the conservative party have painted themselves in ukip colours, flying a ukip flag themselves in ukipukip colours, flying a ukip flag and the danger is that they won't fulfil the promises and they won't fulfil the promises and the pledges that are made. ukip is now as important as it's ever been. douglas carswell doesn't agree, he says your role is done, job done.|j love douglas. he was a great mp whilst he was there, with us or without us. the reality is that's not true. brexit hasn't happened yet. without ukip i doubt it will. theresa may's brilliant at giving the spin, giving the political speeches. she did it in the hosts, she's —— home office. she is now doing it as pm. she rarely delivers, however. that's why ukip will have a resurgence when the promises unravel. just tell us how do you see these election results from your point of view from the green's point of view? we're the only progressive party that's made gains nationally right from the top of the country right from the top of the country right to the bottom, to the isle of wight, from yeah, from scotland down - why do yo

in your assessment, alex, is this really the end of ukip? well, just ta ke really the end of ukip?ook at this area. this is true ukip heartland, the vast majority of people here voted to leave the european union, ukip did very well in the 2013 elections, but last night they lost every single seat on lincolnshire county council, most of those to the tories. and that kind of decline has been replicated across the country, with the conservatives seemingly swallowing up ukip support. so, many people are now saying, is this the beginning of the end for ukip? douglas carswell, who was the only mpfor douglas carswell, who was the only mp for the party, has said, it's over. arron banks, a former big financial backer, has said that under the current leadership, ukip cannot be an electoral force. paul nuttall, the party leader, has not given any interviews yet today. but ina given any interviews yet today. but in a statement he said ukip was a victim of its own success but that he remained positive about the future. they're trying to make the argument about having to control immigration and

they have eliminated ukip by becoming ukip.ce before endorsing this type of conservative party. alex salmond, thank you very much. alex salmond, thank you very much. alex salmond, thank you very much. alex salmond, the former scotland first ministerfor the alex salmond, the former scotland first minister for the snp, saying some forthright things. sam, you wa nt to some forthright things. sam, you want to come in on that. i will bring you in in a moment. ijust wa nt to bring you in in a moment. ijust want to bring in professorjohn curtice. just a thought on the scottish picture first before i bring in my panel. what did you make of that? we need to decode what alex salmond said. he set himself the rather low objective of being the largest party in scotland in terms of votes and seats. actually the smp micromanaged that in 2012 and what was widely regarded as a disappointing performance. given that no opinion poll has put the snp other than being the most popular party in scotland for a very long time, his objective seems rather

does he speak for ukip? no, gerard is not speaking for ukip on that.hat we see is simply that "islamism" and islamic fundamentalism is a problem. it's notjust a problem in this country, it's a problem around the globe and we've got to come together and do something about that. and this is the candidate that your party has chosen to stand against the prime minister. he didn't make that distinction. well, i think he has got his terminology wrong and i'll be open and honest about that. what i will say is that we are the only party that put together an integration agenda which i'm not saying, by the way, is the answer to everything, but it's the beginning of an answer and what we've got to do is bring the communities together to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again. is islam a religion of peace? the vast majority of muslims... absolutely, they are peaceful, they live in this country, they love this country, they add to the economy. the problem is there is a small number of people who need to be sorted out, cut out of society altogether and

and i would say this: that we need ukip to be there, we need ukip to be strong.olicy 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, there was one big winner, on her party's first big day out with her in charge. of course, this is not the general election. today's results may not translate directly into what happens next month. but, after today, theresa may has plenty to be confident about. yet there will be no letup. she and the rest will be straight back out on the trail. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, as

the former ukip mp douglas carswell says it's all over for ukip.rsyth reports from boston in lincolnshire. this lincolnshire market town has been right ukip turf. boston has seen a surge in migration from eastern europe. more people here backed brexit than anywhere in britain, but last night voters abandoned ukip. they were there for abandoned ukip. they were there for a purpose, they got us a referendum. they were getting us out. i think they did what they set out to do. they are a spent force. i don't think they will do much now. most of ukip's support here and almost all of its county council seats went to the tories. it is not a local issue, but some say they are the party to deliver brexit. i don't think ukip had any idea how to do it. who do you think can do it? we have to rely on the conservative party. at the moment the conservatives are the only viable party. theresa may is the right person to lead the country. she is strong enough. in recent yea rs, country. she is strong enough. in recent years, ukip were a force to be reckoned with, pla

