sarah campbell, bbc news. a major rescue operation has taken place in the mid—atlantic after a fleet of yachts that set out from the uk was hit by a severe storm. 0ne boat sunk and several other crews had to abandon their vessels. caroline davies reports. close to safety after surviving what's been called a once in a lifetime storm. this is the moment a 73—year—old yachtsman was rescued by a luxury ocean liner, the queen mary 2. he had been taking part in a transatlantic race when a storm hit. at the end of last month, 22 boats set off from portsmouth in the uk as part of a race heading for newport, rhode island, in america. but they hit 15 metre waves and 60 knot winds. many of the boats were damaged. tamarind, the boat rescued by the liner, was just one of them. a boat called happy suffered a damaged mast and another, called furia, sank. all crews were rescued. even those who run the race were surprised by the conditions. i've has been involved with this race for 25 years. i must say, we've never had t

sarah campbell reports. this man was one of eight people thought to have been killed on saturday night. they came from five different countries. chief constable debbie simpson leads the team of specialist officers whose job it is to identify victims. we would either ask a dentist to have a look at the body and compare those with dental records, fingerprints or dna, and dna can be collected from family members or better still from toothbrushes or from the shaving implement that has been used by the person that we believe we need to identify. identification can take time. prolonging the anguish for families waiting for news of missed love ones. especially when criminal a cts love ones. especially when criminal acts are involved, we not only need to identify accurately, but we need to identify accurately, but we need to collect evidence and that evidence could be on clothing, could be on bodies, and so therefore it needs to be a process that is of a particular standard that will withstand scrutiny, but also ens

sarah campbell, bbc news. the agony of the families and friends 5till the agony of the families and friends still waiting to hear. we'll have more from here in kensington a little later in the programme, but for now, it's back to ben in the studio. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. a man has been arrested outside the houses of parliament on suspicion of having a knife. 0fficers used a taser when they detained him. there were no injuries in the incident, which happened by the main carriage gates entrance, close to where constable keith palmer was stabbed and killed during the terror attack in march. the two soldiers who died in an incident involving a tank at an army firing range in pembrokeshire have been named. corporals matthew hatfield and darren neilson served with the royal tank regiment. two others were injured at the castlemartin range on wednesday. live tank firing exercises have been suspended while an inquiry continues. helmut kohl, the german chancellor who oversaw the reunificat

sarah campbell, bbc news. a rescue operation has taken place in the mid—atlantic after a fleet of yachts that set out from the uk was hit by what's described as a "once in a lifetime" storm. the sailors, competing in a transatlantic race, encountered is—metre waves and 60—knot winds. crew on three yachts issued mayday calls last night and another two needed help from the coastguard. the cruise liner, the queen mary ii, was also involved in the rescue effort. earlier, the director of the race, john lewis, gave this update on the situation. we have a competitor who has done the atlantic three times. he has just recently been rescued. his boat was severely damaged. it was rescued by the queen mary, which diverted to the position. we have another boat from hungary which was sunk. we don't know the full reasons for that. they have been rescued. we have a yacht from holland called happy. they were dismastered. they have been rescued. we have a further two. over six hours, five boats were seriously affected and

sarah campbell reports on the victims, and those still missing. with each day, the number of people dead or feared to have died increases. the scale of the loss of life is almost impossible to comprehend. confirmed today, khadija saye, who was 2a years old. she was a promising young artist. the mp david lammy, a friend, tweeted: "i mourn the tragic loss of a wonderful young woman". former colleagues feared the worst, after reading her final tweets about thick smoke in the 20th floor flat she shared with her mother. khadija was the whole package. she had everything going for her. she had a beautiful soul, she was a kind person, she was always volunteering, always looking out for other people, buddying younger people. she was very passionate about her own community and a hugely talented, creative artist. her photography and her art speak for themselves. she really had a massive future ahead of her, and she'll be hugely missed by all of us. two other victims have been named so far. five—year—old isaac shawo, his mother described him as a "beautif

our correspondent, sarah campbell, reports on the firefighters and the impact this fire has had on them. hero, this guy, look at that, hero! it is impossible to imagine how anyone would willingly run into this, but that is exactly what more than 200 firefighters did. the main thing with this building on the night was the speed the fire moved from the bottom up to the top and the thick black smoke that filled the air, that filled the building. they are real challenges for us. we have also got people, quite rightly, trying to get out of the building quickly as we were trying to get in. have you ever seen a fire like it? i have never seen a fire on this scale in my whole career, no. i have seen lots of fires in the london fire brigade but nothing on this scale. exhausted, having spent hours tackling a fire which has been described as unprecedented in its scale, and the work is far from over. now comes the task of making the building safe enough to allow a thorough search and recovery. you have had a chance to speak to some of those involved. how are they doing if not physically but mentall

