the scottish labour leader was launching her local election campaign when the news came through fromg. there's been a slight adjustment to today's order! scottish labour often struggle to make their arguments heard when the debate is dominated by the question of independence. this is a chance for everyone across the united kingdom to have their say about the type of government that they want. what you're going to see is a labour campaign focused on labour values, an alternative to tory austerity. i think that's something worth fighting for. the scottish lib dems will also be arguing against another independence referendum. we want to keep scotland in the united kingdom and we want to keep the united kingdom at the heart of europe, in the single market. that's the opportunity in this campaign. there is a certain irony here, which will not be lost on scottish voters. they were told, by theresa may, now is not the time for a referendum on independence because politicians should be concentrating on brexit. well, now she's called an election that will be, in scotland, all about that vote

the scottish labour leader was launching her local election campaign when the news came through fromht adjustment to today's order! scottish labour often struggle to make their arguments heard when the debate is dominated by the question of independence. this is a chance for everyone across the united kingdom to have their say about the type of government that they want. what you're going to see is a labour campaign focused on labour values, an alternative to tory austerity. i think that's something worth fighting for. the scottish lib dems will also be arguing against another independence referendum. we want to keep scotland in the united kingdom and we want to keep the united kingdom at the heart of europe, in the single market. that's the opportunity in this campaign. there is a certain irony here, which will not be lost on scottish voters. they were told, by theresa may — now is not the time for a referendum on independence because politicians should be concentrating on brexit. well, wow she's called an election that will be, in scotland, all about that vote on independence. sara

scottish labour often struggle to make their arguments heard when the debate is dominated by the questionryone across the united kingdom to have their say about the type of government they want. what you are going to see a labour campaign focused on labour values, an alternative to tory austerity, and i think that is something worth fighting for. the scottish lib dems will also be arguing against another independence referendum. we want to keep scotland in the united kingdom and we want to keep the united kingdom at the heart of europe, in the single market. that's the opportunity in this campaign. there is a certain irony here, which will not be lost on scottish voters. they were told by theresa may now is not the time for a referendum on independence because politicians should be concentrating on brexit. now she's called an election that will be, in scotland, all about that vote on independence. sarah smith there with the view from scotland. we'll go to cardiff in a moment, but to belfast next and chris buckler. both main parties there seeing this election as an opportunity. that is tru

the leader of scottish labour claimed that it suited the snp for the conservatives to stay in power.beral democrat chose to focus on europe and called on the snp to clarify their position on europe, which he suggested is getting slightly softer. on the issue of europe, of course we had been expecting nicola sturgeon to set out how she proposed to progress her plans for a second independence referendum over the coming weeks. i think it is not clear if that will happen at all now that a snap election has been called. the green party has launched what it calls its ‘boldest‘ election campaign ever. the party set out its goals in bristol, where it hopes to take the bristol west seat from labour with current mep molly scott—cato. it set out its vision for young people and also called for the voting age to be lowered to 16. co—leader caroline lucas, the party‘s only mp, said the greens would continue to tackle brexit, the environment and affordable housing. if you are a young person trying to get your foot on the housing ladder, especially in a place like bristol or brighton, it is a nightm

but theresa may's tories think they are on the verge of a scottish comeback. the labour defended his style of leadership. speaking to supporters in east london he accused theresa may of using "simple slogans" to seek "unchallenged" power, and slipping into what he called a "presidential bunker mentality". our political correspondent iain watson reports. applause you may have noticed the tone of this campaign has been, well, a little personal. the labour leader usually doesn't directly respond, but today, he decided the best form of defence was attack. if party leaders put themselves ahead of serving the people, they stop listening and even put our country at risk. barely nine months into theresa may's premiership, there are clear warning signs that she and her closest advisers are slipping into that presidential bunker mentality. the conservatives are determined to say the choice of this election is all about leadership. labour's usual response to this relentless message is to try to change the subject, to talk about policy. but now clearlyjeremy corbyn believes it's wor

