mr jeremy corbyn. thank you, mr speaker.y of a general election because it gives the british people the chance to vote for a labour government that will put the interests of the majority first. the prime minister has said that she only recently and relu cta ntly that she only recently and reluctantly decided to go for a snap election. just four weeks ago the prime minister's spokesperson said, "there is not going to be able early general election. was good how can any general election. was good how can a ny voter general election. was good how can any voter trust what the prime minister says? britain is being held back, held back by our government, the prime minister approximately strong economy, but the truth is that most people are worse off than they were when the conservatives came to power is seven years ago. the election gives the british people the chance to change direction. this election is about her government's fielder to rebuild the economy and living standards for the economy and living standards for the majorit

mr. jeremy corbyn. >> thank you, mr. speaker. opportunity of a general election because it gives the british people the chance to vote for a labor government that will put the interest of the majority first. hasprime minister says she only recently and reluctantly decided to go for a snap election. four weeks ago, the prime minister spokesperson said, there is not going to be an early general election. how can any voter trust what the prime minister says? mr. speaker, britain is being held back by her government. the primary after talks about a strong economy, but the truth is, most people are worse off than they were when the conservatives came to power seven years ago. the election gives the british people the chance to change direction. this election is about her failure to rebuild the economy in living standards for the majority. it is about the crisis her government has plunged our national health service into. the cuts to our children's schools, which will limit the chances of every child in britain. 4 million of whom now l

jeremy corbyn as some sort of conventional sound bite politician. this was corbyn uncut, the authentic jeremy corbyn and they hope voters will respond that. what did mrbout brexit? you have to say, the b word very rarely crosses his lips and it hardly did so crosses his lips and it hardly did so today. the reason for that, frankly, it is labour is something ofa frankly, it is labour is something of a political punch bag when it comes to brexit. pummelled by brexiteers for not believing forcefully enough in brexit and punished by remainders for not fighting hard enough against brexit. at the same time, today, theresa may trying to keep the focus on brexit. she was meeting the president of the european parliament, indicating that the brexit process is still carrying on throughout this campaign and i think we could be facing one of the most divisive general elections in recent history, with theresa may taking on those she believes are frustrating the brexit process and jeremy corbyn determined to take on, as he sees it, the elite, the establishment. norman, good to talk to you, as always. douglas carswell, the mp for clacton who, until recently, was uki

the only time that it seems were going to see mrs may and jeremy corbyn actually fronting onto each other to do them because she feels she doesn‘t have to take any risk. do them because she feels she doesn't have to take any risk. the next time i ask you a tough question, let me down a little more gently than that! in terms of a tv debate, it has already opened up the accusation that she is running scared. i think that's probably what we will hear from jeremy corbyn pmqs. she‘s frightened, she is frightened in not only is she bottling tv debates but she is scuttling off for a cut and run general election while the polls are in favour, having previously insisted publicly, no, there is not going to be a snap election. so there will be the taunts of theresa may, first, you can‘t trust her, and secondly, she‘s frightened. how long that will really gain traction in the election campaign remains to be seen. i suspect the hope of team may is that it will fizzle out. she will ta ke is that it will fizzle out. she will take its today, maybe up to the weekend, then the debate will gradually move on

today, they said mr corbyn wasn't suitable to be prime minister. it'sjust chaos, you know? jeremyhis country and i think what we have seen this morning is that we would basically have a coalition of chaos if jeremy corbyn became prime minister of this country. the conservatives are portraying jeremy corbyn as a man unable to take the difficult decisions that come with being in power. but his allies say he is a man of principle and they believe voters will warm to him the more they hear his message. vicky young, bbc news. let's turn to some other news this hour. families have been burying their dead as afghanistan observed a national day of mourning on sunday. it follows a taliban attack on a military base last week which led to the deaths of up to 200 afghan government soldiers. north korea says it's ready to sink a us aircraft carrier which is carrying out naval exercises with two japanese warships in the western pacific. president trump ordered the uss carl vinson carrier group to sail to waters off the korean peninsula in response to rising tension over pyongyang's missile test

