rajini vaidyanathan is in salford for us. it s happening. yes, the sun is setting in salford just as that debate is getting underway. this is the first set piece moment of this general election campaign as we see rishi sunak and keir starmer go head to head in that televised debate. we re used to seeing them go head to head every wednesday and prime minister s questions in parliament. this is quite something else. it s playing out to a primetime audience, it s going to reach new audiences who perhaps haven t necessarily engaged in recent election campaigns. it s a chance for both leaders to put forward their policy agendas but also show us a bit of their personalities. as that debate gets under way i am joined by our political reporter vicki young. what are you looking out for in this next hour or so? are you looking out for in this next hour or so? they both know they ve not a ob hour or so? they both know they ve got a job to hour or so? they both know they ve got a job
helen and wilkinson has this report. operations have had to be cancelled. blood transfusions and test results have been particularly affected. as have other radio ten tests. guy s and st thomas hospital in the heart of the capital is one of the nhs trusts affected by the major it incident. king s college hospital, the royal brompton, and the evelina london children s hospital as well as other services have been affected. about 6.50 last night, i received an e mail and a text that both had exactly the same information on, confirming that due to circumstances beyond their control, blood tests had been cancelled for the foreseeable future. nhs england describe the impact as significant, adding that emergency care continued on the available. it is is thought the incident happened yesterday, some departments were unable to connect to the main server. the it service partner has said sorry to patients impacted by the disruption, recognising the upset it has caused. it is not clear
we don t need so many people arriving on work visas, and we have to hammer down on bad bosses who are not complying with labour standards. we would ban them from recruiting people from abroad. if you don t comply with our labour standards you should not be allowed to recruit from abroad. should not be allowed to recruit from abroad. ., ., . . , from abroad. you have criticised the conservatives from abroad. you have criticised the conservatives for from abroad. you have criticised the conservatives for not from abroad. you have criticised the conservatives for not setting - from abroad. you have criticised the conservatives for not setting a - conservatives for not setting a number that you have not set a number. do you want to guarantee that you will cut net migration every year? t that you will cut net migration every year? that you will cut net migration every year? that you will cut net migration eve ear? ., ., ., ., every year? i want immigration to come down. every year
guarantee it will come down under a labour government? they need to come down, we labour government? they need to come down. we have labour government? they need to come down. we have a labour government? they need to come down, we have a plan labour government? they need to come down, we have a plan to labour government? they need to come down, we have a plan to cut labour government? they need to come down, we have a plan to cut down - down, we have a plan to cut down that you cannot wish them time, which is what the tories are doing, plugging numbers on wishing and hoping for the best. we need to understand why they are high, have a skill strategy and bear down on bad bosses undercutting labour standards. that is what we would do. studio: that speak to our political correspondent hannah miller in bolton where the labour leader has been. if your camera can stage itself, there we go. the labour leader sir keir starmer has been talking to pensioners in a cafe in bolton, which