And coming up at 3. 30pm its click, which has been meeting the young programmers of the future. Good afternoon. Questions have been raised about links between russia and leaked documents detailing talks between the United States and the uk. The papers were used by labour to claim the nhs would be on the table during post brexit trade talks. They were published on the Online Discussion Forum reddit. Last night, the site said it believed the documents are linked to a Russian Campaign to interfere in the general election. Our political correspondent, ben wright, has this report. A warning it does contain flash photography. Elections are about defence as well as attack. This morning, Boris Johnson was in stockport, saying the tories would provide more Grassroots Football funding in england. But today there are also questions about what role russia might be playing in this election. These censored, blacked out reports. This leaked government document detailing initial trade discussions betw
Very bullish and effervescent Boris Johnson with a big majority to play with. This is our election special. Good afternoon. You join us live in westminster where borisjohnson is beginning a new term as Prime Minister after the conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987. The tory leader returned to downing street earlier after visiting Buckingham Palace to ask the queen for permission to form a government. Overnight his gamble to hold a december election paid off. He now has a majority of 78 and a mandate, he says, to leave the eu. With this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what . Get brexit done labour perfomed poorly, losing 59 seats many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong
Hoping theyll give him a ringing endorsement. Ata endorsement. At a call centre in london today he focused on conservative plans for a points based immigration system, and on the issue that has been his key message throughout this campaign. We are a party that is going to get brexit done. By when . Byjanuary 31. We have a deal that is ready to go, and absolutely fantastic deal, isnt it . How many members of the conservative Party Standing support our deal . Every single one. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has been pppin9 Leaderjeremy Corbyn has been popping into parts of wales this weekend that his party needs to hold onto. Labours message is one of properly funding Public Services like social care for elderly people. The shadow chancellor said it was about creating a more equal society. I want to transform our economy. I wa nt to i want to transform our economy. I want to make sure our economy works for everybody. Does that mean overthrowing capitalism . No, it means transforming capitali
Warnings that a mega bushfire near sydney thats burning out of control could take weeks to put out. The billionaire businessman elon musk is cleared of defaming a british cave explorer after calling him pedo guy on social media. And coming up in sport. Its fight night. Can anthonyjoshua win back his world titles from andy ruinunior in saudi arabia later . And coming up at 12 30pm, its click, which has been meeting the young programmers of the future. Borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn have gone head to head in a tv debate for the final time before the general election next week. They put forward competing visions on brexit, the nhs, and the economy, and attacked each others plans but neither scored a knockout blow. More than four Million Viewers watched the debate on tv last night. Our political correspondent, nick eardley, was there. With just a few days until the country goes to the polls, one of the last big chances to persuade voters. How would we be better off from the brexit deal or
From westminster and cardiff, and will be talking to three now former parliamentarians, with more than 80 years of experience between them. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The Climate Campaign group, Extinction Rebellion, wins a legal challenge against the metropolitan polices ban, on their protests in london. And the two time olympic champion, nicola adams, retires from boxing because of fears she could lose her sight. Its five oclock. Our main story is the official start of the Election Campaign, with the dissolution of parliament and the imminent launch of the conservative campaign this evening in the West Midlands with borisjohnson. But the day started badly for the Prime Minister, with the news that his cabinet colleague the welsh secretary alun cairns had resigned, following claims he knew about the role of a former aide, ross england, in the collapse of a rape trial. Mr cairns had claimed originally that he knew nothing about the matter. Mr england was subsequently sele