jeremy corbyn said: well, this afternoon mr livingstone himself gave us his response.ended for 11 months. the huge investigation by the labour party. three days of hearings come in 20 hours and at the end of it, i suspect the reason i wasn't expelled from the labour party was that the labour party's from the labour party was that the labour pa rty‘s barrister was from the labour party was that the labour party's barrister was saying ina labour party's barrister was saying in a private session when they decided on their verdict, if you expel ken livingstone, it will go forjudicial review. a britishjudge is not going to say it is wrong to state historical truth. earlier i spoke tojenny manson, a labour party member who isjewish, and gave evidence at mr livingstone's tribunal, and she defended the comments. as to mentioning hitler and zionism, it may offend some people that i've been offended by something is such as describing fed being rampant anti—semitism in the labour party. you have never found anti—semitism in the labour party. you have neverfound that? anti—semitis

mr corbyn, bye—bye. here, labour's in charge in cardiff. but even their leader admits jeremy corbyn has some way to go.elf as a leader and as somebody who could be labour's candidate for prime minister. we have some weeks to go before the poll itself. but that is the challenge. even from the start of their campaign, plaid cymru won't hesitate to stir up old memories. if people are considering voting conservative, then i would ask them to remember the past, the tories have been no friends to wales. we're not rolling over for any tory to take our seat. so we are here. we're going to be out in force. it's early days, but any day on the campaign trail is precious. leaders only turn up to places where they think they're in the game. with possible gains in wales and in scotland too, theresa may's not just contemplating a tory majority, but hoping to make true her claim there are no tory no—go areas. brexit might have redrawn the map, but she wants to colour it blue. yet as she swept away, reminders for theresa may, it won't be easy. here or anywhere else, the tories can't be sure they'll always be welcome. o

today, they said mr corbyn wasn't suitable to be prime minister. it's just chaos, jeremyxt prime minister of this country and i think what we have seen this morning is that we would basically have a coalition of chaos isjeremy corbyn became prime minister of this country. the conservatives are portraying jeremy corbyn as a man unable to take difficult decisions that come with being in power. his allies say he is a man of principle and they believe voters will warm to him the more they hear his message. other parties have been outlining proposals that could appear in their election manifestos. the work and pensions secretary damian green, has confirmed the conservatives would cap the gas and electricity bills of millions of households, if they win the election. i think some of the people feel that some of the big energy companies have taken some of the big energy companies have ta ken advantage some of the big energy companies have taken advantage of them with the tariffs. the liberal democrats have ruled out being part of another coalition government. their leader tim far

today, they said mr corbyn wasn't suitable to be prime minister. it'sjust chaos, you know? jeremyinister of this country and i think what we have seen this morning is that we would basically have a coalition of chaos if jeremy corbyn became prime minister of this country. the conservatives are portraying jeremy corbyn as a man unable to take the difficult decisions that come with being in power. but his allies say he is a man of principle and they believe voters will warm to him the more they hear his message. vicky young, bbc news. let's turn to some other news this hour. families have been burying their dead as afghanistan observed a national day of mourning on sunday. it follows a taliban attack on a military base last week which led to the deaths of up to 200 afghan government soldiers. an italian prosecutor has said some of the charities trying to save migrants from drowning in the mediterranean are in direct contact with people smugglers in libya. carmelo zuccaro, who's investigating possible collusion, said that telephone calls were made from libya to rescue vessels. he cla

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a springtime fall of snow greeted mr corbyn earlier today, when both he and nicola sturgeon came to the scottish trade union conference in aviemore. jeremy seat in scotland. the reality is, they'll have to fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. there will be no deals with nicola sturgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. while she claims her party provide the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the snp simply cannot form a government in westminster. the only wait to get rid of the tories that you so despise would be with a labour government, wouldn't it? well, look, i can read the polls as well as anybody can. you know, the travails of the labour party i think tell most people that labour is not on course to form a government. so, people who don't want to see theresa may with a strengthened hand, to impose more welfare cuts, to damage the economy, to do further damage to our society, should vote snp. the snp regard the tories, not labour, as their real opponents in this election. the fact is, it's never been more im

prime minister's decision not to take part in any tv debates is criticised by labour leader jeremy corbyn. mr

