This programme contains some Strong Language and some discriminatory language. Election night fever, as bbc gets ready to bring you the results of the last big vote before the General Election. Will it be boom time for starmer . Or will it be doom time for sunak . The bbc s Election Programme kicks off in an hours time. You can see just a few of their many live points warming up. With a pick n mix of votes under the count tonight, to discuss them well be joined by the chair of the labour party, a Senior Cabinet Minister and the personification of political analysis, professor sirjohn curtice. Well also talk to the person most likely to be the new First Minister of scotland, john swinney, now that kate forbes has thrown her weight behind him. And with the looming prospect of deportation flights to rwanda, a warning you will hear strong and discriminatory language as a protestor is racially abused attempting to stop Asylum Seekers being moved out of hotels by government contactors. Shout
Birmingham is probably not ideal. Partly its about the pandemic and inflation. Construction costs have gone. Inflation. Construction costs have gone. Construction costs have gone absolutely through the roof, every form of rail construction, but especially rail construction. Plaque, when we get the decision, it will put pressure on labour to come up will put pressure on labour to come up to an answer to the question that they will be asked, what would you do with the birmingham to manchester leg. What will their strategy be be . They say they will continue and build they say they will continue and build the they say they will continue and build the entire they say they will continue and build the entire project they say they will continue and build the entire project as they say they will continue and build the entire project as planned. It build the entire project as planned. Ll depends build the entire project as planned. It depends who build the entire project as planned. It depends
down and manage expectations that labour would suddenly be able to change that in a matter of weeks. there is a concern among some in labour that the excitement from some would quickly turn to disappointment when that realisation hits. i think what we know from what labour have said about the speech is keir starmer will say the uk faces huge constraints on public spending. and that anyone expecting a labour government to quickly turn on the spending tops will be disappointed. and hanging heavy in the air here in westminster is that election next year, is the prospect of that. and knowing the economy will be central to it, the debate around the economy and who is trusted most to govern the public finance will be a central part of that election, and really keir starmer in the speech this afternoon is trying to pitch himself and the labour party as the party of economic credibility. he will also say, make and point taxes are higher than at any point since the war. he will be lay
three part plan that would begin with a six week ceasefire in which the israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of gaza. there would also be a surge of humanitarian aid as well as an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. the president said it was time for this war to end hamas issued for this war to end and hamas issued a statement saying it was ready to deal positively with any proposal offering a permanent ceasefire and a complete israeli withdrawal. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the plan was in line with israel s demands that the war would not end until its hostages were released and hamas no longer ruled gaza or posed a military threat. our first report this hour is from vincent mcaviney. after almost eight months of israeli response to the 7th october attacks by hamas, gaza lays largely in ruins, with the lives of palestinians who call it home turned upside down. more than 36,000 have been killed across the region, accord