and leanne wood is standing upfor scrutinised. and leanne wood is standing up for welsh interests.he times and george eaton, political editor of the news statesman. what you expect tonight? jeremy corbyn, that is the big surprise. a lot will ride on that. the dynamics will be slightly awkward. because theresa may is not there. a lot of the debate will be taken up by criticising her decision not to fightjeremy corbyn and turn up tonight. does that make a difference, i'm not so sure. really whether or notjeremy corbyn can shine against his opponents, those on the left and the ride, and whether he can continue to perform well in the media. one feature of this election has been the way that many smaller parties have seen their vote really disappear and all go to the labour party if they were left—leaning orchard to the conservatives for ukip. so there is a danger of a jeremy corbyn that by appearing alongside them and giving them a platform, he may not perform as well or see some of those votes backfire. so there is a risk free him and the conservatives will try to present this as a co

we saw leanne wood trying to show a different side of who she is.work? for somebody like her who was not very well known, it's probably not a bad idea. although, cerys matthews is properly being sick into a paper bag. it's now incumbent for politicians to pretend if they have a personality even if they don't in some cases. it is always a risk. sometimes you may show a side of yourself which might not play quite so yourself which might not play quite so well with voters. i think it's inevitable now, part of modern electioneering, they want to see what you're like, kind of, in real life, so to speak. you sometimes find in real life they are even more boring than in public life. a lot of people say it is about issues and policies. but they don't want a robot running the country sometimes. i think we are turning away from putting so much emphasis on personality. with david cameron and ed miliband in 2015, they did too many pr interviews. too many for ed miliband because it revealed that he had two kitchens. theresa may did one on had two kitchens. there

key topics covered but there was a very humorous point in this debate when paul nuttall called leanne woodgh, so there is a lot of social media activity going on about, will this be the debate when natalie will be the buzzword? thank you for that update and those of you watching, for more information on that debate, you can find on bbc website. finally, iwant that debate, you can find on bbc website. finally, i want to talk about a great loss to music. local medical examiners have said his death was a suicide. he had been performing in detroit. he even posted, finally back to rock city. he was 52 years old and there have been a multitude of tributes. jimmy page said he was incredibly talented and young, elton john page said he was incredibly talented and young, eltonjohn said he was the loveliest of men. for people who do not know his music, what stands out? it was mainly the abrasive sound of the band. i got into soundgarden to audio slave because of my age. it was very much the post—grunge era and it was the excitement of hearing the four band rather than a solo artist with manufactured

before i turned to leanne wood, to underline, in the wa ke to leanne wood, to underline, in the wake events in manchester last week, what will the parties do to help keep people safe while also protecting civil liberties and avoiding discrimination? do you have a thought on this? what is your ideal response to this? just to bring communities together in terms of when these things take place and thatis when these things take place and that is the key. all the hate taking place right now and with the media particularly and the rise of the far right. i think the best way to keep people safe is to make sure we invest in those services, like intelligence services and police services, health and emergency services, health and emergency services, to ensure that if an incident like this does happen that we can do all we can to minimise the impact. but i share your concerns about divided communities and i think one of the things that the terrorists want is for us to fear each other, to turn against each other and fall out as neighbours in out other and fall out as neighbours in our communitie

leanne wood?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 then there is this latest u—turn on the dementia tax. i am not one for u—turns. five country, we will stick to our manifesto promises, and plaid cymru will lead for wales. thank you. thank you to all our speakers for their responses to that final question. that ends our audience questions tonight. now for our speakers' closing statements, which are just 30 seconds each. iam going i am going to ask you to please applaud right at the end of all seven of the statements. paul nuttall is first. tonight has been a little like groundhog day — you've heard the same arguments, excuses and platitudes a hundred times before. ukip will always be the outsider — the one the westminster elites and establishment media want to mock and ridicule. but we've been proved right on brexit, prove

