2024. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc iplayer and bbc news. let s start with nigel farage a s return to front line politics by standing, announcing his standing at the election. let s take a look at the front pages. starting with the daily mail, double blow for rishi sunak, his darkest hour, this is how the guardian has got it, tory alarm as nigel farage takes control of reform uk. less from the daily telegraph, i am back to lead the revolt. and the daily express, vote for nigel farage is more likely to end up with keir starmer in number ten. in the last 15 minutes or so, nigel farage has launched his campaign, he is standing in clacton, we will show you the other candidates are standing so far injust you the other candidates are standing so far in just a moment, what impact is nigel farage s return are standing in the selection going to have the conservative party? fin to have the conservative party? on the campaign itself, it electrified it, it has been a dull campaign,
announced when he was standing that he called the election the immigration election. well, he would say that, reform would say that. he wants net migration to be zero, so in other words, the number of people leaving the country would be equal to those coming in. how can it be done? good to see you. listening to all of you on the panel, apart from tim, actually, there is a massive disconnect between what you are saying, the metropolitan elite are saying, the metropolitan elite are saying, and what people are saying in the country. people are sick and tired of the fact they don t recognise this country, and when we hear from tom things like, recognise this country, and when we hearfrom tom things like, oh, immigration is coming down, well, the record has been woeful, and everything is attached to immigration. i everything is attached to immigration. lam everything is attached to immigration. i am a doctor by training. the health service simply cannot cope. we have 20 million people and a
even now. but with our measures, it goes even further. now. but with our measures, it goes even further, the evidence is clear. 25% reduction. but what is your message to the voter who cannot see a doctor, who cannot get housing, who feels infrastructure in this country is falling apart? nigel quite rightly said yesterday nothing works in this country. 0k, well, let tom respond. no goes further than 300,000, taking further account no goes further than 300,000, taking further account of no goes further than 300,000, taking further account of those no goes further than 300,000, taking further account of those factors. i further account of those factors. the immigration advisory committees never the immigration advisory committees never looked every year at all the relevant never looked every year at all the relevant factors in terms of pressures on housing, health, the needs pressures on housing, health, the needs of pressures on housing, health, the needs of the economy b
why should apprenticeships, the training, so. why should people trust labour on their pledge to bring down significantly, yvette cooper said significantly, yvette cooper said significantly, the shadow home secretary, to bring down significantly levels of net migration? significantly levels of net miaration? , ., ., significantly levels of net miaration? , ., ., migration? because we have a plan for trainin: migration? because we have a plan for training and migration? because we have a plan for training and apprenticeships i migration? because we have a plan| for training and apprenticeships and skills so that people who are economically inactive at the moment and want to be actually able to work can do thosejobs. and want to be actually able to work can do those jobs. mb? and want to be actually able to work can do those jobs. can do those obs. why not put a number on can do those jobs. why not put a number on it? can do those jobs. why not put a number on it? 100,000? -
i agree with tim! that doesn t- i agree with tim! i that doesn t happen i agree with tim! - that doesn t happen very i agree with tim! that doesn t happen very often! i think that doesn t happen very often! i think the that doesn t happen very often! i think the policies outlined by the two dominant parties, and labour will basically get a super majority is predicted by the pulse, there is a lot is predicted by the pulse, there is a lot more is predicted by the pulse, there is a lot more room to outline a positive a lot more room to outline a positive vision of what britain could positive vision of what britain could be positive vision of what britain could be beyond, we are going to have could be beyond, we are going to have more could be beyond, we are going to have more submarines that won t affect have more submarines that won t affect how have more submarines that won t affect how people actually live their affect how people actually live their day to day liv