probably default plaid cymru, to be honest. that's not an plaid cymru, to be honest.o be honest. that's not an anti— labour vote, it's a plaid cymru vote. plaid cymru, 0k, they are the party of wales, but i don't —— i don't think they can do anything. the only other way is to vote conservative. plaid cymru will need to change the voting habits of generations. don't forget, we have lots more on oui’ don't forget, we have lots more on our website, including our top story, the developing story from the us, where the media is reporting that donald trump asked the former fbi director to end an investigation into michael flynn. let's get the sports news now. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the gunners and the city slickers are still in a top—four shootout after wins on tuesday. pain in rome and no love from paris — sharapova retires hurt and gets rejected by roland garros. no wonder he's smiling — fabio fognini knocks out defending champion andy murray. and paris gets the presidential seal of approval to host the 2024

that's a summary of plaid cymru is due to launch its ma nifesto plaid cymru is due to launch its manifestot wants to new holes schools, hospitals and railways. inflation has risen sharply to its highest level since september 2013. the rate rose to 2.7% in april from 2.3% month before. it was partly due to the higher cost of road tax and clothing. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.30. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live. and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. here's some sport now. chelsea will not receive the premier league trophy until sunday, when they take on relegated sunderland at sta mford they take on relegated sunderland at stamford bridge. but they gave their fa ns ple nty stamford bridge. but they gave their fans plenty to cheer last night with another win, a thrilling victory over watford. john terry scored the opener. watford were 3—1 down but got themselves back into it. but cesc fabregas popped up with two minutes remaining to make it 11—3 to chelsea. it was league victory number29, chel

ma nifestos nationalists, plaid cymru.nifestos seemed to have everything the rank and file in the company would love. does it have wider appeal, do you think? it seems the policies are popular and what is interesting about this manifesto now that it has finally come out as the real thing, it is notjust a matter of the individual policies, it is a vision, it's a recalibration of britain, different way of looking at the economy after years of stagnating wages and flat—lining productivity and spiralling costs. it's trying to address inequalities and boost the economy in a genuinely different way. i think it is true to say that there is now a big distinction between the two main parties. a big distinction but no mention of brexit, sam. there was a little bit of brexit in the manifesto. labour struggles with brexit as an issue to define itself differently from the conservatives on this issue, given that as it were they are going along with it and promising many of the same things just in slightly different language to theresa m

now plaid cymru, thank you for being with us.t out your message to a national audience. absolutely and the only reason you're asking about wales tonight is because plaid cymru is here. and it is up to the people of wales to decide where they want to be after this campaign is over. so we need to elect a strong plaid cymru to ensure that wales is going to be on the uk agenda into the future. leanne wood has made a great impression in previous television debates. her sincerity shines through and that is something that people will see across the uk. what do you think the perception is going to be of theresa may not turning up?” perception is going to be of theresa may not turning up? i think it is quite cynicalfor the may not turning up? i think it is quite cynical for the party leaders to use this debate for their own means tonight. theresa may called the election but does not want to be held accountable for her policies. and jeremy corbyn changing his mind at the last minute, trying to make political capital. people want politician

probably be for plaid cymru, to be honest with you. yeah. us down, year after year after year. plaid cymru, 0k, they're a party of wales, but i don't think they can fulfil anything, so the only other party to vote for is conservative. if it's to alter the welsh political landscape, plaid cymru will need to change the voting habits of generations. sian lloyd, bbc news, penygraig. it's nicknamed plastic island, and you can see why — 38 million items were washed up on these beaches on henderson island. it's an uninhabited remote british territory in the south pacific and has been found to have the highest density of plastic rubbish anywhere in the world. there's a growing mass of waste in the pacific and the study authors say the island illustrates the scale of sea pollution. here's victoria gill. 3,000 miles from the mainland, a remote paradise that's become a rubbish dump. its beaches are now more densely polluted with plastic than anywhere else on earth. henderson island is home only to south pacific seabirds and marine wildlife and, with no