here is leanne wood. ooh. that's quite hot. turn that off. let's not have flushes now, is it.se. i take this drug called tamoxifen because i had breast cancer and it gives you hot flushes and it's a total pain. you're not having the menopause are you, you are younger than me. how old are you... the irony, we are going to whizz out of here and get stuck in traffic immediately probably. how is this campaign so far? it's good now there's only one election to deal with. so the local elections have gone, that's something you can put to one side? yes, it was tricky dealing with two, that was a new one for me. i had a bad experience before. so one is easier. 0k. and how do you think you're going to do? since the referendum, the decision to leave the european union, our voice has almost gone unheard, and we have been neglected, so this is an opportunity for us to have a strong voice for wales in westminster. last time, 2015, you returned three mps to westminster that your vote flat lined pretty much, went up a tiny bit, 0.9%. if that happens this time, do you think it will be you'll g

brexit was a big part of their ma nifesto brexit was a big part of their manifesto launch, here is leanne woodir leader —— plaid cymru. let's ta ke wood, their leader —— plaid cymru. let's take that message today that plaid cymru is ready to defend wales, to defend our nation, to defend our economy, to defend our people and to develop. the welsh nationalists clearly believe they can make gains in wales, rachel, in a way that, because labour has let them down essentially. yes, labour has been struggling in wales with corbyn and before corbyn. it's been a very slow and steady decline. plaid as you say have focused on brexit very strongly today because of the risks to wales in terms of having tariff free access to europe, the eu, would make access to europe, the eu, would make a big difference for somewhere like wales that is reliant on the kind of access. i can see why she has stressed that access for her party. very briefly, sam. by afful part is fishing in the pool forformer remain voters and only conservatives and ukip looking to capitalise on the 52% who voted for brexit in wales. labour had

leanne wood outlined that plaid cymru is the only choice for wales. results? 0rwill we do something different and elect plaid cymru mps? currently, plaid cymru hold three seats in westminster. they gained three councillors in the local election last week in their target is to gain an extra six in the next general election injune. good to speak to you this morning. people setting up new businesses will get help with their living costs, if the liberal democrats are elected to government. the party will introduce its business programme with a pledge to introduce a 100—pound—a—week allowance to help entrepreneurs in the first six months of a new business venture. leader tim farron will say the conservatives are focusing on helping big business and not small start—ups. claims that president trump discussed matters of national security with the russian foreign minister have been reported in the us media. last night several american newspapers published articles saying the president discussed classified information regarding the so—called islamic state in sy

so, no coincidence that leanne wood chose to launch her party's general election manifesto here.l future trade deals to be signed off by the national assembly for wales. there's a lot of talk in the manifesto about defending, about protecting wales, its interests, its communities. protecting wales from brexit. but wales voted to leave the eu. we've accepted that wales voted to leave the eu. we accepted that on the day of the referendum. what we've put forward in our action plan today is for a positive post—brexit plan for wales. there are things that need defending but we also need to develop our economy and develop our country. plaid cymru is seeking to persuade welsh voters that it, rather than labour, can protect wales from what it calls a cruel and reckless tory party. i can see the conservatives winning with a landslide. corbyn isn't the man i thought he was. definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change. but, if plaid cymru is to alter the political landscape here, it will need to change the voting habits of generations. well, labo

leanne wood, the leader of plaid cymru. has been to meet some ba kers paterson has been to meet some bakers in burnley. two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and go. every day 80,000 muffins and cakes are made at the cherrytree bakery. that requires a lot of repetitive movement. the latest creation to emerge from the factory floor, it's chorley cake meets swan lake. the workers' actions turned into dance. the idea of making bakers in burnley balletic came from choreographer ruth jones. these machines now make the workers work really fast, so when they do many mini—muffin day, they're squeezed up like this and they're working really, really fast, whereas in the olden days they could move, it was slower and they have more space. and this is incorporated into the piece? it's all incorporated into the piece. we wanted to be inspired by all the activity that goes on on this factory floor. the movement is unique. and it was a very collaborative process. i showed her how to decorate brownies. we have to take a piping bag and d

leanne wood nowjoins us outside cardiff bay. you mean? well, the polls indicate that in england that there will be a landslide for the conservatives. the question here in wales is what happens to wales. the scots have a strong voice in the snp to advocate for the scottish national interest. theresa may is the official leader of the england party now, so we need applied plaid cymru to speak for wales. many people don't want a party that is split and with candidates who are ready to stab their leader in the back. if wales is to be defended and developed after this election, it's down to a strong block of plaid cymru mps to do that. your manifesto seems to be based on fear of a tory landslide. it's based on evidence. if you look at the great repeal bill, clause 11.2 clearly states that there are powers currently held in brussels of a devolved competence regarding agriculture, and other elements, so the powers could go back to westminster and not come to cardiff. we have put forward the case for a stronger national assembly here, on

