‘ he compare dizzy with his predecessor nick clegg?the last couple of weeks that he is not so charismatic, that he is likeable and honest. they feel he has those values that they want the parties represent. but it is about whether he can have the same impact as nick clegg over the next few weeks. we know in 2010 nick clegg appealed to the younger demographic. which the party is aiming for. but can he be as highly impactful as nick clegg? we will see over the next few weeks. at the moment the polls are showing. here he is. he appears, the leader of the lib dems, tim farron. let's listen as he launches the party to the election manifesto. a couple of weeks ago in kidlington near 0xford i met a bloke called malcolm. he came up to me in the street and he started shouting at me. you might have seen it on the news 01’ me. you might have seen it on the news or the intranet. in the end we got along. but he was angry at me for not getting behind theresa may and backing brexit. ithinki for not getting behind theresa may and backing brexit. i thi

take us through what nick clegg is saying and wife. back to when the uk notified its withdrawal of the uk notified its withdrawal of the eu. there was a hint that theresa may was going to use security as a bargaining chip, but that was quickly slapped down by the eu he said there would be no trade—off. since then we have heard there is every intention in keeping there is every intention in keeping the security ties. conservatives are coming under pressure from nick clegg about how they would access that information. some of the doubt he said would be legally binding, you can only access it if you were to abide by the rulings of the european court of justice. to abide by the rulings of the european court ofjustice. the kind of thing we are talking about is if you are tracking car number plates ofa you are tracking car number plates of a person of interest crossing borders, that kind of detail. this was his question for the conservatives should they win the election. because this is completely different to sharing intelligence between se

that's right, nick clegg speaking in this building behind me.. he is just coming to the end of his speech now, but the gist of what he has been saying and what the lib dems are saying is that brexit and specifically the type of brexit that theresa may, the prime minister, is pursuing is going to hit people in their pockets the he says it's going to put a £59 billion black hole in britain's economy. and he says for insta nce britain's economy. and he says for instance if you go on holiday to spain this summer, it is going to hurt you. if you go to florida, it's going to hurt you. wherever you go in the world because of what he says has happened to the pound since the vote to leave the european union, it's going to feel like you're paying a lot more for your holiday the we know the liberal democrats in this general election their core campaign message is that they are the party for those people who voted remain and in fact what nick clegg revealed this afternoon is two points that are going to be in the lib dem party manifesto. he says that they w

and former leader nick clegg will a nswer and former leader nick clegg will answer your questions about the claims, saying the president has

and former leader nick clegg will a nswer and former leader nick clegg will answer your questions about ma nifesto answer your questions about the manifesto in around 30 minutes. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the white house strongly denies the claims, saying the president has the utmost respect for the law. some senior republicans are breaking ranks, others say they still have confidence in mr trump. i think we've seen this movie before. i think it's a watergate size and scale. we need the facts, it's obvious there are people out there whio want to harm the president. we have an obligation to carry out our oversight regardless of which party is in the white house. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 42 years, but wages aren't keeping up with inflation. chelsea manning, the former us soldier, who passed hundreds of thousands confidential diplomatic documents to wikileaks, has been released from a military prison in kansas. and items worn by one of television's best loved characters, coronation street's busybody hilda ogden, have sold for more than £4,000 at auction

meanwhile, nick clegg and the liberal democrats warn national security could be at risk if theresa may negotiates a hard brexit deal. france's new president welcomes his counterpart from russia today after accusing vladimir putin of meddling. and tributes to the blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died at the age of 83. he was best known as the face of lou peter with his dog chef. he was best known as the face of blue peter with his dog chef. when a great white shark leapt into his boat. the australian pensioner given a fright while fishing, when a great white shark leapt into his boat. and in half an hour, a look into a priceless archive of footage filmed by young explorers, including the world's first skyscrapers dating back to the 16th century in great explorations. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british airways says its flights are gradually returning to normal, 48 hours after the worldwide crash of the airline's computer system led to major disruption. ba officials said the airline was resuming a full schedule of services from gatwick, but a heathrow airport spokeswoma

