it is the general election and this general election has been called by theresa may because she does not want opposition on brexit and have brexit. she is striving to was that at 100 mph into the brick wall that is brexit. she needs opposition to that. a lot of voters seem to like that. but what do not and that is why our membership has gone up by over 100,000 ended the largest we have ever had. i am not saying that we do not have a lot of hard graft ahead of us. it is not rocket science in elections. you have to knock on doors and talk to lots of people. i have been at meetings with candidates and people are very angry about what is happening about brexit. they are fired up and they are coming over to us. in those seats where we are trying to win, we're getting some really good polling results, as i said. lots of motorbikes rushing past is heard outside the palace of westminster. but thank you very much being with us but thank you very much being with us anyway. thank you for your time. let's look at scotland. labour have suffered bruising losses — including in glasgow, where the

election happening in the middle of the general election. so she is right. that is why we are not taking anything for granted under the conservative side. if you want to theresa may as your prime minister you have two fold for her on june the 8th. something quite clear about the 8th. something quite clear about the korber leadership is he has lost his party, he has —— he is losing in the labour heartlands and he hasn't spoken on brexit. not many people can see him sitting opposite 27 leaders negotiating for our country. if you do want the right prime minister, who i believe is theresa may, you have two vote for her. one thing that is certain as a result of these results is that the conservatives are not going to be able to run this line of the coalition of chaos. we can extrapolate something from these results. that looks as though it is very likely there will be a conservative majority. who is going to be providing the opposition and what size will that majority be due i hope we're not going to hear from the prime minister, coalition of

and never have another general election again. how can you treat the british people with that contempt? the prime minister is billing in as a brexit general election on top of that. my advice to the parties who are trying to d efy to the parties who are trying to defy the will of the british people is that will be taken very amiss and you will go out and make your case in the weeks to come. the people wanted back control and they wanted to be involved and you're denying them that. theresa may laid it out clearly, she was in essence saying this is choice between me and jeremy corbyn. those are 2002 people who go to europe and negotiate brexit and that's your decision now. ukip'sjob is done? it is obvious why the lead are of the conservative party wouldn't name check ukip at the beginning of a general election, but the point is theresa may has used that line about there is only two people who could be prime minister. the election is unusual in really everyone's view, there is only one person who is going to be prime minister and tha

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. joining me now is tony travers. he's a professor at the department of government at the london school of economics and an expert in local government. give us your reading of these results. normally party leaders tried to play our pal election results, but the reason they is almost trying to play them down and not appear to be complacent. she is desperate to ensure that conservative activist and go back this evening and think, well, that is it, we can sit back. equally, the labour party has been trying to make the best of their results. for a party that has not been in opposition for seven years, it is really not good to be losing seats like this just before a general election. very bad indeed for them. they would need to be gobbling up council seats today, wouldn't th

election. decisive victory in next month's general election. they are moving back into parts of great britain where they really haven't had much of an impact for the last 25 years. and, the conservatives have an 11 point lead in the projected national share. that is higher than margaret thatcher had this time in 1983 and 1987 and that was fold in both those cases by landslide general election victories. conservative ministers they are saying — there is no complacency you can always make a mistake in the next five weeks. i spoke to a cabinet minister this afternoon who said to me — interestingly, theresa may's gamble on that early election was the right one. your thoughts on labour tonight, nick? the labour party are saying that they are still in the game. they are saying that 11 point tory lead is narrower than the opinion poll lead. they are saying — look, they won the manchester, george michael mayoralt and liverpool decriesively. senior labourfigures in private are in despair. they think the party is heading to a heavy defeat next mont

those general elections. they generally do badly because there is usually something of a protest vote against the government in power. not this time. the conservatives have won seats in very unusual territories for them, and labour has done pretty badly. so i think what the conservatives will be saying in private is different to what they are saying in public. what they are saying in public is we cannot be complacent, we cannot perhaps give the message that we are going to win onjune the message that we are going to win on june the eighth, the message that we are going to win onjune the eighth, it was then our supporters may not come out and vote for us, and it might be a closer thing than it looks like it will be at the moment. and what has been the reaction from other parties, as well, besides the main parties? well, i think it was very interesting in scotland. in scotland, traditionally, or in recent yea rs, scotland, traditionally, or in recent years, the scottish nationalists have ruled the roost, follow

before the general election. the funeral has taken place of leslie rhodes, one of the victims of the westminster terror attacks. mr rhodes who was 75 and a retired window cleaner was on his way home after a hospital appointment when he was killed by khalid masood on westminster bridge. his family say they have yet to come to terms with the unfairness of his death. more than six weeks after the westminster attack, the last of the funerals of the five people killed by khalid masood, family and friends saying goodbye to les rhodes. the 75—year—old had been a window cleaner and decorator all his life, but was struck as masood sped across westminster bridge on his way to murdering pc keith palmer, and died the next day of his injuries. 0n the lawn in front of les rhodes' south london flat, family and friends had laid flowers, including a wreath symbolising his love of cricket. among them his sister—in—law, carol, who he had helped out when his brother, her husband, had died young, of cancer. she told me les ha

