that clegg: -- nick clegg: i expected the selections to be difficult for the liberal democrats givenhat we have had to bear in government and the most challenging of circumstances but these results have been immeasurably more crushing and unkind than i could have ever feared. for that, of course i must take responsibly, and therefore i announced that i will be resigning as leader of the liberal democrats. a leadership election will be taking place according to the party's rules. myuran sukumaran that was deputy -- molly: that was deputy prime minister nick clegg resigning. we are exciting to hear from the labor leader ed miliband. he could follow in clegg's foot stance as labour was trounced in scotland by the snp. let's get up to speed with the general election results, and to that we tracked over to "france 24's" benedict. we are pretty much seeing all smiles, but that is not the case for labor and the lib dems. benedicte: all that counts is that the people have spoken. it is not the pollsters as well as they try to do their jobs so the conservatives have 325 mp's coming back from

[applause] tom: nick clegg bear, a very somber looking nick clegg. before we get into talking about the substance of what he said, let's have a look at what happened there. he held on, there was a lot of talk that the tories were going to vote tactically to keep him in there. perhaps they did do that there. do you think that saved him? >> yes indeed. it's cold comfort to think that the liberal democrats in coalition with the conservatives has called them dearly and deeply. but in sheffield hallam it does look as if both groups have switched their support and given it to the liberal democrats, given his two nick clegg in order to stave off a labour win. >> it sounded on the verge of being a bit of a resignation speech. he said he would talk about the future and said -- for the party , for the country and also for his leadership. you might say that's no surprise, he's just seen that practical annihilation of his party. there will be a lot of people at westminster who think he's one of the most talented politicians of his generation, of any party. he's

anyway, huge defeat for nick clegg.business insider said the death of liberality in the united kingdom. what have we got at 12 noon? olivia: more coverage of incredible results from the u.k. this morning. all day long we will be covering them, but we have a special elections program coming up at noon eastern time anchored live from london. tom: we continue our discussion on the american economy. lakshman achuthan with us of the ecri. you mentioned median household income is not going anywhere. it is the money question for america and janet yellen. does your cycle research show an oomph? lakshman: she shifted the goal post, by the way. tom: have we seen why rising wages and your work? ken:lakshman: the inflation cycle -- they've not lead them, they follow them. there is an upturn going on. part of it you are seeing also in europe, the teacher inflation gauge for europe has now hit a three point five-year high. in the u.s., it is not quite yet, but it is starting to firm. a lot of this is that even country specific. it is

going back to nick clegg, he won his seat. the acceptance speech was interesting, cruel and punishing night for the liberal democrats and the results of the election would have profound implications on the leadership of the liberal democrats. it's been a bruising night. they are the party forming the coalition with conservatives and have been in government for five years some members lost their seats in the past hours, seven hours after they were released. and there's a clear picture on how the numbers were dared. disappointing for the democrats and for labor. they gained seats in london. it doesn't make up for those we were hoping to gain across the country and haven't. >> let's look at the figures and speak to tom. as i was saying, it's been in the past hour we have a clearer picture. the lib dems - bruising night. >> we are seeing a real picture emerging. lib dems lost some. vince cable, a politician a cabinet member lost his seat in twickenham in london. it's a bad night for them. across the country, and around the country

david cameron and nick clegg are supposed to start coalition talks.ur reporter joins us with more. talk about the potential coalition again. is this common as a surprise to you? reporter: not at all. we had a nick clegg of this weekend talk about the eu referendum would not be a real red line. coalition talks at this stage until we see the results are very unpredictable and it is really too soon to say what we might the. jonathan: labour has been adamant they will now form a formal coalition with the smp. is that a problem? svenja o'donnell: not really. labour does not need a formal coalition. they already said they would back labour. the problem will calm at the later stage where if you have minority government voted in by the smp if they yard to negotiate with a party that will be the third-largest a you have sticking part. the snp might be and they can stand up. jonathan: things are getting crazy. when this came across twitter come i asked if it was a joke. craps with the show the picture again. are things -- and perhaps we can show the picture aga

