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pre—tell parliament so we never saw that. hie. parliament so we never saw that. no. ima . ine parliament so we never saw that. no. imagine that- — parliament so we never saw that. no. imagine that. it's _ parliament so we never saw that. firm imagine that. it's always been a constant in the background of my life. �* . ., , ., , constant in the background of my life. �* ., ., ., , life. i've heard that story many times through _ life. i've heard that story many times through my _ life. i've heard that story many times through my whole - life. i've heard that story many times through my whole life i life. i've heard that story many i times through my whole life what life. i've heard that story many - times through my whole life what i was younger because of his nickname of tarzan and grabbing, i pictured him ina of tarzan and grabbing, i pictured him in a loincloth doing it. when i was like, 12. i him in a loincloth doing it. when i was like. 12-— him in a loincloth doing it. when i was like, 12. i remember when you can only listen _ was like, 12. i remember when you can only listen to _ was like, 12. i remember when you can only listen to parliament - was like, 12. i remember when you can only listen to parliament on i was like, 12. i remember when you | can only listen to parliament on the radi0~ _ can only listen to parliament on the radi0~ i_ can only listen to parliament on the radio. i remembertuning in, i should— radio. i remembertuning in, i should have been doing my a level. radio _ should have been doing my a level. radio was _ should have been doing my a level. radio was what they had before podcast. radio was what they had before odcast. ., ., ., , ., podcast. 0h, radio. to listen to the live debate — podcast. 0h, radio. to listen to the live debate of— podcast. 0h, radio. to listen to the live debate of the _ podcast. 0h, radio. to listen to the live debate of the wesson - podcast. 0h, radio. to listen to the live debate of the wesson debate, | live debate of the wesson debate, which _ live debate of the wesson debate, which very— live debate of the wesson debate, which very nearly brought out margaret thatcher. the famous debate which walked into the commons and said i_ which walked into the commons and said i may— which walked into the commons and said i may not be prime minister by the end _ said i may not be prime minister by the end of— said i may not be prime minister by the end of today. and then neil kihhock— the end of today. and then neil kinnock did a performance that was pretty— kinnock did a performance that was pretty solid part. i talked to jacob rees—mogg about this and he said i listen _ rees—mogg about this and he said i listen to— rees—mogg about this and he said i listen to that debate as well. gh, listen to that debate as well. oh, ou too. listen to that debate as well. oh, you too- i — listen to that debate as well. oh, you too. ithink— listen to that debate as well. oh, you too. i think we _ listen to that debate as well. on you too. i think we can speak to chris mason on the phone. hello. collar, chris mason on the phone. hello. collar. where _ chris mason on the phone. hello. collar, where are _ chris mason on the phone. hello. collar, where are you _ chris mason on the phone. hello. collar, where are you calling i chris mason on the phone. hello. i collar, where are you calling from? what you want to ask the panel? taste what you want to ask the panel? we exect what you want to ask the panel? , expect to see you on the screen. to be honest, i'll be crying out for the long wave signal that nick was talking about the whole project me into the newscast for the perhaps slightly better quality than the phone line. at least these phone lines were, which is more than can be said on the contraption i was attempting to construct is now for the we can hear each other, that's a good thing. i’m the we can hear each other, that's a good thing-— good thing. i'm ready to roll. what if ou good thing. i'm ready to roll. what if you were — good thing. i'm ready to roll. what if you were working _ good thing. i'm ready to roll. what if you were working on _ good thing. i'm ready to roll. what if you were working on today? i good thing. i'm ready to roll. what i if you were working on today? we've been doin: if you were working on today? we've been doing a — if you were working on today? we've been doing a bit _ if you were working on today? we've been doing a bit of— if you were working on today? we've been doing a bit of a _ if you were working on today? we've been doing a bit of a student - if you were working on today? ,, been doing a bit of a student with keir starmer for labour on monday and nigel faraj yesterday for the liberal democrats in the coming days. today on the southwest of england following rishi sunak who has been leaning into the energetic nonstop frenetic campaign for the vital all the leaders are doing now. they're all try to get to a to be on public transport, private transport for the rishi sunak really consciously leaning into it. getting the london to cornwall overnight into this morning for the talking about apprenticeships, that's the thing, conservative circle of events, policy announcements in england. and doing q&a in a workplace and gathered a gaggle of employees in a semicircle around him and do the pitch, which is similar from one workplace to the neck. back to other and message of discipline and consistency. then taking questions from employees and reporters as well. been shuffling off to the next place. that's what we've been doing for the tailing the prime minister as we head into a place called ford street.