they are heroes. 0ur correspondent sarah campbell reporting there. reporting on the exceptional courage and firefighters of the past 48 hours. mark easton is with me. throughout the day people beginning to look at precisely what the technical requirements are buildings and asking very searching questions about how this could have happened. indeed, the more we learn, the more questions there seem to be. not least, here we are in one of the richest boroughs in one of the richest boroughs in one of the richest cities in one of the richest countries in the world and yet hundreds of people are housed in a tower block that cannot withstand a small fire in one person's flat. and of course it's hugely important that a building like that is there. it's supposed to be building regulations, there are supposed to be housing regulations. we believed those would be enough to keep people safe and the kind of people who are housed in the kind of people who are housed in the often vulnerable. they are people with disabilities, elderly people, families with babies and

sarah campbell, bbc news. i should say can in the last few seconds, the group of people have turned up here at our location. they are holding up pictures, saying, isis will lose, love will win. showing their feelings. isis will lose, love will win. showing theirfeelings. clearly muslims showing their feelings and disgust at what happened last night. su nflowers disgust at what happened last night. sunflowers have been laid on the ground as well. an impromptu show of solidarity for the people here and for those caught up in events last night. 48 people were injured in last night's attack — some of them critically. our health editor, hugh pym, is outside king's college hospital. just bring us up to date with some of the injuries these people suffered. of the 48 taken to hospital last night, 25 across london, 36 are still in hospital, including here at kings college hospital in south london foot of the 36, 21 are in critical care. some of those very seriously injured. the hospital with the most number of those

sarah campbell reporting on the firefighters. ben brown has been covering this over the past two days. you have been here all this time. how has this story changed while you have been here? i think we have seen more and more of generosity of spirit with people donating anything they have to help the homeless. what we have to help the homeless. what we have seen today is rising anger. a raw anger that perhaps was not there yesterday because there was shock. the mayor of london sadiq khan came here and there was heckling with people saying they want answers now. they said we want answers right now. he was getting quite a rough ride and almost anyone in authority is being challenged by residents. i have talked to people from other tower blocks who are angry and fearful. they are saying, are our home save? and the distress when you talk to people who fear they have lost loved ones, friends. there are people sobbing uncontrollably. one man we spoke to looking for his brother who these syrian solidarity campaign have confirmed have die

sarah campbell, bbc news. police have carried out more raids this morning. a man in his 30s has been arrested in ilford in east london. it comes as the home office is being put under pressure to explain why one of the attackers, the italian national, yousef zaghba, was allowed into the country despite being placed on an eu—wide extremist watch list by italy. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports. in the early hours of the morning at this address in the ilford area of east london, police arrested a 31—year—old man on suspicion of terror offences in connection with saturday's attack. but as known associates and possible accomplices of the three attackers are tracked down, the nagging question — how much was known about khurram butt, rashid reddaway and youssef zaghba before they set out to indiscriminately kill? 22—year—old youssef zaghba, an italian—moroccan national, was the last attacker to be identified. in the small italian village of fagnano near bologna, where members of his family still live, his mother valeria collina, whose face we are

ten of them remain in a critical condition, as our correspondent sarah campbell reports. xavier thomas, missing since the attack on saturday night. a french citizen, he was 45. he had been walking on london bridge with his girlfriend on a weekend break to the city. she was left seriously injured and it was feared he had been thrown into the thames. yesterday evening the family of xavier thomas was informed a marine police unit looking for him had recovered a body three miles downstream from the bridge. formal identification has not yet taken place. the metropolitan police confirmed today that sara zelenak, a 21—year—old nanny from brisbane in australia, is also among the dead. her stepfather posted this video of her saying he would miss her funny little laugh. she is one of two australians to have been killed. the other was 28—year—old kirsty boden, a senior staff nurse at guy's hospital. prince harry, who is currently in australia, reflected on the deaths. australians form an important and vibrant part of the fabric of life in london and we are reminded of that i