in just a few minutes, we will be talking to the former deputy prime minister nick clegg.attack. a surfer who went missing off the scottish coast has been rescued after more than 30 hours clinging to his board. matthew bryce was reported missing by his family when he didn't return from a surfing trip in argyll on sunday afternoon. he was eventually picked up 13 miles off the coast, still conscious but suffering from hypothermia. he stayed with the surfboard, which aided in detection, looking for him. he was also, because he was on the surfboard, he wasn't exposed to the water temperature so much, and he had the correct wetsuit, which kept his body temperature warmer than it would have been had he just been in shorts and t—shirt. us president donald trump has said he would be honoured to meet north korean leader kimjong—un, in the right circumstances. mr trump made his comments amid continuing tensions surrounding pyongyang's nuclear programme. the white house later said such talks were unlikely in the near future. george osborne starts his newjob as editor of the london ne

meanwhile, nick clegg and the liberal democrats warn national security could be at risk if theresa may negotiates a hard brexit deal. as british airways continues to deal with the disruption caused by computerfailings, the chief executive says sorry. we will make a full investigation, exhaustive. we will find out exactly what happened and we will make sure that this will never happen again. and tributes to the blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died at the age of 83. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the intelligence service mi5 is to review the way it deals with information from the public, in the light of the manchester suicide bombing. it will look in particular at its response to several warnings that the man who carried out the attack, salman abedi, was a threat. meanwhile, the investigation into abedi has led to police searching properties in manchester, chester and west sussex. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. who was salman abedi connected with? the connection to this massive counterterrorism investigation. overnight, the focus switched to

we spoke to nick clegg this morning.ure we have access to that information data bases, and sure we have access to that information databases, and those that will be part of the eu will have access to the information we can feed into them as well. it will be part of the negotiation, i am confident of a good outcome because we wa nt confident of a good outcome because we want to make sure the uk stays safe and other european countries as well. thank you for talking to us. birdsong is in the air all year, but springwatch is returning to our screens tonight. chris packham joins us from the cotswolds. thank you for talking to us on breakfast. that's a beautiful pa rt us on breakfast. that's a beautiful part of the world where you've set yourself up. it is indeed. it is a new location as you've said. here we are on the sherborne park estate in gloucestershire, it is run by the national trust. it is a different place for us to visit. we have gravitated to nature reserves, here we are, in a farmed landscape. so to us this repres

columnist, is here, as is ian dale, lbc radio presenter and polly mckenzie, special advisor to nick clegg until 2015. great to have you all here. paul, this was an overwhelmingly good day for the tories, wasn't it, you presumably concede it? 0verwhelmingly good day for hard brexit. we have seen dramatic events of su bsta nce. it's not been a week of flimflam. theresa may picked a real fight with the european union. walked away dramatically — she did her own bit. walked away and created a diplomatic situation which i think has drama advertised in the minds of former ukip voters the whole situation. we have an alliance of tories and ukip. that is new. that can win any election it wants to. aggressive alliance isn't going to work? it redoubles the need for that half of british politics it redoubles the need for that half of british politics that believes in progressive politician, globalalism, we need to stop fighting each other. we need to work out, it's entirely possible, how we can stop that tory ukip alliance taking britain off the cliff edge into an economic catastrophe. into wto rules

we didn't have nick clegg in the tv debate either.n this time round with the prime minister deciding she's not going to do it. let's hope we can get them back again in future elections. the bbc is going to run these special question time format programmes with individual party leaders and studio audience. at the start of this week the bbc said the greens wouldn't be part of this. a lot of viewers complained to newswatch. why? and they complained to us, too, and i've heard the comments your viewers have made about the greens. let me explain the formula we use, not in too much detail. we are obliged by our regulations to take into account the electoral support over two election cycles, that means two general elections, in other words back to 2010, and all the elections that happened in the meantime. lots of local elections in that time, obviously, and some european elections. if you take all those figures, the ukip support over that period is significantly greater than the greens. the greens have been stable but very low. you could have