you mentioned the scottish labour leader, kezia dugdale, he says the party is ready and has been preparingand. the process of selecting candidates this afternoon. in terms of a countdown, peter murrell, the chief executive of the snp the husband of the first minister nicola sturgeon, has tweeted saying the polls open in 50 days and hours. thank you very much. we're right backin thank you very much. we're right back in it, to make years after the last general election, headed for another one. so what do you think? if you want to get in touch on twitter, @bbcjoannag. anders says, it makes sense to me. the lib dem search is less, and labour are weakened. another viewer says, the conservatives want to rid parliament of opposition. anna says, completely unnecessary, we voted to make years ago and theresa may was part of that. sick of voting and a waste of time and money. aidan fletcher says, we can possibly predict the outcome of the election. the pm has the upper hand but it is a risky call. let's bring in professorjohn curtis, professor of politics at the university of strathclyde. how risky

but theresa may's tories think they are on the verge of a scottish comeback. the labouras called for young people to "step up" and register for a vote in the coming general election. the deadline to apply for a vote is in three weeks time. addressing supporters in east london mr corbyn warned there was a danger that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. 2.4 million young people are missing from britain's electoral register. barely 40% of 18 to 2a—year—olds normally turn out to vote. the conservatives are more than happy with this state of affairs. apathy and resignation will secure them seats on election day. the ukip leader paul nuttall has said that he will stand as a candidate in the general election, in the boston and skegness constituency. mr nuttall, out canvassing in hartlepool today, recently stood as a candidate in the stoke by—election. he said it would be an honour to be campaigning again in a constituency that voted overwhelmingly to leave the european union. it's emerged that a man arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot

calls "vicious" trade union legislation, introduced by the conservatives, if labour wins the general election. he told the scottish that their members "were the dna" of the labour party. mr corbyn said that labour are offering a clear alternative to the conservatives in the general election, and that only his party would stand up for workers' rights. the scottish people are facing a crucial choice in this election. the tories are trying to use brexit to turn britain into a low wage tax haven run in the interests of the powerful. labour will negotiate a brexit that will build on the games won fall workers and the european union, we will putjobs, living standards and human rights first. friends, this is a general election, it is not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that will transform the lives of people in scotland. the truth is that the tories and the snp are obsessed with their power struggles against brussels on westminster when the energy should be used to change and transform our economy, to ensure that no one and no community is left behind. the tories, well, they are t

time spent chasing fashionable hares like the session with the possibility that labour might have a pact with the scottishow much wasted time was that? this was a failure of effective debate. bbc, please, raise your gain. adversarial interviews are not a lwa ys gain. adversarial interviews are not always the most enlightening. away from all the political excitement in britain, world news has been dominated by escalating tensions between the united states and north korea. the highly repressive and secretive state was preparing for a fixed nuclear test. on monday it warned of all out war if the united states used military force against it. john sudworth was invited to pyongchang where he interviewed the vice foreign minister. we asked him on his expectations of the journalistic trip with a difference. north korea is all about shows of strength. the first day came in this tae kwon do demonstration. thejournalists, when they arrive, and i have been on a few of these trips now, you are met by at least one government minder. in our case by at least one government minder. in ourcase on by at least one government

corbyn has been campaigning in scotland today where labour held just one seat in the general election of 2015. mr corbyn was addressing the scottishade union legislation passed by david cameron‘s government. he told union members that they were the dna of the labour party. the same audience heard the first minister nicola sturgeon insist the election in scotland was a two—horse race between the snp and the conservatives. sarah smith our scotland editor has more details. all these labour supporters know jeremy corbyn has to win back huge numbers of voters from the snp if he‘s to stand a chance of winning this election. do you want to vote for the snp, who want to fight for another unwanted and unnecessary referendum but have failed abysmally in the fight against poverty and inequality? an snp who‘ve failed in government in all policy areas, as they systematically forget the dayjob, and obsess about the constitution? a springtime fall of snow greeted mr corbyn earlier today, when both he and nicola sturgeon came to the scottish trade union conference in aviemore. jeremy corbyn says he‘s fighting for every seat in scotland. the reali

scottish conservatives. what do you do if you're a labour voting brexiteer who likes this government's direction of travel?er... and non—tory area as we are, we're not going to vote for those,

