the house of commons will return in mid >> we will be back with june. e first of our roundup on june 19. >> for now, goodbye. >> the british parliament is in recess. prime minister's questions will not be seen at the normal time this week. you can see other british public affairs programs later. tomorrow, the center for strategic and international studies previews the president's upcoming trip to the middle east and europe. of thee coverage discussion begins at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span two. >> monday night on the communicators, a look at small withand rural broadband shirley bloomfield, ceo of the rural broadband association. she talks about her organization's desire for broadband expansion to become a greater priority within the trump administration. she is interviewed by communications daily senior editor david count. >> what would you say your biggest priorities are right now either in congress or the fcc? >> how to make sure that broadband is considered part of any structure package that is considered. i look at it and think superhighways of the f

laughter] and it is an honor to reply to the queens speech on behalf of the third-party in the house of commons. [applause] the scottish national party. can i say at the start of parliament that the convention, that we don't clap in this chamber is very, very long established and widely respected, and it would be appreciated if members would show some respect for that convention. keith: the queen returned to politician's minds in september 2015 when she became the longest running monarch in the country's history, surpassing the record of queen victoria. her majesty had reigned for 63 years, seven months, and two days. on the day, she was opening a new train line in the scottish borders. the prime minister talked about her many duties. >> whether it is something we suspect she enjoys, like the highland games, or something we suspect she might be slightly less keen on, such as bending new year's eve in the millennium dome. [laughter] she never, ever falters. >> she is now on her 12th prime minister. we on these benches had hoped that he would now be on her 13th. [laughter] she reigns over 140 mil

laughter] and it is an honor to reply to the queens speech on behalf of the third-party in the house of commons. [applause] the scottish national party. can i say at the start of parliament that the convention, that we don't clap in this chamber is very, very long established and widely respected, and it would be appreciated if members would show some respect for that convention. keith: the queen returned to politician's minds in september 2015 when she became the longest running monarch in the country's history, surpassing the record of queen victoria. her majesty had reigned for 63 years, seven months, and two days. on the day, she was opening a new train line in the scottish borders. the prime minister talked about her many duties. >> whether it is something we suspect she enjoys, like the highland games, or something we suspect she might be slightly less keen on, such as bending new year's eve in the millennium dome. [laughter] she never, ever falters. >> she is now on her 12th prime minister. we on these benches had hoped that he would now be on her 13th. [laughter] she reigns over 140 mil

house of commons, young woman in the lift, i looked, nice perishes. lift, ilooked, nice perishes. i like your shoes. she said your shoes gotten involved in politics. there was somebody, through something quite normal, seeing interesting shoes, got interested in politics, working in the house of commons. there you go. joining us from just outside our newsroom where i'm sitting, our correspondent richard galpin. before this interview took place, i was being told by political sources, the aim of it was for a different audience, provided by de one show, to get in the minister's husband, and to get to know her a bit better. to get to know them as a couple. did it work? i'mjoined bya couple. did it work? i'mjoined bya couple of guests. we have caroline frost, from the huffington post. and joanne nadler, author, written books on the conservative party. you were a spin doctor underjohn major's conservative government. can i start with you, what is your reaction to what has happened today? do you think, it seems like there was clear goals, did they achieve the

most people think she will get back with a bigger majority in the house of commons, which will strengthen her hands in the negotiations, but she does have a tough negotiation ahead of her. i think she is well prepared for it. one of her defining features is she does her homework and prepares for battles ahead of starting them. i think she'll be in a good position for the negotiations. host: again -- host: and you are far -- if you are a international caller -- host: you talk about support. you mentioned 70%. is this polling, man on the street interviews -- how is that determined as far as the people of the u.k. and what they think about it? guest: the 70% came from a poll times,"e financial which is on the eu set of things . i think it is now at 70% rather than 52% because a proportion of the rename supporters did a really -- remain supporters did not really like the eu, but feared what would happen if the u.k. left, now that they are seeing the economy did not collapse, they are more supportive of brexit. host: democrats like. california. this is steve. caller: good morning, america. goo

it is an honor to reply to the queen's speech on behalf of the third-party in the house of commons, scottishational party. >> can i say the start of the parliament with the convention in this chamber, is very very very long established and widely respected and it would be appreciated if members would show some respect for that convention. >> the queen was on politicians mines in september, retaining the longest monarch in the country of history. surpassing the record of queen victoria. her majesty had rained for 62 years, 7 months, on the day she was opening a train line in scottish borders. westminster, congratulations, the prime minister talked about her many jewses. >> whether it is something we suspect she enjoys or might be cited as keen on like spending new year's eve in the millennium, she never -- she never ever -- >> she is on her 12th prime minister. we hoped she would now be on her third team. she reigns over 140 million people. that is a huge number. nearly as many as the number of the labour party's registered supporters. keith: that remark about the size of labor's membership w

