ed miliband.you think that? john: it could be the initial favorable response came from westminster where the poll results over the whole country gave a different picture. i would not be surprised if that is what happens when we get the seventh of may. francine: wife -- why? because people like approachability? john: he came across as articulate" earned and how people -- and concerns and how people are linking -- thinking. that is the the perception people saw. francine: is there anything in his image he needs to change? john: to make sure labour's relationship with the business is to have the speech at bloomberg to launch the election. francine: a lot of people talk about the referendum you support. he will say, vote for me. it will be uncertainty if you vote for the referendum. it seems like a lot of of what the tories are doing wrong. is that fair? john: elements are fair. britain has lukewarm support. i think we need to have a referendum to sort out if we will stay in the european union or if w

what would you be telling ed miliband to be doing in terms of media coverage and fending off personal that are coming from the likes of david cameron? >> he has got great personal resilience. ultimately what ed needs to do is make or who doesn't get drawn down to david cameron's level. he's got to give a sense of what would be different about written after five years of the labor government? that is his challenge. make sure that people can imagine him going through that door number 10. >> and the catch phrase -- hell yes. it is so unrealistic. hell yes. [laughter] >> i'm not sure he will be repeating it. >> you could try to get him to do it. [laughter] good to have you with a spirit as you say, nothing is decided yet. the polls have yet to say -- one was in the morning. do you believe in the polls at all? >> the polls show the race is too close to call. they will bounce around a bit. i don't think either party will have a massive breakthrough. the groundwork getting voters out -- >> great. we have got a long way. thank you. >> stay with us. ed miliband be visiting bloomberg later in t

ed miliband: this is what he said. we will stop the closures of hospitals, and he closed these services. since the last election, he has broken health service promises on waiting time, cancer treatment, and organization. he makes a whole series of nhs thomases, why should anybody believe him? david cameron: people should believe us because we have a strong economy that can deliver it. we promised more money for nhs promise delivered. the promise more nurses, promise delivered. we promised more doctors, promise delivered. we said we would sort out hospitals, promise delivered. five questions and not one mention of the unemployment figures today. he cannot bear the fact that unemployment late caps on of limit rate is at a record level. there are record number of people and women at work. that is what this country is delivering -- a strong economy that built a strong nhs. ed miliband: we are worse off on his watch. that is why we cannot afford another five years of him. nhs cannot survive another five years of this govern

paxman: with me now is labor leader ed miliband. mr. miliband do you think britain is full? miliband: because of immigration? jeremy: yes. mr. miliband: i wouldn't describe it that way no. we have high levels of immigration and i think we do need to try to get the levels of migration down. but i will tell you one thing i am not going to make a false promise on this because david cameron did make that -- jeremy: you have false promises on immigration. your government. miliband: you've got it wrong. they were wrong. you asked me a question. let me answer. i think that we benefit from our diversity. you asked me a question. let me answer it. we do need proper controls per you let me just say this, jeremy. a labour government says we will cannot have them have benefits for two years. mr. paxman: i am talking about numbers. getting to a figure of 17 million and 10 or 15 years, the population of this country. mr. miliband: we can get immigration down. mr. paxman: 75 million? 100 million? mr. miliband: let me tell you about what i am going to do, because that is what matters. i wil

not to the labour leader ed miliband. do you think britain is full? liband: because of immigration? jeremy: yes. miliband: i wouldn't describe it that way no. we have high levels of immigration and i think we do need to try to get the levels of migration down. but i will tell you one thing i am not going to make a false promise on this because david cameron did make that -- jeremy: you have false promises on immigration. your government. miliband: you've got it wrong. they were wrong. you asked me a question. let me answer. i think that we benefit from our diversity. immigrants over the years have made a big contribution that we -- but we do need the proper control. need proper controls. a labour government says we will do something else. mr. paxman: but we are talking about numbers. mr. miliband: i will not get into your hypotheticals. let's get migration down. mr. paxman: 75 million? 80 million? mr. miliband: let me say what i am going to do. i think the controls we are talking about, not just on benefits, that on the undercutting of wages, people be

ed miliband will set out his plans. just after midday, we will have the first interview with the labour leader. you can follow me on twitter. we will see you soon. ♪ . anchor bank -- francine: we will hear from the labour leader, ed miliband. deadlocked before the deadline. iranian and western diplomats. greece's redline as talks continue to receive bailout money. the prime minister alexis tsipras will not agree to recessionary measures. francine: welcome to "the

