in other words, about seven million votes labour hq reckons are still in play.t is why when they look at these polls, they have decided they're going to shift their political message to tell everybody listening, do not take anything for granted. this election still is not in the bag. and also there are elections throughout our history in which people promised the shining city on the hill, come with me towards the welfare state 1945. come with me towards an in—out referendum on brexit. david cameron, after he was frit by the european elections that we spoke about last week. come with me. i'm going to leave nato. i've had all of this in my life and this election is not like that. this election is different. there is no clear way to lure me into the ballot box. i know that's a big thing to say. different parts of the uk people will feel motivated in different ways. but i think what this leaked memo shows is that the campaign so far has been going with the opinion polls, some leader interviews, and it's not got that feeling of a giant moment in political history bas

in other words, about seven million votes labour hq reckons are still in play. why when they look at these polls, they have decided they're going to shift their political message to tell everybody listening, do not take anything for granted. this election still is not in the bag. and also there are elections throughout our history in which people promised the shining city on the hill, come with me towards the welfare state 1945. come with me towards an in—out referendum on brexit. david cameron, after he was frit by the european elections that we spoke about last week. come with me. i'm going to leave nato. i've had all of this in my life and this election is not like that. this election is different. there is no clear way to lure me into the ballot box. i know that's a big thing to say. different parts of the uk people will feel motivated in different ways. but i think what this leaked memo shows is that the campaign so far has been going with the opinion polls, some leader interviews, and it's not got that feeling of a giant moment in political history based o

doing tv and radio interviews where they haven't quite been able to answer the question in ways that labour hqary colours way that a campaign works and because partly of rishi sunak's d—day disaster having such a kind of long hangover and also the big events like the debates, there hasn't been that much pick—up of some of the slight kind of awkward missteps or not that great handling of interviews. like, for example. emily thornberry. emily thornberry talking about private schools at the weekend and saying, well, yeah, actually, class sizes might be it might be bigger if labour goes on with it goes forward with its vat plan, which could result in parents hoisting their kids out of private schools because they can't afford it any more. and there've been a few things where people just haven't quite known the answer. and if the campaign dynamic overall was different and the tory party was in a better place, then you might see that opposition spokespeople's — and i don't want to say gaffes because i don't have been i don't think there's been huge labour gaffes — but it's certainly been moments. so

i think there's been a moment in labour hq or in tory hq where they say tory, they say, "look guys, wee to...". and mel stride sticks his hand out and he said, "guys, i'll take one for the team, i'll do it. they can ask me anything". and obviously it's been focus group to death. and there's something about mel stride which is reassuring to people. and similarly, pat mcfadden. i actually think from the point of view of the listener or the viewer, i think there is a real challenge in that you don't want to hear someone who is the transport minister being asked about universities. it's just, as you say. and yet, as an interviewer, you do think, "well, you're the person that the government put up. and there's a story on every front page about university, so i've got to ask you about them". and that's a sort of difficult, inevitable friction in what happens. and it gives you know, it's one of those things everyone wins from because they can say, "well, i'm not the education minister". so that's a bit tricky. i do think when they put up the same person constantly... there was a moment last y

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if labour do not take the seats with the current poll lead, there will be alarm bells ringing in labour hqelection night. what are the main issues that people in the area, in derby north, are worried about? what are they going to be voting for. i think it will follow a lot of the same themes up and down the country. the cost of living are something thatis the cost of living are something that is brought up quite a lot. it is interested to hear about labour's policy today and i childcare, i have been speaking to voters in the constituency who have raised the issue of the cost of childcare. i think that'll be another as well. certain issues around kind of local issues around industry in the city as well. even though the trade manufacturer which has hit the headlines over recent weeks before the election, there is concern within derby north and across derby in terms of getting those train orders which employs thousands of people in the supply chain. those issues will be on the doorstep. derbyshire generally there are quite a few bellwether constituencies there. it is an area that both sir kei

tv and radio interviews, where they haven't quite been able to answer the question in ways that labour hquch a long hangover and also the big events like the debate, there hasn't been that much pick—up of some of the slight awkward missteps or not that great handling of... like awkward missteps or not that great handling of- - -_ handling of... like for example? emily thornberry. _ handling of... like for example? emily thornberry. emily - handling of... like for example? i emily thornberry. emily thornberry talkin: emily thornberry. emily thornberry talking about private _ emily thornberry. emily thornberry talking about private schools and i talking about private schools and class sizes might be bigger if labour goes forward with its vat plan, which could result in parents taking their kids out of private schools because they can't afford it any more. there have been a few things where people just haven't quite known the answer, and if the campaign dynamic overall was different and the tory party was in a better place, then you might see the opposition spokespeople, and i don't want to

likely, very likely to deliver more than _ are likely, very likely to deliver more than labour seats. this is what hqhat h0 will— more than labour seats. this is what h0 will be _ more than labour seats. this is what hq will be worried about tonight. brian. _ hq will be worried about tonight. brian, there has been a talk about an almighty conservative collapse. will that happen if he has a seat in next parliament? it is will that happen if he has a seat in next parliament?— next parliament? it is unlikely the conservatives _ next parliament? it is unlikely the conservatives will _ next parliament? it is unlikely the conservatives will be _ next parliament? it is unlikely the conservatives will be supplanted l next parliament? it is unlikely the | conservatives will be supplanted at the stage. if you look at the main themes that nigel farage declared today, it's immigration, it's tax and decline in social morals, in some ways that's pitching directly to the debate and discourse that's taking place within the conservative party, in debate and discourse that will only be enhanced if or possibly when ris

