During has said an investigation is needed. The election ca regional during the Election Campaign, our regional correspondence have been gauging attitudes in their areas. We have visited north devon, which was held by the lib dems until 2015, when it was won by the conservatives. Now the lib dems are hoping to win it back stop north devon. Coastal, rural, towns and villages. There is a bit of everything in this vast constituency. 0n the coast is ilfracombe, wants a booming seaside town. But with the rise of cheap foreign travel, it has faced decades of social and economic challenges. North devon has traditionally been a lib dems stronghold. They held this seat for more than 20 years before losing it to the conservatives in 2015. But can they win this seat back when a majority of people here voted to leave . Were used to have a size limit document among them, ben, local who tells me he will be voting conservative. Being a fisherman here in ilfracombe, we have lost a little fleets around the country, and obviously being, our quota system being made by the eu, how many hundreds of thousands of miles away from where the actual fishing is going on, you just lose a lot of fishermen, a lot of knowledge, through quota systems. Moments from the harbour is the charity bells place. Some of the poorest community in england lived in ilfracombe, and here, volunteers provide hot meals for those who need it. Community worker keith has voted lib dem in the past. Well, it has always been a liberal democrat area. And i think honestly, they are more in tune with normal people. Hospital Charity Worker gloria is worried about healthcare. The local inpatient ward closed down five years ago and some people have to travel up to 100 miles for certain treatments. We need more nurses, more doctors, so that we can get a lot of our clinics, a lot of our people, who need those services. 40 minutes away is davids farm near south melbourne. He barked remain, has changed his mind on brexit, even though it could have an impact on his business. Whether we can export eggs, post brexit, we wont know whether we can export some of our milk, lamb, those exports might be difficult. But weve got to work through it and i am sure that with determination we would be able to do that. The lib dems made a comeback in the local elections here earlier this year. But whether they can turn the tide and achieve parliamentary success will depend on what is on voters mines this election. Minds. And you can get a full list of candidates for the north devon constituency on the bbc website. Coming up at 6 00, breakfast with rogerjohnson and Babita Sharma. But first, for almost three decades, one word has stood between two nations macedonia. A subject of a bitter dispute between greece and the now renamed republic of North Macedonia. Just a warning, the film includes some scenes of violence. For three decades, greece has been locked in a dispute with its neighbour over the name macedonia. Last year a breakthrough came. Greece agreed to recognise its neighbour, and the neighbour agreed to change its name to North Macedonia, but the deal, known as the prespa agreement, has been fiercely resisted on both sides of the border. For me, as a greek, this dispute is an important part of modern greek identity. It feels like i never really knew the degree to which this country was divided. And for me, as an australian with macedonian roots, the dispute is central to unlocking my complicated family history. I feel really sad that the family separated. A year on from the prespa agreement, we are travelling from greece. What are you doing about the prespa agreement . To North Macedonia, to see for ourselves how well this deal is working. Can the prespa agreement finally solve the fierce rivalries that have existed in this region for so long or will the issue of a name continue to plague both countries future . Athens in the heat of the summer is neither the time nor the place for any hasty decisions. But, in the birthplace of democracy, political intrigue is never far away. Today is election day and among the big issues, is the prespa agreement. Earlier this year, there were violent demonstrations here against the name deal. Surrendering the name of the ancient greek province of macedonia was too much to bear. Prime minister tsipras goodwill trip to greeces northern neighbour, in april, was the final straw for many greeks. To understand why, you need to know that you cannot escape the way of history here. Growing up in athens, i was constantly surrounded by greeces glorious past, especially as my dad is an amateur archaeologist. And this is the latest reminder. This statute goes to the heart of the long running naming dispute, the legacy of perhaps the most famous soldier in history. Alexander the great came from an unfashionable province in ancient greece called macedonia, but the name macedonia, the statute seems to be saying, will always belong to greece. It was only in 1913 that a border was created, separating the greek province of macedonia, and the territory to the north. In 1991, as yugoslavia tore itself apart, this Northern Territory decided to call itself the republic of macedonia. Greece never recognised that name. Almost 30 years later, time is up for Prime Minister tsipras and his syriza party. A new leader is arriving for his coronation. Kyriakos mitsotakis had made no secret of his opposition to the prespa agreement, but now he will be in charge of implementing it. Just outside athens lies the port of piraeus. It has been central to greeces prosperity for centuries and it was here my grandparents boarded a ship for a new life in