british prime minister james cameron -- david cameron and labor leader ed miliband appeared on a question-and-answer program. this weekend, the london times says that polls show that mr. miliband won the debate and leads in the general poll. this program is one hour and 15 minutes. welcome to cameroon and miliband live. tonight will be the debate between two men, one of whom will be the next prime minister. david cameron and ed miliband are the only people with a genuine chance of forming the next government. tonight, we will see what they're made of. kay burley: over the next 90 minutes both men will face jeremy head-to-head and also answer the questions of our studio audience. david cameron will be interviewed by jeremy, then join me to take questions from our audience. after that ed miliband will face questions from the studio and we finish with his head-to-head with jeremy. so let's get to it. the elections start here and now. first off, the prime minister and leader of the conservative party, david cameron. [applause] jeremy paxman: david cameron, do you know how many food banks were in this co

caroline: for ed miliband it was inducing what he said about europe. the labor of the later party has not promised to referendum on the question of whether the u.k. should day in europe. david cameron, he has promised a referendum. this was ed miliband explaining. milbaiband: when the want to tackle climate change, we have to be an outward looking country. it is not my priority. i have said this is a transfer of power from britain to the eu. but it is not likely to happen. that is what leadership is about, saying what your priority is. i do not want us to leave the eu. why would i call a referendum in 2017 and plunge the country into two years of debate about some do not want to see happen? anna: edd miliband selling out about whether there would be a transfer of power from the u.k. to the eu, that it would be a referendum. caroline: that has been the concern of the this is community, the uncertainty. what about the uncertainty surrounding the personalities? to be get any clarity on what these guys are like? anna: one of the criticisms leveled at david

or you can choose the economic chaos of ed miliband.>'s hope is that is the message that will persuade voters not to turn their backs on the tories, votes he needs if he is to stay. in london, labor was warning business leaders of economic chaos if the tories were reelected. ed miliband arguing the tories' plans would damage the economy something he claimed many in business feared. >> it is a recipe for at least two years of uncertainty in which england's investment would drain away. two years of and certainty in which businesses will not be able to plan for the future and two years of wasted opportunities. it is a clear and present danger to british jobs, british business, british families, and british prosperity. >> this morning, officials began issuing writs triggering elections in constituencies. elections will not just choose the next prime minister but mold the country. the election is so close that the role of smaller parties will be vital. one of those smaller parties got their campaign underway today. >> it is exciting for us.

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ed miliband is speaking.e are going to start listening to the speech. >> most of all, i want to thank you, representatives of british business for being with us today. i want to thank you for the work you do day in and day out for our country. it is a plan that we have worked on with so many of you over the past five years. our plan is based on a simple idea. the simple idea that written can only succeed when all businesses have the chance to succeed. large businesses and smaller businesses. the multinational companies and the family firms. creating wealth making profits providing jobs. playing by the rules on paying the taxes that support public services. our plan is to work with all of our businesses with a government that balances the books, invest in infrastructure, and works with you, improves skills and opens up more competitive markets. it is a better plan. it is a proper, industrial strategy built on the great strength of business to deliver higher wages, higher skills, and higher profits for firms an

then a british election preview featuring david cameron and ed miliband. as political, another chance to see -- at 11:00 another chance to see "q&a." >> british prime minister david cameron answered questions for the last time from the members of his coalition and opposition ahead of the general election. earlier this week he announced the next term will be his last if he is reelected. members pressed the prime minister on if he would raise taxes if reelected. >> questions to the prime minister. [applause] >> thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker i know the whole house will wish to prime minister cameron: thank you mr. speaker. heart breaking to hear about the schoolchildren, the baby, the families whose lives have been brought to an end. as the foreign secretary said it is likely some british nationals were involved. at this stage three british nationals have been identified as being on the flight. the foreign office is working to find if any further british nationals were onboard. we'll give further information as it becomes available. our ambassador to fra

