if they win the election. he is promising a review of licensing laws and planning rules, to cut red tape, within the first 100 days of a new conservative government. it's been great to be talking to representatives from bars, clubs, restaurants and our night—time economy. they do an enormous amount to enrich our communities, but also providejobs for young people, giving them skills and opportunities. it's right that they get the support they need. they've been let down by labour, whether that's here in london where those types of venues are closing at a rapid rate with multiple job losses, or indeed in wales where labour is hiking up their taxes. a conservative government will support all those venues to make sure that they can continue creating jobs and drive our economy forward and continue providing an enormous amount of enjoyment in our local communities. nigel farage has been criticised for comments he's made when he said that the west provoked vladimir putin before the invasion of ukraine. is he wrong to say that? what he said was completely wrong and only plays into putin's hands? this is a man who deployed nerve agents on the streets of britain, who's doing deal countries like north korea. and this kind of appeasement is dangerous for britain's security, the security of our allies that rely on us and only emboldens putin further. nigel farage has also addressed comments he made earlier in the campaign about yourself when he said that he didn't think you understood our culture. many colleagues of yours have said they felt uncomfortable with those comments. how did they make you feel when you address them again? yeah, i love this country deeply for what it has done for my family. my grandparents emigrated here with very little and two generations later, i have the enormous privilege of being our prime minister, and that's why i will work my hardest to repay this country for everything that it has done for my family. on windrush campaigners say today that they believe there are still thousands of victims that haven't been given citizenship. your own figures suggest there are thousands of victims that haven't applied for compensation, but many people have said that's because they simply don't trust the home office. after all this time, why is that still the case? well, so many people suffered an injustice under successive governments over a long time. and since all of this came to light a while ago, the home office has been working hard to rectify things. i think over 16,000 people now have been given the appropriate documentation that they deserve, and tens of millions of pounds in compensation has been paid out, and something like 200 different community and outreach events have also been organised. but of course the home office is always reflecting, taking on board feedback to see how it can improve and make sure that we right the wrongs of the past. and why are these people not applying? as i said, the home office has done 200 different outreach events across the country. it's provided documentation for over 16,000 people and rightly should work as hard as it can to right the wrongs of the past, which happened over successive governments over a very long period of time. finally, we're getting close to polling day now. many of your colleagues are talking about stopping labour getting a super majority. you're still talking about winning the election. are they defeatist or are you deluded? no, of course i'm going to fight hard till the last day of this election because there's an important choice for the country at this election. continue having your taxes cut with the conservatives, providing for you that financial security, protecting your pension, getting down immigration. the alternative is handing a blank check to the labour party and once you've handed them a blank cheque you won't be able to get it back and that means your taxes are going to go up by thousands of pounds. so as i'd say, don't let labour sleepwalk into number 10. scrutinise their plans, ask what it means for you and your family. can you really afford labour's thousands of pounds of tax rises? i want to keep cutting your taxes. that's a choice that everyone has in front of them in a couple of weeks�* time. as part of his election campaign, labour leader keir starmer has been meeting member of the windrush generation at an event in the greater london. the labour party has announced that it would appoint a new �*windrush commissioner�* and ensure a compensation scheme is delivered effectively, pledging that a labour government will "turn the page and put things right for those who have given so much." today marks the sixth national windrush day, which was established to honour the british caribbean community and commemorate the arrival of hmt empire windrush. official figures show nearly 150 compensation claims submitted by people affected by the windrush scandal have been awaiting a final decision for at least a year. the harry potter author, jk rowling, has accused the labour leader of abandoning women who are concerned about transgender rights. writing in the times, she said she would struggle to vote for sir keir starmer, calling his attitude on the issue "dismissive and often offensive". labour have responded by saying they would protect single sex spaces for "biological women". so keir starmer has been speaking on the windrush generation and those comments byjk rowling. the windrush generation and those comments by jk rowling. windrush first, why is — comments by jk rowling. windrush first, why is it _ comments by jk rowling. windrush first, why is it so _ comments by jk rowling. windrush first, why is it so important - comments by jk rowling. windrush first, why is it so important to - comments by jk rowling. windrush first, why is it so important to put i first, why is it so important to put up first, why is it so important to put up a fight? first, why is it so important to put up a fight?