australia. Their slavic names had been changed to greek ones and, although they left as a greek citizens, they took with them a very separate macedonian culture. I want to get to the bottom of their story and fill in the gaps of my own identity. To really understand this issue, weve had to leave athens and head north. Courtney and i grew up with different sides of the story. Thassaloniki, greeces second city, is a capital of the greek province of macedonia. For many proud greeks, here, the use of the name macedonia for anything not within the greek state was a travesty that many still resist today. Michalis patsikas, an olive farmer, is one such greek. Welcome. Michalis felt so strongly about the name that last year he began to organise resistance to the proposed change. For michalis, the prespa agreement presents a fundamental problem. It is notjust history or land the greeks feel is under threat. Many businesses are worried about competition from North Macedonia. Simeon diamanditis manufactures nets. He is concerned that consumers will be confused by products from North Macedonia that are simply labelled macedonian. The problem is that their products are half prize because the salaries in greece are much more than in North Macedonia. It needs three goals that the products from North Macedonia must have the name products from North Macedonia, they do not put this in the agreement so we have this problem today. His solution is to develop a greek brand from macedonia that only greek macedonian products will carry. The great is great alexander and land is land of macedonia. So it means greece. The day we were in town, the Prime Minister was visiting the ministry for macedonia and thrace. Despite his fiery words on prespa in opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has done little in power to reverse the agreement. The reason for this may be in his blood. His father was also Prime Minister and, despite opposition, he allowed the neighbouring country to be called the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. Prime minister, what are you doing about the prespa agreement . We can talk later if you want. Although i tried to press him on the agreement, he was unwilling to talk but, later that night, once again he made his feelings clear. Although the prespa agreement was not signed by him and he may dislike the concession of the name, he will be bound by it. In any case, it suits the geopolitics. Greece is surrounded by potential threats. To the north of the country lies the historically turbulent balkans which have never be known for peace and stability. Bringing North Macedonia inside the eu tent was supposed to address this but recently the countrys european aspirations were derailed. In their attempt to project an image of a great, classical european capital, this centre of skopje has been completely rebuild in recent years, but the renovation infuriated greece, who felt it macedonian history was being stolen. The centrepiece was of this statue, bearing an uncanny resemblance to alexander the great although officially it is known, as warrior on a horse. Amidst all this nationalism, a new Prime Minister was elected. After two decades of greece blocking his countrys eu membership, zoran zaev put his political career on the line with the prespa agreement. But the rebuff from brussels means he too may lose hisjob. Do you feel you have paid the price for solving a problem that everyone wanted to see solved . It is a kind of punishment. We take responsibility and we change our constitution through the debate of 120 days, with a total majority because of changing our constitutional name. A very painful process. The country was bitterly divided over the name change. When a referendum on the issue was held last year, two thirds of the country boycotted the vote. In order to change the constitution, nine Opposition Mps had to side with zaev. The bitter feeling is when you saw how the mp5 were attacked. All mps who voted for the prespa agreement and changing of constitution. Nine of them who changed even political side to support the future of our country and really they are until today under threat. When president macron announced his decision, leader of the opposition started immediately with threats. And threats here carry consequences. Two years ago, a mob stormed the parliament building, protesting the election of a new speaker. Zaev himself was badly injured that day. The leading opposition party, the vmro, is a conservative, highly nationalist movement, responsible for skopjes recent facelift. Nikola macevski is one of their leading mps and was strongly opposed to the prespa agreement. You say that North Macedonia has reaped all the disadvantages of this deal, but within greece, there is also a lot of resentment towards it. Having North Macedonia within the eu and nato was designed to shore up the troubled area of the balkans. Zaev is clearly worried about the consequences if the eu doesnt open its doors. Balkans, that was not 100 years ago, there was war. In our country, 2001, conflict between albanians and macedonians. What has happened in kosovo, whats happened in croatia and bosnia, everywhere in the balkans. Remember this period of time. There is a lot of feelings. There is a lot of victims from these wars here, with a lot of sensitivity. We need to take care about that. But others also need to take care, Like European Union and neighbours. For many younger citizens, like blaznen, being inside the eu is much more important than the countrys name. This dispute has been going on for 30 years, pretty much your whole life. What was the impact of this . I think people, especially young people, were kind of getting bored with this topic, constantly being asked what the name issue is, how you will resolve this, what are the possibilities . I think we all feel quite european. We want to live with open borders and have movement of young people and learn from each other what the other culture is. The young in North Macedonia have already shown an appetite for dissent, bombarding buildings with colour bombs to protest against corruption. But blaznen feels that with the eu decision, the young will vote with their feet. We live in the 21st century. Everything is one click away. And i think young people feel that they deserve better and they can do better in other countries. So, thats why they leave. North macedonia is caught in limbo. Having changed its name, the country will be hoping to have more to show for it when eu leaders meet next year. Back on the greek side of the border, theres a group of villages where the definition of macedonian is even more complicated. Many of the older generation here grew up speaking what is now known as macedonian, a slavic language that was later banned. Their language may be closer to skopje than athens, but they didnt feel an affinity for one or the other. To them, they were simply macedonian. Its here that my family roots lie and ive come to meet my grandmothers sister, who i call ristana, who is my oldest surviving relative in this part of the world. Good morning i feel really emotional, actually, because it reminds me of my mum, and she lost her mum and her sister. I feel really sad that, that, um. I never got to meet my mums mum. Ristana grew up speaking the slavic language, but after marrying a greek man, she rarely spoke it. And there could be other reasons. When she was at school, slavic speaking children in the village were beaten if they strayed into their mother tongue. Life here has been hard. The village was occupied by the nazis and the ensuing greek civil war pitted families against one another. What was it like in the village, growing up . Eventually, my grandparents left this land in search of opportunities abroad. They settled in western australia, but maintained a strong sense of their macedonian identity. My mum grew up speaking the macedonian language, and when i came along, the language and the culture was passed on to another generation. For those who stayed in the village, like ristana, identity has shifted over time and she now firmly considers herself greek. Back in thessaloniki, it is 0hi day, greeces national day. In the greek macedonian capital, there is also a protest about the prespa agreement. Singing applause the protesters message is short and familiar. Macedonia is greek only. Here it says that silence is complicity in the North Macedonian plan. Yeah, they say the agreement is an embarrassment. In the midst of the protest is the olive farmer who we met at the start of the journey. He tells us the protest will try to march towards the official 0hi day parade. Singing as expected, the police are not prepared to let greeces national day be hijacked by the macedonian protest. A compromise is reached. The protesters are allowed to take a position by the side of the main parade. A year on, here in thessaloniki, the wounds from the name deal still feel particularly fresh. Well, it feels like i never really knew the degree to which this country was divided until right this minute. You see this intense nationalism up here, and while in athens, there are people who feel this way, sure, this kind of big display isnt really as widespread. 0hi day, literally no day, marks greeces refusal to bow to mussolini in 1940. Across the country, there are parades. A chance to revel in National Pride and to embrace your greek identity. Although 0hi day is a commemoration of the past, its also a celebration of the present. And theres clearly more appetite for this than for the anti prespa protest. In greece and North Macedonia, the prespa agreement tried to solve a thorny issue that goes to the heart of identity. A name. History is always central to National Identity. But when a countrys future is uncertain, its easy to understand why people turn to the past. For my family, there was always a sense their macedonian identity wasnt acknowledged, making them hold onto it more tightly. The same is true of almost everyone we met. They worry that by conceding to others, theyll lose part of themselves. At this time of global uncertainty, the question of National Identity seems more urgent than ever. In the case of the name macedonia, compromise will always come at a cost. Hello there. Once the overnight rain sweeps through, we are still left with Gale Force Winds by the end of the night keeping it on the mild side. There will be a windy day on sunday with sunshine and heavy blustery showers, not too many for eastern parts of england, always more frequent out towards the west. Merging at times to give some longer spells of rain for northern ireland, western scotland and perhaps the north west of england. 7 degrees our high for scotland and northern ireland, 13 possible towards the south east of england, tempered by those strong and gusty winds. The strongest wind is likely to arrive with the storm during sunday evening, sunday night, especially across wales and the south west of england. Gusts of 70mph. Gradually the wind eases down a bit on monday with the strongest wind in the showers for a while down the east coast of england. For many places, it will be a dry day, on the chilly side, but a windy day but it does gradually becomes less windy. Good morning. 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