Campaigning marathon has started in earnest with Rishi Sunak Clocking up the miles in england, wales and scotland and sir keir starmer heading to labour target territory in kent. Amid the handshakes, placards and babies, the economy and immigration emerged as the main early battle lines, with mr sunak confirming that flights to rwanda to remove people who arrive on small boats wont set off before polling day. Meanwhile, nigel farage confirmed he wont stand in the election, but he will help the reform uk campaign. With our first report tonight, heres our Political Editor chris mason. Cheering placards and cheers and babies getting attention from politicians. Keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting Lower League Football grounds in places he hopes labour can win. He was in gillingham in kent this morning. His deputy with him, too. Thank you. Whatever Service People try and access these days, they find its like wading through treacle. Red cards arent usually welcome for folk on a footbal
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Decline and chaos under the governing conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. The Liberal Democrats and the snp have also been setting out their stall. Our Political Editor chris mason has been tracking them all day. You applause. Placards and cheers and a baby is getting attention from politicians. Keir starmer is quite a fan of visiting Lower League Football grounds and places he hopes labour can win. He was in gillingham in kent this morning, his deputy with him too. Thank you. Whatever Service People try and access these days, they find its like wading through treacle. Red cards arent usually welcome for folk on a Football Pitch but expect to see plenty of these in the next month or so, spelling out labours core message. We have had 14 years of going around and round in circles, getting absolutely nowhere. Chaos and division, Feeding Chaos and division. If you want to change you have to vote for it, and if you vote labour its a vote to stop the chaos, a vote to tur
Reform uk candidate. Instead, he will prioritise the us election, not exactly a vote of faith in the party he helped found as it game over for reform uks chances. Reform uks chances. And amidst it all, today its revealed net migration hit a whopping 685,000 last year. Thats just 10 down on the record year before. The tories record year before. The tories say its even lower this year. But will that message sink. In. 7 but will that message sink. In . Well, yes. Im not tom harwood. No im emily, but if youve noticed, toms got a bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a sore throat today. Quite a lot of talking yesterday, but. But were powering through. Its a general election. You take these things election. You take these things on the chin. What was it . Five hours of talking, plus standing out in downing street in the rain. I think the rain didnt help. No i suppose not. But hes got his, hot, hot water and lemon hot tea and lemo
Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Its good morning. At 930 on thursday the 23rd of may. Britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request, and we will have a general election on the 4th of july. It was a shambolic announcement, but the Election Campaigning begins as rishi sunak calls for a summer election. He spoke to gb news this morning. Question for the country is the choice of this election is, you know, whos got the boldest ideas, the clearest plan to provide a secure future for you and your family . A change for the better. Labour have kicked off their campaign. Sir keir starmer, campaign. Sir keir starmer, their leader, says his party will put the country before Party Interests a chance to change for the better. Your future, your community, your country and the lib dems in their words, are ready to win every single vote. Deputy leader daisy cooper s