have all of the reaction and analysis from the spin room following the itv programme. rajini vaidyanathan is there for us. not long to go for us now, is there? know, just half an hour. we know rishi sunak and keir starmer have arrived here in salford for the studio itv debate. now, wejust wait until they take to the state. now, debate here in the uk are relatively new as a phenomenon. they have obviously been going on in the us for many decades. the first televised debate in the uk was in 2010. they are notjust a chance for the leaders to present their policy agendas, but also they are a chance for them to present their personalities. it is a bit of a presidential sale thing even though it is of course a parliamentary thing here in the uk. we will have a look at some of that in a moment. here are of course, campaigning has continued to date. we didn t see rishi sunak out on the trail. his party was putting their immigration policy is higher on the agenda. and, sir keir starme
ms sheinbaum is an environmental scientist turned politician. she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. as president, she says she ll priotise welfare programs, improve the lives of women and tackle security. the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. after a historic night, today has been more prosaic for claudia sheinbaum and her team. no doubt they got some sleep after a gruelling election campaign and a tiring night. but during the day, she put out that she had been receiving messages of congratulations from the length and breadth of the continent, from the president of chile to president biden in washington. not necessarily political allies too, like president bukele in el salvador. she hopes for a super majority in congress, two thirds of the seats, which
she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
pivoted to me. well, it is an incredible film. i hope everyone will watch it. it premieres this week. and thanks for joining us. the news continues now, right here on cnn it s tuesday, june 4, right now on cnn this morning, president biden about to roll out a sweeping executive order to turn back asylum seekers at the southern border. we ve got details plus opening arguments set to begin in just a few hours and the federal gun trial of hunter for biden and the white house, pressuring israel to end the war in gaza, a move that might cost prime minister benjamin netanyahu his jaw all right? and 5:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at capitol hill in this tuesday morning, everyone in cases it s wonderful to have you with us. congress couldn t get it done. so today, biden, president biden is expected to take action on the border crisis on his own. cnn has learned that the president plans to announce an executive order that will effectively shut down the us, mexico bor
the new leaderfor reform uk, nigel farage, has called for zero net migration. the conservatives responded today pledging a cap on the number of visas available. will labour match that commitment? we will look ahead to tonight to that debate, and the impact of nigel farage s formal declaration today that he is running as a candidate in margate on sea. a very warm welcome to the programme. we are just a short time away from the first set piece moment of the campaign leaders rishi sunak and sir keir starmer arriving at media city, in salford a short time ago. you can argue whether these tv debate matter any more, but i assure you the leaders know the importance of it. both sides have been setting aside time for prep. dummy debates with colleagues. countless sessions thrashing out the various lines of attack, and defence. one senior labour figure said today that sir keir was heading back to his old job tonight the country s chief prosecutor who will tonight put 14 years of tor