jeremy corbyn an idiot. i can almost guarantee that nobody would be saying the same thing about mrs may, or mr farron, or mr l, any of the other leaders. it's absolutely disgraceful that the bbc are so anti—corbyn. they should show him the respect they show theresa may. it's no surprise that jeremy corbyn‘s political opponents are not holding back from the personal attacks either. on thursday, the foreign secretary borisjohnson unleashed his own — at the same time introducing many of us to a new term of abuse. in the sun newspaper today, borisjohnson launched a personal attack on the labour leader, calling him a mutton—headed old mugwump who would be calamitous in downing street. campaigning in essex, mr corbyn said they were focused on serious debate, not name—calling. well, a mugwump, in case you're wondering, is a mid—19th century word from the algonquian for "great chief". but i think we can assume mrjohnson meant it in its current sense of a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. exercising newswatch viewers though was the issue of whether bbc news made too much of that

a springtime fall of snow greeted mr corbyn earlier today, when both he and nicola sturgeon came to the scottish trade union conference in aviemore. jeremyave to fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. there will be no deals with nicola sturgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. while she claims her party provide the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the snp simply cannot form a government in westminster. the only wait to get rid of the tories that you so despise would be with a labour government, wouldn‘t it? well, look, i can read the polls as well as anybody can. and the travails of the labour party i think tell most people that labour is not on course to form a government. so, people who don‘t want to see theresa may with a strengthened hand, to impose more welfare cuts, to damage the economy, to do further damage to our society, should vote snp. the snp regard the tories, not labour, as their real opponents in this election. the fact is, it‘s never been more important for people across scotland to think clearl

prime minister's decision not to take part in any tv debates is criticised by labour leader jeremy corbyn. mr speaker, if she is so proud of her record, why won't she debated? jeering. the former chancellor george osborne announces he's quitting as an mp — for now — to concentrate on his newjob as a newspaper editor. i'm annita mcveigh, and also in the next hour — prince william speaks out about his mother's death. he says the shock of losing her still lingers 20 years later. you never get over it, it is such a number leave a blue big moment in your life that it never leaves you. police name the man they want to question about an acid attack at a london nightclub as arthur collins — the boyfriend of a reality tv star. sam warburton of wales is named as captain of the british and irish lions for their tour of new zealand this summer. good afternoon, i'm simon mccoy, and in the last half hour, parliament has approved the prime minister's call for a snap general election in seven weeks‘ time. there was a short—ish debate but in the end mps voted in favour of a general election onjune 8th with a

today it was jeremy corbyn who switched off to the idea. mrall. i asked theresa may this morning about the tv debates. lots of people asked about it. she said they are over because there is no prime minister's questions time because parliament is now dissolved. they will be dissolved week. so actually the debate has to be including the prime minister, the leader of the conservative party. we are upfor leader of the conservative party. we are up for that debate. just how popular are the debates with the public? we can speak to charlie beckett, media professor at the london school of economics and director of its media think tank polis. and also doctor eamon butler, co—founder and director of the think tank the adam smith institute. he recently wrote why we should not have television debates. charlie, what are the merits of having a debate? they have not been with us in this country for that long? we have been ridiculously slow to get them going. they have been part of them going. they have been part of the elections but every time we have one w

corbyn wins, will labour get behind him finally? we will have a labour government that will be a labour parliament. if mrs may wins, can jeremyy. we will see where we are on election night but i don't think that will happen. i think the labour party will have a strong message, talking about the free school meals policy, talking about increasing carers allowance for many people who care for elderly people. increasing the living wage to £10 an hour. we will be talking about these issues in the campaign. and you haven't mentioned brexit. the number one issue for the uk population apparently? actually the nhs is pretty high up. in the observer mori polling the nhs had ove rta ke n observer mori polling the nhs had overtaken brexit. but theresa may's campaign is all going to be about brexit, she doesn't get to decide what it will be about. what is labour's brexit vision? we have got brexit. i campaign for remain. we are not frustrating, we voted for the relevant legislation. what is your brexit vision? we don't want a brexit deal that means a race to the bottom where people's rights at work are dilutive, where approach to internat

jeremy corbyn of not being up to the job of prime minister. but he hits back saying the tories only represented the rich. mrn a conservative government for the few, and a labour government that will stand up for all of our people. the choice is clear - every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain

jeremy corbyn and numberten. is has been to say that she put jeremy corbyn and number ten. is it because, uniquely, this first minister season mr independence referendum. is that the alliance she was really seeking in london? this is hired staff on the tories. you only have to look at it to see corbyn is not going near number ten. that brings us back to the core issue. because of the unelectable of labour, scotland faces the prospect ofan labour, scotland faces the prospect of an unfettered, out—of—control court tory government and we know that that can do damage to scotland, to the vulnerable, to the budget, to pensions, to be economy. that is the choice to scotland. vote snp to make sure that scotland's voice is heard and scotland has protection against the tories. the problem for ruth davidson, as she has so clearly said today, scotland knows the tory vision for scotland, the rape clause, penalising the vulnerable, taking notability vehicles away from disabled people. people across scotla nd disabled people. people across scotland now the vision of the tories and that is why people of scotla nd tories and that is why people

mr livingstone was last night suspended from the party for a year. labour leader, jeremy corbynmuslim leaders from britain have been in rome for talks with pope francis as part of efforts to strengthen relations between christians and muslims and to improve the quality of interfaith dialogue. the delegation was led by the leader of roman catholics in england and wales, cardinal vincent nichols of westminster, as our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, reports. in a city where christians once feared to tread, four muslim leaders arrived for a meeting that intentionally crossed the borders of their own religion. the four imams — who serve communities in leicester, birmingham, glasgow and london — were taken to the vatican‘s inner sanctum and then the doors opened. pope francis said such an interfaith gathering brought greatjoy, that it furthered the most important work of humanity, that of listening to one another. and then he greeted each of the imams and even welcomed our bbc team. lovely to meet you, sir. thank you so much. islam gets very a bad press, as you know,

before the general election, labour leader jeremy corbyn said the party would stand up for the many and not the few. but the prime minister said every vote for mrns to increase the pay of nhs staff in england, and end tuition fees for student nurses and midwives. the shadow health secretary said the policies would help address staffing shortages that had become a threat to patients. and jeremy corbyn says he will not take part in an opposition leaders debate, saying it is in response to theresa may's refusal to participate. west ham and newcastle united football clubs have been raided as part of an investigation into suspected income tax and national insurance fraud. there have been a number of arrests. investigators say they've seized financial records. a women whose mother and sister were killed by an 82—year—old man has told the bbc she will sue surrey police. the force's firearms team returned a collection of shotguns tojohn lowe who went on to kill his partner and her daughter in 2014. time for sport, here is tim haig. j°ey joey barton has admitted an fa misconduct charge related to betting. between march and may last year the 34—year—old

jeremy corbyn tried to do more to... labour was the only party then said we did not want the referendum. mrt andl that? that has not been ruled out and i did myself vote for that possibility, but i think what matters is how could labour reset the agenda? because regardless of what happens with brexit, what people care about is not the word brexit, they can about workers' rights, environmental protections, they care about small business, the fa ct they care about small business, the fact that taxes paid by companies that sell into the online sale, and there is1.5 that sell into the online sale, and there is 1.5 billion tax pounds missing. that is the sort of thing people care about. do we all have an opportunity here to have an election campaign, a condensed one, seven weeks, because we have and have the run—up we would normally get, and have a really strongly fact —based debate. when you look at the referendum campaign, you think it is fairfor referendum campaign, you think it is fair for voters to feel a bit scarred by some of what happened there? i wasn't happy with a lot of there? i wasn

more now on the labour leader jeremy corbyn first major speech of the election campaign. mrhe establishment are saying, this election is a foregone conclusion. they think there are rules in politics which, if you don't follow by and doffing your cap to powerful people, accepting that things cannot really change, you can't win. but of course they do not want us to win because when we win it is the people, not a powerful, who win! jeremy corbyn speaking earlier today. i'm joined by stephen bush, special correspondent at the new statesman. what did you make of his speech?m was definitely his best performance since he became labour leader. it felt they have worked out a way of being authenticallyjeremy corbyn with a strategy that makes sense into ‘s of maximising what they see as their path to victory. he was kind of channelling phot leave, talking about helping the powerless. it was an effective way of getting their vote out. why would phot leave be an appealing model to him? their vote out. why would phot leave be an appealing model to him7m spoke effectively to people who fel

