But theresa may stands by him. Well, the conservative Party Continues to believe that these allegations are unfounded hes innocent until proven gulity and remains our candidate. Former ukip leader nigel farage, who lost to Craig Mackinlay in south thanet in 2015, says hes baffled by the Prime Ministers stance. Once again, it is bad judgment from theresa may. Why on earth would you allow someone to go ahead as a general election candidate when this cloud was clearly hanging over him . The reaction to Donald Trumps withdrawal from the paris Climate Change accord sparks a political row here opponents attack the Prime Ministerfor notjoining other european leaders to condemn the move. Given the chance to present a united front for our international partners, she has instead opted for silent, and once again, subservience to donald trump. Its a dereliction of both her duty to this country, and our duty to our planet. And scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, clarifies her position on whether the snp should join a potential anti conservative coalition. I dont think its going to be a Hung Parliament, but if it was then ive made very clear in the past i would want to be part of a progressive alternative to a tory government, and in that situation of course the snp, on scotlands the half, would wield significant influence, and we would seek to pursue progressive policies on scotlands behalf, we would wield significant influence. Welcome to the programme. Lets talk first about Craig Mackinlay being charged by the Crown Prosecution Service over his 2015 election expenses, along with his Election Agent and a party official. Hes released this statement on his facebook page. With Me Isjessica Elgot from the guardian, and anne mcelvoy from the economist. We must be very careful of course because there is a potential to prejudice this case. He is onlyjust being charged. But, jessica, how much of a concern will this be for the conservatives . I think this is the conservatives . I think this is the end of another quite bad week for the conservatives and their campaign. The first signs of misfire came at the manifesto launch, launching it at the social care policy which other parties have been naming the dementia packs. Throughout the week a series of criticisms for the Prime Minister, for not turning up for the last tv debate and sending amber rudd instead the dementia segment. This will be seen at conservative Party Headquarters i think as another knot. But so many twists and turns in this Election Campaign. How much, anne, could this be seen as a minor distraction . The conservatives we re well minor distraction . The conservatives were well ahead and thought this would not get to a serious enough matter to be sent to the Crown Prosecution Service in the first place. They could be found innocent in the end and he has put up a strong defence themselves today, mr mackinlay, but it is another problem, another thing you would probably rather not have around, and as it happens, and in this case, you know, it has happened to all parties in the past, but in this case it happens to be the conservative party. This campaign, really every rule of campaigning has probably been broken, we have heard. We have had u turns, people not being certain about how theresa may wants to comport herself. She has many strengths but i would not see this week has been the best one we have seen them in. Not what they would probably have chosen. Not their finest. This is surely one of the most bizarre images of the Election Campaign so far. Picked up by conservative jacob rees mogg, there he is, with his little boy. Probably not one of the most tech savvy people in the world, but who is . But he has opened an Instagram Account and posted this photograph of himself with his son, and you might have noticed they are standing in front of a labour poster, rather at odds with their rosettes, id say that Tattoo Parlour, and mr rees mogg has never been into the Tattoo Parlour himself, but the owners say he is welcome for a visit. This is causing quite a stir on social media. I think he has quite a few followers already on social media because people want to see what he is posting. I guess that shows you need to get your locations carefully and choreographing events. Laughter not tech savvy, but i would think you would know a lot about the tech world but whether he chooses to use it is another matter. There might be a lot of irony there. That notion of people with very different outlooks and very different views who instinctively will think jacob and very different views who instinctively will Thinkjacob Rees Mogg, what a snotty tory, and others who think, god, i hate Tattoo Parlours. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, i think it is very amusing. And what is written next to the picture on instagram, we will have to take custom elsewhere. So he is clearly aware of what he is standing next to, but they need to reach out and try to convince people who would not normally vote for them. I Thinkjacob Rees Mogg has a lwa ys them. I Thinkjacob Rees Mogg has always had a good eye for a good eye catching stud. A lot of his tory collea g u es eye catching stud. A lot of his tory colleagues affectionately refer to him as the honourable memberfor the 19th century, and i think that is pa rt 19th century, and i think that is part of this charm, perhaps. He was certainly very entertaining when he appeared on have i got news for you, i think you took everybody by surprise. But on one hand you hear people saying, if i hear the words strong and stable, ill go mad, so people do a bit of us dont, take a bit of rs, i dont think we should. Not at all we have enjoyed it immensely and i hope he does it again in the few days ta ke does it again in the few days take a bit of a risk. In an hours time, the Prime Minister and the Labour Leader will face each other in a Question Time special. It will not be a head to head debate. Instead, members of the audience will ask a question, which mrs may and mr corbyn will then answer one after the other. Earlier today, simon mccoy went onto the set of the show in york, ahead of the debate, where he found out more about this evenings programme. As you can see luggage rack, nothing left to chance. All the microphones labelled here. Two for babel David Dimbleby, putting the questions to the members and taking those from the audience. This set has yet to be unveiled. Lets talk to the director of tonights show. I call it a show, but you have to be ready for anything, havent you . Yes, because it is live. The public here will ask the questions, and who knows what will be said and what will spark or ignite the clamour, the sort of success or failure of the sort of success or failure of the night of course depended on the interaction between the politicians and the audience. A quick word on the audience. How are the chosen . That is a very complex issue. It is very balanced. It is demographically and politically representative of the area. That is our formula for Question Time but tonight i think it is even more focused on a national agenda. I know you have a lot to do so agenda. I know you have a lot to do soi agenda. I know you have a lot to do so i will let you get on. So of course all the cameras will be focused on here, but in many ways it is not just focused on here, but in many ways it is notjust the two people performing here that will be the focus, but the questions from the audience. 150 people sitting here, and as we have seen before it is a question from a person sitting here and the response to that that could be making the headlines tomorrow. Studio well, we will find out of course, in the paper review at 10 30pm when jessica and course, in the paper review at 10 30pm Whenjessica and anne are still here. Jessica, what do you think the leaders need to do tonight . The last time they went head to head, and you couldnt call ita head to head, and you couldnt call it a debate because they never saw each others faces, Jeremy Corbyn did a lot better than people may have expected of him, and i think theresa may played it quite safe. I think the main thing to take away from the last debate, what it took away, neither of them had a real knockout blow, not a real special moment when you could say that was the moment when the won the campaign oi the moment when the won the campaign or they threw it away, and i think they will clearly be trying to avoid they will clearly be trying to avoid the latter, but both of them i think will be hoping to land some sort of knockout moment in each of the debates they do. How problematic is that they are not facing each other . Iam sure that they are not facing each other . I am sure the audience will give them a tough time. Yes, they will, but the format is interesting the way it is. It is interesting given that they did not want to do debates they have never been backed the television, have they . More than east enders laughter in terms ofjessicas comment on the knockout blow, ive remit a bit differently. I think it is about people in the country watching, way beyond the audience in the studio, about who will be the next Prime Minister. Going into the last days, all that stuff about a late Jeremy Corbyn a bit more comedy not as left asi corbyn a bit more comedy not as left as i thought, even though he is, or i dont like theresa may even though she is reliable, but we are not inviting them in for a cup of tea, it is about who will run the country, and i get that is the i guess that is what their teams will be focusing on. A bit different from the earlier part, the software shows, where they could just establish themselves as all the people. And Jeremy Corbyn has had a good week and theresa may not so. There is an opportunity and risk for them both tonight . Definitely an opportunity. I thinkJeremy Corbyn goes into this having had the easier week. He will be looking not to jeopardise any of the momentum he has gained in the past week by making some sort of terrible gaffe, and this is theresa mays opportunity to try to seize back whatever momentum she has lost in the last week and really take the initiative going into the final days. I suppose that is what makes Question Time so exciting. Politicians might be able to second guess what journalists can ask, but not so much members of the public . I think that is very true. I have been out for lots of this campaign, more than i care to reveal on your show but when i have seen politicians really look like they we re politicians really look like they were grappling, not sure what they we re were grappling, not sure what they were reaching for, it was when somebodyjust said were reaching for, it was when Somebody Just said something were reaching for, it was when somebodyjust said something that through them off, thinking back to mr blair, being asked about the health service, you dont really care, and that really threw him in a way journalist would care, and that really threw him in a wayjournalist would have gone after