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've heard labour have suffered poor results in the elections. they have lost a number of key strongholds including lancashire, derbyshire and bridgend. but they have taken two of the metro mayoral contests in manchester and liverpool, from where our deputy political he doesn't look very happy, even a bit tense. those defeats and setbacks in the north and the midlands hard to take and then, you'd almost believe labour was having a good day — almost. we've had some difficult results overnight. some have been very good. labour liverpool picked a labour mayor, a moment of comfort for steve rotherham, former mp, his family and his leader and just now, jeremy corbyn could use a little comfort. well, in the light of the re

that said, in a general election. that said, in a general election. that said, in a general election campaign, when plenty of politicians say, let's not put significance on the polls, the only one that counts is that on voting day itself, these are real votes in real ballot boxes collecting real politicians, so there will be extrapolation, and we have more to come rather than what we have at the moment, and it will play into the election campaign. extraordinary that we have an election night like tonight smack bang in the middle of a general election campaign. a lot of results have only come through tomorrow, so what can we expect? worth looking out through the night as we get results in wales in an area that is looked at keenly because there was a national opinion poll done in wales for itv news ten days ago, suggesting the conservatives could make big gains in the general election, so there will be those who look at the welsh results to see if that kind of opinion poll prediction has scrutiny. also keeping an eye on the sixth —— six mayors, and

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'll be no letup. she and the rest will be straight back out on the trail. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well as we've heard labour have suffered poor results in these elections — they've lost a number of key strong holds including lancashire, darbyshire and bridgend. but they have taken two of the metro contests for mayor in manchester and liverpool from where our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports. he doesn't look very happy, even a bit tense, those defeats and setbacks in the north and the midlands hard to take. and then, you'd almost believe labour was having a good day... almost. we've had some difficult results overnight. some have been very good. labour liverpool picked a labour mayor, a moment of comfort for steve rotherham, former mp, his family and his leader. and just now, jeremy corbyn could use a little comf

i think it is fairto a general election. i think it is fair to say, a general election. i think it is fairto say, in a general election. i think it is fair to say, in politics, by being strong and talking tough, you can win friends and influence. but go too far, sound excessive, bandy about strong accusations that cannot be taken back, there is also a risk you could get left out in the cold. let's go straight to brussels and put some of those points to katya. first, thoughts on what kind of impact this contribution by theresa may could have on brexit talks? well, there was brexit talks have not yet started, they are not going to start for several weeks. in a way, it does not impact immediately, there are no big talks or decisions that need to be made tomorrow. but we can see already how nasty things can get, extremely quickly. there we re can get, extremely quickly. there were no real sense of outrage in brussels at the comments, at a eu leadership level, they are being seen as comments leadership level, they are being seen as comments by a prime minister in an election

and you can find out lots more about the local elections and the general election campaign, on our website — that's bbc.co.uk/news. all the constant up—to—date coverage there. and that is all from westminster, for today. plenty more to come in the coming weeks. for now, i will hand you back to nick. thank you very much. the supermarket giant sainsbury‘s says its profits have fallen by more than 8% in the past year, as it warns of a "challenging" trading market and unpredictability in the value of the pound, caused by brexit. the supermarket chain says it is trying not to pass on the increases to customers by putting up prices. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. sainsbury‘s, these days there's more than the traditional deals. last year, it bought argos, delivering a big boost to earnings. it is doing well with sales up by more than 4.1% for the year but sainsbury‘s sales were down by 0.6% and so too were overall profits. it has been an incredible year where we have seen lots and lots of changes and i expect the next year will show many of the similar characterist

just one month before a snap general election. the french presidential contenders have reached the last few hours of campaigning — latest polls suggest centrist candidate emmanuel macron is extending his lead over rival marine le pen. will perry has all the sport. we will start with the live premier league action. 0ne taking on west ham. it is still goalless in the second half. —— tottenham taking on west ham. they need the much—needed three points to keep pressure at the top of the league when chelsea. a win would reduce chelsea's lead to one point. lionel messi is free to represent argentina in world cup qualifiers after his four imagined a national ban was overturned on appeal. the barcelona forward was suspended for swearing at an assistant referee whilst playing for argentina in march. the fees fabio committee said there was not enough evidence to support the punishment for his behaviourjune world cup qualifier against chile and they have upheld the appeal, lodged by the argentine football association on behalf of lio

