liberal democrats, sir ed davey. >> sir ed davey, thank you for joining us today on gb news.is it time to ban politicians from betting on politics.7 >> i really think we need to review the whole of gambling regulation with respect to politics, and i really hope after the election that's what the new government and parliament gets behind, there's got to be much greater transparency and clarification about what is possible and what's not possible. i think people are confused , except in people are confused, except in this particular case, i don't think there's any black and white. in this particular case, people literally went to the conservative. the conservative people appear to i mean , let's people appear to i mean, let's see the gambling commission's inquiry. but from what we heard, we hear from the media and elsewhere, people went into a room in number 10, were told the date of the general election. then when out of that room, placed a bet on it. so we don't know that i made it clear that's what we appear. and do you know what.7 i think people know that if you place a bet

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we've now got sir ed davey.ite subtly on page 112, but let's be honest, he's desperate to rejoin the eu again. i ask you, what's liberal or indeed democratic about that suggestion? people were told in 2016 that we were going to keep all the economic advantages of being in europe. >> what we were getting rid of was the political union, and we would reclaim the ability to control our borders. how is that going , by the way? and what control our borders. how is that going, by the way? and what has happenedis going, by the way? and what has happened is that we have lost all the economic benefits of being in the european single market. but as your political editor was just saying a minute ago, we still have to obey the rules. it doesn't matter whether you're american, chinese , you're american, chinese, japanese, brazilian or whatever. if you want to sell into the european single market, the world's most lucrative market, you are obliged to play by its rules and the court of justice in europe is the arbiter. we used

but i think ed davey, i think, look, he is trying to do what the leaders of small parties often do, whichment, which remember i agree with nick. i don't think that the other party leaders are going to appear in that debate. i don't think keir starmer or rishi sunak will appear in the many handers. really? i don't think so. i mean, i'm surprised by that. are you? yeah, i think it's a general election campaign. you would think under the rules. well, there are established rules. well, the rules... well keir starmer and rishi sunak would say to you is that they're the only two people who can be prime minister, so the other parties can fight it out and in previous multi handers or whatever you want to call them, those debates that look like an episode of 15 to i. i love them. do you love them? you know, i mean, they're great. they're all really important. i should get michael mcintyre to do the wheel! it could be like, where do you stand on wind farms? offshore wind farms. not sure you're taking this seriously. it sounds like we're having far too much. i mean, entertainment. but the point is,

and >> that wokester ed davey.ining me now is gb news political editor, christopher hope. political editor, christopher hope . christopher, an hope. christopher, an interesting interview there. of course, he stresses that he has nothing in common whatsoever in terms of values with reform. and yet the poll today, which puts the liberal democrats potentially in the position of becoming his majesty's opposition, owes a lot to the strength of reform . strength of reform. >> that's right. hi, michael. great to be on your show tonight here from the spin room at the bbc in nottingham. we're waiting shortly, starting this last head to head debate of this six week campaign. rishi sunak versus sir keir starmer. and yet that poll that dropped to 5 pm. today, we couldn't share the detail with sir ed davey because the poll hadnt sir ed davey because the poll hadn't been released yet until 5:00, but certainly putting lib dems on 71 mps, making them the leader of the. he'll be the leader of the. he'll be the leader of the opposit

ed davey said they could make — pledges as well.could make sure everyone can see l pledges as well. ed davey said they | could make sure everyone can see a doctor or dentist if they need one. apparently, there's a gap and they can save their nhs. he says the manifesto sets out how it can be achieved. he says no doubt it will take a lot of time. when he says it sets out how it can be achieved, is that fair? does it? i sets out how it can be achieved, is that fair? does it?— that fair? does it? i think there's a lot to welcome. _ that fair? does it? i think there's a lot to welcome. it _ that fair? does it? i think there's a lot to welcome. it does - that fair? does it? i think there's a lot to welcome. it does hit - that fair? does it? i think there's| a lot to welcome. it does hit a lot of the things that you would as a voter want to see. addressing waiting times, gp appointments and ministry, and also social care. —— appointments and dentistry. what's lacking is the money side and it will take time. some of these problems are deepl