the scottish government, is protecting public services in scotland. the austerities started under the labourwn budget being cut year on year and make sure we stand up to communities and that local authorities and public agencies right across the spectrum have the ability to work together properly to protect communities and public services. and here is a full list of all the candidates for the local election in the ward of newlands oldburn in the south of glasgow. let's get more news on two terror plots thwarted in two days. police we re plots thwarted in two days. police were searching a property in totte n ha m. were searching a property in tottenham. it is believed to be this man, 27, who grew up in london. scotla nd man, 27, who grew up in london. scotland yard believe a raid last night thwarted an active terror plot. six people have been arrested. the two incidents are unconnected. counterterror command this morning said they were making terror arrests ona said they were making terror arrests on a daily basis. let's talk now to dr evanjean lawrence — an expert in counter terrorism and se

she said, as she stood out here, that labour, the liberal democrats and the scottish national party,of weakening our negotiating position in talks with the european union over brexit. christian fraser looks at some of the data ahead of a snap election. 0k, ok, let's look at general election 2015 to remind ourselves. this was the map. the conservatives took 331 seats. a majority of 12. 99 more seats. a majority of 12. 99 more seats than labour, who were practically wiped off the map in scotland. this is the only seat of their health, edinburgh south. it was a difficult election for the liberal democrats, who were wiped out in the south—west. they returned with just out in the south—west. they returned withjust eight out in the south—west. they returned with just eight seats. let's compare that then to the referendum in 2016. you can see the map looks broadly the same. conservative areas broad —— voting broadly in favour of brexit. north wales, the northwest, northeast, the labour heartland going for brexit. that will be the forjeremy corbyn on the doorstep. yes, the viewership is in f

a scottish trade union conference would once have been solid labour territory. not now.nality. i believe independents will bring a fair society for us, especially with jeremy corbyn as leader. socialist policies were lacking before. now we can win people back and see a real benefit from a labour government again. there will be no deals with nicola surgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. —— nicola sturgeon. she said her party is the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the only way to get rid of the tories you said despite with a labour government, wouldn't it?|j said despite with a labour government, wouldn't it? i can the polls as well as anybody can. the travails of the labour party, people who do not see theresa may imposing more welfare cuts to damage the economy and do further damage to our society should vote snp. eye—macro nicola sturgeon will use all means possible including this election to try to further hurry for another second independence referendum. the last timejeremy second independence referendum. the last time je

scottish comeback. glenn campbell, bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has defended his style of leadership.ast london he accused theresa may of using "simple slogans" to seek "unchallenged" power, and slipping into what he called a "presidential bunker mentality." our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. you may have noticed that the tone of this campaign has been a little bit personal. the labour leader does not usually directly respond. but the day he decided the best form of defence was attack. if party leaders put themselves ahead of serving the people, they stopped listening, and even put our country at risk. —— stop. barely nine months into theresa may's leadership, there are clear warning signs that she and her advisers are slipping into that presidential bunker mentality. the conservatives are determined to say the choice at this election is all about leadership. labour's usual response is to change the subject and talk about policy. but now clearlyjeremy corbyn believes it is worth the risk of taking theresa may on in her own territory. whereas insecure leaders want to fe

speaker for a few more years yet by saying we should please the opposition benches of labour, liberal democrats, scottishalist and not told of donald trump and his message. but it was interesting soon afterwards tried to get -- and not pursue julie's chair, it looked as though he may actually transpired there with him very much for them after all. in fact, both as a very robust pronunciation of a foreign leader and what he succeeded in was preventing whatever else prevented him on president obama and addressing mps in westminster hall. >> economic authority has remained in place for 2017 and the rest of his parliament. the cubs continue across all areas of spending, including local councils. >> perhaps the most human effect of the screws up in the area of caring for the elderly people living longer, the cost of social care looks to keep on rising. how can things change? at the committee session from a minister suggested the way forward with sons and daughters. >> how he planned to take with those growing numbers. >> would question the fact that nobody ever says to claire and responsibility. what you do.

