:00:08. > :00:09.With the Conservatives holding twenty seven of twenty nine
:00:10. > :00:12.seats in the south east - today opposition parties have
:00:13. > :00:14.revealed that tactical alliances and voting could be used
:00:15. > :00:17.One Liberal Democrat candidate in a marginal East Sussex
:00:18. > :00:20.constituency has told the Sunday Politics Programme
:00:21. > :00:23.that he won't agree to a formal alliance with other parties -
:00:24. > :00:26.but has called on the wider electorate to lend him their vote
:00:27. > :00:33.The Conservatives holding all but two seats here.
:00:34. > :00:35.So will informal tactical alliances between opposition parties
:00:36. > :00:44.Be used to break the Tory stranglehold?
:00:45. > :00:51.That the clear we are not talking about a single electoral pact, what
:00:52. > :00:55.we are talking about is the possibility for collaboration and
:00:56. > :00:59.cooperation at a local level and -- in just a handful of constituencies
:01:00. > :01:04.in the best way to do that is make sure the anti-Tory vote not split.
:01:05. > :01:07.Today Ukip leader Paul Nuttall admitted the party may not put
:01:08. > :01:09.candidates up against some pro Brexit MPs.
:01:10. > :01:15.What I don't want to see happen is good Brexit MPs, not fly by night
:01:16. > :01:18.ones, people who have campaigned for years for Brexit, I don't want to
:01:19. > :01:21.In the south east's second most marginal seat - Eastbourne
:01:22. > :01:24.Lib Dem candidate Stephen Lloyd said there would be no formal alliance
:01:25. > :01:29.to take on the Conservatives, but welcomed tactical voters.
:01:30. > :01:35.I am seeing you know that I am the only one who can beat the Tory
:01:36. > :01:39.candidate so please lend me your vote and I will respect it and I
:01:40. > :01:44.will do my best to win. But it is the only rate will. This is the
:01:45. > :01:47.choice around who we want to be leader, maybe want to be in Europe
:01:48. > :01:50.negotiating to make sure that we get right deal in Europe for the British
:01:51. > :01:50.people and particularly my constituency.
:01:51. > :01:53.Defending a majority of just over 1200 in Hove
:01:54. > :01:57.Labour's Peter Kyle said there would be electoral surprises in store.
:01:58. > :02:03.I believe it is going to be a maverick election where you will see
:02:04. > :02:05.very surprising results up and down the country.
:02:06. > :02:08.All parties have till June eighth To influence the direction
:02:09. > :02:10.of the electoral tide Piers Hopkirk, BBC South East Today.
:02:11. > :02:13.And you can follow the election campaign over the coming
:02:14. > :02:14.weeks and find out more about the candidates
:02:15. > :02:16.on our Radio stations Kent, Sussex and Surrey
:02:17. > :02:23.and on our websites, bbc.co.uk/kent, /sussex or /surrey.
:02:24. > :02:26.A family from Kent say they feel devastated after items
:02:27. > :02:34.belonging to their baby - who'd died recently - were stolen.
:02:35. > :02:37.A blanket, toy and car seat were inside a Ford Fiesta that was
:02:38. > :02:41.The parents say the belongings hold huge sentimental value
:02:42. > :02:44.Detectives are appealing for witnesses.
:02:45. > :02:47.One person's been taken to hospital after a fire at a block
:02:48. > :02:52.Firefighters were called to the four storey building
:02:53. > :02:54.in Leslie Street in Eastbourne just after ten o'clock last night.
:02:55. > :03:00.Three people were rescued and six others were led to safety.
:03:01. > :03:02.Football now and Gillingham's relegation worries continue
:03:03. > :03:03.after their defeat to Fleetwood Town.
:03:04. > :03:13.Here's Peter Whittlesea with a round up of the weekend's goals.
:03:14. > :03:17.A win against promotion chasing -- chasing Fleetwood would have
:03:18. > :03:20.eliminated debtors and the own goal eliminated debtors and the own goal
:03:21. > :03:26.that term than just that. Ashley Hunter at other ideas, bringing the
:03:27. > :03:31.game level with his left foot drive. The Gill responded through a free
:03:32. > :03:39.kick, Rory Donnelly 's firsts goal since August. Fleetwood pressed with
:03:40. > :03:43.this long. Kyle Dempsey compounded the pain, firing home in the 92nd
:03:44. > :03:48.minute. The Gill is still not certain about avoiding the drop.
:03:49. > :03:53.Charleston consigned Tessa Field through the 26 defeat of the season,
:03:54. > :04:00.they then doubled the lead through top scorer Ricky Holmes, his 12th
:04:01. > :04:02.goal of the campaign. Chesterfield a consolation, Rhys Mitchell and
:04:03. > :04:10.eventually punishing and Haddix defensive mix-up. James collects
:04:11. > :04:14.figures team into the lead against Carlisle and doubled the advantage
:04:15. > :04:23.not long after. Carlisle were not about to lie down, the game level
:04:24. > :04:26.just before half-time. Carlisle made it three when Reggie Lamberth
:04:27. > :04:31.through the crawly defence to give the Cumbrians elite. Crawley went
:04:32. > :04:34.out of it, Jimmy Smith grabbing an injury time point to allay any
:04:35. > :04:45.relegation fears. Today turned out to be quite a
:04:46. > :04:48.pleasant end to the weekend, certainly much warmer than the
:04:49. > :04:53.weather we were expecting in the week ahead. As we head to tonight we
:04:54. > :04:58.have mainly clear skies actually, and it is looking largely dry, too.
:04:59. > :05:02.Temperature wise under the clear skies managing to get a bit lower in
:05:03. > :05:07.rural spots. We could see those down into the low single figures but for
:05:08. > :05:12.some of us they will stay up into seven, eight, 9 degrees. A largely
:05:13. > :05:16.dry night followed by a largely dry morning, bring this first thing we
:05:17. > :05:21.could see some sunshine of the way through until lunchtime but that
:05:22. > :05:23.cloud start to build and we also see some outbreaks of rain. The bulk of
:05:24. > :05:28.which would be until later on in the day. There will be some westerly
:05:29. > :05:34.wind as well. Temperature is up to 14 or 15 degrees tomorrow, but it is
:05:35. > :05:37.Tuesday and Wednesday that we are expecting some rather heavy showers
:05:38. > :05:41.at times. They could have a wintry element to them, probably some hail
:05:42. > :05:45.and Thunder makes them but towards the end of the leak thing settle
:05:46. > :05:46.down so it is only a bit of an end of April blip.
:05:47. > :05:51.We'll be back after the national news at 10.20.
:05:52. > :06:16.We had a beautiful day across most of UK today, but there's a taste of
:06:17. > :06:21.winter on the way. Even a little bit of snow. Its forecast for one or two
:06:22. > :06:24.places. This is the forecast tonight. We're watching this cold
:06:25. > :06:28.front, this will line, this weather front. Everything to the north of
:06:29. > :06:32.that line is cold as dreaming straight from the Arctic. --
:06:33. > :06:33.streaming straight from the