jeremy corbyn has taken the labour campaign to scotland. he has a fight on his hands. the party was virtually wiped out by the snp in scotland in 2015. but speaking to trades unionists mrould form an alternative government to the conservatives at westminster. nicola sturgeon said only the snp could make scotland's voice heard. our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. springtime in the scottish highlands came with a heavy fall of snow today. quite a scene to welcome two party leaders to aviemore. jeremy corbyn‘s in scotland is to try to win back voters from the snp. friends, this is a general election, not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that would chance form the lives of people in scotland. the choice facing this country at this election is clear. it is the people versus the powerful? jeremy corbyn says he is fighting for every seat in scotland. the reality is they will have two fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland, having lost so many seats at the last general election. do you —— no answers on trident, independence or anything else. a scottish trade union conference would once have been solid labour territory.

theresa may provide strong leadership, jeremy corbyn provides wea k leadership, jeremy corbyn provides weak leadership, and they will repeat ad nauseam ad nauseam. when mrs the nhs. -- morning about their plans in the nhs. —— he will seek to reinforce. the danger of the nhs if there is another conservative government. it will be a strong and stable leadership versus a save our nhs day and behind—the—scenes, both sides will be trying to gee up their own mps to give them a sense of confidence for the general election campaign ahead. do not expect any serious politics today. it is all going to be about the general election campaign. you have set as a challenge to count a made times theresa may does say "strong and sta ble theresa may does say "strong and stable leadership". seven is your guest. we will find out later. thank you very much. we will be back in the house of commons very soon but with the time now approaching 12pm, let's take a look at the weather forecast, over to the balcony with darren bett. there is milder weather on the way but today is cold. we have northerly winds and that will bring showers, especially across the eastern side of england,

jeremy corbyn questioned theresa may on pensions and the nhs, but he began with pay. i start, mrer, with christopher, who wrote to me this week and he says; in the last five years, my husband has had only a 1% increase in his wages. the cost—of—living has risen each year. we now have at least 15% less buying power than then. so where is christopher and his husband's share in the stronger economy? what we know and what i can say to christopher is that he will have a choice at the next election, a choice between the strong and stable leadership of the conservatives, which will secure our economy for the future and a labour party, which would crash our economy and which would mean less money for public services and the ordinary working families would pay the price. the labour leader moved on to the campaign by the so called waspi women, seeking to overturn pension changes for women born in the 1950s. maureen wrote to me this week. if i was you, i would listen to what maureen has to say, i really would. because she writes, and she writes with a heavy heart: we have been treated disgu

mr corbyn dismissed suggestions the election result was a foregone conclusion. here's our political correspondent chris mason. the next prime minister of the uk, jeremy corbyn.believe it, does he believe that? opinion polls suggest it is highly unlikelyjeremy corbyn will be heading for downing street. but he is trying to change people's minds. much of the media and the establishment are saying this election is a foregone conclusion. they think there are rules in politics which, if you don't follow by doffing your cap to the powerful people, accepting that things cannot really change, then you cannot when. then you cannot win. but of course they do not want us to win because when we win it is the people, not the powerful who win. jeremy corbyn was full of vim, zip and energy. he said the conservatives are morally bankrupt. the system is wrecked. the system is rigged. and he would prove people wrong. anyone who stands up to create a better, fairer and more decent society gets vilified. but we are bigger and stronger than have ever been. and more determined than we ever been. his challenge is convincing enough people outside of this run. there is a clear choice

the prime minister theresa may and the leader of the opposition jeremy corbyn in the final pmo ahead of the general election in june. mring for her would mean better brexit negotiations for britain. the election is a choice, on the 8th ofjune, the election is a choice, on the 8th of june, between the election is a choice, on the 8th ofjune, between a conservative government for the few and a labour government for the few and a labour government that will stand up for all of our people. the choice is clear. every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me isa for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain. the british prime minister is holding talks with the european presidentjean—claude junker and the european negotiator. there is a summit on friday and we will cover that because we have an extra programme on 100 days which coincides with their first meeting on brexit. a reminder that we have a special programme this friday — day 99 of the trump administration. the programme will also carry on beyond the 100th day, watching these big