leanne wood herself would like to see an independent wales in the future.y and the tories. the labour party in wales have been so dominant for years here, but she says they have not fulfilled what was originally their purpose, protecting the working people here. but against the tories, she's outlining to the welsh people but the tories would damage the people of wales by cutting back on public sector jobs workers of wales by cutting back on public sectorjobs workers and things like that. so, she is trying to outline that. so, she is trying to outline that plaid cymru is the only party which can make a difference for the people of wales. some of those pledges, we have not had the full details yet. i am struggling to explain how exactly they would work in principle, when i put it to her earlier. still to come... sex and the city star kim cattrall joins us in the studio to talk about the work she's doing to try to combat ageism and sexism in hollywood. and a new mcdonald's advert depicting a child whose father has died has been described as inoffensive by some

once again, i think leanne wood's character, likeability and authenticity shone through.ty putting wales on the uk political landscape. the question facing the people of wales next week will be, do we want to keep wales on that political landscape and after the votes have been counted and the only way we can do that is with a strong field of plaid cymru mp5. i think u nless we field of plaid cymru mp5. i think unless we have plaid cymru speaking up unless we have plaid cymru speaking upfor unless we have plaid cymru speaking up for wales in the new parliament, at next thursday, the voice of wales will be lost and wales would be invisible to whichever party forms the next government. a slightly sticky moment when a question was put to leanne wood about immigration, and the suggestion that your party once more immigration for pa rt your party once more immigration for part of the country, are part that voted, randomly in favour of brexit. it was a sticky moment for the presenter that are not quite got the ma nifesto presenter that are not quite got the manifesto passage cor

liberal democrats leader tim farron, ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeon, plaid cymru's leanne woodue of brexit. it has been pretty much ignored since the referendum, gibraltar has been featured more than wales. we wa nt to been featured more than wales. we want to advocate wales' national interest and make sure that the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit. theresa may is not just pursuing a brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme one. she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. in scotland alone, it would cost 80,000. —— 80,000 jobs. there was no clarity as to what leaving meant. that is why the general public should have the final say on the package. when people voted to leave the eu, they voted to control immigration. say no to any divorce bill that is put on the table. since we have been members of this club, we have paid over £180 billion in membership fees. the deal will only be good if theresa may shows backbone. the negotiations between brussels and london over the l-l...--_ n...---|- ._j |._j_m .... ,1l, will lead tgr"

no confidence then that its leader leanne wood chose to launch party's general election manifesto here if plaid cymru is to make a breakthrough. 0ne of the party's key pledges is to defend wales post brexit. how are you going to appeal to voters in places like this, places that voted to leave the eu, when you are seeing as somebody who wanted to remain in the new? we've accepted the results, we've carried on accepting it since the day it was announced. we've put forward today a post brexit plan for wales, a positive plan, to try to ta ke wales, a positive plan, to try to take advantage of opportunities that might arise as we leave the european union. plaid is telling voters it would vest defend voters against what it says are cruel and reckless conservatives. probably default plaid cymru, to be honest. that's not an plaid cymru, to be honest. that's notan anti— plaid cymru, to be honest. that's not an anti— labour vote, it's a plaid cymru vote. plaid cymru, 0k, they are the party of wales, but i don't —— i don't think they can do anything. the only other way is to vote conservative. pl

liberal democrats leader tim farron, ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeon, plaid cymru's leanne woodere's a flavour of what they had to say on the issue of brexit. it is only by electing plaid cymru mps that this advice will be heard. we have been pretty much ignored since the referendum. gibraltar has had more attention than we have had, so had more attention than we have had, so it is vital that we have a strong tea m so it is vital that we have a strong team of clyde comrie mps to advocate wales' national interests and to make sure the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit —— plaid cymru. theresa may isn'tjust pursuing brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme brexit. today in her manifesto she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. that would cost in scotland alone 80,000 jobs. so my message to people in scotland, whether you voted to remain or leave, is the vote snp to strengthen our hand. the vote was to leave but leave can look very different. there was no clarity as to what it meant. that's why the green party believes you t

