voters not to give theresa may "a blank cheque," to run the country. 0ur political correspondent ian watsonformer prime minister and a former deputy of prime minister entered the frame to claim the conservatives are waging a war on the you might expect him to say that the next labour government will stop this. but his emphasis is on holding theresa may to account. her britain will have more inequality and poverty than what we saw in the thatcher years. no conservative prime minister should ever be given a free hand. the deputy leader tom watson insisted he was determined to turn round labour's position in the polls but warned of the dangers of a big conservative victory. he said if theresa may still commands the lead in the polls she had at the start she will have a margaret thatcher—style majority. as labour mps battle to get back to westminster we are seeing a tale of two campaigns. the official one emphasising what labour would do in government and the unofficial one where some candidates tell me they are going beyond what gordon brown and tom watson are saying. they are telling voters t

thank you, ian watson. time for a look at the weather now.ch more sunshine around. eastern parts of scotla nd sunshine around. eastern parts of scotland will enjoy the sunshine tomorrow. you can see the cloud spilling into western scotland, but very little cloud for england and wales. the cloud we do have will get pushed up towards the northern isles, clear skies for the most part. for developing through the english channel, moving into eastern parts of northern ireland, but generally dry and clear overnight, warm and humid. temperatures, 14-15dc. warm and humid. temperatures, 14—15dc. warming up in the sunshine. a bit grey for a while. we'll lose the fog in the south, some cloud bubbling up but some clear blue sky. the south west of england will feel a bit warmer along the northern coast in the south—west. very little fault, lots of sunshine, temperatures into the mid—20s, generally warmer than today. over much of scotland, cloud retreating back to the northern isles. a lot of sunshine on the whale friday, the winds coming in from the south

our political correspondent ian watson reports. the conservatives are waging a war on the brewer.is former prime ministers. you might expect it to say that the next labour government. it but his emphasis is on holding theresa may to account. her brittan will have more inequality and poverty than what we saw in the thatcher years. no conservative prime minister should ever be given a free hand. the deputy leader tom watson insisted he was determined to turn round labour's position in the polls but warned of the dangers of a big conservative victory. he said if she still commands the lead in the balls she had at the start she will have on margaret thatcher style majority. as labour mps battle to get back to westminster we are seeing a tale of two campaigns. the official one emphasising what they would do in government and the unofficial one where some candidates tell me they are going beyond what gordon brown and tom watson are saying. they are telling voters they simply are campaigning to become a strong opposition. in some local leaflets there is no mention ofjeremy corbyn. the em

ian watson voted remain.'ve just got to make sure it's the best that can be. angus robson has been mp here since 2001. one of the yea r‘s been mp here since 2001. one of the year's most vocal supporters at westminster. it's going to be me or a tory who is going to give a blank cheque to theresa may which i don't think is going to be a good idea given how important the single market is for the economy of moray. the snp had a 9000 majority in 2015. top tories think their message to voters is getting through. they are concerned that the scottish nationalists will take as out of westminster and go straight back into europe. the majority of people who voted remain are concerned that their vote is taken as a proxy to hold another divisive independence referendum. we are going to fight the tory hard brexit because we believe it will be very damaging to the economy. especially as moray relies on exports in the food and drink industry. we are the only party that can offer them the other opportunity to look at how we f

ian watson has been following the campaign trail is in the midlands and has this analysis.this election campaign, the message from theresa may has been there no no go areas for the conservatives. she has been campaigning in what was once labour territory first and she was doing that today in wolverhampton in the west midlands. the conservatives managed to win the metro mayor on thursday and deliver a shock to labour. the message is familiar. strong, stable government and an appeal for familiar. strong, stable government and an appealfor her hand to be strengthened in negotiations union. this timejeremy corbyn is taking her on on the same territory. he has come to an area not held by the labour party. he is not trying to look defensive. he a key conservative marginal in derby north. surrounding herself this rule it ill, he will be speaking to campaigners. earlier he was that at campaigners. earlier he was that at campaign —— elia he was in leicester. he says what labour needs to do now is keep calm and carry on campaigning for that he was setting itself up as a person taking

we can talk to our political correspondent ian watson at westminster, we were talking earlier, you saidtall from ukip, they launch their manifesto tomorrow, the first to break ranks with the suspension of the campaigning in wake of the manchester attack. he said it's important political parties were not cowed by the terrorist threat. certainly the tone from the main parties will be more restrained. it's been robust, even drill at times. iam it's been robust, even drill at times. i am told for examplejeremy corbyn will be making a speech on friday which will be about democracy and british values. this is not the usual stuff of campaigns, the normal slanging match you might expect. it will be a civilised and restrained tone at least initially. also this important phased approach to the campaign, starting locally then working up to the national leaders getting involved. not immediate rush from what we saw was relatively respectful silence from the politicians these past few days, this is not ratcheted up immediately and we don't get back to business as usual, politics as usual, but somethi

let's talk to our political correspondent, ian watson. says that is sheer guesswork. but how much of a battle point is this going to become between labour and the tories? i think it is actually, for a number of reasons. the first and most obvious is that most old people vote, it is more difficult to get younger people out to vote, jeremy corbyn is trying to encourage them to register but what labour is doing is focusing on an issue that may detach some support amongst older voters for the conservatives. they are effectively saying that if you vote labour, you can keep the current level of winter fuel allowa nce, current level of winter fuel allowance, worth up to £300 but equally, the outgoing on the attack by suggesting as well that if it is means tested, then some people who are entitled to get winter fuel allowa nce are entitled to get winter fuel allowance simply will not go through the bureaucracy of so. this also focuses on a second issue, labour's second attack today, which is to save the conservative manifesto is not properly cost