For Prime Minister rishi sunak. Just one defeat tonight would mean the government has clocked up more by election defeats in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s. Well, lets begin with wellingborough. The seat now vacant after peter bone was found by parliament to have subjected a staff member to bullying and Sexual Misconduct. He, of course, has denied the allegations and his partner Helen Harrison is running to replace him as the conservatives hope to hold after winning with a majority of over 18,000 at the last election in 2019. Well, lets get more detail now with our east Midlands Reporter , will our east Midlands Reporter, will hollis. Will, whats the mood on the ground. 7 the ground . Yes. Well, were here just down the road, actually still inside northamptonshire shire, the county thats a part of where wellingborough is. But were just down the road in kettering. Thats because theyve got this massive Leisure Centre and this is where all the sorts of counts from
Election. But first, the news with tatiana sanchez. With tatiana sanchez. Mark, thank you. And good evening. This is the latest from the newsroom. Soldiers could fill in for armed police after dozens of metropolitan Police Officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. Scotland yard requested military support for Counter Terrorism duties if armed officers are unavailable. Armed officers are unavailable. All the officers have turned in their weapons after their colleague was charged with the murder of chris carver. Suella braverman has ordered a review into the situation which met Police Commissioner mark rowley has this evening. 24 has welcomed this evening. 24 year old carver was unarmed and died when he was shot in his car in south london last year. Former transport secretary grant shapps says it would be irresponsible to keep ploughing money into hs2 plans. The government has failed to deny reports claiming the manchester leg is s
Father, the king. Two hours of big opinion, big debate, and big entertainment. Lots to get through. Yes. My call for a snap election. But first, the news with tatiana sanchez. With tatiana sanchez. Mark, thank you. And good evening. This is the latest from the newsroom. Soldiers could fill in for armed police after dozens of metropolitan Police Officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. Scotland yard requested military support for Counter Terrorism duties if armed officers are unavailable. Armed officers are unavailable. All the officers have turned in their weapons after their colleague was charged with the murder of chris carver. Suella braverman has ordered a review into the situation which met Police Commissioner mark rowley has this evening. 24 has welcomed this evening. 24 year old carver was unarmed and died when he was shot in his car in south london last year. Former transport secretary grant shapps says it would be irre
June 8. We are getting data one hour from now. Lets quickly get to the markets. The pound definitely, the story of the day, dropping. I would point to the latest polls by u. K. Government. We have our London Bureau chief joining us to look at what a Hung Parliament could look like, and whether we believe the p olls or not. He vix, down from 1. 8 virtually600, unchanged. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Reporter in afghanistan, as many as 80 people have been killed and 350 injured in a suicide car bombing. There was a rate on the countrys Largest Military hospital in march. The u. S. Says the first ever test of the Defense System against an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was a success. This was after a groundbased interceptor shot down a mock weapon over the pacific ocean. This comes amid mounting tensions with north korea. Reynard says soft inflation could make us rethink the path forward for Monetary Policy, should it linger. U. S. Growth looks poised to rebound
Couple of political blows to the donald trump administration, he revealed that the fbi is investigating whether any of the president s associates collaborated with the russian government during the election campaign. He said there is no evidence to back up the president claimed that he was wiretapped his predecessor. In europe, french president ial front runner Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron went after each other in a televised debate, she attacked his record and call for a ban on all immigration and a 35 tariff on certain imports. Macron blasted her for her lack of ethics. A former Irish Republican Army commander who helped negotiate peace in Northern Ireland has died. He was 66. He denied allegations that he took part in terrorist activities during the time known as the trouble. He later became the chief anotiator negotiator for arm and eventually became a leader in the powersharing government. A former south Korean Leader has appeared for questioning for the First Time Since the