and i would say this: that we need ukip to be there, we need ukip to be strong, ukip is the insuranceicy 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 there was one big winner. on her party's first big day out with her in charge. of course this is not the general election. today's results may not translate directly into what happens next month. and after today theresa may has plenty to be confident about. yet there will be no letup. she and the rest will be straight back out on the trail. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, as we

ukip to set this ma nifesto responsibility. manifesto launch to push their agenda to get the buttons who backed them last time to stick with them and win over new support. they are promising more troops and police, cutting the overseas aid budget to fund the nhs, a ban on the full face veil and fund the nhs, a ban on the full face veiland an fund the nhs, a ban on the full face veil and an english parliament. the m essa 9 es veil and an english parliament. the messages that ukip is prepared to do and say what the other parties will not. and on brexit, the pitch to still play a role. ukip is the country's insurance policy and of the government begin to backslide, during these negotiations, then it must know that ukip will be there. betterwa re ? must know that ukip will be there. betterwa re? after a dismal performance in the local elections and a depleted roster of parliamentary candidates ukip has struggled to prove that it remains releva nt. struggled to prove that it remains relevant. in the next hour will be speaking to pro

particularly from ukip. the ft reflects on the losses of both labour and ukip.res the daily mail. the guardian quotes jeremy the guardian quotesjeremy corbyn saying labour faces a the guardian quotesjeremy corbyn saying labourfaces a historic challenge. "theresa on the march", declares the daily mail. the express calls theresa may the new mackie. first, let's look at the local and mayoral election. let's look at the daily mail. the reason on the marks, you get wiped out and labour buried in their own backyard. it will come on the weather weakens safely extrapolate this to doom the aids in a bit, but theresa may —— tojune the 8th in a bit. theresa may not —— careful not to overestimate these games? they're worried about turnout injune. games? they're worried about turnout in june. it's not games? they're worried about turnout injune. it's not about games? they're worried about turnout in june. it's not about whether she will win, its about the size of the majority she will get. what the conservatives are trying to do is ta ke conservatives are trying to do is tak

they were your voters before they went to ukip and the tories.vement. the labour party is a line drawn through working—class communities, between people who support globalism and internationalism and anti—racism and people who don't. it always existed. we will fight this battle in favour of our principles. the problem is - the challenge - and the greens and the snp should be on the same side. if you have got these blue collar workers, people who voted brexit, who were left behind, who saw wages stagnant she has to deliver for thoem them, who saw wages stagnant she has to deliverfor them, not just about brexit, it may not sol all the problems, about everything pels their life? of course. everyone wants politicians to deliver. the reasonjeremy corbyn isn't delivering at the moment is because he's not actually — he hasn't got a positive vision. we hear doom and gloom about poverty and the rest of it. there are problems in society, i get that. if you are a politician that can't do what tony blair did in 1997 offer a positive vision, the sunny uplands

does this mean it is the end of ukip? does this country need ukip?ernment agenda. even without a single seat in the house of commons... how do you control the national agenda without having a single seat in the house of commons? we have done for at least the last couple of years. look at the agenda of the government. they did not want a referendum on brexit. they were terrified of us and did it. they even announced non— manifesto pledges like introducing grammar schools into the uk. only ukip has been saying that and we have said it consistently for over a decade. look at our policies, they have been adopted by government to be we're not here for political power, we are here to change the country. so... and yet there are some issues the government still fails on. look at how to protect social policy and looking after the elderly are big it is only ukip that says we will take money out of foreign aid and use it for the most vulnerable people in the country. even the conservatives have failed on that mission. we continue our relevant drive to do this.

