tom bower , do final question. the next election is a done deal? is mrs. starmer right to be measuring up curtains for number 10? >> well, i think mrs. starmer should just ponder what happened in 2017 when theresa may went to the polls with a 20% lead and ended up five weeks later with a o% ended up five weeks later with a 0% lead and a hung parliament. and the other thing that mrs. starmer should remember is that the 40% of the electorate, according to yougov poll recently, is undecided . so recently, is undecided. so there's a lot to play for. yes labouris there's a lot to play for. yes labour is ahead now, but if only sunak and the tory party could get into a real campaign mode , i get into a real campaign mode, i think they've got a fighting chance to just retain a slight majority , if not a hung majority, if not a hung parliament, thrill to have tom parliament, a thrill to have tom bower studio . bower in the studio. >> i forward to your speedy >> i look forward to your speedy return. but next up with illegal

now i'm joined by tom bower, royal biographer on harry and meghan, king charles and a keen observer ofhings. tom, i cannot remember ever an official photograph being withdrawn and being effectively declared null and void. and this all comes down to the doctoring of the picture. so what were they trying to do here? well they trying to do here? well they was was kate, unfortunately. >> look, this is a woman who's very ill, who's suffered major surgery, needs a long time to recuperate, and still is still suffering. and she's under enormous pressure with all this, you've got to show yourself. you've got to be. where are you? as there are you something? >> that's all the speculation on the internet as to what may be wrong. >> exactly. and what she needed were wise men, both in kensington palace in buckingham palace, in downing street, to protect from all this protect her from all this harangue, all these ghouls, all these absolute mischief makers, and they failed her. so they said, look, let's have a photograph. so william takes a photograph. so william takes a photograph and the problem wi

i'm very, very confused, but i'm sure royal biographer tom bower will have all the answers for us in tonight, nine till 11 pm, lee anderson has defected from the tories to reform. i have a live sit down interview with the man of the moment. has he betrayed his fellow tories? should he call an immediate by—election? how much has been paid ? the bonkers has he been paid? the bonkers princess of wales photoshop scandal? is it time for kate to tell all the king's former butler, grant harrold, has his say and are we heading towards islamic blasphemy laws in the uk? don't miss patrick christys tonight nine till 11 pm. be i >> intense speculation about the health, of course, of the princess of wales. not been seen for a very long time. but yesterday, mother's day, a photograph of her with her three children. and suddenly it's been withdrawn. now i'm joined by tom bower, royal biographer on harry and meghan, king charles and a keen observer of these things . keen observer of these things. tom, i cannot remember ever an official photograph being withdrawn and being effectively declared null a

tom bower may be knows the answer, but before all of that, let's get the news with tatiana sanchez

tom bower may be knows the answer, but betore all of that, let's get the news with tatiana sanchez. >ty, even it he hadn't been suspended from the conservatives. he became the party's tirst mp this morning atter he lost the tory whip tor claiming that islamists had got control of the mayor of london. as recently as january, mr anderson said it was not a proper political party. he now says retorm will allow him to speak out on behalt ot says retorm will allow him to speak out on behalt of millions . speak out on behalt of millions. party leader richard tice says retorm would aim to build a red wall in traditionally conservative constituencies . conservative constituencies. >> elated to announce that i have tound that champion of the red wall tor retorm uk . he's red wall tor retorm uk. he's also, coincidentally going to be retorm uk's first member of parliament in the house of commons. he is, of course , a commons. he is, of course, a person of great integrity, no nonsense and is the member of parliament in the county of nottinghamshire tor ashtield. please welcome mr lee anderson . pl