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The us military releases the first footage of the raid in which the leader of the so called Islamic State group was killed. And wildfires continue to spread across southern california, as strong winds hamper rescue efforts. Good morning, this is newsroom live, im annita mcveigh. Campaigning has begun for the next general election on the day the uk should have left the european union. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will launch his pa rtys campaign shortly. Hell say the election on december 12th offers a once in a generation chance to transform the country and will promise to go after tax dodgers, dodgy landlords and big polluters. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is due to make a series of campaign visits of his own, highlighting what he calls the peoples priorities education, the nhs and crime. He suffered a blow last night as one of his cabinet ministers, nicky morgan, became the latest tory mp to decide not to stand for re election. She told bbc radio leicester that the abuse mps face was partly behind her decision. Im afraid to say it has been very frustrating being in parliament for the last couple of years, watching as we have really failed to grapple with the biggest challenge facing us. And then that has led obviously to a load of abuse, which i think has also very much changed the role of being a member of parliament. I think it has obviously contributed to it, it has been very much a factor, but i wouldnt say it is the tipping point. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the scene in battersea in south london where the labour leader is going to be launching his campaign, that pledge behind him for the many, not the few. That is a recurring theme for labour and Jeremy Corbyn seeking to make this Election Campaign notjust about brexit. How difficult that might be to do, well, lets get the thoughts of our assistant was editor norman smith who is in battersea. What you think, norman, on that particular point . Surely brexit is going to absolutely dominate this campaign whether one particular party leader or another would want to talk about other issues. Well, it is but the question is whether it com pletely is but the question is whether it completely obliterate everything else. I think the hope ofJeremy Corbyns team in the hope is that after yea rs of corbyns team in the hope is that after years of brexit, people do wa nt to after years of brexit, people do want to hear another narrative, they do want to hear about other issues and do do not want to keep banging on remorselessly about brexit. And thatis on remorselessly about brexit. And that is why team corbyn have got out of the blocks early today. They want to set the framework of what the issues are going to be and they want to move it on from a brexit election into an election about domestic policies and the core message that we are going to get from mr corbyn is that it is time for real change. He is going to be setting out radical domestic policies such as nationalising some of the key utilities, introducing over time, a four day working week, extending employee rights to bring about, what he says, will be a once in a generation transformation to that rigged society. And he will name certain individuals, he will name for example the duke of westminster, he will name rupert murdoch. Others who he says are examples of exploitative employers with labour trying to introduce a different culture in society in the workplace. Pa rt culture in society in the workplace. Part of it too i think is trying to present mr corbyn, if you like, as the genuine insurgent, antiestablishment candidate. Because we know borisjohnson has also tried to present himself as the antiestablishment candidate, taking on parliament, the remainers, the metropolitan elite. And it is interesting that you campaign is trying to pitch themselves as antiestablishment. You can sense a lot of energy in the room behind you, something all the campaigns will be trying to encourage as they launch their general Election Campaigns and move around the country. How much do you think were going to see some interesting deals going to see some interesting deals going on various constituencies . Actually, youre not going to get the chance to answer that. actually, youre not going to get the chance to answer that. I think thatis the chance to answer that. I think that is actually the shadow cabinet 110w that is actually the shadow cabinet now coming onto the stage ahead of mr corbyn. I presume they will take up mr corbyn. I presume they will take up their seats on the stage behind him. Yeah, though they are. So the full shadow cabinet, all members at the launch of labours manifesto launch. I think mr corbyn is going to be introduced by the local mp because this battersea seat is actually quite a marginal seat. It isa actually quite a marginal seat. It is a labour seat from 2017 but before then of course it was a conservative seat. So i think that is why they are holding the launch here. We have just is why they are holding the launch here. We havejust seen key members, John Mcdonnell there of course, instrumental in the inking behind this campaign. There were suggestions that he had reservations about labour backing a general election and suggesting maybe he was more in favour of continuing to press for a referendum. I am just looking to see whether i can spot Jeremy Corbyn. Not yet i dont think. He is there, no, sorry, he is there. I think viewers can just see him on their screens towards the left hand side i believe, if i am spotting him correctly behind all the standing ovation that is going on. Yeah. A huge welcome for mr corbyn. This is one of the strengths which team corbyn mac really hope they will benefit them at this election, that it is a party now have around half a million embers stop and the hope of team corbyn hope to fight a grassroots campaign. Theyre hoping that organisation of grassroots will really benefit them. Well, there we see mr corbyn just waving to his supporters, getting a huge welcome here. And we wait now for him to be introduced by the local mp as people just settle down. Good morning and may i welcome you all to battersea. Yeah it is great to see so many of you here today. I am the mp for battersea. Since 2017 when labour won this seat back off the conservatives it is a very important and appropriate day to remember ourselves that battersea has a proud and radical history. In 1930 in this very building london elected its first black mayor, john archer. He won. He won by a single vote and gave a very notable speech about battersea and its proud history. And in 1923 the first asian mp was elected for battersea north. And not forgetting the amazing and radical suffragette who first stood for Public Office in 1919. Friends, i stand on the shoulders of some great men and women. Over the past decade and over the la st over the past decade and over the last 2. 5 years as the mp here, i have seen the devastation that the tory and lib dem Austerity Programme has had on our communities, not communities here but communities across this country. A scandal where we have seen record numbers of food bank parcels have been handed out to feed families. Where our Youth Services have been cut byjust under 50 . These things are a scandal and iio 50 . These things are a scandal and 110 one can 50 . These things are a scandal and no one can miss the Homeless People that we see on our streets across this country. And, friends, we have the uncertainty caused by the tory governments brexit chaos. Household incomes here in battersea have gone down by 2 since the referendum. What is clear beyond doubt is that regardless of how you voted, nobody voted for their Living Standards to go down. And nobody voted for living costs to go up. And i am proud to say that battersea voted overwhelmingly to remain, as did i. Yes, that deserves a round of applause, yes and, friends, i can say now, it is only a Labour Government that will sort this mess out by having the courage to give this country, the british people, a final say. And i am proud that labour is clearly set out how it will sort out this tory brexit mess. And let me share with you that i am excited, excited because this general election is a once in a Generation Opportunity to rebuild our country and our society. Excited about bringing about the real change that got us all into politics and active in our communities to make this world a better place. We will end the privatisation of our nhs. We will. We will build more homes for people to buy and rent and we will tackle the Climate Crisis through labours amazing green new deal. And i most of all i am excited and hopeful about the real change our country so desperately needs, delivered by a Labour Government led byJeremy Corbyn. So, friends, please join me in welcoming our leader, the next Prime Minister, Jeremy Corbyn thanks, that was brilliant. You had better ta ke thanks, that was brilliant. You had better take my place down there. Thank you. Thank you all for coming here this morning. I know it has been a bit of a crush to get in, we could have filled this hall several times over there is such demand and such enthusiasm to go out there and campaign in this election. I want to say thank you to marcia for the words that she just said and she is quite right about the history of this wonderful place. The battersea a rts this wonderful place. The Battersea Arts Centre, battersea town hall saw the election of our good friends he w011 the election of our good friends he won it back from the tories. And then marsha herself winning the seatin and then marsha herself winning the seat in 2017 and she is doing an incredible job. Seat in 2017 and she is doing an incrediblejob. She seat in 2017 and she is doing an incredible job. She speaks for people all around the country. About the way in which universal credit and so many other horrible things affect peoples lives. Marsha, thank you for everything that you do for oui you for everything that you do for our party. And i thank all of my collea g u es our party. And i thank all of my colleagues in the shadow cabinet and the shadow teams that are here today as well. They do an incredible job day in, day out, holding this government to account and i am proud of all of them, been here today supporting our party, our campaign and our pledge to deliver for the people of this country. Thank you all very much indeed. And as we embark on this campaign i want to say thank you to all of them for the personalfriendship and say thank you to all of them for the personal friendship and support that is given all the time. That is what oui is given all the time. That is what our party is all about a People Campaign and working together. Today, we launched the most ambitious and radical campaign our country has ever seen, to bring real change to all parts of this country. If you want to live in a society that works for everybody, not just the billionaires. If you want to save our hospitals, schools and Public Services from tory cuts and privatisation. If you want to stop the big polluters destroying our environment, then this election is your chance to vote for it. The choice could not be clearer. We put our faith the choice could not be clearer. We put ourfaith in the choice could not be clearer. We put our faith in the british peoples spirit and commitment to community. It is your country, that is why we stand with you. Labour will put wealth and power in the hands of the many. Borisjohnsons conservatives, who think they are born to rule, will only ever look after the privileged few. They have slashed taxes for the richest and slashed Vital Services and support for everyone else. But real change is coming. This election isa real change is coming. This election is a once in a generation chance to transform our country. To take on the vested interests that are Holding People back and ensure that no community in any part of this country is ever left behind again. Some people believe that real change is not possible. They say we are asking too much. Really . A Health Service people can be proud of . Where tens of thousands of Cancer Patients are not waiting months for treatment. And prescriptions are free throughout the country. Is that asking too much . Is it asking too much to have a social care system that does not leave our older people isolated and afraid . But instead give some dignity with free personal care. Give some dignity with free personal ca re. Two give some dignity with free personal care. Two is that asking too much . How about a decent pay rise . A real living wage of at least £10 an hour right away, including four Young Workers from the age of 16. Two to. Is asking too much . Asking too much to secure homes that families can afford, rents that do not break the bank and an end to this disgrace and indignity of rough sleeping in every city of this country. applause . applause . Is that too much to ask . 