sarah campbell, bbc news. we are going to talk now to the ethiopian ambassador, hailemichael aberra afework. eight british nationals of ethiopian origin are amongst those who are still missing , including a whole family. thank you for coming in. they people of ethiopian origin still unaccounted for? yes. what do you know about those are still missing there is a family of five, the old est of there is a family of five, the oldest of the children is 14 and there is a mother and son, the sun is very young. and there is another one. another son. again, a young one of five years old. some of them have lived in london for about ten years. so the age ranges from five to over 40. do you know where about in the blog they were living with lycra which floor? —— in the block? blog they were living with lycra which floor? -- in the block? the rest were in the middle. and there isa rest were in the middle. and there is a connection with your embassy, one of those missing? one of those missing is the sister in law of one

sarah campbell, bbc news. sarah smith is at scotland yard for us sarah smith is at scotland yard for us this afternoon. you can bring us up us this afternoon. you can bring us up to speed with the investigation as it stands. yes, there have been two sets of arrests overnight, one of them connected to the london bridge attacks, one of them not, but both to do with terrorism. just after 10pm last night in ilford, armed police, along with members of the matt's counterterrorism unit, picked up matt's counterterrorism unit, picked up two men on the street in ilford and another man from a house nearby. they are under arrest, being held at a police station in south london for questioning. 0ne a police station in south london for questioning. one of them, it was a drugs offence he has been arrested in connection with, the other two both suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. residential and business addresses there are being searched including a gym that one of the killers is said to have worked m, the killers is

sarah campbell. a rescue operation has taken place in the mid—atlantic after a fleet of yachts that set out from the uk was hit by a "once in a lifetime" storm. from the uk was hit by a "once the sailors — who are competing in a transatlantic race — encountered fifteen—metre waves and 60—knot winds. the liner the queen mary 2 rescued one yachtsman, one race yacht sank, and another lost its mast. prince philip has been and another lost its mast. celebrating his 96th birthday. and another lost its mast. the king's troop royal horse and another lost its mast. artillery staged a 410gun royal salute in his honour. the duke, who is stepping down from public duties in the autumn, is understood to be spending the day privately at windsor castle. scotla nd privately at windsor castle. are taking on england football scotland are taking on england in a football world cup qualifying match. our correspondent is that hampden park. what is the latest? about a quarter of an hour in, 0—0 and scotla nd qua

sarah campbell, bbc news. let's talk now to psychologist richard reid — one of the uk's leading trauma experts about how the grenfell tower fire may have affected residents and those who were witness to what happened. those who survived what happened as well. thank you for being with us. anyone who got out of that block alive is going to be deeply traumatised. absolutely. people are trying to deal with their practical needs and there is a lot of uncertainty. people are trying to fill in the gaps as to what happened and find relatives and neighbours. when that settles down, we might see the full emotional impact start to come out. that's an emotional impact that can last for months or even yea rs ? that can last for months or even years? in most cases, up to about two thirds of instances, people's reactions start to settle down after a few days or weeks. for the other third, they need to be careful because it can become entrenched and get worse as time goes on. we know from previous disasters and tragedies th

sarah campbell, bbc news. you get the scene fairly clearly. the street is close, armed police keeping very close watch. this is obviously a crime scene and the investigation starts to crank up. 12 arrests, 11 still being detained. there have been searches of properties through the night. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more details on the police investigation. they quickly identified the three main suspects, the three men they had a ready shot dead. that allowed them to get to barking and raid to address is in east london. 12 people arrested, seven women and five men although one man has been released. whether or not any of that group will be charged is not known. they we re will be charged is not known. they were associates and family members of the men. it may not lead to charges. we also learned an awful lot about the new reality of policing counter terrorism. eight officers firing 50 rounds. an unprecedented use of aggression by police in this country but it has its risks. a member of the public shot and injured though t

sarah campbell, news. police have carried out more raids this morning. a man in his 30s has been arrested in ilford in east london. it comes as the home office is being put under pressure to explain why one of the attackers, the italian national, yousef zaghba, was allowed into the country despite being placed on an eu—wide extremist watch list by italy. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports. in the early hours of the morning at this address in the ilford area of east london, police arrested a 31—year—old man on suspicion of terror offences in connection with saturday‘s attack. but as known associates and possible accomplices of the three attackers are tracked down, the nagging question — how much was known about khurram butt, rashid reddaway and youssef zaghba before they set out to indiscriminately kill? 22—year—old youssef zaghba, an italian—moroccan national, was the last attacker to be identified. in the small italian village of fagnano near bologna, where members of his family still live, his mother valeria collina, whose face we ar