they have managed to pick out is the fact that paul nuttall had to be told off because he called leanne woodie, and did the same thing to caroline lucas, presumably referring to the previous green party leader. there was a chance for them to stand out. it does sound as though they we re out. it does sound as though they were just reading prepared answers. there was a chance for someone to step up there, make a name for themselves and put a good case forward. nicola sturgeon has a reputation as being a really effective performer. tim farron was the one probably that desperately needed to show he was capable of being a strong voice, a strong leader, because the lib dems are really not managing to get to this resurgence they have talked so much about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of support. about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of supportm about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of support. it is like a boxing match without the opposition. they are swiping at the end nothing is coming back. one last tory, london city's air traffic has gone virtual. terrif

hear from the liberal democrats' tim farron, snp leader nicola sturgeon, paul nuttall of ukip, leanne woodthe greens' caroline lucas. our news correspondent, sima kotecha joins us live from the event in salford. the danger is that this would be as much about the people who are not there as the people who are? that is right. itv have said that there will be seven podiums on the stage for those, if they do want to attend. until eight o'clock this evening, eve ryo ne until eight o'clock this evening, everyone is welcome. as you said it is unlikely that theresa may and jeremy corbyn will turn up. theresa may said from the outset that she does not want to take part in televised debates. and jeremy corbyn said she is not taking part, why should i? we are expecting five people and to run you through the format it is based at mediacity in salford and will kick off at about eight o'clock, lasting two hours. the leaders will be asked questions from people in the audience and from those who have e—mailed in with concerns and queries. they will each have an opening statement at the beginning of the ev

the party leader leanne wood said she wanted to ensure that wales could continue to trade with europes include scrapping business rates, creating a publicly—owned bank, and retaining the triple lock on pensions. the rate of inflation rose last month to its highest since september 2013. the office for national statistics says prices — as measured by the consumer price index — were 2.7% higher in april than the year before. it means the cost of living is now rising faster than wages. the white house has denied president trump compromised national security by revealing classified information to the russian government at a meeting last week. it follows the confirmation on twitter earlier today by the president that he had shared the information. the white house said it was ‘wholly appropriate‘ for the president to share the information. but senior republicans and democrats have expressed concern that the material, said to be highly sensitive intelligence provided by one of america‘s allies about an islamic state terror threat, was shared with moscow. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has

party leader leanne wood said she was pleased. country. i got was a landslide for the conservatives in england, here, the only took 15%. as far as we england, here, the only took 15%. as faras we are england, here, the only took 15%. as far as we are concerned, it is game on for the general election. we are looking to take many more seats. school governing bodies are being given new powers to psych incompetent or corrupt school governors. there was a loophole stopping elected governors from being moved in the past. now, many craft skills have made a big return in recent years. colin paterson has been to meet beakers internally as you have never seen them before. 5678. everyday, 80,000 muffins and ca kes a re 5678. everyday, 80,000 muffins and cakes are produced here. that requires a lot of repetitive movement. the latest collision the workers actions have turned on to dance. the idea came from choreographer ruth jones. during the course of the day, they are clearly close together, free as in the older days, they were much more spa

so, no coincidence that leanne wood chose to launch her party's general election manifesto here.embly for wales. there's a lot of talk in the manifesto about defending, about protecting wales, its interests, its communities. protecting wales from brexit. but wales voted to leave the eu. we've accepted that wales voted to leave the eu. we accepted that on the day of the referendum. what we've put forward in our action plan today is for a positive post—brexit plan for wales. there are things that need defending but we also need to develop our economy and develop our country. plaid cymru is seeking to persuade welsh voters that it, rather than labour, can protect wales from what it calls a cruel and reckless tory party. i can see the conservatives winning with a landslide. corbyn isn't the man i thought he was. definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change. but, if plaid cymru is to alter the political landscape here, it will need to change the voting habits of generations. scotland's first minister and the leader of the scottish national p

