:00:00. > :00:00.rise. That is all
:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford. In tonight's programme:
:00:07. > :00:12.Allegations of bullying and violence among pupils at a public school.
:00:13. > :00:15.A former member of staff says she was forced out of her job for
:00:16. > :00:18.raising concerns. Also tonight: The morning after the
:00:19. > :00:23.night before. The repairs after storms left thousands of homes
:00:24. > :00:26.without power. A hug from his mum for a record
:00:27. > :00:31.breaking rower. The 17`year`old who's become the youngest person to
:00:32. > :00:35.row across the Atlantic. And later on: By royal appointment.
:00:36. > :00:49.Queen guitarist Brian May funds an alternative to the badger cull.
:00:50. > :00:53.Good evening. A former member of staff at the
:00:54. > :00:56.prestigious Oratory School in Woodcote is claiming she was
:00:57. > :01:01.unfairly forced out of her job after repeatedly raising concerns about
:01:02. > :01:04.the behaviour of pupils. An industrial tribunal has been hearing
:01:05. > :01:09.allegations from Rachel Ashley, who resigned in 2012. She claims she was
:01:10. > :01:13.pressured to leave after reporting incidents of violent behaviour and
:01:14. > :01:19.bullying. Officials at the ?30,000 a year public school deny any wrong
:01:20. > :01:22.doing. Adina Campbell reports. The Oratory is one of the country's
:01:23. > :01:25.most exclusive private schools and so any case questioning the
:01:26. > :01:30.behaviour of its pupils was always bound to cause embarrassment. During
:01:31. > :01:33.the course of the past three days the industrial tribunal panel here
:01:34. > :01:36.in Reading has heard claims of animal cruelty to birds and cats,
:01:37. > :01:43.and also allegations of extreme bullying among some of the boys. The
:01:44. > :01:46.claims come from a former employee, Rachel Ashley, who worked at the
:01:47. > :01:50.school near Woodcote in South Oxfordshire for three years. She's
:01:51. > :01:52.brought a case for constructive unfair dismissal, saying that she'd
:01:53. > :01:56.repeatedly flagged`up her concerns to senior colleagues, but was told
:01:57. > :02:01.that boys will be boys and nothing was done.
:02:02. > :02:04.Miss Ashley claims that during her time as a house mother, a
:02:05. > :02:07.supervisory role, she raised concerns about four boys. She
:02:08. > :02:10.reported seeing banned items including a bow and arrow, fireworks
:02:11. > :02:14.and other sharp objects embedded in gloves, and claims as a result she
:02:15. > :02:19.feared for her own safety and that of the children. On another occasion
:02:20. > :02:23.she reported seeing a boy being bound and then beaten by others. But
:02:24. > :02:26.while she felt the incidents should have been reported to social
:02:27. > :02:33.services or the police her worries weren't taken seriously. She was
:02:34. > :02:37.even reprimanded by other members of staff for reporting what she'd seen.
:02:38. > :02:40.Today the tribunal has heard from the school's deputy head, Thomas
:02:41. > :02:51.Hennessy, who says he was aware of incidents of bad behaviour and that
:02:52. > :02:53.these were properly investigated. Recommendations on appropriate ways
:02:54. > :02:59.of dealing with such behaviour were up to the headmaster to enforce. The
:03:00. > :03:04.hearing continues and it is likely to be a few more weeks yet until the
:03:05. > :03:07.panel makes his final conclusions. An Oxfordshire care home's been
:03:08. > :03:10.issued with a formal warning to improve standards by the Care
:03:11. > :03:13.Quality Commission. St Katherine's House in Wantage was visited by
:03:14. > :03:18.inspectors at the end of last year, after concerns were raised in
:03:19. > :03:20.October. They found the centre falling short on five of eight
:03:21. > :03:25.nationally agreed standards for quality and safety. The CQC says
:03:26. > :03:28.there's no risk to the 50 residents, and the company running St
:03:29. > :03:32.Katherine's is taking action to address the concerns.
:03:33. > :03:36.More than half the country is overweight according to new figures,
:03:37. > :03:39.and Milton Keynes is in the top ten areas for expanding waistlines.
