hello. welcome to the programme. we start this hour here in the uk with the general election campaign. labour says it s committed to reducing the number of people legally migrating to britain if it forms the next government. but speaking earlier, the shadow home secretary yvette cooper refused to set a target or any date by which a reduction would be achieved. net migration, the difference between the number of people arriving in the uk and leaving, stood at 685,000 last year. labour s plans include more apprenticeships in jobs that are currently reliant on a significant level of migrant workers. here s our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this election campaign, and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how much they would reduce it by, a
welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. the leader of the scottish national party, john swinney, has launched his party s campaign ahead of the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally in glasgow, mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accused labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. look, there are some people telling me to forget about independence at this election. but you know what? after looking at sir keir starmer s serial u turns in the pursuit of power, i think people are crying out for political leadership that sticks to its principles. applause ..for leaders who argue for what they believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity
hello. we start in the uk, where sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. he plans to introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in thejob market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . here is our political correspondent ione wells. immigration is a sticky issue in this campaign and both major parties say they want to control it. labour says it would train more uk workers to fill skills shortages and it says firms that pay exploitative wages would be banned from hiring foreign workers. but labour have not put a figure on how muc
by supporting russia. speaking at the shangri la security gathering in singapore, volodymy zelensky complained that beijing was discouraging other countries from attending a summit scheduled in switzerland in mid june. china has denied taking sides in the war. sura njana tewari reports. ukraine s president desperately needs help to forge his path to peace. the russian offensive in kharkiv has battered the north east of the country for weeks. glide bombs fired by aircraft in russian airspace, pummelling ukrainian trenches. the us is helping kyiv fight back with advanced weaponry, but is concerned about escalation and has restricted their use to targets inside ukraine. president zelensky complains that his hands are tied. pressure on washington has been building. finally, in a meeting with us secretary of defence lloyd austin, a change in policy was made official. but zelensky told the bbc that it is still insufficient. translation: is this enough? no. i have mentioned the exam
hello. i m nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. in the last hour the scottish national party leader, john swinney has launched his party s campaign for the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accusing labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. there are some people telling me to forget about this election, but after looking at sir keir starmer s series of u turns, i think people are crying out for political leadership. for leaders who argue for what they actually believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity we have to build a more prosperous and fairer country. snp leaderjohn