south east of england where we could have 50 mph gales in norfolk and suffolk. in the early hours. elsewhere, net of dry weather and clear skies. temperatures 7 9. we are in between weather systems so the low pressure system to the north west of scotland will enhance the showers so some of them could be heavy and merged together but elsewhere it is a much better picture in the south, sunshine and showers, some areas may stay dry but showers, some areas may stay dry but showers can emerge pretty much anywhere. temperatures, a bit more sunshine around, up to 21, but it is the high teens further north. we have changes as we move into thursday, roma is drunk with power and determined to destroy the left. in an exclusive interview with newsnight, john mcdonnell warns there ll be consequences for keir starmer if he remains intent on purging the party s left wing. i think what he s allowed to happen is a right wing faction become drunk with power and use devices within the par
56 hours until the polls open with a leader is campaigning for every single one of your votes, but what is really going on behind the scenes? welcome to newsnight, for your nightly interviews and insight. and we will bring both to you on the week when you decide who s going to run our country for the next five years. tonight, we have the man who compiles the exit poll which you will see at 10pm this thursday on the bbc one election programme, professor sirjohn curtice. that should give you us, we hope the first accurate forecast of the election result. we also we have harriet harman, former labour minister, former labour deputy leader and an mp for over a0 years, standing down this time. and we have sir craig oliver, former director of communications for prime minister david cameron. welcome. and nick is here as always. cards on the table, i m after numbers, sir craig oliver, what would be a best and worst case scenario for the conservatives politically this thursday? the
growth for the month which was broadly in line with economist expectations. the sluggishness comes after the uk economy recorded its fastest growth in two years from january to march, exiting the recession it fell into in the final half of last year. but my opening question starting with you, geoffrey cox, is rishi sunak right to say the economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no economy has turned a corner? i think he is. no doubt economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about that. economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about that. all - he is, no doubt about that. all predictions show that growth will continue this year an increase next year and inflation is down to 2.3 and we can look in the next two or three months to cuts in interest rates. it s definitely turned the corner, no doubt about that. this is one month of figures. it is corner, no doubt about that. this is one month