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. labour has taken a beating, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. ukip‘s vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats had varied fortunes. with all councils now declared, the conservatives have gained 319 seats in england. labour have lost 142 seats, the lib dems have lost 28, and ukip are down 143. in scotland, the snp have lost seven seats, the tories have gained 164, and labour have lost 133. in wales, labour have lost 107 seats, the tories have gained 80 seats, plaid cymru have also gained 33 seats. the lib dems have lost 11 seats. he doesn't look very happy, even a bit tense. those defeats and setbacks in the north and the midlands hard to take, and then, you'd almost believe labour was ha

in the general election in june but for now and beyond in the general election injune but for now the and beyond in the general election in june but for now the west and beyond in the general election injune but for now the west of england has a regional mayor that is blue, conservative. thank you. all 22 councils in wales were being contested, so far around half of them have declared. tomos morgan is in cardiff for us this morning. and a different picture for labour in wales? yeah, it isn't going well for them here, they have lost overall control of two authorities and one council leader, those are the headlines, the council leader in labour heartland, and losing the overall majority. there are significant areas, the first minister of wales's own backyard, which is where theresa may came only weeks ago to launch a campaign for the general election. now, labour have managed to retain control of newport and port talbot. there was exportation they would lose the majority but they have held on. and early results have shown that they have lost their first seat in swa nsea. have lost their

general election. it passed by a whisker in the house, now the really hard work starts for trump's healthca re bill in the senate. russia's military sets up four safe zones in syria but some rebel groups have rejected the plans. hello and welcome to bbc news. the campaign of the french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron, says it's been the victim of a massive hacking attack ahead of sunday's poll. it says hundreds of internal documents were released shortly before official campaigning ended on friday night. aides to mr macron say authentic documents, which had been stolen, were mixed up with fake ones to sow doubt and misinformation. mr macron‘s en marche party said the documents showed the normal functioning of a presidential election campaign, but added that the authors of the leak clearly wanted to undermine it in the final hours. with campaigning finished, the fate of centrist emmanuel macron and far right opponent marine le pen is now in the hands of the voters. with analysis on what we can

all in the run—up to a general election, of course on 8thjune. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at downing street. and once the meeting is concluded we are expecting to hear a few words from the prime minister once she gets back to where you are? that's right. after that short audience with the queen we expect to hear something from theresa may. i think we should expect her to say that the country needs a new government led by her, that it's strong and stable and can take the country through the brexit negotiations. we know that politicians are up and down the country campaigning. i was out with jeremy corbyn this morning ne bedford where he has been talking about the nhs and i think what we're seeing today is a slight change of gear, certainly, obviously from theresa may because as she has this special moment, this tradition in british history that the prime minister would go to the queen and ask for parliament to be dissolved. we know that she left in the last 15 minutes or so to make thatjourney getting into her silver car with o

brexit means what in the uk general election? the labour party unveils its manifesto — we weigh up the arguments. and is this the doctor's surgery of the future? we'll be visiting a californian start—up which says it has the recipe for preventative healthcare. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock lots more in the programme including news from ford of significantjob losses. today the uk's labour party will release its manifesto ahead of next month's general election. although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labour's plans to scrap the government's existing white paper on brexit negotiations. the conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. so where do the two parties stand on brexit? the labour party favours managed migration, but will stop short of committing to specific immigration targets, unlike the conservatives which has pledged to limit net migration to the "tens of thousands". jeremy corbyn‘s labour party says it want

to the general election. theresa may says she's not taking anything for granted, whilejeremy corbyn says labour are facing an historic challenge to win back power. good morning it's saturday the 6th of may. the campaign of the french presidential candidate emmanuel macron says it's suffered a massive hacking attack before france goes to the polls. the teenage british racing driver who lost both legs in a formula 4 crash says he'll get back behind the wheel. i want to take the positives out of this and that is it for now, i have still got a few years in this for sure. still got a few years in this for sure. in sport chelsea are on the brink of the premier league title as their closest challengers, tottenham, are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. these papers are taking part in the first ever festival of makers and we will find out what it is all about. and we will find out what it is all about. another north— south divide across the country. the chilly start for scotland. some outbreaks of showery ra

