Black men today. It was the first time so many of them had come together. The beauty of the campaign is it changes the narrative and allows you to understand you are just as intelligent and we have the ability to articulate ourselves as well as anybody so its changing the expectation of what we should be based on expenses. In 2019 it isnt an accurate measure of what someone should be like based on the way they look. We will talk about why that is still happening but nigel you want to come in. I am nigel, the co founder of the group. Just touching on what others have said about the perceptions today, it actually starts quite young. I remember being in school, being quite well spoken, id get the feedback of, oh, you sound right. Even at the time, i didnt properly clock on to what that meant. What it means is there is a way you should speak if youre black and you dont fit that way, therefore you put this another way. Its people expecting this stereotype to come out of your mouth and when
Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed poorly, losing 59 seats, many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing, and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
Jail. Also today, if you have an hsbc bank account you will soon have to pay a fee of almost 40 of what you borrowed to use your arranged overdraft. One analyst warns that steep overdraft rates could now become the new normal. And in todays brilliant election blind date, to people whove been thrown out of their respective parties go for dinner. Such a joyless election. Its different. Yes, ive always been labour, left of centre. Ive always describe myself of right of centre. Im a discontented conservative. Kenneth clarke and Alistair Campbell. And a question for you, have you heard of something called saltomophobia. Im going to tell something that there was a medical condition, and you were Health Secretary, and you should know this and its called saltomophobia. Ah, bowled middle stump. I dont know many people with that. Its an irrational fear of ketchup. Its true. I have my doubts as to whether that isa i have my doubts as to whether that is a true thing. We are live until 11 is a true
Hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. The headlines as the final few days of campaigning get underway, the conservatives promise to introduce an australian style points based immigration system to control unskilled migration. Meanwhile labour has set out their plans for social care if they win the election, offering more funding and free personal care for older people in england. Police in india have arrested the owner of a delhi factory where a fire killed more than a0 people overnight. A Murder Investigation has been launched in northamptonshire after a 25 year old woman died in rushden. A 13 year old boy and a 27 year old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Now, the best of the weeks interviews and reports from the Victoria Derbyshire show. Hello and welcome to the programme. Two state funded Orthodox Jewish schools in london have been accused of pressurising parents into withdrawing their children from new Sex Education lessons which have become mandatory in seco
Also on the programme. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says trumps actions amount to bribery, escalating the stakes in the impeachment battle. Politics can be a ruff job. Luckily for staffers on capitol hill yesterday, some Furry Friends were on hand to help. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london and Michelle Fleury is in new york. Health care is a major talking point in any election. And especially so here in the uk. The nhs is our most cherished institution. Funded by public money, free at the point of use but today it is a service under enormous pressure. New figures out today will make grim reading for government. In october one in six patients in england waited longer than the four hour target. In england waited longer nearly 4. 5 million are waiting for a routine operation. In the uk healthcare is a devolved issue scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are also missing their targets. All the parties are proposing in this campaign to increase the nhs budget. Were joined now by