We will get a view from the defence industry. Also Tonight Pressure mounting on the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the ceasefire proposal. Still no word from hamas. We have got an Expert Panel this hour to discuss it from all sides. Good evening. There has been no end of speculation on what Part Nigel Farage would play in this election. Whether he would stand for reform or even for the conservatives. Well now we now he has taken full charge of the reform party, assuming power from former leader richard tice, and tomorrow will formally announce he is running to be mp for clacton on sea. A seat the conservatives won in 2019 with 72 of the vote. Here he is making the announcement this afternoon. What i intend to lead is a political revolt. Yes, a revolt. A turning of our backs against the political status quo. It does not work. Nothing in this country works any more. The Health Service doesnt work. The roads dont work. None of our public services are up to scratch. Im join
the speculation among conservative voters. you heard the speculation regarding among conservative voters. you heard the speculation regarding the - among conservative voters. you heard the speculation regarding the worst i the speculation regarding the worst pulling for the conservatives, that maybe the reform uk party, with the run for the conservative right, emerges as a new force. if he wins in clacton on c, does not become more likely? i in clacton on c, does not become more likely? more likely? i think so, and the ullin: more likely? i think so, and the pulling out more likely? i think so, and the pulling out already more likely? i think so, and the pulling out already suggests - more likely? i think so, and the l pulling out already suggests that nigel farage will win that seat and nigel farage will win that seat and nigel farage will win that seat and nigel farage inside the house of commons the first time you have seen that it puts the cats amongst the pigeons. it mean
so the thinking is probably another one from the reformer side will come up and try to take those votes and they ll vote again this afternoon. all of that said, we really don t know. but the people who watch all of this think that s where the best money is on all of this and they ll have a couple more votes this afternoon, late morning your time. if they don t get a pope, there will be more black smoke. they ll pray about it and do it again tomorrow. steve: shepherd, you re talking about the politics there at the vatican. scola is the cardinal from milan; right? correct. cardinal from milan. very close to benedict xvi. personally more of an extrovert with greater optimism about the church s prospects in the here and now. it was widely believed that benedict xvi tried to hard to get reforms in place, the vatican bank controversy that had come along, the scandal after that. it is widely believed here he tried really hard, couldn t get things done he