jeremy corbyn an idiot. i can almost guarantee that nobody would be saying the same thing about mrs may, or mr farron, or mr holding back from the personal attacks either. on thursday, the foreign secretary borisjohnson unleashed his own — at the same time introducing many of us to a new term of abuse. in the sun newspaper today, borisjohnson launched a personal attack on the labour leader, calling him a mutton—headed old mugwump who would be calamitous in downing street. campaigning in essex, mr corbyn said they were focused on serious debate, not name—calling. well, a mugwump, in case you're wondering, is a mid—19th century word from the algonquian for "great chief". but i think we can assume mrjohnson meant it in its current sense of a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. exercising newswatch viewers though was the issue of whether bbc news made too much of that personal comment, thus playing into the conservatives' agenda and trivialising the campaign. joan campbell thought it was the case of "boris doesn't likejeremy, so was calling him names in the playground. you ha

theresa may and jeremy corbyn clashed over the "choice" facing voters with the pm claimed a win for labour would mean a "chaotic brexit" but mrfrom today is george eaton, political editor of the new statesman and iain martin, editor of the political news website, reaction. welcome to both of you. let's talk about pmq ‘s, george, how much did that exchange encapsulates more of what we will see in the coming weeks? it did to the extent that journalists are going to get sick of hearing from theresa may that the country needs stable leadership and from jeremy corbyn that labour is there any party that can stand up for the many and notjust the there any party that can stand up for the many and not just the few. of course voters, some of whom only pay attention to voters at election time, parties win when they have a clear message and that is in some way what you're getting from both leaders. the interesting angle newswi res leaders. the interesting angle newswires was when angus robertson pin theresa may down saying can you guarantee you will keep a triple lock on the state pension and she refused to give a guarantee so it's clear

jeremy corbyn will announce plans to fund the policy by charging vat on private school fees later this morning. and there was fresh conflict last night, as mps criticised mrxpel ken livingstone over controversial remarks. 0ur political correspondent, ellie price, joins us from westminster now. good morning to you. explain this 1 to us. how would this work? a big pledge, and expensive. jeremy corbyn says he wants to offer every pupil in primary school a free school meal. they think that 90% of pupils would take them up on that offer, costing them £100 million, it is said to be to pay for it they would put vat on private school fees. that, they say, would raise about £1.5 million. those are the sums. 0bviously £1.5 million. those are the sums. obviously it does not come without critics. the independent counsel for schooling says it does not add up as they forget a number of private school children do not pay full fees. if this is sounding familiar thatis fees. if this is sounding familiar that is because it was in the lead their manifesto in the last election. the other subject for the labour party right now which is still looming large is the problem of ke

jeremy corbyn will not take part in an opposition leaders debate. his spokesman says he's willing to go head—to—head with theresa may but mrs may has already ruled thatc understands that lee charnley, newcastle's managing director is among several men arrested. it follows raids at west ham and newcastle united football clubs. surrey police is strongly criticised for returning shotguns to a man who went on to murder his partner and her daughter. almost a decade after madeleine mccann disappeared detectives say they are still following a critical lead. in the next hour, firing exercises on both sides of the korean border as tensions with the us rise. donald trump will brief the entire senate at the white house over north korea's missile and nuclear programmes. and why gardeners may have to adapt to new plants and techniques because of rising temperatures. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there were angry exchanges in the commons today in what was the last prime ministers questions before parliament is dissolved next week. the prime minister said only the conservatives could provide strong and stable leadership. mr corbyn responded by saying the

jeremy corbyn of not being up to the job of prime minister. but he hit back saying the tories only represented the rich. mr speaker, the election on the 8th ofjune is a choice... jeering. yeah. between a conservative government for the few, and a labour government that will stand up for all of our people. the choice is clear. every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain. labour is focusing on the nhs in the election campaign today, pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff. we will be looking at the figures. also this lunchtime. west ham and newcastle united football clubs have been raided as part of a fraud investigation. a number of arrests have been made. surrey police are strongly criticised for returning shotguns to a man who went on to murder his partner and her daughter at a puppy farm. almost a decade after madeleine mccann disappeared, detectives said they are still following a critical lead. and our green and pleasant land, but for how much longer? warnings that climate change could have a dram