30 hours Free Childcare for all two two four year olds. A good education from cradle to grave as a right, not a privilege. And an end to tuition fees at university. Is that too much . Ending the conservatives great rip off by putting rail, mail and water into public ownership. So those Vital Services work for everyone, not just tory so those Vital Services work for everyone, notjust tory donors and shareholders. Is that asking too much . What about real action on the Climate Crisis . By creating hundreds of thousands of new, Green Energy Jobs in communities everywhere, where they are most desperately needed. I dont think any of those things are asking too much because we have to radically change course now to avoid living on a hostile and dying planet. This election is our last chance to tackle the Climate Emergency with a green industrial revolution, which is absolutely at the centre and the heart of labours plan to transform britain. Friends, today is the 31st of october. Its all right, im just passing on information to you at this stage. The day that Boris Johnson promised we would leave the eu. He also said he would rather be deadin eu. He also said he would rather be dead ina eu. He also said he would rather be dead in a ditch then delay beyond today. But he has failed and that failure is his alone. Applause. You cant trust the word. After three long years of Brexit Division and failure from the tories, we have to get this issue sorted out, as marsha pointed out. We need to take it out of the hands of politicians and trust the people to have the final say. Labour will get brexit sorted within six months. We will let the people decide whether to leave on sensible deal or remain. It really isnt that complicated. Applause. And we, a Labour Government, will carry out whatever the people decide, so we can then get on with delivering the real change that britain needs after yea rs of change that britain needs after years of conservative cuts to Vital Services and tax hand outs to the richest. Labour. Labour is determined to bring a divided country together, while the tories and the liberal democrats only seek to divide us further. The liberal democrats want to cancel a democratic vote with a parliamentary stitch up and borisjohnsons plan planned trade deal with donald trump will mean yet more national Health Service money taken away from patients and handed to shareholders. Despite his denials, the nhs is up for grabs by us corporations in a one sided trump trade sell out. Channel 4 dispatches revealed this week that the cost of drugs and medicines has been repeatedly discussed between the us and British Trade officials. Rememberjohnsons famous promise of 350 million a week for the nhs . Well, his toxic brexit trade deal with trump, could hand over 500 million a week of nhs money a week to big drug corporations around the world. We will stop them, labour will not let donald trump get his hands on our national Health Service. Applause. Our nhs, created by our communities and brave people that campaigned in centres like this to get an nhs, i simply say quite bluntly to everyone, it is not for sale. Applause. Not for sale not for sale not for sale not for sale not for sale |j think we all agreed on that that is so loud it will be heard everywhere. Thank you. Johnsons sell out deal would lead to years of continuing negotiations on the uncertainty. Labour will get brexit sorted by giving the people a final say in six months. Britain needs to get beyond brexit and deal with the damage done to our communities by a decade of tory cuts and economic failure. I travel all around the country all the time. I meet hundreds of people in different circumstances, schools, colleges, factories, offices, community centres, health centres, lots of places. I meet people from all walks of life and i listen to them. I listen to them all the time. That is what our party is about, listening to people. And that is what i learn from them, you dont see politics like the media and political classes do. After a decade when real wages have fallen, for too many people what they see is the community they love and love living m, community they love and love living in, being run down three years of deliberate neglect. The evidence of a decade of economic vandalism is all around them. It is there. In the high streets, in small towns, with boarded up shops. It is there in the closed library and swimming pool. The youth centres closed their doors. The high streets that are like a ghost town. The elderly couple who are scared to walk down the road because Violent Crime has doubled. The army veteran sleeping under blankets in a doorway. People struggling to make ends meet. The mother and her children eating from a food bank because they have been forced onto universal credit. That is the evidence of conservative cuts. Well, i say no more applause. So. It will be labour that will end the damaging tory austerity and a Labour Government that will scrap universal credit. Applause. We will tear down the barriers to success that the conservatives have put in peoples way. We will invest in every nation and region, rebuild our Public Services and give our nhs, our schools and the police the money they need by taxing those at the top properly to Fund Services for everyone else. We will give people back their pride in their communities and give everybody the quality of life that they deserve. And by everybody, i mean everybody. The Prime Minister wants you to believe that we are having this election because brexit has been blocked by an establishment elite. He isa blocked by an establishment elite. He is a man of much imagination. People are not filled so easily. They know the conservatives are the establishment elite. Not fooled. Applause and you know what really scares the elite . All of us, what the elite are actually afraid of, is paying their taxes. So in this election, i think they are going to fight harder and dirtier than ever before. They will throw everything at us because they know we are not afraid to take them on. Applause so we are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the dodgy landlords, we are going after the bad bosses, we are going after the bad bosses, we are going after the big polluters. Because we know whose side we, the labour party, are on. And the big question in this election is, whose side are you on . Are you on the side of the tax dodgers who are taking us all for a ride . People who think it is ok to rip people off and hide their money in tax havens so they can have a super in tax havens so they can have a super new in tax havens so they can have a super new yacht, or are you on the side of the children with special Education Needs who arent getting the support they deserve . Because of tory and lib dem government cuts. Whose side are you on . The dodgy landlords like the duke of westminster, britains youngest billionaire who tried to evict whole blocks of flats where families live to make way for luxury apartments, or the millions of tenants in britain who struggle to pay the rent each month . Whose side are you on . The bad bosses like mike ashley, the billionaire who will not pay his staff properly, and is even running Newcastle United into the ground . Or the exploited workforce, likely woman who was reportedly forced to give birth in a warehouse toilet because she was terrified of missing her shift . Whose side are you on . The big polluters likejim ratcliffe, britains richest man who makes his money by polluting the environment . Or the children growing up environment . Or the children growing up in ourcities environment . Or the children growing up in our cities with reduced lung capacity because of choking pollution . Whose side are you on . The greedy bankers who make millions betting against our country, and has donated huge sums of money to Boris Johnson and the conservative party . Orare you on johnson and the conservative party . Or are you on the side of working people, who create the wealth that is then squirrelled away into those tax havens . And whos side are you on . The billionaire media barons like rupert murdoch, whose empire pumps out propaganda to support a rigged system . Or the overwhelming majority of our country who want to live in a decent, fair, diverse and Prosperous Society . You know whose side you are on. A Labour Government will be on your side as well. Applause together, we can pull it down a corrupt system and build a fairer country that genuinely does care for all. And we have something that they rupert murdochs, the mike ashleys inti borisjohnsons rupert murdochs, the mike ashleys inti Boris Johnsons of rupert murdochs, the mike ashleys inti borisjohnsons of this world do not have. We have people come hundreds of people in every part of our country who will make this the biggest People Powered Election Campaign in the history of this country. Applause we are young, we are old, we are black, we are white, we are straight, we are gay, we are women, we are men, we are people of all faiths and none, we are from the north, we are from the south, we are from scotland, we are from wales, we are from every part of this country. And when that labour wins, the nurse wins, the pensioner wins, the student wins, the Office Worker wins, the engineer wins, we all win. Applause borisjohnson. I Boris Johnson. I knew borisjohnson. I knew you would sit down as soon as i mentioned the name. Laughter borisjohnson laughter Boris Johnson thought he laughter borisjohnson thought he was being Smart Holding the selection in a dark and cold december. He thinks he will not go out to vote. He thinks he will not go out to campaign. Well, i say this to him. Labour will be out there in every city, every town and every village would have the biggest and most confident campaigner that our country has ever, ever seen. Applause bringing a message, a message of hope and change to every country and every community that makes up britain. Even if the rivers freeze over, we are going out to bring real change for the many, not the few. And all we need, all we need one of those cold streets as we walked on them, is the thought of removing Boris Johnsons them, is the thought of removing borisjohnsons conservatives them, is the thought of removing Boris Johnsons conservatives from government and the chance to rebuild and transform our country. This is the most radical and exciting plan for real change ever put before the british electorate. Friends, the future is ours to make together. It is now time for real change. Thank you. Applause Jeremy Corbyn at libers general Election Campaign with a number of pledges, free personal care for the elderly, a real living which for at least £10. Launching a labours general Election Campaign. An end to tuition fees, rail, mailand general Election Campaign. An end to tuition fees, rail, mail and water into public ownership. He said this election was the last chance to target the Climate Emergency with a green industrial revolution. Perhaps the biggest cheer which led to the chant not for sale was when he mentioned the nhs and said that, despite borisjohnsons mentioned the nhs and said that, despite Boris Johnsons denials, mentioned the nhs and said that, despite borisjohnsons denials, the nhs is up for grabs in what he called a trumpet trade and sell it. But the crowd began to chant not for sale. And we are about to see a question and answer session start, so lets listen again for that. Follow that, eh . My great friend selma, a former head teacher who has a great way of bringing classes together in schools, she has brought those skills to parliament and will bring them to government as well. Thank you, jeremy. What an inspirational speech that was, jeremy. And that is the vision we can deliver in a few weeks time. I am truly proud to stand here supporting jeremy and John Mcdonnell and all this wonderful team, because we are going to deliver for our country. Applause but now, jen is going to take some questions, starting with the media. As has been said, i am a former primary head teacher. Jeremy is going to take some questions. Laughter soiam laughter so i am obviously going to be looking at people that are sitting up looking at people that are sitting up straight with a sunny smile. So we are going to take them in groups. First of all, four questions, and we are going to start with the bbc and laura kuenssberg. And there is a roving microphone. Hands up straight in the air and smiles all round. Thank you very much. Mr corbyn, your pitch to the public today is very similar to in 2017. You improve your position then, but he did not secure a majority. Why do you think, two yea rs majority. Why do you think, two years on, you might secure a majority with the same message . Because boris is an number ten have you got that . 