well, ed davey is on his way here, he is half an hour away, we have managed to get here before him.s come from another event in cambridge where he talked about the importance of children being able to get access to good dental health care, good dental hygiene, by brushing their teeth. he is going to cut vat, if he was prime minister, on children's toothpaste and toothbrushes. he has come here because he is going to do a road trip from john 0'groats in the north of scotland to the other end of the country. i am allowed at the moment to tell you exactly where he is going to go, we have agreed to an embargo which means we are not allowed to say at this stage but he is going to visit a number of constituents that are —— constituencies that are important to the liberal democrats, in the conservative heartlands in the south, also lots of seats here in scotland, this big constituents here on the north—eastern tip of scotland is currently held by the liberal democrats and clearly ed davey is going to come here to make sure that he keeps it in the election when we get to it. and he is going

now in a few minutes i'll hear from ed davey. few minutes i'll hear from ed davey . iberal democrats manifesto this morning and he's . and this afternoon and he's. and this afternoon he's been at a theme park. he's treating this election campaign like long holiday, isn't he? i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news >> this is gb news. and we are britain's election channel. this vote may seem to be about the politicians and the media, but it's actually about you. >> we won't forget that. >> we won't forget that. >> join us up and down the country as we follow every moment together. >> more than ever, it's important to hear all sides as you make your decision in the run up to polling day. >> this is gb news, the people's channel >> this is gb news, the people's channel, britain's election . channel. >> welcome back. it's 338. i'm martin daubney and this is gb news. now to a truly horrific crime. 212 year old boys have become the youngest murderers in the uk since the james bulger killers , after being found killers, after being found guilty of a fatal machete attac

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so after we launched the lived our manifesto, ed davey, so after he launched the lib dem manifesto, edwent to thorpe park, went on a couple of rides. the first manifesto in british politics was the tamworth manifesto, published in 183a by robert peel. robert peel's home is now chessington world of adventures, another theme park. that's the link. get it? that's never going to get there. get it? that would've almost been good, if his first home had been thopre park. yes, that would have been good. that's when i first saw the pictures on social media and i didn't know it was thorpe park. i was like, "is it chessington world of adventures?" because that would be amazing if it was. i mean, amazing to one person, me. anyway, you know what would be amazing though if is if you two listen to my new series, which is on radio four and bbc dounds starting today, it's called understand: uk election. yes, i heard a little trailer on radio four. i did, as well. yeah. so if you go on bbc sounds, type and understand the uk election and you'll get the first half of its ten parts. should we tell people,

there was sadl no ground with ed davey? there was sadly no ed _ ground with ed davey? and what you find? a three—pointjourney to take us closer. the stage, let's have closer relations. second stage, join the single market. third stage, possibly join the eu again. i asked, what about the jack —— the gap between following the single market when you have to polish the rules and membership where you have a say over those rules? —— to follow the rules. are you saying that we would go into the single market as a rule—taker, before we have a chance of being a rule—maker as a member? on your point of rule—taker, we're a rule—taker now. we're a rule—taker now! you know, the conservatives try to make out that, you know, they've somehow got out of that. they haven't. you know, not for once, they've not quite told the full truth. ed davey. we arejoined in a minute by christine jardine. i think you'rejoining us i think you're joining us from glasgow today. you are in edinburgh. good evening to you. you haven't been on any roller—coaster is in the last two weeks? ida. been on any ro

that was the liberal - democrat leader, sir ed davey making a speech— democrat leader, sir ed davey makingis message he was trying to get across in that speech?— in that speech? it is a message i've had suite in that speech? it is a message i've had quite a — in that speech? it is a message i've had quite a few _ in that speech? it is a message i've had quite a few times _ in that speech? it is a message i've had quite a few times as _ in that speech? it is a message i've had quite a few times as i - in that speech? it is a message i've had quite a few times as i have - had quite a few times as i have spent time travelling around the country on the liberal democrats battle bus. he is stressing a number of things, in particular, the party's offer on the nhs, and social care. he has talked a lot about what the party would do for getting the economy back on track and a fair dealfor voters. economy back on track and a fair dealforvoters. something economy back on track and a fair dealfor voters. something is talked out but the north locked is ending the sewage scandal. they feel that this is a

well, i think it's a spectacular campaign because before no one knew who ed davey was. though a lot of people still have no idea what he's about or what he wants to do or what the liberal democrats want to do, a lot of people are willing to vote for them. and in a lot of places across the south east where the liberal democrats did very well during the new labour years, you know, they seem to be on their way to having quite a reasonable return this time. you know, a lot of projections of 50 or 60 seats. and i think that once again, the feeling is that they are not really and oftentimes voting because they think that the liberal democrats have this great vision for the country, although i'm sure some do like some of their policy platforms, they need really a vote to get the tories out. and in a lot of constituencies, places like eastbourne, which has always been liberal democrat versus tory, people willjust vote tactically and they will vote liberal democrat. now, the one issue which i do think that they have done very well in getting home is the issue of the waterways an

we can give you a sense of ed davey talking about that short time ago. e are millions of families looking after their loved ones _ families looking after their loved ones and — families looking after their loved ones and they need more support. we also need _ ones and they need more support. we also need to— ones and they need more support. we also need to invest in social care, these _ also need to invest in social care, these are — also need to invest in social care, these are the care workers who are paid, _ these are the care workers who are paid, need — these are the care workers who are paid, need to make sure they get a decent _ paid, need to make sure they get a decent minimum wage, we are saying to pens— decent minimum wage, we are saying to pens and _ decent minimum wage, we are saying to pens and are above the national minimum — to pens and are above the national minimum wage at least. we need more people _ minimum wage at least. we need more people to _ minimum wage at least. we need more pe0pte to be _ minimum wage at least. we need more peop

ed davey is approaching. i think mr davey l dragonfly player b. ed davey is| approaching. mr davey is a very likeable sort of fellow. i is a very likeable sort of fellow. his campaign team know that. it is one of their great assets which is why they put him at the forefront of all the campaigning. having observed him over the last few weeks, i would say this is really where he is in his element. he likes being with people and gets on with people. they seem to react very well to him and he is always up for a new challenge. may i ask a question? how will you be painting on a white shirt? i’m be painting on a white shirt? i'm confused- _ be painting on a white shirt? i'm confused. do _ be painting on a white shirt? i�*m confused. do you know what? we'll see if we can ask him. but wander around and see what he says about that. i know he's done painting before and he's pretty neat. let's see if we can in. mr davey, may i interrupt you to us, we live on bbc news, and the very concerned about your white shirt with all this paint. your white shirt with all this aint. ~ ., your whit

i also think, though, for lib dems like ed davey, who have been in this business for a long time, whoere able to make decisions in the coalition and have their bums on seats in ministerial cars and actually do things that affected people's lives above and beyond being a constituency mp, which is an importantjob in itself, i think having been through time in government, then being absolutely smashed to bits at the 2015 election that they believe now that they are on course to gain a significant number of seats and they feel they're coming back to being a political force that actually has some real welly. and i think that that is something that is making them feel really good. it's interesting, though, because they still have some issues. not issues, i mean... i was going to say unresolved, not unresolved, but there are things from their record that still chase them. could i write it down on here? i haven't got a pen. i wanted to write it down there so you could see i knew in advance. oh, yeah? what was i going to say? post office. yes, the post office. and one of the things we put to e

is that why we see ed davey _ much traction as they can. game for that so if it means falling into the sea or being pictured with animals, children, whatever, it's, bring it on, get us into the media and get people to listen to our message. some have said they think the party doesn't come across as very serious but i think it's actually a good contrast between a very serious manifesto and a party that knows to take things lightly when it can. that knows to take things lightly when it can-— that knows to take things lightly when it can. ., , ., when it can. kayleigh green, who used to work _ when it can. kayleigh green, who used to work for _ when it can. kayleigh green, who used to work for scottish - when it can. kayleigh green, who used to work for scottish labour, j when it can. kayleigh green, who i used to work for scottish labour, do you have any fears that expectations are getting high on scottish labour at this election and it could be a bit of a damp squib in the end? i bit of a damp squib in the end? i think expectations are reall

