political power . world leaders have reacted with shock to the killing of the formerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe. injapan itself, the current prime minister described the shooting at a political rally as an unforgiveable act of brutality. his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. now on bbc news, it s the media show. and i should say, this programme was recorded on wednesday. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultima
Detectives say it could be a Significant Development. Prince william travels to manchester to meet some of the Police Officers who were first on the scene after the Suicide Bombing that left 22 dead. And this is the man who will be irelands new Prime Minister . The son of an indian immigrant, leo varadkar will become the first openly gay taoiseach. And coming up on bbc news as thousands of fans descend on cardiff ahead of tomorrows Champions League final uefa president Aleksander Chefereen insists it will be safe. Good evening from york where later this evening theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will take part in the bbc Question Time leaders special. The audience, as we can tell, are already here. About 150 of them drawn from every part of the uk, representing different strands of public and political opinion. The event begins in 2. 5 hours time, at 8 30pm, and chaired by David Dimbleby. And it takes place less than 2a hours after Donald Trumps decision to take america out of the paris cli
Voice in the brexit negotiations. Ukips Paul Nuttalls message when it comes to brexit his party is the real deal. Well be across the country, bringing you the latest from the electoral front line also tonight. Police searching for Xavier Thomas after the London Bridge attack have found a body in the thames the eighth victim. They were first on the scene at last saturdays attack then they had a job to do, today they offered a tribute. Celebrities, friends and fans gatherfor a memorial to comedian ronnie corbett. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. The lions still to hit their stride as they slip to defeat in their second tour match of new zealand. Welcome to the bbc news at six. With just over 12 hours until polls open, Party Leaders have spent the day criss crossing the country, making their last pitch to voters. Fifty days after calling the General Election, theresa may said that brexit was the priority and she was the leader best able to build a stronger, More Prosperous Britain.
Borisjohnson remains foreign secretary, amber rudd home secretary, and Philip Hammond stays as chancellor. It was a great turnout for labour, who won 40 of the popular vote, and Jeremy Corbyn insisted he could lead a minority government. We are ready to do everything we can to put our programme into operation. There isnt a parliamentary majority for anybody at the present time. The party that has lost in this election is the conservative party. And on the losing side were the Liberal Democrats, the snp, who lost a third of their seats, and ukip, whose leader paul nuttall resigned. The election was called to strengthen the Prime Ministers hand over brexit so where does this leave the negotiations now . Well bring you more on that and all the latest from Downing Street on this most unexpected of election results. To ta ke to take you straight over to kensington. The final seed has been declared and it looks like a labour victory. Thank you to my incredible family who supported me all the
Borisjohnson remains foreign secretary, amber rudd home secretary, and Philip Hammond stays as chancellor. It was a great turnout for labour, who won 40 of the popular vote, and Jeremy Corbyn insisted he could lead a minority government. We are ready to do everything we can to put our programme into operation. There isnt a parliamentary majority for anybody at the present time. The party that has lost in this election is the conservative party. And on the losing side were the Liberal Democrats, the snp, who lost a third of their seats, and ukip, whose leader paul nuttall resigned. The election was called to strengthen the Prime Ministers hand over brexit so where does this leave the negotiations now . Well bring you more on that and all the latest from Downing Street on this most unexpected of election results. To ta ke to take you straight over to kensington. The final seed has been declared and it looks like a labour victory. Thank you to my incredible family who supported me all the