plaid cymru has got a plan.hose jobs. they've not shared with us what their starting position is. we don't know what their basic principles are. we have no idea how they're going to protect the agricultural industry or those 200,000 jobs reliant on the single market. theresa may has said she'd rather walk away without a plan than to sign up to — without a deal than to sign up to — without a deal than to sign up to — without a deal than to sign up to a bad deal. that would be absolutely disastrous. so you wa nt be absolutely disastrous. so you want a bad deal do you? for the agricultural industry and many people in wales who rely upon those jobs. it's simply unacceptable for the tories to be in this position without one. ukip don't have one either. it's not a war neil. we need to try and find the best deal for all sides. it's not us versus them. that kind of talk going into the negotiations is already going to start us off on the wrong foot. applause cani applause can ijust applause can i just remind applause can

the liberal democrats have lost over a0 seats, while plaid cymru are up by 33.np are down by seven seats, but remain the biggest party in scotland. let's see how this translates in terms of councils across the uk. the conservatives have gained overall control of 11 councils, taking derbyshire from labour and gaining others including in warwickshire, lincolnshire and norfolk. labour have lost control of seven councils, including glasgow, which it has previously held for over three decades. the snp has cemented its position as the biggest party in scotland, but lost overall control of dundee and angus councils — the only two areas where it had won majorities in 2012, meaning there is no council under overall control in scotland. it's been more of a mixed picture for labour in wales. it was hit with major blows after losing control of blaenau gwent and bridgend, but held seven councils including cardiff, swansea and newport. there's been no polling in northern ireland. with all the latest, here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. duly elected as councillor fo

i think unless we have plaid cymru speaking up unless we have plaid cymru speaking upfor unless we havehe new parliament, at next thursday, the voice of wales will be lost and wales would be invisible to whichever party forms the next government. a slightly sticky moment when a question was put to leanne wood about immigration, and the suggestion that your party once more immigration for pa rt your party once more immigration for part of the country, are part that voted, randomly in favour of brexit. it was a sticky moment for the presenter that are not quite got the ma nifesto presenter that are not quite got the manifesto passage correct. why comrie is advocating a welsh visa system under the new immigration system, so that there are skills gaps in the welsh economy, the welsh public sector, that we would be able to fill with work visas as part of a wider uk visa and immigration policy. something similar to what they have in australia where different states are allowed to issue a certain number of visas. bachelet, it was clarified that we cannot have a one size fits all brexit. wheels

it is only by electing plaid cymru mps that this advice will be heard.the referendum. gibraltar has had more attention than we have had, so had more attention than we have had, so it is vital that we have a strong tea m so it is vital that we have a strong team of clyde comrie mps to advocate wales' national interests and to make sure the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit —— plaid cymru. theresa may isn'tjust pursuing brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme brexit. today in her manifesto she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. that would cost in scotland alone 80,000 jobs. so my message to people in scotland, whether you voted to remain or leave, is the vote snp to strengthen our hand. the vote was to leave but leave can look very different. there was no clarity as to what it meant. that's why the green party believes you the general public should have the final say on that final package. if you like what you see, that's great, go for it. but we believe you should have the right to be able to l

probably be for plaid cymru, to be honest with you. yeah.as let us down, year after year after year. plaid cymru, 0k, they're a party of wales, but i don't think they can fulfil anything, so the only other party to vote for is conservative. if it's to alter the welsh political landscape, plaid cymru will need to change the voting habits of generations. sian lloyd, bbc news, penygraig. what will the papers have in them tomorrow? we will find out tonight in the papers: the headlines on bbc news: police are urgently trying to trace a six—year—old girl who was in a car, when it was stolen in greater london. jeremy corbyn has pledged to change the country for the better, as he launches labour's general election ma nifesto launches labour's general election manifesto in bradford. inflation has jumped to its highest level for nearly four years at 2. 7%, pushed up nearly four years at 2. 7%, pushed up by nearly four years at 2. 7%, pushed up by energy price rises, higher clothing costs and air fares. now time for a bit of sport. a full round up from

