Our audience was selected by a leading opinion Polling Company to ensure they are representative of the country as whole. They support different parties, some are undecided voters, and they are also equally split along the lines of last years Eu Referendum half voted to leave the eu and half to remain. And if youd like to join in the debate at home, you can do so on twitter using the hashtag bbcdebate. We start with Opening Statements from all seven politicians, the order of which was decided by the drawing of lots. First, the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood. Theresa may called this election because shes taking you for granted. She wont turn up to these debates, because her campaign of soundbites is falling apart. Unlike theresa may, i am not afraid to defend my policies, my principles, my values. Plaid cymru exists to defend and build up our country. In wales, it is plaid cymru that stands for fairness and equality for everyone who chooses to call wales home. For a hundred years, w
Treated many of the young victims. What we saw was essentially war wounds. War wounds . Yes, so the kind of wounds you would see on a battlefield. And we look at the politics of zero hours contracts and the debate over workers rights. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, englands Champions Trophy Ambitions take root, as they win their opening match against bangladesh by eight wickets with joe root scoring an unbeaten century. Good evening. President trump has announced that america is to withdraw from the paris climate agreement, the treaty signed by 200 countries just two years ago to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions worldwide. He said hed taken the decision because of the the economic burdens imposed by the treaty. His predecessor, barack obama, Whose Administration signed the accord, said it was a decision to reject the future. Mr trump made the announcement despite several appeals from the United Nations to respect the future of the planet. Our correspondent nick bryant has more
Claimed to share his muslim faith could have carried out such an attack. Dr majid spoke to our correspondent martin bashir. It was the front line in treating the youngest victims and soon welcomed the queen, who offered support and comfort. Hopefully it mends quickly. Hope 50. The royal manchester Childrens Hospital has won widespread praise for its response to the bomb attack, and leading the team of surgeons that night was dr ibrar majid, the head of trauma and orthopaedic surgery. What we saw was essentially war wounds. War wounds . Yes, so the kind of wounds you would see on a battlefield. We were operating from probably about one oclock in the morning all the way to just before eight oclock. Once theyd stabilised the children, then there was a Pecking Order of what needed to be done. So the life saving surgery had to be done before the limb saving surgery. And were there several children where there would be multiple surgeries . Yes, and even to this day were continuing to operate
And our duty to our planet. Police investigating the Manchester Bombing find a car they say may be significant to the inquiry into last weeks attack. You actually heard it . And Prince William visits manchester to talk to those who helped the victims on the night of the attack. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, england all rounder Chris Woa Kes will miss the rest of crickets Champions Trophy after picking up a side strain in yesterdays win over bangladesh. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The conservative candidate for south thanet in kent, Craig Mackinlay, has been charged with offences relating to his Election Expenses in the run up to the last general election. The Crown Prosecution Service said mr mackinlay, whos standing again onjune 8th, and two other tory Party Workers will faces charges under the representation of the people act. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. Craig mackinlay. It was one of the big conservative wins in the last general
My understanding is that without hesitation, wearing his normal clothes, he dived in and tried to assist. And he, im afraid, was himself severely injured, but utterly heroic. Security moves centre stage in the General Election campaign, as labour and the conservatives clash over funding for the police and Security Services. Welcome to bbc news. We are as close as we can get to London Bridge. The Police Cordon is still in place after Saturday Nights attack after seven people died and 48 people were injured. The normal working week is resuming in london with attempts to get back to normality. Many Tube Stations disrupted yesterday are back and running again, but still there is still an awful lot to reflect on after the grim events of the weekend. Lets take a look at what we know this morning. Police have said they do know the names of the attackers and will release them as soon as operationally possible, while officers try to establish if they were a part of a wider network. Two more pro