Its European Election campaign. The im sorry, richardson, welcome. We begin with a look at freedom of speech on this may the 3rd day the United Nations has declared a World Press Freedom day for its own freedom of speech award. D. W has chosen a reluctant champion from russia. You will be at nevada, nia. She is the widow of alexia vonny, who died earlier this year and a siberian prison his death seen by critics as orchestrated by the russian government. Now now vania shares the award with the russian Anti Corruption foundation, a group that her late husband founded. Ivonya continues to fight against pretends russia of the earlier this year. She costs to ballots in process president ial election at the embassy in berlin. An election where any real position had long been dealt with 5 lot to me put in the following the day of alexi and about in the, in an optic. Okay. No problem and the opposition has been old, but decimated in russia. And the arab parents is usually involved in the its n
Menu for this making and welcome to the program. We begin with a look at freedom of speech on this may the 3rd, the day the United Nations has declared weld press freedom day for its own freedom of speech award. The w has chosen a reluctance champion from russia, julia novelle, naya she is alexei nevada. And these widow widow, he died earlier this year and an optic prison, and his death was seen by critics as orchestrated by the russian government. And of all, naya shares the award with the russian Anti Corruption foundation of the group. Her late husband founded the vol, naya, continues to fight against pretends russia a earlier this year, she cost to ballots in process president ial election at the embassy in berlin. An election way. And then they killed him. Usually in the bottom, the trained as an economist and with that a bang before marrying alex in about in the, in 2000 and invalid. Mia was long a quiet supposed to of her husbands Anti Corruption. If its, she was as close as pol
Of their europa conference newsnight at 10 30pm, Election Night fever as the bbc gets ready to report the results of a last big vote before the General Election. Will it be boomtime for starmer or doom time the sunak . Good evening. The polls have just closed in local elections across england and wales, the biggest test of political opinion, ahead of the General Election. Police and Crime Commissioners will also being chosen, there are mayoral elections, and a by election in Blackpool South. All the results will be coming in over the next couple of days, with Party Leaders looking for indications, of what a General Election might bring. Well chris is here with his take on what we should be looking out for, over the next 48 hours. Chris. Evening, clive. For the last 15 hours, millions of decisions have been taken and thousands of aspiring Decision Makers politicians await their fate. This is a Patchwork Set of elections around england and wales with a long tail of results, going on unti
But they will give us a huge indicator of our politicians fortunes as we hurtle towards the big contest. The Prime Minister tried to look cheerful on the campaign trail. But hes been under the cosh for many months. If the results are gruesome, could rishi sunak sjob be at risk . Will sir keir starmer be able to show convincing progress tonight . Labours been miles ahead in the National Polls for months though real life votes are what really count. Ed davey and his army of activists want to call time on the tories. In how many parts of the country will they get their way . Thousands of Council Seats are up for grabs, a by election in blackpool, Police Commissioners are being chosen too, and there are elections for those powerful mayors around the country it is the biggest test of Public Opinion before The General Election. Reeta chakrabarti will bring us the numbers as the hours tick by. These are the seats at the main parties are defending. Just under 1000 for the conservatives, and fo