:03:40. > :03:45.Public Health England used people's Body Mass Index, or BMI, to draw up
:03:46. > :03:49.a league table. On average is 63% of people in the UK are overweight or
:03:50. > :03:55.obese ` but there's a wide variation. In Oxford over half the
:03:56. > :04:01.population, almost 56%, is classed as overweight. In Aylesbury Vale,
:04:02. > :04:04.it's around 64%. Tipping the scale at more than 70% comes Swindon. And
:04:05. > :04:07.heavier still is Milton Keynes, with more than 72% of the population
:04:08. > :04:11.overweight or obese. Some question the value and reliability of using
:04:12. > :04:13.BMI data but, as Jessica Cooper reports, the study's prompted local
:04:14. > :04:23.authorities to redouble their efforts.
:04:24. > :04:29.Lionel used to fit into these clothes when he weighed almost 19
:04:30. > :04:34.stone. Within three years he lost seven stone. I just wanted to look
:04:35. > :04:38.normal and wear normal clothes and I feel so much better for doing it. I
:04:39. > :04:42.sometimes go around the grandchildren and play on the swings
:04:43. > :04:46.in the park things and like that. When we go on holiday I go on
:04:47. > :04:52.everything, everything they go one I go on and I really enjoyed it. It is
:04:53. > :04:55.a newly sovereign life. Through walking and reducing his portion
:04:56. > :04:59.size Lionel has kept his weight down but new figures show he is now
:05:00. > :05:15.amongst the minority in his local area where more than 70% of adults
:05:16. > :05:17.are classed as overweight or obese. Milton Keynes Council says reducing
:05:18. > :05:19.the health risk for people who are overweight is one of its main
:05:20. > :05:22.priorities and people who are classed in that group are referred
:05:23. > :05:24.to services by their GP. It has also vowed to double the public health
:05:25. > :05:27.investment to tackle the obesity problem. Weight loss is the main
:05:28. > :05:32.reason people join this gym in Bletchley and it is where GPs refer
:05:33. > :05:36.their patients on to exercise programmes instead of giving out
:05:37. > :05:42.prescriptions. Over the past three years I have seen 80% of people who
:05:43. > :05:44.take part in the programme and complete the 12 weeks make a
:05:45. > :05:49.significant reduction to their weight loss and we have had a number
:05:50. > :05:54.of our clients who have lost upwards of two or three stone by taking part
:05:55. > :05:58.in this programme. Lionel puts his weight loss down to willpower. He
:05:59. > :06:03.loves baking cakes but never eats them.
:06:04. > :06:06.Winds of up to 50 miles an hour have been battering the Thames Valley.
:06:07. > :06:09.8,000 homes were without power this morning. And with more storms set to
:06:10. > :06:11.follow, Sinead Carroll has been assessing the impact of the weather
:06:12. > :06:20.here. Clearing up after one storm, and
:06:21. > :06:26.preparing for another. The guys are here today clearing the rubbish
:06:27. > :06:28.which gets dragged in off the field and blocks the streams and the water
:06:29. > :06:35.cannot get away. Last night's storm led to power cuts
:06:36. > :06:40.for many. It is absolutely bananas. It is frustrating to be living in
:06:41. > :06:42.2014 and not having electricity. Every time there is a storm or some
:06:43. > :06:49.sort of weather. The power cuts forced closures at
:06:50. > :06:52.Marsh Baldon school and pub. I have already cancelled three parties for
:06:53. > :06:59.lunch and I have turned away three groups for lunch. It also knocks on
:07:00. > :07:04.my staff. At the village hall a lack of heating meant changes to the life
:07:05. > :07:08.drawing class. It started to become a bit cold so the life drawing
:07:09. > :07:12.session became a figure drawing session. We have had to close ``
:07:13. > :07:15.close of the model and gradually people had to filter away because it
:07:16. > :07:18.got too cold to work. Power was restored by 2.00pm,
:07:19. > :07:20.Southern Electric apologised and says it's consulting residents to
:07:21. > :07:24.make improvements in future. But with more bad weather forecast for
:07:25. > :07:26.the next few days, environmental and transport teams in Oxfordshire and
:07:27. > :07:35.Buckinghamshire are standing by to deal with any further disruption.
:07:36. > :07:39.Wiltshire councillors have voted to keep their controversial 22% rise in
:07:40. > :07:42.allowances. It was initially voted through in November. The council's
:07:43. > :07:47.leader, Jane Scott, had already said that she won't be taking her
:07:48. > :07:49.increase. 24 councillors voted last night to reverse the higher
:07:50. > :07:55.allowance payments, but 60 others voted to keep the extra money.