0k. Can we have the microphone for beth rigby, sky . Mr corbyn in 2017, you divide your critics, but two years on, you have the lowest personal pulling ratings of any Opposition Leader since 1977. How do you get the people out there to feel about you the way the people in this room to, and if you fall short and you do not win this election, will you stand aside . 0k. And have we got libby viner, itn . You say you are the people who want to give the party who wants to give the people a final say. In that referendum, which we will you vote . And in this group finally, have we got andy bell from five news . Mr corbyn, i want to ask you about the nhs. You are worried about privatisation, are you proposing to roll back that part of the nhs where the private sector already provides services for thousands of people . Do you want to roll that back is well and essentially end provision by the private sector in the nhs for good . 0k, jeremy, are you all right with those . Thank you all for the questions. Laura, thank you for yours. It is a pitch to the public which we are putting there with pride and confidence about the kind of society that we can achieve. We have had two years of this government, we have had now three tory Prime Ministers since i became leader of the labour party, and the successive tory governments of cameron, may and johnson have been defeated 48 times in parliament during that period, the biggest number of defeats any government has ever suffered. We will put forward a ma nifesto ever suffered. We will put forward a manifesto which is written by the people i have met and many others in our party and affiliates, and we will put that message out there, and we are very well prepared for this Election Campaign and going to go out there and do it. And, in response to beths question, it is not about me, it is not about any individual on this platform, it is not a president ial election. Applause it is about each and every one of us who are standing at labour candidates, or labour shadow cabinet, or any other position, with all the diversity we have got and all the diversity we have got and all the diversity we have got and all the different Life Experiences we bring to our party and our parliament. So i am very happy to go out there on this Election Campaign. I will be all over the country, meeting people, listening to people, and taking that message there. And i ask our media, is good journalists, to just report what we say. As good journalists. Applause libby, thanks for your question. Brexit, it has divided communities, people, and families. Whether you voted remain and live here in battersea, and you are in the private rented sector, and you are being forced onto universal credit, and you have gone into debt as a result of it, and you may have a zero hours contractjob. Result of it, and you may have a zero hours contract job. You result of it, and you may have a zero hours contractjob. You are totally u p zero hours contractjob. You are totally up against it. If you live in mansfield, and you are living in the private rented sector, you cannot get a job, and you voted leave in the referendum, your interests are actually absolutely the same in electing a government that will bring the people in the communities together. We have challenged this government over its behaviour and attitude on brexit from the very beginning. We have inflicted defeats on them, and keir and myself have been to brussels many times to discuss all these issues with people there. And we believe that we have to take no deal of the table, and that is why i refuse to support any move that would allow borisjohnson to take this country out without a deal until it was absolutely confirmed by all 28 of the Member States that the extension had been granted. The extension had been granted. The extension was granted, we are now in the Election Campaign. We will go into office and immediately opened negotiations with the eu about a sensible relationship with europe. One that doesnt destroyjobs in sunderland, doesnt destroy jobs one that doesnt destroyjobs in sunderland, doesnt destroyjobs in south wales or in birmingham, or in north wales or all across the central belt of scotland. A deal that would mean we would maintain trading relationship with europe, we would have a Customs Union which would have a Customs Union which would mean that the relationship between Northern Ireland and the public would be what it is now, and the good friday agreement would be intact. And that the option of a sweetheart trade deal with donald trump with all the dangers that offers would not be an option. And then within six months, that offer alongside remain would be put to the british people, and in the meantime, our party will come together in the way we always do, discuss that, and decide what we are going to do. But basically, it will be about bringing our communities together and putting theissue our communities together and putting the issue behind us, because that will be the decision at that time. I am looking forward to doing all of that, and i believe it is a sensible and credible option. And our government, our Labour Government, will carry out the wishes of the british people and government. To decide on our relationship with europe, but also all the other issues i have talked about, poverty, investment, justice in this country. Andy, you mentioned the national Health Service. There is £10 billion of our money going into the private sector and out via the national Health Service. When you go to a hospital, you sometimes are advised to go to the pharmacy and pick up some medicines. You go there, you speak to the staff there, and you suddenly find they are not actually nhs employees, they are working for somebody else. I have to say, they all want to be nhs employees, and then you find that the companies that are bidding for nhs contracts, if they dont get them, they then sue the nhs. I did invite Richard Branson to donate the money he has tried to make from suing the nhs to an appropriate charity. Applause and i simply say this. John ashworth has led our fight on the and i simply say this. John ashworth has led ourfight on the nhs, and i thankjohn for all that, and the work he has done. And yes, i do want our nhs to be one where everyone delivering the services of the nhs are nhs employees, part of the family of nhs employees. Applause. Thank you, jeremy, we will take four more questions. One from the mirror. Jeremy, can i ask you quickly . Can you pledge now that if you win the election, you will serve all five years in office . And you have railed against the elite in your speech, but lots of people in the sort of seats that you need to both hang onto and when in other parts of the country think that you are the islington elite. Are you . am the what . Islington elite. And now one from the times. You are here with your whole shadow cabinet to be full stop if you win this election, can you confirm that all of them are going to the corresponding jobs in government . So tom watson culture secretary, etc. And Heather Stewart from the guardian. Hi, jeremy. Your activists passed a number of very radical policies in brighton last month at the conference, which they will now hope to see any labour manifesto. Will you Labour Government abolish eton, the school that give us borisjohnson . Government abolish eton, the school that give us Boris Johnson . 0k, and finally in this group, torquil crichton, daily record. You spoke passionately about people paying taxes. You publish your tax return, do you think other political leaders should publish theirs in this campaign . Applause thanks for your question about elites. 0h, thanks for your question about elites. Oh, sorry, ithought you had finished. When did you last speak to nicola sturgeon, and what did you discuss . Sorry, i thought you had finished. First of all, pippa, thank you very much for your question about elites. I have said a great deal about wealthy elites and where they put their money in tax havens, and you very generously pivoted that straightaway to the london borough of islington. I cannot imagine why iam the cannot imagine why i am the member of parliament for islington north and have been since 1983, and im very proud to be the mpfor 1983, and im very proud to be the mp for islington north and very proud to represent the people there. Whatever you might think about my borough, whatever image you might have of my butter, almost 40 of the children of my borough are living in poverty. A third of the community are living in the private rented sector. People are terrified of going on to universal credit because they know the poverty and the misery that it could give them. We have a council that is doing its very best to build housing, doing its very best to deliver services, but has had its budget absolutely slashed by the lib dems and conservative coalition government. Do not run away with media images put forward by property developers. The reality is, my Community Like every other community. Applause my applause my Community Like every other in the country has people who are totally up country has people who are totally up against it. Myjob as their mp is to do my very best to represent them, and to do my very best to represent them, and i do that with pleasure and with honour. And i have been proud to represent the constituency all these years, and i will carry on doing that, and whatever position i have ever held, i have always worked flat out to represent the people that have elected me in the first place. Applause thank you for the question about the shadow cabinet, and all the others. It really would not be appropriate to decide on the appointments and make up of the next Labour Government on this platform here today, but i do thank you for your advice. It is gratefully received. And if you are concerned about me and how i am going to carry on, i will tell you this. I love doing thisjob, i love meeting people, i love campaigning, and above all, i will be so proud to lead a Labour Government that ends universal credit and builds the Council Houses we need. Because that is what our movement is all about. When ijoined the labour party in the 1960s, i joined it because i wanted to see a Better Society