standing at the general election and standing as the next prime minister. in the conservative party was unrecognizable than the party he joined a decade ago. amid continuing confusion in the fate of of one of labor is longest serving mps, diane abbott. she said she is being banned standing and keir starmer said no decision has been taken. but angela rayner says she sees no reason why she should not be allowed to stand again after chris mason has this report. today, he says he is voting labor and isjoining the party too. yellow back when i looked back to 1997 when labor came to the fore and they said things can only get better. i they said things can only get better. ~ . , ,., ., ., better. i think at this point again in british politics better. i think at this point again in british politics and better. i think at this point again in british politics and history. . better. i think at this point again | in british politics and history. and thatis in british politics and hi
hello, i m lauren taylor. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. labour says it won t raise income tax or national insurance, if it wins power. the pledge was made by the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, speaking to the bbc, but she didn t rule out some spending cuts, saying there would be difficult decisions to make. leila nathoo has more. thank you very much. she wants to decide how taxpayers money is spent. rachel reeves making her pitch in west yorkshire this afternoon, promising a labour government would ensure economic stability. today, she said if she became chancellor there would be no rises in income tax or national insurance. but she acknowledged she would face difficult decisions and that public services were struggling. we re not going to be bringing back austerity, but we have got that immediate injection of cash into our front line public services. that s a down payment on the changes that
hello, i m lauren taylor. some breaking news to bring you. the hamas run government media office says israeli air strikes on rafah have killed at least 30 people. this comes after hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. there was no immediate comment from the israel defense forces. earlier on sunday, the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza, most of which it intercepted. some did get through, landing in open fields. police said a home in the tel aviv suburb of herzliya suffered minor damage from falling shrapnel, and two people suffered light injuries, but no serious losses were reported. here in the uk, and on the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th o
On the last day of this parliament before the general election and june the 8th. Coming up, condemnation from labour on the governments brexit strategy. Is not the truth that, far from uniting this country, this tory government and its ministers have been dividing it since they took office . But the brexit secretary says, out in the country, there is huge support for theresa mays approach. Massive respect for our Prime Minister, and a belief that she will deliver the best outcome in bracts in negotiations. The Government Faces more questions over taking child refugees, and Parliament Comes to a close with the traditional ceremony of pro rich in. As the last two pieces of Legislation Finish their passage through parliament. But first, theresa may called the election arguing she needed a strong hand in the uks brexit negotiations. Eu ministers are due to meet in luxembourg over the weekend to hammer out their final negotiating position. On wednesday, theresa may met the European Commissi
Its been ten years to the day since the start of the Global Financial crisis. Thats when banks started to realise they had bet that couldnt afford to be paid back. Ill be finding out what lessons have been learned and whether it could happen again. Anger at the athletics World Championships, after one of the favourites to win the 400 metres is told he cant compete following an outbreak of norovirus. Yes, the fallout from the virus really overshadowed the 400 metres final last night. The runner didnt feature and in his absence Wayde Van Niekerk cruised to victory to retain his title. Like a Rhinestone Cowboy. Country star Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81. And carol has the weather. Good morning. We have a wet start in england and wales and through the day the showers pushing in the direction of the south east. Heavy and thundery. Some issues with fluttering flooding. In the sunshine it will feel pleasant. More Inis Sunshine it will feel pleasant. More in 15 minutes. Thank you. Fi