the champions in scotland beaten in the lunchtime kick off at kilmarnock. also coming up on sportsday. leicester get off to a stormer as they come back to win their champions cup opener, with sale impressing in their first game as well. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it could so well have been one of the upsets of the season. but manchester city found their way against strugglers luton at kenilworth road, to come from behind for victory. they were without striker erling haaland for today s game, he was missing with a foot injury. but the champions, as so often we ve seen, turned the match in the second half and ending the four game winless run of manager pep guardiola. natalie pirks reports. an unfamiliar venue with a familiar name missing. man city haven t played here since 98 and after four league games without a win, they d have to do it without erling haaland, missing with a foot injury. but look who was playing. rhodri was back and alarm bells we
general election comes into view. this is in every respect a momentous day. in the house of lords, look at the magnificence of the chamber. such expectation. the peers and guests have already started to arrive to secure their seats for the biggest event in the parliamentary calendar. you don t get in if you appear without the suitable attire. it is a case of first come, first served as well. once on the throne, there it is, the monarch s throne and the consort of s thrown beside it. the king will unveil the government s legislative programme for the session ahead. it is a political moment and a first for rishi sunak on his first state opening as prime minister. we will be discussing all the wider political context later in the programme. once the imperial state crown is on, the political gloves are well and truly off and we will get a real sense of the battle lines over the next year or so, the issues that will win or lose the election. so to explore what all of this, and the
here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on ajuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. the conservatives are focusing on health policies for england today. they say they ll build or modernise 250 more gp surgeries, open more local diagnostic centres and expand treatments offered by pharmacies to cover conditions such as acne and chest infections. the scottish national party will launch their general election campaign today in glasgow. the leader, john swinney, will say that a vote for the snp is a vote to put scotland s interests first, and that independence would offer a better future. earlier, laura kuenssberg on her sunday show interviewed green party co leader, adrian ramsay, and began by asking him about his par
centre of power, whereas the treasury, foreign policy and national security are overrepresented. just going back to the first sentence, you say you don t remember anyone working in the centre or who was part of those conversations who had a detailed understanding of the way the nhs operated. given all we have heard about the importance of the nhs and notjust in terms of caring for people, but the detail, whether it was going to be overwhelmed or not, thatis was going to be overwhelmed or not, that is very striking statement. yes. it was an observation at the time yes. it was an observation at the time and yes. it was an observation at the time and is yes. it was an observation at the time and is striking in retrospect as welt time and is striking in retrospect as welt i time and is striking in retrospect as well. i think it probably goes to what as well. i think it probably goes to what needs to be different in it should what needs to be different in it should no
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