here's sarah campbell. daniel o'neill, who's 23, is recovering in hospital, one of the many pub and restaura nt—goers attacked at random. the shock and anger is palpable from his mother. he'd just stepped outside the barfor a second, and a man ran up to him and said, "this is for my family, this is for islam," and stuck a knife straight in him. he's got a seven—inch scar going from his belly round to his back. i'm still in shock, i still can't quite believe it's happened. absolutely senseless, the attacks. and these people say they're doing it in the name of god, which is an absolute joke. the first commandment is "thou shalt not kill." all faiths share that belief. if it wasn't religion, they'd find some other excuse. they're callous, they're barbaric. and they're absolute cowards. there are many more victims. brett freeman a father of three was stabbed four times and is pictured in hospital. geoff ho, the business editor for the sunday express newspaper was stabbed in the neck. he was filmed injured a

sarah campbell, bbc news. let's get a reminder of our top story now. ten downing st says that theresa may has discussed the deal with the democratic unionist party to enable her minority government to pass laws in parliament. more now on the situation in the philippines were us special forces are helping the military there to dislodge militants allied to the so—called islamic state in the city of marawi. after nearly three weeks of fighting, this is what is left of marawi. until insurgents took over, there was a population of 2000 —— until insurgents took over, there was a population of 200,000 in this lakeside city. most have left in the streets are largely empty. they are having to battle for every house. 13 marines were killed in a 16 hour clash with rebels on friday. government soldiers are now getting some help from a long—standing ally, the us, after a changing heart from rodrigo duterte, who spent most of his presidency criticising washington. according to a spokesman, us troops are not fighting on the streets, but providing technical su

sarah campbell, bbc news. with reaction from world leaders, here is james landale. this evening in berlin a demonstration of solidarity with london on a gate which these days at least is a symbol of european unity and peace. in brussels the flags once again stood at half—mast as leaders around the world expressed in there now familiar litany of shock and sympathy. we send our heartfelt sympathy and love to the victims and their families. this attack is yet another cruel example of the new reality in which we live. other leaders used social media to express their horror and solidarity. president putin of russia spoke of the cruelty and cynicism of the attack. chancellor merkel said in the fight against terrorism, germany is resolutely at britain's side. in rome, the pope led prayers for peace that were echoed by other christian leaders. translation: may the spirit give hope to the entire world, heal the plagues of war and terrorism that even tonight in london hit innocent civilians. it is right that when there is great evil, we feel anger but their anger must be tu

our correspondent sarah campbell has been in southwark, near london bridge. this is the anchor pub, as you can see it is packed. borough market is just a few minutes walk from here, london bridge behind me. this is very close to the events of last week. but the people i have been speaking to hear say that although it is on the mains it certainly will not stop them coming back to the capital. that is relieved the sentiment being promoted across the city this evening. donations are set to pour into the solidarities fund, set up by the red cross. people will be asked to donate the price of a drink here, and restaurants the price of a meal, uber will donate £1 per fear. price of a meal, uber will donate £1 perfear. —— price of a meal, uber will donate £1 per fear. —— fare. price of a meal, uber will donate £1 perfear. —— fare. that price of a meal, uber will donate £1 per fear. —— fare. that will go to a fund for victims and their families. whatever happened last be called not stop people here enjoying themselves. the prime minister's top adv

our correspondent sarah campbell reports on the firefighters and the impact this fire has had on them. hero, this guy, look at that, hero! it is impossible to imagine how anyone would willingly run into this, but that is exactly what more than 200 firefighters did. the main thing with this building on the night was the speed the fire moved from the bottom up to the top and the thick black smoke that filled the air, that filled the building. they are real challenges for us. we have also got people, quite rightly, trying to get out of the building quickly as we were trying to get in. have you ever seen a fire like it? i have never seen a fire on this scale in my whole career, no. i have seen lots of fires in the london fire brigade but nothing on this scale. exhausted, having spent hours tackling a fire which has been described as unprecedented in its scale, and the work is far from over. now comes the task of making the building safe enough to allow a thorough search and recovery. you have had a chance to speak to some of those involved. how are they doing if not physically but mentall