and a more peaceful world. I wanted to see justice in our world and our society. And nothing of my beliefs has changed during that period. I want thats justice, i want that peaceful world, andi justice, i want that peaceful world, and i want decency in our society. That is what motivates me. Applause and as to the tax return question, there are two people who publish their tax returns in my opinion, thatis their tax returns in my opinion, that is the chancellor of the exchequer the Prime Minister. Two people who should publish their tax returns. I am people who should publish their tax returns. Iam not people who should publish their tax returns. I am not sure that they do, butJohn Mcdonnell and i do publish our tax returns in full. In fact, the first time in my tax return was published, they realised after they had managed to read my handwriting, that actually, i had been overgenerous and given the Inland Revenue £300 more than i should have done. But that is ok, i do not want it back, it is fine. And on the question of nicola sturgeon, i last had a discussion with her about ten days ago. And i do keep in touch with political leaders around the country, because that is what leading the party is all about. You know what . When we go into government, it is good to be so much different and so much better, because we will have a different world and a Different Society and a government that does not try and divide people, but instead tries to bring them together. Applause Jeremy Corbyn in battersea. Sorry, heather, your question. The ma nifesto heather, your question. The manifesto is being written, but i simply say this. The policy is discussed at conference will be discussed at conference will be discussed in what we call our class five meeting, which will decide the content five meeting, which will decide the co nte nt of five meeting, which will decide the content of the manifesto, for starters, we will definitely be making sure that all those private schools, Public Schools as they call themselves, will actually have to pay their taxes in a fair and proper way. Applause Jeremy Corbyn speaking in battersea, a labourwin Jeremy Corbyn speaking in battersea, a labour win from the conservatives in 2017. One of the seats they will be looking to hold onto in this forthcoming christmas election on december 12. I think they are taking audience questions now in battersea, but the labour leader going through a series of election pledges. In saying that eventually, if labour wins, they would offer a vote on which the options would be what he called a sensible deal, or remain. Sojeremy called a sensible deal, or remain. So Jeremy Corbyn called a sensible deal, or remain. SoJeremy Corbyn really called a sensible deal, or remain. So Jeremy Corbyn really trying called a sensible deal, or remain. SoJeremy Corbyn really trying to broaden out what this Election Campaign is about. But ultimately recognising that of course, much of it will be dominated by brexit. More analysis on that and all the other news of the day here on newsroom live, but right now, look at the weather forecast. The weather is going to change over the next 24 now is. Today, a weak weather system across southern areas, but down towards the south west and the atlantic. This area of low pressure will bring us weather fronts, making things area of low pressure will bring us weatherfronts, making things much more unsettled for friday and into the weekend. But for the rest of today, quite a bit of cloud across Western Areas. Still some showery habits of rain across wales, the west midlands, south west england. Cloud increasingly little bit across eastern parts, but north east of scotland, temperature is about ten to 12 celsius. This evening, Western Areas will see some showery rain before later in the night, heavier rain moves in across most areas of the uk. But with all the rain moving on, a frost free night. Still a bit chilly in the north east, but still miles to the south west. Temperatures here no lower than about 12 degrees. Friday, rain spreading north eastwards, dry interludes before further heavy rain moves in to Northern Ireland, wales, the south west. Some of the rain on friday could be quite heavy, maybe even of the odd rumble of thunder across central and southern areas, temperatures ten to 16 celsius. Youre watching bbc newsroom live its midday and these are the main stories this lunchtime. Jeremy corbyn launches the labour partys general Election Campaign, pledging to take on a corrupt system. Real change is coming. This election is a once in a generation chance to transform our country. Police in cambodia say theyve found the body of missing british backpacker Amelia Bambridge. Twitter bans all political adverts, saying they pose a risk to democracy but Facebook Says it wont follow suit. The us military releases the first footage of the raid in which the leader of the so called Islamic State group was killed. And wildfires continue to spread across southern california, as strong winds hamper rescue efforts. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. Campaigning has begun for the next general election on the day the uk should have left the european union. In the last hour, the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has launched his partys campaign, promising to take on, what he said were the few who run a corrupt system, and to bring real change for the many, not the few. In a speech in battersea, he said the election provided a once in a Generation Opportunity to transform the country. Today, we launched the most ambitious and radical campaign our country has ever seen to bring real change to all parts of this country. If you want to live in a society that works for everybody, not just the billionaires. If you want to save our the billionaires. If you want to save our hospitals, schools and Public Services from tory cuts and privatisation. If you want to stop the big polluters destroying our environment, then this election is your chance to vote for it. Applause. The choice could not be clearer. We will be getting some analysis of mr corbins speech in just a few minutes. Meanwhile, the conservative leader borisjohnson minutes. Meanwhile, the conservative leader Boris Johnson has minutes. Meanwhile, the conservative leader borisjohnson has been out and about as well today. He has been at aden Brooks Hospital in cambridge. Lets cross to our Political Correspondent chris mason who has been with the Prime Minister this morning. So a different way of starting the campaign. Yeah, good afternoon. The Prime Minister has spent the morning here in cambridge. One of the hospitals that featured in the announcement about nhs spending that the conservatives made at their Party Conference couple of weeks ago. Including the conservative desire, as the Prime Minister said, to get away from that central in dominating topic of brexit. There was an awareness in the conservative campaign a couple of years ago during the stamp that they were caught on the hopper by labourcampaigning on that they were caught on the hopper by labour campaigning on day to day issues when they were focusing on brexit. Labour were able to make big advances that the conservatives had not anticipated. So we have Boris Johnson on day one of the campaign talking about the nhs and like he has been talking about education and the police a little later today. So stepping away from that question of brexit, focusing on day to day domestic concerns. How difficult is that going to be in terms of the conservative campaign as it evolves, chris . Because here we are on the day that brexit was supposed to happen, you know, how much will the electorate blame that on Boris Johnson specifically . And can he really focus on talking about the sorts of issues like education and health care and afford not to talk so much about brexit . health care and afford not to talk so much about brexit . I think that is going to be one of the central questions of this coming campaign because we should focus shouldnt week for a moment on the fact that you and i and the likes have spent the last months counting down to today, the 31st of october, brexit day as it was meant to be and was until a couple of days ago. We had all of those sound bites sitting in the archive of borisjohnson talking about dying in a ditch and all that sort of stuff. He is Prime Minister, that promise did not happen. Number ten have been at pains to point out in all of their respondents that goes to us and their letters to brussels that this was parliaments fault rather than his fault. But it rather rams home doesnt it that he has been driven by Parliament Rather than been able to drive parliament and that is the very reason why he wa nts and that is the very reason why he wants that general election, to try and change that parliamentary arithmetic. He will try to pin the blame, as he sees it, on brexit not happening, or at least by this latest deadline, on Parliament Rather than him. His opponents will say they have seen this in some of the campaign in tweets on social media this morning that if it had not been for parliament then there would have been a risk, as critics see it, of a new deal brexit today. And that is why that extension was necessary. The conservatives have made the point of course that if the opposition parties had not stood in the way of that timetabling motion then perhaps borisjohnsons brexit deal could have been the law of the landing time allowing us to leave with a deal today. So i think what were going to get in the coming weeks is, yes, lots of focus on brexit. This election is happening because of brexit just brexit. This election is happening because of brexitjust like the one in 2017. But also a lot of focus from all of the parties on the kind of issues that in normal times would dominate political campaigns. Not least the nhs. 0k, chris, thank you much for that. Chris mason who has been following the Prime Minister this morning in cambridge. As weve heard the uk was due to leave the eu at 11 pm tonight. But this week the Prime Minister had to accept delaying our departure from the eu again. Businesses have been frustrated by the uncertainty, many stockpiling for the previous departure date in march, and again for todays planned exit. The Business Leaders organisation, the cbi says retailers stock levels have risen to the highest levels since their records began, with retailers fearing they would lose out in the build up to christmas. Its a situation the government repeatedly promised wouldnt happen. We are coming out of the eu on october 31 in all circumstances, do or die. We will leave on october the 3ist. Or die. We will leave on october the 31st. Travelling to the eu is going to change. We are going to leave in october to 31st. Check your passport is valid for travel. Come out of the eu on october that first, no ifs, no buts. Joining me now is mark cherry, National Chairman of the federation of Small Businesses. Mark, thank you for your patience today. I know you have been watching thatJeremy Corbyn speech of the last hour or so as well. Talk to her was first about the continued uncertainty because i know that you are relieved that no deal brexit has been avoided but you are saying that the federation of Small Businesses that the uncertainty continues to be a double edged sword. That the uncertainty continues to be a doubleedged sword. It does indeed and at the moment Small Businesses are very much still in limbo. No deal has only been pushed down to the 31st of january so it is not com pletely the 31st of january so it is not completely off the table. But what we wa nt completely off the table. But what we want politicians now that we are looking at an election, to beep concentrating on, is more support to change the culture on late payment thatis change the culture on late payment that is so damaging to Small Businesses. As we have seen with the recent select Committee Report out on business rates, we need a com plete on business rates, we need a complete reform of that, so we hope thatis complete reform of that, so we hope that is put into their manifestos. And then we need to be looking at greater support for Education Skills and particularly apprenticeships in Small Businesses as well as crime against business, which costs an extortionate £17 billion a year. So all of those issues are aptly key the Small Businesses aside from what brexit is or isnt going to actually deliver once we have got through this election. Have you been able to do any sort of assessment of what the costs involved have been an all of that stockpiling that Small Businesses have been doing . Of that stockpiling that Small Businesses have been doing7m of that stockpiling that Small Businesses have been doing . It is not just stockpiling, it businesses have been doing . It is notjust stockpiling, it is tying up working capital, that means finances are absently stretched. It has meant loss of business and as we have seen from our quarterly indices, we have five negative now on confidence. Investment is not going in so we really do need politicians to answer the question, how are they going to support Small Businesses once we have got through this election period . Could you blame for the uncertainty because the conservatives are blaming labour, labour are conservatives are blaming labour, labourare blaming conservatives are blaming labour, labour are blaming the conservatives. Everybody is blaming every one else. Who do you come as you encourage your members do actually go out and vote in the selection and send the politician to message, do you blame for the uncertainty . There are two things here, we would urge all 5. 