but with weeks until the general election, candidates who wa nt to the general election, candidates who want to stay on as labour mps are already pointing the finger.m want to stay on as labour mps are already pointing the finger. it is a pretty disastrous picture. it is simply not good enough for a party that has been in opposition for seven yea rs, that has been in opposition for seven years, that is heading to a general election in five weeks, to not be picking up seats and not be making forward progress. a symbol of the party's decline, labour lost control of glasgow city chambers to the snp. they failed to win their outright, but they are the biggest party by far. yet the emerging pattern in scotland, a tory comeback. this is an emphatic victory for the snp. it means we have councillors and council groups across the country able to protect local services. it is also a great launch pad for the general election. in wales, labour lost over 100 seats but held cardiff, and held back some of the worst, with the tories and plaid cymru nibbling away some of their support. defending wales i

general election. the campaign of the french presidential candidate emmanuel macron says it's suffered a massive hacking attack which has resulted in thousands of internal documents being shared online. it says authentic stolen documents have been mixed with fake ones to sow doubt before sunday's run—off vote between mr macron and his far—right opponent, marine le pen. thoma fessy is in paris where he has been gauging the mood of voters. it's election season in france and at this satirical theatre, comedians take a swipe at the politicians running for president. with the many twists and political scandals, this campaign has given them fodder for their work. we don't know who will be ourfuture president. we're scared about that. so we really need to laugh. it is an exceptional election. neither of the traditional parties that have governed france for over half a century is represented in sunday's run—off. instead, the 39—year—old centrist who wants to break down the lines between the right and

on the day the general election campaign officially gets under way. at midnight, parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today every seat in the house commons is upforgrabs. let's ta ke let's take a look at the main developments so far today. the eu's chief negotiator on brexit, michel barnier, says britain must honour its financial obligations as it leaves the eu, and warns departure will not be quick or painless. later this afternoon, the prime minister theresa may will visit the queen at buckingham palace to mark the dissolution of parliament. and labour and conservatives have clashed on their tax plans. let's talk to our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at downing street. in terms of the formal election campaign, you are there because theresa may will make that symbolic visit to the queen a little bit later on today. that's right. a bit of tradition that seems pretty difficult to let go of. in a short while, we expect theresa may to leave ten downing st. she will travel the short distance to buckingham palace to have an au

of course the general election isn't the only election underway. tomorrow voters across england, scotland and wales will go to the polls for local elections. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young has been looking at the battle ground areas. almost 5000 seats are up for grabs but none in northern ireland. in scotland, these elections involve all 32 councils, and were last contested in 2012. back then the snp won the most seats but labour wasn't far behind. a key battle ground this time will be glasgow city council where labour's held overall control since 1980. in wales, all 22 councils are being elected. labour performed strongly five years ago, and it's defending almost 600 seats. far more than any other party. plaid cymru and the tories are hoping for gains and ukip could build on its good showing in the welsh assembly elections. in england there are 3a elections, most of them for county councils. and this is a traditional area of strength for the conservatives, who have twice as many seats as labour. the liberal democrats are hoping to c

as far as we are concerned, it is game on for the general election. we are looking to take many more seats. school governing bodies are being given new powers to psych incompetent or corrupt school governors. there was a loophole stopping elected governors from being moved in the past. now, many craft skills have made a big return in recent years. colin paterson has been to meet beakers internally as you have never seen them before. 5678. everyday, 80,000 muffins and ca kes a re 5678. everyday, 80,000 muffins and cakes are produced here. that requires a lot of repetitive movement. the latest collision the workers actions have turned on to dance. the idea came from choreographer ruth jones. during the course of the day, they are clearly close together, free as in the older days, they were much more spaced out. and this has been incorporated? yes, very much. i wanted to be inspired by all the movement which goes on in this factory floor. the movement is unique. and it was a very collaborative process.|j unique. and it was a very collaborative process. i

we are still going to have a general election to campaign for and have a general election to campaign forand a win have a general election to campaign for and a win after last night. but encouraging signs. the tories are celebrating in essex too, where this time round voters turned their backs on ukip. in lincolnshire where ukip's leader paul nuttall will fight for a westminster seat next month, the party was wiped out. and with such big losses, ukip's future is in question. i've been in ukip forfour is in question. i've been in ukip for four years, the amount of times i've heard the phrase ukip is finished, i've lost count. if i had a pound of everyone i would probably be quite a rich woman. it's not over till it's over and despite these pretty poor results, it's not over. the former labour mp andy burnham is now the new mayor of greater manchester, and there was success for the party in liverpool too, where steve rubber room was elected mayor of the city region. but elsewhere, it's been a torrid time for labour, losing more than 320 seats so far. in glasgow where labour has been in

