the liberal democrats suffered major losses, and prime minister -- deputy prime minister, rather, nick clegghas just resigned as head of the liberal democrats. let you listen to what he had to say. that clegg: -- nick clegg: i expected the selections to be difficult for the liberal democrats given what we have had to bear in government and the most challenging of circumstances but these results have been immeasurably more crushing and unkind than i could have ever feared. for that, of course i must take responsibly, and therefore i announced that i will be resigning as leader of the liberal democrats. a leadership election will be taking place according to the party's rules. myuran sukumaran that was deputy -- molly: that was deputy prime minister nick clegg resigning. we are exciting to hear from the labor leader ed miliband. he could follow in clegg's foot stance as labour was trounced in scotland by the snp. let's get up to speed with the general election results, and to that we tracked over to "france 24's" benedict. we are pretty much seeing all smiles, but that is not the case for labo

[applause] tom: nick clegg bear, a very somber looking nick clegg. before we get into talking about the substance of what he said, let's have a look at what happened there. he held on, there was a lot of talk that the tories were going to vote tactically to keep him in there. perhaps they did do that there. do you think that saved him? >> yes indeed. it's cold comfort to think that the liberal democrats in coalition with the conservatives has called them dearly and deeply. but in sheffield hallam it does look as if both groups have switched their support and given it to the liberal democrats, given his two nick clegg in order to stave off a labour win. >> it sounded on the verge of being a bit of a resignation speech. he said he would talk about the future and said -- for the party , for the country and also for his leadership. you might say that's no surprise, he's just seen that practical annihilation of his party. there will be a lot of people at westminster who think he's one of the most talented politicians of his generation, of any party. he's

anyway, huge defeat for nick clegg.business insider said the death of liberality in the united kingdom. what have we got at 12 noon? olivia: more coverage of incredible results from the u.k. this morning. all day long we will be covering them, but we have a special elections program coming up at noon eastern time anchored live from london. tom: we continue our discussion on the american economy. lakshman achuthan with us of the ecri. you mentioned median household income is not going anywhere. it is the money question for america and janet yellen. does your cycle research show an oomph? lakshman: she shifted the goal post, by the way. tom: have we seen why rising wages and your work? ken:lakshman: the inflation cycle -- they've not lead them, they follow them. there is an upturn going on. part of it you are seeing also in europe, the teacher inflation gauge for europe has now hit a three point five-year high. in the u.s., it is not quite yet, but it is starting to firm. a lot of this is that even country specific. it is

going back to nick clegg, he won his seat. the acceptance speech was interesting, cruel and punishing night for the liberal democrats and the results of the election would have profound implications on the leadership of the liberal democrats. it's been a bruising night. they are the party forming the coalition with conservatives and have been in government for five years some members lost their seats in the past hours, seven hours after they were released. and there's a clear picture on how the numbers were dared. disappointing for the democrats and for labor. they gained seats in london. it doesn't make up for those we were hoping to gain across the country and haven't. >> let's look at the figures and speak to tom. as i was saying, it's been in the past hour we have a clearer picture. the lib dems - bruising night. >> we are seeing a real picture emerging. lib dems lost some. vince cable, a politician a cabinet member lost his seat in twickenham in london. it's a bad night for them. across the country, and around the country

david cameron and nick clegg are supposed to start coalition talks.ur reporter joins us with more. talk about the potential coalition again. is this common as a surprise to you? reporter: not at all. we had a nick clegg of this weekend talk about the eu referendum would not be a real red line. coalition talks at this stage until we see the results are very unpredictable and it is really too soon to say what we might the. jonathan: labour has been adamant they will now form a formal coalition with the smp. is that a problem? svenja o'donnell: not really. labour does not need a formal coalition. they already said they would back labour. the problem will calm at the later stage where if you have minority government voted in by the smp if they yard to negotiate with a party that will be the third-largest a you have sticking part. the snp might be and they can stand up. jonathan: things are getting crazy. when this came across twitter come i asked if it was a joke. craps with the show the picture again. are things -- and perhaps we can show the picture aga