on ed miliband's part, what did we learn? maybe more on his policy on your. nd: whether you want to tackle terrorism or -- you have got to be an outward looking country. i have said this is a transfer of power from britain to the eu. we would have a referendum. that is not lucky to happen. that is what leadership is about, and what your priority is. i do not want us to leave the eu. why would i plunge the country into two years debate about something i do not want to see happen. anna;": he could not rule out a referendum under labour. he did not expect to have one. he does not think there will be a transfer of power to the u.k. and the rest of the eu. but he would hold one if that were to be on the table. francine: it was quite lively. anna: it was lively on twitter. guy: it was more lively on twitter. anna: they have the #battle for number 10. 94.7% of uk twitter traffic about television was about this. it w monopolizing theas tv world. in terms of who came out on top on twitter, cameron got more mentions than miliband. the most tweeted moment, the clip on vi

you heard from david cameron attacking almost personally ed miliband. ed miliband not doing so yet.ms like it is a very american-style-type policy before the election. what do the british public react to? michael: different people react to different things. it was interesting yesterday, labour launched its election campaign on an issue which was not its wicket. talking about businesses and the eu referendum creating uncertainty. there's not a lot of votes in that area. in terms of people casting that vote. the business community has taken a view of the labour party and are not going to convince them otherwise at this stage. francine: thank you so much michael from london advertising. coming up, could tesla be in unveiling a battery pack power? stay with "the pulse." ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse."are batteries for your home the product of the future? tesla's ceo thinks so. that is what he has hinted they will be unveiling. shares rose almost 4% after he tweeted about a new product line. joining us is matt campbell. thank you for joining us. how much do we know? are we certa

anna: that is ed miliband there.ught comp television his brother to get the -- jonathan: did we learn anything about policy at all? anna: the wound s of his brother have not quite healed. there are lots of marks about how the toriv going -- and how labor party is going to put up taxes. in terms of deficit cutting, how much is going to fall on the welfare budget and where specifically is it going to be? this is what david cameron had to spafmente >> we said that breaks down into 13 billion that needs to be saved in government funds. 12 billion in welfare and 5 billion from cracking down on tax evasion and avoidance. we have identified for instance freezing benefits for two years. to raise some of that money. but the 12 million, the 12 billion compared with 20 billion that was saved in the last parliament in this current parliament by this government on welfare. this is well within the range of what we can do. >> do you know where these cuts will fall? do you know and you're not telling us or do you not know? >> we kno

ed miliband, the last thing about a broken promise about immigration. he promised no migration in the tens of thousands. he now admits he has broken that promise. yes or no? we cut migration from outside the eu. we have seen it verizon's eye the eu. we have a plan to deal with that. he talks about commitments. >> mr. speaker, i have a few more. he says, we will cut wasteful spending. we cut wasteful spending. it says we will reduce carbon emissions. we cut carbon emissions. it's as we will rise -- the number of apprentices will rise. it is election time, we are all thinking about -- i have a question. you can go to his office, he stands on a soap rocks. how may people will vote for the opposition on their leaflets? [shouting] i think that is enough for now. >> mr. speaker. it is all about leadership. [shouting] there's a very good chance that a live head-to-head debate between the prime minister and me on the 30th of april, the week before closing day, i will be at that debate. will be -- will he be at that debate? it is all about leadership. we have se

david cameron and ed miliband share the stage on national television. the two men running neck and neck in the polls. andreas lubitz received psychiatric treatment for a serious episode six years ago. authorities are searching for clues as to why he would crash the airbus he was charged with flying. all 150 on board died when the plane hit the french alps on tuesday. this has stunned many in europe, including his hometown. reporter: this computer belonged to andreas lubitz part of the personal effects seized by police after they searched his home. in western germany, his actions came as a shock to those who knew him, like the members of this flight club. >> he was great. he was just another boy like so many here. i think he had a lot of fun here. >> what he is accused of his unimaginable. i am asking that people think it through before drawing any hasty conclusions. reporter: he started working in september, straight after graduating from the lufthansa flight school. get clocked in more than 600 flight hours. the copilot was 100% fit to fly. >> six year

. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, let me first say i fully associate myself with the remarks the prime minister just made about the victims of infected blood and we undertake today to carry these recommendations for word was well. i join the prime minister offering my condolences to those that loved loved ones in the devastating plane crash yesterday, especially remembering the three british victims. our thoughts are with all the victims, families and friends. mr. speaker, on monday the prime minister announced his retirement plans. and he said and he said, he said -- [shouting] he said it was because he believed in giving straight answers to straight questions. after five years of prime minister's questions, that was music to my ears, mr. speaker. here is a straight question. will he now rule out a rise in vat? >> in 43 days i plan to arrange his retirement. [shouting] i is right. he's right. straight answers deserve straight questions and the answers is yes. [shouting] >> let me say to him, let me say to hi

ed miliband. >> last thing about his broken promise on immigration. now let's ask it again. he promised net migration in the tens of thousands. will be now admit that he has broken that promise yes or no? >> i have been very clear. we cut immigration from outside the eu but we've seen the rise of inside eu. we have a plan to deal with that. butbut he talks of commitment -- mr. speaker, i've got a few more. [shouting] it says we will cut wasteful spending. we have cut wasteful spending. it says we will reduce carbon emissions. we reduced carbon emissions. it says we'll have 400,000 apprentices. we have broken that promise. we have had 2 million apprentices. [shouting] mr. speaker, it is election time. we are all beginning to think about. i have a little question apparently you can go run to his office and the stand on a soapbox to make himself look a little bit taller. [laughter] let's ask him how many people will put the leader of the opposition on their -- [shouting] hands up hands up. i think that's enough about leaflets for now. >> mr. speaker mr. speaker, mr. speaker, so

david cameron and ed miliband share the stage on national television. the two men running neck and neck in the polls.

a bloke on the tube said to be last week, ed miliband goes into a room with vladimir putin, the door is closed, two minutes later, the doors opened, and vladimir putin is standing there smiling and edward miliband is all on the floor in pieces. mr. miliband: rather unfair to him. mr. paxman: it is. you understand what the point is. people think you are just not tough enough. mr. miliband: let me tell you right -- let me tell you -- in the summer of 2013, this government opposed action in syria, the burning of -- the bombing of syria. i was called into a room by david cameron and nick klegg with president obama, and i listen to what they said, and over those days i made up my mind and we said no, right? extending up to the leader of the free world i think shows a certain toughness. mr. paxman: and are you proud of what has happened it syuria since? mr. miliband: what we are not going to do is repeat the mistake of the iraq war in 2003 without clear what the consequences arewill be. cameron talked about -- but am i tough enough? hell yes, i'm tough enough. [applause] mr. paxman: how has

not to the labour leader ed miliband. do you think britain is full? band: because of immigration? jeremy: yes. i wouldn't describe it that way no. we have high levels of immigration and i think we do need to try to get the levels of migration down. but i will tell you one thing i am not going to make a false promise on this because david cameron did make that -- jeremy: you have false promises on immigration. your government. miliband: you've got it wrong. they were wrong. you asked me a question. let me answer. i think that we benefit from our diversity. immigrants over the years haveneed proper controls. a labour government says we will do something else. mr. paxman: but we are talking about numbers. mr. miliband: i will not get into your hypotheticals. let's get migration down. mr. paxman: 75 million? 80 million? mr. miliband:

. >>> now, here in britain -- are both claiming victory after david cameron and ed miliband appeared in the first of a series of tv election programs. the labor opposition leader insisted he was tough and shouldn't be underestimated while the prime minister said he had got the economy growing and under his government though he admitted he hadn't achieved everything he set out to. russ hawkins has more. >> there was something of a prize fighter entrance for them both. waiting inside a veteran skaper, and ed miliband who came to play the hard band. >> am i tough enough? hell yes, i'm tough enough. >> reporter: it became a rather personal battle about him and his critics. >> they see you as a north london geek. >> who cares? who cares? who does? >> reporter: personal questions, too, in front of an audience about the brother who he beat to the labor leadership. >> in what way is it hard? >> it was bruising. i mean, you know, it was bruising for me it was bruising for david. it's healed or healing, i would say. >> you promised the last election -- >> for the prime minister a different cha

