Top bus parade this afternoon for huddersfields promotion. To the Premier League. Good morning. Its tuesday the 30th of may. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. With just over a week to go until the General Election, the main parties are returning to their key election themes, following last nights tv grilling of the conservative and labour leaders. Theresa may will put the focus back on brexit accusing eu officials of adopting an Aggressive Negotiating Position which will need strong leadership from the uk. Jeremy corbyn is campaigning on the partys promise of Free Childcare for two to four year olds and answering questions on the mumsnet website. And in the next few minutes, Nicola Sturgeon will launch the Scottish National party manifesto, promising to invest an additional £118bn in Public Services across the uk and a call for scotland to stay in the european Single Market, after brexit. Emma barnett pressed the Labour Leaderfor more details. We know from po
Also today, re forging an old alliance. As brexit negotiations begin, the uk government travels to india to begin the early work on a future trade deal. And picture perfect . Or is itjust too perfect . What melania trumps First Official portrait tells us about the new first lady. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The pictures are appalling, the pattern all too familiar, and the International Response predictable. Civilians in a rebel held area of syria have been gassed and murdered. It has happened before, with Red Lines Crossed by both sides with impunity. Today, in the seventh year of the syrian civil war, it seems President Assads regime can do what it wants. So far, at least 58 people are known to have died in this latest attack. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said the air strikes in Khan Sheikhoun, in the north west of the country, came early in the morning while many were still sleeping. Our Correspondentjames Robbins has the report. He is alive
Its very clear the Prime Ministers announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. We have the opportunity to give the british people the chance to change the direction of the country, to be opposed to a hard brexit, keep us in the Single Market and give britain the decent, strong opposition it deserves. And how do voters feel about a second General Election in two years . Not another one . Oh, for gods sake, i cant stand this. Theres too much politics going on at the moment. Why does she need to do it . We will be looking at why the Prime Minister has decided to call for an election now and how the vote in seven weeks time could alter the political landscape. And we will have more reaction to the Prime Ministers plans throughout the day here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six from downing street, where this morning the Prime Minister called for a snap General Election onjune the 8th. Theresa