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‘ skies across the wednesday. cloudy skies across the eastern side of the uk. more sunshine on wednesday as the wind dropped, but further north—west, the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. theresa may says she is taking nothing for granted after the tories' success in the local elections. campaigning in the west midlands, she urged voters to give her a strong mandate to negotiate brexit. labour are pledging not to raise council tax dashing contacts for those earning more than £80,000 a year. the liberal democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to go towards the nhs and social care.
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party leader tim farron said politicians needed to be honest about financing the health service. the ukip leader paul nuttall urges his supporters to "stay on the pitch" despite suffering heavy losses on thursday. he said voters would return if theresa may failed to deliver on brexit. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team in the run—up to sunday's presidential election. at least 80 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by islamist militant group boko haram in nigeria more than three years ago — have been freed. a government official said their release followed negotiations with their captors. a has—been actor best known for playing an actor in the 80s is
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called in to help catch a serial killer. find out about cinema releases in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls, who's a political correspondent at the spectator and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror, and sunday people. let us show you what we have so far. the observer headlines on labour's plans to increase income tax for people earning more than £80,000 ifjeremy corbyn becomes the next prime minister. the sunday times — says the move is in a bid to shore up labour's core support — as a new poll shows the party has fallen 19 points behind the tories. the paper — which is publishing
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its annual rich list — also says brexit has seen the combined wealth of the country's 1,000 richest individuals surge. the sunday express says — theresa may is to unveil a set of manifesto pledges — which will serve as labour's death warrant. and the mail on sunday criticises a controversial drama to be aired on the bbc about the royal family. the bbc has defended the production as fictional. so then, let's kick off with the observer. katie, that promise it seems from labour we will fund spending by raising tax on £80,000 a year earners. we have heard labour we re year earners. we have heard labour were planning something like this, they have been dithering between
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what counts as being wealthy, it was 70k what counts as being wealthy, it was 70 k now they have settled for a tk. the sunday times has a poll suggesting voters think 100,000 is what counts as wealthy so interesting to see who agrees with labour. what is rich? i put this question tojohn labour. what is rich? i put this question to john mcdonnell last week and he was hovering between 70 and 80,000 mark and now he says absolutely you're richer of you are in over£80,000 and absolutely you're richer of you are in over £80,000 and he will tax those people. what we do not know is the real detail of it, quite how this will work, does this mean we will have a new tax band over £80,000? does it mean the 50% tax rate labour are brilliant for owners over £150,000 will be reduced to hit people at a lower level? we will have to wait for the manifesto to
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find out those details but we need to know how this tax system will work. we know labour have a mountain to climb in this election campaign, disappointing local election results, is this the sort of policy you think will appeal to their core voters ? you think will appeal to their core voters? yeah, i can see why it would appeal to many, £80,000 to seem like appeal to many, £80,000 to seem like a lot of money and if you are earning £80,000 there is a high chance you have to pay more tax no matter what happens because theresa may has suggested they will break the tax lock promise so it is not looking good but you are still earning 80,000. we are still waiting for the manifesto promises, what you think labour have got to do in the next few weeks to try to turn their fortu nes next few weeks to try to turn their fortunes around ? next few weeks to try to turn their fortunes around? the local elections we re fortunes around? the local elections were not as bad as labour thought, but they are pretty bad. you cannot start losing over 300 seats like
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that and did not have an impact. policies like this i do thing work. £80,000 is to most people are huge amount, what john mcdonnell says £80,000 is to most people are huge amount, whatjohn mcdonnell says it is 90% of people will not be affected by labours tax plans so that leaves 2 million people who will, they are the 2 million people but never voted for them anyway so what they have to get back is those vote rs what they have to get back is those voters in the middle and the big issue for them is whether or not they feel labour can form a competent government and that is the key to doing well. and also whether various pressure on the conservatives to spell out their tax plans more because we know they do not want to give as many policies or pledges but interesting to see if theresa may can explain how to make afairer theresa may can explain how to make a fairer society. i want to say that last night one of our reviewers said
