had questions to answer. the comments were secretly filmed and broadcast by channel 4 while activists were campaigning for reform uk in clacton, where mr farage is standing. nigel farage claimed the racist comments were a set up . our political correspondentjoe pike is in westminster. nigel farage s sur #3r50iz entry into this election reenergised reform and gave them a poll boost as well, but his controversial comments about russia and ukraine plus this drip, drip of allegations concerning first candidates, and now campaigners has left some of those around mr farage feeling nervous. a warning my report contains offensive language. please welcome nigel farage. applause. he s attempting a fightback after yet more accusations of racism within reform. this whole thing is a complete and total setup. but this time it s not nigel farage s candidates, but his campaigners. one, seeing a pride flag on a police car, compared gay people to paedophiles. you see that bleep degenerate fla
andy swiss joins us now. any clues as to how they might line up on sunday? well, we cannot be sure yet, not least because england s training session today was behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the media, but we do know is that phil foden is back with the england camp. he went home for a few days after england s last match for the birth of his third child, but he was back training with england this morning. that is obviously encouraging news that he is available for selection, as is anthony gordon and that despite the fact that gordon took a little bit of a tumble on wednesday. he was out riding an e box and england s training camp. he fell often and badly grazed his chin and also his hands is well, but thankfully nothing too serious that he is good to go. people have been suggesting that perhaps anthony gordon might start the match because he offers something a little bit different. now, england as you say have come in for a lot of criticism over the last few days, b
hello, i m lucy grey. you re watching the context on bbc news. withjust over a week until the uk general election we find out how the next generation of voters are feeling around 23,000 children from across england and wales have cast their vote in a mock election aimed at preparing under 18 year olds particularly those from marginalised communities to exercise their democratic rights when they reach voting age. among the children taking part in the 0ur generation, 0ur vote intiative, it was labour who had the clear win, with 32% voting for the party. the green party closely followed in second place with 29% of the vote. while the liberal democrats came third with 13% of the vote, reform at 10% and conservatives came last place with a result of 9%. let s speak to farida, a 16 year old pupil who took part in the 0ur generation, 0ur vote project. hello 0ur vote project. to you. just tell me, that s oui’ hello to you. just tell me, that s our panelist, we will hear from
northern england, more cloud and the odd shower or a splash of rain. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 25th june. the bbc has been told that the gambling commission is considering whether more police officers are involved in alleged betting on the date of the general election. four conservatives and a police officer assigned to the protection of rishi sunak are known to be facing inquiries. scotland yard has denied a report that it leaked the names of some of those under investigation. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. did you have inside information when you placed your bet on the election date? i made a statement. it s been nearly two weeks since this aide to the prime minister who s also a conservative candidate said he d made a huge error ofjudgement in betting on the date of the general election. another candidate and two members of the conservative party staff are also being investigated by the gambling commission. last night, interviewe