:07:56. > :07:59.A teenager from Oxfordshire has become the youngest person ever to
:08:00. > :08:04.row across the Atlantic. Eoin Hartwright, who's just 17, was part
:08:05. > :08:07.of a team of four. They finally completed their journey last night,
:08:08. > :08:16.landing in Antigua after more than six weeks at sea. Charlotte Stacey's
:08:17. > :08:22.been speaking to him. After 43 days at sea, land is finally in sight.
:08:23. > :08:28.Eoin Hartwright started this journey and normal teenager but crossed the
:08:29. > :08:32.finish line a record breaker. At 17 he is now the youngest person ever
:08:33. > :08:37.to row across the Atlantic. I asked him earlier what it was like to
:08:38. > :08:40.finally get off the boat. It is an amazing feeling. I could not
:08:41. > :08:45.actually walk to be honest when I got on land and I completely forgot
:08:46. > :08:49.about the record until I sat down and the race organiser came over and
:08:50. > :08:56.said I was in the Guinness book of records and that was really cool to
:08:57. > :08:59.hear. His journey raised more than ?5,000 for Helen and Douglas house
:09:00. > :09:04.and he hopes it will continue to rise. For now he is keeping his feet
:09:05. > :09:11.firmly on dry land and celebrating his incredible achievement.
:09:12. > :09:14.It is an incredible achievement. Congratulations from all of us here.
:09:15. > :09:17.That's all from me for the moment. I'll have the headlines at 8.00pm
:09:18. > :09:19.and a full bulletin at 10.25pm. Now more of today's stories with Sally
:09:20. > :09:30.Taylor. Still to come in this evening's
:09:31. > :09:40.South Today: Nicknamed HMS Pepperpot ` the Portsmouth warship hit so many
:09:41. > :09:44.times during the Second World War. Network Rail has laid out its scheme
:09:45. > :09:46.for a new direct rail link between Reading and Heathrow Airport.
:09:47. > :09:50.Subject to planning permission, it aims to start groundwork in two
:09:51. > :09:55.years' time and open in 2021. Our Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton
:09:56. > :09:59.is here. The idea has been around for a while but this sounds much
:10:00. > :10:02.more definite. We knew the Government was putting
:10:03. > :10:05.up half a billion pounds for this. Four trains an hour, running from
:10:06. > :10:10.Reading straight into Heathrow's Terminal Five. Now we know that, if
:10:11. > :10:14.it gets planning approval, the work will begin two years from now. There
:10:15. > :10:19.will be a five kilometre tunnel and digging that will begin in 2018,
:10:20. > :10:23.with the first trains in 2021. There will be a spur off the Great Western
:10:24. > :10:26.Main Line. Let's zoom in and see that it will leave the Main Line
:10:27. > :10:31.east of Slough, straight into the tunnel to get underneath the M4 and
:10:32. > :10:35.then the M25 and into Terminal Five. There is already space for two
:10:36. > :10:39.platforms under the airport. A big empty box was built at the same time
:10:40. > :10:41.as the terminal, it just needs fitting out.
:10:42. > :10:45.This would bring big benefits to the Thames Valley.
:10:46. > :10:48.Local business groups reckon it will create 40,000 jobs in the Thames
:10:49. > :10:54.Valley and bring ?2 billion in economic benefits. It would pay for
:10:55. > :10:57.itself in ten years. At the moment, to get from Reading to Heathrow by
:10:58. > :11:02.public transport you either take a bus or get the train into London and
:11:03. > :11:06.then back out again. This will take half an hour off the journey.
:11:07. > :11:08.So what has happened to plans for a Southern Rail route into Heathrow?
:11:09. > :11:12.Has that gone away? No, it hasn't gone away. But nor has
:11:13. > :11:16.it really moved forward. The scheme is called Airtrack and it seemed
:11:17. > :11:18.certain to happen. But some local councils raised concerns about how
:11:19. > :11:22.much time level crossings would be closed to road traffic. That stifled
:11:23. > :11:32.progress but it could eventually still go ahead.
:11:33. > :11:36.The South Downs were turned into a national park to help keep it as a
:11:37. > :11:40.green open space. But a row has broken out at Rogate in West Sussex
:11:41. > :11:43.over plans for a new golf course. The greens and fairways would be put
:11:44. > :11:47.on heathland. The golf club says walkers and grazing animals will
:11:48. > :11:51.still be able to use the land. Sean Killick reports.