in recent years, labour have suffered heavy losses at uk and scottish elections.xation that the conservatives and the snp both have with independence referendum issues is something which can confuse people about which elections they are actually fighting on. we are fighting this election, the council election. we're saying send a clear message to the snp and the conservatives that we've got the best plan for the city. canvassing nearby, their biggest rivals. for the snp candidate it's a far cry from when she joined the party and the labour vote had to be weighed rather than counted. we are on the verge of another great happening. this taking of glasgow, the citadel, gives us wonderful credibility and credibility is what we need. we have a lot of it already, but this is the big one. don't forget to vote. there's one for your daughter. but snp ambition could be thwarted by what previously might have seemed unthinkable. emboldened conservatives finding favour with glasgow voters. for the very first time, you know, across glasgow, lots of doors actively consider us. t

the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has pledged to strengthen britain's trade unions, if he wins next month's general election. he told the scottishur party. labour has one mp in scotland, having lost a0 seats to the snp in 2015. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. you sense that the conservatives are determined to try and makejeremy corbyn‘s leadership the central issue of their campaign after brexit but the way they are doing it might surprise many viewers because here we are on the first day of the first full week of the campaign and there is pretty much no sight or sound of any senior conservatives. theresa may is not out on a campaign visit, cabinet ministers will not be jostling to get on tv. the reason is they want to pretty much as they see it leave jeremy corbyn they want to pretty much as they see it leavejeremy corbyn swinging in the wind following his remarks yesterday when he placed himself at odds with the party policy on nuclear defence. at the same time jeremy corbyn has been focusing on what might be regarded a core agenda of his, bolstering the positions of trade unions saying all compa

jeremy corbyn has pledged to strengthen britain's trade unions if labour wins next month's general election. he told the scottish has just one mp in scotland , having lost a0 seats labour has just one mp in scotland, having lost a0 seats to the snp in 2015. 0ur chief political correspondent vicky young joins us. let's get more from our political correspondent vicky young in westminster. what do you make of whatjeremy corbyn has been saying? the conservatives have been concentrating the fire on mr corbyn and his remarks regarding trident yesterday. he suggested there would bea yesterday. he suggested there would be a review of defence policy and that had to be clarified by the labour party saying it was the policy to renew trident. some problems for labour to clear up. mr corbyn off to scotland today and on much happier territory talking very much happier territory talking very much about workers' rights. talking about one of his first tasks if he became prime minister would be to repeal the laws brought in by david cameron which make it harderfor people to vote for strike action. we are standing for the many, no

be an investigation into the actions of scottish police during the miners strikes some 30 or so years ago. so a series of measures there are two underlying labour's play down there union ties, which tells us mr corbyn wants this to be his election campaign. he will fight it as the corbyn campaign, it will be authenticjeremy corbyn, which in turn probably explains his remarks yesterday when he refused to come out and back labour's policy on nuclear weapons, the policy being in favour of renewing their nuclear deterrent, instead of opening up the possibility that a labour government could sanction moves to get rid of our nuclear deterrent as part of an overall defence review. what about the tory party today? where is the focus? the striking thing is, there is no focus. extraordinary and away. there are in the first full week of the election campaign and a strategy of theresa may seems to be to close up of theresa may seems to be to close up shop. we had michael fallon, the defence secretary al and about on the early morning breakfast programmes, but apart from that, you will hear pretty much nothing, certainly i think we will hear nothing, see no s

what do we know that the leader of the labour party, the leader of the liberal democrats and the leader of the scottishalists have in common? corbyn, farron and sturgeon want to unite together to divide our country, and we will not let them do it. >> john stephenson. mr. stevenson: the government wish to pursue a national industrial strategy. cumbria has some specific strengths, such as tourism, agriculture and nuclear, but it also has some weaknesses. will the prime minister agree that any industrial strategy in the next parliament must take into account regional and sub-regional factors, and will she be receptive to a cumbrian industrial strategy that works within a national one? prime minister: my honorable friend points to a very important part of our plans for a stronger britain for the future, which is the modern industrial strategy that we are developing, because we want an economy that works for everyone, delivers good, high-skilled, high-paid jobs and creates conditions for competitive world-leading businesses to prosper here in the united kingdom. but he is right to say that as we look at tha