it was a good day for plaid cymru, we are up it was a good day for plaid cymru, we are up 33 seats andnd, of course, whilst there was a landslide for the tories in england, taking 65% of available seats, in wales, they took only 15% of available seats, so as far as we are concerned it is game on for the next election. we are looking to take seats like here in the rhondda and hold onto seats we have got. i am pleased yesterday the's results stand us in good stead to fight the election. that is a summary of where you are. you have made inroads but you only have control of one council, which is not brilliant, is it? we have overall control of one council. we are the largest party in many other places. we have yet to see what deals can be done between parties, what shared agendas, and so on. i am optimistic we have put in a good show and with just four councillors away from having our best ever, most ever number of councillors we have had. it is a good day. a number of our councillors lost by one vote, and a few more by the toss of a coin. it was to matic in some places. the most important

definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change.he voting habits of generations. well, labour says its spending commitments are fully costed, but do they really add up? the bbc‘s chris morris has been giving the figures a reality check. the manifesto was finally published officially a little over two hours ago and we have been crunching through the numbers. but where does labour say the money is coming from? well, it estimates an extra tax take of £a8.6 billion. let's break that down a little, income tax first. higher earners will pay more, and we're talking about roughly the top 5% of earners — we reckon that's about 1.2 million people. earnings above £80,000 will be taxed at a5%. with a new 50% rate on earnings above £123,000. labour says this will raise £6.a billion per year. but the biggest increase in tax take, according to labour's plans, will come from an increase in corporation tax. that is a tax on business profits. it's currently 19% and labour plans to increase that rate to 26% by 2021. 0nce that's done, labour says its c

defending wales is what plaid cymru is all about. labourare in no position to do that.ad a majority of mps in wales for decades, and they've failed to put wales on the map. but it was ukip that had the worst crash from their heights. their scorecard nearly zero. brexit seeming to challenge their very reason for being. we've won the war, but we haven't yet won the peace. and i would say this: that we need ukip to be there, we need ukip to be strong. ukip is the insurance policy in case brexit doesn't get delivered. and yes, this is sometimes how seats are decided. a vote so close candidates draw straws. here, a lib dem had a lucky choice. in what, overall, that party described as a patchy performance. political speak for "not that much to be proud of, nor disaster instead". the liberal democrats are now your best route to prevent our country and our communities being taken for granted by a conservative landslide. not much sign of the greens becoming a significant force, gaining some small new footholds, but losing others along the way. yet, in a patchwork of results, the

definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change.e, it will need to change the voting habits of generations. leanne wood nowjoins us outside cardiff bay. when you talk about the threat of a tory landslide, what do you mean? well, the polls indicate that in england that there will be a landslide for the conservatives. the question here in wales is what happens to wales. the scots have a strong voice in the snp to advocate for the scottish national interest. theresa may is the official leader of the england party now, so we need applied plaid cymru to speak for wales. many people don't want a party that is split and with candidates who are ready to stab their leader in the back. if wales is to be defended and developed after this election, it's down to a strong block of plaid cymru mps to do that. your manifesto seems to be based on fear of a tory landslide. it's based on evidence. if you look at the great repeal bill, clause 11.2 clearly states that there are powers currently held in brussels of a devolved competence regarding agricul

the tories and plaid cymru nibbling away some of their support.ending wales is what plaid cymru is all about. labourare in no position to do that. they've had a majority of mps in wales for decades. and they failed to put wales on the map. but it was ukip that had the worst crash from their heights. their scorecard nearly zero. brexit seeming to challenge their very reason for being. we've won the war, but we haven't yet won the peace. and i would say this: that we need ukip to be there, we need ukip to be strong, ukip is the insurance policy in case brexit doesn't get delivered. and, yes, this is sometimes how seats are decided. a vote so close candidates draw straws. here, a lib dem had a lucky choice. in what, overall, that party described as "a patchy performance". political speak for "not that much to be proud of, nor disaster instead". the liberal democrats are now your best route to prevent our country and our communities being taken for granted by a conservative landslide. not much sign of the greens becoming a significant force, gaining s