. >> yeah, labour party leader ed miliband was asked about his ability to lead.hing to say about that. >> yes, he did. >> and prime minister david cameron was grilled over controversial so-called zero-hour contracts which exist in britain. they essentially offer no guarantee that an employee will get any working hours from day to day, only what the employer offers them. >> david cameron, do you know how many food banks there were in this country when you came to power? there are 700,000 people on zero-hours contracts. could you live on one? >> look, as i said -- >> could you live on one? >> i want to create a country where more people have the opportunity of the full-time work that they want. >> could you live on a zero-hours contract? >> that's not the question. the question is -- >> that's the question i'm asking. >> the point is some people choose a zero-hours contract. if you're a student, for instance, and you want to do some part-time work, a zero-hours contract can work for you. that's why we haven't outlined them altogether. what we've outlawed is exclusi

labor's leader ed miliband said a day are focused on keeping -- saying they are focused on keeping the. in the eurogroup. let's get back to market now. head of asian strategy. joining us in the studio this morning. i want to get to china here. though forum really breaking the news headlines with comments that a lot of people are trading on this morning. more specifically is zhou xiaochun saying china slowdown has gone a little bit too far. what to do think he will do about it? >> it is very important he made the statement. and the past few times where the pboc cut interest rates they did not make a statement and monetary easing is important to help the economy. this time around, the statement itself is very important. acknowledging that the chinese economy is slowing very fast. and all indicators suggest that the chinese economy as of the moment is only growing at about 4%-5%. it is not growing at 70%. the country's objective is to grow at 7%. it is way behind it. the statement is very important. angie: if it's really at 4%, you are taking a look at people not to getting the jobs. 1.3

prime minister cameron: frankly, i don't think ed miliband -- has it. ght say don't make this personal, but when it comes to who is prime minister, the personal is national. cory: miliband said businesses are concerned that cameron will take them out of the european union. u.s. consumer spending for february rose less than projected when adjusted for inflation, and spending declined for the first time in almost a year. readings indicate part of the u.s. economy will find it hard to sustain momentum after the best quarter since 2006. colder temperatures and snow in the mideast and throughout the west. ebay's stubhub is suing ticketmaster. they are being over mashers -- measures of unfairly blocking the sale of game tickets. there was a policy of canceling or threatening to cancel season tickets if they are sold anywhere else using ticketmaster. the number of listings on their site has fallen by 80% in the last year as a result of efforts to limit resale. and dreamworks has a new animated movie, home, which is a hit, taking and $54 million, sales smashing

cameron: i know what this world needs, and frankie, i do not think ed miliband has it. some people might say, do not make this personal. but when it comes to who is prime minister, the personal is national. mark: mr. miliband told bloomberg television that businesses are concerned prime minister cameron will take the country out of the european union. he said the labour party is committed to staying in. the u.s. economy may not be able to keep up the momentum after its best quarter since 2006. consumer purchases rose less than projected in february. the increase was just 0.1%. the weather may be responsible for some of that. frigid temperatures and snow in the northeastern u.s. and midwest keeppt shoppers at home. there will be stricter testing of pills at the largest retailer of dietary supplements, part of a settlement between gnc and new york state. they were accused of selling supplements that were fraudulent or contaminated. this is a victory for the new york attorney general. he has been trying to rein in the oral supplements industry, which is a loosely regulated

in his exchange, ed miliband challenged the prime minister to back the labour party's proposed ban on members of parliament who are consulted with private companies. this is 30 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. john woodcock. the prime minister: this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. john woodcock: british support in ukraine is welcome, but combined efforts against president putin's naked aggression have been woefully lacking. when he leaves office in 70 days -- [laughter] when he leaves office in 70 days, is he content for his place in history to be the prime minister whose weakness left britain mired in years of conflict? the prime minister: at the end of this parliament, i believe that those on this side of the house can be proud of the fact that we closed the massive black hole in our defense budget left by the party opposite. we can be proud of the fact that we see voyager airplanes flying out of brize norton. we can be proud of the fact that w

prime minister kan has rejected a head-to-head debate with ed miliband opting instead to participatebate on april 2. >> welcome to cameron and millet and life. the battle for number 10. good evening. tonight sees the first big election test for two men, one of whom will be the uk's next prime minister. david cameron and ed miliband are the only people with a genuine chance of forming the next government. tonight, we will see what they're made of. >> over the next 90 minutes both men will face jeremy head-to-head and also answer the questions of our studio audience. david cameron will be interviewed by jeremy, then join me today questions from our audience. after that ed miliband will face questions from the studio and we finished with his head-to-head with jeremy. so let's get to it. the elections start here and now. first off the prime minister and leader of the conservative party, david cameron. [applause] >> prime minister, do not many good things that were in this country when you came to power? >> i don't have exact figures but i know they use the fuji -- the banks have gone up