in recent years, labour have suffered heavy losses at uk and scottish elections, once known as red clydesidethe conservatives, i am guessing, independence referendum, the issue, it has confused people about which election they are fighting on. we are fighting this council election, sending a clear message against the conservatives that we have the best plans for the city. we will get it put up the road. canvassing nearby, their biggest rivals, the snp candidate, a far cry from when she joined the party, when the labour vote had to be weighed, rather than counted. we are on the verge of another great happening, this dating of glasgow. the citadel. it gives us wonderful credibility. credibility is what we need. we have a lot of it already, this is the big one. don't forget to vote, there is one for your daughter. this ambition could be a0 by what previously might have seemed unthinkable, emboldened conservatives. finding favour with glasgow voters. —— could be thwarted. for the very first time across glasgow, lots of doors actively considering us, they want to hear from us actively considering

the labour party made it clear, voting against the final deal. the scottish nationalists, the scottish nationalists have said they voted against the legislation necessary to leave the european union. liberal democrats say they will grind government to a standstill. the house of lords threatened to stop at every inch of the way which to ask the british people to put their trust in me and the conservative party to deliver on their vote last year, brexit plan that will make a stronger, fairer global britain in the future. >> mister speaker, results of this, across that. and that collection. one didn't collection getting to the headline something has gone wrong. does my right honorable friend agree this delegated colors, consulting residents. and go wrong. >> my honorable friend raises an important point. it actually matters. and the cleanest places they can be. and the liberal democrat -- not only knew the liberal democrats charge tyus council but under liberal democrats, you pay more and get less. >> thank you, mister speaker, joined the scottish government, an

is taken here by the scottish parliament and the scottish people, not by an increasingly hardline right—wing tory government at westminster. the labouremy corbyn has called for young people to "step up" and register to vote in the coming general election. the deadline to register is in three weeks time. addressing supporters in east london, mr corbyn warned that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. he said his leadership would question those in power: i am in thisjob because i believe there is a better way to respond. it is about rejecting the simple slogans from government. it is about sharing ideas and deciding upon real and lasting answers. we're not going to have free thinking shot down by a hostile media or an elite that scoffs at anyone who dares to step out of line. the liberal democrat leader tim farron has said that only his party can act as an effective opposition to a government led by theresa may. speaking at a campaign event in leeds, he said thatjeremy corbyn is the least effective opposition leader in british political history — and said that labour's weakness has allowed the conservatives to

a scottish trades union conference would once have been solid labour territory. not now.ty. but, for scotland, i believe independence will bring a fairer society for us. especially withjeremy corbyn as leader. we've got brand new policies, really left—wing politics, socialist ones that were lacking before. now we can win people back and see a real benefit of having a labour government again. there will be no deals with nicola sturgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. she claims her party is the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the snp simply cannot form a government in westminster. the only way to get rid of the tories you so despise would be with a labour government, wouldn't it? i can read the polls as well as anybody can. the travails of the labour party, i think, tell most people that labour is not on course to form a government, so people who do not want to see theresa may with a strengthened hand, to impose more welfare cuts to damage the economy and do further damage to our society should vote snp. the scottish tories ins

a labour leader turned to a domestic issue. after ten years snp government, scottishlike never before. since the snp took office, there are 4000 fewer teachers, 1000 fewer support staff, and class sizes are bigger. international studies show that scotland is declining in maths, reading, and science. john swinney's response to this was to publish a mini manifesto, repeating the very promises he has been making every year since 2007. so can the first minister tell teachers, parents and pupils why they should believe the snp this time around? well, education is my top priority. that is why... kezia dugdale does not like to hear this, but this is why right now across scotland, head teachers and teachers have in their hands, £120 million of additional funding. and she said labour had not a shred of credibility left and funding services. back now to westminster, where the government admitted there had been an administrative error in the placing of child refugees, with local authorities in england, which meant that there were 130 more places available. the labour peer who su

labour might struggle. we do not know the degree to which britain has redefined british politics yet. has it gone as far as scotland did with the scottishat had entered. labour needs to improve on their performance at the last election. that is a fight, nothing to do with blogging. they need to win back supporters of conservatives in the south east. —— thatis conservatives in the south east. —— that is a fact, nothing to do with paul's. they needed to win over new voters, nonvoters. the evidence from by—elections, local elections and council elections is that has not happened yet. and so, as it stands, they are in a very difficult position. thank you very much for being with us. joe... christian, sorry, we have talked about policies, we have talked about policies, we have talked about policies, we have talked about polls, take me through procedure. what has to happen now? was a thing brought in some years ago called the fixed violence act which means that there should not be —— there should be five years between one election and the next and to overcome but you have to have and to overcome but you have to have a vote in the parliament,

