Now on bbc news, adam fleming and the bbcs Politics Team bring you the essential guide to the 2019 uk general election, with electioncast. Electioncast from the bbc. We are in this election because of brexit. We dont want to be thinking about a general election. We want to be buying our christmas presents. If anyone says they know what is happening, cock an eyebrow, smile politely and turn your back. Welcome to todays electioncast. It is adam here in election cast hq. And chris mason here as well. And we arejoined in our new broadcasting house by an a list news person. Is that where i say me . Yeah, yeah. Rebekah va rdy. Yes, i am on the ground floor newsroom camera, its the first time ive ever been here, so its actually a new experience all around. Yes, thats where me and chris do a lot of our broadcasting from. Its quite a self conscious thing that, if you start speaking quite loudly, youre putting people off behind you who are trying to diligently compile running orders for news pro
Got it precisely wrong. Group might suggest are your partys weaknesses, lucy powell . Iwas knocking on doors in a marginal seat more Service Personnel are drafted in to help in parts of northern yesterday, and most people are fed england and the east midlands up yesterday, and most people are fed up of all of us, if im honest. It hit by flooding. Isa meanwhile, venice has been up of all of us, if im honest. It is a bit ofa hit by the highest tide up of all of us, if im honest. It is a bit of a plague on all your houses. They feel that we have not in more than 50 years, done what they asked us to do and flooding the streets. They are not sure what we stand for. And coming up in sport, england manager Gareth Southgate so the challenge for all of us is to says his squad are like a family following the bust up between Raheem Sterling get that across make this election and joe gomez this week. About the issues that we think the country are facing and engage people on that. You have is where
The week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, as borisjohnson tries to win friends and influence people. We have made a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm, to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable, and to go the extra mile as time runs short. Jeremy corbyn isnt persuaded and has a message for his own side. No labour mp could support such a reckless deal that will be used as a springboard. Used as a springboard to attack rights and standards in this country also in this programme, mps are moved to tears by a colleagues account of Domestic Abuse. If anyones watching and needs a friend, please reach out if its safe to do so and please talk to any of us, cos well be there and well hold your hand. All hear, hear applause. If the Stormont Assembly agrees but would also leave the customs union, so would also leave the customs union, so there would be customs checks on the island of ireland but not, says mrjohnson, at the border. Ahead of its unveiling, downing stree
The week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, as borisjohnson tries to win friends and influence people. We have made a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm, to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable and to go the extra mile as time runs short. Jeremy corbyn isnt persuaded and has a message for his own side. No labour mp could support such a reckless deal that will be used as a springboard. Used as a springboard to attack rights and standards in this country also in this programme, mps are moved to tears by a colleagues account of Domestic Abuse. If anyones watching and needs a friend, please reach out if its safe to do so and please talk to any of us, cos well be there and well hold your hand. All hear, hear applause. But first, this was the week we finally got to see Boris Johnsons brexit plan, the one he hopes will win over the eu and parliament and enable the uk to leave with a deal at the end of the month. The Prime Minister told mps the government had move
This is bbc news. The headlines some of hong kongs metro system remains shut after a day which saw stations and businesses attacked in violent Anti Government protests. Demonstrators defied a ban on face masks during the unrest. Chief executive carrie lam has defended her decision to invoke emergency powers. The us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about Donald Trumps attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a silly gotcha game. Leading democrats have issued a legal order, demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. The British Foreign secretary has urged america to reconsider its decision to let a diplomats wife who was involved in a fatal car crash claim diplomatic immunity to leave britain. 19 year old harry dunn died in the collision in august. That is all from me. Coming up at 6 oclock, breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. But first on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello,