:00:07. > :00:09.The issue of tactical voting in the coming general election has
:00:10. > :00:14.One Liberal Democrat candidate in a marginal East Sussex
:00:15. > :00:15.constituency has told the Sunday Politics Programme
:00:16. > :00:18.that he won't agree to a formal alliance with other parties but has
:00:19. > :00:21.called on the wider electorate to lend him their votes.
:00:22. > :00:38.The Southeast is a sea of blue, the Conservatives holding all but two CT
:00:39. > :00:43.are so well informal tactical alliances between opposition parties
:00:44. > :00:48.be used to compete against this Tory dominance? We are not talking about
:00:49. > :00:53.a single electoral pact, we are talking about the possibility for
:00:54. > :00:55.collaboration and cooperation at your local level in a handful of
:00:56. > :01:01.constituencies and the purpose of doing that is to make sure that the
:01:02. > :01:06.anti-Tory vote is not split. Poll muscle admitted the party may not
:01:07. > :01:12.put candidates are up against some pro-Brexit MPs. What I don't want to
:01:13. > :01:16.see is good Brexit MPs, not fly by night, people who campaigned for
:01:17. > :01:22.see them lose their seats. In the see them lose their seats. In the
:01:23. > :01:26.south-east's second most marginal seat Stephen Lloyd said there will
:01:27. > :01:32.be no formal alliance to take on the Conservatives. You know that I am
:01:33. > :01:36.the only one who can beat the Tories in Eastbourne so please let me vote
:01:37. > :01:42.and I will respect that and do my best to win but it is the limit will
:01:43. > :01:45.happen. This is a choice and who we want to be leader and be in Europe
:01:46. > :01:49.negotiating to make sure that we get the right deal in Europe for the
:01:50. > :01:54.British people and particularly in my constituency. Defending a
:01:55. > :01:57.majority of just over 1200 labours Peter Karel said there would be a
:01:58. > :02:02.little surprises. It will be in my recollection or you will see
:02:03. > :02:07.surprising results up and down the country. All parties have until the
:02:08. > :02:09.8th of June to influence the direction of the electoral tide.
:02:10. > :02:11.And you can follow the election campaign over the coming
:02:12. > :02:14.weeks and find out more about the candidates on our Radio
:02:15. > :02:16.stations Kent, Sussex and Surrey and on our websites,
:02:17. > :02:24.Talks between the rail operator Southern and the RMT union are due
:02:25. > :02:27.The two sides are in dispute over staffing
:02:28. > :02:31.Commuters have faced a year of disruption due to strikes
:02:32. > :02:38.The drivers' union Aslef also remains in dispute.
:02:39. > :02:41.A family from Kent say they feel devastated after items belonging
:02:42. > :02:46.to their baby who'd died recently were stolen.
:02:47. > :02:50.-- the stolen items have been left at a police station.
:02:51. > :02:54.A blanket, toy and car seat were inside a Ford Fiesta that was stolen
:02:55. > :02:59.It's the 23rd of April - St George's Day and events have been
:03:00. > :03:02.to celebrate the feast of England's Patron Saint.
:03:03. > :03:05.Among them a was street party in Crawley where children dressed up
:03:06. > :03:10.and were entertained with traditional shows.
:03:11. > :03:11.Here's Georgina Burnett now to tell us how the weather's
:03:12. > :03:20.Good evening, a good night for stargazing tonight under the clear
:03:21. > :03:25.skies, temperature wise we are getting down to four or 5 degrees
:03:26. > :03:28.and rural spot but elsewhere it could be staying in the high single
:03:29. > :03:34.figures. Looking like a largely dry night as well but tomorrow morning
:03:35. > :03:38.many of us have some brightness first, in fact the morning could
:03:39. > :03:41.have a fair few sunny spells. Through the day the crowd surged to
:03:42. > :03:44.build and we see some had breaks of rain coming through, the bulk of the
:03:45. > :03:48.rain will not be until later on in the day. There is a west to
:03:49. > :03:52.south-westerly wind with temperatures getting up to 12 or 13
:03:53. > :03:57.degrees, perhaps even a spot above that. Certainly much cloudier end to
:03:58. > :04:01.the day. As we go through the week things are really changing so Monday
:04:02. > :04:04.night into Tuesday we see temperatures dropping quite
:04:05. > :04:09.significantly and through the day some rather heavy outdoor showers,
:04:10. > :04:13.perhaps done that, maybe somehow, certainly looking at a wintry
:04:14. > :04:17.element to them. We could even see the odds now fully but nothing like
:04:18. > :04:26.to settle. Wednesday is not too dissimilar from one of the showers,
:04:27. > :04:27.some outbreaks of rain on Thursday after a dry April but losing that
:04:28. > :04:29.winter and settling down towards the winter and settling down towards the
:04:30. > :04:35.end of the week. If you have a story you think we
:04:36. > :04:41.should be covering an south-east today we would like to hear from
:04:42. > :04:52.you, collars on this number. Or send us an e-mail. We are also on
:04:53. > :04:53.Facebook where you can tweet us. That is it from us for now. We are
:04:54. > :05:10.back tomorrow. Goodbye. It has been a fine and dry day, and
:05:11. > :05:14.it the sunshine temperatures were about 17 degrees. But a change in
:05:15. > :05:20.weather as we had through this week. Wintry showers and some frosty night
:05:21. > :05:26.in the forecast over the next few nights. We have a cold front
:05:27. > :05:30.starting to work in across Scotland, introducing colder air towards the
:05:31. > :05:35.North. Towards the south, cloud and outbreaks of rain. In Scotland and
:05:36. > :05:39.Northern Ireland. Most places are largely dry to the south of that. We
:05:40. > :05:44.could see a touch of grassed frost for the south-west. Very cold first
:05:45. > :05:47.thing Monday morning across the sheltered glens of Scotland. Sleet
:05:48. > :05:53.and snow working in across Scotland tomorrow. Further south across the
:05:54. > :05:54.country, this band of cloud, and outbreaks of