they are cartwheeling around labour hq today because it is a gift that they prayed for.form uk on the hop. they didn't have candidates in the right places, they didn't have enough money. and nigel farage says he wouldn't run. well, nigel farage is now running. so that whole strategy about an early election has unravelled. >> you absolute vie. we're asking today, could rishi sunaks fortunes change with this debate tonight as he squares up to keir starmer? let's talk to political correspondent katherine forster about this. catherine, the other thing that occurs to me, as much as labour are celebrating that nigel farage might steal some votes from the tories, i personally also think nigel farage appeals to a lot of labour voters who are sick of both sides, basically of the political uni party. >> well, yes, certainly. i mean, he cuts through to ordinary people, doesn't he, in the way that somebody like boris johnson did, in the way that donald trump does in the states, like him or loathe him, people have a view on him and there's plenty of people think that both rishi sunak

maybe that's what labour hq will be advising from here on in. >> we shall see. yeah. meanwhile the prime minister once again said the rwanda plan is ready to go. >> we've done is already started detaining people, airfields on standby, planes have booked. the date for the first flight is out on the 24th. i think it is of july. and the important point here is this is about establishing a deterrent, because i believe that if people come here illegally, they shouldn't be able to stay. we need to have somewhere safe to remove them. and that's how we will stop the boats. and that's what rwanda is about. >> right. you get a round of applause for that. he did get a round of applause for that. >> but the question after that was, well, if they're going on july the 24th, why did you put the general election for, for now, for the 4th of july? why wouldn't you let those planes take off first, very, very interesting. do let us know what you thought of last night's debate. gb news comm slash your say. >> of course. we'll bring you all the latest political promises . as labour and pl

>> well, tory hq has described the labour plan as not credible.ounterproductive. i mean, first of all, they're going to mothball the rwanda plan and the vast majority of illegal migrants come from countries that are deemed unsafe by the human rights lawyers. so how are you going to deport those people that they can't be deported? but on the other hand , deported? but on the other hand, labour has promised to bring many of these illegal immigrants into the asylum system, and they're obviously going to fast track these applications, fast tracking essentially amounts to a de facto amnesty. so this this policy will, not only will it be a betrayal of their manifesto pledges, but it will actually increase the pull factor for more illegal migrants to make the journey across the channel. >> mike, is what you're saying, that if anyone comes by any mechanism , whether it's by small mechanism, whether it's by small boat or clinging onto a lorry or just overstaying a visa, travelling on holiday , if anyone travelling on holiday, if anyone comes from any count

it will- certainly be a question asked in scottish labour h keep and reform hq today. the last three or so general elections, because people have so much more social media presence and so many more years worth of stuff that they have often put out online in contrast to earlier times, there is more therefore rival parties or enterprising journalists to come through and find out. the parties will often say that that is not a guide to how the parties see things but obviously the risk for the political parties is that voters decide that it reflects on them what their candidates have been saying evenif their candidates have been saying even if the parties weren't necessarily aware of what they have said when they selected them. thank ou. you can read more you can read more on you can read more on all the candidates and constituencies on the bbc website before the general election this year. the deadline to apply for a postal vote in england, scotland and wales is 5pm today. the deadline for northern ireland has already passed. applications can be made online at gov.uk. as w

labour enablers . this is the line from enablers. this is the line from conservatives, from conservative hq. ght like their policies, but you'll just end up with a labour mp because you'll end up splitting the right. well, because of this poll last night, nigel farage was able to say you're the a vote for a conservatives is a vote for a conservatives is a vote for a conservatives is a vote for labour, because we are now the official opposition . now the official opposition. now, obviously it doesn't really work like that. yes reform might have an impressive vote share, but that is very, very unlikely to translate into seats . that to translate into seats. that reform vote share is split quite evenly sort of up and down the country, obviously a bit more concentrated on certain areas . concentrated on certain areas. but reform doesn't have the sort of campaigning infrastructure to be able to target individual seats. but this is deeply , seats. but this is deeply, deeply worrying for the conservatives and exactly what they didn't want to see at this stage in the campaign. >> and it has to be sai

labour will reduce legal net migration. is that significant? >> that hasn't changed. i asked that same question of yvette cooper when the party unveiled its manifesto in at the co—op hqe she is saying why would we successive governments have tried to put a number on it? going back to david cameron in 2010, saying under 100,000, tens of thousands was a figure. they've never got near that. in fact, the number has gone down dramatically the other way. so they're not going to go play a numbers game as they always say it. that's clever politics, because we as journalists want to get a figure to tell our viewers and listeners what the figure is. if labour were in power, they won't go there, but they are forecast to get probably halving in net migration to maybe 300,000 in september. again, the further question why on earth has this government gone for an early election when the figures on net migration are looking better? instead, labour can claim it's their win when it happens. >> indeed. and now betting gate continues . this time, five continues. this time, five further police officers implicated . implicated. >> yes, more than that, the gambling commission have sent the

labour majority. this will be very, very uncomfortable reading for conservative ho. ihla be very, very uncomfortable reading for conservative hqches. this will be read very _ point pulling any punches. this will be read very differently, _ point pulling any punches. this will be read very differently, labour- be read very differently, labour will be very pleased with what this poll suggests. but there's almost the opposite problem, isn't there? how do you maintain a sense of challenge and delivering and getting out on the doorsteps every day? i'm sure we will hear from keir starmer, it's about taking nothing for granted. but with numbers like this, that's quite hard. iarteiith granted. but with numbers like this, that's quite hard.— that's quite hard. with the message to labour teams _ that's quite hard. with the message to labour teams will _ that's quite hard. with the message to labour teams will be _ that's quite hard. with the message to labour teams will be no - to labour teams will be no complacency and they really mean that _ complacency and they really mean that. labour have had four successive electoral defeats. they