nick clegg has said that ordinary people will pay the price of a high brexit. the wool over the eyes of voters and urged people to vote for a real opposition, the liberal democrats. in scotland, nicola sturgeon has urged young people to back the snp, aiming that younger generations are being let down by the conservative government. she claimed that by the time they reach their early 30s, the wealth accumulated by young people born in the 1980s will be half that of those born in the 1970s. and the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum on brexit with an option to remain in the eu. much more as always on our website but now it is time for sports news. hello there. welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. —— bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ronaldo hits a hat—trick as real beat atletico in the first leg of the champions league semi—finals. why athletics is looking to erase some of the sport's greatest and longest—standing records from the history books. and azhar ali puts pakistan on course for a

in 2007, nick clegg, a young mp who used to work in the eu, took over a party with 62 mps.who've been playing pass the parcel with your government for 65 years now, making the same promises, breaking the same promises. making the same old mistakes over and over again. despite losing a few seats, the lib dems held the balance of power after the election and went intojoint government alongside the conservatives. it all kicked off with a love—in out in the back garden at downing street. 0n the steps of downing street yesterday evening, i said that nick and i wanted to put aside party differences and work together in the national interest. but it didn't stay that rosy. coalition government was not kind to nick clegg and his party. the ayes to the right, 323... forcing them to go back on some key policies like cutting tuition fees. and forcing this out of the party leader. we made a pledge. we didn't stick to it. for that, i'm sorry. come election night in 2015, things were looking pretty bad. and so it turned out with the party dropping from 57 mps to just eight. key figures li

they were introduced in 2005 and dropped in 2011 at the behest of nick clegg.under suspicion. we have to take this terrorism seriously, no doubt, and if it infringes some freedom of movement, that is part of the balance of trying to get this right. this is symptomatic of the fact that the security services have to be a little bit, or substantially, more security minded than they have been. it explains what it means, you can be kept out of the country for up to two years. it is not inconsiderable. it isa two years. it is not inconsiderable. it is a case of slamming the stable door after the horse has gone. from what we have learned about the perpetrator of the manchester bombing, he seemed to be coming and going from here to libya without much attention being paid to him, and that has got to change. that is what this is about. travel documents can be cancelled, they can refuse re—entry unless they agree to restrictions, or reporting to police ona restrictions, or reporting to police on a regular basis. you would imagine that would be quite helpful to the authori

it was an nick clegg idea. they will be scrapped.le we re this is another thing that people were saying that middle—class children do not need. it is a huge cost. instead pa rt children do not need. it is a huge cost. instead part of the money will be used to pay for breakfast for all primary school children which is a much more important anti—poverty issue because you get people who need food at the start of the day so they can concentrate on lessons. do you think she will get away with raising national insurance? she has opened the door. the reason she got hammered in the budget earlier in the year is she directly broke a promise they put in their manifesto in 2015. they are not making that promise again. if she canjustify that today, then fine, and people cannot say you promised to the public, it was a few years ago. the elderly spared the pain of seeing their homes sold. it is very interesting to see how the papers are looking through different prisms when it comes to the various policies. we may get the liberal ma nifesto. polic

the former deputy prime minister and liberal democrat leader, nick clegg, has said that ordinary people and warned people not to allow the conservatives to rule unopposed. in a campaign speech, mr clegg accused theresa may of seeking to pull the wool over voters‘ eyes about the damage brexit was already doing, and urged people to vote for a real oppositon in the liberal democrats. in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon has urged young people to back the snp, claiming that younger generations are being let down by the conservative government. she claimed that by the time they reach their early 30s, the wealth accumulated by young people born in the 1980s will be half that of those born in the 1970s. the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum on brexit with an option to remain in the eu. the party's election manifesto will include a pledge for a ‘ratification referendum' to be held after the eu has agreed the terms of brexit if the majority of the electorate are unhappy with the final deal. an inquest into the death of a teenager with anorexia wh

meanwhile, nick clegg and the liberal democrats warn national security could be at risk if theresa maye a full investigation, exhaustive. we will find out exactly what happened and we will make sure that this will never happen again. and tributes to the blue peter presenterjohn noakes,

meanwhile nick clegg and the liberal democrats warn national security could be at risk if theresa maya hard brexit deal. france's new president emmanuel macron welcomes vladimir putin to paris despite russia's wooing of mr macron‘s political rival marine le pen. the former blue peter host john noakes, who hosted the show in the 1960s and ‘70s, has died at the age of 83. now on bbc news exclusive access to a priceless archive of footage taken by young adventurers exploring parts of the world that were completely new to western eyes. this is great explorations. historic moments captured on film from a bygone age. we have been given exclusive access to a priceless archive from places that were new to western eyes. many of these films, from the frozen mountains of the himalayas to the searing libyan desert, have not seen the light of day for a hundred years. sons and daughters of the pioneering explorers see their fathers‘ remarkable footage for the very first time. to see this film makes me feel very proud of him. i'm in awe of what he managed to do. they went into the unknown without an

and when you have heard from nick clegg, he has been incredibly clear about the campaign when he thinksmeron is much more of a moderate and campaign strongly for remain. the conservatives are more and more wanting to absorb that you can vote, strategically important for them. and implying that they may go for a slightly soft brexit is not in the script. it is not in the message. it might be what they want but it is not the doorstep message. the doorstep messages, we are out, we're going and we are tough. that is interesting because the other day whenjeremy is interesting because the other day when jeremy corbyn is interesting because the other day whenjeremy corbyn was interviewed, he found it difficult to say, look, a labour government will take the uk out of the eu. that is categorical. he seems to be hedging his bets until they clarified later. how does this intervention change the political bile? does it? tee—mac it does. if i was david cameron, i would be very frightened. he knows full well the reasons he campaigned for remain board. the consequence is the kind of brexit under ther

for the liberal democrats, nick clegg.ut more about today's election pledges and the latest on the campaign on our website. that's bb.co.uk/news that's bbc.co.uk/news the german chancellor angela merkel has begun talks with president putin in the black sea resort of sochi this afternoon. it s the first time the two have met since 2015, and the conflicts in both syria and ukraine were on the table. ties between russia and germany have worsened since russia's 2014 annexation of crimea in ukraine with germany being a driving force behind the eu sanctions imposed in response. at a joint news conference a short time ago, president putin condemned the use of chemical weapons used in syria last month, in which at least seventy people were killed. he said that the attack should be thoroughly investigated before any conclusions can be made. the solution for the syrian conflict can be only peaceful. thorough and comprehensive investigation of the 11th april incident needs to be under taken. we denounce all the use of chemical weapon

the party's brexit spokesman nick clegg said britain could lose access to a vital eu criminal data base european court ofjustice. terrorists have attacked across europe. countries like france, belgium and sweden, as well as the uk, have all been targeted in recent years. as britain prepares for brexit, the lib dems are warning we could end up cut off from important security information. if the conservatives do not back down and admit they have got this wrong, and that they do have to abide by the rules and the european laws that underpin data—sharing, we will be cut off from some of the most powerful databases that we presently use to go after would—be terrorists and cross—border criminals. the schengen information system is a database of real—time alerts. it contains information on thousands of people, including suspected criminals wanted under the european arrest warrant. in 2016 the uk police and security services used it more than half a billion times. the equivalent to 16 checks per second. the eu's leaders and the prime minister have said continued cooperation on security is a pri

the former deputy prime minister and former liberal democrat leader, nick clegg, has said that "ordinary brexit" and warned people not to follow the conservatives to rule unopposed. in a campaign speech, mr clegg accused theresa may of seeking to "pull the wool" over voters' eyes about the damage brexit was already doing and urged people to vote for a "real opposition" — the liberal democrats. first minister nicola sturgeon has urged young people to back the snp so they can have a strong voice in westminster. speaking at a rally in edinburgh, she said younger generations are being let down by the tory government. the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum with an option to remain in the eu. the party's election manifesto will include a pledge for a " ratification referendum" to be held after the eu has agreed the terms of brexit, if the majority of the electorate are unhappy with the final deal. well, let's go back to our political editor, laura kuenssberg, who is in plymouth this evening, back to your interview with theresa may, she was absolutely at pa

meanwhile, nick clegg and the liberal democrats warn national security could be at risk if theresa mayer accusing vladimir putin of meddling.