mr corbyn that he doesn't have the power to force a different disciplinary verdict here? a leader always does have the means to show the way forward and i think that our leader, jeremy corbynhould make it clear that he thinks ken should go. you meanjust clear that he thinks ken should go. you mean just resigned from the party? i think he should make it clear that ken livingstone, acting the way he does, has no place in the labour party. after all, the labour party decision taken yesterday did confirm that ken livingstone had brought the labour party into disrepute and then, incredibly, though effective sanction was implemented and this is a most amazing situation, reprehensible and totally shameful. that has to be put right as a matter of urgency before more damage is done to the labour party as a whole and to all those people who have their faith in the labour party as a party for progress and one which opposes anti—semitism and one which opposes anti—semitism and racism. some of those involved in the process have said they appeared in good faith and they came to the decision they did in good faith. do you question the sincerity of those involved? the individuals have to

boris johnson, making highly personal attack on jeremy boris johnson, making highly personal attack onjeremy corbyn in an article in the sun newspaper, mrntry studio is a literature professor from the university of warwick. thank you forjoining us. a lot of people are used to borisjohnson and his flamboyant use of language. what exactly is a mugwump? mugwump is originally a native american word that by the early 19th century was being used largely in a humorous way in american political discourse to meana in american political discourse to mean a boss or a leader and then towards the end of the 19th century in america, it began to be applied to republicans who refused to support the republican president shall candidate in 1884. what's interesting about borisjohnson using this word is actually it is largely a word that is used historically within america and american political culture, rather than british political culture. so, do you think you chose it because he loved the sound of it? as a linguistic tools? would you think it is trying to pass on some sort of subliminal message?” is trying to pass on some sort of subliminal message? i

mr corbyn‘s leadership. labour want to be the next government. jeremy corbynrise strikes against terrorists, who would not support our nuclear deterrent, and who would undermine our defences. so it is very important we do point out this is somebody who could be prime minister in six weeks' time. mr corbyn meanwhile will be pressing the scottish tuc, he's not going to respond to? about his leadership, instead he will be focusing on core domestic policies. particularly moves to bolster the trained unions, we expect him to repeat... and also suggesting that there should be an investigation into the actions of scottish police during the miners strike back in the 1980s. it was a poor graham today from labour's campaign coordinator over the trident row, suggesting it is much better to have leaders who is prepared to take a considered approach to the issue of nuclear weapons. there is no chaos. the labour party position on trident is settled. it was settled at the annual conference last year. the labour party supports the renewal of trident as a minimum at sea deterr

jeremy corbyn has taken the labour campaign to scotland. he has a fight on his hands — the party was virtually wiped out by the snp in scotland in 2015. but speaking to trade unionists, mr form an alternative government to the conservatives at westminster. nicola sturgeon said only the snp could make scotland's voice heard. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. springtime in the scottish highlands came with a heavy fall of snow today. quite a scene to welcome two party leaders to aviemore. fight back and win. jeremy corbyn‘s job in scotland is to try to win back voters from the snp. friends, this is a general election, not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that will transform the lives of people in scotland. the choice facing this country at this election is clear. it is the people versus the powerful. jeremy corbyn says he is fighting for every seat in scotland. the reality is they will have to fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. mr corbyn, the snp would scrap trident? do you wish you could say the same? no answers on trident, scottish indepe

jeremy corbyn has taken the labour campaign to scotland. he has a fight on his hands — the party was virtually wiped out by the snp in scotland in 2015. but speaking to trade unionists, mrrvatives at westminster. nicola sturgeon said only the snp could make scotland's voice heard. the labour party will always cherish, sustain and protect our relationship with the trade union movement and working people, that you all represented in this hall. you are our dna, ourfamily and we will never apologise for the closeness of our relationship with you. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: senior figures from france's two main parties have backed centrist candidate emmanuel macron in his bid to become president. he'll face the far—right leader marine le pen. she has just announced she is standing aside as the leader of the front national. that's bringing the stories from bbc‘s world service. anti—government protesters in venezuela have begun sit—ins and marches across the country. police have fired firecrackers at the. —— the protest is. a german court has ruled that 10 people involved in the love parade music festival 7 years ago must stand trial