in contrast, as leader of the snp in the house of commons, the third party in the house of commons, lamons not just which battered to people dropped the ball, asking questions notjust which battered to people in scotland, but in the rest of the uk, europe and the world as well. i am confident that the snp will be return to westminster as the third—party, because we need to protect our country from the tories. how many mps? i am working hard to win in every single—seaters scotland, mishal, that is our plan. people must realise it is either the snp or the tories in scotland. whichever party they naturally vote for, they must realise this. leanne wood? i believe leaders should walk the walk, and should be prepared to defend so—so politics and their policies. they should also be prepared to stick to their guns, and it's shocking that theresa may has done a u—turn on so many things. there was not going to be an election, now, there is an election. there was not going to be a tax on the self—employed, or there was, and thenit the self—employed, or there was, and then it was abolished. and the

for her to cement her position and to lose in the house of commons would be one of the most astonishing say, what is that all about? people's expectations are so high, if she ends up with 40, a majority of 40 seats, it would be regarded as a massive... why did we go through this hell? and the tories, if they are struggling, we do not know whether to believe in a poll like that, or any poll, whether to believe in a poll like that, orany poll, but whether to believe in a poll like that, or any poll, but if they are struggling, why? this general election is unique in some ways. it is completely different from something that we have seen in recent history. when you put yourself to the country, you get scrutinised, as we have seen in interviews. people look at them like theresa may, we haven't seen much in the years since she became prime minister. 0ne the years since she became prime minister. one thing she did different to david cameron and tony blair was to stay out the news. she has told us little. during the campaign like this, it's inevitable she is scrutinised a and night every day, i

david davis turned up to a house of commons select committee and he said he had not priced the cost ofg to get a tough brexit deal, terrible for the uk and the reason that theresa may is holding this election now is because she wants to silence opposition because she knows that when we know the details of brexit people will be furious. a quick word about immigration. suzanne evans, pipe -- about immigration. suzanne evans, pipe —— due to want to bring net migration down to zero over the next five years, when one person need you will let one hand. that is not how it works. it is about balanced immigration, zero net immigration to give our country time to recover and oui’ give our country time to recover and our public services time to recover. so over a period of five years, we have approximately the same number of fee will be leaving the country and that is between about 250000 and 300,000 every year and the same coming in. we will still invite to britain around about 300,000 people each year and we will choose the brightest and the best and the people but the skills that we need and t

next, british prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the house of commons in a preview of ae upcoming -- of commons and government placements test review. and another chance for q&a with brad snyder. announcer: on wednesday british prime minister theresa may answered questions. in this rare hour-long session, the prime minister talked about the upcoming election, brexit to healthns, cuts services and delays in pension payments of two women who worked during the 1950's. wales and the uk. questions for the prime minister. mister michael fabricant. prime minister. >> thank you. the economy in the west midlands is performing well, businesses are continuing to invest and since 2010, and as a result, my honorable friend, there are more doctors, and strong public services, strong and stable leadership delivers a strong economy. >> mister speaker. i think what this nation needs is a strong and stable government. but isn't it the case that thanks to evolution we will not only just have, i hope strong and stable government, in the westminster, strong and stable leadership, the ri

the dogs in the house of commons are cute and sniff for bombs. they are lovely. lovely. the idea of rottweilers i'm not so happy with. the main stories about their rich list and the thrust is brexit has brought about a bonanza for billionaires because of the stock market really. yeah, the rich are getting richer because of brexit, apparently. for some, despite getting richer because of brexit, apparently. forsome, despite brexit but it appears to be because the stock market but it is hard to know because we cannot see or the figures. i guess time will tell.“ labour gets figures. i guess time will tell.“ labourgets in, figures. i guess time will tell.“ labour gets in, they will be poorer. what you think of the rich list, is it something you enjoy reading? you always wa nt it something you enjoy reading? you always want to know about other people's wealth. i think so. the idea jk rowling has made 650 million according to the latest rich list out of writing. it gives us all hope. i think it is more on a gossipy level, does not mean a great deal but it is a fun read.