i've not met, sir ed davey. there's lots of respect there, you know, in that regard, my concern with the lib dems is, i think if you vote conservative, what you see is what you get. like they're saying, this is what we're going to do. i think with the lib dems, i just don't i mean, look people voted for them in 2010. then they went into coalition. they didn't deliver half the things they said they were going to do. you know, children, they broke things they said they would do, like student loans, you know what i mean? so i'm just i'm a bit like i mean, genuinely, you know, i have, you know, respect for people that have integrity. and my concern with the lib dems is just genuinely, genuinely, you know, what you see is that what you get? you know, people voted for him in 2010. children's centres closed , youth clubs closed. the closed, youth clubs closed. the nhs had massive cuts. those were tory austerity cuts. >> they were blamed on lib dems. >> they were blamed on lib dems. >> they were blamed on lib dems. >> t

following ed davey is quite a thing. a village called marple bridgejust up the road from here today. and as newscasters have probably noticed, the strategy at the heart of the lib dem campaign is ed davey sort of mucking about basically. creating these visual events is how they often call them, you know, which are very pictorial and very shareable and get clipped up and they're put on the telly and they're put on social media and all of that. today, he was painting porcelain on a picnic table at the top of a hill in a field, a very windy field. and actually, since then he's left here in greater manchester and gone to wem in shropshire, where he's been talking to an alpaca called pele. um, well, the other bit of the lib dem strategy, alongside doing colourful pictures and stunts, is to target tory seats in the south of england. so what's he doing in the north west of england? well, it's the same strategy with a splash of northern flavour, really. so yeah, almost every single lib dem target seat is conservative facing. in

he can still run about ed davey? he can still run about ed davey? has got a fan on gb news. mark is happy with ed's performance. adrian adds this it's really worrying that labour is going to be the next government. i really hope the prediction is wrong for all of our sakes. and john adds this . our sakes. and john adds this. ed davey's, liberal democrat party is in solidarity with laboun party is in solidarity with labour, not the opposition. and we've had hundreds of comments already. i'll read some out in the next hour about that breaking news nigel farage set to abolish the bbc licence fee. now that's all for this hour, but please stay with me as i have lots more to come, including on that campaign trail with the tories will be out with the labour party and also that breaking news as i discussed, nigel farage set to abolish the bbc licence fee. would that get your vote? i'm martin daubney on britain's news channel. here's your weather with annie shuttleworth . shuttleworth. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar . sponsors of weather on . solar. s

ed davey. >> yes . so sir? ed davey. >> yes. so there's sir? ed davey. >> yes .een sir? ed davey. >> yes. so there's been a viral moment of sir ed davey doing cpr, and there's a particular angle which hasn't been flattering, rather embarrassing for the liberal democrat leader. but i think overall, for the liberal democrat leader. but i think overall , the lib but i think overall, the lib dems will be pleased that he's starting to get some attention. there was a poll out last week which found that only a third of voters knew who sir ed davey was. i mean, it's a cringe, it's a cringe worthy, it's a cringe worthy moment. but there is a real problem for the liberal democrats party is that many, many people, most voters don't know who the liberal democrat leader is. and that's that's an issue. and as you have when you have a general election, only one man could be prime minister. it's either sunak or starmer. and with farage entering the contest as well, it becomes a real squeeze on sir ed davey. i just want to watch the actual video of it because we saw a little prev

ed davey is not a new political— public. ed davey is not a new political figure, public.curricular activities of the campaign — extra curricular activities of the campaign trail but also using it as an opportunity to talk about his experience of care. he said he was moved _ experience of care. he said he was moved from — experience of care. he said he was moved from messages of other carers about— moved from messages of other carers about his _ moved from messages of other carers about his focus on that. i think that— about his focus on that. i think that is— about his focus on that. i think that is an _ about his focus on that. i think that is an important message for him to get— that is an important message for him to get across as ed davey, but he sees _ to get across as ed davey, but he sees it— to get across as ed davey, but he sees it as — to get across as ed davey, but he sees it as a — to get across as ed davey, but he sees it as a clear way of differentiating himself on the other main parties because that is the challenge — main parties because that is the challe

a little clue, they are, - from jenny hill of where ed davey is going. a little bit later on bbc news. another big election is taking place across europe this weekend, people in latvia and slovakia in going to the polls. in italy prime minister giorgia meloni is predicted to perform well. denmark's prime minister mette frederiksen has been left shocked after being attacked in copenhagen. the assault took place in a square in the city's old town when a man walked up to the politician and hit her. the assailant has been arrested. she's reported to be without serious injury. her office has said she has experienced minor whiplash. there's been strong condemnation from politicians inside denmark and abroad. helena wilkinson reports it was in this square in the centre of copenhagen where denmark's prime minister was assaulted by a man who walked up to her and hit her. witnesses say they saw a male shove mette frederiksen on her shoulder causing her to fall to the side. 0thers described what they saw. i saw the prime minister sitting with a friend at this table