-- nick clegg.evail little sigh of relief. i doubt anybody will feel comfortable until the get confirmation on how he is doing. guest: thank you so much, and edwards. that is a very latest in u.k. politics. francine: wednesday and then thursday we book. guy: it is very coordinated on the map. bloomberg has an interactive map. we will bring you all the results from around the u.k. on election night. those colors will be changing quite significantly and we will bring those to you. francine: you will be able to read the map much better on election day. we will talk about the possible exit. we will have plenty more on that next. guy: we will take a break and be back in a couple of minutes. ♪ guy: welcome back. you're watchingguy: "the pulse." we are live on bloomberg television. if it is reelected, opponents say that would cause uncertainty for business. we spoke to a handful of business founders to gauge their thoughts on a potential brexit. >> i think that more mobility is better. there is a public in

would nick clegg really be able to argue 50% representation? there are all of those mechanical questions. >> we should wait and see because as with labour the lib dems should not be throwing everything up in the air right now. tom: ed balls, the shadow chancellor is waiting to speak to us. good evening. not a very brilliant night for your party. mr. balls: there has only been one result so far and that was a labour majority which went up there in clearly the exit poll has caught everybody by surprise because it jives with all of the different opinion polls we have seen today. it is still very early days. we need to see what happens when the actual results come in. even if the exit poll is right that means the conservative liberal democrat majority has been entirely wiped out. let's wait and see because as i said i'm not sure this will turn out to be right. there are some very close constituencies. we thought a very close campaign and if the exit poll is off by 20 seats suddenly david cameron will not be able to put together a majority. still ea

the public suggests -- >> did you say prime minister clegg? mr. clegg. i thought you said prime minister clegg for a moment. >> the public says they can't forgive that one thing. in hindsight would you go into coalition in 2010 again? >> yes, absolutely. the more i look back the more i think it's a brave decision for the liberal democrats. it's come at a political cost. but it's clear in my mind -- we could have been greece. our deficit was almost as big as greece's. our banking crisis was a whole lot worse. and i certainly wouldn't have wanted on my conscience higher interest rates higher unemployment higher youth unemployment, which i'm absolutely sure would have happened if we hadn't stepped up to the plate to create a stable government without which an economic recovery is not possible. and my great concern at the moment is that having got this far over five years, and >> 1,500 pounds off 8 million of the most vulnerable families. we can only assume that they're looking at the kind of plans which they floated some years ago. >> did you know about it

the public suggests -- >> did you say prime minister clegg? mr. clegg. i thought you said prime minister clegg for a moment. >> the public says they can't forgive that one thing. in hindsight would you go into coalition in 2010 again? >> yes, absolutely. the more i look back the more i think it's a brave decision for the liberal democrats. it's come at a political cost. but it's clear in my mind -- we could have been greece. our deficit was almost as big as greece's. our banking crisis was a whole lot worse. and i certainly wouldn't have wanted on my conscience higher interest rates higher unemployment higher youth unemployment, which i'm absolutely sure would have happened if we hadn't stepped up to the plate to create a stable government without which an economic recovery is not possible. and my great concern at the moment is that having got this far over five years, and >> 1,500 pounds off 8 million of the most vulnerable families. we can only assume that they're looking at the kind of plans which they floated some years ago. >> did you know about it

nick clegg for the liberal democrats on 10, down 47 from the last election.p -- treat that with caution. it is difficult to work and places where ukip has not stood before. two for ukip. we shall discover when he first results start coming in how accurate it is. if that is the story, it is a sensational story. nick? nick: sensational. an extraordinary night if the exit poll is right. you sensed cries of joy from conservatives gloom -- conservatives, gloom for the labour party, misery amongst liberal democrats. even if the exit poll is broadly right, quite small shifts in those numbers of seats which is perfectly possible within the margin of error of an exit poll, could produce dramatic changes to who governs britain next. the conservatives talked of winning a majority. a few of them believe that possible. many of them believed they would not make games. if that exit poll shifts a bit david cameron may still struggle to find the allies he needs to form a majority government. ed miliband would find it difficult, but he would not have to despair. there would st