we saw how will nick clegg dig back in 2010 and how this kind of setting can give someone 2010 and howa smaller party a bit of a lift. and i think also for paul nuttall, ukip have not been having a very successful election campaign. lots of polling evidence but also the local election results seeming to show that they we re results seeming to show that they were pretty much in freefall. not standing in many of their previous seats. this is his chance to come out from under the shadow of nigel farage. nigel farage such a big figure and he has not really managed to break out and make his name. but i think nowjeremy corbyn is coming at the last minute, all eyes will be on him and whether he can perform tonight and get across the message tonight and get across the message toa tonight and get across the message to a wider audience. many thanks. just 15 minutes to go before the debate begin. we can show you some pictures. this is how the set for the seven—way debate was created. remember thatjeremy corbyn decided only today that he was going to turn up. the shadow foreign secretary emily tho

the party's brexit spokesman nick clegg said britain could lose access to a vital eu criminal data baseused more than 500 million times last year. he said access to the system — known as sis — would be at risk if theresa may insisted on opting out of the european court ofjustice. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. terrorists have attacked across europe. countries like france, belgium and sweden, as well as the uk, have all been targeted in recent years. as britain prepares for brexit, the lib dems are warning we could end up cut off from important security information. if the conservatives do not back down and admit they have got this wrong, and that they do have to abide by the rules and the european laws that underpin data—sharing, we will be cut off from some of the most powerful databases that we presently use to go after would—be terrorists and cross—border criminals. the schengen information system is a database of real—time alerts. it contains information on thousands of people, including suspected criminals wanted under the european arrest warrant. in 2016 the u

ples of i think there are some high profile examples of broken promises, probably looking at you nick clegg have as the labour manifesto is launched because one of the think about it is there are dozens and dozens about it is there are dozens and d oze ns of about it is there are dozens and dozens of proposals. they are proposing to introduce something called sectoral bargaining. at the moment companies negotiate with unions and unions negotiate with companies. tv presenters across britain would get the same levels of pay after negotiation with the unions and somebody else on the other side of the table. these are the sorts of things we have to believe can work if we are to believe can work if we are to believe in the labour manifesto. how that will work in practice i don't know so trust is very important, thatis know so trust is very important, that is what voters have to decide, whether they do when it comes tojim the eighth, and labour. speaking to that i think people don't really pour over point by point the manifesto. it's more about their vision and a story and imagining what kind of

they wanted there to be an election leaders' debate, remember the one in 2010 with david cameron, nick cleggan tell at the moment so far. itv said they still want to press ahead with a debate but they haven't finalised who will take part. these are the bbc‘s plans. a series of two question time specials, the first featuring theresa may and jeremy corbyn in the same programme but not sharing the stage. they will appear consecutively facing questions from the audience, and then there will be another question time special two days later with other party leaders appearing on election questions later in the evening. the leaders will face interviews from andrew neil, and also on the one show that will feature theresa may and her husband philip as well. and then there will be this seven way debate featuring senior party figures. and also another radio one debate. so that's it, ten hours of coverage on the bbc but not the debate that they wa nted the bbc but not the debate that they wanted to have with the party leaders. david, thank you very much. it is coming up to1:20pm. david, thank you very muc

the former deputy prime minister and liberal democrat leader, nick clegg, has said that "ordinary peopleand warned people not to allow the conservatives to rule unopposed. in a campaign speech, mr clegg accused theresa may of seeking to "pull the wool" over voters' eyes about the damage brexit was already doing, and urged people to vote for a "real opposition" in the liberal democrats. in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon has urged young people to back the snp, claiming that younger generations are being let down by the conservative government. she claimed that by the time they reach their early 30s, the wealth accumulated by young people born in the 19805 will be half that of those born in the 19705. the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum on brexit, with an option to remain in the eu. the party's election manifesto will include a pledge for a " ratification referendum", to be held after the eu has agreed the terms of brexit, if the majority of the electorate are unhappy with the final deal. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is in