have seen ed davey on the sages evening to i i would have loved to have seen ed davey on the sages evening- our plan. what were you doing that seven days to _ -- our plan. what were you doing that seven days to get _ -- our plan. what were you doing that seven days to get your - -- our plan. what were you doing that seven days to get your voice | that seven days to get your voice heard? i that seven days to get your voice heard? ~ that seven days to get your voice heard? ,, , ., ., ., ., heard? i think you will hear a lot more from _ heard? i think you will hear a lot more from our _ heard? i think you will hear a lot more from our campaign, - more from our campaign, delivering our messages — more from our campaign, delivering our messages on _ more from our campaign, delivering our messages on all _ more from our campaign, delivering our messages on all sorts _ more from our campaign, delivering our messages on all sorts of- our messages on all sorts of ptedges _ our messages on all sorts of ptedges right— our messages on all sorts of pledges. right around i our messages on all sorts of p

ed davey road show. sorry sir.orry sir. ed davey road show when he didn't really apologise and he hasn't really addressed it. >> and i could not agree more. emma, i think, you know, while i do find it amusing to watch a, you know, an idiot in very short shorts fall off a paddleboard, and the water slide thing. yeah. i can never unsee that. i do keep coming back to what the poor people involved in that post office scandal went through. the fact that, you know, some took their own lives, many lost. they had to move from their towns and their villages where they were working. there is still a whiff of, oh, yeah, but were you really doing something wrong? well, nothing's happening over there. nothing. >> i mean, they haven't had proper compensation. it's been it's been going on and on. i mean, i, i think, you know, when lee anderson , that man who we lee anderson, that man who we know has done absolutely nothing about the post office, says that ed davey is responsible for suicide , i think he's completely suicide, i th

the difference with ed davey ed davey seems to be taking the mickey out of himself, and that's an important well, i mean, ed davey really, i just can't do conflate ed davey in the post office anymore. so that's a write off as far as i'm concerned. i'm amazed he's still there , i thought rishi there. there, i thought rishi there. >> yeah. rishi, i just the day that rishi put the knife into boris's back and i saw rishi and liz , i said to everybody i knew liz, i said to everybody i knew these two are not prime ministerial. they will never be prime ministers. they just haven't got it. and i think i've been proved right, rishi is , as been proved right, rishi is, as matthew said, desperately trying every stunt and photo op and sleeve rolling up opportunity to make himself popular. but he just keeps sticking his foot in his mouth and he's so stingy. first we had £0.05 on petrol and now i mean, i would be embarrassed to stand up and announce to 68 million of my fellow countrymen that i have just given the pensioners a tax rise of a whole hundred pounds a yeah rise of a whole hundred pounds a year

and why isn't he mentioning sir ed davey at all?as far as i can tell, the tories are set to lose a load of seats in the blue wall to the lib dems, according to current polls and he hasn't gone after them once a vote for the lib dems is now a vote to pave the way to rejoin the european union . european union. >> conservative party have so poisoned britain's relationship with our nearest neighbours, our allies , they've undermined trust i >> -- >> the postmasters are still furious with sir ed davey. we'll be speaking to one of them a bit later on in the show . be speaking to one of them a bit later on in the show. he be speaking to one of them a bit later on in the show . he also later on in the show. he also wants votes for 16 year olds as well. the latest polling on this shows that 47% said they oppose the idea. 28% are in support. so again, he could go after that a bit more, couldn't he? rishi sunak doesn't seem to want to raise any of this stuff. is kwasi kwarteng right? does he need to be more aggressive and go for the jugular ?