the reality is, most general elections over the last 30 01’ general elections over the last 30 or a0 years, general elections over the last 30 or40 years, in general elections over the last 30 or a0 years, in fact, every general election, you have had the result in the end that you did in the middle. we get very excited about these things, but most rotors have made up their minds already. they decided that they prefer mrs may to mr corbyn. this hasn't been a great day for her but it won't change anything. left-leaning press, paul, playing this. your front page anything. left-leaning press, paul, playing this. yourfront page in anything. left-leaning press, paul, playing this. your front page in the guardian is doing so, the daily mirror as well. how can we ever trust mrs u—turn? not the most flattering picture of the prime minister. pm flip—flops again. the fa ct minister. pm flip—flops again. the fact is, she still is, according to the polls, we ahead of the labour party. this has been a good day for them. —— we ahead. we seeing an element of hubris here on behalf of the p

what political parties are meant to do during general election campaigns, evenif during general election campaigns, even if they think they are not going to win, is talk and sells up, sound positive, and gee up the activists, and then enter len mccluskey, leader of the biggest trade union in history, unite, long—standing ally ofjeremy corbyn, says he doesn‘t think labour will win, not only that, he thinks they will go backwards and he reckons 200 seats for labour would be a good result. in context, they have 229 after the last general election, 200 seats by any measure would be a disaster for labour and yet he is suggesting that would be a good result. jeremy corbyn says he is in it to win it. ok, chris, thank you. we will talk to you through the morning. the white house is denying reports that donald trump asked the former fbi directorjames comey to stop an investigation into alleged links between an advisor and russia. mr comey, who was sacked last week, is said to have made the claims in notes taken after a meeting with the president in february. the idea of "healthy obesity" is a

welcome the general election. she said it is about leadership. she is refusing to defend her record and television debates. the would point out to honorable gentleman that i have been answering his questions -- every wednesday parliament has been sitting. since i became prime minister. >> the reason that we are having the general election is because the woeful state of the labour party. >> the prime minister said she was calling election because parliament was blocking greg's it. for two thirds of the law voting for it. >> that is not true, is it? a month ago, she told her official spokesman to rule out an early general election and that is what is true -- that wasn't true either, was it? she is a woman of her word -- it is a truth that we cannot believe a single word. i think we should ask the good to ask theresale may and the conservative party to deliver a stronger, there were global britain in the future. >> the debate started. >> the question is that there parliamentaryarly general election. the election give

now the dust has settle in those elections, what picture does paint for the general election? it has thrown up some interesting results, not least that west midlands area, a crucial battle ground and labour would have hoped to have taken back and it is a blow not to have taken that. we will see party leaders in that. we will see party leaders in that broader regents day —— broader region today try to capitalise. but voter turnout is different than in general elections, but with that caveat, the broad general thrust of the vote suggested the conservatives are on for doing very well indeed and labour less well. but a small hope for the liberal democrats, their share up significantly from where the opinion polls suggested. different for ukip. 146 seats defended and 146 seats lost. different for ukip. 146 seats defended and 146 seats lostm different for ukip. 146 seats defended and 146 seats lost. 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

and officials, accusing them of trying to influence the outcome of the british general election. mrs may also claimed they were working against a successful brexit deal. her comments follow days of rising tension with brussels. opposition parties have accused the prime minister of poisoning the atmosphere and of conducting herself in a way that's unworthy of a british prime minister. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. what was on her mind with that raise of the eyebrows? not just the formalities at the palace of revving up for an election which she, remember, was not obliged to call. but theresa may seems determined to play the brexit card for all it's worth. setting her face against brussels, she wants you to believe she won't be messed around. whoever wins on the eighth ofjune will face one overriding task, to get the best possible deal for this united kingdom from brexit. and, in the last few days, we have seen just how tough these talks are likely to be. britain's negotiating position in europe has been misrepresented in the continental press. the europea

election. >> we welcome the general election, but these days it's about leadership. yes is refusing to defend her record and television debate. >> i would point out that i have been answering his questions and debating these matters every wednesday that parliament has been sitting since i became prime minister. >> most people know the reason why we are having a general election is because of the willful state of the labour party. >> the prime minister yesterday said she would call a general election because parliament was blocking brexit and with two thirds of the law-- laura's voting for article 50, so that's not true in a month ago she told her official spokesman to rule out an early general election and that was not true either. she wants us to believe she's a woman of her word. the truth we cannot believe a single word. [cheers and applause] >> i think is right out to as the british people to put their trust in me and the conservative party to deliver on their vote last year of brexit's plan to make a successful country and deliver a stronger global britain in th