some cases because we think of the senate maybe as the roman senate or as the house of lords, and we think of the house of commons as the house of representatives. but there is a big difference in how people thought of these over time. and the shift, the radical thing that james madison explains in the federalist papers is that our -- and, actually, you see this throughout the debates in the ratification of the constitution -- is that our system, a separation of powers is not based on checking and balancing classes. it's based on checking and balancing just different institutions. the president, one house of the legislature, another house of the legislature, but the whole idea is it's not about classes. and what they say is why is this, why would it ever be about classes? we don't have classes here that we would need to check against each other. and that is something you see said in these debates. on the broader question about inequality, you know, the idea here isn't that there's perfect equality, certainly. there was not perfect equality at the time of the founding. far frit, there are big -- far from it, there

and they were left with just eight seats in the house of commons.as a by—election so they now have nine. but there is the stage, there are the supporters. they will stand behind tim farron when he makes a speech. and obviously the party faithful love their leader. how does he compare dizzy with his predecessor nick clegg?‘ he compare dizzy with his predecessor nick clegg? a lot of people have said over the last couple of weeks that he is not so charismatic, that he is likeable and honest. they feel he has those values that they want the parties represent. but it is about whether he can have the same impact as nick clegg over the next few weeks. we know in 2010 nick clegg appealed to the younger demographic. which the party is aiming for. but can he be as highly impactful as nick clegg? we will see over the next few weeks. at the moment the polls are showing. here he is. he appears, the leader of the lib dems, tim farron. let's listen as he launches the party to the election manifesto. a couple of weeks ago in kidlington near 0xford i met a bloke cal

young londoners will be given free access to houses of parliament, to encourage them to vote. 18— to 2a—year—olds will be offered free tours of the house of commonsder the age of 25 have registered to vote since the election was called. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there is a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the roads, this is the a11, which is closed out of town by mile end tube station for emergency repairs. it is after a manhole collapsed yesterday. elsewhere, the m25 is slow clockwise over the qe2 bridge. the a13 has delays into town from the goresbrook interchange to barking. and the a2 is slow into town from eltham to kidbrooke. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. it is a cold start out there this morning. 0ne good morning. it is a cold start out there this morning. one or two makes pots, mostly outside the end 25, down below zero. so sparkles of frost this morning for some of us, but it means plenty of sunshine. a really beautiful, crisp start to the day, and gradually the sun warms up quite nicely. we are going to feel the benefit of that. we have lost the benefit of that. we have lost the chil

reject the extreme version of brexit that theresa may, jeremy colburn and ukip pushed through the house of commonshat, then the lib dems are the only party offering hope —— corbyn. lib dems are the only party offering hope -- corbyn. two years ago the lib dems narrowly avoided a election wipeout but they are hoping the vote to leave the eu has thrown then a political lifeline. within the past half hour, it's been announced that the former labour first minister of wales, rhodri morgan, had died. he was 77. he was first elected as an mp in 1987 and rose to become the longest—serving first minister of wales, holding the position for nine years. he is widely credited with having bought stability to the fledgling assembly after its turbulent start in 1999. he is survived by his wife, julie, two daughters and a son. ca rwyn carwyn jones says wales hasn't lost just a great politician — we have lost a real father figure. president trump has been accused of trying to shut down an fbi investigation into the links between his former national security adviser and russia. the white house denies the allegation

the official start of the general election campaign and just after midnight all seats in the house of commonsame vacant. attention turns to the local elections tomorrow, with crucial votes for 3h english councils, all scottish and welsh councils, as well as a number of local authority mayors. the deadline to register to vote in the general election is may 22nd and polls open onjune 8th. our political correspondent, ben wright, is in westminster. good morning. the truth is that it sta rts good morning. the truth is that it starts officially today, but they have been campaigning already, haven't they? good morning. we have had a fortnight of rallies, claims, counterclaims, already, but today, as you say, the election formally kicks off, and it will go up a gear very visually. labour are staying on their favourite issue, very visually. labour are staying on theirfavourite issue, the nhs. they say that if they win the general election on may eighth, they will pause restructuring of the nhs in england to be it is still a controversial issue around constituencies. they say there will be an immediat

in fact, all the mps in the house of commons became members of the public. 650 members of the public,ome obviously are now going to be campaigning in the general election as candidates. once theresa may has had her audience with the queen, she will travel back to downing street. we expect a short statement from her. this of course is the shortest parliament we have had since 197a. and actually, because of fixed term parliaments, which we now have, the queen, the visit to the queen, isn't necessary to trigger the general election and the dissolving parliament. back in 2011 when the new act was brought m, 2011 when the new act was brought in, things automatically became, well, automatic. so parliament dissolved automatically, but the tradition of going to visit the queen does still continue. we know that as soon as this moment is over, political parties will be campaigning again, because today marks the last day of campaigning before the local elections. absolutely, a quick thought about the story, the debate that continues to to dominate, but comments again from michel barnier, david d

at some stage a kind of progressive alliance or understanding with labour and others in the house of commonsere possible, what would he say? what we're set for the last two yea rs what we're set for the last two years and before that, we will work with anyone to talk about progressive policies. anyone who supports our manifesto goals of progressive policies across the uk. we will see how it goes. thank you. journalists, bloggers and commentators have been gathering all afternooon, let's cross to the spin room, where the battle of the party messages will take place during and after the debate. my colleague clive myrie is there. we are in the cambridge union society building, b also been graced by the likes of margaret thatcher, clint eastwood, western church on the past. russell brand is well quite recently. tonight it is going to be populated by a less auguste bunge, a host ofjournalists. they will be giving their interpretation of how well the debate went tonight for the panellists and crucially also here will be representatives from all of the parties taking place, who are part of the deba

