Of this country, you know . And now security, National Security, is a main issue for me. Meanwhile newsnight has uncovered new details about the background of the bomber. We have Information Tonight That Salman Abedi May have fought in libya in the civil war that ousted colonel gadaffi. And well be talking about all of this with a former Home Secretary, and discussing whether the governments anti extremism strategy is working. Good evening from manchester. Its not often you hear this city go silent. When it does, the effect is overwhelming. At 11 oclock they came here to mourn, to mark a moment of silence and then to try and pick up their lives. The queen paid her respects to survivors at the childrens hospital, thanking medical staff on the front line of this tragedy. And the Police Investigation closed in on those linked to the killer. This week has been a broadly politics free zone. Tomorrow all that changes. Jeremy corbyn will invoke manchesters tragedy to talk about the connection between Foreign Policy and terrorism. It is cautiously worded but unmistakable in its message so what effect will it have . Nick watt is on College Green In Westminster for us and can talk us through what it will contain, nick . As you said, tomorrowJeremy Corbyn will directly address the Manchester Bombing as the general Election Campaign resumes. In remarks being interpreted in some quarters as drawing a link between recent uk Military Interventions and the bombing, the Leader Of The Labour Party will say that many experts have pointed to the connections between wars our government has supported or fought in in other countries and terrorism here at home. Its important to bear in mind that mr corbyn also says his remarks in no way reduce the guilt of those who attack our children. The reason hes saying this is because hes setting out how future Labour Government would embark on what he calls an informed, understanding of the causes of terrorism. At one of all these remarks are not a surprise. Jeremy corbyn has opposed all recent Military Intervention by the uk. Obviously the timing, just four days after the Manchester Attack is significant. The speech will come tomorrow. What kind of reaction will we expect from it . I spoke to a Labour Candidate in the north west who described these remarks as horrible. The candidate said, this is the wrong moment to politicise these events. I spoke to another member of the party who is not a fan of corbyn and this person said, there is some truth in whatJeremy Corbyn is saying. Just before we move on their is a new poll out tonight. I understand this was taken before the events on monday night but what figures is it coming outwith . It isnt long ago that the conservatives were 15, 18, 20 points ahead in the polls. In a yougov poll in the times tomorrow, the lead of the conservatives is just five points. What you look with is a pattern in the polls and recently they have tightened, but not as dramatically as this, so what youll be looking for, is there a pattern in other polls . Why is this happening . It seems that the conservative Manifesto Launch didnt go off well, they did a u turn on a big pledge on social care. Yougov had some polling that showed that when you asked people what they thought of the main policies of the parties, the main one is identified on the labour party were positive, scrapping University Tuition fees and more money for the nhs. The conservative main policies identified were negative and controversial ones, social care and scrapping free school meals. Thanks. Campaigning for the General Election was put on pause this week. Today, ukip launched their manifesto saying it was time for daily life to resume or it would spell victory for the terrorists. But how does manchester get back to normal and what effect will its tragedy have on peoples priorities, and the way they vote now . Ive been out on the streets here with candidates, voters, and a mother whose three children were all at the bombed concert that night. Three days on from the terror you find a city that is outwardly landing on its feet. Perhaps parents are watching their young that bit more closely. Perhaps you spot armed guards amongst the ice creams. What does normal really look like . When the inconceivable has happened on your doorstep. Will voters think differently about the General Election now two weeks today . I dont think so, my mind was made up before. It wont make any difference whatsoever. It wont change my mind, everything stays the same, manchester will get back up and get together. The pause in campaigning has been recognised by all parties as the appropriate thing to do. And yet arguably it presents more of a problem for the parties of opposition. The conservative candidate for maidenhead also happens to be the pm and at a time of National Crisis the party of government is the one that assumes the role of leadership, the one that looks to be in control. Ukip broke with the pact today, back on the campaign with their Manifesto Launch and their candidate is unrepentant. The issues regarding radical islam. Ukip are the only people willing to talk about it, the only people with the courage to raise these issues, to discuss them in public and find a way to improve the situation. A local fire crew are housed in the labour hq of manchester here and their local mp said that he wont be campaigning until monday. Have you thought of the words youre going to use and how youre going to formulate it, is it going to make reference to what happened . We have a very adversarial approach to politics and that is inevitable in our system. At a time when manchester has come together and been at united it is difficult to resume the adversarial approach. But thats part of our politics so what we want to do is to resume the campaigning in a positive sense, a positive manner and hope we dont get the kind of slanging matches we unfortunately have as part of our natural politics. You dont have to go far in this neighbourhood to find those who rubbed shoulders with tragedy on monday night. All three of this ladys children were at the concert when the bomb hit. But for a Chest Infection she explains she would have been in the foyer to pick up her girls. I would have been waiting for them with the parents and that is a terrifying thought. You know, it is just circumstances, i wasnt there and they were and thank god my children were saved, my children came home safe to me. Many other children didnt go home to their parents and it is heartbreaking to think of that. As it was her 26 year old son shepherded his younger sisters safely towards the exit, a hero in her eyes. Inaudible is that what you think . Yes, i am so grateful. It could have been the last one. So has it changed her focus as a voter . The security of the country wasnt really a top priority for me in the past. This is a very secure country, britain is one of the safest countries in the world, especially manchester. I would never imagine a bomb in manchester, not at a big venue, anywhere in this country. Now, security, National Security is a main issue for me. I cant believe that isis has come to the streets of manchester. The lib dems talk about time lost over the last few days. There are headquarters is a hive of activity. The people here are young but i wonder if the party of Civil Liberties finds itself at odds with the National Mood . I think Civil Liberties are a very important issue for a lot of people. I would hope that no Political Party would try and get some political advantage out of a tragedy like the Terrorist Incident in manchester but actually, it focuses peoples minds on the important issues and i think people in this part of manchester believe that Civil Liberties are important. A minutes silence at 11 marking a moment to remember the dead. Applause. It ended in applause, releasing a kind of permission for the living to carry on with their lives. Will the voters want to hear the manchester tragedy reflected in the campaigning of politicians . We tried to talk to the conservatives. They werent available. And there are full lists of all of the candidates standing in greater manchesters constituencies on the bbcs website. And thats it from me from st anns square tonight. More on how the Police Investigation is unfolding later but for now back to kirsty in the studio. Thanks, emily. Well hear more about the investigation into the suspected cell around the bomber in a moment. But first, we heard earlier how Jeremy Corbyn is planning to hit the issues raised by the attack head on when he returns to the Campaign Trail tomorrow. We asked to speak to somebody from the Labour Campaign but nobody was available. Well, Charles Clarke was Home Secretary at the time of the 7 7 bombings and is with me now. Thank you forjoining us. Good evening. We will come onto how more broadly we will combat terrorism but lets deal first of all with Jeremy Corbyn returning to the fray tomorrow morning. You heard the Labour Candidate in manchester saying he finds it difficult to see how they will be an adversarial approach. This is adversarial butJeremy Corbyn feels that the war on terrorism working. Is he right . They are wrong. These attacks have come from forces that are about trying to destroy the whole of our society, before the iraq war and the wars in syria. It is about the eliminating the right of young people to go to the event like we had in manchester, removing a programme like that, it is about creating a caliphate. In an excerpt from the speech he is going to make he will say that we will do. That many experts have pointed to the connection between wars our government has supported or fought in other countries and terrorism at home. I mean, some people would suggest. I wonder if it is trivial, it is true that there are
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