly under clear skies. cold enough for grass one or two places the countryside.

clacton here on the south end of six, it is the southernmost part of a wide swathes of the country upe eu, and in turn has seen the election of a number of ukip politicians, usually on local councils, but here and only here as a constituency mp. of course, douglas carswell was elected as a uk mp in the last election, but he has since turned his back on the party. he has become an independent, and so now the major ukip donor aaron banks has said that he will stand against mr ca rswell has said that he will stand against mr carswell as a ukip candidate in this area. so far, so good, but what people here are saying is that they are not necessarily sure that ukip is the way to go now. i think many people i spoke to make the point that ukip, to them at least, that you have been created to get britain out of the eu, to create brexit. that is happening, and now ukip may not be the party they want going forward. in fact, not be the party they want going forward. infact, many not be the party they want going forward. in fact, many people said they understood exactly why theresa may has called

former ukip mp douglas carswell says he won‘t stand for re—election in clacton and will back the toriesn to call an election, saying it will provide stability to the brexit negotiations. in the business news... department store chain debenhams says its turnaround strategy could involve the closure of ten stores and regional distribution centres. the firm is trying to boost sales and improve its online service amid fierce competition on the high street and newer, online rivals. the news comes as the firm announced half—year pre—tax profits down by 6.a% to £88m. marks and spencer has named six stores which will close as part the company said 380 staff would be affected but they would be guaranteed redeployment at a nearby store. m&s will also open 36 new stores over the next six months, creating more than 1,a00 jobs. talktalk and bt have received the worst customer satisfaction scores in a survey of 12 broadband providers. they were closely followed by sky and ee in the which? survey of nearly 2,000 people. frequent price rises, connections that fail, unreliable speeds and "woeful" custom

he isn't although he seems confident that he could have won the seat in clacton in essex which douglass he feels he can have much more influence because he is an mep in brussels and strasbourg, says if he compares the influence he can have there in the next few years compared to being a commons backbencher he says there's no comparison. he says it would have been a vindication for him if he could have won seat, eighth time lucky, but that is not to be, for him. he says it would have been a very easy win after all those years he would have relished the idea, having failed so many times. i think it is going to be a real challenge for ukip. the broader point about how they will do at this general election, paul nuttall is now the party leader but they have been riven by arguments, they were only just starting to rebuild and this snap election has probably come very soon for them. and there's the broader question of what is the point of ukip now. that is what their opponents say, now that we have voted to leave the european union, the reason the party came into existence. of course the way

clacton without a cloud in the sky. of wine now. more cloud coming into the north—west. these areas likely stay foudy into the night. a few patches of cloud filtering southwards. —— stay cloudy. much of eastern england, perhaps towards the south west and south wales pretty chilly. in the countryside. it will warm up quickly once the sun comes up. a little drizzle possible in the north—west. more cloud for northern island and into the northwest. eastern scotland will get temperatures into the mid—teens quite easily. it could be a sneezy day for somebody who suffers from hay fever with high tree pollen. into the weekend, some than sunshine. more sunshine developing as the wind direction changes. we push that warmth and sunshine into scotland and northern ireland. until sunshine at aintree for the grand national. no rain for the meeting and it should be dry, sunny and quite warm on saturday. into sunday, the high—pressure sitting over as tends to ship away towards the continent. allowing weather fronts to arrive in the nor

ukip donor arron banks says he will stand in clacton at the general election, against the party's former sole mp, douglas carswell. also, prince william has revealed that the shock of his mother's death is still with him, 20 years after princess diana was killed. he was speaking in a bbc documentary on the london marathon. police say they want to speak to arthur collins about a suspected acid attack at an east london nightclub. good morning from westminster, where mps are expected to give their approval this afternoon to the prime minister's plan for a snap general election injust seven weeks. theresa may says she's going to the polls three years early to help her make a success of brexit and secure a better dealfor britain. opposition parties have accused mrs may of a u—turn, but say they won't vote against the election. this morning theresa may has denied claims of political opportunism and insisted that it's in the national interest to hold a snap election. speaking on the today programme, the prime minister has said she is not seeking a mandate for a "blank cheque" on brexit. so you