. >> ed miliband. [applause] miliband: less than two months ago, the prime minister said in this house he wanted a head-to-head debate between me and him. he said it was game on. when did he lose his nerve. prime minister cameron: if he wants a debates, i am offering a date. the 23rd of march. why won't he say yes? miliband: i'm going to be at the debate. i'm asking him about the two-way debate between me and him, and him and me. the original proposal for a two-way debate didn't come from me. it came from him. he said this. "i have suggested we need a debate where two people directly debate each other." it is a good proposal then, it was a good proposal now. why doesn't he just name the day? prime minister cameron: he said any time, anyplace, anywhere. i've told him the 23rd of march. i tell him what has changed. we have a situation where it is obvious, you can't win without the snp. he says we need the two leaders who can call a truce the we -- a truce -- that is me and ale x hammond. miliband: he says

. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker it for the last election the prime minister made a know it no, but promise on immigration. can even white house exactly what that promise was? >> we promised to cut net migration. we have cut it from outside the european union. it is increase from inside the european union, not least because we have created more jobs than the rest of the european union put together. [shouting] >> he was rather coy about his precise promise mr. speaker. it was in his contract with the british people. net migration cut to the tens of thousands. now it is 298000, higher than when he took office. is what he said in a contract. here's what he said if we don't deliver our side of the bargain vote us out in five years time. [shouting] when he said that did he mean it? >> there are two reasons for high migration. one is the growth of our economy, and the other is that our benefits system allows people to access that benefits system straight away. i say let's keep the strong economy, let's change that

will leader ed miliband make his pitch for the business vote today in a speech in london. committed to keeping the u.k. in the european union. bloomberg television will have complete coverage of the u.k. election. we will begin special programming this afternoon with an extended version of "the pulse." has made an emotional farewell to it founding father l lee kuan yew. houses lined the streets to say goodbye to a man who dominated politics for decades. a emotional day for singapore. oforter: the display emotions went beyond anyone's expectations. the tribute was apt. and a flyover, the country's highest honor. despite torrential rain, people lined the streets hours before the procession started. many came in black and white, mourning colors. they draped themselves in the national flag. touchinga really display was the patriotism. people sang the national anthem and wrapped the national flag around. they chanted his name. they were thanking him for his contribution. fromis a country that went that backwater into one of the most successful, if not the most successful, and a

. >> i know what it takes to lead this country and i don't think ed miliband -- david miliband has it say don't make it personal, but when it comes to prime minister, the personal is national. cory: he's as businesses are concerned that miliband will take the country out of the european union and says the labour party is committed to staying in. u.s. spending for consumers decline for the first time in almost a year. the reading indicate the biggest part of the economy will find it hard to sustain momentum after the best quarter since 2006. colder temperatures and snow in the middle east and throughout the northwest could be part to blame. ebay stuff of is suing ticketmaster and golden state warriors. they are being sued over measures that unfairly blocked the resale of game tickets. the law hinges on stubhub and the warriors policy of reselling tickets. stubhub claims the listing of tickets has fallen by 80% over the last year as a result to limit resales. dreamworks new movie "home" is a hit. the movie took home $50 million in the opening week, smashing expectations. it is the best

that's why i believe i'm the best choice to be prime minister. >> ed miliband, thank you. lause] you are okay ed. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> enjoyed that. >> it was fun, yes. >> david cameron and ed miliband have faced the first because of the campaign. mr. cameron told her audience politicians don't always behave as well as they should. and ed miliband admitted that his relationship with his brother is still healing. >> finally the prime minister told me he could never -- ed miliband conceded that the previous labour government got it wrong on immigration. >> don't forget there are three more big leader events in the run up to polling data. for sockets the leader debate with some party leaders including both the men who are here this evening. that's next thursday at 8:00. and then two weeks later it's the bpc election debate 2015. that will feature the five main challenges to the coalition leader. 8:00 on thursday the 16th of april. and there's more. question time with david cameron ed miliband and nick clegg on thursday the 30th of april. >> thank you to both of david cameron and ed miliba

