For Prime Minister rishi sunak. Just one defeat tonight would mean the government has clocked up more by election defeats in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s. Well, lets begin with wellingborough. The seat now vacant after peter bone was found by parliament to have subjected a staff member to bullying and Sexual Misconduct. He, of course, has denied the allegations and his partner Helen Harrison is running to replace him as the conservatives hope to hold after winning with a majority of over 18,000 at the last election in 2019. Well, lets get more detail now with our east Midlands Reporter , will our east Midlands Reporter, will hollis. Will, whats the mood on the ground. 7 the ground . Yes. Well, were here just down the road, actually still inside northamptonshire shire, the county thats a part of where wellingborough is. But were just down the road in kettering. Thats because theyve got this massive Leisure Centre and this is where all the sorts of counts from
You gb news for hosting this you to gb news for hosting this first kind, event. First of its kind, kind event. Now out and about now ive been out and about across the country for the past couple of months, talking to people their people everywhere about their priorities and what were doing to them. And tonight to deliver on them. And tonight i want to do the same thing with all of you. Now now, i know things havent been easy over the past couple of years. We had covid and the impact that had on pubuc covid and the impact that had on Public Services , the backlogs Public Services, the backlogs were seeing and just as we were recovering from that, a war in ukraine that drove up all of yours and everyone elses energy bills. But but even though were not out of the woods yet, at the start of this year, i believe that we have made progress and that we have made progress and that were heading in the right direction now. At the beginning of last year, you may have seen that i set out five prio
Around him whilst inside, activists with banners and flags chanted free palestine in labour has ruled out any deals with the snp after the election, even in the event of a hung parliament. Sir keir starmer has been campaigning in the east of glasgow today, which is one of the seats that hes hoping to take from John Swinneys party. Sir keir said the snps only ambition is to break up the uk and there would be absolutely no deal with the scottish nationalists. Well, gb news can nationalists. Well, gb news can reveal that more than 10,000 channel migrants have crossed illegally to the uk so far this yeah illegally to the uk so far this year. The milestone figure was reached today after another 154 people arrived in dover, having crossed in three small boats this morning. Its a blow to rishi sunak on his second full day of campaigning after he promised that his government would stop the boats. The former would stop the boats. The former boss of the post office has been accused of living in
Plus Alastair Stewart and for the first time on british television, live in front of a representative studio audience, well be hearing from three men, each hoping to be the leader of the next uk government. In the first Election Debate. First Election Debate. Tv legend Alastair Stewart is live with us to discuss what it takes to win a tv debate. Also tonight it is starmer and the opportunity destroying , opportunity destroying, aspiration hating labour party. Aspiration hating labour party. Well, it looks like the tories are dumping pro boris candidates. Plus i grew up working class , plus i grew up working class, ive been fighting all my life and i wont stop now. And i wont stop now. Is sir keir starmer really working class on my panel tonight . Working class on my panel tonight . Its the top team of journalism royalty John Sergeant apprentice finalist joana jarjue and political commentator Alex Armstrong. Oh, yes. And who is armstrong. Oh, yes. And who is ex trump adviser steve banno
For Peoples Health and peoples lives. So there has to be lives. So there has to be accountability. You know, we see in these situations, dont we, how theres a, you know, a big injustice uncovered like hillsborough or grenfell or the post office. And yet there isnt that individual accountability , that individual accountability, but that has to follow. And in my view, prosecutions should be considered in this case, including a corporate accountability. I believe there may well be a for case corporate manslaughter against whitehall departments as well. Departments as well. The parents of a baby girl say theyll never forgive the callousness of a nursery worker whos been convicted of manslaughter. 37 year old Kate Roughley placed nine month old Genevieve Meehan face down on a beanbag for an hour and a half while working at the tiny toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme in may 2022. Colleagues and paramedics tried to revive her, but she was declared dead later that day. Declared dead later that day