:11:52. > :11:59.It is he planned at the moment, it is also designated as common land
:12:00. > :12:04.which gives people the right to raise livestock here. But it is
:12:05. > :12:15.owned by a golf club who want to put a new course on the land. They say
:12:16. > :12:19.public access would be retained and people could still raise livestock
:12:20. > :12:24.but these people say that they be difficult.
:12:25. > :12:30.We would have to keep the cattle in certain areas and then move them as
:12:31. > :12:34.and when. I don't know how it would work but it would be totally
:12:35. > :12:38.practical. A group campaigning to protect
:12:39. > :12:44.common land rejects the plan. It is going to be very dangerous
:12:45. > :12:51.because we know the speed golf balls travel it. Unless they restrict
:12:52. > :12:57.access where people to currently go where they like, my concern is for
:12:58. > :13:04.people 's safety. The golf club declines to be
:13:05. > :13:10.interviewed but in the statement they said they had no intention of
:13:11. > :13:13.stopping public access, merely to prevent its abuse, such as
:13:14. > :13:26.scrambling, fly`tipping and vandalism. There will be a vote on
:13:27. > :13:29.the plan in the next few months. More than half of Portsmouth's
:13:30. > :13:33.parking wardens will be on strike today. The 24 hour walk out by union
:13:34. > :13:35.members began last night from midnight. The wardens are
:13:36. > :13:38.complaining about pay and poor changing facilities. They also claim
:13:39. > :13:41.they're under increased pressure to issue tickets. The council says it's
:13:42. > :13:47.still talking to the unions but says it does not set targets for parking
:13:48. > :13:56.tickets, as this would be illegal. It badger vaccination programme
:13:57. > :14:02.could be cheaper and more effective than a cull. Brian May is heading
:14:03. > :14:09.the campaign. He'd already set up the badger sett
:14:10. > :14:12.the site in Dorset and today rock star Bryan make to the House of
:14:13. > :14:20.Commons to call the county to be an early pioneering vaccination against
:14:21. > :14:24.TB as an alternative to the cull. If you do for years of vaccinations
:14:25. > :14:33.you would get her immunity which takes them out of the equation. We
:14:34. > :14:36.are concerned about the badgers and the cattle to the government on
:14:37. > :14:43.again about the cattle because they make money.
:14:44. > :14:50.Partly because of monitoring, the costs rose above vaccination.
:14:51. > :14:54.More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for a badger
:14:55. > :15:01.vaccination and Brian May believes he can get donors involved in his
:15:02. > :15:07.alternative. The rock band Queen have donated money. Politicians from
:15:08. > :15:17.all three political parties were at the launch.
:15:18. > :15:39.On to sport and we are going to talk about Reading football club.
:15:40. > :15:43.Something happening off the pitch. It's a return to the Reading Way.
:15:44. > :15:46.Sir John Madejski has confirmed what fans have long suspected ` the
:15:47. > :15:49.Royals owner Anton Zingarevich is no longer involved in the day to day
:15:50. > :15:53.running of the club. Board chairman, Sir John, also revealed he's looking
:15:54. > :15:56.to sell not just his minority stake in Reading, but also the Russian's
:15:57. > :15:59.share. Joe Campbell reports. Sir John Madejski tonight is master
:16:00. > :16:02.of all he surveys. But the storms outside his apartment are as nothing
:16:03. > :16:05.compared to the troubled waters the club must navigate. The promised
:16:06. > :16:08.investment from new owner Anton Zingarevich and his family just
:16:09. > :16:11.hasn't lived up to expectations. The time he's putting into the club,
:16:12. > :16:17.well, that's now nonexistent. So Sir John is back in charge.
:16:18. > :16:21.We are going to run the club like it used to be run so that is very
:16:22. > :16:28.comforting for everybody concerned. Running football clubs is not an
:16:29. > :16:33.easy thing as people find out. Does that mean they are saying they
:16:34. > :16:39.want to pull back and you are acting as an agent to sell all 100% of the
:16:40. > :16:43.club? I suppose that's probably right.
:16:44. > :16:48.Sir John has spoken out now to reassure fans worried for the future
:16:49. > :16:55.of what they see as their club. What would you say to those who want
:16:56. > :17:06.a resolution. All I can say is they and me both.