officially dissolved atjust after midnight meaning there are now no mps and every seat in the house of commonser will travel to buckingham palace to mark the dissolution later this afternoon. as britain prepares for brexit negotiations, relations between theresa may and the head of the european commission are proving tense. mrs may has warned jean—claude juncker she will prove to be a ‘bloody difficult woman‘ during the brexit talks. mrjuncker, it's reported, had accused her of being ‘deluded' about the process. the prime minister has been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. i think what we've seen recently is that these negotiations are going to be tough. during the conservative party leadership campaign, i was described by one of my colleagues as a "bloody difficult woman". and i said at the time, the next person to find that out would be jean—claude juncker. and did he over the weekend? these are going to be tough negotiations as we go ahead. i'm asking the british people to give me a mandate. every vote for me and my team is a vote to strengthen my hand in ensuring we get t

that the public have had many chances to watch her and jeremy corbyn in the dispatch box in the house of commonsal election campaign. that is why we are seeing the format we are seeing tonight. in 2010 that was the first tv debate will be had the leaders, but that is not something that voters will get to experience this time. white—mac the campaign just got going again last friday, after the tragic events in manchester last week. absolutely. we are seeing a lot of questions tonight surrounding security. it has put a different complexion on the campaign. but jeremy corbyn and to reason me know they only have ten days to connect with the electorate and to try to convince those undecided voters to vote for them. ten days in the battle for number ten. thank you. watching the questioning rather than the debate. as we've been hearing, britain goes to the polls for a general election next week, and with the winning party set to lead the country's brexit negotiations, there's a huge amount at stake. the bbc has been out to meet voters and find out the issues that are important to them. today we're in be

we want to have a majority in the house of commons and we want to be the next government and we are puttingour alternative to the british people and it's for them to decide which government they want. one thing is for sure, it's either going to be a labour government or a conservative government, and that's how it is. it's very interesting that you won't rule out a collision with the snp, and anybody listening to you will say, if we don't agree with emily thornbury that it may be a hung parliament, then we'd be right to think they will do a deal with the snp. we have put ourfaith in the british people and in our ability to be able to put forward our arguments and alternative vision. the fact is, you know, this is the biggest star that we have in our show, which is a series of ideas and an alternative vision for britain. let me just take a couple of points in there. if you want to wave the manifesto... the manifesto says, it is very carefully costed. it's not that funny! it says it's carefully costed. sorry, i'm laughing because i know you're going to start asking me numbers. believe me, i'm

reject the extreme version of brexit that theresa may, jeremy corbyn and ukip pushed through the house of commonsoffering hope. two years, ago the lib dems narrowly avoided a election wipeout but they are hoping the vote to leave the eu has thrown then a political lifeline. most restaurants play music while their customers are eating. perhaps it's a bit of smooth jazz or maybe a romantic ballad. but at one restaurant in london they've started playing something a little more bespoke. and you'll get to listen to it in the dark. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the chef is hard at work at his restau ra nt the chef is hard at work at his restaurant in london, determined to find just the right combination of tastes to make is to perfect. but could something be missing? not a herb nori spice but a little musical accompaniment? this composer has come up with something he hopes will make your meal easier to swallow. the way i thought about this was to try and turn this meal into a story. so there chef, he gave me his initial ideas and then i started thinking about how can i turn this into a narrative? how

even without a single seat in the house of commons, we are doing that. though, will surely be the most tricky of tasks, a role perhaps for ukip along the way? if in previous time we have not got back our territory and fishing waters, immigration is not under control, we are still paying billions of pounds every year into the european club, then, having raised people's expectations and not having delivered, you could see ukip stronger than ever. there are still more votes to be counted, but if ukip's early results are anything to go by, ukip will have to rebrand to have a chance of bouncing back. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in boston, where ukip leader paul nuttall has announced that he will be standing in the upcoming general election. in your assessment, alex, is this really the end of ukip? well, just ta ke really the end of ukip? well, just take a look at this area. this is true ukip heartland, the vast majority of people here voted to leave the european union, ukip did very well in the 2013 elections, but last night they lost every sin

it gives us the opportunity to have our voice heard generally in the house of commons but specificallyons, so we can try to make sure that there's not a deal that is bad for scotland. the prime minister says that there will not be a second referendum on your timetable. if she wins and sticks to that, what will you do? let's give the people of scotland the chance to have their say in this election onjune the 8th. this has been a long... and you have covered scottish politics for a long time, i was going to say probably longer than i've been alive, but that would upset you midway through an interview which probably isn't a good idea! not really, i'd just like you to answer the question. what would you do if the prime minister does not grant you a referendum? i think that if the snp win the election onjune 8th in scotland — and i take nothing for granted — but if the snp win the election, having won the scottish election last year on the strength of a manifesto commitment that was very clear, and in the interim the scottish parliament having backed that, then i think that position of the

they know there is a long way to go before there are more green mps on the greens seats of the house of commons left wing pacts. it's notjust the north west where parties are forming alliances against their common enemies. in brighton pavilion the liberal democrats have agreed not to stand against the green party's only mp caroline lucas, who's fighting off a challenge from labour and the conservatives. meanwhile in hastings & rye, the greens have pulled out to try to help labour oust the home secretary, amber rudd. so, quitea so, quite a lot of negotiating, horse trading going on. do you think we will see more tactical voting this time round? i am not sure we are. what we're talking about, and it was clear from that clip, a tiny numberof it was clear from that clip, a tiny number of seats were majorities are tight and makes a difference, this could be a tsunami from the conservatives and it could sweep aside all the little lifeboat people are constructing for themselves. not enough numbers, the maths doesn't do it. also, that report was talking about the green party, but in the south—east, i f

the extreme version of brexit that theresa may, jeremy corbyn and ukip have pushed through the house of commonst and want a better future, the liberal democrats are the only party that is offering new hope. two years ago the lib dems narrowly avoided election wipe—out. they're hoping brexit thrown them a political lifeline. vicki young, bbc news, teddington. as we've heard, the liberal democrats are hoping to attract young voters — notjust with that pledge to have another referendum on any brexit deal, but with several other policies, including housing and the voting voting age. our home editor, mark easton, has been to cambridge to see what issues are concerning young voters there. we are here to talk to you about the election today. let us know your thoughts and tweet us. the voice of the young. so often ignored by the politician, it is loud and clear, at cambridge regional college. politician, it is loud and clear, at cambridge regional collegem politician, it is loud and clear, at cambridge regional college. it could be about anything, brexit, student tuition. it broadcasts to thousand of p

i made that very clear in the house of commons.ou urge the ira to stop the bombs and the bullets or its front people that you did meet all the time? i never met the ira. i obviously did meet people from sinn fein, as indeed i met people from other organisations and i always made the point that there had to be a dialogue and a peace process. now a lot of people did a lot of work on this, and eventually it was mo mowlam as much as anybody else, who managed to bring those groups together and she used a lot of connections in order to bring those people together and i think we should recognise that as... we certainly recognise mo mowlam, it's your role i'm trying to find out, because the former ira terrorist leader, shaun o'callaghan, he says quote: "you played no part, ever, at any time in promoting peace in northern ireland." he said the peace you sought was a victory for the ira. well, i've never had a discussion with shaun o'callaghan. i've no idea why he will say that. as far as i'm concerned, the whole process had to be that there

colleagues who are leaving the house for the third services they have shown their constituents and parliament over the years. can i say a thank you to the staff of the house of commons. and and to show how he will stand up to his defense of our country who had this opportunity. i know the right honorable gentlemen is saying about wages increasing, i see today he is talking about paying for extra wage increases, the national health service. we should first of all recognize that for people working in the national health service, around half of those start because of basic pay increases on outrage of pay increases. and he will have a choice at the next election. the strong and stable leadership in the conservative. that will secure the economy for the future labor party which would crash our economy, public for services, and ordinary working families pay the price. >> isn't the truth that many people have been held back by this government, to cut taxes for the rich and pay of dedicated public service. and a parent is concerned how children are being held back, he asks why, despite the fact they worked consistently since leaving school, all three children who are now in

next, british prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the house of commons in a previewae upcoming -- of commons and government placements test review. and another chance for q&a with brad snyder. announcer: on wednesday british prime minister theresa may answered questions. in this rare hour-long session, the prime minister talked about the upcoming election, brexit to healthns, cuts services and delays in pension payments of two women who worked during the 1950's. wales and the uk. questions for the prime minister. mister michael fabricant. prime minister. >> thank you. the economy in the west midlands is performing well, businesses are continuing to invest and since 2010, and as a result, my honorable friend, there are more doctors, and strong public services, strong and stable leadership delivers a strong economy. >> mister speaker. i think what this nation needs is a strong and stable government. but isn't it the case that thanks to evolution we will not only just have, i hope strong and stable government, in the westminster, strong and stable leadership, the right