he could lose his job and so could make clegg. -- so could mick clegg. we are think -- we think we are in for deals with smaller parties. possibly with the democrats -- with the global democrats. we are standing by for the most dramatic election results in more than a generation, unless the pollsters have got it completely wrong. in which case, they will have to eat their predictions. gene: we are looking forward to having you with us throughout the next day to keep us on top of what is happening at that u.k. election. stay tuned for all of our coverage threat the day tomorrow . -- throughout the day tomorrow. benjamin netanyahu is still short of the slimmest majority in parliament just hours before the deadline tonight. the prime minister has at a hard time striking deals with potential partners. if he fails by the end of the day today, the israeli president will test someone else with the job. reporter: triumph. regimen netanyahu is still looking for a majority. -- benjamin netanyahu is still looking for a majority. the center-right as well as two ultr

clegg's remarks. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] mr. clegg: thank you very much. thank you. i always expected the election to be exceptionally difficult for the liberal democrats, given the heavy responsibility we have had to bear a government under the most challenging circumstances. but clearly the results of being more crushing and unkind than i have feared. that is -- i must take responsibility and therefore i announce i will be presenting of -- as leader of the liberal democrats. for the last seven years it has been a privilege and an unlimited honor to lead a party of the most resilient courageous, and remarkable people. the liberal democrats are family and i will always be extremely proud of the warmth, good grace and good humor which are political family has shown through the ups and downs of recent years. i want to thank every member, every campaigner, every counselor, and every element -- parliamentarian for the commitment you have shown to our country and to our party. it is simply heartbreaking to see so many friends and colleagues who have served their constitue

francine: finally, the liberal democrat leader, nick clegg said he wouldn't necessarily oppose a referendum on u.k. membership of the eu. >> we should have a referendum on whether we should stay in or leave the european union when new powers are given up to the european union. i always argue that we remain part of the european union. francine: later today we have an interview with another party leader. the green party joins bloomberg politics at 11:00 a.m. we are back with mark gilbert. we talked about the banks. this is an economy very reliant on services. bottom line, we are reliant on services. but also on non-dumbs. how is this election significant in terms of the economy for london, or do you think that people will ride through it, so that in 2-3 years, we will be back? mark: i have a slightly different take on this. i think what we might end up with is a national government. if the polls are saying people are evenly split between the conservatives and labor, and you've got the rainbow of other parties not massively significant in terms of king mating i have a sneaking suspicion that t

those banned from travelling include former british deputy prime minister nick clegg and the general secretary of the e.u. council. stephanie dekker reports. >>> members of the european union call a travel ban arbitrary and harmful to negotiations over ukraine. the german minister says russia should have warned those affected. >> translation: at the at least the list should be made public at a time we are trying to diffuse a persistent and dangerous conflict this does not contribute to that. >> reporter: among the europeans banned is the secretary-general of the european council in brussels. he is due to take over as foreign affairs chancellor angela merkel. there are 18 pols and nine britains including former deputy prime minister nick clegg and the head of mi5. the head of the swedish tax authority also is on the list. >> translation: we have asked for an explanation from the russian side and asked the russian ambassador to give us motivation. we understand that it's a response to the e.u.'s list. that is transparent and gives a reason why certain names are on the list. >> the russ

mark: some are looking at nick clegg.s shock happen when it comes to individual constituencies? alastair: i suspect mr. kennedy in the north of scotland is going to lose his seat, which was one of the lib dem seats. they are all going to come in and retain their seats. maybe nick clegg is more edgy then some as far as his seating is concerned. in reality, the odds are stacked in their favor. mark: cheers have a good weekend. thank you for joining us. manus: it will be interesting. very us options on the combinations of potential government. let's trying to get that -- mark: the scenarios. manus: did you take notes? "on the move" is next. and ireland, we do not celebrate mayday in ireland. "on the move" is next. ♪ jonathan: good morning. welcome to "on the move. moments away from the open of two european markets. what a week. as we get the day started, get the week wrapped up, let's get to your morning brief. japan lowflation. small gains in march. core inflation came in at just 0.2%. lloyd's profit surges. profit at brita

