Prime minister Boris Johnson. Finally the conservative leader and Prime Minister borisjohnson. And remember as always you can join in on twitter, facebook, instagram and the usual way. So lets get started. Will you please join the usual way. So lets get started. Will you pleasejoin me in welcoming the leader of the labour party, Jeremy Corbyn . Good evening, mr corbyn, and thank you for being with us. Before we start, and i promise you i am saying this to everybody, the aim tonight is for our audience here is to ask if as many questions as possible so if as many questions as possible so if you could keep your answers brief and to the point, that would be great. So, lets have ourfirst question from ian parkin. Good evening. Should businesses be frightened of an incoming Labour Government . No, they should not be frightened. Because our countrys economy relies on many small and Medium Sized Enterprises that are the motor of our economy that have difficulty in accessing capital and suppor
Forward in the fight against ebola. Well bring you up to date. Welcome to the programme. Here in the uk, the National Health service is rarely out of the news, and its always an election issue. All the major parties say they support it, and polls showjust how important it is for voters. Today official data on its performance was released directly into that campaign. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began back in 200a. Targets for cancer operations and routine surgery were also missed. Heres the opposition labour pa rtys reaction. I mean, they are absolutely appalling, arent they . I mean, the worst performance ever in our a e departments. I mean, so many patients will be languishing on trolleys waiting longer and longer and longer for treatment and care. These are the figures he was referring to. Accident and emergency waiting times. The nhs has a target to treat or admit 95 of people within four hours. These blue bars
As the hosts take a 2 1 series lead. On set with the cast of the new series of the crown we get exclusive access, including a royal audience, of sorts. A person made a vow in her 20s to serve the nation, she is now in her 90s, is extraordinary. Serve the nation, she is now in her 905, is extraordinary. A north easterly wind could develop, if you show is around two, but will they dampen the fireworks later . Your full forecast on breakfast. Its tuesday, november 5th. Our top story Party Leaders will step up Election Campaigning today by challenging their opponents plans for brexit. Labour and the conservatives will both attack each others proposals for leaving the eu, while the lib dems will officially launch their stop brexit agenda. Lets take a look at some of the detail. The Prime Minister has published a letter to the labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, demanding that he comes clean to voters about his brexit strategy. Mrjohnson poses five questions for labour to answer. Jeremy corbyn is o
He was standing down as an mp. Well have the latest on the campaign, which is still not formally under way, as parliament is due to rise tomorrow. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The senior conservative Jacob Rees Mogg apologises for saying that residents of Grenfell Tower should have used common sense and left the building, instead of listening to fire brigade advice. And the South African springboks get a heroes welcome as they return home following their victory in the rugby world cup. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the launch of the liberal democrats Election Campaign, claiming to be the only Party Standing to stop brexit, and that staying in the European Union would produce a £50 billion so called remain bonus over five years. The party leaderjo swinson say this could then be spent on Public Services. For labour, Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour Government would get a brexit deal done in six months, promising to secure a better agreement with the eu, and then put it to the p
Theres no more cereals, so i have the last piece of toast. Luckily, mum isnt hungry. Going without food in todays britain a new Study Reveals the massive increase in the number of people using food banks. Scientists say a Climate Emergency will lead to untold human suffering. How big a part will the issue and its solutions play in the election . And coming up on bbc news, saracens have been given a suspended 35 point deduction and £5 million fine for breaching salary cap rules over a three year period. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Jacob rees mogg, the leader of the commons, has been accused of insulting the memory of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire after he appeared to suggest that people should have used common sense on the night of the fire two years ago and fled the tower block. In an interview with lbc radio, mr rees mogg said that having read the recent report on the fire he would have ignored the fire brigades advice to remain in the building. He has o