joining us now, roger bootle, a specialist advisor to the house of commons treasury committee. roger, thank you for joining us. ,ince the election of macron does that harold great things for france? roger: i doubt it. france, and the euro project are going through a honeymoon period. this is more comfortable than if marine le pen had won. but the barriers he has got to overcome are absolutely enormous. i would not be fooled by all of this handshaking and gladhanding and smiling. to pull something off, he could do something quite remarkable. it is not so much getting the majority of the french assembly. is not only the assembly, it is on the streets. macron andabout merkel? what does their relationship mean for the future of the e.u. project? how are they going to mold or mesh together, roger? early to tell.o this is a much better relationship that would have existed between marine le pen and angela merkel, but from a policy point of view, i think probably macron would have preferred it if he had been negotiating with mr. schulz. it is looking less and less likely. i think we are

i think the house of commons is down here.e commons. throw them open to a leading conceptual artist and you never know where her professional curiosity might lead her. i like the green carpet. i think i mightjust take a picture over here. i'm hoping this is where theresa may sits. i am just glad newsnight was on hand to preserve the modesty of the mother of parliaments. i wonder if she sits across the crease. i thought we were obsessed with their seats on this programme, but i mean to say. i love all the creases on it which is made by politicians‘ bottoms, not their minds. i once photographed freud's seat. his actual seat he sat in. his consulting chair. i liked the marks were made by freud subconsciously. i am still getting over the shock of becoming the election artist. it was a snap election and they made a snap decision about which artist. how does it feel? ok, i did not waste too much time saying yes because i thought if i thought about it too long i would not do it. i am glad i did. this might be one for instagram. i am

the latest polls show theresa may may lose hir er majority ine house of commons. one sector under pressure is basic resources off by 1.5%, despite fairly upbeat chinese economic data in the form of manufacturing pmis. autos also under pressure. food and beverages, households good, technology also on the upside. the f.a.n.g. stocks have outperformed the u.s. markets year to date up some 30%. >>> back to our top story. a massive car bomb rocked central kabul killing more than 60 people and injuring over 300, that's according to the interior ministry. french and german embassies in the area have been damaged but the number of foreign victims has yet to be determined. willem marx joins me on set. >> more than 300, 319 injured. the german foreign office, they said they have not yet accounted for all their staff. they'll be issuing a statement soon. the uk embassy not far away. one of the main western supermarkets, some of the telecom companies, and a lot of afghan government buildings nearby. the explosion took place about 8:30 this morning. the height of rush hour. a b

conservatives have underfunded the nhs and even the conservative dominated select committee in the house of commonsng accident and emergency departments across the country. they will halt that process. and look again at all of them to ensure there is an a and the department image of everybody across the country. and that the threats to hospitals with the false competition set up with sisters and towns will end. the nhs was funded by labour and we are determined to defend it. —— citizenship towns. and we are determined to defend it. -- citizenship towns. labour insist they have been drawn up by local health care leaders and that the nhs bosses support them too. they say they will improve patient care. the liberal democrats said the plans we re liberal democrats said the plans were a good idea. they insist this is not enough money to fund them. the nhs issues around health care is an issue that labour will return to again and again. when they come to bedford, it is something that people are happy to talk about because the nhs is something that people do care about when it comes to general elections.

i have spent a bit of time in germany recently because i sit on the house of commons select committeea preparation. david davis turned up to a house of commons select committee and said he hadn't priced the cost of leaving for the uk. sol think we will get a very tough brexit deal which will be terrible for the uk. and the reason theresa may is holding this election now is because she wants a silenced opposition because she knows that when we know the details of brexit, people are going to be furious. let me have a quick word about immigration. suzanne evans, ukip wa nt to immigration. suzanne evans, ukip want to bring down net migration to zero over the next few years. when one person leaves, you will let one person in? that is not how it works. it is about balanced migration. it is about giving our country than to re cover is about giving our country than to recover and our public services time to recover. over a five—year period, we we re to recover. over a five—year period, we were hammered approximately the same numberof we were hammered approximately the same number of people le

community centres, they do care about that, what they do not care about is mud being slung in the house of commonsple, especially where i am from, hackney, i see young people are very socially aware, they know what is going on, they see knife crime, they see social injustices, for me it is about connecting little education with social awareness, young people wa nt with social awareness, young people want to being dates but how can they being gauged when you have trebled tuition fees, young people have been a demographic that have been pushed into a corner, ignored and neglected for far too long, it is hard to engage with that part of society when they are being pushed away. there is a sense in recent years, as cat and jermaine have been alluding to, the government policy has focused on older people, frankly older voters, most notably through the triple lock on pensions, increasing student tuition fees, generally, this whole sense of workplace in zero hours contracts, pension changes and so on and so forth. the dice has been loaded against young people, do you see anything in the current campaign t

