we're joined in the studio by deviation and professor of international relations at the university of westminster here in london sir thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera so we're going to take exit polls so you know any kind of polling with a bit of a pinch of salt but if there are no modi has won what do you think swung it for and what do you think it was in the campaign considering as we've been hearing that the economy hasn't been doing as well as as it could what you think swung it for him in fact came to power in 2014 on the promise that he would bring development and there's no indication that that has happened in last 5 years in fact and the key a family elections in december last year where i think his party lost so they're all prediction that if the election really tight he may win lose what have happened for then of course was if in your sort of war like situation with the republic of the what has worked for more the 2 things externally the idea that he has sort of stood up to pakistan for he has given an image of him being the strong leader and internally again he has gi

mourners now i'm joined by david and who's head of politics and international relations at university of westminsterhank you for coming in to speak to us so if you're hearing there has been a grueling exercise in democracy that has now ended with what looks like a stunning victory for an around ramadi how did modi and the b.j. people they self i think what we have to remember is that people say that he won despite devival of politics that he was one fairly and squarely there's no doubt about it but the reality he's won because of divisive politics the way they have operated with they made it all about the worth of the end the opposition last opposition also agreed with the politics of movie was anti modi what is a popular figure it was a populist figure and the situation now was of. indulging in politics which is about one leader one party one nation if you can't be more the your party and if your party and the national media and as you know nationally with sort of a poison that afflicts a lot of people i think successfully managed to equate modi with a nation and that is a danger that we've witness

joining us to talk more about brexit, the focus for us in westminster, is the professor of politics at queen mary universityt to have you with us. boris johnson appears to be the man to beat in this forthcoming tory leadership. is that your assessment? the favorite does not always win. tim: he appears to be the front runner right now. the key is whether he can make it through the parliamentary stage. mp's have to vote on all of the candidates to eliminate all but two. if i'm nothing of his fellow mps vote for him, i think he has a very good chance. he is certainly the favorite at the moment. anna: we know that theresa may wants to not resign until june 10. can you see any difficulties with the timetabling that has been much talked about? many mps and members would like to see her go sooner rather than later. problemhave a slight with the visit of the american president. her going by might be wise in that respect. the key is to try to get a decision late out today so that it is not announced on monday. then, they will be able to say they have gotten rid of theresa may which is something the tory party wants

westminster. a coroner has called for universities to de—stigmatise mental—health issues after concluding that a first—year student at the university ofn murray, who was 19, is one of 12 students at the university to die in the last three years. his father has been campaigning for a change in the way universities approach student mental health. frankie mccamley has more details. james murray met his son ben last may for lunch — that was the last time they ever spoke. later that day, ben, a first—year student at bristol university, took his own life. he was sensitive. he used to look at the things that other people might overlook, like suffering in friends and people around him. whenjames was told about ben's death, he started looking into his son's time at university. what became very clear is that little pieces of the picture were held in different places, different departments, different systems, but when you pulled together in one place, it the picture of ben's crisis seemed to be so clear that you'd think that he stood out. ben was missing lectures, he hadn't paid his fees, and was on the verge of being kicked out. as a parent, th

westminster. we can speak now to anthony, the director of the centre for security and intelligence studies at the universityery serious matter, —— this is a very serious matter, a crisis for the government and very grave crisis for the governors because the governors of the united kingdom because the national security council sits right at the apex of the national security machinery. a leak from apex of the national security machinery. a leakfrom it apex of the national security machinery. a leak from it is a very damaging thing for the credibility of our government and the way we are perceived throughout the world. the fa ct perceived throughout the world. the fact that this was a leak about the security issues posed by allowing huawei to get into the proposed network, so an inquiry, a discussion ofa network, so an inquiry, a discussion of a security problem with huawei which itself was leaked, that is a terrible thing and the chinese are just going to be laughing themselves silly. and many other reasons too, it was clear that as their only two people in the national security council, it was either they wo