this is how the day started in clacton in essex, with plenty of sunshine, beautiful sun rise there.later on. this was a short time ago on the whirl. blue skies a bit of mistiness to burn off. that mist will clear quickly and then a weekend of strong sunshine for many and some pretty high temperatures as well. high pressure in charge, drifting off to the east at the moment. weather fronts you'll notice to the north west, that will spoil the party a little across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. but the further south you are, the more of this you will feel, warm air, which is going to be wafting its way in through the rest of the weekend. i mentioned a bit of mistiness, even the odd fog patch ploorl across the south—east at the moment. that won't last long. then we see sunshine across england and wales. a cloudy start for parts of northern ireland, particularly the north west of scotland. things perk up nicely this afternoon. the exception and there is generally one, isn't there, shetland, orkney, cage necessary and “— one, isn't there, shetland, orkney, cage necessary and —— c

the former ukip mp for clacton, douglas carswell, says he won‘t be standing for re—election.endum result means it‘s ‘job done‘ so far as his political career is concerned. scotland‘s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said labour is ‘unelectable‘ under jeremy corbyn‘s leadership. she clashed with ruth davison in a i’ow she clashed with ruth davison in a row over child tax credit reform. the so—called rape clause which mean women who were ripped out to prove their third child was born as a result of this in order to qualify foran result of this in order to qualify for an exemption. rival msp ‘s javid schum at the conservative leader in scotla nd schum at the conservative leader in scotland after she refused to condemn because when nicola sturgeon asked whether she agreed it utterly abhorrent. let‘s go to our scotland correspondent who is outside hollywood. these two women no holds barred. these two women no holds barredm was really quite robust in the chamber in the parliament behind me during first minister‘s questions. there was a protest outside as well over that issue of

this was the scene sent in from clacton on sea in essex, but across this part of wales it's been a verys and northern ireland. that's how it will be in the evening. some sunshine further south and east. we may see some cloud spilling through the midlands toward central, southern england, but a lot of uncertainty again. it looks like be cloudy for northern ireland. south—west england, eastern england, eastern scotland quite cold again tonight. two or three degrees. as it happens, we could get more cloud through the day. probably the best of sunshine will be across eastern england, wales, south—west england, and temperatures, 15—17. but western scotland, northern ireland, hanging on to more cloud. pollen levels are higher. high tree pollen levels and i'm suffering at the moment. the weekend, sunshine spread more evenly across the uk with some sunshine across western scotla nd with some sunshine across western scotland and northern ireland. most of us are seeing temperatures higher and it should be nice and warm for the grand national at aintree on saturday. no rain in the site for the ain

ukip donor arron banks says he will stand in clacton at the general election, against the party's former

we'll clacton vote ukip this time? they've done their job. they've done theirjob.y more. you voted ukip la st no point any more. you voted ukip last time? yesterday voted mainly for douglas carswell and brexit. so i doubt if i will vote for them again. mr banks got the message. you are not standing. another ukip mp bites the dust? we spent two hours discussing the local party and decided to stand aside. do you think ukip nationally is a happy ship?” don't think it's a happy ship, no. the party is over for ukip, isn't it? i disagree, but there we go. the pa rty‘s chaos it? i disagree, but there we go. the party's chaos in clapton is mirrored across the country. their polling numbers have tanked and are now in single beginners. ukip's fortune in wales illustrate its problem spectacularly. former ukip mp and welsh assembly member mark reckless quit this month. who helped push him out? his kingpin in wales, neil hamilton. more often in later. his immediate predecessor is nathan gill, the king over the water. isn't isn'la kipper. isn'la; kipper. what he isn't a happy ki