Trail, and understandably, the focus has been on preventing future terrorist attacks, after the grim events of saturday night. Jeremy corbyns been campaigning in the north east, saying hed back calls for the Prime Minister to stand down. That she was responsible as Home Secretary, for cuts in Police Numbers. But he clarified his comments in an interview with our alex forsyth. Im not backing away from anything. What im saying is there is an election on now, theres a choice before everybody. Im articulating what is a deep anger amongst those people that have seen 20,000 Police Officers lose theirjobs and firefighters lose theirjobs, seeing Ambulance Crews unable to cope with the services theyre under. I think she as Home Secretary needs to think about what she did when she was Home Secretary. So she shouldnt resign . I just want to be clear. She shouldnt resign . Lets be very clear, there is an election on, everybody has a choice and a lot of people are very angry and a lot of people would have wanted her to resign were she still the Home Secretary. The choice is going to be made on thursday by the people of this country. But theresa may, in edinburgh with the Scottish Conservative leader ruth davidson, defended her record, and hit back at mr corbyn. We have been protecting counterterrorism police, weve provided funding for an uplift in armed policing. We have, from 2015, been protecting Police Budgets, like isaid. The labour party, Jeremy Corbyns front bench, said Police Budgets could be cut by up to 10 . We said, no, were going to protect those budgets. But its also about the powers that you give to the police. And i have been responsible through a number of pieces of legislation that i have introduced, to give extra powers to the police to deal with terrorism. Jeremy corbyn has boasted that he is opposed every piece of anti terror legislation since he came into parliament. But it wasntjust labour mrs may had to fend off. The lib dem leader tim farron, took time off preparing breakfast in a cafe, to take aim at the pm, with his own stinging attack. This is a point that we look at how we keep our country and our people safe and as things stand we have a Prime Minister who told off the police for saying that they were crying wolf, and that was at the time when she was responsible for making cuts in our Police Numbers, in every part of our country, and today she stands and says enough is enough. Well, enough was enough the first time this happened. This is the moment we stand behind our police and security services, the one thing we know will make us safer is investing in our police. And scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, has weighed in, over Police Numbers in england. I think theresa may has to outline what she thinks it means. Nobody can escape the fact that theresa may has been Home Secretary for the past numberof been Home Secretary for the past number of years before she was Prime Minister. She presided over significant cuts in policing in england, and there is lots of concern about that. Security is one of the most important priorities for any government. Scotland are not immune from these threats. We have invested to maintain Police Numbers and we have seen in recent times and increase in the numbers of trained armed Police Officers we have got. While the ukip leader, paul nuttall, says the issue of Police Numbers, was one of many mrs may, misjudged. I think she has got it wrong over the police cuts and also she has got it wrong over Border Guard Cuts and cuts to the prison service. Im not sure these comments have much legitimacy coming from somebody like Jeremy Corbyn, somebody who has called hamas and hezbollah his friends, to attack theresa may on theissue friends, to attack theresa may on the issue of terrorism is a weak point forJeremy Corbyn. Katie and owen are with us. It has been a fascinating debate today on this whole Security Issue after the terrible events of the weekend because we have two leaders who have taken because we have two leaders who have ta ke n two because we have two leaders who have ta ken two different because we have two leaders who have taken two different aspects of the debate, policing numbers, and the powers of the police. Both leaders are running away from their past and their comments and their policies in relation to those two issues. dont think the conservatives ever imagined they would be on the defence over security when the campaign started. By focusing on Police Numbers and police cuts labour have put theresa may on the back foot today and she is really having to explain why she made those decisions and what the link might be between Police Numbers and the recent attacks we have had. The powers of the police and comments Jeremy Corbyn has made in the past,. Jeremy corbyn has made in the past,. What do Jeremy Corbyn has made in the past,. What do you mean by those comments . Comments saying his proud of the fact he has voted down anti terror legislation. Of the fact he has voted down antiterror legislation. Theresa may voted against the anti terror legislation as well. What people can conclude is that theresa may has shown throughout this Campaign She Isa shown throughout this campaign she is a threat to National Security and the two reasons for that either she has been Home Secretary for six of the last seven years in this country and in that period 20,000 Police Office rs have lost and in that period 20,000 Police Officers have lost theirjobs. There has been a net reduction in overall of Police Numbers. She accused the police in 2015, not that long ago, of crying wolf and of scaremongering because of what they said would be the impact of those police cuts. That is one aspect which she has to be held to account for. The other is her alliance, she has tried to be ever closer to a saudi dictatorship which is at the epicentre of exporting International Extremism, which is a threat to National Security and the security of every Single Person watching this programme. I asked aboutJeremy Corbyn. Can i be honest here, we have the entire British Press at the moment ranged against the opposition leader. I am trying to redress the balance. Interns are Jeremy Corbyn, his record is twofold. 