Made up your mind yet . Where ever you live, whoever you vote for, one of these two men will be Prime Minister, in a weeks time. Tonight, for the next hour borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn will debate the future of our country. Neither mrjonasson or of our country. Neither mrjonasson oer of our country. Neither mrjonasson or mr corbyn will know the questions they are going to face. They have been chosen by the pollsters, who invited people who support both of their parties and others who have yet to decide how to vote. People from all backgrounds, people from all walks of life. They are here to ask their questions to listen to the a nswe is , ask their questions to listen to the answers, to listen to the debate, not to cheer on a team, let alone to boo their opponent, myjob then, is to try and make sure their questions do get answered and this debate is as free and fair as possible. So, apologies gentlemen if i have to interrupt you occasionally, just to make sure this debate is fair, an
Prime minister Boris Johnson. Finally the conservative leader and Prime Minister borisjohnson. And remember as always you can join in on twitter, facebook, instagram and the usual way. So lets get started. Will you please join the usual way. So lets get started. Will you pleasejoin me in welcoming the leader of the labour party, Jeremy Corbyn . Good evening, mr corbyn, and thank you for being with us. Before we start, and i promise you i am saying this to everybody, the aim tonight is for our audience here is to ask if as many questions as possible so if as many questions as possible so if you could keep your answers brief and to the point, that would be great. So, lets have ourfirst question from ian parkin. Good evening. Should businesses be frightened of an incoming Labour Government . No, they should not be frightened. Because our countrys economy relies on many small and Medium Sized Enterprises that are the motor of our economy that have difficulty in accessing capital and suppor
Within hours. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong, using batons to beat passengers in the latest round of clashes with pro democracy campaigners. And Police Confirm two officers fired live rounds into the air during operations to clear protesters from the streets. Tens of thousands were marching in defiance of a ban with petrol bombs being thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Beijing has condemned the protests, asjohn sudworth reports now from hong kong. Tear gas from the roof of hong kongs government offices met with utter defiance. Hong kongs political deadlock is growing increasingly violent. The only way, some believe, to secure this citys freedoms under chinese rule. By nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the Central Business district. But with scenes like these, china is also in no mood to compromise. This man is editor of one of beijings ultra loyal communist party run papers. Translation america a
The skyscrapers are in moscow. You will remember that is an area that has come under attack twice at the beginning of this month. No casualties reported. Russian media showed damage to an Exhibition Centre in that area, west of the city centre. But it wasnt completely clear whether that damage was caused by debris from the drone falling, or whether actually, the drone hit its target. Drone attacks in areas around moscow are relatively common. In fact, we hear almost every day about drones being shot down or drones being discovered on the ground. But it is relatively rare for a drone to get this far into the city centre and this close to the kremlin itself, about three miles away was where this incident took place. You will remember at the beginning of may, the kremlin itself was attacked by two drones. Well have more later on the use of joes by ukraine in the war with russia. Saudi arabian officials have confirmed that the British Government has invited Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman