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And everyone bailing out, it makes the puns everyone bailing out, it makes the puns too everyone bailing out, it makes the puns too easy. People are privately, especially puns too easy. People are privately, especially people involved in the Campaign Texting me saying, whats Going Campaign texting me saying, whats going on . Campaign texting me saying, whats going on . I Campaign Texting me saying, whats going on . I think, look i understand the frustration. When you are 20 points the frustration. When you are 20 points behind everything is read in a certain way that adds to the narrative a certain way that adds to the narrative. 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Im intrigued by the l concept of the Daily Telegraph for him. Im intrigued by the concept of the Daily Telegraph being at the heart of concept of the Daily Telegraph being at the heart 01 14 years of conservative internal wars. You have commentated on it and one of your columnists became Prime Minister and that kind of thing. Can there be a revolt on the left to mirror the revolt on the left to mirror the revolt on the right if this happens . 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I think the other interesting his voting element. I think the other interesting thing his voting element. I think the other interesting thing would i his voting element. I think the other interesting thing would bleat splits in the cabinet. Would be splits. We are talking about labour winning the election but there is a Long Way To Go. Winning the election but there is a Long Way To GoLong Way To Go. More of these anels. Long way to go. More of these panets well Long Way To Go. More of these panels. Welljust Long Way To Go. More of these panels. Welljust leave Long Way To Go. More of these panels. Welljust leave it Long Way To Go. More of these l panels. Welljust leave it there. Thats all from us tonight. Victorias back on tuesday. Until then, have a Great Bank Holiday weekend. Goodnight. Live from washington. This is bbc news. Ina mass exodus of mps. Mass exodus of mp5. The United Nations highest court orders israel to halt its Military Operations in rafah in gaza. The former Post Office Boss is accused of living in lala land as hundreds of Sub Postmasters caught up in the scandal, there convictions for fraud quashed. Scandal, there convictions for fraud auashed. ,. , , scandal, there convictions for fraud auashed. , i,. , quashed. You will shortly be able to see as recording quashed. You will shortly be able to see as recording todays quashed. You will shortly be able to see as recording todays episode see as recording todays episode where well tell you everything you need to know from the campaign trail. Hello, im laura trott with your news tonight. Two of the most recognisable names in conservative Party Politics in recent years have announced they wont be standing again at the general election. Late this evening, the Levelling Up Secretary michael gove announced hed be stepping down as mp. He was followed by Dame Andrea Leadsom who said shed also be leaving politics. She supports Rishi Sunak ReturnPrime Minister but its time for new generation to lead in what to appears to be a mass accident overall, one in five mps will be running for office again onjuly four. With more than 70 from the conservatives and over 20 from labour, nine from the snp are also Standing Down. Chris mason has the latest from westminster. Hes one of the most consequential, colourful and controversial political figures of the last few decades. Its fantastic to be here with just three weeks to go before the referendum and the chance to take back our independence. Michael gove was a passionate advocate of brexit, even if he did look a bit sheepish on the day the leave campaign won. As we move forward, we should be in no doubt that britain is embarking on a new chapter, but one that is in line with our best traditions. Archive sir ians sentiments| are shared by most activists. Mr gove began his career as a journalist. Here he was reporting for the bbc on pride march in london, 31 years ago. So what are the chances of a change in the law that makes young gay love a sex crime . He became an mp in 2005 and was a close ally of David Cameron at least until they fell out over brexit. As a reforming Education Secretary he made friends and not a few enemies. And he was a central figure in the psychodrama of the conservative party over the last ten years. He managed to strangle Boris Johnsons first tilt at becoming Prime Minister. Ive realised that while boris does have those very special abilities to communicate and to reach out, what he did not have was the capacity to build and to lead that team, and to provide the leadership the country needs at this critical moment. Mr gove ran unsuccessfully for the top job himself in 2019. I can confirm that i will be putting my name forward to be Prime Minister of this country. And when liz truss was in the deepest of trouble as Prime Minister, mr gove ensured she was plunged deeper still. The sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. To have as your principal decision, the headline tax move, cutting tax for the wealthiest, that is a display of the wrong values. But theres no such criticism of rishi sunak in his letter to his constituency chairman. He writes, the chance to serve is wonderful, but there comes a moment when you know that it is time to leave, that a new generation should lead. He adds, rishi has the plan our country needs at a time of global insecurity and growing challenge. I will do everything i can to support him. The day has been a day of departures here. Human reflections and thanks from those Standing Down, including a former Prime Minister praising her husband. Who has also been the person who was there when i was Prime Minister in the evenings when he needed to make the beans on toast and pour the whiskey, when the day hadnt gone quite as well as id expected it to go. And that, of course, is my husband, philip. As parliament wrapped up this evening, mps queued up to shake hands with the speaker. Who ends up here in six weeks time is your call. Chris mason, bbc news. Sir keir starmer has been campaigning in