Its thursday 1st june. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. This time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. Last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbcs election debate. So lets bring you up to date with the latest from the Campaign Trail. This morning, the Prime Minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit pledging to use the Promise Of Brexit to build a stronger, fairer and even more prosperous country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. Meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy promising to save money for Rail Commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. The party says the move would save an average rail season Ticket Holder £319 a year by 2022. Last night key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc. Theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is i
To still be here and were still fighting so while he is still fighting, we still fighting. Also, the latest in our collection blind date series, and this morning one labour and one conservative politicians sit down and took in. So for all our couples have got on but will politics get in the way . People are looking at me, talking about the community. I was in wilkinson is buying something about the other day and people said, i cant believe you are in wilkinson i said, i have to put things in my bin. I dont have people to put things in my bins hello, welcome to the programme. We until iiam. Hello, welcome to the programme. We untiliiam. We hello, welcome to the programme. We until iiam. We are live until iiam. So much coming up today on the show. We will be talking about the political song that you arent allowed to hear and why. The latest on the tickets for the one love concert in manchester to remember the victims of last weeks attack. And of course we have our latest in the series el
The Royal College of surgeons warns that the number of patients waiting more than six months for routine operations and treatment in england has nearly tripled in four years. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Crown Prosecution Service have announced that Craig Mackinlay, who is running for south thanet in the election for the conservatives, has been charged over his alleged overspending in the 2015 general Election Campaign. Mr mackinlay defeated the then ukip leader, nigel farage, in the ballot. Daniel sandford is with me now. First ball, talk us through what he has been charged with. It all goes back to the Titanic Battle In the 2015 General Election between nigel farage and a Conservative Party. He was trying to get a seat in parliament for the first time. The Conservative Party were trying to keep them out. Craig mackinlay was the candidate for the conservatives who managed to win that in south thanet. As all candidates have to do, he then filed his Election Expenses
At the start of this event as thousands of people remember those caught up in saturdays tach. There will be speeches and people coming through because of the day with flowers, their own tributes and whilst we wait for the first of the speakers, it is worth returning to the breaking news that the bbc understands that khuram butt from barking was involved in the terrorist attack. The police have said they know the identity of all three, but the investigation is in rates have continued into the early hours of this morning. There were two more raves with more people being detained and they had picture of 27 year old khuram butt from barking in east london. The bbc understand that he was one of the three people involved in the attack. One of the three people shot dead by police as they responded. Throughout the course of the day we have been learning more about the victims of the attack with one of those people involved there on your screen. The names and identities of those caught up names
Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. So much for you today coming up. This hour we are talking to a mum who is calling for a vaccine that is exclusively given to girls to be given to boys too. Its to protect against a virus called hpv which can cause different types of cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. Have you got sons and do you want them protected . An official decision has yet to be made as to whether boys should get it. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Plus have you made up your mind how you are going to vote . Let me know who and why, and if youre still undecided, what is it that youre weighing up . Our top story today. Its the final day of campaigning in the General Election and the Party Leaders will be on a hectic schedule of visits to key towns and cities across britain in a last push for votes. The closing stages of t