all bubbling up for the general election next month. a search team examining forest land in northern france for the body of seamus ruddy, a man who "disappeared" during the troubles in northern ireland, has found human remains. mr ruddy, from newry, in county down, was working as a teacher in paris in 1985 when he was abducted, killed and buried by the republican paramilitary group, the inla. he was 32 years old. investigators from the independent commission for the location of victims' remains have been searching the remote wooded area near rouen since monday. the campaign team of the french presidentialfrontrunner emmanuel macron, says they have been the victim of a huge hacking attack, after thousands of documents were released online. they say genuine emails were mixed up with fake ones. voters go to the polls tomorrow, when mr macron will face his far—right opponent, marine le pen. the french electoral commission said any media publishing the contents of the leaked documents would face criminal charges. my colleague karin giannon

and with the general election now in full flow. campaigning on the health service in bedford, jeremy corbyn said the government's brexit strategy was wrong. theresa may and david davis appeared to open with megaphone diplomacy, threatening europe that we will become some kind of tax haven on the shores of europe. let's approach this sensibly. because yes, we are leaving the european union, but we have to have a good relationship with them in the future. the liberal democrats said the question mark over britain's exit bill proved why a second referendum on the final deal is needed. this is what will happen over the next two years. you will, i will, our children will have a deal we have to live with for the next several decades and none of us will be given a say. this will be stitched up by politicians in brussels and in london, the british people will be carved out. but ukip said there was a simple solution to the issue of money. what we want to know in ukip is how much is the government willing to pay? as far as ukip is concerned w

every single vote will count in the general election. every vote for me and my team is a vote to strengthen my hand in those negotiations. it is about to ensure we get the best possible dealfor about to ensure we get the best possible deal for britain from brexit. let me bring you some breaking news that has come into us whilst we have been on those political contributions from jeremy corbyn and theresa may. it is about the efforts that are being made to find people who disappeared and were believed to have been murdered by republicans during the troubles in northern ireland. seamus was a schoolteacher when he was murdered by the ira. and effort was made to find his body in 2008. they returned on monday to an area of mode woodlands where they were told the remains could be found. —— remote woodlands. they began digging. his sister arrived at the site yesterday we are now told by the commission that they have found human remains at that site in northern france. inevitably the speculation will be they are those of mr reddy, who was 32,

i am disappointed in the election results, but we are campaigning for the general election. i think our society could be very different under labour and that is the message i will be putting out. the election results were disappointing. what can you do differently to try and cut through and improve the party's prospects? we will cut through on skills, the nhs, housing, employment. we will also cut through on the economic fortunes of this country. we will put forward a national investment plan which will be fairly distributed across the country. and creating good quality jobs for the future and negotiate brexit through not megaphone diplomacy, but with good discussion, to get tariff—free access to european markets in the future. discussion, to get tariff—free access to european markets in the future. all of the major party leaders have been out and about. the liberal democrats, pledging to raise tax? yes, this is a spending commitment they are offering. every band of tax up by ip in the pound. this would create £6 billion, which would be ringfenced for the nhs. we have t

election. >> we welcome the general election. she said it is about leadership. yet she is refusing to defend her record and television debates. >> i would point out to the honorable gentleman that i have been answering his questions -- and debating these matters every wednesday the parliament has been sitting since i became prime minister. >> the reason that we are having the general election is because the woeful state of the labour party. >> the prime minister said she was calling election because parliament was blocking brexit. andthree quarters of mps two thirds of the law voting for it. that is not true, is it? a month ago, she told her official spokesman to rule out an early general election and wasn't true either, was it? that she wants us to believe that she is a woman of her word -- it is a truth that we cannot believe a single word. [applause] thatthink it is right now should ask the british people to make a brexit plan that will deliver a stronger, fairer, global britain in the future. >> the debate started. >> the que

there is a general election coming on june any mp under his name. there is a general election coming onjune11 — both marine le pen and emmanuel macron's speeches were clearly facing towards that deadline already. we have a two—round election, so we will have a majority onjune 18, election, so we will have a majority on june 18, but election, so we will have a majority onjune18, but we don't know who will be in the majority in the parliament. what did you make of the speeches last night? two from mr macron, one from marine le pen.|j felt that macron was very emotive, ina felt that macron was very emotive, in a way. it was obvious that there was something happening for him there and then. he's a young man. he doesn't have — he has some experience, but he's never been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position, maybe unless we look back towards napoleon. there was no tv then, so we don't know. marine le pen had a very short speech targeted towards the next general election. obviously she called for