:17:07. > :17:10.Oxford United maintained their unbeaten away record in League Two,
:17:11. > :17:14.with a hard`fought point at Bury. The U's went behind in the second
:17:15. > :17:17.half at Gigg Lane, but a first goal for the club from midfielder Josh
:17:18. > :17:20.Ruffels put United back on level terms. Oxford remain in third in the
:17:21. > :17:23.table, in the final automatic promotion place.
:17:24. > :17:26.And Swindon Town can move closer to a trip to Wembley tonight. They face
:17:27. > :17:28.Peterborough in the first leg of their Johnstone's Paint Trophy
:17:29. > :17:31.Southern Final. There's live coverage on BBC Wiltshire. Kick`off
:17:32. > :17:34.slightly earlier than normal at 7:15pm.
:17:35. > :17:38.Local rivals Havant Waterlooville and Gosport Borough will face off
:17:39. > :17:41.for a place at Wembley, in the FA Trophy Final. The clubs' grounds are
:17:42. > :17:44.separated by around eight miles as the crow flies, either side of
:17:45. > :17:47.Portsea Island. Havant Waterlooville booked their place in
:17:48. > :17:54.the last four by upsetting Aldershot Town at Westleigh Park. The Shots
:17:55. > :17:57.had Jordan Roberts sent off before half time, and the Hawks took
:17:58. > :18:01.advantage. Dennis Oli got the first, and when Nic Ciardini made it 4`1,
:18:02. > :18:04.Lee Bradbury's side could start to look forward to the juicy local semi
:18:05. > :18:13.final. Brett Williams' penalty was a consolation.
:18:14. > :18:16.We've spoken a lot about snowboarder Billy Morgan over the last few
:18:17. > :18:19.weeks. Well, tomorrow it gets serious for him because his bid for
:18:20. > :18:22.a Winter Olympic medal gets underway in Sochi. Although the opening
:18:23. > :18:25.ceremony doesn't take place until Friday, Southampton's Morgan takes
:18:26. > :18:28.part in qualifying in the slopestyle event tomorrow morning. You can
:18:29. > :18:34.watch live on the BBC Red Button from 6am UK time.
:18:35. > :18:37.From snow to ice, and two of the South's team face off tonight for a
:18:38. > :18:40.place in the Premier League Cup Final. Basingstoke Bison lead
:18:41. > :18:43.Guildford Flames 8`3 from the first leg of their semi. But Guildford
:18:44. > :18:49.have home advantage at the Spectrum Leisure centre this evening. That's
:18:50. > :18:51.underway at 8pm. Motorsport next, and a
:18:52. > :18:53.Hampshire`based team are revving up for the 2014 World Superbikes
:18:54. > :18:57.Championship, which starts later this month in Australia. Today the
:18:58. > :19:10.Crescent`Suzuki team unveiled their new bike. And confidence is high at
:19:11. > :19:16.their New Forest base. They started out in this humble shop
:19:17. > :19:24.but now there's Superbike team are plotting world domination.
:19:25. > :19:39.Some people come in to have their mortar by serviced. You don't have
:19:40. > :19:46.too the and enthusiasts to enjoy the spectacle.
:19:47. > :19:52.Northern Ireland's Eugene Laverty finished second last year and turned
:19:53. > :20:01.on the top of to join Crescent`Suzuki.
:20:02. > :20:05.I feel I have got unfinished business and want to fight for the
:20:06. > :20:09.championship. Another British star steps up after
:20:10. > :20:13.winning the British superbikes title in 2013.
:20:14. > :20:18.It was a natural progression but it is not always the way it goes. Some
:20:19. > :20:20.people aren't as lucky to have this opportunity so I will make the most
:20:21. > :20:26.of it. We have invested heavily in the
:20:27. > :20:40.Raiders and hopefully they can give us the results they deserve. ``
:20:41. > :20:54.invested in the riders. Hopes are high for a good year.
:20:55. > :21:02.Those bikes have to be sold to the public, that's how you qualify. Moto
:21:03. > :21:14.GP or souped up ones. Fascinating. Now one of the most
:21:15. > :21:16.famous Portsmouth warships of World War II is being remembered this
:21:17. > :21:20.month. HMS Penelope was bombed so often and
:21:21. > :21:23.had so many holes she was given the nickname HMS Pepperpot. Eventually
:21:24. > :21:27.she was sunk by a U`Boat off the Italian Coast. Today just seven men
:21:28. > :21:30.who served on HMS Penelope are still alive. Today one of them was given a
:21:31. > :21:32.special presentation to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the sinking.