cameron and dill band came out -- ed-miliband came out bumping. >> you can choose an economy that growseates jobs enshores a funded and improving health service, a government that will cut taxes for 30 million hard-working people and a country that is safe and secure. >> david cameron used to say he'd campaign to keep britain in europe. now he won't rule out leaving. he used to say he'd negotiate treaty change. now he's quiet about that too. >> prosecutors in the trial of boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev wound up on monday. they described the damage that home-made bombs caused. the defense starred to present their case it's not clear if dzhokhar tsarnaev will testify. he'll face life in custody or the death sentence. >> people in mexico have been warned to be ready for an evacuation. >>> the former president of the philippines fehredanes marcos imported thousands of islands. we have the story of how this sarengetthi is faring in an unlikely location. >> it is dubbed a piece of africa in the philippines. this park is home to 300 endangered animals, and 4,000 hectares of

ed miliband. >> being a member of parliament must be a full-time commitment. the public deserves nothing less. and he went on to say, and i quote, double jobbing mps will not get a look in when i am in charge. what changed? i think the difficulty with his specific proposal is that it would allow, for instance, someone to be a paid union official, but it would not allow someone to run a family shop. like many of his proposals, it is not thought through. it is whipped up quickly. if you thought it was such a good idea, why didn't he put it in place four years ago? let's agree that we will roll out anybody being a pain director, a paid union official or a paid consultant. say yes, and we can restore the reputation of this house. >> mr. effort, calm yourself. you are about to explode. get a grip. we must have the answer from the prime minister. this is not really problem with his proposal. >> let me take another problem with his proposal. with his cap on, on earnings. levy say this. let me take a specific example a very specific example. the honorable -- how long

ed miliband accuse the promised her of "chickening out of a head-to-head debate leading up to the may 7 election. so far, three debates between the seven parties have been scheduled in april. it is unclear whether the prime mister will participate. this is 35 minutes. rpetrators to justice. >> questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and in addition to duties in this house will have other meetings today. >> can the prime minister tell us for the next parliament, what is more important for him on forces on tax column. >> what is some.is combining economic security and national security and the two go together. we inherited a 38 million pound black hole in the defense budget and because of stewardship of the economy with charges from this government we fill that gap and in defense, our economy is strong and the country is safe. >> my right hon. president, the post office mediation scheme the post office sacked the independent investigators told them to destroy all their papers. my right hon. friend agreed it is

general election, ed miliband has says supporting the scottish national party threatens handing over is set to be the closest for a generation. ed miliband: every vote cast for another party including the s&p mays our prospect of a tory government more likely. it is just a matter of arithmetic. every less labor mp makes it likely the tories will be the largest party. anna: the green party leader calls for "a peaceful, political revolution," she called for an end of what she calls they'll field austerity desk for the field austerity and said the poorest has been blocked -- for the failed austerity and set the poorest have been a blank. calling for an additional debt and sat in the poorest have been -- and she has said the poorest have been blamed. let's move on. the first and were -- the first anniversary of malaysian flight 370 is a reminder that last year was a challenging year. when a goes to the rate of just accidents, 2014 has the lowest in history and that is according to a report published. joining us is the organization's ceo, tony. thank you for joining us. in interesting pic

opposition leader ed miliband is announcing plans today to cap charges on new products designed for peoplen their pension savings. it is onor a series of market interventions miliband has promised if he is elected prime minister in the general election in may. amazon.com has opened a store on the alibaba website. it is to market good directly to web shoppers in china. amazon is trying to expand its reach in the world's second biggest economy to strengthen its international sales numbers. >> you can join the conversation on twitter. big trending topic. the u.s. jobs report. is it the world's biggest piece of economic data? we have already asked that question. the inflation component to have report is her biggest piece of economic data. there is anna at annaedwardsnews. i'm at markbarton tv. >> coming up on the program should we be worried about u.k. focused equities? our next guest thinks that we should be. that is after the break. stay with bloomberg. ♪ >> welcome back. europe stocks at their highest since twen. for more, let's bring in matthew beazley. hi. i did a chart yesterday, the bar