way and that is why it is important to make sure people keep strong snp representation in the house of commons a couple of the other highlighted areas in the leak, the idea of renationalising some industries. she said perhaps more state intervention in certain areas might potentially bea in certain areas might potentially be a good thing. when asked what she thought of labour's position on trident, of course, scottish labour has a different position from the uk party, she said that shows what a mixed and muddled message labour are sending, and that they are not a party ultimately that are fit to govern, and that only the snp will be standing up, she said, for progressive policies in scotland's interests. thank you. and a reminder, you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign, and live events, on the bbc news website, bbc.co.uk/news. and if you're on the move, you can follow the election via the bbc news app. the bank of england is predicting only moderate growth for the uk economy this year, with a squeeze on households' incomes, as wages rise more slowly than pric

this comes off the back of the public apology that david cameron gave in the house of commons. there to talk about this scandal. has been no large—scale lawsuit regarding this and it's looking very difficult for these people, who have suffered, not just for these people, who have suffered, notjust in terms of whether they will live or die, but many have suffered for decades with very debilitating illnesses. and many of them are dead anyway. if you want more than that, there is a bbc panorama on bbc one at nine o'clock. they have much more than that horrific story. in the times, state schools merged charge on poetry be agreed. a list of 100 poems and classical music pieces, suggesting what children should be exposed to and what a classic education should involve. yes, the chief inspector of schools has launched an investigation. the idea behind it seems to be that children coming out of state schools are simply not learning a rounded amount of information in relation to the children coming out of private schools. therefore, they are talking about exposing them to more poetry, cl

until the election, theresa may could be on course for having a majority of 100 plus mps in the house of commons the conservatives have a working majority of about 17 mps. that meant rebellious backbenchers could cause trouble. tom watson's argument is that if there is a conservative majority of 100 plus, that means a government under theresa may would we able to do pretty much what it liked. —— would be able. there are a couple of interpretations of this at this stage. we have less than four weeks until the election. 0ne stage. we have less than four weeks until the election. one is that this isa until the election. one is that this is a stark warning to labour supporters to say, look, you'd better turn up, you'd better go and vote, it is this is what might happen if you don't. another possible reading is that it could you admission that labour is not on course to form the next government and this is a plea to say, well, look, let's at least not give our party a driving —— drubbing, which some are predicting. 0f party a driving —— drubbing, which some are predicting. of course, jeremy corbyn sa

truth, is it because she needs a big majority in the election to get the bad deal through the house of commonss , interference in our electoral process, they would be happy if she had a more stable majority because, from their perspective, that gives her a better negotiating position, more confident negotiating position. ina way, more confident negotiating position. in a way, it‘s more about her position domestic league and gives her that domestic mandate. she can go to brussels and say, have an election, it has voted for me on a platform which we will see next week, we know most of it already but in the conservative manifesto, so in many ways, it‘s more about the domestic politics than european politics. all the eu leaders and officials i‘ve spoken to say the size majority makes no difference to the way we will negotiate. but they would say that, wouldn‘t they? chris, lots of questions, thank you to everybody who has been in touch with us. and thank you, chris, for answering them so brilliantly. well done. top of the class. six out of six, i think. done. top of the class. six out of six, ithi

penfield, may i draw your attention in a quite private way to a short declaration made in our house of commonsdevelopment of all nations in states leaving their national character cannot be fully realized in countries with a mixed population, especially in the southeast of europe. no other solution can approach this ideal so near as the political system of the dual monarchy. you would render a great service to the mutual good understanding between our countries and the cause of peace if you could bring these facts nearer to the minds of responsible statesmen and public opinion of the united states. believe me, dear mr. penfield. very sincerely yours. response of the u.s. ambassador, vienna, january 29, 1917. my dear count, it was a pleasure to receive your letter of the 25th instant and portions of it seemed so vital to the purpose for which president wilson is working that i cabled them in confidence to the department of state at washington. your address in the parliament is attracting great attention throughout europe and the united states. i see by the newspapers that come to me. pray accep

for the criticism that the parliamentary labour party in the house of commons have givenjeremy corbynspa up—and—down the country, in market towns, just out on the street talking to people, that is what jeremy corbyn likes doing and i think we should expect a lot more of that over the next four weeks. eleanor garnier, thank you very much. the bbc has unveiled details of its general election debate programmes. david dimbleby will host two question time specials in which leaders will face audience questions and there will also be a seven—way debate with senior party figures. a little earlier our media correspondent david sillito gave us more. these are the bbc‘s plans. a series of two question time specials, the first will feature theresa may and jeremy corbyn in the same programme but not sharing a stage. they will appear consecutively facing questions from the audience, and then there will be another question time special two days later with other party leaders appearing on election questions later in the evening. the leaders will face interviews from andrew neil, and also on the one s