would nick clegg really be able to argue 50% representation? there are all of those mechanical questions. >> we should wait and see because as with labour the lib dems should not be throwing everything up in the air right now. tom: ed balls, the shadow chancellor is waiting to speak to us. good evening. not a very brilliant night for your party. mr. balls: there has only been one result so far and that was a labour majority which went up there in clearly the exit poll has caught everybody by surprise because it jives with all of the different opinion polls we have seen today. it is still very early days. we need to see what happens when the actual results come in. even if the exit poll is right that means the conservative liberal democrat majority has been entirely wiped out. let's wait and see because as i said i'm not sure this will turn out to be right. there are some very close constituencies. we thought a very close campaign and if the exit poll is off by 20 seats suddenly david cameron will not be able to put together a majority. still ea

guy: is nick clegg feeling more relaxed? saw that poll which is where he is fighting for his political survival. that give a nailbiting finish to this race. just last night, we get some further pulling from the guardian that suggests 42% are going to back neck clegg -- nick clegg. maybe we'll will prevail little sigh of relief. i doubt anybody will feel comfortable until the get confirmation on how he is doing. guest: thank you so much, and edwards. that is a very latest in u.k. politics. francine: wednesday and then thursday we book. guy: it is very coordinated on the map. bloomberg has an interactive map. we will bring you all the results from around the u.k. on election night. those colors will be changing quite significantly and we will bring those to you. francine: you will be able to read the map much better on election day. we will talk about the possible exit. we will have plenty more on that next. guy: we will take a break and be back in a couple of minutes. ♪ guy: welcome back. you're watchingguy: "the pulse." we a

nick clegg for the liberal democrats on 10, down 47 from the last election.p -- treat that with caution. it is difficult to work and places where ukip has not stood before. two for ukip. we shall discover when he first results start coming in how accurate it is. if that is the story, it is a sensational story. nick? nick: sensational. an extraordinary night if the exit poll is right. you sensed cries of joy from conservatives gloom -- conservatives, gloom for the labour party, misery amongst liberal democrats. even if the exit poll is broadly right, quite small shifts in those numbers of seats which is perfectly possible within the margin of error of an exit poll, could produce dramatic changes to who governs britain next. the conservatives talked of winning a majority. a few of them believe that possible. many of them believed they would not make games. if that exit poll shifts a bit david cameron may still struggle to find the allies he needs to form a majority government. ed miliband would find it difficult, but he would not have to despair. there would st

those banned from travelling include former british deputy prime minister nick clegg and the general secretary of the e.u. council. stephanie dekker reports. >>> members of the european union call a travel ban arbitrary and harmful to negotiations over ukraine. the german minister says russia should have warned those affected. >> translation: at the at least the list should be made public at a time we are trying to diffuse a persistent and dangerous conflict this does not contribute to that. >> reporter: among the europeans banned is the secretary-general of the european council in brussels. he is due to take over as foreign affairs chancellor angela merkel. there are 18 pols and nine britains including former deputy prime minister nick clegg and the head of mi5. the head of the swedish tax authority also is on the list. >> translation: we have asked for an explanation from the russian side and asked the russian ambassador to give us motivation. we understand that it's a response to the e.u.'s list. that is transparent and gives a reason why certain names are on the list. >> the russ

mark: some are looking at nick clegg.s shock happen when it comes to individual constituencies? alastair: i suspect mr. kennedy in the north of scotland is going to lose his seat, which was one of the lib dem seats. they are all going to come in and retain their seats. maybe nick clegg is more edgy then some as far as his seating is concerned. in reality, the odds are stacked in their favor. mark: cheers have a good weekend. thank you for joining us. manus: it will be interesting. very us options on the combinations of potential government. let's trying to get that -- mark: the scenarios. manus: did you take notes? "on the move" is next. and ireland, we do not celebrate mayday in ireland. "on the move" is next. ♪ jonathan: good morning. welcome to "on the move. moments away from the open of two european markets. what a week. as we get the day started, get the week wrapped up, let's get to your morning brief. japan lowflation. small gains in march. core inflation came in at just 0.2%. lloyd's profit surges. profit at brita

nick clegg is a much more complex case. let's go to nina in the opinion room. nina: we saw pictures of ed miliband but it was nick clague that twitter went mad for. >> we talked all night tonight and twitter is where people are joining each other in real time. tonight, just a few moments ago nick clegg was 80% of that conversation. at that moment around 5:00 in the morning, more people were tweeting about nick clegg that had tweeted about any other candidate. nina: it will probably turn into a cocktail bar conversation. let's check in with facebook. linda, talk me through the figures. linda: this has been huge on facebook. it is the first election in the u.k.. we just crunched these numbers here in london and back in california. 78 million interactions across 12 million people. for comparison, the scottish referendum, which was the most talked about topic, 16 million interactions. we have never seen anything like this in the u.k. across any topic. nina: is it because the polls are so tight? linda: the important thing to member about facebook is it is a mirror of