8 million self employed and Small Businesses to vote, which ever way they choose to vote, which ever way they choose to come of this election. Make sure their voices absolutely heard. And then of course as we have seen it has been parliament itself that has been completely deadlocked on this, despite our calls for parliamentarians to be coming together and getting us through to the agreement on the Withdrawal Agreement and then into a transition period so that we have that single change for brexit. And trade deals to be negotiated in the future. Ok, mike, thank you very much. The National Chairman of the federation of Small Businesses. Lets head back to battersea now in south london where the labour leader was giving his opening speech of the campaign in the last hour. Our assistant Political Editor, norman smith, is in battersea in south london where Jeremy Corbyn is about to kick off his campaign. It went down incredibly well here. Jeremy corbyn was repeatedly interrupted by cheers from his audience. At one point there are all stamping their foot saying it not for sale not for sale a reference to fears that the nhs might be on the table in any future trade talks with the us. And clearly his message on real change, of a once in a generation moment when labour could transform society resonates with people here. Party supporters, the party faithful. The question is whether outside of here there is a similar hungerfor that whether outside of here there is a similar hunger for that sort of sweeping radical change that mr corbin is promising. Now the calculation in labour circles is that it calculation in labour circles is thatitis calculation in labour circles is that it is there and there is a broaderfatigue with that it is there and there is a broader fatigue with austerity and a sense that things never really change and that this applies not just to poorer working class voters, also middle class households, there isa also middle class households, there is a sense that the sort of public realm has decayed and frayed and a willingness now to look at some of the more radical ideas that labour is proposing. But thatis ideas that labour is proposing. But that is a risk. Yes, it goes down incredibly well here but how does it go down, if you like, in middle income, middle england . That is the court test and that will determine whether mr corbyn is on course for number ten or, again, whether mr corbyn is on course for numberten or, again, to whether mr corbyn is on course for number ten or, again, to losing an election. Do you think those are going to be the key constituencies, middle england, middle income. Will it be traditional labour supporting where people to leave . it be traditional labour supporting where people to leave . I think it is almost impossible to calibrate now because brexit really has changed the game entirely and our old sort of points of reference saying that isa of points of reference saying that is a labour constituency, that is a tory constituency, that is a working class constituency, a middle class constituency, has almost become irreleva nt constituency, has almost become irrelevant because a brexit. It has totally shattered the normal way we calculate politics. Which i guess points to the other part of 21s speech today, which was to try and shift the focus away from Jeremy Corbyns speech today which was shift the focus away from brexit. Tea m shift the focus away from brexit. Team corbyn wants to push this onto the domestic agenda and their policies around things like scrapping universal credit, scrapping universal credit, scrapping tuition fees, providing Free Childcare for all two and four year olds. They hope these kind of policies will get some sort of traction in an Election Campaign, particular when they are guaranteed equal media time. So it is a tussle whether this is going to be an election about brexit or other domestic policies. Ok, norman, thank you very much. Norman smith, our assistant Political Editor. And of course we are going to keep right across all the Main Campaign of elements with all of the parties as and when they happen. If you want to know about why an election has been called, and the issues that voters care about, see our really simple guide to the general election, at bbc. Co. Uk news or on the bbc news app. More on todays new stories coming up more on todays new stories coming up but now good to viewers on bbc two. The time is now 12 14pm. Police in cambodia say the body of missing british tourist Amelia Bambridge has been recovered 30 miles off the island of koh rong. She was last seen a week ago on the island. The 21 year old had been travelling alone for the first time while on her gap year. Lets speak now to our correspondent nick beake who is in cambodia. He has been following this search. Really sad news, nick. How was the body found . Really sad news, nick. How was the body found . The most dreadful news for the family. This news was announced by the head of the navy here. He said that body had been recovered, as here. He said that body had been recovered , as you here. He said that body had been recovered, as you say, more than 30 miles out to sea. We know the rescue teams have been working flat out over the last week or so. They recovered a body which has now been taken to the mainland. Formal identification will take place tomorrow but the authorities here are in no doubt that they have found her body. She disappeared a week ago without a trace. She was at a party here on the island. She was last seen here on the island. She was last seen at about three oclock in the morning. The following day she was reported missing. Her bag was found by some rocks are very close to the shore and inside her bag was her purse, her mobile phone and also bank cards. But no other sign of her and so for her friends who had been travelling with her, for her family, really alarming times. Many of her relatives travelled out here and we saw once again today her dad and her brotherjoin the search. They told us they would not give up in the search for amelia. They were making their way through thick jungle, search for amelia. They were making their way through thickjungle, they joined the team is out at sea who have been patrolling these waters for the past week or so, trying to spot any sign of amelia. And tonight, just an hour or so ago, they got the news they had been dreading. She wasjust they got the news they had been dreading. She was just 21 years old. She had been working in uk for two yea rs she had been working in uk for two years working in a back so she could save years working in a back so she could save up money to come to cambodia. It was a dream holiday, herfamily said. She was a meticulous planner and she had looked into everything about travelling alone here and it was clearly something that she was really looking forward to but it has endedin really looking forward to but it has ended in complete tragedy. Nick, we know the police have been questioning a number of men about 21s disappearance. At the police had anything more about what the motive may have been, the reason i should say about a death may have been whether her death was foul play or accidental . The police have not given any sort of information of that nature at the moment. Possibly we may get more information tomorrow, it is extremely grim but ifa tomorrow, it is extremely grim but if a postmortem examination reveals more signs of how amelia may have died that is a possibility. You mention six local men were questioned, they were not arrested. The police spoke to them and then release them. They said they were confident they had no part in amelias then disappearance and clearly now her death. I think what is going to be extremely difficult for herfamily, is going to be extremely difficult for her family, who obviously are is going to be extremely difficult for herfamily, who obviously are in the most dreadful of circumstances now, it may be the case that we never know what happened in those final moments. Amelia was seen at 3am in the morning on a busy beach but the timeline finished at that time. We know today she has been recovered in the sea but in terms of herfinal moments, that is recovered in the sea but in terms of her final moments, that is something we may never know. Nick, thank you. The sad news that the british backpacker, her body has been recovered. Three british people have been killed, and another injured in a car crash in south africa. A married man and woman, plus another woman died when their car was in a collison crossing a bridge near Port Elizabeth on the Southern Coast of the country. We are going to go back to more political reaction. Our assistant political reaction. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in battersea in south london where Jeremy Corbyn has launched labour Election Campaign. Everyone filing out of the Battersea Arts Centre after a wildly cheered Jeremy Corbyn speech, which went down a storm here. But of course the really important audiences outside. Mr corbyns core message that labour would bring about once in a generation change to society. John mcdonnelljoins me. The question is, will country that has gone through referendums, the turmoil of brexit, really be in the market for yet more people . I dont know about the people, it is about making sure that we have to change that people themselves are demanding. We have had nine years, nearly a decade of harsh austerity, everyone has felt it, wages below the level of the crash, Public Services, many of them in crisis. People want change but they want a government that understands their needs and that is what i think jeremy understands their needs and that is what i thinkjeremy set out in his speech. How we can effect that real change to transform peoples lives. What you say thou to middle income, middle england constituencies who may be think this just looks a little bit alarming . We are responding to what those middle income people are telling us. All of them on the doorstep now are telling us we cannot go on with the Health Service but in this way. The amount of money that Boris Johnson service but in this way. The amount of money that borisjohnson is now offering goes nowhere near. We are going to have another nhs winter crisis. It is the middle income people who are saying we do not want our nhs sold off to donald trump. We saw the revelations this week about what the tories are up to. It is a middle income people same. It is interesting as well, particularly younger people in those families are saying we are facing a crisis now. We are facing a Climate Change crisis, and accidental threat, we need a government that will tackle that threat. Our manifesto has been written on the doorsteps of those families. And existential threat. Large parts of mr corbyns pitch today were similar to that of 2017 and it did not work then so why we shouldnt work now . There are two issues. One is they have had two more years of a tory government and they have moved further to the right. There are rear fill to limit real fears out there. Nobody wants Homeless People dying on our streets. They have had two more years and they have wasted them. The second thing is our manifesto will be more radical but it is based upon the principles of our manifesto been written from the grassroots upwards on those doorsteps, at the school gate, in the community centres, tackling Climate Change, all of thoseissues tackling Climate Change, all of those issues are the ones that people are telling us need to be addressed. Central to your campaign is making this an election about domestic policies other than brexit hasnt the lesson of the last two, three years being that brexit has obliterated all other plants . That is why we are nailing brexit for the very beginning, lets be absolutely clear. What we will do a brexit is we will let the people decide. They will have a sensible option to leave and an option to remain. Let the people decide. We are nailing that issue, then moving beyond to the real issues, the bread and butter issues that everyone is facing. John mcdonnell, thank you very much for your time. That is the first of the Party Campaign launches. Interesting i thought the response mr corbyn got because undoubtedly one of labours trump cards if you like is the fact they do now have a huge party. Mr corbyn will hope that membership, well, it may give him an edge in the Election Campaign itself. Ok, norman, thank you very much. Lets move away from politics to sport. England have been out and about in tokyo overnight and head coach eddie jones says theyre so focuses themselves. Well, there is no higher expectation and within the team. We started out the first day wanting to be the best team in the world, so thatis be the best team in the world, so that is where we wanted to go. The outside stuff, you know, as i said three weeks ago we were hopeless. I was going to get the sack, owen can kick a goal, so we dont tend to listen to that noise, as important as the media is, we dont tend to listen to it. The only opinion we are worried about is within the team. It was a night of ridiculous goals in the league cup, and what a night at anfield. Liverpool were 4 2 down to arsenal when Alex Oxlade Chamberlain took aim from outside the box. Arsenal then restored their two goal lead whenjoe willock came up with a thunderbolt of his own. But liverpool werent done, they got it back to 5 4 before Divock Origis overhead kick in the fourth minute of injury time took the game to penalties, which liverpool won 5 4. There were two more stunners at stamford bridge. This is chelseas Michy Batshuayi powering his way to an equaliser after Manchester United had taken the lead through a penalty. It wasnt the best goal of the night though, that was scored by marcus rashford. This brilliant free kick enough to give united a 2 1win. Elsewhere, aston villa beat wolves. The draw for the quarter finals has been made this morning, and this was the reaction of the colchester united squad, when they found out theyd drawn Manchester United at home in the last eight. Oxford united get to host Manchester City and the rest of the ties are on the bbc sport website and app. Plenty more on the bbc sport website and app, including all the build up to tyson furys venture into wrestling. He fights Braun Strowman in the wwe later this evening. We will have more on that later. Sarah, thank you very much. Mark zuckerberg has not followed suit. Alexandra mckenzie reports. With an election expected six weeks today, the politicians are already heading for social media to get their message across to as many of us as possible. But from the end of november, the ceo of twitter, jack dorsey, has said all political advertising will be banned. On twitter, he said that political message reach should be earned and not bought. Why, he asked . The answer, he said it can be used to influence votes and affect the lives of millions. Some regard this move as a swipe at facebook, which recently ruled out a ban on political advertising. In the 2017 election, uk Political Parties spent £3. 2 it is not going to impact twitter massively, as we have seen the amount of money spent on advertising on twitter is tiny. But we are now focusing on the influence and power of social media advertising. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said he didnt think it was right for private companies to censor politicians or the news. Mps, including the former home secretary, amber rudd, and labours david lammy, have welcomed the ban, but Donald Trumps re Election Campaign team say it is yet another attempt by the left to silence the president. Alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. We can speak now to sam jeffers, the co founder of the who targets me campaign, which monitors the use of political adverts on social media. Hejoins us from cork in ireland. Good afternoon to you, sam. What is your take on twitters motivation of all of this . I think the motivation isi all of this . I think the motivation is i suspect somewhat one of conscious in that there is a lot of public concern and wider concern about the use of political advertising online. I suspect some of it is self interested in the fact that you look at the controversies that you look at the controversies that facebook faces and twitter is probably keen to avoid as many of those as possible. What it is not is obviously a big financial loss for twitter. In the uk in 2017 barely 100th of the political advertising that took place was on twitter, so the motivation is one of self interest but also potentially one of trying to do some of the things that jack talked about in his tweets. Financially though it is easier for them to make this move compared to facebook in terms of the amount of revenue it gets from political advertising. Absolutely. When we looked at some of the data from 2017 election, i think parties and candidates spent about £55,000 on twitter during that campaign versus £3. 2 million on facebook. Now, a vc for both of those companies they are tiny amounts of money but it does show how small this stakes are for twitter in doing this. What potential problems can you foresee for twitter on this front . One thing is they still have to define what political is. So even if you dont have political advertising, you still need to know what is in order to not have it. I think facebook, twitter, google another struggle to work out what the lines are around this issue. If we say this is political and this isnt, who does that affect . What kind of organisations are no longer able to advertise . There are lots of people with great intentions who want to get their message out there on social media and they will no longer able to do that. So this has wide repercussions than the same that we will stop a few bad things from appearing on our platforms, all sorts of people will now no longer be to do this. So would Government Public Health campaign for example ora campaign to Public Health campaign for example or a campaign to help people combat Climate Change, would that count as political advertising . Well, exactly. And i do not think they have made it clear as to what fits within the definition. What you also have obviously is a private company with a private set of rules deciding exactly how this works. Now you might not want the government ruling on that either but to have some kind of common set of standards around what political advertising actually is, you know, what transparency or other data should be made available, what the effect of that actually is. I think what the effect of that actually is. Ithinka what the effect of that actually is. I think a lot of those questions are still to be answered. And just briefly, sam, despite Mark Zuckerbergs initial reaction, do you think this put any pressure on facebook . Facebook has been coming under a lot of pressure but some of the rules they have just brought in about politicians effectively been able to lie in advertising and people are very cross about those sort of policies. So i think that and with this facebook will have to think very carefully about what response take. Thank you for talking to us, sam. Now its time for a look at the weather with nick miller. For many of us there has been a weather lull but that is all about change. It is still mainly dry out there this afternoon, the best of there this afternoon, the best of the sunshine towards the eastern side of the uk. Cloud increasing from the west, bit of patchy light rain or drizzle toward south west england, wales and Northern Ireland, eventually pushing into parts of scotla nd eventually pushing into parts of scotland as well as north west england into this evening too. All of this was a more substantial rain sta rts of this was a more substantial rain starts to push east as wiese go through the night. With that it is going to be a milder night than it has been over the past few nights but a lot of cloud around to start the day tomorrow. Wet, Northern Ireland that rain pushing up across scotland, east across england, up drier, brighter spell in between. Another area of rain arriving towards Northern Ireland on the south west but the freshly south west but the freshly South West League wins as well. It will be a milder day but again it is cloudy and wet and potentially stormy and very wet for some of us into the start of the weekend. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live. The headlines the labour leaderJeremy Corbyn has launched his partys Election Campaign with a promise to take on a corrupt system and bring real change for the many. Police in cambodia say the body of british backpacker Amelia Bambridge has been found more than a week after she went missing. The social networking giant Twitter Announces a ban on all political advertising, but Facebook Says it wont follow suit. The us military releases the first images of the raid that killed the leader of the so called Islamic State group. Wildfires continue to spread across southern california, as strong winds hamper rescue efforts. The us house of representatives is scheduled to vote on formalising the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and ukraine. The vote signals a move into the next stage of the investigation following several weeks of closed door depositions. Lets get more now from our washington correspondent, Gary Odonoghue. Gary, i think you need to perhaps explain the process for us at this point first of all. So formalising the procedures of the impeachment enquiry, what exactly does that mean . What it means is that today, they are not voting on whether or not to impeach donald trump, that will come potentially some way down the line before christmas. What they are voting on it today is how to organise the rest of the investigation, the enquiry, conducted by the various committees here in the house of representatives. They are setting up some rules including the fact that some rules including the fact that some of the hearings are now going to be public, that there will be testimony and depositions published directly. We have seen a bit of that league is already, but these will be formally published, and it will give the republicans certain rights and President Trump certain rights to have their own lawyers present to question witnesses if they can get the committee to agree to it. So it gives the republicans