however, the current party leader , sir ed davey, now leader, sir ed davey, now insists the party havestakes. you have a little listen to sir ed. no. okay. why not? anyway, here with me to discuss. this is the former conservative minister dehenna davison, former head of media for the lib dems, sean camp . the labour councillor, camp. the labour councillor, brendan chilton. i'll tell you what he said. he said, look, we've learned from our mistakes. that's basically what he said, is that fair enough? is there not a credibility gap here when it comes to sir ed davey on tuition fees, on impacting about in windermere and doing all these kind of stunts on the post office scandal, etc? i mean, is he really got what it takes to potentially be a leader of the opposition in a couple of weeks? >> i think he's done pretty well at this election. i think he did pretty well last night actually, because on a lot of times lib dems have done those things, previous leaders and they've really struggled because they've just tried to justify it all and pretend it wasn't that bad. what he did quite well was

we have seen ed davey doini votes too? we have seen ed davey doing some _ votes too?as much as you can laugh, it has a strong message behind it, which is that ed davey wants to be recognised and have people know who he is, the leader of the liberal democrats. ever since that coalition government between nik —like and david cameron, the liberal democrats are kind of trickled away, there's loads of data that says the public didn't even know who the leader of the liberal democrats was for this pass parliament. ed davey really trying to get notice. there's been some quite different messages. nigel farage was keen to distance himself from the conservatives and the labour party, and if anything was more critical of the conservative party, which when you look at their ideology is quite surprising. he was saying he wants to distance himself totally in the conservative racket, and that reform's policies were stand—alone policies. contrast that with the greens, and although they were slightly critical of some labour policies, it seems that their goal was to try and aid labour.

should ed davey lose his?'ll be asking a former lib dem mp and leadership hopeful and in an hours leadership hopeful and in an hour's time in my take at ten, the glorious return of princess catherine yesterday proves why britain will never be a republic like this remarkable woman could save the monarchy single handedly. she is the ultimate queenin handedly. she is the ultimate queen in waiting . two hours of queen in waiting. two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. this show has the golden rule. we don't do boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it. it's a red line. i'll see you after the headlines. and sam francis. >> mark, thank you very much. and good evening to you. it's just after 9:00. the top stories from the newsroom. and we'll start with some breaking news that we're just getting to us from nottinghamshire , where two from nottinghamshire, where two men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter . suspicion of manslaughter. that's after a 16 year old boy was killed by a fa

ed davey has front and centre.as been speaking a lot recently about his own experience as a carer, first for his mother when he was a teenager and now for his severely learning disabled son john, who's 16. his severely learning disabled son john, who's16. he wants to put carers front and centre , put carers front and centre, make it much, much more easy for them to access the care that they need. but of course, no one's really expecting the liberal democrats to get into government, not even in a coalition with labour, not with labour soaring so far ahead in the polls. so what are labour and the conservatives talking about? well, labour has tried to spend the day talking about its new child care policy. it claims that it will help 750,000 more women back into work, or able to increase their hours. they'll try and do that by offering wraparound care. so breakfast clubs, free breakfast clubs for primary school children . now, primary school children. now, the conservatives have pointed out that that will be very, very

we also heard from ed davey. - help them win. inc you, phil. we also heard from ed davey. inc you, phil. we l also heard from ed davey. he said that people have been let down by the conservative government. just four days' time, we can win the change our country so desperately needs. for far too long, people here in stratford and across the united kingdom have been taken for granted and let down by an out—of—touch conservative government. people have been working hard, bringing up theirfamilies, looking after their loved ones, playing by the rules. but they're finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. families and pensioners have been hit by skyrocketing energy bills, by food bills, by mortgages and rents all going up. and the conservatives have just made it worse. and they've not delivered on their promises to build those hospitals for our nhs. our nhs is on its knees. people are worried that their loved ones are having to wait hours for an ambulance, weeks to see a gp, months to get urgent cancer treatment. and people are angry. the lib dems reader ed davey speakin

estimation the first person up, sir ed davey says and you need to look at it, what is the process ofnto the bbc digital services are the broadcast? that is a good question, we are few weeks into the company now, there is a practice of doing these things, and we know roughly the main arguments that the parties are making, which is why we can prep stuff like what they are going to see, potentially, about sex, potentially about mortgages, although keir starmer has been a bit more reluctant to say that in public that his colleagues, so the answer to that is bbc verify, lots of work goes into heir parent for these moments, looking at where the parties of said on social media and on broadcast, figuring out some of the arguments they're making and what figures they are based on, scrutinising those figures and asking the parties how they worked out some of their arguments, then going back to the sources that a bunch of stupid and figuring out if it is an argument accepted by most of the experts. the simple answer to your question is a lots of prep goes into getting ready for these events, bu