- prime minister as we head into a place called ford street. okay. have ou place called ford street. okay. have you seen- -- — place called ford street. okay. have you seen--- l've _ place called ford street. okay. have you seen... i've not— place called ford street. okay. have you seen... i've not seen _ place called ford street. okay. have you seen... i've not seen any- place called ford street. okay. have you seen... i've not seen any lame l you seen... i've not seen any lame pictures of rishi sunak on social media for the last 20 hours or so. do you think maybe the conservative campaign has got out of that doom look people were saying they were in where people say he would turn up to places with bad names or be photographed in front of embarrassing things? mar; photographed in front of embarrassing things? photographed in front of embarrassin: thins? , photographed in front of embarrassinuuthins? , , embarrassing things? may be, may be. i don't embarrassing things? may be, may be. i don't know. — embarrassing things? may be, may be. i don't know, maybe _ embarrassing things? may be, may be. i don't know, maybe all _ embarrassing things? may be, may be. i don't know, maybe all campaigns i i don't know, maybe all campaigns get a little at some points. with the five weeks it's fair to say there haven't been those things that people are pointing out in the last week, what was a? the titanic in belfast the funny thing is, when you're on a plane that small, i was on a trip but we're on a plane that small you post a photo of the challenges are visible. part of me wonders, is much as pr types and spin doctors and social advisers try to avoid those pictures where you're near an exit sign or in with antlers on the wall or whatever, they've definitely been keen to project that sense of zipping about everywhere. notjust turning up in lots of different places but visualising and demonstrating them hurling around. perhaps a desire to do that came with the downside of that size. things like that are trivial. to what extent they are trivial but you get comments and perhaps sucking away a bit of the energy and time talking about other stuff. the other thing that is cycling and conservatives being with them today in the last few days and we noticed this for three or four days is that they are trying to make a splash early on by saying new stuff. and by announcing new policy, particularly the whole national service thing. and other stuff about apprenticeships, the state pension. to try to make an argument that they got fresher, newer stuff to say and their opponents don't. and labours thing has been more cautious, judicious, core messages, don't get drawn any... chris, a let go someone else wants to use _ any... chris, a let go someone else wants to use the _ any... chris, a let go someone else wants to use the phone _ any... chris, a let go someone else wants to use the phone box. i any... chris, a let go someone else wants to use the phone box. deep. | wants to use the phone box. deep. beep. taste wants to use the phone box. deep. bee -. ~ ., , ., wants to use the phone box. deep. bee. ~ ., ., wants to use the phone box. deep. bee. ~ . . ., beep. we hear you and the world will soon hear you — beep. we hear you and the world will soon hear you to _ beep. we hear you and the world will soon hear you to coin _ beep. we hear you and the world will soon hear you to coin a _ beep. we hear you and the world will soon hear you to coin a phrase. i beep. we hear you and the world will soon hear you to coin a phrase. yet, | soon hear you to coin a phrase. yet, we can make — soon hear you to coin a phrase. yet, we can make it _ soon hear you to coin a phrase. yet, we can make it office _ soon hear you to coin a phrase. iéijf we can make it office variation? soon hear you to coin a phrase. yet, we can make it office variation? i'm| we can make it office variation? i'm interested to _ we can make it office variation? i'm interested to know... the perception is that— interested to know... the perception is that it's _ interested to know... the perception is that it's been a really bad start for campaigns for the conservatives. and the _ for campaigns for the conservatives. and the first polls taken in the last week, most of them show all looking _ last week, most of them show all looking good for labour or if anything slightly increasing their lead although this one pole that say that the _ lead although this one pole that say that the labour lead has gone down by two _ that the labour lead has gone down by two points. that is the perception. and yet in terms of substance, chris reeled off that list of _ substance, chris reeled off that list of policies, the national service _ list of policies, the national service thing, the pension rrr plus, apprenticeships, in terms of substance the tories are talking about _ substance the tories are talking about new star for that labour is talking — about new star for that labour is talking about stuff already announced while labour says the reason _ announced while labour says the reason were talking about stuff already— reason were talking about stuff already announced is it's credible, serious _ already announced is it's credible, serious stuff. in already announced is it's credible, serious stuff.— serious stuff. in terms of other stuff that happened _ serious stuff. in terms of other stuff that happened today, i serious stuff. in terms of other. stuff that happened today, junior doctors in england and going to go on strike again. that strike will end two days before polling day what is your theory about the impact that might have? you is your theory about the impact that might have?