. >> ed miliband. [applause] mp miliband: mr.speaker, let me first say that i fully associate myself with the sentiments that the prime minister just made. i also joined the prime minister in offering my condolences to those families that lost loved ones in the devastating plane crash yesterday, especially remembering the three british victims. our thoughts are with all of the victims, their families and friends. the prime minister announced his retirement plans. and he said it was because he believed in giving straight answers to straight questions. after five years of prime minister's questions, that was music to my ears. pm cameron: in 43 days time, i plan to arrange his retirement. >> straight answers deserve straight questions and the answer is yes. mp miliband: nobody is going to believe it. nobody is going to believe it because his extreme spending plans, the numbers don't add up, and because he promised it last time and broke his promise. let's try him on another one. can he confirm -- >> order! order! the leader of the o

opposition labour party ed miliband said he did not want or need to join forces with snp.np is expected to make gains in may after enjoying a surge in popularity following the scottish independence vote. next wednesday we are launching bloomberg politics u.k. election 2015. we will be bringing you a special program looking at the key election issues and how they could affect businesses and industry. at 11:00 a.m. u.k. time and 12:00 p.m. central european time weekdays from march 18. five years from the death of alexander mcqueen, linda's victoria -- london's the tory and albert museum is hosting an exhibition. it has proven to be a sellout with 70 thousand tickets purchased on presale. i got a sneak peek and spoke with the ceo about the legacy and how the business is going. >> we are very excited. for me and my team, we are very proud. we are a british company. we are like a family. this is about lee. we felt duty-bound to do this and show his incredible work in his hometown of london. francine: what do people love about it? so different from anything else. >> mcqueen was

. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker let me first say i fully associate myself with the remarks of prime minister just made about the victims of infected blood and we undertake today to carry these recommendations forward as well. i i also done a premise and offering my condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the devastating plane crash yesterday especially remembering the three british victims. our thoughts are with all of the victims, their families and friends. mr. speaker monday the prime minister announced his retirement plans. and he said, and he said it was because he believed in giving straight answers to straight questions. now after five years of prime minister's questions that was music to my ears mr. speaker. so here is a straight question, will they now rule out a rise in dag? >> and 45 days time i plan to arrange for his retirement. but he is right, straight answers deserve straight questions and the answer is yes. >> let me say to him, let me say to him nobody is going to believe it and

. >> ed miliband campaigning there.ight is also on the increasingly influential smaller parts, such as the ukip, you're looking at the leader there. and it may all come down to a coalition government like last time. >>> a fireman in california is fighting for his life after he fell through the roof of a house into a raging fire. >> this was really horrific. it was all caught on camera. sara sidner shows us what happened. >> reporter: a terrifying moment. a firefighter climbs to the roof of a house to help put out a raging fire inside. instead, he helplessly plunges into the inferno. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the reaction from witnesses says it all. >> people were all just shocked by the firefighter falling into that hellish pit. >> reporter: cell phone video captures the accident from multiple angles. captain pete dern was attempting to vent the roof. it's a tactic commonly used to make it safer for colleagues on the ground to fight the fire or attempt a rescue. but in this case, it was the firefighter who needed rescu

the next prime minister walking through that door will be me or ed miliband. >> reporter: one of the key issue that divides them is europe. cameron is promising referendum on leadership. labor wants miliband to stay firmly in europe. >> if he has his way, he'll want to be inside the european union banging on the door to leave or, worse, outside the european union banging on the door trying to get back in. >> reporter: enter nigel fe are raj whose popularity has surged after his repeated calls for britain to leave the e.u. and limit immigration. with the polls at this early stage pointing to a hung parliament, the leader of this self-declared people's army is campaigning to hold the been of power. >> our challenge is to convince people that if they want change they've got to vote for change, and only she offering it. >> reporter: the other kingmaker are the scottish parties -- [ applause ] >> reporter: and nick kle g g of the liberal democrats, the outgoing deputy prime minister. >> the conservatives saying they'll been the books through excessive cuts. the labor party saying they'll

question time at the house of commons there was an exchange between prime minister david cameron and ed miliband about changes made to the u.k. health service. the prime minister took several questions on the state of the economy. mr. speaker: questions to the prime minister. prime minister cameron: this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. ian murray: the chancellor said in his first budget, when we say that we are all in this together, we mean it. when the prime minister and the chancellor came up with such a vacuous soundbite, was it before they decided to give a £42,000 a year tax cut to millionaires, or before they attempted and failed to eliminate the deficit on the backs of the poorest? prime minister cameron: the fact is that the honorable gentleman cannot hide from the statistics that show that inequality is down, poverty is down, 3 million of the poorest people have been taken out of income tax altogether, and, most importantly, we have created jobs for tens of thousands of