give plaid cymru a mandate. a strong team of plaid cymru mps to fight for a successful future for wales. caroline lucas for the green party is next. onjune 8th you can lay the foundations for a new kind of politics. your vote can change everything. imagine this — a country that leads the world in clean energy, not fracks its way to climate chaos. a country that spends its money on hospitals and schools, not nuclear bombs. a country that welcomes child refugees, not blocks them at the border. a country that's open to its neighbours, not isolated from them. a country that celebrates diversity, not fears it. a country that's friends with the good guys, not the climate criminals and the dodgy dictators. a country that cares for those with dementia, not one that taxes them. we've shown time and again, you don't need the keys to number 10 to open the door to change. on june 8th let's unlock that door together. fearless green mps in opposition to the tories. independent green mps holding labour's feet to the fire. pion

in wales plaid cymru gained 30 seats.thirty. their leader, leanne wood, said she was pleased with the results and said labour's performance was poor. it was a good day for plaid cymru. we are up 33 seats. we have eyes to stem some of the advances that the tories were hoping for in places like temperature, pembrokeshire, wrexham, bridgend, we made gains. of course well there was a landslide for the tories in england, with them taking 65% of the available seats, in wales they only take 1596 15% of the available seats. so as far as we concerned it is game on for the next election. we are looking to take seeds like here. as well as hold onto the seeds but we have got. leanne wood, the leader of plaid cymru. this weekend the first—ever national festival of making begins. colin paterson has been to meet some ba kers paterson has been to meet some bakers in burnley. two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and go. every day 80,000 muffins and cakes are made at the cherrytree bakery. that requires a lot of repetitive movement. t

how can plaid cymru make the most of that?listening to them, and responding to the things that they say. and we found that where we put that effort in the grassroots level the community, we reap the rewards. we get good results. here where i won the assembly results last year, it was on the back of those face—to—face conversations and in local election results where we spoke to people, we did well. we have a short period of time, but my activists are working hard around the country, having those face—to—face conversations, listening, talking to people, and explaining to them what our action plan is all about. the language in all of yourcampaign is plan is all about. the language in all of your campaign is about defending wales from threats, you talk about defending wales, that wales is under threat. do you even have enough of a voice, even if things go very well for you, the best case scenario in the general election, would you have enough power in westminster to make a difference? there is going to be a tory landslide in engl

definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change.r and the leader of the scottish national party, nicola sturgeon, has been marking a decade since the party got into power at holyrood. she told voters in south queensferry to stand up for scotland against what she called tory cuts and the possibility of an extreme brexit. my my message today is this, we must resolve to keep scotland moving forward and in this election it is vital that we elect strong snp mps who will stand up for scotland and protect scotland's interests at westminster. we know the biggest risk to scotland in the years ahead is an increasingly hardline tory government intent on more austerity, more cuts, and intent notjust on brexit but the most extreme form of brexit but the most extreme form of brexit possible. so we need to make sure that after this election scotland's voice is heard loudly and clearly. it is more important than it has ever been before for scotland's voice to be heard, for mps from scotland to stand up for scotla nd mps from scotland to stand up fo

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defending wales is what plaid cymru are about. labour are in no position to do that.ve had a majority of mps in wales the decades and they failed to put wales on the map. but it was ukip that had the worst crash from their heights, their scorecard nearly zero, brexit seeming to challenge their very reason for being. we have won the war but we have not won the peace. i would say we need ukip to be there, to be strong. ukip is the insurance policy in case brexit doesn't get delivered. yes, this is sometimes how seats are decided. the vote so close that candidates draw straws. here, a lib dem had the lucky choice in what that party described overall as a patchy performance. political speak for not much to be proud of, but no disaster. the liberal democrats are your best route to prevent our country and communities being taken for granted by a conservative landslide. not much sign of the greens becoming a significant force, gaining some small footholds but losing others along the way. yet in a patchwork of results there was one big winner. 0n a patchwork of results there

