Hello. Fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, Vladimir Putin has been addressing supporters in moscows red square. He has another six year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. The kremlin says he won more than 87 of the vote. But there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. So, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all . Its about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents, for his war in ukraine. Steve rosenberg has the latest, from moscow. Vladimir putin after the landslide came the love. Vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. At a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. Long live russia, he cried. Cue the National Anthem and some kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. Earlier we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. Thousands of russians had been given free tickets for the putin e
Jails . So a lot to talk about. Its not about prison reform. Its about the fact that prisons are overcrowded. Theres space for 288 more prisoners in england and wales. Weve got 11,000 and wales. Weve got 11,000 foreign prisoners in our just foreign prisoners in ourjust deport all of them. Theyve talked about it and they dont do it. Do it. And i want people who come out of prison to be less at risk of reoffending. Were terrible at that as well. Gbv at gbnews. Com is the email address. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. News headlines with sam francis. Bev and andrew thank you very much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. 931 the top story this morning. New gas power stations will be built to protect britains energy security. Thats despite concerns over the potential impact it may have on climate change. The government says the new stations are needed to avert potential blackouts and provide a backup for the growing electric economy. Its understood theyll rep
Before we moved to sport, the latest developments. We have had a statement from the un Secretary General, a new statement from Antonio Guterres. He said the humanitarian system in gaza is facing total collapse come up with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians. These are some of the live pictures from gaza. The skyline, and we have seen in the last a0 minutes or so intense bombardment and strikes continuing in gaza. I will keep these pictures on the screen as i take you through some of the statements from Antonio Guterres because he says, as the bombing intensifies, needs are growing evermore critical and colossal. About 500 trucks a day were crossing into gaza before hostilities began. In recent days, an average of only 12 trucks a day have entered despite the needs being far greater than at any time before. Given the desperate and dramatic situation, he says the un will not be able to continue to deliver inside gaza that without an immediate and fundamental shif
Had been sensationally barred from standing in any of the 93 vacant seats that currently dont have a tory candidate. But rishi sunak has since denied that exclusively to us. Stand by for some fighting talk from the Prime Minister and next, the former labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn has dramatically announced that he will stand as announced that he will stand as an independent in islington north, leaving keir starmer no opfion north, leaving keir starmer no option but to boot him out. Finally, of the labour party. Finally, of the labour party. And theres the rest of the days news away from the general election as well, because in the past few hours, the 10,000th small boat migrant to arrive this year landed in britain. Mark white will join us live from dover to discuss this stark landmark. And thats all coming up between now and 4 00. Well, the show always a delight to have your company. Its bedlam on the election trail already. Chaos in the conservatives theres 75 people standing down no
These by elections were billed as nail biters. Close, tense. In the end, they delivered two significant victories to labour. First in tamworth the 57th Safest Conservative seat in the country before last night. Edwards, sarah siena, labour party 11,719 votes. Cheering. The new mp was elated. It is certainly feeling very historic. I think one of the things we can take is a lot of comfort from the fact that people have seen labour are offering a positive vision, that they want a fresh start, and they are not seeing that the Conservatives have anything to offer. The defeated conservative candidate chose not to stick around. In a statement the tories described it as a difficult result on a much reduced turnout. But it was about to get even more difficult for them. Over in Mid Bedfordshire, when the ballot boxes started arriving, it had still been too close to call, in a rare three way fight between the Conservatives, labour and the lib dems. The liberal democrats doubled their share of the