tonight, just a few moments ago nick clegg was 80% of that conversation. at that moment around 5:00 in the morning, more people were tweeting about nick clegg that had tweeted about any other candidate. nina: it will probably turn into a cocktail bar conversation. let's check in with facebook. linda, talk me through the figures. linda: this has been huge on facebook. it is the first election in the u.k.. we just crunched these numbers here in london and back in california. 78 million interactions across 12 million people. for comparison, the scottish referendum, which was the most talked about topic, 16 million interactions. we have never seen anything like this in the u.k. across any topic. nina: is it because the polls are so tight? linda: the important thing to member about facebook is it is a mirror of the real world. 35 million people are on facebook and 27 million people on their mobile phones, talking about the issues that matter. i think what it says is that people care about politics in this country and they care about who will lead them. they car

. >> tonight david cameron ed miliband and nick clegg faced our audience in this town hall.this is question time. ♪ [applause] >> thank you very much. over the next 90 minutes the three party leaders are going to take the stage here and be questioned by her audience of course as ever, and audience that tonight is made up of three loss of 25% who intend to vote for each of those three party leaders and the remaining 25% who are either undecided or supporting other parties. during this program as ever on question time you can text or tweet are hashtag it bbc and text comments to a pre-981. push the red button and see what other people have said that let's now get cracking and hear from the leader of the conservative party david cameron. [applause] our first question comes from jenny johnson. jenny johnson. >> there are rumors you tend -- expect to cut --. >> no i don't want to do that. this report that was out today is something i rejected at the time as prime minister and i rejected again today but i do think it's important we go on per reforming welfare but it's worth rememb

will nick clegg stay? he has eight seats in total.to the math guy, what we have got is a big changeup here in scotland. danny alexander who is in there in scotland. he was at the treasury. a very well liked person. that seat is gone. that name is gone. it is an absolute whitewash here in scotland. election 205. back to you. guy: thank you very much for that indeed. make sure you log in to bloomberg.com for that interactive minute by minute results as we work our way through final counts as we work our way towards what is now predicted to be a conservative majority. the fascinating story really here is in the seats and the numbers that have gone to the individual parties. the number of people that have voted. how different this election would have been in terms of it being run under a proportional representation system. amazing start. so much ground for debate here now. let's turn our attention towards westminster. we have got george osborne arriving at downing street. there you go. the the chancellor. look at that smile on the chancel

. >> the liberal democrats were also decimated it's leader, nick clegg kept his seats but he too resigned from the party. leerd nigel farag failed to get elected so he became the third party leader to go. not in the wildest dreams quite this well for them, not only do they have a mandate which allows them a free rein to continue their economic program they have effectively neutralized all their political threats in england. for the labour party and the u.k. independence party they only have one mp and most people in the streets wouldn't even recognize him. scottish nationalists, all the talk in westminster that the prize will be full control over their finances, as the conservatives try to stop another push for independence for u.k. new fault lines new political forces replacing old ones. with england supporting right wing politics and scotland disappears a very disappointed england. lawrence lee, al jazeera london. >> you're with al jazeera coming up on the program sherpas face an uncertain future. future. >> welcomewelcome back, here with al jazeera i'm shilling. ceasefire in yemen coul

its leader nick clegg kept his seat but he too resigned. leader nigel farag became the third party leader to go. not in their wildest dreams could the conservative party have determined that this could have turned out so well for them. free rein to continue their economic programs, for the labor party and the liberal democrats that means months if not years of regrouping and for the u.k. independence party they only have one mp and most of the people in the streets would not even recognize him. the scottish nationalists swept all before them winning all but three seats. all the talk in westminster is the prize will be full control over their finances as the sceftsdz try stop another push for independence from the u.k. so the british political map has in fault lines new political forces replacing old ones. with england supporting right ring politics and scotland the opposite a disunited kingdom. >> and barbara serra. >> crucially he has that majority in parliament and none of the opinion polls guessed that he would get. but the irony is, rig