but voters have been moving away from ukip.g here and packing their bags. our political editor laura kuenssberg reporting there. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. preparing for the 2018 world cup but at what cost, as concerns over the exploitation of north korean workers plague russian organisers. we head to paris and trace the background of chelsea and france star n'golo kante. and tom dumoulin tightens his grip on the overall lead after stage 18 of the giro d'italia. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with news about the 2018 world cup in russia. when fans gather to watch the first semifinal at next year's tournament in the newly built stadium in st petersburg, to what extent did those who helped build it suffer? fifa have found evidence north koreans who worked on the site were subjected to appalling conditions. our sports news correspondent richard conway takes up the story. the heads of four nordic football associations wrote to the fifa president becaus

harry blakeley for ukip, our ukip standing in this constituency?pporting people that supported brexit. george obviously disappointed —— supported vote leave. are you happy to be represented by a party that wants to introduce a ban on the back? i'm standing as a conservative on our own manifesto. but you're happy to be endorsed by ukip? it is for each party to decide whether they want to stand. ukip are deciding they want to stand in some seats and not others. i'm not a member of ukip. but are you happy as a conservative candidate that ukip are not stand in this constituency? yes, i think many ukip voters were tired of being a country with laws written by the eu and they wanted to take back control. we have taking back control and we now have to make a success of the negotiations. for the labour party, what are you promising for people here? i think there is a lot to be promised and already has been promised on housing in particular. that is an issue for people. the quality of housing, of rented housing in particular is very low. people want a roof

where we'll ukip support go?aybe you would expect ukip switches to head towards the conservatives. the greens have polled tolerably well but the liberal democrats began there is an anti—brexit factor. birmingham itself was evenly balanced between the two. 0nly birmingham itself was evenly balanced between the two. only 2000 votes leave and remain out of a total of. these are very narrow margins. the vote... she finishes a third... when we're most of her second preference votes go? there is obvious speculation both ways, one way 0r another, i don't want to add to the accumulation of fake news or alternative facts, but i think it's true to say both the main candidates have reason to consider their charge is alive. we'll be back to you if there is a development. that is one of the contest in play. we have a result in this group of six new mayors. they result in liverpool. we'lljoin the victor, labour's steve rotherham. many congratulations to you. thanks, huw. i'm wondering what it is in terms of liverpool, i'll ask

people who voted ukip to leave the european union, which has happened, but they also voted ukip becauseng to deliver on. ukip knows it will struggle to get its own mps elected this year. but in deliberately deciding where not to stand, it could still have a big impact on this election. andrew sinclair reporting there. and you can see a full list of candidates in norfolk north on the screen now. and a full list of candidates in peterborough here. she was one of television's best loved characters — hilda ogden — famous for her sharp tongue, her trademark headscarf, and her pinny. now some of those iconic items are going under the hammer. they're being sold at auction by the family ofjean alexander, the actress who played her for more than two decades. the auction is taking place in her hometown of southport. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is there. oh, look, i don't care if it only cost 2p! it is one of the most famous outfits in tv history. the curlers, the hairnet, and the pinny of hilda ogden. and it's going under the hammer this afternoon. you can get rid of it, and yo

ukip have been up and down. ago, they didn't do so well in the local elections. but over the seven—year period we are obliged to count, there is a big, big difference. but when you apply that format to the schedule, the programmes we are actually going to make, we do think in retrospect, actually, that the gap between what ukip is getting and what the greens are getting is too great, so we're going to make a change and we've invited the green party in the last 2a hours to take part in an extra programme in the elections questions format in the last weekend of the campaign, onjune the 4th. they've accepted that and we're really pleased to have that extra programme going into the bbc one schedule. so you've either caved in to pressure or you got it wrong. we've not caved in to pressure. we're not going to cave in to pressure from political parties. we looked at the schedule in retrospect, what we'd lined up, and the differences between the parties. there were two differences, effectively, that the greens were not

has the music stopped for a ukip?f the uk. the county started the night with 13 ukip councillors but not one dodge the draft. i always voted labour and my family were all labour, i have never voted for the tories. we started voting for ukip and now they have done theirjob. i like but the tory party has to say, much better than labour now. theirjob is done now. i like theresa reason meynell and i think he is better and you can believe what she is saying. membership of the european union has been a disasterfor us. european federalism. popular support group from its campaign to stop britain joining the euro, still remembered in its badge, but it only really took off after the huge wave of easton european immigration hit the uk after 2004. the breakthrough came through in 2009 and they came second in the european elections and their estimated vote share in the council elections held on the same day was 9%. fast forward to 2013 and ukip turned in its best domestic performance with 23% of the vote. they slipped the followin

yes, it's very difficult for ukip. of our own success at this moment in time, but who's to say where british politics is going to be and where brexit is going to be in two years' time? 0r where politics will be in some 30 oi’ 0r where politics will be in some 30 or $0 0r where politics will be in some 30 or so days, when the general election happens. it is unusual in britain to have a local election followed by a general election. local elections are often used as an attempt to see how a national vote michael. that is not generally work because people vote on local issues and do not tend to take as much notice of who the leader of the parties. that will become a bigger issue in the general election in britain. campaigning really. in a honest with local elections out of the way. the election campaign is now officially on. we will see them out and about over the weekend and next week as this race really starts. absolutely. more campaigning. really looking forward to it. thank you very much. let's turn to another election

