and labour s bridget phillipson who ll be education secretary in less than a fortnight if the polls are right. 11 days to go, are you tired, exhausted, relieved it is nearly over? sonic regardless the sun has come out. i got to wear shorts the other day, small mercies in elections. but i like electioneering, so i don t mind. are you hoping to get more votes with the shorts? i’m you hoping to get more votes with the shorts? you hoping to get more votes with the shorts? . . ., the shorts? i m afraid i might have ut some the shorts? i m afraid i might have put some peeple the shorts? i m afraid i might have put some people off. the shorts? i m afraid i might have put some people off. the - the shorts? i m afraid i might have put some people off. the sun - the shorts? i m afraid i might have put some people off. the sun is i put some people off. the sun is shinin: put some people off. the sun is shining but put some people off. the sun is shining but nothing put so
something rather rude. so we will be talking about that on today s newscast, and all the other news. and henry is with us, too. newscast, from the bbc. hello, it s patty in the studio. and it s laura in the studio. and it s henry in the studio. it is very nice to have you with us. so, there is a scoop. which is, a recording made of a minister saying that the rwanda policy is crap. and, laura, you have got a hold of it. idid. shall we listen to it before we discuss? .has anyone got their cameras on? the policy is crap. 0k? it is. but it is not about policy, it isi about the effect of the policy. there is second and third order effects, and australia, - for example, their policy had a devastating effect. - there is no doubt at all, - when those first flights take off, it will send shock wave across the channel. . oh, dear. so, henry, as a political hack, when you hear that, what do you think? i think belting story, i think that it is extremely embarrassing for the conservative
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in italy, where president biden and ukraine s leader volodymyr zelensky have signed a ten year security leader volodymyr zelensky have signed a ten year security agreement following the g7 s approval of a plan to use profits from seized russia assets to fund kyiv s war effort. joe biden said it would include intelligence sharing, troop training, adhering to nato standards and investment in ukraine s industrial base to make more weapons. mr zelensky described it as a bridge towards nato membership. the g7 deal sees a loan of $50 billion sent to ukraine. the group leaders agreed it showed moscow that ukraine s allies weren t backing down and president putin couldn t simply sit the war out. the first such agreement with the country in the pacific region. the g7 deal sees a loan of $50 billion sent to ukraine. the group leaders agreed it showed moscow that ukraine s allies weren t backing down
its manifesto with policy launches of the conservatives, liberal democrats, and the greens already. and today, two more. plaid cymru released its policy early this morning with the manifesto demanding fairfunding for wales and morning with the manifesto demanding fair funding for wales and more control over its natural resources. that it was the turn of the labour party, with the sleeves rolled up, party leaders to keir starmer promise that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority if they win a majority on the 4th of july. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers, as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private schools. here s our political editor chris mason. the labour movement s past and perhaps i