plaid cymru has the second—largest member of councillors here in wales.stion, how will the conservatives perform in wales? the part is looking to benefit from theresa may riding high in the polls. swansea, the vale of glamorgan and newport, some of the places they will look to do well. labour politicians here in england are also bracing themselves for bad results. one insider told me they are going to get a kicking. labour has never been strong in the english shires. their own polling is suggesting they retain overall control of just one suggesting they retain overall control ofjust one council suggesting they retain overall control of just one council and suggesting they retain overall control ofjust one council and are no longer likely to be the largest party in nottinghamshire or in lancashire. they are expecting much better news in a contest for new metro mayors in greater manchester and merseyside a close eye on what is happening in the tightly fought contest in the west midlands foot of this is where labour and the conservatives are scrapping of cru

plaid cymru launches also its manifesto — promising to give wales a "strong voice" during brexit.sident trump says he has an ‘absolute right‘ to share information with russia, despite unease over disclosing classified information. we had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. our fight is against isis. after the death of the moors murderer, ian brady, police say they won't close the case in the search for the remains of keith bennett, one of the five children he murdered. go on newsnight, has labour promised what it cannot deliver in its ma nifesto what it cannot deliver in its manifesto and has donald trump classified security by sharing highly classified information with the russians and compromised his presidency? good evening and welcome to bbc news. with just over three weeks to polling day, labour has unveiled its manifesto. jeremy corbyn said labour would build ‘a betterfuture for britain', ending government for the rich and the elite. the manifesto includes pledges costing some {48.5 billion to be paid for in part by increasing taxes on busine

definitely consider voting plaid cymru. i have been here 18 years. i have seen no change.o change the voting habits of generations. scotland's first minister and the leader of the scottish national party, nicola sturgeon, has been marking a decade since the party got into power at holyrood. she told voters in south queensferry to stand up for scotland against what she called tory cuts and the possibility of an extreme brexit. in my message today, it is this: we must resolve to keep scotland moving forward. in this selection, it is vital that we elect strong snp mps, who will stand up for scotland and protect scotland's interest at westminster. we know the biggest risk to scotland in the years ahead is an increasingly hardline tory government. intent on more austerity, more cuts, intends not just on "brexit", but the most extreme form of brexit possible, so we need to make sure that after this election, scotland's voice is heard loudly and clearly, it is more important than it has ever been before, for scotland's voice to be heard, for mps from scotland to stand up for scot

labour, plaid cymru and liberal democrat politicians ignored wales instead.n of chaos, and you don't negotiate the right brexit deal for britain from a position of weakness. jeremy corbyn's coalition of chaos would deliver higher taxes, higher debt and higher unemployment. labour's policies may have been written by jeremy corbyn in london but the people of wales will get the bill. but it is notjust thatjeremy corbyn is too weak and shambolic to get the right deal for britain in europe, it is notjust that his fa nta sy europe, it is notjust that his fantasy manifesto would leave families across wales picking up the bill. it is also that even traditional labour supporters, people like those here in wrexham and across wales, who have loyally given the labour party their allegiance for generations. people taught by their parents and grandparents that labour was a party that shared their values and stood up that shared their values and stood up fortheir that shared their values and stood up for their community. they look at what jeremy corbyn believes and are appa

would plaid cymru go into coalition with your political rivals, labour?es, but... that's interesting. so would you accept seats in a jeremy corbyn cabinet? well, i don't think it's helpful to talk in those terms. you may not but... can i tell you why? well, tell me in a minute. just answer that. would you accept seats in a jeremy corbyn cabinet? i wouldn't rule it out, but i don't think we're going to be in that position. i believe and all the polls and results show from last week that there's going to be a tory landslide in england. i can't see, given the splits that are in the labour party and how so many labour mps are keen to stab their leader in the back, i can't see how people are going to vote for a party that's so divided. the question for us is what happens in wales. we can either vote for a majority of labour mps, like we've done for the last, i don't know, 100 years, and continue to be ignored, or we can do something different. 0k. and if we vote for plaid cymru mps this time, we can make sure that wales's voice is heard. what kind of sexist be