, then it must know that ukip will be there.in a depleted roster of parliamentary candidates, ukip asa roster of parliamentary candidates, ukip as a struggle on its hands to prove that it remains relevant. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the search for a wider terror network linked to the manchester suicide bomber is continuing — there's been another arrest, in the moss side area of the city. there are reports that donald trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, is now part of the fbi inquiry into russian involvement in the us election. president trump will attend his first g7 summit today in sicily, with discussions expected to focus on global security, trade and climate change. nasa has published detailed photographs of the poles ofjupiter showing massive cyclones the size of earth. we lead our news review again with the manchester attack: above its masthead the guardian shows images of some of the victims. it's reporting on ways to tackle extremism — saying british prime minister theresa may will use the g7 summit later to

but ukip polled 7500 votes last time.nd get the pro—brexit conservative re—electedlj aside to try and get the pro—brexit conservative re-elected. i guess it will be helpful, because, you know, a lot of those ukip voters were former conservative voters, and now people realise there is not budge point in voting ukip. ukip used to do well in elections in the east of england. but in this month's local elections, it lost all of its seats. if they believe in something, they should stand. i think it's a bit cynical to be honest. why should stand. i think it's a bit cynicalto be honest. why would should stand. i think it's a bit cynical to be honest. why would you tell someone to vote for a different team? tell someone to vote for a different team ? lets tell someone to vote for a different team? lets say you're part of football, you are arsenal, you are telling all of your arsenal supporters to support manchester? you're not going to do that. label launched their campaign at the weekend. they are hoping ukip voters will go back

voters now that they have moved so far to the right there is no need for ukip.in that same vein. theques voted really is, if the labour party voted for brexit and is going for brexit, then, it is not a given that the ukip photo would automatically switch conservative. quite a few ukip voters were traditional labour voters. that has always been the case. it is true from personal experience, being on the campaign trail, it has not been as much about brexit as an issue in the election on the doorstep. theresa may, despite the setback she has had but she wants to try to return to the agenda trying § has i has had a bad week or leader. she has had a bad week or so. leader. she has had a bad week or so. the manchester attack and the big wobble over social care which has undermined her position. she wants to get back to some of the issues she think she is stronger on and score points on. she still think she will be more effective over the area of immigration and so on with the brexit negotiations. did the issue of security, came back in some ways to manchester, did sec

it's seldom easy being a ukiper.itish way to turn a blind eye to evil in our midst. it is not good enough to light candles and proclaim that extremists will not beat us. action is required on multiple fronts and i am proud ukip is setting out its patriotic agenda for defending our country and our way of life. and now, i defending our country and our way of life. and now, lam equally defending our country and our way of life. and now, i am equally proud to hand over to my deputy chairman, suzanne evans, who will take you through some of the specific proposals within our 2017 manifesto. thank you. studio: the ukip leader paul nuttall outlining what he says is ukip's patriotic agenda for this country in the aftermath of the manchester bombings. let's go to norman smith, guru, who guru he ho

i am afraid the labels on the ukip and labour candidates were the wrong way round so the ukip guy was this a momentous moment, the daily mail thinks so if you look at the headline, the tories, 84 page manifesto unveiling mayism, a word she hates, politics entered a new era. that's all we've got time for this evening. kirsty will be here tomorrow. have a very good night. music: black hole sun by soundgarden # in my eyes, indisposed # in disguises no one knows # hides the face, lies the snake # the sun in my disgrace # boiling heat, summer stench # neath the black the sky looks dead # call my name through the cream and i hear you scream again # black hole sun, won't you come and wash away the rain # black hole sun, won't you come # won't you come #. good evening. the rain this afternoon arrived for— five hours earlier than scheduled. a wet afternoon and evening in south—east england. a bit of a breeze. have it. elsewhere, glorious sunshine. overnight, chilly further north and west under clear skies. went across the south—east corner into east anglia and west lincolnshire. 9— 10 degrees.

