The bigger battle that to help to save the west . Does that lie to save the west . Does that lie in america next, the immigration down 10. It has dropped by 10 to the uk, but thats from a record high of 764,000. But immigration is still more than the size of nottingham and newcastle combined , and its newcastle combined, and its three times the total in 2019. Will we ever take back control of our borders and theyre unfit and theyre fat. A shock new poll has revealed that british children are among the laziest in the world. A mere 11 of girls get the exercise they need, and a staggering 43 of girls aged 15 are fat. What can we do about bloated british bands . And thats all coming in your next hour. Your next hour. Welcome to the show. Delights to have your company well, show. Delights to have your company well , the day after that company well, the day after that dramatic snap election was called on this show yesterday. Now were having to face another shock. And its this nigel farage is
Campaigning marathon has started in earnest with Rishi Sunak Clocking up the miles in england, wales and scotland and sir keir starmer heading to labour target territory in kent. Amid the handshakes, placards and babies, the economy and immigration emerged as the main early battle lines, with mr sunak confirming that flights to rwanda to remove people who arrive on small boats wont set off before polling day. Meanwhile, nigel farage confirmed he wont stand in the election, but he will help the reform uk campaign. With our first report tonight, heres our Political Editor chris mason. Cheering placards and cheers and babies getting attention from politicians. Keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting Lower League Football grounds in places he hopes labour can win. He was in gillingham in kent this morning. His deputy with him, too. Thank you. Whatever Service People try and access these days, they find its like wading through treacle. Red cards arent usually welcome for folk on a footbal
Want full accountability but it isnt going to give them the years back. ~ ,. ,. ,. , ~ , back. Thank you for taking us throu~h back. Thank you for taking us through todays back. Thank you for taking us through todays evidence. Back. Thank you for taking us | through todays evidence. Let back. Thank you for taking us through todays evidence. Let me tell you we will be back on the Campaign Trail in a moment and we will be talking live to conservatives on this programme but before that lets just take a few minutes catching up with some of the other news that is making headlines today in the uk. A ten Year Old Girl who died in a mudslide in North Yorkshire has been named as Leah Harrison from darlington. Herfamily have paid tribute to her as a happy and bubbly little girl. Her school have called it a heartbreaking tragedy. The mudslide happened at Carlton In Cleveland yesterday fternoon. More now from our north of england correspondent danny savage, at the scene. We are on the northern en
Reform uk candidate. Instead, he will prioritise the us election, not exactly a vote of faith in the party he helped found as it game over for reform uks chances. Reform uks chances. And amidst it all, today its revealed net migration hit a whopping 685,000 last year. Thats just 10 down on the record year before. The tories record year before. The tories say its even lower this year. But will that message sink. In. 7 but will that message sink. In . Well, yes. Im not tom harwood. No im emily, but if youve noticed, toms got a bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a sore throat today. Quite a lot of talking yesterday, but. But were powering through. Its a general election. You take these things election. You take these things on the chin. What was it . Five hours of talking, plus standing out in downing street in the rain. I think the rain didnt help. No i suppose not. But hes got his, hot, hot water and lemon hot tea and lemo
Security and economic stability, while the Labour Leader sir keir starmer promised an end to what he called 1a years of decline and chaos under the tories. Nigel farage said he wont be standing for reform uk but will campaign for them. So what happens next . Over the next five days, parliament will try to get through Unfinished Business and pass remaining legislation. It will be dissolved next thursday, may the 30th. Each party will launch its manifesto in the days to follow. Then on the 4th ofjuly, the polls open for this Snap Summer General Election and the people will cast their votes. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. To the man everyone has staked everything on this gamble calling an election now. Quite a few of his mps are not convinced by the timing and he has a huge poll deficit to become. I he has a huge poll deficit to become. ,. , . ,. , become. I want to build britain, a country where become. I want to build britain, a country where you become. I want