Campaigning marathon has started in earnest with Rishi Sunak Clocking up the miles in england, wales and scotland and sir keir starmer heading to labour target territory in kent. Amid the handshakes, placards and babies, the economy and immigration emerged as the main early battle lines, with mr sunak confirming that flights to rwanda to remove people who arrive on small boats wont set off before polling day. Meanwhile, nigel farage confirmed he wont stand in the election, but he will help the reform uk campaign. With our first report tonight, heres our Political Editor chris mason. Cheering placards and cheers and babies getting attention from politicians. Keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting Lower League Football grounds in places he hopes labour can win. He was in gillingham in kent this morning. His deputy with him, too. Thank you. Whatever Service People try and access these days, they find its like wading through treacle. Red cards arent usually welcome for folk on a footbal
How, why, can someone wielding a sword run amok in a North East London suburb, killing a 14 year old reportedly on his way to school . Well talk to this mum, whose16 year old son was killed by teenagers who bought swords and a machete on the internet. Shes campaigning for a ban on the online sale of them. Also tonight who will win the battle for the West Midlands mayoralty . Polls suggest its soooo close between the conservatives and labour. How will the outcome affect the fortunes of the Prime Minister and labour leader over the coming months . On newsnight tonight, we have polling guru professor sirjohn curtice, claire ainslie, who was keir starmer s policy director, and Ben Riley Smith from the telegraph, who knows about the plotting going on in the tory party. Plus, rememberthis from two years ago . The brexit Opportuities Minister explaining why he had delayed bringing in post brexit checks here in the uk. This would have been an Act Of Self Harm if we had gone ahead with it. It w
In sport its giggs for wales. The Manchester United legend will be named the new National Coach later replacing chris coleman. And carol has the weather. Good morning from outside the bbc here in london. I will tell you why youre a here as a go through the morning but in the weather, while we have a band of heavy rain and strong winds, behind it, we have lost three showers, some of which will be wintry in the hills in the north. Blustery. Crucial talks are due to take place between creditors and government officials later in an attempt to save one of britains biggest construction Construction Firms. Karelian is involved in hs2 construction Construction Firms. Karelian is involved in h52 and crossrail and it has £900 million of debts. Carillion. From schools, hospitals, prisons, roads, railways and the national grid. Carillion is at the greed of the vast portfolio of Public Sector Construction Projects and maintenance services. But it is in deep financial trouble. Problems are broad an
An africanamerican decision that was made with regard there was only 59 of the vote came out of there. The entire election was only 27 of the vote. So the northwest, which was africanamerican mainly, won that election. All right, nelson, youre back with us on inside story, and welcome back. Thank you for having me back. Well, it was our pleasure. The papal visit lets talk about that. Its gonna semiparalyze Center City Philadelphia and beyond. Mayor nutter announced two traffic boxes that will only allow outgoing traffic the day before pope francis arrives on september 26th, plus theyre closing the vine street expressway and parts of the schuylkill expressway and route 1 and the ben franklin bridge. Does anyone here at this table believe that this is way too far . I do. You know, this is being imposed by the secret service on the city, and i understand concerns this is one of the most famous, beloved, but also controversial figures in the world. We dont do this for president obama to co
I have the sport including its an emotional day for one australian golfer and the financifinal majors in the pga with a recordbreaking score. The death toll from a Syrian Government strike on a marketplace in duma northeast of damascus has risen to more than 100, the worst single incidents of the war and humanitarian chief on a threeday visit to syria says he is horrified and the war has raged more than four years, almost a quarter of a Million People have been killed including at last 70,000 civilians and another 30,000 people are missing, many of them are thought to be inside syrian jails. The u. N. Says more than 12 Million People in syria need some sort of humanitarian assistance including the basics of food and water and many of them around 7. 5 Million People have been displaced from their homes because of the fighting. And there are more than four million Syrian Refugees that fled to other countries to leave jordan, turkey and lebanon and dana is live now from beirut in neighbor