, then it must note that ukip will be there.ocal elections and a depleted roster of parliamentary candidates, ukip has a struggle on its hands to prove it remains relevant. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. as manifesto launches go, how did it go? well, all the mainstream parties are having a restrained, low—key we start campaigning, precisely not what happened at the ukip launch, which turned out to be a highly charged, emotive occasion, in part because of their decision to put confronting radical islam at the heart of their manifesto. that was a lwa ys heart of their manifesto. that was always going to be controversial, in pa rt always going to be controversial, in part because of the language a —— the language they used, talking about turning back the tide, cutting out the cancer. we sawjournalists shouted down, but above all, the accusation that theresa may was in pa rt accusation that theresa may was in part to blame for the manchester atrocity, because she hadn't curb immigration and she had

rack when ijoined ukip, you don't join ukip brexiteer.ropean union, and we we re very out of the european union, and we were very successful on the 23rd of june last year. what we've got to do is, we have got to ensure that we get the brexit which people voted for, whereby we control our own borders and immigration, we get full control of our waters and fisheries back, we bring our laws back to westminster, we leave the ecj and the european court of human rights. we are free to sign our own trade deals, we are out of the single market, and most importantly, we pay no divorce bill to the european union, because since we've been members, since 1973, we've paid £183 billion net in ownership fee alone. i would be strong enough going into the negotiations, i just i would be strong enough going into the negotiations, ijust hope the prime minister is. would you refuse to pay your dues if you were going through a real divorce? look, listen... applause we have given that club 183 billion since 1973. we have got 9 billion tied up in the european in

green party should qualify far above ukip to have their voice heard in these election specials. 0theryed 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 the recent presidential election in france. if those countries can do it, wondered terry pearson, why should our potential leaders avoid that sort of scrutiny? isn't it about time the bbc took on the clearly prepared conservative strategy of not letting may face searching political questions? the one show "who takes out the bins?" does not count. i still don't understand why we will not see may versus corbyn in a tv debate. if the bbc had seriously threatened to empty chair her, she would have had little choice. well, let's discuss some of those issues with the bbc‘s head of news gathering, jonathan monroe. jonathan, let's start with whether the

but voters have been moving away from ukip.ainly due to fewer eu citizens moving here and more packing their bags and, of course, we are all on our way out of the eu. perhaps, ukip today is just trying to keep up. laura, election campaigning isjust resuming and already today so are the personal attacks. well, the context really of all of this has changed. into this new frame, jeremy corbyn will step tomorrow, with his first major campaign as things nationally get back under way. he will make a speech about his values and british values and his own version of patriotism and he will praise the work of the emergency services in manchester and promise alsos to restore the cuts that have been made to police budgets. he will go further than that. he will talk about foreign policies too. he will state his view that the war on terror has failed and that our foreign policy abroad has rather than reducing the threat here at home, it has actually made it more dangerous. he will absolutely explicity say it does notjustify the actions of an

ukip isa over british laws to british hands. ukip is a party of the british union.letely opposed to a second scottish independence referendum. taxes in scotland should be no higher than the rest of the uk. if possible, make them lower. we must be able to compete. scotland has decided, we voted to remain british and british we remain. thank you. thank you, david coburn. applause and finally, for the scottish greens, patrick harvie. thank you, sarah. scotland needs a green voice at westminster. we have achieved a huge number of social and environmental protections in europe. this will be in the hands of a hard right tory government hell—bent on a bonfire of the regulations, that will literally put people's lives on the line. we also need to oppose their cuts agenda, it's destroying people's lives but it's also a failure to invest in the sustainable future our economy needs. all these other parties have voted for subsidies and tax breaks to the big polluters. we need to be investing and have a plan to invest in generating over 200,000 newjobs in the sustainable economy

ukip have been campaiging in clacton.ion under douglas ca rswell until he left the party. away from the campaign trail, the party have suspended one of its general election candidates because of a series of social media comments which have drawn allegations of racism. paddy singh will continue to be listed as the ukip candidate, but the party will no longer endorse him. he has denied being racist. the headlines on bbc news: the us president flies to saudi arabia but as he leaves there's another twist in the controversial sacking of fbi chiefjames comey. there's a disagreement within labour after the shadow foreign secretary says the party could abandon its support for trident. meanwhile the tories defend their pledge to cut net migration after it's criticised by former chancellor george osborne. the wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. she married james matthews in berkshire. new rules for cigarette packaging come into force this weekend. all packs must be greenish—brown with