nick clegg was warning that we could end up with another election unraveling. mark: anna edwards in westminster. we will speak to you later. caroline: let's look at company news. shares in the world's largest luxury carmaker fell as much as 6% yesterday, after the company forecast slowing growth ahead of earnings. we have the details on bmw. talk us through some of the numbers that came out, because we did see quite a move. >> sales growth at bmw is supposed to be north of 10%, and what they are now saying is it will be between 5% and 10%. they are saying -- what is realistic is 5%-10%. when you look at the bmw earnings, you want to think about two things. bmw is in this unfortunate spot, where they have 15 cars and development -- which is great -- but steel sales come the end of the year, maybe i should replace my car, but at the same time, it means the cars they have out there right now have been around for a little while. when you think about a three horse race with mercedes and audi that doesn't put them in a very good position. product mix is one issue and

deputy prime minister nick clegg is resigns as the head of the lib dems. and marking 70 years since the end of world war ii on the european continent. ♪

among them former deputy prime minister nick clegg. it is seen as retaliation for sanctions imposed on russia for its role in the conflict >>> a heatwave in india kills 2,000 people. the southern states of andre pradesh have been hardest hit. temperatures are putting pressure on communities recovering. >> the worsening drought could have consequences. the resident coordinator warned that the drought could lead to food shortages and could be worse than 2016. it's 16% less. north korea was hit by famine in the 1990, seeing up to a million believed to have died >>> from the university of foreign studies no seoul, saying monitoring north korea's imports from china suggests food stocks are under pressure. >> what is interesting is a few weeks ago is imports from china, of grains going down indicated their good harvest. now we are hearing a different case this time. it's only the lack of sustainability of the food production system in north korea >>> 29 people died in the united states. 25 of the victims from texas. 11 are missing. the u.s.

there are 18 polls on the list and nine britains nick clegg, and the head of the domestic security agency. and a former premier who heads a group in the parliament and the head of a swedish tax authority. >> we have asked for an explanation from the russian side and asked the russian ambassador to give us motivation. we understand that it's a response to the e.u.'s list but that is transparent and gives a reason why certain names are on the list. >> reporter: the russian foreign ministry confirmed the ban was imposed and is similar to bans after russians took control of crimea. since then 6,200 tide where pro-russian separatists are fighting for control. >>> the new governor of odessa's region is a man that fought a war against russia. sack as villa is a man that approval fought a war against russia. >> reporter: president petro porashenko called his governor of odessa a friend of ukraine. he has been advising for months and been a vocal supporters of a move to the west and is an impeccable foe to vladimir putin. he may be part of petro porashenko's drive to root out local corruption. >>

. >> we saw in the report, nick clegg, leader of the lib dems and also the labour party resigning their post. looking at the two major parties, major players in british life, plus are they in ruins now. i mean what are they for? >> i think the liberal democrats are in a terrible state. they have more than 50 seats in the previous parliament down to eight. labour is a major force, wiped out in its homeland scotland. they are in a terrible state and will have to spend time finding direction and choosing a leader. they have time. the british parliament runs for five years there's time for the two parties to sort them out. everything is cyclical, and they'll rise again. for now, i don't think anyone can begrudge david cameron his success, but do you know the clock is ticking. he has a working majority of four. it's not much. people have a habit of dying and moving on. that majority could be whittled away quickly. are we counting down to the referendum on staying in the european union. >> that is something i see britain changing because david cameron is promising a referendum for the british

submitted -- nick clegg submitted his resignation. the prime minister says that we should start by remembering those who gave such sacrifice to save our country and to save our democracy which we have seen in action today. the first minister of wales. his royal highness, the duke of york. on this anniversary of victory in europe, as we prepare for two minutes of silence, all the elements are in place to pay tribute to all the men and women who helped secure peace and freedom for our world. [bells] [horns] ♪ >> wills scotland, and northern ireland, representing. -- wales scotland, and northern ireland, representing. ♪ caroline jones, first minister. representatives of the chiefs. the marshall. the national president of the royal british legion, formed in 1921 to support veterans of the great war. now 100 years later and after many more lives have been sacrificed during conflicts, the legion continues to offer support to members of the armed forces. admiral sir peter wilkinson. the last race laid by randolph churchill and robert gale. r