. >> tonight david cameron ed miliband and nick clegg faced our audience in this town hall.this is question time. ♪ [applause] >> thank you very much. over the next 90 minutes the three party leaders are going to take the stage here and be questioned by her audience of course as ever, and audience that tonight is made up of three loss of 25% who intend to vote for each of those three party leaders and the remaining 25% who are either undecided or supporting other parties. during this program as ever on question time you can text or tweet are hashtag it bbc and text comments to a pre-981. push the red button and see what other people have said that let's now get cracking and hear from the leader of the conservative party david cameron. [applause] our first question comes from jenny johnson. jenny johnson. >> there are rumors you tend -- expect to cut --. >> no i don't want to do that. this report that was out today is something i rejected at the time as prime minister and i rejected again today but i do think it's important we go on per reforming welfare but it's worth rememb

will nick clegg stay? he has eight seats in total.to the math guy, what we have got is a big changeup here in scotland. danny alexander who is in there in scotland. he was at the treasury. a very well liked person. that seat is gone. that name is gone. it is an absolute whitewash here in scotland. election 205. back to you. guy: thank you very much for that indeed. make sure you log in to bloomberg.com for that interactive minute by minute results as we work our way through final counts as we work our way towards what is now predicted to be a conservative majority. the fascinating story really here is in the seats and the numbers that have gone to the individual parties. the number of people that have voted. how different this election would have been in terms of it being run under a proportional representation system. amazing start. so much ground for debate here now. let's turn our attention towards westminster. we have got george osborne arriving at downing street. there you go. the the chancellor. look at that smile on the chancel

. >> the liberal democrats were also decimated it's leader, nick clegg kept his seats but he too resigned from the party. leerd nigel farag failed to get elected so he became the third party leader to go. not in the wildest dreams quite this well for them, not only do they have a mandate which allows them a free rein to continue their economic program they have effectively neutralized all their political threats in england. for the labour party and the u.k. independence party they only have one mp and most people in the streets wouldn't even recognize him. scottish nationalists, all the talk in westminster that the prize will be full control over their finances, as the conservatives try to stop another push for independence for u.k. new fault lines new political forces replacing old ones. with england supporting right wing politics and scotland disappears a very disappointed england. lawrence lee, al jazeera london. >> you're with al jazeera coming up on the program sherpas face an uncertain future. future. >> welcomewelcome back, here with al jazeera i'm shilling. ceasefire in yemen coul

nick clegg announced his resignation. this morning, the prime minister said we just start by remembering those who gave such a service and sacrifice to save our country but also to save our democracy which we have seen in action today. the first minister of wales. his royal highness, the duke of york. on the 70th anniversary of victory in europe as we prepare for a two-minute silence, all the elements are in place to pay tribute to that generation, to all the men and women who helped secure peace and freedom for our world. [bells ring] [bells ring] [horns] ♪ [horns] ♪ >> wales, scotland, and northern ireland. nicola sturgeon, the prime minister since 2014. and the first minister of wales. ♪ >> representatives of the service chiefs. the army, the navy. ♪ >> the next wreath was laid by the president of the legion. it supports the veterans of the great war. after many more lives that have been sacrificed, the legion continues to support the members of the armed forces. vice admiral sir peter wilkinson. ♪ the last wreath laid

francine: finally, the liberal democrat leader, nick clegg said he wouldn't necessarily oppose a referendum on u.k. membership of the eu. >> we should have a referendum on whether we should stay in or leave the european union when new powers are given up to the european union. i always argue that we remain part of the european union. francine: later today we have an interview with another party leader. the green party joins bloomberg politics at 11:00 a.m. we are back with mark gilbert. we talked about the banks. this is an economy very reliant on services. bottom line, we are reliant on services. but also on non-dumbs. how is this election significant in terms of the economy for london, or do you think that people will ride through it, so that in 2-3 years, we will be back? mark: i have a slightly different take on this. i think what we might end up with is a national government. if the polls are saying people are evenly split between the conservatives and labor, and you've got the rainbow of other parties not massively significant in terms of king mating i have a sneaking suspicion that t