ever to choose a ukip mp, today's tougher approach did find some favour. think the borders need to be closed off at the minute. they cannot check everybody, they are cutting down the police force, the army... yet for other politicians it is too soon. i think it is entirely the wrong approach. we are supporting the police, intelligence services and victims. we need to make sure they get the support they need, it is not a time for making political points. you are feeding the fears that cause the problem in this country today. ukip deliberately wants to be seen as the party that is ready to say the unsayable. our first on the stump today since the manchester attack, but challenging extremism has been noticeably absent from the election... not any more. but voters have been moving away from ukip, and with net migration on the way down and britain leaving the eu, perhaps the party today is just trying to keep up. now it's time for meet the author. ann patchett is a novelist who spends her stories without letting the effort show. they race along with the complex

different for ukip. 146 seats defended and 146 seats lostm different for ukip. 146 seats defended andlost. it is very interesting the ukip result because i was talking to rob ford who has charted the ukip performance, the ups and downs, over several years. he says there is evidence of the ukip vote has switched to the conservatives, maybe not all of it, but maybe half has gone this time, but the effect might be to reward the tories with extra seats in the general election, but to make the lib dems' task harder in areas like the south—west where they would be hoping to pick up parliamentary seats again. absolutely, the liberal democrats we re absolutely, the liberal democrats were reduced from 66 seats down to eight in the last election. they picked up one in a by—election to go into this election with nine to defend. they will be hoping that many of those seats that they lost in 2015 were lost to the conservatives. they have appropriate set message versus the hybrid brexit that theresa may is seeking. but the bar has been raised that much higher and it will make it much more difficult

do you think ukip made its point effectively or did itjust struck ukip made its point effectively or wrong note? their argument was that it was right and proper to have a pause of a couple of days from electioneering that they say you are letting the terrorists win if you let them impinge on the democratic process. you could have been accused of trying to take advantage of the situation in manchester and the atrocity that happened there. they would argue that they've been making these kind of arguments for many yea rs. these kind of arguments for many years. they say their manifesto wasn't changed because of what happened, it was printed on saturday, paul nuttall says it is simply not enough for people to light candles in the way he expressed it, he says difficult questions need to be asked, their argument is that there is an integration emergency in the uk. they say it must be clear that people who are allowed in have our rallies and if they don't they shouldn't be allowed in. —— have our values. when this is an evans said directly that theresa may should ta ke directly that theresa

ever to choose a ukip mp, today's tougher approach did find some favour.off at the minute. they cannot check everybody, they are cutting down the police force, the army... yet for other politicians it is too soon.” force, the army... yet for other politicians it is too soon. i think it is entirely the wrong approach. we are supporting the police, intelligence service and victims. we need to make sure they get the support they need, it is not a time for making political points. you are feeding the fears that caused the problem in this country today. ukip deliberately wants to be seen as the party that is ready to say the unsayable. 0ur party that is ready to say the unsayable. our first on the stump today since the manchester attack, but challenging extremism has been noticeably absent from the election... not any more. but voters have been moving away from ukip, and with net migration on the way down and britain leaving the eu, perhaps the party today is just trying to keep up. laura, you mentioned the fall in net migration, how does that play into the ele

ukip has a bus with theirfive pledges on. of the others. ukip has a bus with their five pledges on.hat i5 bit blancmange from the others. that is why they are not putting too in the polls because they don't have a clear definition and that is everything in politics. jeremy corbyn thi5 everything in politics. jeremy corbyn this week has made labour finally a tax and spend a hollick party which is what a lot of 5upporter5 party which is what a lot of supporters have wanted. whether it got through to the voters on the night of... there has been an uplift in the polls for labour. it could be getting through. monday is cut off day for voter registration. what do we know of the importance of turnout? it is absolutely vital. look what happened with brexit. it was such an enormous turnout and everybody was so engaged. 7296 turnout. turnout matters but we still have a problem with engaging with young voters and thatis with engaging with young voters and that is why labour and lib dems want 16 plus voters. if you analyse turnout, who turns out in terms of the demographic and the age can make

