hello. welcome to the programme. we start this hour here in the uk with the general election campaign. labour says it s committed to reducing the number of people legally migrating to britain if it forms the next government. but speaking earlier, the shadow home secretary yvette cooper refused to set a target or any date by which a reduction would be achieved. net migration, the difference between the number of people arriving in the uk and leaving, stood at 685,000 last year. labour s plans include more apprenticeships in jobs that are currently reliant on a significant level of migrant workers. here s our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this election campaign, and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how much they would reduce it by, a
final. hello. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train 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. nd 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 . our political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he says that the way the
hello. we start in the uk, where sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. he plans to introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in thejob 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 . here is our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this campaign and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how muc
pressure, pressure from his international allies, including the united states, but also pressure from a big pressure from the families, and also from the public here. :, 1, now it s time for a look at today s sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. real madrid will parade the champions league trophy through the streets of the spanish capital later after winning european football s top tier competition for the 15th time. and the party started after the match in madrid, with fans gathering at cibeles square following real s 2 0 win over borussia dortmund at wembley, thanks to goals from danny carvajal and vincius junior. it means head coach carlo ancelotti has now won five champions league trophies, three whilst in charge of real. this competition gave to me fantastic happiness. as a player, as a manager, and.
comments to the nation. as always, thank you so comments to the nation. as always, thank you so much, comments to the nation. as always, thank you so much, catherine - thank you so much, catherine byaruhanga, a critical moment in south africa going forward. now it s time for a look at today s sport with gavin. and football, football? yes, indeed. real madrid will parade the champions league trophy through the streets of the spanish capital later after winning european football s top tier competition for the 15th time. and the party started after the match in madrid, with fans gathering at cibeles square following real s 2 0 win over borussia dortmund at wembley, thanks to goals from danny carvajal and vincius junior. it means head coach carlo ancelotti has now won five champions league trophies, three whilst in charge of real. this competition gave to me fantastic happiness. as a player, as a manager, and. my target is to try to repeat