News at 4 oclock. Ministers are due to hold a Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street this afternoon, amid growing speculation that the date for a General Election could be announced, possibly as early as today. Is this it, Mr Barclay . Are we heading to the polls . So, im Chris Mason, the bbc s political editor, and ive had a busy few months. Can i bring in Chris Mason . There might be some delay because of the weather. It feels a little brighter than it did a few minutes ago, albeit it seemed to be getting worse, didnt it, a few minutes ago . Sounds trivial, that, but itll matter. And itll matter in there, because. He wants it to look. Yeah, because this is a moment. I think fairly soon we will see that lectern appear. And then shortly after that, hear from the Prime Minister. So, i wanted to be a reporter from about the age of seven. I just love telling stories. Chris on report at teatime, this. Earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. The
Manchester police said three Officers were injured after they were called to the Citys Airport on Tuesday Evening following reports of a fight. The force has referred itself to the Police Watchdog and removed an Officer from operational duties. Lets speak to our correspondent lauren moss. Tell us the background to this and how this came about. This the background to this and how this came about came about. This update has come throu~h came about. This update has come through from came about. This update has come through from greater came about. This update has come through from greater manchester. Through from greater Manchester Police in the last hour following that video which emerged on social Media Yesterday you have been talking about of what Happened during an arrest at Manchester Airport. I think we can play it again. Greater Manchester Police has called this video truly shocking. It says the use of such force in an arrest is unusual. You can see a male Officer Holding a taser o
is this a moment of jeopardy for rishi sunak? tonight, the prime minister has lost two deputy chairman and one ministerial aid, and 58 of his own mps voted against him. has he lost his grip on his party? i ve been talking to one mp on the right of the party who defied the three line whip today. if we don t succeed in making the bill work and providing an effective deterrent that stops people setting off across the english channel illegally, then we will not be able to win the election. so, how much trouble is the pm s flagship policy in, if any? we ll discuss with two people in the know. also tonight, donald trump was the runaway winner of the iowa caucus. is he invincible? what donald trump has achieved here is remarkable. he is a phenomenon, especially when you consider that his attempt to overturn an election and unprecedented legal troubles do not seem to have dented the devotion of his supporters. and a mea culpa from fujitsu. we did have bugs and errors in the system, a