yes, david gauke, who we have been talking about in victoria derbyshire's preview. d brent. this is a result of boris johnson's video that he put up last night. i have seen it. the sort of terminology we are hearing is cheesy. others are saying it does liken borisjohnson to david brent, the fictional character from when hogg in slough. the conservatives could see this as taking the mick out of borisjohnson, but i have a hunch that this could be another example of the conservatives using a tactic where they put something out thatis tactic where they put something out that is may be deliberately designed to get people talking even if not in a positive light. and a final word on the prominence of videos in campaigning. yes, we have some numbers from cardiff university and their senior lecturer of the school of journalism, their senior lecturer of the school ofjournalism, media their senior lecturer of the school of journalism, media and their senior lecturer of the school ofjournalism, media and culture. he has totted up the views on facebook and twitter and has found s

the formerjustice secretary, david gauke, has launched a blistering attack on the conservative party,uld pursue a very hard brexit "putting prosperity at risk". mr gauke was one of 21 mps kicked out of the conservative party in september after backing a plan to prevent a no—deal brexit. 100 army soldiers will be deployed to south yorkshire today to help the recovery effort in areas hit by flooding. the government has announced a support package including compensation for small and medium—sized businesses which aren't covered by insurance. it follows the evacuation of more than 1000 properties. meanwhile, the italian city of venice has also been hit by severe flooding after the highest tide in more than 50 years. saint mark's square was under a metre of water last night. tourists were seen wading through waterlogged streets. the mayor warned the floods would leave permanent damage to the city. authorities in australia have warned that massive bushfires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat, despite conditions easing. around 130 fires are still burning in new south wales a

but the tories have had a rebuke of their own. 0n the right, a young david gauke.ay's cabinet. now he is saying this. traditional conservative voters like me should lend their support to the liberal democrats. he lost the party whip in september, and now... you are going to stand as an independent — why? yes, lam. the reason being, and this pains me to say it, but a conservative majority after the next general election will take us in the direction of a very hard brexit. this intervention from a man, who was until recently a serving member of a conservative cabinet, surely remarkable in the midst of a general election campaign. except it doesn't quite feel that way. it's the latest example of how politics recently, particularly brexit, has pushed party loyalties to and beyond breaking point. last week, the former labour mp ian austin urged voters to back boris johnson, claiming jeremy corbyn was unfit to lead the country. you took your time, boris! visiting flood—hit yorkshire today, not everyone was receptive to the prime minister. is there anything in particular

on the right, a young david gauke.member for nearly 30 years, and served in theresa may's cabinet. now he is saying this. traditional conservative voters like me should lend their support to the liberal democrats. he lost the party whip in september, and now... you are going to stand as an independent? white? yes, i to stand as an independent? white? yes, lam. to stand as an independent? white? yes, i am. the to stand as an independent? white? yes, lam. the reason being, and this pains me to say it, but a conservative majority after the next general election will take us in the direction of a veryhard brexit. this intervention from a man who was until recently a serving member of a conservative cabinet surely remarkable in the midst of a general election campaign. except it doesn't quite feel that way. it's the latest example of how politics recently, particularly brexit, has pushed party loyalties to and beyond breaking point. last week, the former labour mp ian austin urged voters to back borisjohnson, claiming jerem

david gauke, who stepped down asjustice secretaryjust before borisjohnson became prime minister, hasd that he's standing as an independent candidate. later today the prime minister will be giving his first key—note speech of the campaign, promising to end what he calls the ‘groundhoggery‘ of brexit if he secures a majority. more military personnel have been drafted in to help in parts of northern england and the east midlands hit by flooding. more than a thousand acres of farmland in lincolnshire has been submerged, after a river burst its banks, and 20 flood warnings remain in place in south yorkshire though none are considered a danger to life. the uk inflation rate fell to 1.5% in october from 1.7% the previous month. the consumer prices index figure was eased by utility price falls, helped by a lowering of the energy price cap. however this was partially offset by rising clothing prices. ajury in auckland has been shown cctv of a man, accused of murdering a british backpacker, pushing a suitcase said to contain her body. grace millane died on the night before her 22nd birthday wh

david gauke, the former conservative cabinet minster, warns a conservative victory could pave the way us in the direction of a very hard brexit. david is a good friend but i think on this issue he's got it precisely wrong.

. —— david gauke. not only will the arrangement be sorted out by next year be unrealistic.interest to get boris johnson's majority. he said the conservatives should not win this election right out for the sake of the country. it's incredible because he used to bea it's incredible because he used to be a conservative. not dissimilar to what ian austin was saying last week when he was saying vote for boris johnson. granted, gauke did not say vote forjeremy corbyn, but he did say don't vote for the conservatives. and in his own constituency he is asking people not to vote conservative because he wa nts to vote conservative because he wants them to vote for him as one of the independent candidates. there will be a full list of those candidates soon. it'll be interesting to see what happens to those independents and how much they confuse things. labour wanted it to be all about how they will spend £6,000 a year more than the conservatives. they wanted to look super generous. it did not quite go as planned. because they have this other idea, which is the idea of having a four—day