its leader nick clegg kept his seat but he too resigned. leader nigel farag became the third party leader to go. not in their wildest dreams could the conservative party have determined that this could have turned out so well for them. free rein to continue their economic programs, for the labor party and the liberal democrats that means months if not years of regrouping and for the u.k. independence party they only have one mp and most of the people in the streets would not even recognize him. the scottish nationalists swept all before them winning all but three seats. all the talk in westminster is the prize will be full control over their finances as the sceftsdz try stop another push for independence from the u.k. so the british political map has in fault lines new political forces replacing old ones. with england supporting right ring politics and scotland the opposite a disunited kingdom. >> and barbara serra. >> crucially he has that majority in parliament and none of the opinion polls guessed that he would get. but the irony is, rig

deputy prime minister nick clegg is resigns as the head of the lib dems. and marking 70 years since the end of world war ii on the european continent. ♪

among them former deputy prime minister nick clegg. it is seen as retaliation for sanctions imposed on russia for its role in the conflict >>> a heatwave in india kills 2,000 people. the southern states of andre pradesh have been hardest hit. temperatures are putting pressure on communities recovering. >> the worsening drought could have consequences. the resident coordinator warned that the drought could lead to food shortages and could be worse than 2016. it's 16% less. north korea was hit by famine in the 1990, seeing up to a million believed to have died >>> from the university of foreign studies no seoul, saying monitoring north korea's imports from china suggests food stocks are under pressure. >> what is interesting is a few weeks ago is imports from china, of grains going down indicated their good harvest. now we are hearing a different case this time. it's only the lack of sustainability of the food production system in north korea >>> 29 people died in the united states. 25 of the victims from texas. 11 are missing. the u.s.

there are 18 polls on the list and nine britains nick clegg, and the head of the domestic security agency. and a former premier who heads a group in the parliament and the head of a swedish tax authority. >> we have asked for an explanation from the russian side and asked the russian ambassador to give us motivation. we understand that it's a response to the e.u.'s list but that is transparent and gives a reason why certain names are on the list. >> reporter: the russian foreign ministry confirmed the ban was imposed and is similar to bans after russians took control of crimea. since then 6,200 tide where pro-russian separatists are fighting for control. >>> the new governor of odessa's region is a man that fought a war against russia. sack as villa is a man that approval fought a war against russia. >> reporter: president petro porashenko called his governor of odessa a friend of ukraine. he has been advising for months and been a vocal supporters of a move to the west and is an impeccable foe to vladimir putin. he may be part of petro porashenko's drive to root out local corruption. >>

. >> we saw in the report, nick clegg, leader of the lib dems and also the labour party resigning their post. looking at the two major parties, major players in british life, plus are they in ruins now. i mean what are they for? >> i think the liberal democrats are in a terrible state. they have more than 50 seats in the previous parliament down to eight. labour is a major force, wiped out in its homeland scotland. they are in a terrible state and will have to spend time finding direction and choosing a leader. they have time. the british parliament runs for five years there's time for the two parties to sort them out. everything is cyclical, and they'll rise again. for now, i don't think anyone can begrudge david cameron his success, but do you know the clock is ticking. he has a working majority of four. it's not much. people have a habit of dying and moving on. that majority could be whittled away quickly. are we counting down to the referendum on staying in the european union. >> that is something i see britain changing because david cameron is promising a referendum for the british

submitted -- nick clegg submitted his resignation. the prime minister says that we should start by remembering those who gave such sacrifice to save our country and to save our democracy which we have seen in action today. the first minister of wales. his royal highness, the duke of york. on this anniversary of victory in europe, as we prepare for two minutes of silence, all the elements are in place to pay tribute to all the men and women who helped secure peace and freedom for our world. [bells] [horns] ♪ >> wills scotland, and northern ireland, representing. -- wales scotland, and northern ireland, representing. ♪ caroline jones, first minister. representatives of the chiefs. the marshall. the national president of the royal british legion, formed in 1921 to support veterans of the great war. now 100 years later and after many more lives have been sacrificed during conflicts, the legion continues to offer support to members of the armed forces. admiral sir peter wilkinson. the last race laid by randolph churchill and robert gale. r

nick clegg announced his resignation as well. this morning the prime minister said we should start by remembering those who gave such service and sacrifice to cey our country. but also to save our democracy which we have seen in action today. the first minister of wales. >> his royal highness, the duke of york. so on this the 70th anniversary of victory in europe, as we prepare for two-minute silence, all the elements are in place at thesen taff to pay tribute to that generation -- at thesen taff to pay tribute to -- at the cenotaph to pay tribute to that generation and all those men and women. [chiming] ♪ ♪ >> wales and scotland. >> representatives of the service chiefs. >> next wreath laid by the national president of the royal brit herb legion. the legion formed in 1921 to support the veterans of the great war. now after many years later and so many more lives have been sacrificed, the legion continues to offer support to the members of the armed services. vice admiral sir peter wilkinson. last wreath laid by randolph churchil

