List case for a summer election, the economic numbers look better, although people dont necessarily feel better. The rwanda law has been passed but hasnt yet been tested. Autumn and Winter Campaigns are grim. Summer, you might. Ha ha, more of that later. Get the sun shining. Its a big football tournament. People might be a bit happier, but also crucially, more and more tory mp have been standing down and i think the tory party has become harder and harder and harder to govern. Been saying for some time, My Working Assumption is the General Election will be in the second half of this year. The 4th ofjuly is just in the second half of this year, so hes consistent with what he said, just. He is, although i have to say, as i said at the weekend, theres going to be a lot about this in different parts of the country. Its the School Holidays in then in scotland and in Northern Ireland as well. And i think if youre a scottish conservative, and i think if youre a scottish conservative, youd be
this was the scene in new york earlier. despite 13 nations voting for a ceasefire, the united states veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas control of gaza. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many countries, including the uk. meanwhile, more video has emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel. the footage, verified by the bbc, shows them stripped to their underwear, kneeling on the ground and being guarded by israeli soldiers. it s understood that some of the men have since been released. we ll speak to our correspondent at the united nations shortly, but first, here s out international editor, jeremy bowen. gaza is at breaking point, says the un. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. in deir al balah, the mosque was bombed with such force that the yafa hospital next doo