and so i think people here are more politically engaged. while it can feel very distant here from the frenzy of the campaign on parts of the mainland, islanders are determined to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to this election. lorna gordon, bbc news, on the isle of eigg. our political assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. how do you sum up this election campaign? how often they we re election campaign? how often they were people say, doesn t matter who you vote for, they are all the same, doesn t make any difference, and genuinely, you can t say that this time. i cannot remember when there has been such a stark choice and such profound challenges facing this country, not just in such profound challenges facing this country, notjust in terms of brexit but also the renewed terrorist threat with those two atrocities in the middle of the campaign. theresa may banking everything on brexit and her ability to deliver that good deal which she sa
about his mother s death he says the shock of losing her is still he says the shock of losing her is still with him 20 years on. travel chaos at london euston as a track side fire in north london halts services in and out of major transport hub. sam warburton of wales will captain the british and irish lions on their tour of new zealand in the summer. good evening and welcome to bbc news. mps have voted overwhelmingly to back the prime minister s call for a general election on june eighth. opening the debate, the prime minister declared that it was time to trust the people and let the people decide. let s take a look at the day s main developments. mps backed the government motion by 522 votes to 13 easily surpassing the two thirds majority of all mps needed to trigger the poll. already a row has broken out over mrs may s refusal to take part in any tv leaders‘ debates. mr corbyn and others have accused her of running scared. in another development the former chancellor,