There are always bumps. Gordon brown, Gillian Duffy that sort of thing. There are always problems in elections those leaders have to navigate. You had nick clegg unexpectedly performing well in that tv debate. That is what number ten will hope, that there is a moment i can exploit. Will hope, that there is a moment i can exnloit can exploit. The idea of the liberal democrats can exploit. The idea of the liberal democrats and can exploit. The idea of the liberal democrats and the can exploit. The idea of the liberal democrats and the labour can exploit. The idea of the liberal democrats and the labour party i can exploit. The idea of the Liberall Democrats and the labour party are not 100 ruling out any kind of deal coalition. Forthe not 100 ruling out any kind of deal coalition. 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They will be buoyed by those local elections was seemed to chime with a lot of the public. In terms of tv debate you would expect that and all the party leader is keen to do that. You would hope they would be keen to do that. If any of the Party Leaders came forward and didnt participate it doesnt send the best signal to the public. Rishi sunak has held the position of Prime Minister for quite some time and if he decided to check out what message does that send in the same for all the other parties. They will all want to get their message out. We they will all want to get their message out. They will all want to get their message out. They will all want to get their messaue out. ~. ,. ,. ,. , message out. We are going to pose from the election message out. We are going to pose from the Election Campaign message out. We are going to pose from the Election Campaign and message out. We are going to pose from the Election Campaign and i i from the Election Campaign and i want to take you to the website because you can see continuous coverage on bbc news and keep right up to date with all our election coverage. What the leaders have been saying, what our correspondence have been saying. So do head to the bbc news website and keep right up to date. As ive been saying we arejuggling two up to date. As ive been saying we are juggling two enormous stories, the Election Campaign obviously but also the post Office Inquiry turn to that for the next few minutes because the ex post office boss Paula Vennells is giving evidence at the Public Inquiry as they go through some of the documents and the questioning continues. Lets step back in and share more of the questions and answers. If we look at the next page and get the date if we look at the next page and get the date by going up a little bit. Its the the date by going up a little bit. Its the zist and then scroll down. 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I have an easy means of controlling you all even on the screen but jason beer will act as my adjuvant in ensuring things go smoothly. That is tomorrow. Just one or two other announcements. Firstly, some people are away that the lady youve heard about, miss mcleod, is not willing to come and give oral evidence to the inquiry. I think i indicated to core participants through the secretariat or my legal team that we would provide an explanation for that. If i hadnt done that i am now telling you that we will provide an explanation in writing which should be with you tomorrow. And the final announcement i wish to make is that you may have heard there is going to be a general election shortly. My view currently is that will not interfere with the timetable of the inquiry saved for the day of the election and the day after. I have decided that we will not sit onjuly the 4th and july the 5th but subject to that i propose so far as is humanly possible to continue as if the election is not occurring. Those are the announcements i wish to make and tomorrow we will start again at 9 45am. That was the inquiry adjourning for the day, the second day of evidence from Paula Vennells. She will be back tomorrow. It has been a day of tough questions in terms of The Cross Examination so lets bring in our correspondence who has been listening throughout the course of today and yesterday. Just a thought in terms of an overarching thought on the thrust of today Plasma Questioning. This on the thrust of today Plasma Questioning on the thrust of today plasma truestionin. ~ , ,. , �. , questioning. As jason beer of the council to the questioning. As jason beer of the council to the inquiry questioning. As jason beer of the council to the inquiry put questioning. 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