so, no coincidence that leanne wood chose to launch her party's general election manifesto here.y wants all future trade deals to be signed off by the national assembly for wales. there's a lot of talk in the manifesto about defending, about protecting wales, its interests, its communities. protecting wales from brexit. but wales voted to leave the eu. we've accepted that wales voted to leave the eu. we accepted that on the day of the referendum. what we've put forward in our action plan today is for a positive post—brexit plan for wales. there are things that need defending but we also need to develop our economy and develop our country. plaid cymru is seeking to persuade welsh voters that it, rather than labour, can protect wales from what it calls a cruel and reckless tory party. i can see the conservatives winning with a landslide. corbyn isn't the man i thought he was. definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change. but, if plaid cymru is to alter the political landscape here, it will need to change the voting habits of generations.

the plaid cymru leader leanne wood was asked on the andrew marr show, whether her party would back strongerwe are against mass surveillance, we are in favour of more targeted surveillance. if people are under suspicion then the police need to keep a close eye on them. we support resources for that. the idea of watching everyone and being able to access everyone's e—mail and communications, that is where we have a problem and that is where our mps have voted. consistently come against the snoopers charter for example. the co—leader of the green party criticised the government's prevent programme, its strategy for combating extremism, saying it was alienating the muslim community. many in the muslim community believe there has been an attack on their group in particular. we want there to be a mechanism by which people can come to the state with concerns. when it is perceived by the muslim community itself as being a toxic, big brother brand, then we need to look at it again. that is what the mayor of manchester is saying, we need to make sure it is seen as something that is broad, inclusive a

leader had something of a bumpy ride during the itv leader's debate when he struggled to remember leanne wood'so you think they will stay there? of course not. 6500 well—paid jobs in wales you are prepared to lose. think natalie is absolutely right. my think natalie is absolutely right. my name is leanne. you have done it twice now. we need to fully integrate health care and social care. 0h integrate health care and social care. oh dear, there were some smiles, but how embarrassingly. so let's begin with scotland and this difference of views about the winter fuel allowance. paul and kate with me. does it matter the conservatives are taking two different lines on this? absolutely, i was so surprised. it shows how keen they are to get this tory vote in scotland. they are ahead with the over 60s in scotland, the tories are ahead in the over 60 polling. but they felt they needed something to bring people in and bring them over. i am astonished they announced this today, it feels like such hypocrisy. theresa may was talking about devolution and today she was talking about devolution when it suits he

although leanne wood, who we heard earlier, said she thought it was a good night for the party in walescrats failed to make any sort of comeback, and there are no ukip councillors here. thank you. let's get some analysis from our political editor, laura kuenssberg. it's been a bit of a topsy—turvy day with the conservatives trying not to look too triumphant and everyone else putting a brave face on it. that's right. and, of course, also today there's almost a mind boggling array of different races and different contests right around the country. of course different fights, different competitions and voters feeling they are being asked, almost very different questions. but you are right, broadly there's been one big winner. and that is theresa may, in herfirst big test big winner. and that is theresa may, in her first big test at the ballot box since she's been in charge of her party, since the time she's been in number10. the her party, since the time she's been in number 10. the tories are greetly cheered. not just by in number 10. the tories are greetly cheered. notjust by the numbers

no coincidence then that its leader, leanne wood, chose to launch her party's general election manifesto party's key pledges is to defend wales post—brexit. how are you going to appeal to voters, in places like this, who voted to leave the eu when you are seen as somebody who wanted to remain in the eu? we've accepted the results. we've carried on accepting it since the day that it was announced. we've put forward today a post—brexit plan for wales, a positive plan, to try to take advantage of opportunities that might arise as we leave the european union. plaid's telling voters it rather than labour will best defend welsh interests against what it calls cruel and wreckless conservatives. probably be for plaid cymru, to be honest with you. yeah. so that goes - that's more an anti—labour vote than a pro—plaid cymru vote. labour has let us down, year after year after year. plaid cymru, 0k, they're a party of wales, but i don't think they can fulfil anything, so the only other party to vote for is conservative. if it's to alter the welsh political landscape, plaid cymru will need to change t