of parliament. thank you very much. i am joined in westminster. you have known boris johnson since university. k that time has come to do something fundamentally different, talk with the eu in a different tone. not haggle as much, like theresa may try to do. i think what he has persuaded his party, even though there are a lot of mps behind us who were boris phobic. but now, particularly in light of the european elections, they think they are steering disaster in the face and they are prepared to take the risk. is it inevitable that borisjohnson wins this race? i don't think it is inevitable because every tory leadership election, the obvious has not happened, but i think it is likely and i think it would be a complete catastrophe for the country. frankly, this whole mess has been driven by the tory party and the would—be leaders caring more about themselves than they do about the country. i think borisjohnson would be yet another one. the public say the whole time, why can't we just have politicians who tell the truth? but two of the biggest liars who got us into this mess are the ones being mo

engagement in the form of a public radio station that airs lectures given by westminster church for example. the interactions on public radio suggests. i went to marquette universityfor college that the committee minnesota right next door. still made the assumption that that's what politics looked like. married my husband now of more than 50 years. he wanted to work for the navy department in washington d.c.. the university of maryland wanted someone to teach political communication i said i think i can do that. that's how i got to maryland. was recruited by the university of texas. spent three years there and came back to the east coast where i've been ever since. i still go back to minnesota on a regular basis. when we try to find different places in the united states to study how politics is working, we still go back to places, interestingly, like maine and minnesota in order to try to find things like town halls. gatherings where people actually still get together. so we can listen to them. deliberate about things that matter to their communities. i wish we can find a way to bring back more of that because that community engagement increases the likelihood tha

universities, faith groups, charitable institutions. a speaker who welcomes the united kingdom youth parliament each year to westminster, to the green benches to conduct the debates of their source. a speaker who goes as a matter of pride to their conference everything going your. i promised the u.k. yp that i would go to their conference each year to talk to and hear from them. the reason i have always taken that stance, and i have honored that pledge, is partly that i enjoy it. he enjoys speaking, speaking, and that is why he does it. [laughter] there is an element of truth in that. there is another reason why i do it, and i would like to commend this to you. io fee -- i feel that if ever we in westminster and politicians in other great democracies want again to be respected by young people, we h ave to show respect for young people. respect is not our automatic right. two an earned credit, or a -way street. enough from me, notwithstanding quite quite -- your extraordinary courtesy and forbearance. be mightily relieved to know that my speech is now definitively at an end. [applause] thomas: thank you, mr. speaker, for the fascinating remarks. i think you will find

universe, the price of politics and the price of apples as well. phil mackie is in dudley market to bring us up with what has been happening. dudley is one of those really key marginal seats in westminsterors. the conservatives lost control by one seat to no overall control so it is dead level, a dead heat, with 36 councillors for labour and 36 for the conservatives but it is likely the conservatives but it is likely the conservatives but it is likely the conservatives will continue in power with a casting vote of the mayor for another year. elsewhere in the west midlands, no clear winners, conservatives probably happier than labour, although labour gained a bigger majority in one counsel, they conservatives have taken walsall from no overall control but they lost worcester to no overall control, the greens holding the balance of power there. ukip made a bit of a comeback in the black country where it used to do very well but did not win any seats. the greens hold the balance of power in worcester. there was some independent parties like the black country party in dudley which polled well but did not win any seats but may be a force in the future. corin is with me, the chief executive o

scandal engulfing one of the uk's leading universities — and hear the story of one of the women involved. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm ben brown. the two main westminsterng to another referendum. the party has expelled one of the architects of new labour — its former communications chief alastair campbell, who admitted voting liberal democrat last week. we'll have more on that in a moment. meanwhile, for the conservatives, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt has said that pursuing a no deal brexit would be political suicide for his party. he's one of ten conservative leadership candidates — with the mp kit malthousejoining the race this morning. and later this afternoon, theresa may will be in brussels — where eu leaders are grappling with the impact of the european elections on their plans. ourfirst report is from our political correspondent jonathan blake. cheering celebration for the party that wants us out as soon as possible, and one that wants to keep us in. but the mood is much gloomier for the tories and labour, searching for a solution to the brexit stalemate. one conservative leadership candidate is trying to set himself apart, arguing against