even without a single seat in the house of commons... been saying that and we have said it consistently for over a decade. look at our policies, they have been adopted by government to be we're not here for political power, we are here to change the country. so... and yet there are some issues the government still fails on. look at how to protect social policy and looking after the elderly are big it is only ukip that says we will take money out of foreign aid and use it for the most vulnerable people in the country. even the conservatives have failed on that mission. we continue our relevant drive to do this. is it time to bring back night of the raj? it has not been disastrous. —— nigel farage. paul nuttall is our leader and we are proud to have him. he has had a rough time. evenjeremy corbyn hasn't had that rough a time. i feel that paul nuttall has had a good time leading our party. the government has given £10 million away to other countries and undermined social care in the uk. we are the only party representing the people. thank y

of poets. the finalists for the citation in poetry, 2016, include: hutchinson, house 0 of lords and commons. pam bajes, oleo wave books. bernadette mayer. works and days. new directions. robert pinski, the found long -- foundling hospital, and mon nick ewing. the citation goes to hutchinson. house of lords and commons. fsg. [applause] >> men of the poems string a single side-winds sentence interest a shimmering thread that shuttles between past and present, haves and have nots, tracing landscapes of memory, childhood in his native jamaica, makes of trouble and equality, travel, lost time. these poems concentrate fervor and anger and along steadily a at engines. the kind of concentration we might all wish to summon as we try to name the world we live in and look for the world we want to see next. i became a thicket of ears, he writes. listening to him we do, too. [applause]. [applause] >> good evening, i am very honored and want to except in my grandmother's honor. she was very encouraging and ever grateful and so many others i am blanking. i want to pay homeage to the poets i have the honor o

even if he gets five or six and increases his share of members in the house of commons by 50, 60%, hearron was talking about which is an monolithic government trampling over people in this country, is the labour party and thatis country, is the labour party and that is why we need to get out on the doorstep and get the message across. this is nicola sturgeon, the first minister, congratulating her campaigners. we will come back to talk about the results in scotland, including edinburgh in a moment. let's go to manchester because they are now in the final stages of this declaration in the metro mayor, that is andy burnham. putting england first, 11,000115. uk independence party, 10500 and 83. will patterson, the green party, 13400 and 24. the total number of first preference votes was 566,000 735. the total number of ballot papers rejected at first count or 6808. therefore i declare that andy burnham is duly elected as the mayor of the manchester combined authority. those are the figures. a turnout of 29%. taking more than 350,000 votes. conservatives in second place. let's listen to w

that is leading to the palace of westminster, the house of commons and the house of lords effectively the advice changes. this on the parliament's website. as you know, parliament is not currently sitting because of the general election taking place on 8thjune, but general election campaigning is still suspended and it's not clear when it will resume. and, you may already have heard ariana grande's concerts at the 02 arena in london have not been postponed or cancelled, but the haven't usay they are in contact with promoters about are in contact with promoters about a final decision. so at the moment, ariana grande's concerts at the 02 on thursday and friday haven't been postponed or cancelled, but the haven't usay they are in contact with promoters about a final decision. good morning, it is 10.32am. my name is victoria derbyshire. we're broadcasting live from the centre of manchester this morning. we are in the heart of a city, probably about a mile or so, a mile—and—a—half from where the attack took place on monday night. 22 people were killed. 59 people we re 22 people were killed

responses from the civil war broke out similar to the one that came from a british mp in the house of commonsmay 1861 , who remarked with some satisfaction, the republican bubble has burst. so the republic, the democratic, political system, which we roll part. of -- is not going that's a good thing for conservatives around the world. a little bit later, commenting on the new york city riots of three comedy russian diplomat med register go, reported disdainfully, this is democracy and progress, the democracy the european terrorist rave about. there's a sustained for american democracy. lots of conservatives around the world are very happy when they see the united states falling apart apparently, democratic experience -- experiment might be over. on the other side of course, we've already seen the workingman of manchester, the they thought was lincoln, the union cause, emancipation. what's really interesting about this side of the equation, it didn't seem so straightforward at the beginning of the war. in 1861, even into 1862, european progressives were often quite confused about what the ameri

only about 6% of the politicians in westminster, in the house of commons and the house of lords are from to 13% of the general population. we have an audience of seven voters from different ethnic minority backgrounds to talk about the issues that are important to them at this election. william, i know you feel quite wrongly about representation, we start with you and tell us what your thoughts are. yeah, of course. i think representation is really, really important, especially because issues pertaining to a certain demographic are never going to be highlighted or pushed forward if people from that demographic are not represented within politics at large. i also feel like it highlights a wider issue around elitism, the fact that people from certain demographics aren't presented as well so i think it is very important. i am the chairman of the asian business council. i am here to talk about representation to the uk parliament of the baa me community first i have looked at other parliaments, —— representative of the bame. the us or australian parliaments is about two to 3%, whereas at the