scotland where he said children were paying the cost of snp failures there, and conservative failures at westminster. Scotland is seeing a key battleground with 57 seats up for grabs, thats two less then at the last election because of boundary changes. Both labour and the conservatives are hoping to capitalise on the spent Scottish National partys recent trials. Cheering for half a century, labour ruled the roost in scotland. When sir keir starmer was a boy, the party routinely sent dozens of mps to westminster. At the last general election, it sent one. I want scotland to send a government a Labour Government. That means persuading voters that labour, not the snp, can bring about real change. You want to stick to tory spending plans. You, too, want limits on immigration to bring it down. And you want to stick to some tory welfare plans. Arent you just a tory in disguise . Whats unforgivable in politics for any Political Party is to leave your country worse than when you found it. A worse economy, worse Public Services, Everybody Feeling that theyre not as well off as they were 11; years ago. That is unforgivable. I am not prepared to have a Labour Government come in and cause that sort of pain and suffering for working people, hence the stability that only labour can now provide. The switch in support from labour to the snp a decade ago was driven in part by a desire among many voters here in glasgow for scotland to become independent. Now, that hasnt disappeared, but the question is, will it be a priority for voters in this election . Kate forbes hopes it will. Scotlands newly minted Deputy First Minister has been campaigning on a croft in inverness shire. We represent farmers, crofters people who make their living in Rural Industries and all of them lament the impact of Brexit On Food And Drink exports. The impact of the cost of living, for example, on energy. And thats why we need snp representatives to stand up for rural scotland. The conservatives are also bidding for the rural vote. They have six scottish mps in the north east and the south of scotland. If people want the focus of their mp to be on their local priorities rather than independence, they can unite behind the scottish conservatives to send that very strong signal to the snp to end their obsession with separating scotland from the rest of the uk. On the streets of edinburgh, the lib dems were focusing on the health service. The Snp Have Let Our Nhs crumble. Thats why lib dems in this Election Campaign want to improve world Class Mental Health services by taxing the social media giants who do so much of the harm and reducing that burden on our local gp practices. This campaignjourney is onlyjust beginning. Voters, not politicians, will choose where it ends. But right now its labour who are hopeful of restoring their old scottish heritage. James cook, bbc news, glasgow. The former labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has confirmed hell stand as an independent at the election, in his seat in islington in north london. Hes been suspended from labour since 2020, over the partys handling of anti semitism claims, and was expelled today, after declaring he would be running, as an independent. And here are the candidates who have been selected, so far, for some of the bigger parties, to fight in the constituency of Isl Ington North on lithjuly. The bbc will have a full list of candidates once nominations close. Now lets take a look at whats on the front pages of tomorrows papers. The mirror is leading with michael gove Standing Down in the election with the headline now gove quits sunak� s sinking shipthe weekend Financial Times reads gove quits sinking ship. The weekend Financial Times reads gove quits as Tory Pre Election Exodus pushes past 1997 flight. The i is also leading on michael gove saying rishi sunak has been Hit By Record Exodus and its a similar story on the front of the times its headline gove quits politics as more tory mps stand down. Now gove quits reads the daily express, reporting the ministers shock exit reads the daily express, reporting the ministers shock exit rocks tories, while the daily mail has an exclusive with the shadow chancellor, who vows shell never play fast and loose with your money. The Daily Telegraphs headline is Chancellorjeremy Hunt saying Inheritance Tax is against tory values. Meanwhile the guardian is leading with gaza after the un top Court Ordered israel to halt its assault on rafah. Lets speak to the political journalist, theo usherwood. How significant is this announcement from michael gove . Its very significant, theres no getting away from it. This is a huge loss for rishi sunak, Prime Minister is the tory� s head into the start of this general Election Campaign. Its a day three, and mr gove is, when chris mason was saying in his report, probably one of the most consequential, if not the most consequential, if not the most consequential Cabinet Minister of his generation, certainly consequential Cabinet Minister of his generation, certainty of the last 11; years if you exclude the offices of Prime Minister and of chancellor. He is a huge brain, hes respected across westminster as a man who has gone into the apartments ofjustjustice, defra most recently, levelling up. May get into the cabinet or another cabinet but actually respected as somebody who actually respected as somebody who actually wanted to achieve things and make things better better was working in one of those six departments. And hes been an mp of surrey heath now for 19 years, as chris was saying, again, the original project with David Cameron and joe osborne to try and detoxify the tories after the 19905 and improve their public image, but of course he betrayed the friendship of mr cameron and mr osborne by backing the lead campaign in 2016 alongside borisjohnson. He served in theresa mays government, and most recently with rishi sunak, and of course it adds to that narrative that the tories, its a sinking ship. Its falling apart at the seams for rishi sunak. Rishi sunak needs some good news quite soon if hes going to get his Campaign Going and take on what is turning into quite a sizeable lead in the Opinion Polls for labour. 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