when he's 25, do you think that ukip will exist?|j don't you think that ukip will exist?”should fight on,. the way that labour is going at the moment they're vulnerable and there is public looking for a new party looking to back the working class. how do you think paul muscle, there are new leader is doing? —— paul nuttall customer. hello sir what do you think about you could? . look hello sir what do you think about you could?! look at that age account in the shape of a storm trooper. an oppressive array of drones? a paintball blaster. what do you think you can she do, back—up fight on? at the last election, labour held the seat byjust under 100 votes, which means if you give voters decide to vote for someone else, it is pretty crucial. ukip talking about banning muslim clothing? is that abbey street —— up your street? they should fight on with issues with that. their purpose is gone and they seem to be scrambling around, appealing to far right policies and the only reason why they should stick around is so that's something nastier doesn't follow, in my opinion. are you a

so you'd vote for ukip, then? possibly not vote for ukip. he wants what's best for britain. tim farron? i think we need somebody that doesn't exist at the moment. somebody that's got a bit of backbone, somebody who's not frightened to say what they want and to say what the people are believing in, and... you know, not getting all excited and overly upset about upsetting the pc people, you know? politically correct? yes. there's too much of it at the moment, so we need somebody that's a realist, somebody that's going to listen to the people and take what the people have spoken. somebody who understands the needs of somebody from a working—class background, not somebody born with a silver spoon in their mouth. i don't think there's anybody at the moment. they don't exist. it has to be practical, like i said to you. they don't come out, practically, and give people what they need, actually, theyjust randomly check you or go on the paper, this is what people say, but they don't go out, basically. a practical person, i would say that is the perso

that perhaps ukip is unfairly targeting muslims.ave to say, this is a hugely, it isa is, i have to say, this is a hugely, it is a remainer constituency. it is rather a biased audience. the fact is, there is no way that we have ever is, there is no way that we have ever done this. in the debate he says he's not talking about the majority of muslims, but to say that there is a terrorist inspired by radical islam carrying out attacks, it is just to be radical islam carrying out attacks, it isjust to be in radical islam carrying out attacks, it is just to be in complete denial, andi it is just to be in complete denial, and i think, or do we do if we want to fight this matter if we cannot even name what it is? that is the point is making and in the current climate, that takes a lot of courage, i think. peter climate, that takes a lot of courage, ithink. peter whittle climate, that takes a lot of courage, i think. peter whittle from ukip, thank you forjoining us. let's get a little bit more all from the debate. caroline lucas was talking

they are hoping to make gains from ukip.seats —40, a 10% swing could change the political colours of those divisions. watch out for a libdem resurgent. ukip got it second largest vote share in a 6—foot and they may still be resilient. —— essex. labour are on the defensive, they do not think they will be making any gains but would fight to hold the seats they have. the coverage of local elections will continue tomorrow morning from six o'clock and then again from nine o'clock and then again from nine o'clock on abc news. the two candidates vying to become the next french president were back on the campaign trail today, after clashing in a tv debate last night, when centrist candidate emmanuel macron called his far right challenger, marine le pen, the "high priestess of fear". she in turn accused him of being soft on terrorism, as our correspondent lucy williamson reports. borders and barriers aren't really emmanuel macron's thing. but when you might be the next president of france, your supporters have to get used to them. an

do you think ukip are a spent force now? yes. yes, i do.tjust a two—party contest, others will of course get votes too. this woman is going to vote for the lib dems. their views, i tend to think that they are more stronger for the common person, let's say the working class person. so how will you be voting and why? greens. because i think we should start thinking more about the planet and what we're doing to it. he's not like media savvy enough to get into power. so i think it's going to be a wasted vote if somebody does vote labour. the runners and riders in the forthcoming general election here cannot officially be nominated until this friday. but people are engaged, they are thinking hard, and they're not necessarily going to support the same party they voted for two years ago. that's a long time in politics. danny savage, bbc news, pontrefact. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in downing street. theresa may is off to see the queen this afternoon. what will happen? well most people probably thought the election was already u

let's turn out to ukip. paul, you are starting from a low base and have no mps whatsoever now.ing, talking about the issues facing the majority of people in the country. we may not have any mps but this whole election which has been framed by theresa may around brexit is asa framed by theresa may around brexit is as a result of the victory won last year by ukip in the referendum. you could have demonstrated more than any other party, we have challenged the political establishment and changed the political direction of this country. we will keep talking about the issues that resonate with voters across the country and we look forward to doing that. we saw what happened with the stoke election, not performing perhaps as well as the party hope, why do you think that the message is not getting across? i think paul performed well in stoke but the problem was the expectation was set incredibly low by the labour party. i hear they're already talking about a jeremy corbyn victory just already talking about a jeremy corbyn victoryjust by dint of the fa ct corbyn victoryjust by dint of t