the british red cross launched the appeal calling for people to come together, as sarah campbell reports. a warm june evening, a few minutes walk from london bridge and borough market. this area is packed with bars and restaurants. that's what made it a target last saturday. one week on, people are back in defiance of those determined to spread terror. obviously, you still reflect upon it and think about those people that that happened to, but it doesn't stop me from coming out at all. you can't not think about what happened, wondering about what the mood would be like, but it's really celebratory and fun. we stick together, that's what we do. that's what london's all about. across the capital, there was a concerted effort this evening to collect money for victims of terror attacks and their families. the uk solidarity fund was set up in the wake of the manchester and westminster attacks by the british red cross. so in pubs like this this evening, they are encouraging people to donate money. restaurants are donating the price of certain meals and there are collections being held in tube

our correspondent sarah campbell reports on the people caught up in last night's attack. daniel o'neill, who's 23, is recovering in hospital, one of the many pub and restaura nt—goers attacked at random. the shock and anger is palpable from his mother. he'd just stepped outside the barfor a second, and a man ran up to him and said, "this is for my family, this is for islam," and stuck a knife straight in him. he's got a seven—inch scar going from his belly round to his back. i'm still in shock, i still can't quite believe it's happened. absolutely senseless, the attacks. and these people say they're doing it in the name of god, which is an absolute joke. the first commandment is "thou shalt not kill." all faiths share that belief. if it wasn't religion, they'd find some other excuse. they're callous, they're barbaric. and they're absolute cowards. there are many more victims. brett freeman a father of three was stabbed four times on is still in hospital. geoff ho is currently in intensive care after being stabbed in the neck. today, colleagues at the sunday express ne

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. an elderly man and his sister have been arrested on suspicion of murder. the victim in his 40s was declared dead at the scene just before 3:30am on monday. a man in his 70s and a woman in her 50s have been held following the incident, with police reassuring locals it was an isolated incident. it's likely to be reminiscent of a scene from star wars — the uk's first ever professional drone race will be held tonight at alexandra palace. the high tech, high speed aerial race is being staged as part of london technology week and will see drones raced around the historic entertainment venue at speeds of up to eighty miles per hour. coming here to alexandra palace is important to us. there is a lot of history and it means a lot to londoners. i think it is just the beginning and there are a lot of places we would like to race drones the city of london. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning in central london , euston road is closed at

sarah campbell reports on the firefighters and the impact this fire has had on them. hero! this guy, look at that, hero! it is impossible to imagine how anyone would willingly run into this, but that is exactly what more than 200 firefighters did. the main thing with this building on the night was the speed the fire moved from the bottom up to the top and the thick black smoke that filled the air, that filled the building. they are real challenges for us. we have also got people, quite rightly, trying to get out of the building quickly as we were trying to get in. have you ever seen a fire like it? i have never seen a fire on this scale in my whole career, no. i have seen lots of fires in the london fire brigade but nothing on this scale. exhausted, having spent hours tackling a fire which has been described as unprecedented in its scale, and the work is far from over. now comes the task of making the building safe enough to allow a thorough search and recovery. you have had a chance to speak to some of those involved. how are they doing if not physically but mentally? i ha

our correspondent sarah campbell has been in southwark, near london bridge. this is the anchor pub. he might be able to make out london bridge in the background, borough market is close by. this is very close to the events of last week. the people i happens between two here says that although it is on their minds it certainly will not stop them coming back to the capital. that israeli sentiment being promoted across the city this evening and donations are set to pour into the uk solidarity fund —— that is really the sentiment. people will be asked to donate the price of a drink, the cost of a meal, alternate £1 per fare. all of the money will go to the victims and the families of the victims caught up in the attacks. certainly the sentiment from here is what ever happened last saturday will not stop people enjoying themselves. the former top gear presenter richard hammond has been airlifted to hospital afterfracturing his knee following a serious crash in switzerland. the 10—year—old, who sustained brain injuries during a crash in 2006, was driving an electric car whilst fi

and their work isn't over — they're now involved in the recovery operation. 0ur correspondent sarah campbell r515545 55 $55 fir5fi§h§§5r5fi 7” 7 "7 ”77" fire has had on them. hero! this guy, look at that, hero! it's impossible to imagine how anyone would willingly run into this but that's exactly what more than 200 firefighters did. the main thing with this building on the night was the speed the fire moved from the bottom to top and the thick black bettemtertep and—therrthickrblaeie that filled the air, filled smoke that filled the air, filled the building. there were real challenges for us. we have people quite rightly wanting to get out of the building. have you ever seen a fire like it? i have never seen a fire like it? i have never seen a fire of this scale in my whole career. i have fire of this scale in my whole career. i have seen fire of this scale in my whole career. i have seen lots of fires in the london fire brigade but nothing on this scale. exhausted, having spent hours tackling a fire that has been described as unprecedented in its scale and the work is far from ove

