To request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a General Election on the 4th ofjuly. Music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, Rain Tumbling onto the Prime Ministers sodden suit. You must choose in this election who has that plan. Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a Better Future for our country and our children . Now, i cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right. No government should. But i am proud of what we have achieved together. The bold actions we have taken, and i am confident about what we can do in the future. Over the next few weeks, i will fight for every vote. I will earn your trust, and i will prove to you that only a conservative Government Led by me will not put our hard earned economic stability at risk, can restore pride and confidence in our country, and with a clear plan and bold action, will deliver a secure future for you, yourfamily and our united kingdom. So, this
obviously there is a lot we do not know, but it fits a pattern of attacks we have seen, including last year byjihadists linked to the islamic state, which is probably the islamic state khorasan, which is in central asia, and has carried out attacks in moscow and this attack is close to their home territory. we know the sites that were targeted, two churches, one a synagogue, these are religious venues. can we make anything from that in terms of what was actually targeted? so the islamic state and individuals that follow it see themselves as part of a religious struggle. they see a western war on islam and they see a religious struggle. they say western war on islam done by christians and dues against muslims, so by striking religious targets, they believe they re defending their faith. as you said earlier, we re still working to confirm a lot of the facts here and figure out exactly who was behind this but in your assessment, do you think this has the hallmarks of an act by a
fraser. good morning, welcome to brussels. boats are still being counted here at the european parliament. it very much feels like the morning after that i before, is a bleary eyes. i can see journalists asleep at the desks, surrounded by the detritus of half eaten food, bottles of water and quite a lot of coffee. no question what a story of the night was, the shift across the continent to the right. the hard right performing well in austria, the netherlands, germany. not so well in poland and slovakia. and, of course, the headline news overnight is the fact that president macron has called that snap election in france, where the national rally took 32% of the vote, compared to his party s 14%. that is a record performance for the national rally. it left the president, in his view, with no option but to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. translation: the rise - of nationalists and demagogues is a dangerfor our nation, but also for europe. i say this even though we h
recover back to the seasonal average as we go through the course of the weekend. but it is going to be rather wet and windy at times. until then, still chilly for the time of year. bye bye. this is bbc news, the headlines after refusing to resign over leaving d day commemorations early in an interview with the bbc the prime minister insists he is the person to lead the country so, the choice for everybody, only one or two people, keir starmer or myself, a vote for anyone who is not a conservative candidate makes it more likely keir starmer is that person. the liberal democrats launch their manifesto, with the focus on the nhs and social care. the party is promising to spend, an extra nine billion pounds. us secretary of state antony blinken arrives in tel aviv to push for a gaza ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. and initial autopsy results on the body of television presenter michael mosley, who died on the greek island of symi, show he died of natural causes. at the
To to Delay Publication of its anti pollution strategy until after the election . Its being argued over in court today. Well have the details. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We are also talking about designer cats. The gene that gives floppy ears can also cause arthritis. Some vets say that can leave them in pain. If you have one let us know and to get in touch on all the stories we are talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Foreign Secretary has said that the government would be open to join strikes against syria without parliamentary approval. Speaking this Morning Borisjohnson said it would be very difficult for britain to say no if us asks us Tojoin In Future Military Action in syria. Lets speak to norman smith our political guru. Norman, tell us more about what Boris Johnson has political guru. Norman, tell us more about what borisjohnso