:21:33. > :21:35.Steve Humphrey reports. These are the extraordinary
:21:36. > :21:38.photographs the resulted in HMS Penelope being given the name HMS
:21:39. > :21:42.Pepperpot. The holes were created by flying shrapnel.
:21:43. > :21:47.The German aircraft seemed to follow us around. The Admiralty stated it
:21:48. > :21:53.was the most bombed ship in World War II. In the Mediterranean Royal
:21:54. > :21:57.Navy ships were coming under almost constant attack.
:21:58. > :22:01.That's all you did, day in and day out, fire at aircraft coming down at
:22:02. > :22:04.you. HMS Penelope's luck ran out in
:22:05. > :22:08.February 1944 when she was sunk by a U`boat. Just under 400 men died, 206
:22:09. > :22:20.survived, including Norman who spent two and a half hours in the water.
:22:21. > :22:27.If you couldn't swim, you drowned. And then others couldn't keep going.
:22:28. > :22:30.To mark the anniversary of the sinking of the ship, Norman was
:22:31. > :22:34.prevented with some special mementos by John Bush, who served in the
:22:35. > :22:40.Falklands on the most recent ship to be called HMS Penelope.
:22:41. > :22:46.We spent a lot of time in defence watches which is preparation for
:22:47. > :22:49.action in the Falklands. We were doing that for weeks at a time.
:22:50. > :22:52.These guys were doing it for years at a time and in far harsher
:22:53. > :22:56.conditions. Norman is certainly a survivor. He
:22:57. > :23:10.celebrates his 91st birthday on Friday.
:23:11. > :23:15.Let us get on to the weather and Alexis is with us. It has really
:23:16. > :23:20.been incredibly strong winds and lots of rain.
:23:21. > :23:27.Yes we had a cast of 79 mph earlier today. The ground is very saturated
:23:28. > :23:30.and we have more rain on the way. Fred Ellis captured a sandstorm at
:23:31. > :23:34.East Head in West Wittering. Lorna Jacobson took this photo of
:23:35. > :23:42.the huge waves at Chesil Beach in Dorset. Just a reminder not to get
:23:43. > :23:49.too close to the sea to get a photo. After stay safe.
:23:50. > :23:53.`` you have two stay safe. And Roy Venkatesh took this photo of the
:23:54. > :23:58.flooded fields to the west of the spires of Oxford.
:23:59. > :24:15.A quieter night but those showers will remain, easing out. A dry start
:24:16. > :24:18.tomorrow but it won't stay that way. We will see a band of rain and work
:24:19. > :24:32.its way up from the south and it was they were thus for much of the data
:24:33. > :24:43.model. `` it will stay with us for much of the Day two morrow.
:24:44. > :24:56.There is a weather warning for the rain so stay tuned for more
:24:57. > :25:06.forecasts. Those showers could band up and merge into longer spells of
:25:07. > :25:12.rain. A wet start to the day on Friday but we are looking at a brief
:25:13. > :25:19.respite with maybe some sunshine before the next area of low pressure
:25:20. > :25:24.swings in from the Atlantic bringing more rain into Saturday morning and
:25:25. > :25:27.another amber weather warning for that.
:25:28. > :25:28.more rain into Saturday morning and another amber There is the flat line
:25:29. > :25:44.number if you need it. The wind will not be as strong as
:25:45. > :25:52.today but pretty brisk along the coast. Severe gales through Saturday
:25:53. > :26:00.along the south coast and gales inland.
:26:01. > :26:05.It is one thing after another. And it doesn't look like it's going
:26:06. > :26:09.to stop soon. Tomorrow morning we will get up
:26:10. > :26:39.early to watch Billie Morgan. Good night.
:26:40. > :26:41.NICK CLEGG: Are you in, or are you out?
:26:42. > :26:48.That's the real question at stake at the European elections on May 2 nd.
:26:49. > :26:55.even though that would wreck the recovery and destroy jobs.
:26:56. > :26:59.The Conservatives are now openly flirting with exit,
:27:00. > :27:01.and the Labour Party, well, they just don't have the courage
:27:02. > :27:08.they wouldn't lift a finger to help keep Britain in the EU
:27:09. > :27:12.So I'm asking you to vote for the Liberal Democrats,
:27:13. > :27:20.in for the sake of British prosperity and jobs.
:27:21. > :27:24.I'm in because we set the global standards
:27:25. > :27:30.95% of everything we use, we eat we heat ourselves in, comes in by sea.