correspondent. good morning to you. so effectively we are a week in two campaigning, what are the issues and where do we think the politicians are going to be? i where do we think the politicians are going to be? are going to be? i think for the ma or are going to be? i think for the major parties are going to be? i think for the major parties in are going to be? i think for the major parties in particular- are going to be? i think for the major parties in particular this | major parties in particular this weekend is about trying to divert things back to policy after a week of uncomfortable distractions for both whether the row that labour had about whether to let diane abbott stand again as an mp or whether it be yet anotherformer stand again as an mp or whether it be yet another former tory mp defecting tojoin the be yet another former tory mp defecting to join the labour party and what was quite an embarrassment for rishi sunak. today labour are announcing a new policy to try t
by donald trump and others that this trial was part of a politically motivated witch hunt. he said the comments were reckless and that the justice system should be respected. but i think it is clear that donald trump is going to use this verdict to attack president biden and galvanise his supporters to boost his own position and put himself, donald trump, at the centre as the victim in all of this. victim in all of this. thank you. all parties victim in all of this. thank you. all parties are victim in all of this. thank you. all parties are out victim in all of this. thank you. all parties are out again - victim in all of this. thank you. all parties are out again this i all parties are out again this weekend vying for support. 0ur political correspondent helen catt sent this report on what to expect this weekend. today we are going to hear from keir starmer on the topic of benefits and employment support. he is going to say that, under labour, those who can work will work. now
way to go until a deal is finally reached. 0k, as always, many thanks. here in the uk, after a week of campaigning which saw several key battle lines drawn ahead of the general election onjuly the 4th, all parties are out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re elected. the prime minister says the money would go towards the long term regeneration of the areas under the government s levelling up scheme. sir keir starmer has said labour s number one mission under his leadership is wealth creation . in an interview with the times newspaper, he said he was doggedly determined to allow people to make money. later he ll set out an overhaul of employment support, a plan labour hopes could get two million more people into work across the uk. the liberal democrats say that
said this yesterday, so we re waiting to hear from her to confirm if she will indeed do so. the crucial thing, though, is that it is now very clearly her choice, not that of the party. now, labour will be hoping, i think, that that story, that row has concluded enough that it stops being a distraction from the campaign messages that it s trying to put out. and today we are going to hear from keir starmer on the topic of benefits and employment support. he is going to say that under labour those who can work will work. now those sound like strong words, but labour is not going to set out the sort of crackdown that we ve heard of from the conservatives in recent months, the idea of bringing in more sanctions on people who refuse to look for work. what keir starmer is going to outline instead is a reform to the system. he s going to talk about the creation of a combined national jobs and careers service and what labour is calling a youth guarantee to get 18 to 2i year olds into training a
the crucial thing, though, is that it is now very clearly her choice, not that of the party. now, labour will be hoping, i think, that that story, that row, has concluded enough that it stops being a distraction from the campaign messages that it s trying to put out. and today we are going to hear from keir starmer on the topic of benefits and employment support. he is going to say that under labour those who can work will work. now those sound like strong words, but labour is not going to set out the sort of crackdown that we ve heard of from the conservatives in recent months, the idea of bringing in more sanctions on people who refuse to look for work. what keir starmer is going to outline instead is a reform to the system. he s going to talk about the creation of a combined national jobs and careers service and what labour is calling a youth guarantee to get 18 to 21 year olds into training and employment. they say that by getting more people into work, that ll bring the benefits b