and in carmarthenshire there is a classic battle between labour and plaid cymru, currently under plaid to make some gains. but the picture across wales according to the pundits is that labour will be expected to make some losses across wales. usjoin lorna gordon in scotland. us join lorna gordon in scotland. as you were saying all 32 authorities here being contested. 0ne you were saying all 32 authorities here being contested. one of the key battle grounds will be here in glasgow, the question being will labour hold on to power in a city where it used to be said you would weigh the votes rather than count them. they have had overall control of the city chambers here since 1980 for but you know, since the last local election, a lot has changed. this was a city that voted yes in the independence referendum, every constituency seat at the last weapons of mass destruction election, every constituency seat at the last holyrood election went into the last holyrood election went into the snp. the snp dominant nationally, will be hoping to repeat that success at a local level. the system of vo

and plaid cymru's leader leanne wood goes for a spin with victoria derbyshire, where she's asked aboutod... and drugs. but is revealing a politician's personal side always a good idea? we'll discuss that and much more with our two panellists: katy balls from the spectator and jason beattie of the daily mirror. but before all that, let's catch up on the big developments from the campaign trail, on monday 15th may. some have suggested theresa may needs to meet more ordinary voters. well, no problems with that today when she was out and about in oxfordshire. let's take a look. i'm serious, i want you to do something for us. we've got a lot of plans for people with mental health. and learning disabilities. i've got mild learning disabilities and i have carers. peoplejumped mild learning disabilities and i have carers. people jumped on the bandwagon and have got houses they shouldn't have got. you've done a marvellousjob. keep shouldn't have got. you've done a marvellous job. keep it shouldn't have got. you've done a marvellousjob. keep it up. we want to leave. providing an elected. well to

the itv event saw little disagreement between the lib dems, green party, plaid cymru and snp, but theyy clashed with ukip‘s paul nuttall. our political correspondent tom symonds reports. five party leaders took part, four support britain remaining in the eu. in theresa may and jeremy corbyn‘s absence, they turned on the one leader who didn't, ukip‘s paul nuttall, attacking his support for a hard brexit and his tough line on immigration. theresa may may not have had the guts to be here tonight, but her spokesperson in the form of paul nuttall certainly appears to be here in her place. i know immigration is a difficult topic for politicians, people have understandable concerns, but when we talk about european migrants, we're talking about people who work in our national health service, we're talking about people who serve us in our restaurants, we're talking about people who make a contribution. the ukip leader said brexit would offer britain enormous trade opportunities, and controlling immigration would free—up pressure on resources. one of the reasons that wages have stagnated in rece

labour and plaid cymru, the floor is yours. this time, it's official.he nhs, education and childcare. the price tag, an eye watering £48.6 billion. labour says it can find the money, but we'll apply our own reality check. and in the rhondda valley the welsh nationalists, plaid cymru, say they'll stick up for agriculture

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

no confidence that having jeremy corbyn doing those negotiations will defile; a fact not lost on plaid cymru'st same redistribution of wealth will happen through the westminster government. my concerns are that the tories will try to grab that money for themselves, and we will lose out and that is what we have to guard against and that is what we have to get guarantees from the tories about, although their leader plaid cymru's main election but the liberal democrat leader in wales argued that only his party would do that. wales voted to leave but it did not see the terms, it did not see the impact on the farming community or on small businesses, one higher education. wales, like everyone else, needs to see the terms. and how, the audience asked, will the parties increased the wealth of wales? my party is in favour of increasing corporation tax powers to the welsh assembly, the example, so we can create, in wales, the kind of tax haven status which the irish public has to the immense benefit of the irish economy. this is the way forward for wales. thank you very much. neil, tax havens have no h

the itv event saw little disagreement between the lib dems, green party, plaid cymru and snp as theyd with ukip's paul nuttall. our political correspondent tom symonds reports. five party leaders took part. four support britain remaining in the eu. and in the absence of theresa may and jeremy corbyn, they turned on the one leader who did not, paul michael. attacking his support for a ha rd michael. attacking his support for a hard brexit and his tough line on immigration. theresa may not have the guts to be here tonight but her spokesman in the form of paul marshall seems to be here tonight. i know immigration is a difficult topic for politicians. people have understandable concerns. when we speak about european migrants, we talk about people who work in the national health service, whose service in our restaurants. people who make a contribution. the ukip leader said brexit would offer britain enormous trade opportunities and controlling immigration would free up pressure on and controlling immigration would free up pressure on resources. and controlling immigration would free up pr

