List case for a summer election, the economic numbers look better, although people dont necessarily feel better. The rwanda law has been passed but hasnt yet been tested. Autumn and Winter Campaigns are grim. Summer, you might. Ha ha, more of that later. Get the sun shining. Its a big football tournament. People might be a bit happier, but also crucially, more and more tory mp have been standing down and i think the tory party has become harder and harder and harder to govern. Been saying for some time, My Working Assumption is the General Election will be in the second half of this year. The 4th ofjuly is just in the second half of this year, so hes consistent with what he said, just. He is, although i have to say, as i said at the weekend, theres going to be a lot about this in different parts of the country. Its the School Holidays in then in scotland and in Northern Ireland as well. And i think if youre a scottish conservative, and i think if youre a scottish conservative, youd be
The israeli army is conducting localised raids in northern gaza, wherei million palestinians were told today to relocate ahead of a much bigger Ground Operation that is expected. In a day of rage ordered by hamas, there were protests across the middle east, and more rockets fired from gaza towards tel aviv. With me on the panel tonight sunday columnist and deputy Political Editor at the mail on sunday, anna mikhailova. Also here from atlanta, the attorney and democratic strategist, chris bruce. In the next few minutes we will get the thoughts of the former israeli Prime Minister, ehud olmert. And we will bring you up to speed with the chaos in the us House Of Representatives where republicans are still struggling to appoint a speaker. Good evening. The israels military has ordered the evacuation of more than 1 million palestinians from the northern section of the gaza strip, a move the United Nations has described as calamitous. The 24 hour deadline provoked a desperate scramble with f
and mash, has died at the age of 88. the ball given back to them, though. denmark hold england to a disappointing draw in the euros. and thousands gather at stonehenge on the longest day of the year to celebrate the summer solstice. and in half an hour, bbc london s investigation reveals how taylor swift fans heading to her wembley stadium concerts this weekend could be targeted by scammers. good evening. the prime minister says he was incredibly angry when he found out about allegations over betting on the date of the general election. rishi sunak called it a really serious matter and said that anyone who is found to have broken the rules should face the full force of the law and would be booted out of the conservative party. it comes after it emerged that the conservative party s director of campaigning and his wife, a tory candidate, are being looked into by the gambling commission. the prime minister was speaking as the leaders of the four main parties faced an evening of
Katie razzall looks at the faultlines on the question of scottish independence. I would hate to separate from the uk. I would love im quite happy to be part of the british isles, just not the uk. You havent really got the choice i youve got a really big hammer drill. Hello. Good evening. Remember those heady days when this election seemed boring . When we were sick of the stage managed, unwavering adjectives on offer . Many feared the electoral outcome had already been written on something more permanent than the fated ed stone. But this week shattered all of that. This was the script no one wrote. A week that began with a monumental uturn, soon forgotten in the torment of manchesters attack. And from its wake, a campaign that emerged refocussed on National Security and Foreign Policy. A poll today showed labour slashing the conservative lead to five points. Well be speaking to david butler in a moment the psephologist who has seen more from the frontline of electoral history than anyo