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David Cameron says Labour "has lost its mandate to govern" as the Conservatives look set to be the biggest party in a hung parliament. Due to the general election, today's programme will be running until 0945 am. To speed up the loading time for this running order, we have replaced the audio with links. To hear the reports, interviews and discussions, just click on the links.
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0709 The writer and historian Peter Hennessey
outlines the constitutional ramifications of a hung parliament.
0714 The former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo
reflects on the possible outcome of a hung parliament.
0716 Business news with Nick Cosgrove. 0722 Journalists Polly Toynbee from the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph's Matthew D'Ancona
reflect on the possible outcome of a hung parliament.
discuss the possibility of a coalition government. 0727 Sports news with Rob Bonnet. 0739 Times columnist Peter Riddell analyses the state of the main parties and
their negotiating strategies over the coming days.
0745 Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown
reflects on the changed electoral landscape.
0749 Thought for the day with John Bell of the Iona Community. 0753 Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock
comments on the prospect of a hung parliament.
0810 Business Secretary Lord Mandelson and the shadow work and pensions secretary Theresa May discuss
the future of the Brown administration
and David Cameron's prospects of becoming prime minister. 0827 Sports news with Rob Bonnet. 0837 Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on energy and climate change,
comments on his party's prospects of joining an electoral pact.
0844 The close of the polls last night was overshadowed by stories of chaos and even scuffles at polling stations as people were turned away without being able to vote. Sam Shore, a voter in Hackney South and Shoreditch,
describes how she was prevented from voting.
Chair of the Electoral Commission Jenny Watson outlines the problems. 0908 Chief political correspondent Norman Smith and Professor John Curtice from Strathclyde University
analyse the prospect of a coalition.
0920 Conservative blogger Iain Dale, former Liberal Democrat director of communications Olly Grender, and Guardian columnist Jackie Ashley
discuss the outcome of the general election.
0929 Thomas Kielinger, UK correspondent for the German newspaper Die Welt, describes how the election results
compare to those in other European countries.
0932 Economics editor Stephanie Flnaders and business editor Robert Peston outline
how the financial markets have reacted
to the UK's hung parliament. The Confederation of British Industry's John Cridland outlines the urgency for politicians to put together economic policies.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer transcripts for our programme interviews. Today is broadcast live and the running order is subject to change.
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