general election comes into view. this is in every respect a momentous day. in the house of lords, look at the magnificence of the chamber. such expectation. the peers and guests have already started to arrive to secure their seats for the biggest event in the parliamentary calendar. you don t get in if you appear without the suitable attire. it is a case of first come, first served as well. once on the throne, there it is, the monarch s throne and the consort of s thrown beside it. the king will unveil the government s legislative programme for the session ahead. it is a political moment and a first for rishi sunak on his first state opening as prime minister. we will be discussing all the wider political context later in the programme. once the imperial state crown is on, the political gloves are well and truly off and we will get a real sense of the battle lines over the next year or so, the issues that will win or lose the election. so to explore what all of this, and the
Hundreds of people attend a vigil to mark a week since the Manchester Bombing; the citys Victoria Station has reopened this morning. No head to head butJeremy Corbyn and theresa may face a Studio Audience and a grilling. In sport, Huddersfield Town are in the Premier League. They beat reading in a dramatic penalty shoot out to win the championship playoff final. And matt has the weather. Good morning. We are down here on the beach this morning. Incredibly mild start to tuesday, a few showers in the north and west. If you are on half term this week, i have some good news in the forecast. Join me if you can. Thank you very much. Its an improving tale in the weather. We are taking bbc breakfast in this last full week before the General Election to Northern Ireland tomorrow and to scotland on friday. Well look at some of the issues in those countries but also across the uk as well. A bit of a geography lesson. If you go west, if you go that way you get anglesey, east, conway and look at th
Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. So much for you today coming up. This hour we are talking to a mum who is calling for a vaccine that is exclusively given to girls to be given to boys too. Its to protect against a virus called hpv which can cause different types of cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. Have you got sons and do you want them protected . An official decision has yet to be made as to whether boys should get it. 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. Plus have you made up your mind how you are going to vote . Let me know who and why, and if youre still undecided, what is it that youre weighing up . Our top story today. Its the final day of campaigning in the General Election and the Party Leaders will be on a hectic schedule of visits to key towns and cities across britain in a last push for votes. The closing stages of t
Could he be so stupid . The line went dead and he did not contact us again. Not for another three weeks. We will have an interview with the pa rents we will have an interview with the parents about the last time they spoke to their son. Will the government stand firm on its Spending Plans when their legislative programme is debated in the commons again today . We are live until 11, as we are each weekday morning. The question today is it time to relax their pay cap on firefighters, teachers, nurses and eve ryo ne firefighters, teachers, nurses and Everyone Else who works in the Public Sector . If youre affected by the pay cap which was debated in the commons last night, and there was a movement to try to get that lifted but it was defeated, if you want to see that happen, do let me know how you think it should be paid for. It is expected that the retired Appeal Courtjudge, sir martin it is expected that the retired appeal court judge, sir Martin Moore Bick, will be appointed to lead th