This week, the war of elections in france and the uk, and a new round ofjaw jaw to try to bring peace to the middle east. To discuss that, four eminent jaw ers, British Conservative commentator alex deane, thomas kielinger, who writes for germanys die welt, agnes poirier, uk editor of marianne in france, and the american journalist and broadcasterjef mcallister. A warm welcome to you all. Lets begin with france. If Emmanuel Macron wins, what kind of france will we get . Nobody knows. We have seen him at the debate with Marine Le Pen. Marine le pen had a disastrous, car crash debate. He held the fort. He was relaxed and calm. So at least we know he is kind of president ial for a 39 year old. What do we know . His programme is pro business but also quite socially conscious. He is a centrist. The real thing is, of course, the general elections which will be taking place in june. We need to fill all the mps seats at the national assembly. It is the first time we might have a president with
A Textiles Company in yorkshire to find out how good we are exporting. In sport its not over yet for arsenal. Theyre up to fifth in the Premier League after beating southampton, just outside the Champions League places. And carol is out and about with the weather. Good morning. Iamat i am at Kenwood House in london where it is a beautiful yet chilly start to the day. For most of us it will be dry and sunny how whether there will be heavy downpours across parts of Southern England and south wales through the day. It will feel humid and some of us will reach 2a celsius. Do details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Labours draft election manifesto has been leaked more than a week before its official launch. The 51 page document was obtained by the bbc and several newspapers. It includes proposals to Nationalise The Railways and the Postal Service. A plan to create publicly owned Energy Companies in every region of the uk and the introduction of price caps. And theres a c
Starting with. The times leads with the labour pa rtys cleat manifesto, the times leads with the labour partys cleat manifesto, saying they are facing a doctor to the guardian ta kes a are facing a doctor to the guardian takes a different angle saying the party is rallying around the proposals. The independent picks up the Bank Of Englands latest forecast, which suggest incomes could get squeezed. The Financial Times notes that japans soft bank is investing 500 million in a uk tech start up. The nhs makes the mirrors lead story with nurses urging the government to end a 1 paycap. The express focuses on what it calls a dementia crisis, reporting that some families are being forced to pay £100,000 to cover ca re costs. Lets begin on the first of our papers with the front page of the eye. Labours £50 billion wish list. Ayes ha, eye. Labours £50 billion wish list. Ayesha, presumably it hasnt actually been costed as that, that is their best guest. Best guess. I think the diggers will be
Of showers almost anywhere. Mostly dry along the south coast. Temperatures up to 15 in glasgow. The weather should stay predominantly dry by the Premier League Games tomorrow but we cant rule out a passing shower, pretty clear during the afternoon. Sunday night into monday, we see the next area of low rashad approaching from the atlantic with the isobars coming closer. Windy as we head into monday. Low pressure bringing wind and outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the north west, lighter and patchy further south east. Temperatures on monday between 15 to 18 degrees. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Most of the nhs trusts affected by yesterdays global cyber attack have managed to restore their systems. The Prime Minister said the government is working with all organisations concerned to resolve the issue. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has denied that senior members of his party are already admitting defeat in the general election. He was responding to a question about comments made by hi
Of showers almost anywhere. Mostly dry along the south coast. Temperatures up to 15 in glasgow. The weather should stay predominantly dry by the Premier League Games tomorrow but we cant rule out a passing shower, pretty clear during the afternoon. Sunday night into monday, we see the next area of low rashad approaching from the atlantic with the isobars coming closer. Windy as we head into monday. Low pressure bringing wind and outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the north west, lighter and patchy further south east. Temperatures on monday between 15 to 18 degrees. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Most of the nhs trusts affected by yesterdays global cyber attack have managed to restore their systems. The Prime Minister said the government is working with all organisations concerned to resolve the issue. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has denied that senior members of his party are already admitting defeat in the general election. He was responding to a question about comments made by hi