At 7 30am, monday morning. People were standing there with freshly blow dried hair and fresh chanel suits on ready to roll, i thought, were on. Theresa may would have thought to herself, this isnt a huge gamble, because shes not a known risk taker. I have just chaired a meeting of the of the cabinet, where we agreed the government should call a General Election. It will be a choice between strong and stable leadership in the national interest, with me as your Prime Minister, or weak and Unstable Coalition government, led byJeremy Corbyn. This is something that looks pretty set. She would be returning back to the House Of Commons with an increased majority. But people can take you by surprise in an election. Youre joking. Not another one oh, for gods sake, i cant honestly i cant stand this. Theres too much politics going on at the moment. Why does she need to do it. Why does she need to do it, asked brenda in bristol. Why indeed. What is it about the recent 20 opinion poll that first at
Of its high rise hotels. After an urgent review the company has advised this programme that the developers responsible for the construction of hotels in maidenhead, brentford and tottenham had installed cladding that premier inn says does not appear to comply with recognized government guidance. Chris cook has the story. The Grenfell Tower still casts its shadow over britain. Today the government revealed that the external cladding on 600 buildings is now being investigated. The house should be careful on speculation of what caused the fire but as a precaution the government have arranged to test cladding in all 11 tower blocks. Shortly before i came to the chamber i was informed that a number of these tests have come back as compost the ball. The relevant local authorities and services have been informed and they are taking all possible steps to insure that buildings are safe and to inform affected residents. Cladding was a key issue at grenfell, the buildings outer skin was an Alumin
An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described theresa mays offer to give european Citizens Rights after Brexit Living in the uk is a good start. At a summit last night, the Prime Minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. In return the eu would have to
Would fight to avoid a hard brexit. The Prime Minister has just left Downing Street for a meeting with Conservative Backbenchers. There will be a vote in the House Of Commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. Weve extended coverage of the Surprise Announcement this hour. Our main story at five the Prime Minister has announced plans for a Snap General Election to be held onjune the 8th. In a Surprise Statement in Downing Street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. She said divisions risked injuring Brexit Negotiations. Defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a statement from the