he also talked about nick clegg. clague has run a positive campaign, he has always been confident and he always said he would defy the polls. nobody expected them to get the 57 seats they did in 2010, but if they get these 10 seats, as of this exit poll predicts, it could be mere oblivion for the party. nick clague -- clegg is at home jinx with his wife, he is due here in a couple of hours. again, tension here is building. i hear, the turnout here is 77% whether that is good or bad, only time will tell. it would be staggering if he did not keep this seat. who knows. tom: any sense at all, do you think he and his advisers are confident? nick dismissed the idea that he would lose his seat. >> he did dismiss it and his advisers were dismissing it, but now they have gone quiet. they say it can't be predicted. they are worried. but the other 15,000 majority here, they said it would be staggering if that were overturned, it would be a bad night for liberal democrats obviously. tom: a difficult question, it is that time in

nick clegg announced his resignation as well. this morning the prime minister said we should start by remembering those who gave such service and sacrifice to cey our country. but also to save our democracy which we have seen in action today. the first minister of wales. >> his royal highness, the duke of york. so on this the 70th anniversary of victory in europe, as we prepare for two-minute silence, all the elements are in place at thesen taff to pay tribute to that generation -- at thesen taff to pay tribute to -- at the cenotaph to pay tribute to that generation and all those men and women. [chiming] ♪ ♪ >> wales and scotland. >> representatives of the service chiefs. >> next wreath laid by the national president of the royal brit herb legion. the legion formed in 1921 to support the veterans of the great war. now after many years later and so many more lives have been sacrificed, the legion continues to offer support to the members of the armed services. vice admiral sir peter wilkinson. last wreath laid by randolph churchil

cameron, miliband, charlotte clegg, who will be the next prime minister? or, who will be the leader of the party with the most seats in parliament to form a coalition government at the request of the queen? it all starts now on "with all due respect." across the pond, above and beyond. mark: happy overseas election day. to make our british viewers feel comfortable, we are doing the show in english tonight. first, the polls just closed across the pond. without wasting any time, let's go to london where francine lacqua can give us an update on the election. the polls closed, what do we know? francine: the exit polls have been accurate, and we have the tories possibly with 316 seats. if this were to be true, they may be able to actually form a minority government. this is a very uncertain election. if these figures are true, we may be onto something quicker than expected. mark: many thanks. don't take off your mic, because will be coming back to you. we are here in des moines. behind me is mission control at the des moines register who were covering the caucu

center of the right, part of rupert murdoch, making fun of david cameron's two defeated opponents, nick clegg and mr miliband - awkward - as they had to attend the victory in europe day commemoration yesterday. and the one paper that voted or written on behalf of the labor party in support of the left and center left. the "the guardian" is pretty much dominated by analysis at the defeat - shock and horror as humiliation shakes labour to the core. a mixed bag, but sympathy of the press. positive headlines marking this extraordinary victory for the conservatives. >> so simon, victory is one thing, governing is another. there's real changes ahead for david cameron, could you talk more about that. >> very much so. extraordinary and stunning victory for david cameron, but his in-tray is bulging with difficult issues not least of which is this extraordinary new fractured political landscape of the u.k. the scottish national party winning all but three seats north of the informal border between scotland and england, will have to reach out to the scots to prevent the falling apart of the u.k. he says

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a coalition if no single party wins a majority. despite plummeting support for the democrat lib party he may have a crucial role to play. as the battle for control of britain's parliament reaches the final stage, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> the theatre known as the birthplace of birth place of british cinema is set to reopen. it's been 120 years since the screens at the regent street cinema. the film reels will role again. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: welcome back to a bygone age of cinema. this is london's regent street cinema set to reopen after a multi-million refit. it was here in 1896 that the lumiere brother showcased a famous cinematograph at the start of a world tour. >> i imagine people might have been scared, and, i mean, it must have been extraordinary. just the darkness, and then something moving towards you. i think it must have been, you know, dreamlike and sort of beautiful, extraordinary like a spectacle circus type of feeling. >> it will sho

mark: a fellow named nick clegg. he is your version of joe biden. john cleese: he's very young. 17. and he's done terribly well as deputy prime minister. i think he is very likable. and i think he is actually a very smart guy. that is the party i support. so i would say that, wouldn't i? i'm going to go on the bus with him on wednesday, the day before the election, just to say to people, i think this is the one. mark: what is the difference -- thumbnail between scots, irish and people from wales? john cleese: scots and irish -- large, ginger, hairy. from wales -- short, dark and bowlegged. very easy to spot. john: what about in terms of their temperament? john cleese: the temperaments, they are all celts, meaning they are not proper englishman. and they are excitable. terry jones of monty python is a typical celt. john: that raises another interesting question and a more existential one, what is wales? john cleese: whales are large mammals that swim around in the north atlantic. what is your question? what is wales? john: many americans are confused about what wales is. john cle

their leader nick clegg. to the surprise of many. they have healed together well. and exit polls indicate that it was doing to collapse. it regarded student tuition fees. it puts them within touching distance of a majority but not part. a deal with the northern ireland democratic unionist party is a possibility. for ed miliband it's been a disappointing night. labor well behind the conservatives in the race for the largest party. if the conservatives can't form a coalition, ed miliband will take a crack at forming one that could propel him into the home of the prime minister number 10 downing street. there are over 100 political parties, and 3,971 candidates taking part. among the key parties, the anti-europe u.k. independence party, in its first election. the welsh nationalist, and the scottish national party, according to exit polls on course to win all but one seat in scotland making them the biggest nationalist party ever at wet minister and this is westminster, on the u.k. - what the u.k. elections are all about it's possible the race is so close the british p

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a kilometrition if no single party wins a majority. despite less support for the democrat lib party he may have a role to play. as the battle reaches the final statement, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> in brazil a former petrogas executive blamed bad politicians for scandal at the state oil company. he made the accusations in a parliamentary corruption inquiry. his testimony uncovered aelo gagss of -- allegations of contract-fixing bribery. and kickbacks. >> this happened because of the attitudes of bad politicians. petrogas didn't invent cartels. it wasn't a director that invented it nor the company to pay for the politicians. the origin, the genesis of the problem was brasilia. there was a request for 650,000 for per cent dilma rousseff's campaign yes >>> venezuela's first lady is a tv presenter for the state channel. she launched her own show "at home with sillia" on sunday. many see it as a bid to improve the president's approval rating. >> reporter: costa rica

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a coalition if no single party wins a majority. despite plummeting support for the democrat lib party he may have a role to play. as the battle for control of britain's parliament reaches the final stage, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> former arkansas senator mike huckabee enters the race to be the republican party's nominee for the presidential election. he is the third candidate to declare this week, and ran in the nomination race in 2008 >>> in brazil a former petrogas executive blamed bad politicians for a corruption scandal at the company. he made the accusations in a parliamentary inquiry. prosecutors are investigating several members of the former and current government for any wrongdoing. it was costa's testimony that helped authorities uncover misconduct within petrogas. >> this happened because of the attitudes of bad politicians. petrogas didn't invent cartels. it was not the company that had to pay for the politicians. the origin, the genesis of the pro

clegg short, but we do have to stop because we have exactly 90 minutes for this program. that ends, incidentally of course as you would guess, this edition of question time. we're going to be back not next thursday when we have the election results but on friday evening at 9:00 when we'll be looking back at the election and seeing what's happened. the first chance to talk about it. so from here my thanks of course to our party leaders and particularly to all of you who came to take part in this in leeds. good night. [ applause ] >> a look at the state of the u.s. economy with cnbc reporter. kim mac of the daily beast -- tim mack of the daily beast talks about the patriot act. and reconstruction efforts in afghanistan. we take your calls him a clear comments on facebook and twitter. -- m look for your comments on facebook and twitter. the european trade commissioner will be in washington, d.c., on monday. she will speak at the center for strategic and international studies. that is live at 9:00 eastern. later in the day, it we take you to the cato institute for a discussio