center of the right, part of rupert murdoch, making fun of david cameron's two defeated opponents, nick clegg and mr miliband - awkward - as they had to attend the victory in europe day commemoration yesterday. and the one paper that voted or written on behalf of the labor party in support of the left and center left. the "the guardian" is pretty much dominated by analysis at the defeat - shock and horror as humiliation shakes labour to the core. a mixed bag, but sympathy of the press. positive headlines marking this extraordinary victory for the conservatives. >> so simon, victory is one thing, governing is another. there's real changes ahead for david cameron, could you talk more about that. >> very much so. extraordinary and stunning victory for david cameron, but his in-tray is bulging with difficult issues not least of which is this extraordinary new fractured political landscape of the u.k. the scottish national party winning all but three seats north of the informal border between scotland and england, will have to reach out to the scots to prevent the falling apart of the u.k. he says

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a coalition if no single party wins a majority. despite plummeting support for the democrat lib party he may have a crucial role to play. as the battle for control of britain's parliament reaches the final stage, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> the theatre known as the birthplace of birth place of british cinema is set to reopen. it's been 120 years since the screens at the regent street cinema. the film reels will role again. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: welcome back to a bygone age of cinema. this is london's regent street cinema set to reopen after a multi-million refit. it was here in 1896 that the lumiere brother showcased a famous cinematograph at the start of a world tour. >> i imagine people might have been scared, and, i mean, it must have been extraordinary. just the darkness, and then something moving towards you. i think it must have been, you know, dreamlike and sort of beautiful, extraordinary like a spectacle circus type of feeling. >> it will sho

mark: a fellow named nick clegg. he is your version of joe biden. john cleese: he's very young. 17. and he's done terribly well as deputy prime minister. i think he is very likable. and i think he is actually a very smart guy. that is the party i support. so i would say that, wouldn't i? i'm going to go on the bus with him on wednesday, the day before the election, just to say to people, i think this is the one. mark: what is the difference -- thumbnail between scots, irish and people from wales? john cleese: scots and irish -- large, ginger, hairy. from wales -- short, dark and bowlegged. very easy to spot. john: what about in terms of their temperament? john cleese: the temperaments, they are all celts, meaning they are not proper englishman. and they are excitable. terry jones of monty python is a typical celt. john: that raises another interesting question and a more existential one, what is wales? john cleese: whales are large mammals that swim around in the north atlantic. what is your question? what is wales? john: many americans are confused about what wales is. john cle

their leader nick clegg. to the surprise of many. they have healed together well. and exit polls indicate that it was doing to collapse. it regarded student tuition fees. it puts them within touching distance of a majority but not part. a deal with the northern ireland democratic unionist party is a possibility. for ed miliband it's been a disappointing night. labor well behind the conservatives in the race for the largest party. if the conservatives can't form a coalition, ed miliband will take a crack at forming one that could propel him into the home of the prime minister number 10 downing street. there are over 100 political parties, and 3,971 candidates taking part. among the key parties, the anti-europe u.k. independence party, in its first election. the welsh nationalist, and the scottish national party, according to exit polls on course to win all but one seat in scotland making them the biggest nationalist party ever at wet minister and this is westminster, on the u.k. - what the u.k. elections are all about it's possible the race is so close the british p

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a kilometrition if no single party wins a majority. despite less support for the democrat lib party he may have a role to play. as the battle reaches the final statement, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> in brazil a former petrogas executive blamed bad politicians for scandal at the state oil company. he made the accusations in a parliamentary corruption inquiry. his testimony uncovered aelo gagss of -- allegations of contract-fixing bribery. and kickbacks. >> this happened because of the attitudes of bad politicians. petrogas didn't invent cartels. it wasn't a director that invented it nor the company to pay for the politicians. the origin, the genesis of the problem was brasilia. there was a request for 650,000 for per cent dilma rousseff's campaign yes >>> venezuela's first lady is a tv presenter for the state channel. she launched her own show "at home with sillia" on sunday. many see it as a bid to improve the president's approval rating. >> reporter: costa rica