in part what they have been asking for, which is a sort of much more structured, formal or transparent process, they would say. The downside, of course, for them, is that these witnesses will Start Talking about the allegations against the president in public, some very credible witnesses have already given evidence, and they can be called back. So in this way, it is the democrats we republicans way, it is the democrats we republica ns bluff. Way, it is the democrats we republicans bluff. Having said that, a handful of democrats will not support this, which i think will bea minor not support this, which i think will be a minor embarrassment to the leadership. Calling their bluff. How damaged is President Trump at this stage, and the key question is, how many republicans could potentially be persuaded to vote against him in and impeachment proceedings . You have to unpack quite a lot of that in the sense that, as things stand in the house, that, as things stand in the house, that it was no sign that any republicans. There are one or two out on a limb, not quite joint to be party at the moment, but there are no signs that any of the full time republicans are going to vote in favour of this resolution today, or in favour of impeachment potentially down the road. But it only needs a simple majority in the house for them to impeach, so if they decide to go through this process and have that vote, the democrats can probably get that done. But you have to remember the meaning of the word impeachment is really only to charge the president. Impeachment is a charge, there then has to be a trial of that charge which takes place in the senate. The senate effectively sits as a court, with the chief justice of the Supreme Court presiding over it. In order to convicted president and move on, you need two thirds of the senate to vote in favour of that, and of course republicans have a majority over the democrats in there. That is a vanishingly small chance that that a vanishingly small chance that that a number of republicans will suddenly change the mind between now and january. And finally, gary, all of this sounds like it is going to collide with the next Election Campaignfor collide with the next Election Campaign for the presidency next year, which of course, november of next year, but the two things are going to collide, arent they . Next year, but the two things are going to collide, arent they7m will collide in the early stages of next year. There are a number of ifs year, but if we do get to a trial in january and the senate, there is a bunch of senators who are running for the democratic nomination who would much prefer to be in iowa and New Hampshire for the early contests on their primary process than they would be tied to the Senate Building here on capitol hill, having to listen to that trial. But they will be hoping that in many ways the process of impeachment casts enough doubt on the president s integrity, honesty, that it creates a sort of doubt in enough minds of enough voters, because bear in mind President Trump has a pretty narrow path to the presidency. He needs to hang onto some very contested states, and all the ones that he won last time. So they will be hoping he can swing those tens of thousands of votes in some of those key states like florida and North Carolina and the blue wall as it is called, pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin, swing enough people in those states through this process to unseat him next november. Ok, thank you very much, Gary Odonoghue and washington. More than 70 people have been killed in a fire on a train travelling from karachi to rawalpindi in pakistan. The blaze appears to have started when a cooking stove exploded, while the train was near the city of rahim yar khan. It then spread to three carriages. Army helicopters were used to evacuate the injured from the scene. Our correspondent in islamabad, secunder kermani, says this is one of the worst incidents on pakistans railways in the last decade. Well, we have been hearing from eyewitnesses who have been talking about the sense of panic that there was when people realised the fire was breaking out. As you say, this train was travelling between the cities of karachi and rawalpindi, when around 6 30am in the morning local time, a fire broke out with fierce flames engulfing at least three carriages. And as part of the rescue effort, an Army Helicopter was mobilised to take some of the injured to nearby hospitals, whilst the authorities are going through the rather grim task now of trying to identify all those who lost their lives. In terms of what started the fire, Railway Officials have been saying that it began when a gas cylinder exploded. The gas cylinder, they say, was being used by some passengers to cook food. But we have been hearing from some eyewitnesses who have been saying that is not the case and actually there was some kind of electrical fault on board the train. The Prime Minister imran khan has expressed his condolences and ordered an inquiry to take place. The pakistani railways do not have a particularly good Safety Record but this is one of the worst incidents, certainly in the last decade. There are questions already being asked that if it was caused by a gas cylinder explosion, why were passengers allowed to take gas cylinders on board a train . They are an item that are not normally allowed onto the train for obvious reasons, because they could explode. And there are other questions too. Were the train carriages overcrowded . That is often a problem on the Railway System here, although we dont know if it was the case. We do know that a large number of those travelling on this train were religious pilgrims, so that, i imagine, whether these carriages were overcrowded or not, will be another focus of this investigation. Hong kong has slid into recession for the First Time Since the Global Financial crisis. The economy shrank by 3. 2 year on year. Its thought the protests there may have helped push the city into the downturn. Our Asia Business correspondent Karishma Vaswani has been explaining whats behind the downturn. Although we were expecting hong kongs economy to contract in this quarter, it had been signalled by the administration in the days leading up to the numbers being released, the scale of this downturn, i think it would be fair to say, has taken many economists by surprise. They were not expecting to see the numbers, in as negative as they have come in. I think this reflects how dependent hong kongs economy is on chinas, and we have had almost five months of political protest, they have definitely had a pa rt protest, they have definitely had a part to play in the economic downturn because it has led to things like retailers shutting shops in some areas, because they have not been able to sell their goods, simply because there are people on the streets protesting, nobody can get to those shops. Hoteliers are facing low occupancy rates, and tourists, many from the mainland, effectively shunning the city because of the political situation there. Combining that with the us china trade war, and it is really not painting a pretty picture for hong kong. It is a critical difficult time for the economy there. Pretty difficult time. And other fears that this could be something of a more permanent decline . That is certainly always the fear when you are in what is called a technical recession, two quarters of a retraction. But economists i have spoken to have said that, if there is a way to find a path out of the protests, and we start seeing mainland tourists coming back, shops reopening, people filling up those hotels again, there isa filling up those hotels again, there is a chance that hong kong can get out of this situation, that is simply because the fundamentals in the economy are pretty strong. The pillars of hong kongs economy are things like drop to, financial services, and certainly tourism plays a big part. But i think the Bigger Picture and all of this is just how much of a blow hong kongs reputation as an International Financial centre has ta ken. Reputation as an International Financial centre has taken. Remember it was not too long ago when the airport was effectively closed for a couple of days because of protests. And increasingly, iam hearing anecdotal evidence, at least, that Business People and big conferences are choosing to bypass hong kong altogether. Having their business events held elsewhere. There is also evidence that money is flowing from hong kong to singapore, for instance, as investors are looking for a safer place to park their money. Now time for all the Business News. In the Business News a tie up to create the worlds biggest carmaker. Fiat chrysler peugeot try to seal a mega deal. Vauxhall, a psa brand, employs 3,000 people in the uk. Car production in britain slowed again last month as demand for new models sinks 16 so far in 2019. More of that in a moment. Profits at lloyds are wiped out, by setting aside another 1. 8 billion to cover ppi complaints. The august deadline for claims has had a substantial impact on all of the major banks profits this year. Car makers have suffered another bitterly disappointing month, according to the association that represents them, as brexit uncertainty maintains its grip on manufacturing. Brexit was not the only roadblock for the industry. Key markets abroad, such as mainland europe and china, continued to buy fewer cars, with exports falling last month compared to september 2018. Car makers still account for nearly 15 of the goods that britain exports abroad. The industry also supports around 823,000 jobs across the country. Emma butcher is from the smmt. Are you expecting lay offs as a result of numbers like this . Obviously it is a very concerning time for the industry at the moment. As you have just said, we time for the industry at the moment. As you havejust said, we have time for the industry at the moment. As you have just said, we have seen right across the World Markets contract, but also the market contract, but also the market contract in the uk as well due to economic and political uncertainty. So that is a big issue, and i think the biggest worry that we are facing right now is that the threat of a no deal, which still persists. We have spoken to our members, and one in three of them tell us they are already cutting jobs in order to prepare for a no deal brexit, so it isa prepare for a no deal brexit, so it is a worrying time, and we desperately need some stability to be restored. What is the major survival strategy at this stage . We have to get a deal, we need to the certainty. It has to be a good deal as well. This industry is built on a base of three and frictionless trade with europe, and we had some really fantastic trade deals with countries across the rest of the world through europe. If we leave with no deal, not only do we face enormous talents which would have a huge impact on profitability and jobs, but we risk losing that trade and losing our competitive position, so we need to get that good deal done. We heard that peugeot has tried to merge with fiat chrysler, if it were to be approved by regulators. That could be Game Changing for the industry. Do you think we are going to see more partnerships, collaborations like this take place in the future . Absolutely. Manufacturers have a lwa ys absolutely. Manufacturers have always shared platforms in part, it makes good sense. We have Huge Investment in autonomous vehicles, connectivity, and producing these vehicles of the future takes a lot of money, so it makes sense to pool resources. Of money, so it makes sense to pool resources. Would not be surprised to see more collaboration and Partnership Potentially mergers in the future. Thank you very much, i butcher. Emma butcher. Lets check in with some other stories. African swine fever is sparking a global meat shortage. Chinas total swine herd has declined by 45 since the virus was first detected last august. Though global beef and chicken production