jeremy corbyn said... "ken livingstone's comments have been grossly insensitive, and he has caused deep offence and hurt to thejewish community." butjenny manson, a labour party member who isjewish, and gave evidence at mr former london mayor's comments were anti—semitic. there is a jewish tradition of justice, and a very important national tradition of free speech. in my view, nothing ken livingstone has said or done has been anti—semitic. as to mentioning hitler and zionism, it may offend some people, but i have been offended by something is such as describing their being rampant anti—semitism in the labour party. —— i have been offended by some things such as. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... russia and the west have clashed over who is responsible for a deadly gas attack in syria which left 70 people dead. the russians blame rebels, the americans and the allies blame the syrian government. russia's supreme court is considering whether to ban thejehovah‘s witnesses religious movement. they would be the first registered religious movement since the soviet era to be outlawed in russia. that is from bbc russia. ecuador‘s president—elect has told julian assange to s

mr corbyn yesterday? there are still six weeks to go, so assemble those words in the right order! jeremywhich was different from what we are now told us different from what we are now told us established party policy. he said the party were having a discussion as to whether they would back the renewal of the uk's nuclear deterrent. jeremy corbyn has been a long—standing campaigner to get rid of it. the party then put out a statement saying it would say in its ma nifesto, statement saying it would say in its manifesto, its bundle of promises, that it would commit to renewing trident. the party has had to effectively get the gaffer tape out and stick it across the big gap between whatjeremy corbyn is saying and what lots of mps would like him to say. today, he heads to scotland to say. today, he heads to scotland to try and change the topic. the scottish national party, incidentally, will say the real threat to them is not labour, but the conservatives. chris mason, i shall say it very carefully from now on! thank you very much. in the last hour, police say they've arrested a man in connec

tomorrow, of course, mrs may will go to parliament and in effect throw down the gauntlet to jeremy corbyn, you said you are ready for a general election, vote for it. the real challenge for him will be, it is ha rd to challenge for him will be, it is hard to see how he cannot vote for a general election without being accused of running away and deny the people a vote. does that make it almost certain it will get through orare almost certain it will get through or are their speculations about whether this can go ahead?m or are their speculations about whether this can go ahead? it seems almost inconceivable that jeremy corbyn can say, we will not vote for it. we would like you to carry on anyway. what sort of message does that send your own people went jeremy corbyn has been so forthright in attacking theresa may? that seems to mea in attacking theresa may? that seems to me a non—runner, quite apart from the political dynamics how would it look? mrjohnson, are you glad there is an early election? ie looking forward to an early election? obviously, cabinet ministers have beenin obviously, c

leader, jeremy corbyn, told the commons voters would have their chance to pass judgement on the conservatives‘ record on austerity, the nhs and child poverty. already a row has broken out over mrs to take part in any tv leaders‘ debates. mr corbyn and others have accused her of " running sca red". in another development, the former chancellor, george osborne, has announced he's quitting as an mp, to concentrate on editing the evening standard. this report from our political correspondent iain watson. the question is that there shall be an early parliamentary general election. the ayes to the right, 522. the noes to the left, 13. this is the moment that mps overwhelmingly backed the prime minister's call for an election almost three years early onjune the 8th. with most labour mps and lib dems supporting an early election, she easily exceeded the two thirds support of parliament that she needed. and she used the debate to road test her campaign teams. the government has delivered on the priorities that i set out last year, despite predictions of immediate financial and economic danger, since the referendum we have seen consumer confidence remain high, record numbers of jobs, and

as a choice between theresa may and jeremy corbyn which is why we keep hearing arguments about leadership. although labour has been very critical of the comments from mran to build more affordable housing, with the number of new homes under construction up three quarters since 2010. ministers from twenty—seven european union countries will meet today for final discussions about the eu's negotiating stance on brexit. they're set to approve the draft negotiating guidelines for the uk‘s divorce from the eu and discuss the next steps in the process. united airlines says it will offer passengers up to £7,000 as an incentive to give up their seats if flights are overbooked. the us airline was widely criticised after video emerged of a passenger being forcibly removed from one of its planes. a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of a condition which causes irreversible sight loss, according to researchers from university college london. diagnosing glaucoma sooner would mean patients could start treatment before their vision deteriorates. 0ur health correspondent jane dreaper has the details. francesca's eyesight is crucial for her work as an