but the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, has made headunes leader, sir ed davey, has made headlines withr for a subpostmaster who lost his livelihood in the horizon scandal, someone that was actually made bankrupt has accused sir ed of buffoonery for his stunt laden activities. lee castleton played by actor will mellor in the itv drama, compared sir ed's photo opportunities to boris johnson, adding trust is never going to be built by paddleboarding in cumbria. sir ed has been criticised for not doing more to help wrongly convicted subpostmasters when he served as postal affairs minister in the coalition government in 2010. he's previously apologised for failing to see through the post office's lies , and has insisted office's lies, and has insisted that he's taking voters concerns seriously , despite campaign seriously, despite campaign events, including a visit to a theme park and a ride on a waterslide. let's get the views of former lib dem mp and leadership hopeful mark oaten, whose highly entertaining podcast with lembit opik, the very liberal podcast , is out very liberal podcast, i

before, nobody knew who ed davey was and now people do. knew who ed davey was and now people do evenr what he — still have no idea what he is about or what he wants to do, what the liberal— or what he wants to do, what the liberal democrats want to do, a lot of people _ liberal democrats want to do, a lot of people are willing to vote for them — of people are willing to vote for them in — of people are willing to vote for them in a _ of people are willing to vote for them. in a lot of places across the southeast — them. in a lot of places across the southeast where the liberal democrats did very well during the new labour years. they seem to be on their way— new labour years. they seem to be on their way to _ new labour years. they seem to be on their way to having quite reasonable return _ their way to having quite reasonable return this _ their way to having quite reasonable return this time. a lot of protection to 50 or 60 seats. i think, _ protection to 50 or 60 seats. i think, once — protection to 50 or 60 seats. i think, once again, the feeling is that they— think, once again,

has it been helpful to ed davey.— it been helpful to ed davey.t social media poticies. — the liberal democrat social media policies, paddle boarding, falling off the _ policies, paddle boarding, falling off the paddle board, doing a drum ceremonv. — off the paddle board, doing a drum ceremony, think a lot of people tooked — ceremony, think a lot of people looked at — ceremony, think a lot of people looked at it and thought, hold on a second _ looked at it and thought, hold on a second is— looked at it and thought, hold on a second is this guy for real? but interestingly he has come out with this very— interestingly he has come out with this very empathetic heartfelt video about— this very empathetic heartfelt video about his _ this very empathetic heartfelt video about his experience, caring for his son with _ about his experience, caring for his son with is — about his experience, caring for his son with is veer disability, caring for his— son with is veer disability, caring for his mother who is seriously ill. he has— for his mother who is seri

ed davey is he emotes so well. ed davey is the best of the emotes out of those three at least.t is about emotional intelligence being quite serious. it is about emotional intelligence. starmer doesn't have much of it. and what he has has been programmed into him. i'm going to keep at this. this is all managerialism. this has all been programmed. it's all predetermined. this is a script . a script. >> you're right. the keir starmer is an ai script, almost of a politician , and it's an ai of a politician, and it's an ai of a politician, and it's an ai of a politician, and it's an ai of a party. >> now there is, there is so little left in the labour party that speaks to anyone . that speaks to anyone. >> what about angela rayner, for example? she sees angela. >> angela rayner is on a very tight leash. she's allowed to wear red dresses and that's about it. >> emma, do you disagree? you seem to be shaking your head. there >> i think there are more characters in the labour party. i don't particularly like them, i don't particularly like them, i think. i think there is more humanity a

and what's in the best, best interests of the country , sir ed davey there country, sir ed davey thereeanwhile, rishi sunak is attempting to move on from that scandal, accusing labour of planning to change every rule they can to stay in power if they can to stay in power if they win the general election. the prime minister is urging voters not to sleep walk to the polls on the 4th of july. and speaking at the launch of the conservatives manifesto for wales earlier, he warned against falling into what he called labour's trap. >> this is a man who tried to overturn the result of the brexit referendum , who twice brexit referendum, who twice urged everyone to make jeremy corbyn prime minister, and who ran on a series of pledges to be labour leader that he cynically then abandoned my friends because he has such a past, he doesn't deserve to decide your future . future. >> staying in wales, labour has launched its welsh election manifesto today, with less than two weeks to go until we head to the polls, first minister vaughan gething is promising to look at devolving youth justice and proba