is forecast to rise marginally over the coming year, analysts say it will not make up for the fall in global pork production. The British Airways parent iag has blamed strike action and rising fuel costs for a slip in profits. The results come on the heels of the first pilots strike in its history. And Canadas Bombardier has agreed to sell its aerostructures business for more than 1bn in cash and debt. As part of the deal, bombardier will sell two aerostructure facilities a belfast plant and another in morocco along with a smaller repair plant in dallas. The bombardier workforce in Northern Ireland has suffered years of cuts and uncertainty. And it could be a harrowing tax nightmare for some of the uks Small Businesses, who risk missing a trick by failing to hit todays deadline for returning paper tax returns. Failing to file on time results in a £100 penalty. For online tax returns, though, the deadline is the 3ist returns, though, the deadline is the 31st of january next year. Illjust do it online instead, you might be thinking, and that is fine. But for those of you filing for the very first time, the hmrc and me are both telling you do not when its too late. You need at least 20 working days before the deadline to register on the system. Thats all the Business News. We can show you some pictures we have just received of the Prime Ministers visit to addenbrookes hospital in cambridge earlier. We we re hospital in cambridge earlier. We were there with our correspondent chris mason a little while ago, telling us about the visit from the Prime Minister. A warning that there is flash photography in these images. Borisjohnson is flash photography in these images. Boris johnson and is flash photography in these images. Borisjohnson and the government focusing on what they are the peoples priorities on things like the nhs, education, and law and order. Something thatJeremy Corbyn was very much focusing on in his speech in battersea this morning, as he launched labours campaignfor morning, as he launched labours campaign for the december 12 general election. Of course, it is the day that Boris Johnson had election. Of course, it is the day that borisjohnson had promised the uk would be leaving the eu, but the conservatives now pointing the blame at labourfor conservatives now pointing the blame at labour for the fact that the uk isnt leaving, but this morning in cambridge as part of a series of visits today by the Prime Minister, in this instance visiting addenbrookes hospital. Thereve been violent clashes at Anti Government demonstrations in iraq, leaving several people dead. Its being seen as an escalation in a series of protests against the countrys current political system. Aruna iyengar has this report. A strict curfew did not deter these crowds. Baghdads Tahrir Square, also known as liberation square, where thousands gathered for a sixth day, unhappy with the economy, corruption, and the political system. In the middle, a memorial to the more than 200 reported killed in demonstrations since the start of the month. Thousands more have been wounded. These latest clashes near the green zone, home to foreign embassies and government buildings, governments many here point the finger at. Translation iraqis refuse political blocks in the green zone. They have failed for 17 years to build a National Project that serves the iraqi people, but succeeded in stealing the money of the poor and the iraqi people. On the sidelines, volunteer medics come to treat the injured. Translation we are coming every day all day to Tahrir Square to treat the injured protesters. Translation we have formed medical groups in this camp. We have gathered in this tent to treat the protesters affected by tear gas. There are lots of people coming together to donate different types of medicine. They come to us daily asking about our needs for medicine. These protesters dontjust want those in charge to resign, they want the entire political structure reformed. It is unlikely the protesters will get their way, but for now, they say they are watching, waiting, and not going anywhere. Tomorrow marks one year since doctors in the uk were allowed to start prescribing Medicinal Cannabis to help with Certain Health conditions. It followed high profile campaigns from families of children with severe epilepsy. Still, some say that tight regulations are leaving many unable to access the drugs they need. John maguire reports. Youre watching Charlie Hughes have repeated infantile seizures, caused by epilepsy and potentially very dangerous. This was filmed in february. And this is charlie today. After being treated with medical cannabis for the past five months, his seizures have dropped from more than 120 per day to less than ten. Tried everything. Brain surgery was ruled out, so the last ditch attempt was cannabis to try and stop him having a terrible life of constant seizures. That was a seizure. With the seizures he is also at high risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. So that plays on the back of your mind all the time as well. To then find this medicine that has changed his life and ours, the whole family, it has meant the world to us. You could call it a miracle. Charlie has a private prescription. It costs his family more than £1300 a month. Their money will run out injanuary. And then he is back to having 100 plus seizures. I would really like borisjohnson now to intervene for us parents and sort it out. One of the mums has to sell her house because she cant pay for her daughters medication any more. Its awful. The uk. 2019. One year on from the uk government saying the drug could be prescribed free in specific circumstances, doctors are still refusing to do so, citing a lack of evidence. Nice, the National Institute for health and care excellence, is due to publish its recommendations on Medicinal Cannabis which it says will provide more clarity around where these medicines can be considered as options for patients as well as identifying where further evidence of their potential benefit is needed. But Professor Mike barnes from the medical Cannabis Clinicians Society says the evidence already exists. There is a huge amount of evidence that says that cannabis can be useful, its not a cure all, and more particularly its safe. I think we should prescribe and learn as we go along and not say, no, were not going to prescribe it. Lets wait until we have more evidence. Weve got enough evidence to start. Lets start and learn. 12 months after the law change, the department of health in england says, here is a clear need for more evidence to support prescribing and funding decisions and we are working hard with the health system, but while that could take several years, charlies parents are anxious that this condition may damage the development of his young brain. Time, they say, is one thing they dont have. John maguire, bbc news, norwich. A huge new underground burial site has been officially opened injerusalem. The cemetery took several years to build and was dug inside a mountain. It will eventually house the remains of more than 20,000, people as tim allman reports. Injerusalem, space in jerusalem, space can injerusalem, space can be an issue for both the living and the dead. This is said to be the first of its kind, a modern solution to a timeless problem. A giant underground complex providing a final resting place for the people of this city. Translation nowadays, there are no burial caves any more, making this cemetery was really innovative. We do not want to risk living territory above ground. This was constructed for eternity. This will never change and will remain a burial place. A burial place and an engineering marvel. They excavated tonnes of rock, creating more than one mile of tunnels 50 metres underground. Above, an existing cemetery, but one that has become increasingly full. This is seen as a sustainable and ultimately sensitive solution. Translation all that you see now it was built in a bit less than three years. There was a mountain here before. You are standing inside a rock. We think this is an environmental solution, but it also incorporates tradition, and therefore fits many places in israel. The first 8000 graves are expected to be available for burial in the coming months. The rest of the site will be occupied in the next two years. As graveyards go, this is something new and impressive. Eternal rest beneath the feet of the city. Photographs apparently showing elusive street artist banksy at work have been published. The behind the scenes images apparently capture banksy in action, creating several famous works of art at various locations, although none of them show his face. They were taken by his former agent and photographer, steve lazarides, who worked with him for more than a decade. The graffiti artists identity has never been publicly revealed. Now its time for a look at the weather with nick miller. The bbc news that one coming up in a couple of minutes. For many of us, a few days of dry weather. In the countryside, scenes of how wet it has been recently, and it is about to turn letter once again. Notjust wet but windy into the starter we can, potentially stormy for some of us, as we will see any moment. A fairly quiet day out there right now. The best of the sunshine this afternoon across eastern parts, the odd shower into eastern parts, the odd shower into eastern scotland, cloud increasing in the west, and from that, some are patchy and are mostly light rain and drizzle out there. Temperatures between eight and 12 celsius. Into this evening, bit of patchy rain for a western scotland, not amounting to two much at this stage. Temperatures not dropping too much from where they have been injured in the day. We have had colder halloween is, and warmer halloween is. More substantial in pushing south and east across many parts of the uk tonight, but pushing milderair our way, so not as chilly as last night, down to 6 success in parts of the islands. So starting the day milder tomorrow. With low pressure in control, although initially around the area of low pressure, milder air coming in especially for england and wales and Northern Ireland during friday. But look how different this picture is from what we have had recently. A wet start in the Northern Ireland the main fading north across scotland, pushing further east across england. Then a drier, brighter spot before we see more rain to Northern Ireland, wales and the south west as well milder aircoming in with and the south west as well milder air coming in with a freshening wind, some held fog around as well, so Poor Visibility on higher ground. Low pressure coming into the uk at the weekend, some uncertainty about the weekend, some uncertainty about the exact position, which will govern who sees the heaviest rain. And stronger winds. So this will look different i think, as we firm up look different i think, as we firm up on the forecast as we get to saturday. But an indication that some will see heavy rain, particularly across parts of wales and questioning them. Concerns about how windy it will be in southern parts, gusts up to 70 miles an hour. Not set in stone yet, butjust saying that to raise awareness there is some potentially Stormy Weather on the way into the start of the weekend, so do keep checking back for updates. The Party Leaders hit the Election Campaign trail on the day we were supposed to be leaving the european union. Borisjohnson says its Jeremy Corbyns fault that brexit hasnt happened. He promised to spending on Public Services. We are investing in infrastructure and new technology. Thats the future that we want to build. At the moment we have got this roadblock, this would this logjam, and we need to get through it. Labour launch their campaign in south london promising to take on the elite. We are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the dodgy landlords, we are going after the bad bosses, we are going after the big polluters. Because we know whose side we, the labour party, are on