hello. i m nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. in the last hour the scottish national party leader, john swinney has launched his party s campaign for the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accusing labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. there are some people telling me to forget about this election, but after looking at sir keir starmer s series of u turns, i think people are crying out for political leadership. for leaders who argue for what they actually believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity we have to build a more prosperous and fairer country. snp leaderjohn
is well and truly under way, with an eye catching announcement from the conservative party to bring back mandatory national service if it wins on polling day onjuly 4th. the party said 18 year olds would have a choice of either joining the military full time for 12 months, or volunteering one weekend every month, taking part in community service, with organisations like the fire brigade, police or the national health service. the home secretary, james cleverly, said the plan would address social fragmentation and get young people out of their bubble . labour has described the plan as a desperate gimmick . more on that shortly. first, this report from our political correspondent leila nathoo. an eye catching policy from the conservatives early on in this campaign, one that s grabbed the headlines in this morning s papers. yeah, plenty more of these over the next few weeks! enjoy your weekend. bye bye. they say if they win the general election, by the end of the next parliame
to bring back mandatory national service if it wins on polling day onjuly 4th. the party said 18 year olds would have a choice of eitherjoining the military full time for 12 months, or volunteering one weekend every month, taking part in community service, with organisations like the fire brigade, police or the national health service. home secretary james cleverly said the plan would address social fragmentation and get young people out of their bubble . labour has described the plan as a desperate gimmick . it s been answering questions on its tax and spend plans this morning. more on that shortly. first, this report from our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. an eye catching policy from the conservatives early on in this campaign, one that s grabbed the headlines in this morning s papers. yeah, many more of these over the next few weeks! enjoy your weekend. bye bye. they say if they win the general election, by the end of the next parliament they would bring b
2024. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc iplayer and bbc news. let s start with nigel farage a s return to front line politics by standing, announcing his standing at the election. let s take a look at the front pages. starting with the daily mail, double blow for rishi sunak, his darkest hour, this is how the guardian has got it, tory alarm as nigel farage takes control of reform uk. less from the daily telegraph, i am back to lead the revolt. and the daily express, vote for nigel farage is more likely to end up with keir starmer in number ten. in the last 15 minutes or so, nigel farage has launched his campaign, he is standing in clacton, we will show you the other candidates are standing so far injust you the other candidates are standing so far in just a moment, what impact is nigel farage s return are standing in the selection going to have the conservative party? fin to have the conservative party? on the campaign itself, it electrified it, it has been a dull campaign,
For the biggest business stories. Hopes of a european Mega Exchange between london and frankfurt are fading fast. The London Stock Exchange says the regulatory hurdles are too high. Nokie hopes to revive its flagging the classic 3310. Well get a hands on preview from the mobile World Congress in barcelona. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. In a minute, well look at the potential collapse of the merger between the London Stock Exchange and deutsche. But first the clock is ticking, with speculation mounting the uk Prime Minister may trigger article 50 on the countrys departure from the European Union in early march. Since the referendum, there have been Major Concerns in london it could lose its position as europes financial capital. But one of germanys most senior central bankers tells us why he believes the city will retain its crown. At present, britain benefits from so called Passporting Rights which allow uk based banks free access to the European Union. The City O