24/04/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

Going head to head - the feminist leader taking

on the Conservative MP with the biggest majority

And Ched Evans - the footballer cleared of rape -

is set to return to Sheffield United.

We'll have live reaction from the city.

Some big April showers in the next 24 hours.

Hail, thunder, even a bit of snow thrown in for good measure.

The MP for Shipley has defended his stance on women's

rights after a prominent feminist announced she'll stand against him

Sophie Walker - the leader of the Women's Equality Party -

claims Mr Davies has led a "self-indulgent anti-women

Today, he challenged Ms Walker to back up claims

Here's our political reporter James Vincent.

He's the backbencher from a well established political force.

She is the leader of a brand-new party and their argument

Philip Davies, the incumbent MP, has taken the privilege

of being a local MP for Shipley to create his own personal national

This is just a publicity stunt for the Women and Equalities Party.

It has nothing to do with the people of Shipley or presenting

If anybody here is doing stunts, it's Philip Davies.

This is a man who regularly wastes parliamentary time by talking out

important bills including ones to end violence

I have asked the Women and Equalities Party to name just

one thing in 12 years as the MP that I have ever said which would call

for women to be treated less favourably than men and they haven't

been able to find one thing in 12 years as an MP.

Philip Davies has a strong Conservative majority in Shipley,

but the Women's Equality Party says he is their biggest target,

Mr Davies said that if they were really about equality,

the word "women" wouldn't be in the title of the party.

Plenty to argue about there, but voters in Shipley have

Making sure that children's centres like this get funded

because it is so important for children to access

Brexit is the most important thing to me.

However, being a father and a grandfather, I can see

all the services that are being cut, especially for the younger end.

Labour came second in Shipley in 2015.

They are suspicious of a new party coming in.

Anybody that is trying to get more attention about women's

However, targeting Shipley is basically opportunism.

I don't understand what their policies are on housing,

And really, if you are putting forward a member of Parliament,

it ought to be a member of Parliament that is going to be

fighting for those constituents on all issues and I'm not seeing

The Women's Equality Party would normally expect some level

of local support but the activists you would think would be

on their side are not really, because they feel the party's leader

Whilst we do share a lot of empathy with the issues

of the Women's Equality Party, of course, because of Philip's

antifeminist stance has provoked us to start in the first place,

their approach has jumped the gun and I think there was a real

opportunity to find unity here and unfortunately,

they haven't worked in a unified way, they have just come

Shipley's campaign trail might just be one to watch.

No party manifestos yet, but it's been a lively start

Absolutely. Early days. Philip Davies has one of the biggest

majorities in West Yorkshire. 9000. He has welcomed the Women's Equality

Party to challenge him. There is a suggestion that the Greens and the

Liberal Democrats may not field candidates to give the Women's

Equality Party a clear run. Labour have given us the idea that they

will be fielding a party there needs to be some discussion. Labour pledge

today about the Battle of all grieve? Yes, 1984, 95 minus arrested

after clashes with the police. Large-scale concerns -- 95 coal

miners. Large sale scale concerns about how this was handed. Jeremy

Corbyn said there will be an inquiry if Labour win the next election.

And when injustices are historic and have occurred some while ago,

it does not diminish the reality of that injustice all

So we will set up enquiries into blacklisting and into Orgreave.

That will be an easier promise for Jeremy Corbyn to make. There are

concerns. The opponents of labour, people who would say it is an easy

promise, will say that Labour have been in power since the Battle of

Orgreave in 1984, why did they have an inquiry when they were in charge.

Early days as you said earlier, a busy few weeks.

In other news from around the region...

A 30-year-old man from Batley who tried to join

has pleaded guilty to terror offences.

Ghulam Hussain also gave an undercover officer advice

on how to join the group - as well as ?160

to fund his accommodation when travelling to Syria.

A 48-hour strike by RMT union members working

for Virgin Trains East Coast has been suspended.

The strike was due to take place this Friday and Saturday,

the same weekend as the Tour de Yorkshire.

The RMT union says it has suspended the action following progress

which has been made in talks with the rail operator.

The company behind the project to resurface roads and pavements

in Sheffield has revealed it has received 5,500 complaints

More than 2,000 complaints were about street lighting -

500 of them were about concerns over the removal and

Amey say they take all complaints seriously and work

The BBC understands Sheffield United have agreed to re-sign Ched Evans.

Evans last played for the Blades in 2012 before a rape conviction

saw him serve two and a half years in prison.

He was found not guilty at a retrial.

Rob Station from BBC Radio Sheffield broke this story this

Talk us through what has been agreed. A fee of ?500,000 has been

agreed between Sheffield United and Chesterfield. He will have a medical

this week. This could move quickly. There could be an agreement between

Ched Evans and Sheffield United by the end of the week. They cannot

officially sign him until the transfer window opens. They can

certainly agree a contract. What has the response been to the news? In

terms of the phoning in, it was positive. Most Sheffield United fans

were pleased to see him coming back to Bramall Lane. He is a striker

with pedigree and loss of Blades fans remember when he was a striker.

It was five years ago, but he scored lots of goals for them in 2012 and

they would like to see him back. One of two calls were unhappy, they were

taking attention away from an attempt -- a summer of celebration.

They could become legal in champions on Saturday. They feel less this is

a distraction. -- they feel that this is a distraction. Thank you

very much. Former Leeds United stars have

gathered for the premiere of a new film celebrating the club's

glory days under Howard Wilkinson. It's called Do You Want to Win

and it's headlining Wilkinson and former player

Vinnie Jones told us they're hopeful the team of 2017 can still make it

into the Premier League. I don't think you should dwell

in the past too much. I think you should roll your sleeves

up and push forward. We've got a great young manager,

fresh, ambitious, good coach, And the big news of the year is that

Paul has got an Instagram account! I have, but I would do as many

selfies as you! The next 24 hours is looking very chilly. The wind is

coming all the way down from the Arctic it will create a lot of

instability so very heavy showers. A glimmer of hope, a long way off,

there is Saturday and a ridge of high pressure. If this is correct,

the start of the bank holiday weekend should be very nice. Great

news for the Tour de Yorkshire. Though showers drifting towards the

Peak District. As where they will become confined to coastal areas.

Probably over the North York Moors by the end of the night. Inland, dry

with clear periods. Widespread frost. Some areas seeing

temperatures below freezing. There will be icy patches on untreated

surfaces. A sunny start tomorrow and a cold one. Showers in the course of

the morning and shower clouds in the afternoon will develop and there

will be hell and thunder. Some sleet and snow as well. Some sunshine in

between but it will feel very cold. Though showers really continue to

run in from the North, through Tuesday evening and through Tuesday

night as well. An ongoing risk of those wintry showers giving a slight

covering in places and there will be a nice problem as well first thing

on Wednesday morning. It will be a bright day on Wednesday with some

sunny spells and showers. The showers getting confined to eastern

parts. Thursday, patchy rain and then Friday settles down and the

start of next week is looking fine with sunshine.

That is it from us, some rain. More with the national

forecast now. Good evening. It's been turning

colder from the north so far today. It's been cold enough for

significant snow in northern Scotland. This was mid afternoon.

More recently it's been blowing around over the tops of the

mountains. Snow in April not necessarily unusual but it's usually

unwelcome. The colder air coming in behind the front which clears

towards the near continent, opening the floodgates to this Coldstream of

air all the way from the Arctic. That cold air increasingly cold air

will spread its way across all parts tonight and will be with us tomorrow

and Wednesday as well. A cold night ahead of us. A widespread frost

developing and further wintry showers. Most in Scotland and the

north-east of England too. Cold winds as well. Maybe a few wintry

showers in Northern Ireland and Wales, maybe