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the conservatives had taken glasgow when they meant to say they had taken more seats on the council, the conservatives now have eight seats, an increase of seven while labour lost overall control of the council and the snp is now the largest party. moving on to the sunday express , party. moving on to the sunday express, and their headline is made'sjune express, and their headline is made's june revolution. express, and their headline is made'sjune revolution. is it a revolution, they say it'll be labours death warrant. it is quite rare thing, i policy from the conservatives in this campaign. we have heard a lot about theresa may's plan to bring back grammar schools and it will play a big part in the tory manifesto, every child with a chance to attend local grammar school and that is not a policy that is completely popular in the party but if may get a stonking majority
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the mps who are unhappy will have to put up or shut up. is the whole, if she gets this stonking majority, is she gets this stonking majority, is she completely free? completely free, that is the most worrying part, regardless of whether you are a tory, laybourne lib dem voter the real problem will be if you are in talking about a 200 overall majority, it seems to be slipping back recently that kind of thing she can do what she likes, she can have an idea in her head and teddington into legislation. people say a landslide, 1—party government but we have had landslide governments before. not like this, if you talk of over 200, it is more than margaret thatcher would have got, more than tony blair ever got in 1997 landslide so you are nudging i—party state
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1997 landslide so you are nudging 1— party state and 1997 landslide so you are nudging i—party state and i think the voters ought to think twice about allowing something like that to happen. what about labour in 1945, massive majority. 0k, long time ago. tony blair had some big majorities. but if the polls are right, she will outstrip tony blair is 1997 majority. i do not think a huge majority. i do not think a huge majority is a terribly good idea. it is something voters ought to be wary of and also some of the promises she has made have proved not to be worth trusting so you have to also think about whether or not you want a prime minister who can do anything she wants. a quick look at the sunday times, one story which is interesting is attack dogs would be used to protect parliament under plans being drawn up after the terror attack on westminster a few
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weeks ago, attack dogs to guard parliament. yeah, dogs at the gate. they have been trying to come up with ways to make sure parliament as a fortress but still a democratic building. it is a balance. they do not want all the shutters up and i think this is one way to do it but whether having rottweilers at the door is going to... the dogs in the house of commons are cute and sniff for bombs. they are lovely. the idea of rottwe ile rs for bombs. they are lovely. the idea of rottweilers i'm not so happy with. the main stories about their rich list and the thrust is brexit has brought about a bonanza for billionaires because of the stock market really. yeah, the rich are getting richer because of brexit, apparently. for some, despite getting richer because of brexit, apparently. forsome, despite brexit but it appears to be because the stock market but it is hard to know
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because we cannot see or the figures. i guess time will tell.“ labour gets figures. i guess time will tell.“ labourgets in, figures. i guess time will tell.“ labour gets in, they will be poorer. what you think of the rich list, is it something you enjoy reading? you always wa nt it something you enjoy reading? you always want to know about other people's wealth. i think so. the idea jk rowling has made 650 million according to the latest rich list out of writing. it gives us all hope. i think it is more on a gossipy level, does not mean a great deal but it is a fun read. it is a slight form of escapism. you plough through the rich list and see what everyone... ? through the rich list and see what everyone...? i wonder if it is a healthy thing to be obsessing about what individuals are? some people would say it is aspirational, especially with this current list, lots of self—made millionaires, not
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much inherited wealth and that is only a good thing if you can see how people have come from little to get a lot. is brexit going to create more wealth? the suggestion is that it isa more wealth? the suggestion is that it is a brexit bonanza but we do not know that. it is coincided with brexit. because the pound has fallen down the stock market has gone up. we looked at the various people to work out who will have done well out of exports or whatever and who are not quite sure can find any. what we can take from it is these people who said it is economic disaster, it has not been for these people. well, one person who is on the rich list and is worth approximately £125 million, let's show you the photographs. can view is guess who that is? it is adele, the singer. what has she done
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to herself? a bad hair day. she is addressed as man from catherine tate's comedy show, proving that evenif tate's comedy show, proving that even if you are a multimillionaire you can still be have a sense of humour. do you like this picture is? they look dreadful. i do not think she is trying to be. i did not recognise her sol she is trying to be. i did not recognise her so i had to look at the caption to work out who it was but 0k, the caption to work out who it was but ok, if that is how she wants to celebrate her 25th birthday, k. do you use these apps that make your face do different things? no but you do like the rich list. many thanks. that visit the papers this hour. they will both be back with me at half past 11 for another look at the stories making the news tomorrow in
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the papers. coming up next, the film review with jane hill. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this and new releases it's mark kermode. this is a mixed bag this week. we have mindhorn, in which an 80s tv detective plays it for real. we have harmonium, a cannes prizewinner. and jamie foxx in the thriller sleepless. mindhorn, i'm smiling before i start. i loved bergerac back in the day.
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