— first, why is it so important to put u-iafiht? ., ,. , ., up a fight? today is windrush today, it's important _ up a fight? today is windrush today, it's important to _ up a fight? today is windrush today, it's important to be _ up a fight? today is windrush today, it's important to be telling _ up a fight? today is windrush today, it's important to be telling the - it's important to be telling the story— it's important to be telling the story about the redress generation and the _ story about the redress generation and the change that they brought about, _ and the change that they brought about, but also need to be a reset date~ _ about, but also need to be a reset date~ that — about, but also need to be a reset date. that is why i was so very pleased — date. that is why i was so very pleased to _ date. that is why i was so very pleased to be able to talk to people about _ pleased to be able to talk to people about this _ pleased to be able to talk to people about this reset today. the compensation scheme which is there to deat— compensation scheme which is there to deal with the real injustices is going _ to deal with the real injustices is going too— to deal with the real injustices is going too slowly. we've got too many examples _ going too slowly. we've got too many examples of people who have died before _ examples of people who have died before they got the compensation that they— before they got the compensation that they are entitled to. the windrush unit needs to be re—established in the home office, and we _ re—established in the home office, and we were set up a permanent commissioner to be a champion of and an advocate _ commissioner to be a champion of and an advocate for the windrush generation to make sure these injustices — generation to make sure these injustices are put right. jk rowling have accuse _ injustices are put right. jk rowling have accuse you _ injustices are put right. jk rowling have accuse you of— injustices are put right. jk rowling have accuse you of abandoning - injustices are put right. jk rowling - have accuse you of abandoning women. she is— have accuse you of abandoning women. she is accuse _ have accuse you of abandoning women. she is accuse you — have accuse you of abandoning women. she is accuse you of— have accuse you of abandoning women. she is accuse you of being _ she is accuse you of being dismissive _ she is accuse you of being dismissive and _ she is accuse you of being dismissive and inoffensive she is accuse you of being _ dismissive and inoffensive approach. what can— dismissive and inoffensive approach. what can you — dismissive and inoffensive approach. what can you say— dismissive and inoffensive approach. what can you say to _ dismissive and inoffensive approach. what can you say to jk _ dismissive and inoffensive approach. what can you say to jk rowling, - what can you say to jk rowling, former— what can you say to jk rowling, former labour— what can you say to jk rowling, former labour member, - what can you say to jk rowling, former labour member, that. what can you say to jk rowling, i former labour member, that she what can you say to jk rowling, - former labour member, that she can vote for— former labour member, that she can vote for you? — former labour member, that she can vote for you?— vote for you? labour has a record of inassin vote for you? labour has a record of passing really _ vote for you? labour has a record of passing really important _ vote for you? labour has a record of passing really important legislationl passing really important legislation making _ passing really important legislation making a _ passing really important legislation making a difference to the lives of millions— making a difference to the lives of millions of— making a difference to the lives of millions of people. those challenges are never— millions of people. those challenges are never over. we need to make further— are never over. we need to make further progress when it comes to women's — further progress when it comes to women's rights. that is why what i set out _ women's rights. that is why what i set out in — women's rights. that is why what i set out in our manifesto is so important _ set out in our manifesto is so important about the turning point and the _ important about the turning point and the choice that this election. as we _ and the choice that this election. as we go — and the choice that this election. as we go forward and make further progress. — as we go forward and make further progress, make the challenges of today— progress, make the challenges of today and — progress, make the challenges of today and tomorrow, it's important we do _ today and tomorrow, it's important we do that— today and tomorrow, it's important we do that in a way that respects the views— we do that in a way that respects the views from different parts that are differently express and also to reset _ are differently express and also to reset politics, bring debates together, bring people together and ithink— together, bring people together and i think that moment, that reset is one of— i think that moment, that reset is one of the — i think that moment, that reset is one of the choices that is there at the selection which makes it so important — the selection which makes it so important that people want change, they need _ important that people want change, they need to vote for it. our correspondent _ they need to vote for it. our correspondent ben - they need to vote for it. or" correspondent ben wright has been spending the morning with the labour leader. in lambeth, south london, visiting the school and meeting members of the windrush generation. this is a day wear across the country, the redress generation are celebrated, and so keir starmer has been sent a labour government would mean a reset for them. they have been all sorts of complaints and problems about the compensation scheme for those affected by the windrush scandal has been enacted, the difficulty of accessing that many, the slowness in which the claims are processed. so keir starmer says that will change under a labour government, there will be windrush commissioner, and the units being put in that home office to ensure the culture of government changes and reflects some of the issues and addresses them. that has been a focus of his activity here and the campaign trail this morning. he is also talked about the comments by nigel faraj, who said in an interview for bbc panorama with nick robinson, is in his view, the west had provoked russia into attacking ukraine. so keir starmerjoining ukraine. so keir starmer joining voices ukraine. so keir starmerjoining voices across the political spectrum calling us remarks disgraceful, strong condemnation of the reform uk leader from strong condemnation of the reform uk leaderfrom a labour strong condemnation of the reform uk leader from a labour leader. strong condemnation of the reform uk leaderfrom a labour leader. he was also asked about strong criticism that has quick on his way from jk rowling, the harry potter author who has given an interview, written a piece for the times today. pretty excoriating criticism, in what she sees as the labour leader's wrong stands in his view on sex and