the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood, is the local assembly member.re looking to take, like ynys mon, and here i'm hoping to see some gains as well, which will give us some momentum with which to begin our uk election campaign. shall the welsh liberal democrats have so far failed to make shall failed to make any sort of impression. we were giving the message about local issues. the problem was that in the middle of the campaign changed and became a running for the general election. traditional flavour of wales being freshly prepared for the day ahead. 0ld habits die hard here. but voters' tastes may be changing. all parties really putting a shine on things, saying they remain optimistic ahead of the general election. labourfor election. labour for these elections under the brand of welsh labour. all to play for over the coming weeks. thank you, sian lloyd in cardiff. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. your assessment of the results so far? how often have we seen politicians after an election saying it is fantastic, it is

plaid cymru's leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two—hour showst from salford at 8pm. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. atv a tv debate must include the prime minister, the leader of the conservative party. that would be a proper debate. i made the offer, many times, since the day the election was called. the prime minister said in the last prime minister's questions time, this is the end of the debate, now it is the election campaign. there has to be a debate with the leader's of the party. i'm proud of the labour party and the manifesto for the many and not the few. she should come along and have a discussion. alex salmond spreads the love — the former snp leader has been out glad—handing supporters in edinburgh. and it turns out reporters as well. listen to this exchange with the bbc‘s catreena renton. listen to this exchange with the bbc's catreena renton. hello! are you well? i'm very good. it feels like a long time since i've seen

the party leader, leanne wood, said she wanted to ensure that wales could continue to trade with europe creating a publicly—owned bank and retaining the triple lock on pensions. president trump has been accused of sharing classified information with the russians during a meeting in the oval office last week. the white house has responded by saying it was ‘wholly appropriate‘ for the president to share information about the threat from the islamic state group with the russian foreign minister and ambassador. but both republicans and democrats have expressed concern that secret material was shared with moscow, said to be highly sensitive intelligence provided by one of america‘s allies. let‘s join our north america editor jon sopel in washington. this has been another bumpy 24 hours for the white house with mixed m essa 9 es for the white house with mixed messages and seemingly a new chapter openedin messages and seemingly a new chapter opened in the russia saga. tonight it is being reported that the source of the delicate intelligence was the israelis, although no confirmation of that. b

are hearing from liberal democrats' tim farron, snp leader nicola sturgeon, paul nuttall of ukip, leanne woodsima kotecha joins us live from the event in salford. iam in i am in the spin room and on the big screen behind me, the debate is going on. it has only been going on for about 20 minutes and i am joined from jonathan tong, professor of politics from the university of liverpool. what are you making of this so far. we have had some feisty interactions? we have had some very fiery exchanges, everybody ganging up fiery exchanges, everybody ganging up on paul nuttall and accusing him of being theresa may in default by being the pro—brexit person here. every other party leader has attacked that stands and accused paul not all being reckless in his support for aha brexit. those who thought it would be dull, by the absence of the two party leaders from the main parties, are wrong. the leaders are 90% of mps are not here tonight. i think it is their loss. the public would have benefited from having them here. i can understand why theresa may would stand away, but it is difficult to explain whyj

he'll be joined by labour's carwyn jones, plaid cymru's leanne wood, lib dem mark williams and ukip'ssy pointed out, no shortage of co ntrove rsy ever pointed out, no shortage of controversy ever in welsh politics. we are here in cardiff, in a stadium which is a famous cricket ground. we are in the indoor sports hall where glamorgan cricket do some of their training. podiums are ready and the leaders will be here later. some controversy about who is representing the conservatives. it is not the secretary of state for wales, alun cairns, or andrew rt davies, it is darren miller, one of their assembly members and spokesman. even today, there is a sense of tension within conservative ranks. with mr davies expressing surprise, he says, that alun cairns is not turning up here today. i should make clear, and i will tell the audience later on, that what the bbc has done is invite parties to nominate their preferred candidate to speak tonight, which is why mr miller is coming on behalf of the conservatives. joining other leadership figures. 220 people in this audience, we have invited people

