Star kim cattrall will be here later. I am counting. And if you have got a question for her, get in touch this morning. We will talk about ageism in hollywood and her incredible career. Good morning and welcome to the programme. This is the week when most of the parties set out their ma nifestos, most of the parties set out their manifestos, we get some promises and some figures. What they say they will do if they win enough votes to form a government. Labour will launch at 11 oclock. And plaid cymru will launch their at ten oclock. We will also talk about the new mcdonalds advertisement about a boy grieving for his father, which some say is offensive. These get in touch with us. The top story today. Moors murderer ian brady has died. He and his partner tortured and murdered five children in the 60s. Myra hindley died in prison in 2002. Origi, who was believed to be terminally ill with cancer, had been receiving Palliative Care at as hworth receiving Palliative Care at Ashworth Hospita
at the seat. unionism or nationalism a free run at the seat- at the seat. much change at play potentially at the seat. much change at play potentially in at the seat. much change at play potentially in this at the seat. much change at play potentially in this election? - at the seat. much change at play potentially in this election? it. at the seat. much change at play potentially in this election? it is | potentially in this election? it is hard to judge potentially in this election? it is hard tojudge because wales has lost a lot of hard tojudge because wales has lost a lot of mps. down to just 32. how many a lot of mps. down to just 32. how many seats a lot of mps. down to just 32. how many seats the conservatives will hold onto, many seats the conservatives will hold onto, 13 at the moment but current hold onto, 13 at the moment but current poll suggests there could be a conservative wipe out in wales, the most a conservative wipe out in wales, the most likely situ
middle ground. people who do not have a definite decision on the constitutional future of northern ireland and will make one based on the economy and where they might be better off rather than the very definite if they feel strongly british or irish. all of those things feed into an election even though you are voting for mps. sinn fein have seven seats and hope to hold onto. they don t take their seats in westminster, they are abstention risks but want to increase that and maybe add one more mp to that. hate increase that and maybe add one more mp to that. ~ ., ~ ., mp to that. we were talking about independence. mp to that. we were talking about independence. it mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been - mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been a i mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been a lot i mp to that. we were talking about independence. it has been a lot ofj in
and alistair, having covered a lot of political stories in scotland myself, i wonder if the issue of independence which is always a theme, whether that is playing quite as prominent a role in this particular election campaign as in previous ones. h0. particular election campaign as in previous ones. previous ones. no, i don t think that is and previous ones. no, i don t think that is and l previous ones. no, i don t think that is and i think previous ones. no, i don t think that is and i think that s - previous ones. no, i don t think that is and i think that s a - previous ones. no, i don t think. that is and i think that s a problem for the that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, that is and i think that s a problem forthe snp, a that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, a political that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, a political party- that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, a political party who. for the snp, a political party
general election campaign. it is general election campaign. it is interesting general election campaign. it 3 interesting because you are voting to elect people to go to westminster yet there is the performance of the devolved assembly which is really at the forefront of motor mines. we have the worst health waiting lists anywhere in the uk, the budget is really stretched. a lot of departments are facing cuts and that is feeding in or bleeding into voter decisions when they come and vote and we also have the hangover from brexit. the hardline tuv are running on a number of constituencies hoping to almost give the dup are bloody nose for the brexiteer which they are opposed to. we talked about scotland and independence. every election in northern ireland been seen as a pre run to any future border poll where people take the votes, the percentage of votes, devey them up and see how many unionists and nationalists voted and how that might be in a future referendum. we also have a growin