from the liberal democrat party, the leader of the liberal democrats, would you welcome nick clegg. [ applause ] and mr. clegg the first question comes from darren metcalfe, please. darren metcalfe. >> nick. >> hi, darren. >> how are you? your promise on student loans has destroyed your reputation. why would we ever believe anything else you say? [ applause ] >> nice easy way to start. look, firstly, i got it wrong. i said sorry. musically, no less. when you make a mistake in politics just as in life in politics just as in life sometimes you can't do exactly what you want. i was absolutely between a rock and a hard place five years ago on that particular policy. secondly, i hope you can at least give me credit for the many, many other things that i have actually put into practice, whether it's taking lots of people on low pay out of paying any income tax. the biggest expansion of apprenticeships this country's ever seen. the biggest reform of our pension system in a generation. more money into schools to help with the education of disadvantaged children. more childcare. shared parenta

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a coalition if no single party wins a majority. despite plummeting support for the democrat lib party he may have a role to play. as the battle for control of britain's parliament reaches the final stage, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> former arkansas senator mike huckabee enters the race to be the republican party's nominee for the presidential election. he is the third candidate to declare this week, and ran in the nomination race in 2008 >>> in brazil a former petrogas executive blamed bad politicians for a corruption scandal at the company. he made the accusations in a parliamentary inquiry. prosecutors are investigating several members of the former and current government for any wrongdoing. it was costa's testimony that helped authorities uncover misconduct within petrogas. >> this happened because of the attitudes of bad politicians. petrogas didn't invent cartels. it was not the company that had to pay for the politicians. the origin, the genesis of the pro

and in particular, on this day nick clegg.an be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments. and people believe profoundly in public service have seen that service cut short. ed miliband rang me this morning to wish me luck with the government. it was a generous gesture from someone in public service. the government i lead did important work. it laid the foundations for a better future and we must build on them. i truly believe we are on the brink of something special in our country. we can make britain a place that a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to work and do the right thing. our manifesto is a manifesto for working people. and as a majority government, we will be able to deliver. it is the reason why a majority government is more accountable. 3 million apprenticeships, help with childcare. helping 30 million people cope with the cost of living by cutting their taxes. creating millions more jobs that give people the chance of a better future. and yes, we will deliver that referendum on our future in europe.

. >> reporter: nick clegg deputy prime minister, resigned. nigel farage, resigned. only the scottish nationalists who wiped labor out in scotland also came out big winners. >> having a go, that pumps me up. >> reporter: david cameron's victory came after a campaign that had an undercurrent of nastiness. when the labor leader broke rule 1 by eating a bacon sandwich on camera the tory press was ruthless. miliband didn't look like a prime minister, they says. now he won't be. one this despite labor bringing in obama guru david axelrod. another obama aide, jim messina helped mastermind the conservative win. for u.s. republican pollster and cbs news consultant frank luntz this was an election with a familiar feel. >> there's no commonality within the partys. there's no civility. there's no respect. and that makes the elections particularly negative, particularly divisive and you've now got an electorate that is just plain cynical. >> reporter: and scott there's fallout from this vote. the strong showing by the scottish nationalists may lead to calls for another referendu

. >> reporter: nick clegg, deputy prime minister, resigned. nigel farage of the right wing u.k.independence party, resigned. >> i'm not saying i am standing down. >> reporter: only the scottish nationalists who wiped labour out in scotland also came out big winners. >> having a go, that pumps me up. >> reporter: david cameron's victory came after a campaign that had an undercurrent of nastiness. when the labour leader broke political rule one by awkwardly eating a bacon sandwich on camera, the tory press was ruthless. "miliband didn't look like a prime minister," they said, "now he won't be." this despite labor bringing in obama election guru david axelrod as a consultant. both sides used american political pros. another obama aide, jim messina, helped mastermind the conservative win. for u.s. republican pollster and cbs news consultant frank luntz, this was an election with a familiar feel. >> there's no commonality within the parties. there's no civility. there's no respect. and that makes the elections particularly negative, particularly divisive, and you've now got an electo