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

plaid cymru will be here as well.e being left over for theresa may and jeremy corbyn, neither of whom huat confirmed they will be here tonight. why not? theresa may says she is touring the country and taking questions from voters day in and day out. she has faced jeremy corbyn prime minister ‘s questions cou ntless prime minister ‘s questions countless times, she wants to know what should take part. corbyn and said if she is not doing it he will not either. the candidates will have a chance tonight to give the big opening statement and then questions will come from the audience over there. they have been preplanned. every candidate will have the chance to a nswer every candidate will have the chance to answer those questions before it goes to a big debate between all of them. they will then all be able to give a closing statement. are they right to decide not to come, theresa may and jeremy corbyn? these debates are popular, millions tuned in last time, around 70% of those who watched it said they understood policy a

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

featuring senior representatives from labour, the conservatives, the liberal democrats, the snp, plaid cymruen party. the press release also announced question time specials and election questions programmes featuring separately the leaders of six of those parties, but not the green party, to the annoyance of many viewers, including christopher corey. i understand that the bbc in their forthcoming election specials have invited ukip to take part and have excluded the green party. i think this is unfair and ludicrous, to be honest. i am not a green party supporter, and i am certainly not a ukip supporter, however, i do think that the green party should qualify far above ukip to have their voice heard in these election specials. 0ther viewers were annoyed about the absence of a televised debate between the two main candidates to lead the next government. some comparing it to the long established tradition of american presidential hopefuls squaring up to each other, a debate in march between the two leading candidates to become prime minister of the netherlands, and the tv discussions before th

plaid cymru and the green party have also made gains, the greens up three seats so far lost plaid cymrume today, correspondent christian frazier following the campaign in paris, not many hours of campaigning left, what is your reading? we are into the last few hours of what has been a bitterly fought campaign, i am sure it's not done much to hear much of the divisions but emmanuel macron looks as if he's going to become the next it's become a little bit hostile for marine le pen, she was egged on one of her tours yesterday, yesterday she was at a cathedral, beautiful cathedral where they used to grow in the old kings of france but they did not go too well, she had to go out at the back of the cathedral to a waiting car at the back just to cathedral to a waiting car at the backjust to avoid some hostile crowds at the front. tomorrow will bea crowds at the front. tomorrow will be a day of reflection for the french, will have to consider everything they've heard and we will have the vote on sunday, a special programme on bbc news on sunday evening from 6:30pm and we'll bring you a result w

plaid cymru launches also its manifesto — promising to give wales a "strong voice" during brexit.information with russia, despite unease over disclosing classified information. we had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. our fight is against isi5. after the death of the moors murderer, ian brady, police say they won't close the case in the search for the remains

the plaid cymru candidate seems like he would do good for the area.illor is making a mess of everything in cardiff. the situation is cardiff is interesting. cardiff is the largest council and they were under a three pronged attack, labour, from the left plaid cymru, from the north of the lib dems and then the conservatives. plaid cymru say they didn't have the night they wanted. in the north of the tories are doing well. it will be interesting to see when the result comes in who takes it. it would appear labour might lose a majority, which would be significant for the other parties across wales. thank you. just to point out, many results still to come this morning. we will be speaking to politicians through the morning. so michael fallon, sir vince cable and john mcdonnell from the labour party all coming up. huw edwards will have live coverage of the local election results across england, scotland and wales from 9am this morning, over on bbc two. let's take a look at some other news now. the government is set to publish draft plans to tackle air poll