if the bill were a trillion, everybody would accept, except nick clegg...ay of resolving the financial issue is to ask an independent tribunal, some international court or other arbitrator, to look at the assets and liabilities and both sides to agree to abide by the outcome, which will take the issue off the table. to act in a spirit of goodwill and cordiality and these are important friends and allies. i will take from that that paying quite a bit of money is part of that. but not 100 billion. thanks, both. the general election maybe preoccu pying us, but large parts of the country get to vote tomorrow. there are lots of local elections around britain. among others, county council elections in england, all councils in scotland and wales. and there will also be elections for six metro mayors around england — a new construct, and a potentially quite important one — a george osborne legacy. these are seen as the big names that will develop city regions around the country. one of the hardest fought of those contests is for the new west midlands mayor. katie r

the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, says britain could be excluded from accessing a vital eued across europe. countries like france, belgium and sweden, as well as the uk, have all been targeted in recent years. as britain prepares for brexit, the lib dems are warning we could end up cut off from important security information. they claim the conservatives have some explaining to do. i think it's important before the election they're actually forced to answer specific questions. how do you keep people safe? how do you continue to have access to these databases if, at the same time, you don't want to abide by the rules by which those databases operate? the schengen information system is a database of real—time alerts. it contains information on thousands of people, including suspected criminals wanted under the european arrest warrant. and it's used by countries across the eu, plus a handful of others with special access. the eu's leaders and the prime minister have said continued cooperation on security is a priority in the brexit talks. today, the conservatives insisted it's

polly, you were a special adviser to nick clegg. how do politicians play this?t political opponents, is this about having more unity? as charlie said, the tone will be more subdued, politicians, especially front bench politicians, especially front bench politicians, won't want to be seen to make political hay out of a terrible murder, murderous attack, but nevertheless we do see jeremy corbyn today coming out with a speech talking about who is to blame and the complex causality of international terrorism, trying to sort of capitalise on it in a way thatis sort of capitalise on it in a way that is notjust blaming the other party, and actually you see at the grassroots and probably in the social media the invisible campaign thatis social media the invisible campaign that is going on, lots more much more aggressive campaigning, where people are playing the blame game. joe, let's talk about the ueberroth poll —— you golf poll. joe, let's talk about the ueberroth poll -- you golf poll. in public opinion terms we have entered a third stage of the election, the first w

will be putting your questions about the liberal democrat manifesto to the party's former leader, nick cleggtwitter using the hashtag bbc ask this or text your questions to 61124 and you can e—mail us as well at: askthis@bbc.co.uk 0ne ofjeremy corbyn‘s key allies, the leader of the unite union, len mccluskey, has said he believes that labour is now in with "a real chance" of winning the general election. in an earlier interview, mr mccluskey suggested a labour victory onjune the eighth would be "extraordinary". but today he said labour's manifesto was fantastic, and he was full of optimism. the interview i did with politico was a conversational piece, and it was against the backdrop of if the opinion polls are to be believed that i made those comments. of course, since then, labour launched their manifesto and it is fantastic. a manifesto for workers and ordinary working people. a manifesto that will change britain for the good. and the response that we've had from unite members has been incredible. that's why i was checking our polls that we do, constant rolling polls, and the response has

back in 2010, you had nick clegg and the liberal democrats jumped ten points in a week after the firstl. a particularly good line, not even seen by the majority of people today, but incoming news stories over the next few days, it gains momentum and could make a real difference. we will be watching and listening carefully, joe twyman from yougov, thank you. the debate here in cambridge begins at 7:30pm but coverage on the bbc news channel begins at 7pm. live coverage with clive myrie from 7pm this evening here at cambridge university. that debate begins at 7:30pm. in the meantime, back to the studio. studio: huw edwards, thank you. staying with the election... the democratic unionist party has launched its election manifesto, saying that maintaining the union is by far the most important issue in next week's vote. the dup leader arlene foster said returning a majority of unionist mps would keep the idea of a vote about a united ireland off the agenda for generations. speaking at the manifesto launch in antrim she outlined the party's key commitments. 0njune the 8th, i'm asking people t