let's speak to their leader leanne wood. good morning.up 33 seats and have managed to stem some of the advances that the tories were hoping for in places like pembrokeshire, wrexham, bridgend. we made gains and, of course, whilst there was a landslide for the tories in england, taking 65% of available seats, in wales, they took only 15% of available seats, so as far as we are concerned it is game on for the next election. we are looking to take seats like here in the rhondda and hold onto seats we have got. i am pleased yesterday the's results stand us in good stead to fight the election. that is a summary of where you are. you have made inroads but you only have control of one council, which is not brilliant, is it? we have overall control of one council. we are the largest party in many other places. we have yet to see what deals can be done between parties, what shared agendas, and so on. i am optimistic we have put in a good show and with just four councillors away from having our best ever, most ever number of councillors we have had

plaid cymru's leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two—hour showrom salford. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. the broadcaster has said the invitation to take part remains open until the programme starts at 8pm. a group representing dozens of recycling organisations has named and shamed the six products in your shopping trolley that are hardest to recycle. pringles and lucozade topped the list, while black plastic meat trays were also highlighted as a problem by the recycling association. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin reports. we are running short of holes in the ground to swallow our rubbish. yet landfill sites are peppered with product that are supposed to be recyclable. why is that? the trouble is that so many products nowadays have several different types of materials in their packaging. that can make them almost impossible to recycle. take this. pringles. recycler‘s enemy number one. you have the plastic lid. the foil top. t

today i will talk to the two leaders of the smaller parties, leanne wood, and the greens.anchester as well. "a. coming up in the next half hour. we'll speak to the organiser of the great manchester run about how the event has become a symbol of the city's resilience following monday's bomb attack. stay with us. headlines are on the way. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. coming up before 8am, darren will be here with the bank holiday weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. police investigating the terror attack in manchester have released new images of salman abedi, the man who carried out the bombing. taken in the hours before the attack, police have asked anyone who saw abedi to contact them. with 11 men under arrest and searches at addresses across the north—west of england, police are putting together a picture of his last movements. the family of nelljones, a 14—year—old victim, say their hearts have been shattered in a tribute to their daughter. in a statement released through greater manchester police this morning, they

farron, ukip‘s paul nuttall, snp‘s angus robertson, the greens‘ caroline lucas, and plaid cymru's leanne wood the stakes are high because tonight's debate takes place amid suggestions in some opinion polls that the conservative lead over labour might be shrinking. our political correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. four weeksjeremy four weeks jeremy corbyn four weeksjeremy corbyn insisted if she's not going then neither are my butt today growing in confidence, camea u—turn butt today growing in confidence, came a u—turn and we will see the labour leader driving to cambridge tonight tojoin labour leader driving to cambridge tonight to join the debate. add campaigning in redding, he threw down a gauntlet to the prime minister. there is a debate in cambridge tonight, i do not know what she's doing this evening but it is not far from london and what she's doing this evening but it is not farfrom london and i invite her to go to cambridge and debate her to go to cambridge and debate her policies, debate her record, debate their plans, debate their proposals and let the public make up their mind.

no coincidence then that its leader, leanne wood, chose to launch her party's general election manifestoof the party's key pledges is to defend wales post—brexit. how are you going to appeal to voters, in places like this, who voted to leave the eu when you are seen as somebody who wanted to remain in the eu? you are seen as somebody who wanted to remain in the eu. we've accepted the results. we've carried on accepting it since the day that it was announced. we've put forward today a post—brexit plan for wales, a positive plan, to try to take advantage of opportunities that might arise as we leave the european union. plaid's telling voters it rather than labour will best defend welsh interests against what it calls cruel and wreckless conservatives. probably be for plaid cymru, to be honest with you. yeah. so that goes - that's more an anti—labour vote than a pro—plaid cymru vote. labour has let us down, year after year after year. plaid cymru, 0k, they're a party of wales, but i don't think they can fulfil anything, so the only other party to vote for is conservative. if it's to alter t