, then it must know that ukip will be there.ed roster of parliamentary candidates, ukip has a struggle on its hands to prove it remains relevant. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. perhaps you don't get a sense from that report ofjust how angry things got. that's right. reporters when they were trying to ask questions of paul nuttall being heckled and shouted down really quite aggressively by some of the ukip supporters who were there. now you could have decided to return full throttle to the election fray. we know that the other parties have decided to have a pause. there will be some local campaigning today and then more national campaigning tomorrow, but probably at quite a low level and quite restrained, i think. but the argument from paul nuttall that it was right to show respect of those who died in manchester, but also right to return to the election, because, he said, things had to be talked about. now, his argument is very much that this is not offensive, that this is the right thing to do.

so you'd vote for ukip, then? possibly not vote for ukip.i think he wants what's best for britain. i think we need somebody that doesn't exist at the moment. somebody that's got a bit of backbone, somebody who's not frightened to say what they want and to say what the people are believing in, and... you know, not getting all excited and overly upset about upsetting the pc people, you know? politically correct? yes. there's too much of it at the moment, so we need somebody that's a realist, somebody that's going to listen to the people and take what the people have spoken. somebody who understands the needs of somebody from a working—class background, not somebody born with a silver spoon in their mouth. i don't think there's anybody at the moment. they don't exist. it has to be practical, like i said to you. they don't come out, practically, and give people what they need, actually, theyjust randomly check you or go on the paper, this is what people say, but they don't go out, basically. a practical person, i would say that is the person. so

can they talk first of all about ukip?es seem that they have something to come back at they have something to come back at the general election. they are actually saying, we will be here if the prime minister messes it up? is that a reality of them saying that they are not going to really do anything? it is a rather confused message. i think really what the party is all about has been leading beer. 146 seats they were defending, they lost all of them. most of these results haemorrhaged to the conservative party. they have not named candidates. the party leader is probably thinking to himself this is probably thinking to himself this is going to be a difficult line to walk. he lost a lot of seats in areas which are traditionally very strong ukip areas. can he get anyone in parliament to be the car door golf brexit? let us talk about the liberal democrats. this idea of raising income tax on all the bands by one pin1p raising income tax on all the bands by one pin 1p in the poem to these £6 billion for the nhs. what are the c

they're going to return to ukip. the future of ukip is very right indeed.h presidentialfrontrunner emmanuel macron say they've been the victim of a massive hacking attack after thousands of documents were released online. they say genuine e—mails were mixed up with fake ones ahead of voters going to the polls tomorrow where mr macron will face his far—right opponent, marine le pen. france's electoral commission said any media publishing the content of the documents would face criminal charges. my colleague karin giannone is in paris. you are in for a fascinating time ahead. what do these leaks signify? how much ahead. what do these leaks signify? how much nervousness ahead. what do these leaks signify? how much nervousness has this created an macron campaign? just as a dramatic impact delete my turbulent campaign was coming to an end, a couple of hours before the campaign fell silent outcomes this piece of news from the macron camp that they had been the victims of a massive hacking attack. to nine gb of documents from personal and private e—mail accounts f

so a very bad day for ukip. people are talking about whether it can survive this.early 300 seats in other councils that weren't up for election today, but a bad day. having said that, nigel farage, the former leader of ukip, is still saying that there is hope. there's still several weeks to go and a lot can change. yeah, it is very difficult for ukip. we are a victim of our own success at this moment in time. but who's to say where british politics is going to be, and where brexit is going to be, in two years' time? and that's nigel farage there. tom, it'sjust over a month until the general election. can labour turn this around? do they believe they can? well, they have described their challenge this evening in a statement from jeremy corbyn, the leader, as of historic scale. so i think they are clearly publicly accepting the difficulty that they face. he is some way behind in the polls as leader, labour is some way behind in the polls as a party. one thing they might want to, and they are starting to talk about more publicly, is the need to get their young voters