you about the general election. a question on polling, you had a string of opposition candidate saying this election is about a series of things, theresa may and the conservative party saying really is about brexit. how do the voters feel, is it seen as a brexit election in the uk? given the extent to which leave voters have congregated around the conservative party, two next dashed to an increasing extent or leave voters it seems to be a brexit election. but oi'i seems to be a brexit election. but on the remain inside the voters still fragmented between conservative, labour and lib dems and remain voters at least are certainly not in agreement with each other as to which party best represents their view. but the national health service and economy are also issues that voters are concerned about. the director of the fbi is sick at the thought that he may have influenced the us election — he was referring to his announcement 10 days before the poll that he was reopening the investigation into hillary clinton's emai

there we re the 2015 general election. there were concerns that the spending on those battle buses was not recorded locally as it should've been but was pa rt locally as it should've been but was part of the national spending return. there are strict rules about how much parties spend locally on their candidates and campaigns. the electoral commission had already find the conservative party £7,000 for electoral expenses irregularities and the matter came to the police and files were passed to the police and files were passed to the police and files were passed to the crown prosecution service in respect to all 30 candidates and party agents at the last election. the cbs has decided that in all but one case there will be no charges, no one will be prosecuted because although it said the returns from the party may have been inaccurate, there was insufficient evidence to prove that anyone had acted dishonestly. they had been told, the agents have been told by central office, conservative party headquarters, that this is spen

reporter: are you aware there is a general election in june? reporter: are you aware there is a general election in june? no. they will still mess up the country. the political parties are out in full campaigning force the tories are warning that voters face a tax bombshell ifjeremy corbyn wins. labour say that's a lie and pledge to halt tory moves to downgrade accident and emergency departments. plenty more coverage throughout the programme. plus portuguese detectives have told the bbc they never believed madeleine mccann was taken during a burglary which went wrong. it's ten years since the three—year—old disappeared. and claims that rules which limit the amount of time people can spend on bail won't actually make any difference. you feel like you've had a crime done to you by the state and there is no one to done to you by the state and there is no one to answer done to you by the state and there is no one to answer for it. and no apology. that full exclusive report before 10am. hello and welcome to the programme. we're live until 11am.

we had those local elections, which the general election campaign stepped up again. perth was one place where the conservatives replaced the snp as the largest party in the council. that sets up a fascinating dynamic here for the general election campaign to come and it was something that nicola sturgeon addressed here. she said by any measure the snp won the local elections on friday and that she was confident that her candidate here would go on to win, but she said what it boils down to is a simple choice. it was to elect tory mps who would rubber—stamp theresa may approach to brexit. whether or not you agree with what the snp stand for, she said you need to vote for snp. they are sending a clear message that we will hear as the campaign goes on more and more. two—year roll girl is being treated for injuries to her head and body after a horrific dog attack. several animals got into the garden in the toxteth area of liverpool. several dogs have been seized from a nearby house and man has been arrested. we we re house and man has been arrested. we were sent this

of course, the general election isn't the only election under way. tomorrow, voters across england, scotland and wales will go to the polls for local elections. 0ur political correspondent vicki young is here — it's not often we have local and general elections so close? it's very rare for local elections to be held in the middle of a general election campaign and all the parties will be hoping for signs that they‘ re making progress. almost 5,000 seats are up for grabs, but none in northern ireland. in scotland, these elections were last contested in 2012 and will involve all 32 councils. back then the snp won the most seats, but labour wasn't far behind. a key battleground this time will be glasgow city council, where labour's held overall control since 1980. in wales, all 22 councils are being elected. labour performed strongly five years ago and it's defending almost 600 seats, far more than any other party. plaid cymru and the tories are hoping for gains and ukip could build on its good showing in the welsh assembly elections. in england, th

we must be careful with the local elections not to read too much into the general elections. people vote on local issues, voter turnout is different. but with that caveat, the broad general thrust of the results suggested the conservatives are and are doing very well indeed, labour less well. although a small bit of hope for the liberal democrats. they share up significantly from where opinion polls have been suggesting they are. different from you get. 146, six sees defended, hundred and 46 seats lost. not good for them. interesting the ukip effect because i was talking to rob board of the university of manchester yesterday who has charted the ukip performance, the ups and downs over several years. he said there is evidence that the ukip the boat has switched for the conservatives. maybe not all of it, maybe half of it or slightly more has gone directly across this time but the effect of that might be not only to reward the tories with extra seats at the general election, but also actually to make the liberal democrats task that much harder in areas like the south—west whe

