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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And the keys to the door behind me has started. The General Election is exactly six weeks today, on the 4th ofjuly. And politicians are wasting no time in launching their campaigns. Mr sunak has started a tour of all four nations, in deryshire. Sir keir starmer has kicked off his campaign in gillingham in kent. The Prime Minister is currently en route to another campaign event, but lets hear some of what he had to say at his first major event of the day in derbyshire. Even though theres more work to do and i know it will take time for you all to see the benefits of that, the plan is working and we have the economic stability back. But, with that economic stability comes a choice. Do we want to turn those foundations into a more secure future for you, your families and our country . Do we want to build on that stability . Or do we want to risk all that progress and, as maggie said, go back to square one with more uncertainty and no plan . Thats the choice at this election. Now, when it
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Big changes announced today to the way Sex Education is taught in the uk. As was widely trailed. Sex education is going to be done differently in this country. The government has published new guidance today, which the Prime Minister said will ensure children are not exposed to disturbing content. The headline changes will mean there is a total ban on Sex Education until year 5, aged nine and below. Parents will be given the right to see the material their children are taught. The new guidance makes clear schools should not teach about the concept of Gender Identity. The Secretary Of State Gillian Keegan said it was right to take a cautious approach, and teaching materials that present contested views as fact, including the view that gender is a spectrum should be avoided. David, does using age alone to determine what topics to cover when it comes to Sex Education leave some children more vulnerable . Im it comes to Se
1 1 draw against newcastle. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. four teenage friends who were found dead in a crashed car in gwynedd in north wales earlier this month died from drowning, a coroner has said. wilf fitchett, jevon hirst, harvey owen and hugo morris had gone missing during a camping trip. our reporter chris deardenjoins us from the inquest in caernarfon. yes, this morning s hearing at the coroners court lasted just four minutes here in caernarfon, and another none of the families of the four young men were present. the senior coroner confirmed the names and ages of all four, 16 year old kevan hurst, wilf fitchett, jevon hirst, harvey owen and hugo morris, all four described simply as being from shropshire, we are told they were in north wales on a camping trip that weekend before last. the coroner said the post mortem exam nations had taken place and showed that all four had drowned when the car they were travelling in left the a4085, the car was l