the figures, said this is what you said then, but that direct thing, and the public is unpredictable which is what makes it so interesting and i think it is very good they are doing it, even if they dont want to debate each other, i think it will bring out something. Dont want to debate each other, i think it will bring out somethinglj think it will bring out somethinglj think as well, parties do prep this kind of thing to the nth degree, they have their aides standing in for other politicians, pretending to be David Dimbleby, but you cant prep for everything. Things came up in the last debate with the leaders that theresa may did not anticipate. There was a question about Climate Change, and a couple of the aides admitted to me in the spin room backstage they had not prepped a question on Climate Change, perhaps telling in a different way. Of course they will have tonight after trumps decision. And that Question TimeLeaders Special debate with David Dimbleby featuring theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn takes place this evening. There will be full coverage on the bbc news from 8pm and the debate starts at 8 30pm. One of the most important battlegrounds in this election may well be the london suburbs, where labour, the lib dems and the conservatives will all be hoping to pick up crucial seats. And nowhere more so than in the marginal seatof Enfield North. Its currently held by labour, but for in recent years has swung back and forth between them and the conservatives. So what might tip it one way or the other . Ayshea buksh has been finding out. It is londons northernmost constituency and come election day in Enfield North every vote counts. For many years this seat has swung between labour and the conservatives. At the last election there was just conservatives. At the last election there wasjust 1000 conservatives. At the last election there was just 1000 votes between there was just 1000 votes between the two candidates. Both parties will also be trying to woo ukip voters whose candidate last time polled 4000 votes. The Labour Candidate was first elected when tony blair came to power in 1997. In the last election she took the seat back from the conservative. The hospital was the biggest issue. The Labour Government under gordon brown side of my plans to downgrade it and in opposition David Cameron vowed to save it, but later as conservative Prime Minister both the maternity and a e units were closed down. Can local people trust the conservatives on the nhs given what happened with the hospital . I think local people do trust us because they know we are the party in the government that will continue to keep the economy strong to fund those services we need. We are already seeing now that the ccg has effectively got its act together, gp surgeries, we are seeing health care very much on the agenda. My view is no hospital, noel a e, is currently safe under the tories. There is only a Labour Government that will protect and properly invest in the nhs is available free at point of use. How will they pay for an . They have made it clear how they will pay for it. Do think it is important that the labour party has costed all of its proposals. Like many other parts of london, enfield has also seen a rise in knife cream. As the mp worked to amend the legislation knife crime. Those in possession of a blade will be given an automatic jail service. We have now had 11 stabbings, three of which were fatal, since april the 1st. We have lost 188 uniformed officers off the streets of enfield since 2010, since the tory government, and in that very same period we have seen a doubling of viole nt very same period we have seen a doubling of violent crime. Austerity cuts under the conservatives have not helped. Cuts to local youth services, the police force. What would you say about that . Firstly, in terms of the police force, when i arranged for the Home Secretary to, here to enfield two weeks ago we met with the borough commander and he was absolutely clear he has the resources to do the job and he has echoed that sense. Here, as in some other seats, ukip have not fielded candidates were pro brexit candidates were pro brexit candidates are standing, but that has not happened here. Our ukip still relevant given the conservative support for brexit . Very relevant, because theresa may could backslide at any minute. We need to be there to be fully pushing the buttons and be there, a force to be reckoned with, to keep her on her toes. With just a few days of canvassing left, all the candidates running in Enfield North will be working hard to get their message across. Studio the liberal democrats and the greens are also standing in Enfield North. Heres the full list of the candidates. With the election fast approaching, my colleague Victoria Derbyshire has been organising a series of election blind dates a lunch between two people with very different political views. Today its the turn of laboursJess Phillips and the conservativesjohn whittingdale. This is how they got on. Music iamjess i am Jess Phillips and i amJess Phillips and i was i am Jess Phillips and i was the Member Of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley and now i am the candidate in that election. I was raised to hit the tories and there are still some i see as the headed monsters. I feel slightly anxious about going to meet somebody, i dont know who it is. Im john whittingdale, the parliamentary candidate at the moment for maldon essex, some i can fashion to you, i am t