— might have? you can take the fact that you're — might have? you can take the fact that you're going _ might have? you can take the fact that you're going to _ might have? you can take the fact that you're going to have - might have? you can take the fact that you're going to have during . that you're going to have during that you're going to have during that period again, people have hospital appointments cancelled, people will see the impact of the doctor strikes as they seen before. it is no surprise that the conservatives reaction to it is this is so political from the junior doctors, junior doctors say if you resolve the pay issue we would be in this situation having to strike again. timing is going to be key. it's come right in the final week of the general election campaign. i think already what you've seen today other questions for the parties, if you are in the next government how you are in the next government how you can resolve this issue? it's been going on for ages and ages. we know there was this inching towards mediation before general election period hooked up with the shadow health secretary today saying we're not going to commit to 35% pay rise at thejunior doctors are not going to commit to 35% pay rise at the junior doctors are asking for but i work towards a pay deal in the long term. i think it's going to focus minds about the election campaign on one of the key issues, which is nhs, which is what labour wanted to actually talk about today regardless for the right at the point when people are going to go to the polls. point when people are going to go to the olls. . ., . ~ ,, , the polls. victoria atkins cover the health secretary _ the polls. victoria atkins cover the health secretary said _ the polls. victoria atkins cover the health secretary said the - the polls. victoria atkins cover the health secretary said the british . health secretary said the british medical association was using a highly cynical tactic. she said i in —— conservative government had made tough decision to keep spending down tough decision to keep spending down to bear down on inflation which is now back to normal. quickly, i thought with labour announcement on nhs waiting list it was interesting because they've narrowed down their target, the market to target all waiting lists, all appointments. it's people having to wait more than 18 weeks, which is an old government target. that's what they will focus on. you could still end up waiting quite a long time other health secretary nhs.— quite a long time other health secretary nhs. quite a long time other health secreta nhs. , , ., secretary nhs. their focus is to hit the tar: et secretary nhs. their focus is to hit the target which _ secretary nhs. their focus is to hit the target which is _ secretary nhs. their focus is to hit the target which is 9296 _ secretary nhs. their focus is to hit the target which is 9296 of - secretary nhs. their focus is to hit the target which is 9296 of patients j the target which is 92% of patients being seen with an 18 weeks by the end of the first labour government. they are acknowledging it might take a bit of time to get there. they've specified where they couldn't specify before but i guess in fairness the parties that they will continue to do that as the campaign progresses and the manifestos and all the parties have said.— all the parties have said. alex, thank you _ all the parties have said. alex, thank you very _ all the parties have said. alex, thank you very much. - all the parties have said. alex, thank you very much. nick- all the parties have 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podcast edition, which you can listen to on bbc sound. we will see you again very soon. bbc sound. we will see you again very soon-— very soon. bye-bye. newscast from the bbc. hello. it's been another day of heavy downpours for some parts of the uk. i think they will become fewer and further between as we head towards the weekend and even today, some of us got to see some sunshine, gorgeous scenes there for a weather watcher in whitstable in kent. but this area of low pressure still close by. so there is a bit more rain to come. in fact, this little weather feature bringing some really heavy downpours southwards across scotland and then getting down into parts of northern england. as we head on through the night, we will also see some showers for northern ireland pushing down into wales and the south west of england. but many other areas starting tomorrow morning on a dry note, temperatures around nine, ten or 11 degrees. so into tomorrow morning, this band of cloud and rain, quite heavy bursts of rain still pushing southwards across northern england, down into wales, into the midlands, east anglia, and then getting down towards the south coast where it'll break up into some sharp and perhaps thundery showers, more cloud and rain for this east coast of england. that will make it feel quite disappointing, particularly when combined with the strength of the wind further west, not as many showers, more dry weather, some spells of sunshine and temperatures perhaps getting up to around 19 or possibly 20 degrees in sheltered spots. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, the focus shifts from this area of low pressure, which starts to roll away eastwards. the focus shifting to this area of high pressure just starting to build in from the west. now still cloud and some showery rain across some eastern counties of england. but further north and west, it should be largely dry, spells of sunshine, a bit more cloud here as well, into the north west of scotland, maybe only iii degrees for stornoway, but given some sunshine, glasgow could get to 19, 19 in cardiff as well. some spots likely to get to 20 degrees. and this area of high pressure still with us as we head into the weekend, but with some fairly large areas of cloud circulating around it. so it won't always be sunny. on saturday it does look like we'll see quite a lot of cloud across parts of england, maybe into wales and another bank of cloud trying to roll into northern ireland and the north west of scotland. but where we do see some sunshine temperatures doing quite nicely, 20, perhaps up to 21 degrees. and as we head into the second half of the weekend, i think similar temperatures, high teens, low 20 celsius, a fair amount of cloud at times, but still with some spells of sunshine. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. the winding road to polling day still has plenty around