he also talked about nick clegg. clague has run a positive campaign, he has always been confident and he always said he would defy the polls. nobody expected them to get the 57 seats they did in 2010, but if they get these 10 seats, as of this exit poll predicts, it could be mere oblivion for the party. nick clague -- clegg is at home jinx with his wife, he is due here in a couple of hours. again, tension here is building. i hear, the turnout here is 77% whether that is good or bad, only time will tell. it would be staggering if he did not keep this seat. who knows. tom: any sense at all, do you think he and his advisers are confident? nick dismissed the idea that he would lose his seat. >> he did dismiss it and his advisers were dismissing it, but now they have gone quiet. they say it can't be predicted. they are worried. but the other 15,000 majority here, they said it would be staggering if that were overturned, it would be a bad night for liberal democrats obviously. tom: a difficult question, it is that time in

nick clegg says he is stepping down. salses are still falling for mcdonald's.ws for new ceo easterbrook, this is it -- they are not falling as fast as expected. they were down .6% in april. mcdonald's u.s. sales were down as well. not as much as in march. easterbrook unveiled a restructuring plan. the justice department has opened a civil rights investigation into the baltimore police department. attorney general loretta lynch has agreed to grant a request from baltimore's mayor following the death of a black man in police custody. 'freddie gray' s death triggered riots in baltimore. six officers have been charged in his death. the war has taken its toll on ukraine's president in more ways than one. poroshenko was a billionaire when he was elected last year. now not so mauuch. the war has hurt his chocolate empire. he now has a fortune of $4720 million. russia was his biggest export armarket. mars is breaking with big food companies and supporting regulators' calls for new labeling requirements on sugar content. mars is backing calls to limit sugar in their die

nick clegg was warning that we could end up with another election unraveling. mark: anna edwards in westminster. we will speak to you later. caroline: let's look at company news. shares in the world's largest luxury carmaker fell as much as 6% yesterday, after the company forecast slowing growth ahead of earnings. we have the details on bmw. talk us through some of the numbers that came out, because we did see quite a move. >> sales growth at bmw is supposed to be north of 10%, and what they are now saying is it will be between 5% and 10%. they are saying -- what is realistic is 5%-10%. when you look at the bmw earnings, you want to think about two things. bmw is in this unfortunate spot, where they have 15 cars and development -- which is great -- but steel sales come the end of the year, maybe i should replace my car, but at the same time, it means the cars they have out there right now have been around for a little while. when you think about a three horse race with mercedes and audi that doesn't put them in a very good position. product mix is one issue and

we have heard from nick clegg, he said it was a painful and cruel night for his party. will he conceived leadership? we know he will be speaking about leadership and his party later. when he spoke after winning, he was heckled by many in the crowd. one thing that is clear is the conservative have gotten a very solid and eight -- a very solid mandate. the votes are still being counted. and: ryan, -- anna: in the new election, perhaps they were suspecting coalition talks. how unequipped the coal -- how unequivocal victory is this? ryan: we don't have the full results. even though they will be delighted, they will recognize when it comes keeping the country together, you were saying existential issues labour defeats for example in scotland came at the rise of the nationalist. the leader and many scottish politicians have been saying just because they did it well, does not mean they want independence. clearly there will have to be evolution and that is something the prime minister will deal with. in addition, there is the european union and the u.k. role in the eu. david ca

nick clegg said he wouldn't necessarily oppose a referendum on the u.k.'ship of the eu. >> we should have a referendum on whether we should stay in or leave the european union. i will find a way. jonathan: finally, labor leader ed miliband told the studio audience he would rather lose out on becoming prize minister then do a deal with the snp. >> we are not going to do a deal with the scottish national party. let me say this to you. if it meant we weren't going to be in government, not doing a coalition, then so be it. i'm not going to sacrifice the future of our country. i'm not going to give into snp the man's. i want to repeat this point. i'm not going to have a labor government if it means deals are coalition with the scottish national party. jonathan: at this crucial point in the campaign when no one can afford any missteps, there was literally one from ed miliband as he left the stage. there he goes. joining us for moore is guy johnson and james bevan. guy johnson highlight of the debate? jonathan: -- guy: two things. one of which is the little trip.

