british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . earlier, i discussed this week s general election campaigning with anthony pickles, former chief of staff to the conservatives in wales and sonia sodha, observer columnist and former adviser to ed miliband. i started by asking sonia sodha about the criticism labour has faced over its handling of diane abbott and if this is an indication that sir keir starmer is trying to push through his allies. i think it is a fair characterisation of what is happening. i think personally the diane abbott question, whether she was going to be allowed to stand
here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on ajuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. the conservatives are focusing on health policies for england today. they say they ll build or modernise 250 more gp surgeries, open more local diagnostic centres and expand treatments offered by pharmacies to cover conditions such as acne and chest infections. the scottish national party will launch their general election campaign today in glasgow. the leader, john swinney, will say that a vote for the snp is a vote to put scotland s interests first, and that independence would offer a better future. earlier, laura kuenssberg on her sunday show interviewed green party co leader, adrian ramsay, and began by asking him about his par
hello. i m anna foster. let s start in the middle east, where israel s opposition leader has urged the prime minister to accept a proposal unveiled by president biden aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire in gaza. yair lapid says if right wing members of benjamin netanyahu s coalition resigned in protest, his party would continue to support the government. it is unclear what that would mean in practice. it comes as mr netanyahu says israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three phase proposalfrom presidentjoe biden who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another october the seventh style attack on israel. meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place on sunday to discuss the re opening of the rafah crossing. a short time ago, i spoke with the uk s foreign secretary, lord cameron. i began by asking him what this deal conta
Rides this afternoon. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning, the latest Breaking News and developing stories. A little later, well bring you the latest on the tainted Blood Scandal which Saw Thousands of Haemophiliac Patients being infected with hiv by the nhs in the 1970s and 1980s. As always, do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today President Trump has fired the head of the fbi, james comey, in a move that has shocked us politics. Hed been leading an investigation into alleged links between the Trump Administration and russia. The white house says mr comey has been terminated and removed from office. Aleem maqbool reports. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. This is a fox news alert, fbi director, james comey, has been fired by the president of the United States. Americans have learn
Any of these things is the feeling of being loved and of loving in return. That is something that will always be with me. And regardless of me losing her under these circumstances at such a young age, i have always felt so privileged compared to so many others, who have never had that experience of being loved and of loving in return. How did your father explain your mothers death to you . The fact that i was there, i already understood it all in my mind. There wasnt much for my father to say. But even so, when he came to collect me at the hospital, as he held me in his arms, he said, your mother is gone and shes never coming back. But we are going to continue on together. One of the most intense moments, when you went to the common, supposedly privately, with your father, and by this stage the press were after you. Yes, all the reporters that were on the other side of the fence realised who we were. So they all came jumping over the fence. My father had to cover my face with a basebal