0ne balance. Interns are Jeremy Corbyn, his record is twofold. One is opposing the cuts to the Police Numbers, which the Home Secretary and Prime Minister theresa may is directly responsible for. She is responsible for reducing Police Numbers, Jeremy Corbyn opposed those cuts. The second point on the saudi dictatorship which chops the heads off people for being gay, which chops the heads of people for being dissidents and treats women in the most abominable way possible and is exporting an ideology. In this country as well as other countries, which is a threat to National Security. Owen i want which is a threat to National Security. Owen iwant to which is a threat to National Security. Owen i want to hear katie. Thank you very much. Say something. On Police Numbers there are two things, there is a question of do we have enough police on the streets of the uk . And the question is would more police have stopped the recent Terror Attacks . If you look at the one on saturday it was within eight minutes the armed police were there since the first call. I dont know if more police would have me back quicker. But the bottom line for voters is that Police Numbers fell after 2010. So thatis Police Numbers fell after 2010. So that is a difficult conundrum, isnt it . Definitely but i think what the conservatives need to do and what they should be doing is talk about whether that is an issue in itself and also does that issue relate to these Terror Attacks . We had lord ki lyle who has been very involved in Terror Legislation Today who said it isa Terror Legislation Today who said it is a separate conversation than looking at whether it could have stopped the Terror Attacks. We had the army on our streets and the reason we have the army on our streets is because the police didnt have the resources to police the streets of this country in the aftermath of that horrendous bombing in manchester. The truth is the police are asking, and have asked over and over police are asking, and have asked Overand Overagain for police are asking, and have asked over and over again for more resources. The metropolitan Police CommissionerCressida Dick has to be careful about not intervening in a general election, went on radio this morning said they need more resources. Resources have been slashed and cut by theresa may, Home Secretary and Prime Minister of this country, and its notjust police we are talking about, we are talking about armed police. Armed police have been reduced by about 1000 in the last few years. This morning a Government Minister went through a series of excruciating interviews because she refused to accept, or even answer the fact, that the last few years those armed Police Numbers have been slashed. The reality is as i have said people have to ask themselves a question. If the Prime Minister has systematically slashed Police Numbers and armed Police Numbers, and is kowtowing to a saudi dictatorship which is exporting International Extremism in this country and other countries, is she a threat herself to National Security . The reason i ask is because today steve hilton, the former head of strategy for David Cameron, a conservative adviser, demanded her resignation because of that. He is not a lefty. Steve hilton is not. Its not that dramatic, is made a habit of going for his former colleagues, we saw him turn on David Cameron in the campaign. Ok, we will rejoin you in a couple of minutes but first. One of the conservatives key Election Targets is in the midlands. 20 years ago Gisela Stuart won the Birmingham Edgbaston constituency for labour, ending a century of tory success. But now the prominent Leave Campaigner is standing down, and the conservatives are confident they can win it back, with a candidate whos the great great granddaughter of one of the citys most famous sons. Kathryn stanczyszyn, assesses her chances. When edgbaston turned red in 1997 it hailed a new dawn for a new labour. Gisela stuart has held the seat for 20 years in the last two elections bucking the National Trend but as she steps down, can labour hang onto it . Due to her campaigning you have the hospital, investment in new Street Station in the way it was. No matter what thats a labour mp with labour values, matter what thats a labour mp with labourvalues, independent matter what thats a labour mp with labour values, independent thinking for this constituency and that is what is required for this constituency, somebody independent, thats what they will get with me. Edgbaston was home to one of birminghams famous sons, a businessman and politician, and now his great, great granddaughter is determined to be one too. The polls have been buried in terms of what they think the chances are. The response im getting on the doorstep is positive, im meeting Labour Voters who cannot stomach the idea ofJeremy Corbyn being Prime Minister of this country and they say they are prepared to switch. Edgbaston is the kind of seat people pay close attention to, particularly this time around when a popular mp is retiring. So what would it take for the conservatives to turn this seat blue . In 2015 Gisela Stuart got 18,500 votes compared to the conservatives 15,500, she 18,500 votes compared to the conservatives15,500, she doubled her majority but it still narrowed, just under 3000 in it. Edgbastons four wards are diverse, harborne and edgbaston are fairly affluent, by the green and quinton less so, big employers include the hospital and university. Ukip are not standing but where the 10 of the vote goes will be crucial. History is likely to repeat itself, though, in the proud tradition of edgbaston returning a woman, dating back to edith pitt and gill might. It will bea edith pitt and gill might. It will be a defining victory, but for who . Kathryn stanczyszyn, midlands today, edgbaston. There are three other candidates standing in Birmingham Edgbaston, and heres a full list. Tonight sees the last of the bbcs special Question Time programmes featuring the party leaders. Tim farron and Nicola Sturgen are in the hot seat, before a Studio Audience in edinburgh. It had originally been scheduled for yesterday, but was postponed after the London Bridge terror attack. It has been a busy day for the parties and are scotlands editor has been giving is a rundown ahead of tonights event. It has been a busy couple of days of campaigning and two or three days until the election. Theresa may on about trust again, who do you trust to get the best deal on brexit . Herself or Jeremy Corbyn. Conservative asked of activists gave a round of applause to her. She characterised herself as a passionate unionist, again making a point between brexit and the union. Nicola sturgeon saying the own way to stop the tories who have had a damaging impact on this economy in scotland, the way to bring them in was to stop the way to bring them in was to stop the snp. Kezia dugdale said only labour, onlyJeremy Corbyn can oust theresa may from downing street, in the same sort of thing about the strategy and tactical point. Tim farron, liberal democrat leader, also in scotland, saying the only plausible alternative to the snp in scotla nd plausible alternative to the snp in scotland is the liberal democrats and said that was true across many constituencies in the uk. Scotland Political Editor brian taylor. The debate is live on bbc one tonight at 9pm and later on the news channel at midnight. Well one key reasons the conservatives gained an unlikely majority in the 2015 election, wasbecause of the stunning collapse of the liberal democrats. The tories took 27 seats from nick cleggs party. Holding them this time round, could be key to staying in government. One of those seats is cheltenham in gloucestershire, where the lib dems will have to overturn a six and a half thousand strong majority, to win it. Ben godfrey has been to the spa town, to check out the mood. At oak wood Childrens Centre in cheltenham they are bringing Families Together and the candidates to become the towns next mp need not look any further for a sense of unease about cuts to health and social care. When i first had him i started here and there was a group called best start and it has been stopped because there was a 52 budget cut. Its very much the nhs, we have great facilities here and it