And the keys to the door behind me has started. The General Election is exactly six weeks today, on the 4th ofjuly. And politicians are wasting no time in launching their campaigns. Mr sunak has started a tour of all four nations, in deryshire. Sir keir starmer has kicked off his campaign in gillingham in kent. The Prime Minister is currently en route to another campaign event, but lets hear some of what he had to say at his first major event of the day in derbyshire. Even though theres more work to do and i know it will take time for you all to see the benefits of that, the plan is working and we have the economic stability back. But, with that economic stability comes a choice. Do we want to turn those foundations into a more secure future for you, your families and our country . Do we want to build on that stability . Or do we want to risk all that progress and, as maggie said, go back to square one with more uncertainty and no plan . Thats the choice at this election. Now, when it
Security and economic stability, while the Labour Leader sir keir starmer promised an end to what he called 1a years of decline and chaos under the tories. Nigel farage said he wont be standing for reform uk but will campaign for them. So what happens next . Over the next five days, parliament will try to get through Unfinished Business and pass remaining legislation. It will be dissolved next thursday, may the 30th. Each party will launch its manifesto in the days to follow. Then on the 4th ofjuly, the polls open for this Snap Summer General Election and the people will cast their votes. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. To the man everyone has staked everything on this gamble calling an election now. Quite a few of his mps are not convinced by the timing and he has a huge poll deficit to become. I he has a huge poll deficit to become. ,. , . ,. , become. I want to build britain, a country where become. I want to build britain, a country where you become. I want
Difficult match for tottenham and lead to title contenders Manchester City with a victory for spurs helping rivals arsenal when the league. Good evening. Two french Prison Officers have been killed, after an ambush on their prison van by a heavily armed gang, in normandy. It happened on a motorway at a toll booth, as a notorious criminal, mohammed amra, was being transferred between rouen and evreux, after earlier appearing in court. Now several hundred police are involved in a huge manhunt. Andrew harding is live in normandy for us this evening. What an extraordinarily violent incident here on a relatively quiet stretch of motorway in normandy. Hundreds of French Police now involved in a massive nationwide man hunt for the gang and the man they were trying to release. And the French Public are in shock and worried about what many people see as rising violence from drug related criminal gangs. A brazen ambush on a motorway. This is the moment a black car rams into a white police van. A
In skegness and across northern part of england, the Peak District northwards, damp weather and may be a few showers in the midlands. North of that in scotland, lovely weather. South of that across england and wales, fine conditions and some sunshine in belfast, too. Tomorrow evening, that Weather Front is still there and it has aligned itself with there and it has aligned itself with the wind and this thursday, again, Thatis The Wind and this thursday, again, that is where the cloudy weather is. If you are in yorkshire, Eastern Parts of england, east anglia and it will be cloudy and at times a damp couple of days. 23 in the north of scotland and to the south, sunny spells and 20 degrees. 0n scotland and to the south, sunny spells and 20 degrees. On friday, a few showers on the cards once again. Temperatures around about the average, i think for most of us, but on the warm side across parts of scotland. This is the outlook, so the mishmash of sunny icons, rainy icons and a hint that as