office, and david gauke ask them, how long will it take for helen's law to be on the statute book? are very, very personal, i can only imagine how you must feel now, thinking that maybe something was going to happen, and now it's not, and getting that news yesterday, what kind of a toll is it taking on you? a dreadful toll, you know. half of my adult life has been fighting, not to keep this man in prison, just for him to tell me where her body was. i wrote to him three years after his committal for her murder, and i wrote a letter to him, it wasn't a nasty letter at all, because people who read it, like the police and that before i send it on, they all said, marie, you haven't put in there that you can't forgive him, why don't you put that in that you can't forgive him until he tells you where she is? for some reason i said, i don't want to put anything like that in, he may go off on put anything like that in, he may go offona put anything like that in, he may go off on a tangent saying, how dare i say i forgive him? ijust want him to read this letter, as a mother who is desperate

and reacting to david gauke...vote we can get, and we regret we haven't got his support, but we will do our best in the campaign ahead. every politician will attract their critics and fans. but today, a push on all sides to convey core messages. jessica parker, bbc news. as we've heard, labour is promising to spend more on the nhs in england. so do their pledges add up? our reality check correspondent, sophie hutchinson, explains. the cost to patients has been long waits in a&e, delays for treatments for illnesses such as cancer and reductions in services was not labour says it will reverse that. a20 £6 billion real term health care funding boost for 2018 — 19 to 2010 to 3-24. a funding boost for 2018 — 19 to 2010 to 3—211. a real annual increase of 4.3% in real terms for health spending over the next four years. so how generous is that pledge? drilling into the figures, you look at nhs front line funding in england. labour is promising an annual increase of 3.9% over five yea rs. annual increase of 3.9% over five

last night he issued his call, standing alongside some of them like david gauke and others, saying thatnt to try to restrain boris johnson and his approach to brexit. this is what he said this morning. johnson and his approach to brexit. this is what he said this morninglj analyse member of the conservative party. in this particular context i could not vote for my party with a brexit agenda —— i am a long—standing memberof brexit agenda —— i am a long—standing member of the conservative party. if you do not have an independent conservative, i would say only one party can secure another referendum on the issue, and stop brexit, that is the lib dems. what is interesting, it is notjust lord heseltine's intervention that it follows tony blair's intervention yesterday when he said pretty much the same, encouraging people to vote tactically. it leaves you with a sense that the old centre ground in british politics is being pretty much eviscerated by brexit, politics has become increasingly polarised, and it has shattered traditional party loyalties. thank you very much, norman smith. anybody

week, and in south west hertfordshire where the independent candidate and former tory minister david gauke is a party before country?” good to have you with us. it is a party before country? i don't think so. let's look at the facts, we want to stop brexit. we are the uk's biggest and strongest remain party. we have agreed, as you havejust biggest and strongest remain party. we have agreed, as you have just set out, unprecedented arrangement. i cannot think of any other arrangements where one of the main parties in the uk has stood aside in an election for other parties in a number of seats. under the remain alliance put together, in 60 seats, we are standing aside of plaid cymru and the greens are standing aside for each other to give remain candidates the biggest chance. and just for your international viewers, two of the most prominent remain campaigners in our country, the former attorney general, dominic grieve and a former minister in the cameron government, anna soubry have stood aside for those two people as well. what we have done is being quite unprecedented. these arrangements c

david gauke is the latest name to say he cannot stand as a conservative. brexit and get it done, and! need to deliver brexit and get it done, and i know that get brexit done, and i know that get brexit done is the strap line, but i really feel this, because then we can move on to feel this, because then we can move ontoa feel this, because then we can move on to a progressive one nation agenda that brings the country together. as health secretary i feel that strongly because the health services there for everyone, one of the things that unites us. sorry, are you blaming brexit on the fact that key conservatives cannot align themselves with the conservative party a ny themselves with the conservative party any more? totally. david gauke is case in point, he is a good friend of mine, he is a classic conservative, some would say economically dry, but he objects to the direction the party is taking, it is absolutely about brexit. the prime minister is determined to get brexit done, we all know that, and i think very strongly that the best way to get the countr

in favour of her campaign, but it did not receive government support until this year, and then david gaukee. just yesterday, you gave evidence at ian simms' parole hearing. tell us about that. having to go along, it was a late date for me, you know. i did not have that much time. buti you know. i did not have that much time. but i had to go this time to ca nary time. but i had to go this time to canary wharf, which was unusual, but i believe that is how they are doing it these days. and all that i can do, the only thing i can do in their is say how this crime has affected me. can you give us a sense of what he said? well, i've told them, i read them parts of my statement, i think i can say about this, because it is my statement, was that, you know, helen — helen was very reliable, very considerate and happy girland she reliable, very considerate and happy girl and she would never, ever, she would never ever, in all of her life, 22 years, caused me one minute's worry. except that night, coming home from work, she had rang three times that day within an hour, saying mum, you will have my tea

david gauke — the former conservative cabinet minster — warns a conservative victory could pave the wayery hard brexit". a conservative majority after the next general election will take us in the direction of a very hard brexit. david is a good friend but i think on this issue he's got it precisely wrong. venice has been hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years, flooding the streets. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the two main parties in the general election campaign are today focussing on what they regard as their key issues. labour will focus on health — while the conservatives look to brexit. labour is promising to spend an extra six billion pounds a year on the nhs in england than the conservatives if it wins the general election. the budget would rise to 155 billion pounds by 2023 to 2a, compared with the 149 billion pounds announced by the tories last year. the money, labour says, will bring back bursaries for student nurses, expand mental health services and the number of gp training places. meanwhile, arron banks — the long—standing ally of nigel farage — has