gender issues. i asked the labour leader about his views, and he says he respects jk rowling's about his views, and he says he respectsjk rowling's views. they have passed legislation that have advanced women's right. this will advanced women's right. this will advance through the day. the labour leader a little bit on the back foot in this very controversial question that has caused a lot of turmoil within the labour party, certainly, within the labour party, certainly, within the labour party, certainly, within the last two or three years. the liberal democrats have renewed their criticism of the conservatives over the raw sewage dumped into rivers and the sea. sir ed davey has promised to launch a public consultation which could see rivers and lakes awarded a new blue flag status to protect them from sewage dumping. but the environment secretary, steve barclay, says the government has already taken "clear action" to tackle the problem. the snp leaderjohn swinney is visiting the royal highland show in edinburgh, where he will put the spotlight on his party's drive for "sustainable funding for farming". the party has also called for a rural visa pilot scheme, to tackle what it called "severe labour shortages" which it blames on brexit. just under two weeks until the general election, and i've been speaking about what we can expect comes from campaigns. something that has become increasingly _ comes from campaigns. something that has become increasingly clear— comes from campaigns. something that has become increasingly clear over - has become increasingly clear over the course of the campaign so far, what fewer and fewer people want to be associated with the conservative party, and want even less to be associated with a campaign that is doing so badly. you can really see the figures take bring off as the weeks go by. just to give you a sense of the scale of the difference. so sunak�*s party raised has raised roughly £900,000 since the beginning of this year's campaign. based on the figures we have so far, compared with 8.6 million in the first two weeks of the of the six week campaign in 2019. so that's that's almost nine times less than it raised in 2019. let's see how that's been resonating in the south east of england, stefan, because you've spent a lot of time there this week, normally very much a conservative stronghold. what are people telling you on the doorstep? what i'm getting from southeast constituencies all over the place, whether that's in dover and portsmouth or the very well—heeled suburbs of, constituencies, sorry, of guildford and surrey heath is that there's a real palpable anger and frustration with the conservative party, but also and i was a bit surprised by this, but a real visceral dislike of the prime minister himself. i did not pick up much goodwill towards him or any sort of of any sort of sense... ...that people wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. i had person after person say that they thought he was untrustworthy, he was out of touch. and i think that the one thing which seems to have really galvanised opinion in a lot of these in this case, every one of them was a 2019 tory seat. the one thing that really has galvanised opinion, i think, was the d—day, and that is something that has cut through more than anything in this campaign. and i think that they are in a real trouble in a lot of areas where they should be very safe seats like places like aldershot and aylesbury, which haven't been non tory seat for 100 years. while we're talking about the south east of england, stefan, where you've been this week how well a reform doing because they're focused quite often on immigration which is an issue of concern in that part of the country. yes, it is. and particularly in dover, where i spent some time, which as they see it is the front line of the fight against small boats and the illegal immigration coming here. and a lot of people there put immigration, both legaland illegal, as one of their most important issues at this campaign. and a lot of people said they wanted to vote reform and they were willing to give farage a go. now, obviously, it's always hard tojudge these things from just rolling up into town and speaking to people and who knows what people will do on the day. but i did feel across every, all six constituencies i went to a real feeling that reform is a genuine vote for people at this election, and the people are so fed up with the conservatives, they're not actually that bothered that doing that might actually give labour a majority or at least a victory. something else that the conservatives particularly had to grapple with this week was the gambling commission looking into the placing of bets about when the general election would take place. just before it was announced, the prime minister was very clear that that he abhorred that kind of behaviour. but how damaging is that to the conservative party? yeah, well, you know, iactually agree with stefan that the sense i get from speaking to people and just the mood that that the point of no return for the conservatives, to my mind, was the day sunak�*s decision to leave the d—day celebrations early. but there had been a sequence of events that have come after it. they've only kind of done further damage to the campaign. and i think this betting scandal is one of them. it has cemented an existing feeling that it was quite widespread around the public, that the conservative party cannot be trusted, that it lacks integrity, and that there is actually kind of corruption in its ranks. and you saw that it actually did come up very early in question time on thursday. the public asked, it was the first question that sunak was given by the public. and i thinkjust itjust shows that it really has resonated and and i think has done further damage to the campaign staff. stefan, in your view, how effective are the liberal democrats campaigning techniques with sir ed davey, their leader? very much front and centre and choosing some quite novel things to do. there he is floating in the water, which is one of the issues they're talking about this weekend on the campaign trail, water quality. are people taking it seriously, really thinking that these stunts, these gimmicks, these these these this is an effective campaign? well, i think it's a spectacular campaign because before no one knew who ed davey was. now a lot of people do. and even though a lot of people still have no idea what he's about or what he wants to do or what the liberal democrats want to do, a lot of people are willing to vote for them. and in a