lib dems, jeremy corbyn, as we've been talking about, caroline lucas, co—leader of the greens, leanne woodul nuttall and angus robertson, as well as amber rudd. the audience will be around 130—135 people, picked to represent a ci’oss around 130—135 people, picked to represent a cross section of society across the uk. equally split between remain as magath and brexiteers following the referendum. and they have been drawing lots among the panellists as to who will be giving the opening remarks and closing remarks. that is all they know at the moment. they have no idea what the moment. they have no idea what the questions will be that we'll be coming from the audience. it should be an interesting and lively affair and perhaps given an added bit of spice with the addition ofjeremy corbyn. with that, back to you. studio: thank you, clive. and you can watch the bbc election debate 2017 here on the bbc news channel. we'll have live coverage with clive myrie from 7pm this evening. hamerton zoo, where a keeper was killed after a tiger entered the enclosure she was in, will "remain closed", a spokes

the plaid cymru leader leanne wood. what would normally be considered no—go areas for them like midlothian, that part of the central belt between edinburgh and glasgow that for decades has been labour held, the snp surge the last couple of years, the tories picking up there as well. we will be back with the panel in a while. time for us to take a quick break and we are going to get the latest now on the weather, with phil. the weather not only for wales but across the british isles, and i take you immediately to a fine line of washing in tadcaster, that is to remind me to tell you later how windy it is across the pennines area. from the south, you can make other uses of a fairly strong wind affecting some of the channel coast at the moment. cloudy in painting but across lyme bay i have seen superb pictures from the weather watchers this morning ofjust how glorious the weather is in the area around about portland. it is notjust there, thanks to the area of high pressure which has been a familiar friend thanks to the area

plaid cymru leader leanne wood, who backed remain in last year‘s referendum, said welsh interests musthad. so it is vital we have a strong tea m had. so it is vital we have a strong team of plaid cymru mps to advocate for our national interests and to make sure that the tories do not get away with an extreme except that would cause serious harm for many of the people in many of our communities right throughout the uk. american warplanes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia forces. the us—led coalition said it was moving towards a base, used by western special forces near the border with iraq. last month, the americans fired 59 cruise missiles at a syrian government air base. but washington has insisted its latest military action does not mean it is stepping up its role in the syrian war. the japanese government has approved plans to allow emperor akihito to step down — the first abdication for two centuries. the cabinet has backed draft legislation, which will now be sent for parliamentary approval. the emperor, who‘s 83, indicated last year his d

which theresa may, jeremy corbyn, tim farron and nicola sturgeon, and election questions also with leanne woodtimes. there will be a debate but only one featuring senior party figures. from all of the seven main parties. so that will take place. there were also be newsbeat debate as well and also of course the leader interviews. and renewal will be doing both. so, overallabout leader interviews. and renewal will be doing both. so, overall about ten hours of prime—time election coverage from the bbc. —— andrew neil will be doable. itv said and continues to say that it will be hosting a debate but cannot say exactly who is going to be there. they say they will not empty cheer anybody who does not turn up. the issue of course has always been well to be anything like that moment with gordon brown and... back from 2010, thatis gordon brown and... back from 2010, that is not going to happen again. when all three main party leaders are there on one platform together on television. yes, it did not uppermost in, did it? is that the programme we are going to see this time similar? we had all seven party

the plaid cymru leader, leanne wood, was concerned that restrictions on trade post—brexit could harmmpanies by introducing stiff tariffs. do you think they're going to stay there? no, of course they're not going to stay there. that's 6500 well—paid jobs in wales that you are prepared to just lose down the swannee. natalie, we have a huge trade deficit... i'm leanne. twice, underfire, mr nuttall appeared to confuse the name of his tormentor. audience members asked how the leaders would invest in schools, hospitals, social care, and the future of younger people. there was general agreement money would need to be found, but when ukip‘s paul nuttall insisted there would be a financial benefit to britain leaving the eu, this was the reaction. £350 million a week?! is that going to the health service, or where? where's your bus? a reference to the infamous battle bus and its promise of £350 million for the nhs. the bus is going to come driving past any minute! brexit continues to dominate this unexpected election race. tom symonds, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier join

which natalie was the ukip leader referring to in the tv debates, when he was talking to leanne — was it natalie woodt out. who mr assange is avoiding extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military and diplomatic documents. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy, for failing to attend court in 2012. votes are being counted in iran's presidential election. early reports suggest incumbent hassan rouhani has been re—elected. polling stations were forced to remain open for longer than planned, after a higher than expected turnout of around 70 %. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 199a, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid, when their aunt, pippa middleton, marries james matthews today. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether