Keeps rearing its head. When will the general election be . And its not going to be on the 2nd of may because in an interview with itv in the west country on thursday night, rishi sunak said there will not be a general election on the same day as the local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, which are happening that day. Now, whether you love or hate speculation about the general election campaign, the fact that there is so much and the way its been going, actually, it is quite revealing about whats happening in politics. So we will kick off with that on this episode of newscast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its adam in the studio. And it is chris in cardiff today, because theres a splash of democracy and voting going on here, with a new Labour Leader being elected on saturday who will become the new First Minister next week. And talking of other stories that have occurred today, michael gove, the levelling up and communities secretary, unveiled the governme
Will get to the panel shortly. The latest bbc news, first. The Us Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has called for new elections in israel, describing its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. Mr schumer, a democrat, is americas highest ranking jewish official. The communities secretary, michael gove, has set out a new definition of extremism which includes the promotion or advancement of violence, hatred or intolerance. He also said two groups, which he identified as far right, and three that were islamist, would be checked against the criteria. Prime minister rishi sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2nd may, the date when local elections are already taking place. Earlier this year, mr sunak suggested the general election would happen in the second half of 202a. The pioneering Starship Rocket developed by elon musk s company spacex has made its longest and most ambitious test flight so far. Contact with starship was broken as it began its
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Majority of british muslims are decent, kind, peaceful, generous people, and they have within their community a minority within a minority, if you like, of these Islamist Extremists that we need to be much more. Mr Islamist Extremists that we need to be much more. Islamist extremists that we need to be much more. Mr bloom, im sorry, we have to be much more. Mr bloom, im sorry, we have to cut be much more. Mr bloom, im sorry, we have to cut short be much more. Mr bloom, im sorry, we have to cut short because be much more. Mr bloom, im sorry, we have to cut short because the we have to cut short because the Communities Secretary is now addressing the house on the governments new definition for extremism. De United Kingdom is stronger because of our diversity. But our values of inclusivity and tolerance are under challenge from Extremist Groups which are radicalising our young people and driving greater polarisation within and between communities to further our own ends. In order to prote
So important today . Rob, tell us why this definition is so important today . Because the government so important today . Because the government says so important today . Because the government says it so important today . Because the government says it is so important today . Because the government says it is going so important today . Because the government says it is going to i so important today . Because the | government says it is going to use this definition to make a list of individuals and groups that essentially it doesnt want to do business any more with in terms of funding or in contact with them in terms of combating extremism in the uk. I should say, to get all of this in some kind of context, there is already an existing definition, and ive looked at it carefully, and it is not massively different to the old one, it is more specific about theissue old one, it is more specific about the issue of violence perhaps. If you like, the new element here is, and i will credit one