ed davey - ds. .. choose your political metaphor. ed davey is- ds. ..fering voters at the election, to introduce a clean water authority watching and in wales, which would have the powers to ban bonuses and remove the licences of water companies at set levels of sewage that they can put into the environment, and also put local environmental experts on the board of the water companies. he is still bobbing around. that is a big idea which the lib dems say they would introduce to replace ofwat in england and wales, which regulates the water companies. they say it is a big issue in this area. who knows what the colour of this water is, but it is clean and 0k to fall into, i would have thought. linking together the photo opportunities that he has done, including riding bikes, going on paddle boards and deliberately falling off, going two water parks, going down roller—coaster is, all of that sort of thing. they will get the attention of the electorate, and for the liberal democrats they are behind in the polls, behind the conservatives and labour, they have

ed davey, the liberal democrat leader, is on a giant bouncy castle at the moment.of these giant sort of bouncy castles that are on the ground, and you do sometimes take a tumble on them. i certainly have. the liberal democrats are out campaigning as a lot of the parties are today. they are focusing on crime today. they are calling for a boost to front line policing in a bid to tackle car crime. there we can see the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, jumping up and down on a giant bouncy... i don't know what you would describe it as. it is not a castle or anything like that. jumping up and down there. i am told it is a bouncy cloud. a bouncy multicoloured cloud. he certainly seems to be having fun. of all the leaders during this election campaign, he is the one that has done the most of these stunts will stop he does them because we take pictures of him, and of course the liberal democrats, compared to labour and the conservatives, don't have as much money given to them to campaign, so they look for stunts that ed davey can take part in. and there he is on a bou

ed davey is he emotes so well. ed davey is the best of the emotes out of those three at least.t is about emotional intelligence being quite serious. it is about emotional intelligence. starmer doesn't have much of it. and what he has has been programmed into him. i'm going to keep at this. this is all managerialism. this has all been programmed. it's all predetermined. this is a script . a script. >> you're right. the keir starmer is an ai script, almost of a politician , and it's an ai of a politician, and it's an ai of a politician, and it's an ai of a politician, and it's an ai of a party. >> now there is, there is so little left in the labour party that speaks to anyone . that speaks to anyone. >> what about angela rayner, for example? she sees angela. >> angela rayner is on a very tight leash. she's allowed to wear red dresses and that's about it. >> emma, do you disagree? you seem to be shaking your head. there >> i think there are more characters in the labour party. i don't particularly like them, i don't particularly like them, i think. i think there is more humanity a

tougher action, the words of sir ed davey. tougher action, the words of sir ed davey. dems are very keen on spending a lot of money on health and social care, more generally, thatis and social care, more generally, that is a topic upon which he would really like to focus. but he like every other party leader has been drawn into what is happening with the conservatives. as you would expect from the lib dems campaign, we have had our photogenic stunt this morning. ed davey started the day in harrogate, where he attended an art class with some art students at the college there. he pulled out at the college there. he pulled out a still life, managed to produce something which the art teacher said was actually pretty good. ed davey has a quite a good eye for art, apparently. he seemed to be enjoying himself, that is something which we have come to expect from ed davey and his press team. i think the focus was not so much on his artistic prowess, then his political performance last night during the question time session with members of the public... was the first to be grill

— time debate, john swinney and ed davey is _ time debate, john swinney and ed davey is there, it'llals and audience, and he already has so _ rivals and audience, and he already has so many— rivals and audience, and he already has so many things he can be attacked _ has so many things he can be attacked on from the conservatives's record _ attacked on from the conservatives's record and _ attacked on from the conservatives's record and things that have gone on durihg _ record and things that have gone on durihg the _ record and things that have gone on during the campaign. this isjust another— during the campaign. this isjust another one. so whether it shifts any individual votes, who knows? but does it— any individual votes, who knows? but does it make — any individual votes, who knows? but does it make a difference to morale in this— does it make a difference to morale in this campaign and an opportunity for labour? — in this campaign and an opportunity for labour? sure does. rishi in this campaign and an opportunity for labour? sure does.— for labour? sure does. rishi sunak person