election that she wa nted have a general election that she wanted to hold a referendum. essentially that is the issue that hangs over this election, as to whether or not scotland should have a second independence referendum sometime soon. the conservative party has used the issue and come up with a robust defence of the union. opposition to a second independence referendum. that is a key reason as to why the conservatives are now finally enjoying a revival north of the border. some arejust finally enjoying a revival north of the border. some are just short of 30% in the opinion polls and meanwhile the snp are being asked to defend why there should be a second referendum, given that actually among those in favour of independence is not entirely clear that all of them fancy the idea of having a referendum as quickly as nicola sturgeon suggested by march 2019. what about non-independence issues. there has been a lot of talk about welfare, some arguing that the tactics of the snp, to deflect from the fact they don't have enough backing for independence. the argument about so

we are fighting a general election together. now that this election is over, i didn't want it to be part of, subsumed into the general election campaign, it had to speak for itself, and rightly so. but i will be after all done this afternoon to help a good friend debbie abrahams in her campaign and i will be fighting alongside colleagues in the labour party. the prime minister wants to make this election all about brexit, very self—serving. we are looking at an increasingly powerful greek by minister that would spell trouble for the people of greater manchester if she got that mandate she once. we need to get labour mps to get elected and make argument for a labour government with a strong manifesto. i will be out there doing everything i can in the days and weeks ahead to make that case. what happened last night wherejeromy cobham was celebrating and i know that you had a prior engagement? what happened in your words. some people are claiming you snubbed the leader of your party. not in the slightest. i made it clear earlier

to the general election. theresa may says she's not taking anything for granted, whilejeremy corbyn says labour are facing an historic challenge to win back power. good morning, it's saturday the 6th of may. the campaign of the french presidential candidate emmanuel macron says it's suffered a massive hacking attack before france goes to the polls. the teenage british racing driver who lost both legs in a formula 4 crash says he'll get back behind the wheel. i definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure i use it in positives out of this and make sure iuse itina positives out of this and make sure i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. i have still got a few years left in me for sure. i have still got a few years left in me for sure. in sport chelsea are on the brink of the premier league title as their closest challengers, tottenham, are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. we are live in blackburn at the first ever festival of making. we are live in blackburn at the

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. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, a challenge to boeing and airbus — china's first commercial passenger jet makes its maiden flight. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this nigh

why would she not have the general election? everything was in her favour. she not have the general election? everything was in herfavour. lots of political problems would go away. during the brexit negotiations which will be happening over the next two yea rs will be happening over the next two years there is going to be lots of lea ks and years there is going to be lots of leaks and spin from both sides and criticism and complaints and you kept saying this is not what we wanted. she has said that is not going to affect me until 2020. remember the she had last month in this place about the finance bill and the national insulin she wanted to raise, with lots of people saying she did not have a mandate. people we re she did not have a mandate. people were saying you cannot do that is. this was not on the referendum ballot paper on the manifesto. she has put a lot of problems the bed and she has delayed brexit by another eight weeks. nothing has happened. i was talking to another correspondent who was saying this election is borin

we still have a general election to campaignforand to still have a general election to campaign for and to win after last night. but encouraging signs. the tories are celebrating in essex, too. this time around, voters turned their backs on ukip. in lincolnshire, where ukip leader paul nuttall will fight for a westminster seat next month, the party was wiped out. and with such big losses, ukip‘s future is in question. out. and with such big losses, ukip's future is in question. over four years, the amount of times i have heard the phrase, ukip is finished, i have lost count. it is not over until it is over. and despite these pretty poor election results so far, it is not over. it has been a torrid time for labour. the party has lost more than 160 seats. and in glasgow, where labour has been in powerfor more than 30 yea rs, has been in powerfor more than 30 years, it has now lost overall control. these are counties which are tory strongholds, it was going to bea are tory strongholds, it was going to be a tough night for labour anyway. and we have in the middle of anyway. and we have in

welcome the general election. she said it is about leadership. she is refusing to defend her record and television debates. the would point out to honorable gentleman that i have been answering his questions -- every wednesday parliament has been sitting. since i became prime minister. >> the reason that we are having the general election is because the woeful state of the labour party. >> the prime minister said she was calling election because parliament was blocking greg's it. for two thirds of the law voting for it. >> that is not true, is it? a month ago, she told her official spokesman to rule out an early general election and that is what is true -- that wasn't true either, was it? she is a woman of her word -- it is a truth that we cannot believe a single word. i think we should ask the good to ask theresale may and the conservative party to deliver a stronger, there were global britain in the future. >> the debate started. >> the question is that there parliamentaryarly general election. the election give