the former liberal democrat leader nick clegg has said his party's election manifesto will include are complete. speaking at a campaign speech in london, mr clegg also warned against a "hard brexit" and said it would be "ordinary people" who would pay the price. if you are spending money abroad, the impact of devaluation will be unmissable, going on holiday to spain this summer, everything you pay for in euros, and accommodation to ice, will be 17% more expensive thanit to ice, will be 17% more expensive than it was two years ago. if you're going to florida, it will feel like a 23% hike, when prices go up and wages do not, that can only mean one thing: millions of people are going to be poorer. 0ur thing: millions of people are going to be poorer. our standard of living will be lower. putting all of this together, the "brexit" squeeze means the average household is likely to be £500 all worse off in 2017 compare to do 2016, and that is even before the "brexit" negotiations have started in earnest. the green party say they will also offer voters the chance of a second referendum, with

so we didn't have nick clegg in the tv debate either.at programmes, with individual party leaders and studio audience. at the start of this week, the bbc said the greens wouldn't be part of this. a lot of viewers complained to newswatch. why? and they complained to us, too, and i've heard the comments your viewers have made about the greens. let me explain the formula we use, not in too much detail. we are obliged by our regulations to take into account the electoral support over two election cycles, that means two general elections, in other words back to 2010, and all the elections that happened in the meantime. so lots of local elections in that time, obviously, and some european elections. if you take all those figures, the ukip support over that period is significantly greater than the greens. the greens have been stable, but very low. ukip have been up and down and we saw, as you know, a week or so ago, they didn't do so well in the local elections. but over the seven—year period we are obliged to count, there is a big, big differe

now, go forward about 30 years, and take a look at nick clegg at the last election, with a trusty oldraft are quite retro. yesterday, lo and behold, tim farron all clogged up ready for action. the thing is, if he is going to get into a hovercraft, you want him to kind of seize control, power it very ma nfully of seize control, power it very manfully in a particular direction. but when you see him in his hovercraft, i mean, it is kind of wobbling all over the place, isn't it? yes, going left a lot. you know what it reminds me of? a sort of dying bumblebee. that is what it reminds me of, it doesn't give you the impression of forceful, dynamic liberal democrat leadership. thank you. and that was norman smith. i have got an e—mailfrom mickey, watching your programme this morning, i listened with interest to the comments made concerning the general election. we spoke to a group of voters with disabilities about any particular issues that we re about any particular issues that were pertinent to them. mickey goes on, iam were pertinent to them. mickey goes on, i am severely disabled and i am

qto q to the election campaign, theresa may‘s clarification, nick clegg joins us from westminster.is is the way that theresa may behaves under a little bit of pressure in a general election campaign, it doesn‘t go well for brexit talks. can doesn‘t go well for brexit talks. ca n voters doesn‘t go well for brexit talks. can voters trust us that what they hear what they‘re going to see their mps? talking about the u—turn from theresa may, a lot of politicians who campaign one—way announce strong on the other side, you said no with jewish and fees. now labour are saying tuition fees will be scrapped. would you now go down that route? i would make quite a huge difference between what we encountered in a financial crisis when there wasn‘t enough money to do the things we wanted to, and the shia in confidence with which the conservative party does not —— and the sheer incompetence which the conservative party is behaving. they‘ve also scrapped the universal healthy meals which my party introduced in coalition for the smallest children at primary school. why on earth have the conservative

will be putting your questions about the liberal democrat manifesto to the party's former leader nick cleggr's biggest union backers has said the party is on course to lose the general election. len mccluskey of unite claimed it would be a successful campaign if labour lost about 30 seats. he was quoted in an interview for politico — but this morning he said he'd changed his mind. the interview i did with politico was a conversational piece, against the backdrop of if the opinion polls are to be believed, that i made those comments. since then, labour launched their manifesto and it is fantastic. a manifesto for workers and ordinary working people. a manifesto that will change britain for the good. and the response that we have had from unite members has been incredible. that's why i was checking our polls that we do, constant rolling polls, and the response has been like something we've never seen before. so i am now full of optimism — if i was having that interview today, i would not be making those comments. the document are at the centre of claims that donald trump asked for the michael