our correspondent sarah campbell is at london bridge in southwark for us now. tell us more about this initiative. i'm at the anchor pub here. to give you the geography, it is pretty busy here this afternoon, a beautiful afternoon in central london. the bridge you can see in the distance, thatis bridge you can see in the distance, that is london bridge. it is a five—minute walk from here. if you walk from london bridge director this pub, you would be walking past borough market, which remains closed, and i think it will remain closed, and i think it will remain closed for the next few days or so, but earlier, we spoke to some american tourists who were saying that they haven't been put off visiting london by last week's attack. i won't let terrorists dictate where i go and when. they wa nt dictate where i go and when. they want us to be fearful, and we shouldn't be. things can happen all over the world, america, anywhere. we let them win if we don't go here. that is very much the sense here. you were talking about the fund that has been set up by the british r

our correspondent, sarah campbell has been in southwark, near london bridge. this is the anchor pub and as you can see, it's packed this afternoon. you might be able to make at london bridge in the background. borough market is just a few minutes walk from here where this afternoon, residents who had had to leave during the police investigation were being allowed back in. it is very close to the events of last week, but the people i have been speaking to say that although it is on their minds, it won't stop them coming back to the capital. that is the sentiment being promoted across the city this evening. donations are set to pour into the uk solidarity fund which was set up by the british red cross in the wake of the manchester and westminster attacks. so at pubs like this, people will be asked to donate the price of a drink. at restau ra nts, donate the price of a drink. at restaurants, they are donating the cost of a meal. uber will donate £1 perfare and cost of a meal. uber will donate £1 per fare and there are loads of collection that tube stations and

sarah campbell is at westminster magistrates' court. some truly heartbreaking details emerging. yes, anita, seven ip qesz opened and adjourned today in front of the coroner dr fiona willcox. a 23—year—old syrian refugee was one of the first venus williams to be publicly named. his family said at the time he was looking forward to going back to syria to help rebuild the country. today, we found out that he was recovered from the base of the tour we are, the postmortem found that his cause of death was multiple injuries consistent with a fall from height. of course, we know that many families were tragically killed in the fire. the next is possibly the youngest victim that we know about so far. her date of birth 14th december 2016, she wasjust know about so far. her date of birth 14th december 2016, she was just six months old. she was recovered, we heard today from the 19th and 20th stairwell. she was found in her mother's arms. her parents inquest has already been opened and adjourned. also adjourned today that of her older sister. she was her eight—year—old sister. she

sarah campbell, bbc news. as we mentioned earlier, police raided several properties in barking in east london and arrested 12 people in connection with last night‘s attack. one of the homes raided is believed to be where one of the attackers lived. our special correspondent, ed thomas, has the latest on the extensive police investigation. tonight, the focus of the police investigation, a block of flats in barking. this video clip was taken by people living inside. armed men put people on the floor with their hands behind their backs. so far, 12 people have been arrested. women escorted from the building. the bbc also understands one of the london attackers who died had lived here. we are not naming him at the request of the police, who say it could jeopardise their investigation. but we‘ve spoken to this man, who knew him. he says over the past two years the attacker became more and more extreme. we spoke about a particular attack that happened. like most radicals, he had a justification for everything. fo

thank you, i'm with ming campbell, former leader of the liberal democrats and sarah pickles, a former chairman of the conservative party. ming campbell, let's talk first of all about your thoughts on seeing nick clegg lose his seat in that way. with great dignity and pointing up in a very sharp way the fact that these elections are producing not the kind of unity which the prime minister hopes for, but division, north and south, young and old. nick clegg has served his country and his party with great distinction. he took a bold step in 2010 in the public interest. i heard it being referred toa interest. i heard it being referred to a moment or two ago and got very little credit for that. and even after the quite tumultuous events of 2015, he buckled down and indeed as was pointed out, spearheaded the campaign in relation to the european union. your party is in the position today of he's lost his seat, the seat of your current leader, tim farron, is looking doubtful, but you have had vince cable re—elected, jo swinson also re—elected. what do you think the future holds? if the par