The list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. Among more than 100 other mps Standing Down, the former Prime Minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of Commons Andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. While the conservatives are now seeing more mps walk away than in 1997, labours losses are less substantial. Keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. After mps lined up to mark the close of Parliament Last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential Prime Ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build up support to win. Hannah miller, bbc news. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent harry farley who is in the West Midlands now. With keir starmer, i imagine. What is he up to and what will be the focus . ,. ,. , focus . Im in the Bellwether Seat of stafford, a seat focus . Im in the Bellwether Seat of stafford, a seat at focus . Im in the Bellwether Seat of s
to the generals, we want to thank you for to the generals, we want to thank you for ensuring peace and stability during you for ensuring peace and stability during voting and we must also thank the home during voting and we must also thank the home affairs staff and officials who ensured that as many voters as possible who ensured that as many voters as possible had their identity documents on election day. thank you very n1ucir documents on election day. thank you very much to documents on election day. thank you very much to you as well. applause i would also like to extend our national i would also like to extend our national gratitude to the independent candidates and leaders and members of various political parties and members of various political parties that participated in the elections. i wish to thank all the elections. iwish to thank all the iocei elections. i wish to thank all the local and elections. i wish to thank all the local and international
national executive committee, the body that essentially runs the party rule book and they meet next week to formally endorse all of labour s candidate so that was the position for a long time, we can t say anything because it is up to the nec and then a change happened when labour s deputy leader, angela rayner, went further than her colleagues in saying she did not see any reason why diane abbott shouldn t be allowed to stand as a labour candidate and then those questions were thrown back to keir starmer once more and after a bit of confusion he eventually came out and said diane abbott was indeed free to stand. since that announcement, we have been waiting to hear from stand. since that announcement, we have been waiting to hearfrom diane abbott herself over whether or not she will stand, and she had originally said she would not be making any statement until that an ec meeting on tuesday, when it is expected she will be formally chosen as the candidates, but she has now confirmed sh
millions of men in this country will have watched pornography at some time, have watched pornography at some time, we have watched pornography at some time, we can have a whole debate about time, we can have a whole debate about pornography more generally at no time, about pornography more generally at no time, but doing that, watching pornography in the workplace and particularly in front of women can come particularly in front of women can come across, even if it wasn t intended come across, even if it wasn t intended to buy this mp, and he says it wasn t, intended to buy this mp, and he says it wasn t, as intended to buy this mp, and he says it wasn t, as a threatening, so there it wasn t, as a threatening, so there is it wasn t, as a threatening, so there is a it wasn t, as a threatening, so there is a law, jess phillips has done there is a law, jess phillips has done a there is a law, jess phillips has done a huge amount for women in her career done a huge
at the isn t a specific threat to britain at the moment but as i say, the wider at the moment but as i say, the wider implications to the ukraine conflict wider implications to the ukraine conflict could affect us in that wax conflict could affect us in that wax priti conflict could affect us in that way. priti patel is warning of this as weii~ way. priti patel is warning of this as well. then, you have seen plenty of conflict, as well. then, you have seen plenty of conflict, far too much conflict in your of conflict, far too much conflict in your careeras a of conflict, far too much conflict in your career as a war reporter, butl in your career as a war reporter, but i think in your career as a war reporter, but i think we should focus this morning but i think we should focus this morning on what a significant moment this is morning on what a significant moment this is for morning on what a significant moment this is for the people of ukraine andindeed this is for