david hanson from labour, christine humphreys from the liberal democrats, plaid cymru and ukip as wellce numbers will now affect the way people vote on june the 8th?” think they will. what happened was a terrible event, and it obviously is related to the drop in police numbers. it is essential that this campaign focuses on those police numbers because immunity policing is where we will get the information and make those contacts with the local population so that they give us information about what is happening on their streets. has there been a drop in police numbers under a conservative government?” don't accept the claim that it is directly related to police numbers. it isa directly related to police numbers. it is a complex debate. we know how many cases have been foiled over the la st many cases have been foiled over the last five years by counterterrorism. we also need to recognise that manchester and the north wales economy are tightly entwined and as a result, there has been an impact across north wales, with many north wales people at the event. there is a range of aspects that

let's also talk to hywel williams who is from plaid cymru.w if you heard that debate between ukip and the green party, i would like to get your thoughts on theresa may's very strong line in the last half an hour saying this is a brexit general election. it doesn't look good for her campaign if she has got to point to foreign devils at the start like this. it is something politicians do when they are in desperate straits. she might as well say there is a lion loose in parliament square for the effect that it has. most people think eventually that elections are about things like the economy, health and education, about roads, and all those bed and butter subjects which will come back to haunt mrs may in the next few weeks. her point would be though, i think, that you're right, some of those issues weren't mentioned in that statement in the last few minutes, but her point would be that the negotiations to remove this country from the eu are so tricky and all—consuming and so important to get right that actually when people go to the ballot box o

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

. —— plaid cymru. the scottish councils, that we re cymru.on yesterday, accounting there doesn't start until later this morning. focusing for a moment on some of the results. labour in doncaster, a surprise? not a surprise. positive news for labour when there isn't a lot for labour. ros jones re—elected when there isn't a lot for labour. rosjones re—elected for doncaster. not as interesting in use terms as some of the other results that will come in the coming hours, because that post already existed. she was re—elected to it, rather than being the first incumbent of that post at this particular election. so, yes, labour will point to that and say they have managed to get a victory. there are still plenty of people winning to listen to labour's message, but the picture so far i should emphasise so far because there are many results still to come suggests that it will be a tough day for the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. all right. thank you very much indeed. much more, of course, on the bbc website at any time. now it is time for hardtalk. welco

scottish national party, caroline lucas for the greens, paul nuttall for ukip and leanne wood of plaid cymruthe debate been going? it is still going on as you can see on the big screen behind me, it started at 8pm. the duration is about two hours since coming to its climax. to give you since coming to its climax. to give you some since coming to its climax. to give you some flavour of what has been said so far, caroline lucas said, never has our lives are also uncertain, leanne wood, ourvision and values can benefit all those across the uk, paul nuttall, only one party committed to brexit, ukip is the only party with a clear and honest policy on migration, tim farron said he got into politics to fight and britain is under threat, it is time for hope, and nicola sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up sturgeon, we need mps who can stand upfor sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up for scotland. that is just a flavour of some of the key points of the leaders. the first question was about brexit and what the parties can do to ensure the right brexit deal is negotiated with brussels. this turned

it wasn'tjust the bigger parties, we had plaid cymru and ukip and the green party, this is a very big as far as the election is concerned. to talk to millions of people and get across their message. we have about seven days to go before the all—important day. back to you. thanks forjoining us. day. back to you. thanks forjoining us. and now sport. it was announced yesterday but today it became official — arsene wenger will be arsenal manager for two more years. tulsen tollett is at the bbc sport centre. a number of supporters wanted him gone, but what is the general reaction? quite good. he has been at the club now 21 years and he has done ever so well, and there was the period earlier in the year, the debate about arsene wenger, some of the fans wanted him to stay and some wa nted the fans wanted him to stay and some wanted him out, but they had a good finish to the season, culminating in the fa cup final victory over chelsea at the weekend. arsene wenger the only man to win the fa cup seven times. arsene wenger was incensed about what was said by some fans, but this is what he expec