Where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability is change. Its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government, and that is what will government, and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak it was a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concerns about his drenching in downing street. It was wet. The amount of people whove given me an umbrella in the last couple of days. But no questions from
A surprise announcement as they unveiled a 3 billiondollar buyback. Japanese stocks rally, a wild 24 hours for the yen. Chinese stocks edge lower. Inflation numbers including ecb rate cuts. Top corporates report. We focus on autos and airlines. The numbers crossing when it comes to mercedes, scrutinizing the margin. First quarter adjusted earnings before interest and tax below estimates. Its famous. We knew it would be challenging. Estimates had been for 3. 7 one billion. They see fullyear cars adjusted 10 to 12 so they maintain guidance in terms of the margin. Estimates had been for 11. 1 so they range between 10 and 12 , they struggled. Were going to try to get more details. Cost inflation has been a challenge that hit volumes. Looking for supply constraints, they are again coming through. Adjusted earnings below estimates. Estimates are for 3. 71, so lets switch focus to the airlines. German airlines struggled with industrial action. Profit has been hit by strikes and First Quarter
38 political candidates have been killed during the campaign, making mexico s election one of the most violent in recent history. will grant, what s the latest you can tell us. you can probably hear behind me, the main square in mexico city, the festivities for claudia sheinbaum s supporters are picking up, they are pretty confident she has got this. there are not enough votes counted yet to say that with any degree of certainty, but certainly, i don t think they need convincing. she has always been quite far ahead in the polls before voting day, and they are convinced that has been transferred to the vote itself. that said, her nearest challenger galvez has already claimed victory too, so we are in one of those strange post electoral moments. it will be ironed out in the coming hours, but we aren t maybe a few hours away from mexico declaring who its next woman president, almost certainly, it is. $5 its next woman president, almost certainly, it is. as you sa , almost certai
during the campaign, making mexico s election one of the most violent in recent history. we can look at some live pictures in mexico city, the main central plaza in the mexican capital. there you can see supporters gathering, supporters of claudia sheinbaum, as we wait for her to take the stage. will grant, what s the latest you can tell us. , ., ., what s the latest you can tell us. , ., ., us. it s one of those situations us. it s one of those situations where - us. it s one of those situations where it | us. it s one of those | situations where it is us. it s one of those i situations where it is a us. it s one of those - situations where it is a little too early to say anything definitive. getting indications from both parties of victory, kind of normal at this time of the evening after a vote. i suspect we will know something more definitive in the coming hours, probably sooner rather than later. in the main plaza in mexico city, claudia sheinbaum s supporters are c
hello. welcome to the programme. we start this hour here in the uk with the general election campaign. labour says it s committed to reducing the number of people legally migrating to britain if it forms the next government. but speaking earlier, the shadow home secretary yvette cooper refused to set a target or any date by which a reduction would be achieved. net migration, the difference between the number of people arriving in the uk and leaving, stood at 685,000 last year. labour s plans include more apprenticeships in jobs that are currently reliant on a significant level of migrant workers. here s our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this election campaign, and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how much they would reduce it by, a