in recent years, labour have suffered heavy losses at uk and scottish elections. 0nce known as "red clydeside with independence referendum issues is something which can confuse people about which elections they are actually fighting on. we are fighting this election, the council election. we're saying send a clear message to the snp and the conservatives that we've got the best plan for the city. canvassing nearby, their biggest rivals. fr the snp candidate it's a far cry from when she joined the party and the labour vote had to be weighed rather than counted. we are on the verge of another great happening. this taking of glasgow, the citadel, gives us wonderful credibility and credibility is what we need. we have a lot of it already, but this is the big one. don't forget to vote. there's one for your daughter. but snp ambition could be thwarted by what previously might have seemed unthinkable. emboldened conservatives finding favour with glasgow voters. for the very first time, you know, across glasgow, lots of doors actively consider us. they want to hear from us. they want to hear what we

labour would keep it. they also talked about the scottish trade union congress.d of, like the £10 minimum wage hike. the scottish national party also addressed the same congress saying labour are not the challenges for them they are facing the tories. they say the snp are the only ones who can be a viable opposition to them. thank you very much. we will see you a little bit later on. two men are due to appear in court today, charged in connection with an acid attack at a nightclub in east london on easter monday, which left two people blind in one eye. arthur collins, who's 2a and the boyfriend of the reality tv star, ferne mccann, is facing 1a counts of wounding with intent and one count of throwing corrosive fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. andre phoenix, who's 21, faces seven counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. tougher punishments for the most serious cases of speeding have come into force in england and wales today. drivers can now be fined 1.5 times their weekly wage for the worst offences. that means driving over 50

labour party. tim farron leads the liberal democrats, another opposition party. then there's nicola sturgeon of the scottishrty. we've got to think about the green party, who say they welcome this announcement. join us to fight for a fewer chore to be proud of. we've heard from the uk independence party saying, "we welcome this, but make no mistake, it's driven by labour's weakness, not the good of the country." here's how it's standing in the bbc poll of polls. you can see the conservatives way out ahead on 43%. labour on 25, ukipii, the way out ahead on 43%. labour on 25, ukip ii, the greens 4, the snp 5 and the lib dems io. ukip ii, the greens 4, the snp 5 and the lib dems 10. we will speak to a pollster in a little while. all the opposition parties are saying they welcome this election. let's hear from jeremy corbyn. i welcome the opportunity for us to put the case to the people of britain, to stand up to the people of britain, to stand up against this government and its failed economic agenda, which has left our nhs in problems, which has left our nhs in problems, which has left our nhs in problems, wh

labour does not. so it's great uncertainty for the scottish as they go into this, but it's going to be very difficult for them to try and extricate themselves from these kinds of ne goshiations if she wins a strong majority in the parliament. >> thank you very much. >>> 24 minutes past 10:00 in los angeles. we'll take a short break. up next, bill o'reilly's days at fox news might be numbered. that number could be three. >>> plus, the nationwide manhunt for suspected killer is over. what the suspect did when police cornered him just ahead. and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked well enough, ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works by focusing right in the gi-tract to help control damaging inflammation and is clinically proven to begin helping many patients achieve both symptom relief as well as remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious.

but the labour party made it clear they were thinking of voting against the final deal. the scottishts... the scottish... heckling the scottish nationalists... the scottish nationalists have said that they would vote against the legislation necessary to leave the european union. the liberal democrats since they are going to grind government to a standstill. and the house of lords have threatened to stop us every inch of the way. i think it is right now to ask the british people to put their trust in me and the conservative party to deliver on their vote last year a brexit plan that will make a success for this country and deliver a stronger, fairer, global britain in the future. a veteran labour mp raised alleged breaches of election expenses from the 2015 election which are still being investigated by some police forces. will the prime minister give a guarantee that no tory mp who is under investigation by the police and the legal authorities over election expenses in the last general election be a candidate in this election? because if she won't accept that, this is the most squali