and in particular, on this day nick clegg.an be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments. and people believe profoundly in public service have seen that service cut short. ed miliband rang me this morning to wish me luck with the government. it was a generous gesture from someone in public service. the government i lead did important work. it laid the foundations for a better future and we must build on them. i truly believe we are on the brink of something special in our country. we can make britain a place that a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to work and do the right thing. our manifesto is a manifesto for working people. and as a majority government, we will be able to deliver. it is the reason why a majority government is more accountable. 3 million apprenticeships, help with childcare. helping 30 million people cope with the cost of living by cutting their taxes. creating millions more jobs that give people the chance of a better future. and yes, we will deliver that referendum on our future in europe.

. >> reporter: nick clegg deputy prime minister, resigned. nigel farage, resigned. only the scottish nationalists who wiped labor out in scotland also came out big winners. >> having a go, that pumps me up. >> reporter: david cameron's victory came after a campaign that had an undercurrent of nastiness. when the labor leader broke rule 1 by eating a bacon sandwich on camera the tory press was ruthless. miliband didn't look like a prime minister, they says. now he won't be. one this despite labor bringing in obama guru david axelrod. another obama aide, jim messina helped mastermind the conservative win. for u.s. republican pollster and cbs news consultant frank luntz this was an election with a familiar feel. >> there's no commonality within the partys. there's no civility. there's no respect. and that makes the elections particularly negative, particularly divisive and you've now got an electorate that is just plain cynical. >> reporter: and scott there's fallout from this vote. the strong showing by the scottish nationalists may lead to calls for another referendu

. >> reporter: nick clegg, deputy prime minister, resigned. nigel farage of the right wing u.k.independence party, resigned. >> i'm not saying i am standing down. >> reporter: only the scottish nationalists who wiped labour out in scotland also came out big winners. >> having a go, that pumps me up. >> reporter: david cameron's victory came after a campaign that had an undercurrent of nastiness. when the labour leader broke political rule one by awkwardly eating a bacon sandwich on camera, the tory press was ruthless. "miliband didn't look like a prime minister," they said, "now he won't be." this despite labor bringing in obama election guru david axelrod as a consultant. both sides used american political pros. another obama aide, jim messina, helped mastermind the conservative win. for u.s. republican pollster and cbs news consultant frank luntz, this was an election with a familiar feel. >> there's no commonality within the parties. there's no civility. there's no respect. and that makes the elections particularly negative, particularly divisive, and you've now got an electo

nick clegg says he is stepping down. salses are still falling for mcdonald's.ws for new ceo easterbrook, this is it -- they are not falling as fast as expected. they were down .6% in april. mcdonald's u.s. sales were down as well. not as much as in march. easterbrook unveiled a restructuring plan. the justice department has opened a civil rights investigation into the baltimore police department. attorney general loretta lynch has agreed to grant a request from baltimore's mayor following the death of a black man in police custody. 'freddie gray' s death triggered riots in baltimore. six officers have been charged in his death. the war has taken its toll on ukraine's president in more ways than one. poroshenko was a billionaire when he was elected last year. now not so mauuch. the war has hurt his chocolate empire. he now has a fortune of $4720 million. russia was his biggest export armarket. mars is breaking with big food companies and supporting regulators' calls for new labeling requirements on sugar content. mars is backing calls to limit sugar in their die

clegg. you mentioned democracy.o i assume from now when the phone rings on friday morning, next friday morning that the next person you speak to -- [inaudible] >> policy they get the biggest mandate from you, the party with the most votes, even if they haven't got a slam dunk result has a democracy. to reach out to other parties to assemble a government if you so choose. other parties may not reciprocate and other arrangements might need to be arrived at. in a democracy there seems to be an old-fashioned principle that the party that has its nose ahead of the other parties even if they haven't been out for a majority of the mandates try and put together a government. >> before we go into another question, does anybody else want to speak about food bank specifically, which is a question we had. let's go on to a question from grace davis. >> the u.k. -- [inaudible] >> free movement in the e.u. has created a problem in the u.k. it did create a problem when free movement became the same as the freedom. i don't think it