their leader, nick clegg spoke a short while ago and he calls it a crude and punishing night.e was heckled eaves and -- even as he won his seat by some members of the audience. they are delighted with the result and it is quite clear that david cameron is going to be able to go it alone leading this government without coalition partners. anna: just to add to the conservative party's story, george osborne holding his seat and just crossing the bloomberg terminal now. that is the chancellor here in the u.k. concerning his position in the conservative party as a member of parliament. it was shipping up to be a difficult night and it has been for labour and the leadership acknowledging that. the party already suffered high-profile defeat at the hands of the snp with scottish neighbor leader jim murphy and the foreign secretary jim alexander murphy both failing to hold onto their seats. we will just bring you some live pictures of george osborne, you can see him acknowledging his success. >> i also of course think the people of the constituency for once again putting their trust in

nick clegg. and nicholas sturgeon of scottish national party. the polls will close at 10:00 p.m. local time. or 5:00 p.m. eastern. the action will ramp up once those polls close. the returns stot being rushed in. we can figure out what the next government of the uk will look like. a look at how cnn will bring you all of the developments. >> atlanta, can you hear me? >> stand by. >> errol barnett is on assignment in london. errol? >> good morning, rosemary. the time ticking now for candidates to make their case to every last voter. ♪ ♪ >> cnn is all over the key locations in london for the u.k. election coverage. with our anchors, koement correspondents, and political contributors, all providing insight and context. one of our live locations here on the south bank of the river thames. so that we can get this gorgeous shot of the houses of parliament. and we can also see, big ben over here. which is actually the name of the bell inside. not the tower itself. come with me. i will show you where else we are set up. >> take a look at this. the two-story flat form. bigger than most hom

main challenges are ed miliband, nick clegg. and in the uk, the prime minister is not directly elected. important to keep that in mind. instead, voters cast their ballots for a member of parliament to win a designated seat for their constituency. there are stom 650 constituencies across england, scotland, wales, northern island. the leader of which party can secure a majority of seats can put together a coalition government. becomes prime minister. polls will reman open until 10:00 p.m. local time. the action will ramp up once the polls close and the returns are start being rushed in. and the votes are counted. but here is a quick look at how cnn will bring you, all of the developments. >> can you hear me? ♪ >> errol barnett is on assignment in london. >> good morning, rose mary. the time ticking now for candidates to make their case to every last voter. ♪ ♪ >> cnn is all over the key locations in london for the u.k. election coverage. all providing insight and context. one of our live locations here on the south bank of the riv

and the liberal democrats themselves led by nick clegg, have been punished by the voters. just 10 seats, massively down from 2010. it's the scottish nationalist led by nick less sturgeon who appear to be the success story. virtually a clean sweep of scotland. 58 seats up from six in 2010. all this is a prediction. there's many hours of vote counting following by days of negotiation over who can form a government. britain is having to get used to the government. it's not unknown. but there's been an outright winner. >> it will be easier if there's a majority party. a coalition will work. >> i don't think there's much to worry about. e.u. referendum i worry about. i don't mind it taking place. >> reporter: outside parliament there was an anti-austerity demo. economic cuts and recovering among the issues in the election. one of the most crucial votes in decades, and the most closely fought. it could decide britain's future in europe. the conservatives promised a referendum on renegotiated membership terms. smaller parties like the anti-immigration u.k. independence party led b

from the liberal democrat party, the leader of the liberal democrats, would you welcome nick clegg. [ applause ] and mr. clegg the first question comes from darren metcalfe, please. darren metcalfe. >> nick. >> hi, darren. >> how are you? your promise on student loans has destroyed your reputation. why would we ever believe anything else you say? [ applause ] >> nice easy way to start. look, firstly, i got it wrong. i said sorry. musically, no less. when you make a mistake in politics just as in life in politics just as in life sometimes you can't do exactly what you want. i was absolutely between a rock and a hard place five years ago on that particular policy. secondly, i hope you can at least give me credit for the many, many other things that i have actually put into practice, whether it's taking lots of people on low pay out of paying any income tax. the biggest expansion of apprenticeships this country's ever seen. the biggest reform of our pension system in a generation. more money into schools to help with the education of disadvantaged children. more childcare. shared parenta

it could be this man, deputy prime minister nick clegg who the conservatives or labour could turn to to help form a coalition if no single party wins a majority. despite plummeting support for the democrat lib party he may have a role to play. as the battle for control of britain's parliament reaches the final stage, it's very much a multiparty race. >>> scientists in switzerland renewed using the large hedren colander. the protops collided at a -- protons collided at a low energy level to allow the scientists to fine tune the particle detectors, the experiments are aimed to unlock clues as to how the universe came into being >>> still ahead - this mascot a little too merry to do his job. details coming up in sport. >>> the scientists in new zealand discovered that one of the country's iconic glaciers is retreating at an alarming rate. the fox glassier is melting, leaving goodnight unstable rock walls as wayne hay reports. >> reporter: glaciers are one of nature's awe-inspiring features, constantly changing and in the case of the fox glacier on the west island, retreating quickly. >>