in recent years, labour have suffered heavy losses at uk and scottish elections. independence referendum issues is something which can confuse people about which elections they are actually fighting on. we are fighting this election, the council election. we're saying send a clear message to the snp and the conservatives that we've got the best plan for the city. canvassing nearby, their biggest rivals. for the snp candidate it's a far cry from when she joined the party and the labour vote had to be weighed rather than counted. we are on the verge of another great happening. this taking of glasgow, the citadel, gives us wonderful credibility and credibility is what we need. we have a lot of it already, but this is the big one. don't forget to vote. there's one for your daughter. but snp ambition could be thwarted by what previously might have seemed unthinkable. emboldened conservatives finding favour with glasgow voters. for the very first time, you know, across glasgow, lots of doors actively consider us. they want to hear from us. they want to hear what we have

what do we know that the leader of labour, the lib dems and the scottish nationalists have in common?l one? my honourable friend ‘s body to an important part of our plans for the future of britain, the modern industrial strategy. we want an economy that works for everyone, that delivers good, high skilled, high—paid jobs and create conditions for a competitive, world leading business to prosper in the uk. but he is right, as we look at that industrial strategy, we need to look at the particular factors industrial strategy, we need to look at the particularfactors in parts of the country. he has long been a champion not just for ca rlisle of the country. he has long been a champion notjust for carlisle but for cumbria, andi champion notjust for carlisle but for cumbria, and i recognise the need, as does the business department, as we look at that industrial strategy to tailor it according to the needs of particular areas. the prime minister yesterday said she was calling a general election because parliament was blocking brexit but but three quarters of mps and two thirds of the laws v

the other parties here also sending defined, labour saying they will start the process of selecting candidates this afternoon, and the scottisht his party will campaign on behalf of those that wa nt to campaign on behalf of those that want to remain in the european union and avoid what he called a disastrous hard brexit. it is an opportunity for the people of this country to change the direction of this country, to decide they do not wa nt this country, to decide they do not want a hard brexit, they want to keep britain in the single market and indeed, an opportunity for us to have a decent, strong opposition in this country that we desperately need. you only get those things with the liberal democrats, only through the liberal democrats, only through the liberal democrats is there any pathway for the conservatives losing the majority. is it the right time for the liberal democrats? we have been calling for an early general election since theresa may became prime minister without a general election last summer, it is an opportunity for the country more importantly to say, this is the direction we want the country to go m, dir

labour will maintain the triple lock. at the end of this first week of campaigning, policies are emerging and political battle lines are being drawn. iain watson, bbc news. the scottishs meeting in glasgow this morning to decide selection procedures. all of the snp's 5a sitting mps are expected to be selected as candidates. 0n on and michelle thomson sat for the snp but they now sit as independents. —— natalie mcgowan. our correspondent steven godden is in glasgow for us. what preparations are the snp undertaking? this meeting this morning is an important one for them. it has been a fairly low—key affair. we have seen senior figures from the snp arriving in the centre of glasgow to a hotel this morning. that was about an hour ago. we have not heard too much about what they are expecting to discuss, but it is —— but there is important strategy to be talked about by the national executive committee. in general terms they are really looking at how they can repeat the staggering success they can repeat the staggering success they had in the last westminster election. you will remember, of course, the snp won 56 of the 59 seat in scotland. they are looking to see how they

joining us now from outside the scottish parliament is neil findlay, who is the labour msp for lothian children. what we were looking at was the protecting vulnerable groups scheme that operates here in scotland and whether that was robust enough to do all it could to protect children who are involved in sporting activity. that's what the committee was looking at. we've come to the conclusion that we are not confident that that scheme is operating in such a way that it provides the maximum protection. what's going wrong then? well, there is a variation in the way in which the scheme is applied. it can mean that some people are working with children without having fully been through this scheme and the scheme is not mandatory and we think the scheme should be mandatory and there are changes that should be made to the pvg scheme that would try to ensure that children are protected as much as they possibly can. right, 0k. as much as they possibly can. right, ok. so, because it's an optional scheme you don't know who is working with young children in sport, really? that's a part of it, but

scottish voters that every vote for the conservatives will strengthen the union and strengthen her hand in brexit talks. snp leader nicola sturgeon tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards". labour'sends his leadership style, saying other leaders give in to powerful vested interests. it's emerged that a man arrested by counter terrorism officers in north london had once been suspected of trying

labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the european union. the liberal democrats have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill. the scottish national party say they will vote against the legislation that formally repeals britain's membership of the european union. and unelected members of the house of lords have vowed to fight us every step of the way. our opponents believe because the government's majority is so small that our resolve will weaken and they can force us to change course. they are wrong. so tomorrow there will be a vote in parliament that will all but certainly get the process going. and if you are in any doubt about how the tories will frame your choice... i have only recently and reluctantly come to this conclusion. since i became prime minister, i have said that there should be no election until 2020. but now i have concluded that the only way to guarantee certainty and stability for the years ahead is to hold this election and seek your support for the decisions i must take. every vote for the conservatives will make me stronger when i negotiate for britain with the prime ministers, chancellors and presi

aberdeen reach the scottish cup final for the first time in 17 years after overcoming holders hibernian. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. conservative and labourticians are on the general election trail on the first weekend of the campaign. jeremy corbyn is in manchester, where he said the party wanted to make the tax system fairer by getting the very wealthy and what he called ‘corporates‘ to pay more. theresa may is in dudley in the west midlands. she said the country was facing the most important election in her lifetime — and insisted the conservatives were a "lower tax party". there's been speculation they may raise taxes if they win the general election. our political correspondent leila nathoo has been giving me the latest. to get across, that the tories cannot be trusted on taxes is their message. this came about when philip hammond appeared to suggest yesterday that he would like to see the end of a previous manifesto commitment which said that tories would not raise vat, income tax or national insurance. now the prime minister today, this morning conservative sources very much playing that down, incidentally, mindful perhaps of alien

labour party have threatened to vote against the final agreement will reach with the european union. the liberal democrats have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill. the scottishid they will vote against the legislation that formally repealed britain's membership of the european union. and elected members of the house of lords have vowed to fight us every step of the way. our opponents believe because the government majority is so small that resource will weaken and they can force us to change course. they are wrong. labour's jeremy corbyn welcomed the announcement and explained how labour was aiming to win the election. we're saying invest in the economy, invest in the future. we will put forward a case that will bring about a much fairer, much more decent country than we are getting at the present time where we have massive inequalities between the very rich minority and sadly too many people living in desperate poverty at the other end of the scale. let's cross to our political correspondent, eleanor garnier at westminster. everyone can digest this shock news now. is there a sense on the tory benches that this is the right thing to do? whether or not isn't

labour will "never, ever apologise" for the closeness of its ties with the trade unions, jeremy corbyn has said. the party's leader was addressing the scottishmany, not the few. we must ensure the many, standing together, have the power to stand up to the rich and the powerful few. the labour party will always cherish, sustain and protect our relationship with the trade union movement and the working people that all of you in this hall represent. you are our dna and ourfamily. we'll never apologise for the closeness of our relationship with you. the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, has branded jeremy corbyn a security risk for refusing to back a nuclear deterrent or state if he would order drone strike against terrorists. labour want to be the next government. jeremy corbyn is putting himself forward seriously as the next prime minister of this country — somebody who wouldn't authorise strikes against terrorists, who would not support our nuclear deterrent, and who would undermine our defences. so it is very important we do point out this is somebody who could be prime minister in six weeks' time. meanwhile, the liberal democrats are h

scottish national party did very well in the last general election. this shows the vote after the 2010 election. orange represents the liberal democrats. red is labouror the snp. this is the 2015 election. the snp won 56 out of 59 seats in scotland. one of the issues likely to dominate as the snp campaigns this time round is its demand for a second referendum on scottish independence. remember, nicola sturgeon wants it to happen before the two—year brexit process is over. this is the analysis of the bbc‘s scotland editor, sarah smith. nicola stur has said she thinks it is very opportunist of the prime minister to call this election, but that will not stop her campaigning as hard as she can, saying that every vote for the snp is a vote for another independence referendum. you will remember that although nicola stur says she wants another vote, and the scottish parliament has agreed, the prime minister has says there cannot be one until after the uk has left the eu. the issue of whether scotland should get to vote on independence sooner than that, that will absolutely dominate the election in scotland. if the snp do well, they can use it to bolster th