this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11am. conservative party sources dismiss any prospect of a re—think over theresa may's planned reforms to social care. let's too —— let go straight to donald trump in israel, he hasjust landed. i am rightful to donald trump in israel, he hasjust landed. i am rightfulto your invitation and very honoured to be with you. on my first trip overseas as president, i have come to the sacred and ancient land to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between the united states and the state of israel. applause in this land so rich in history, israel has built one of the world's rate civilisations. a strong, resilient, determined and

prosperous nation. it is also a nation forged in the commitment that we will never allow the horrors and atrocities of the last century to be repeated. now, we must work together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace, and all of the region are at peace, and all of our children can grow, and grow up of our children can grow, and grow up strong, and grow up free from terrorism and violence. during my travels, in recent days, i have found new reasons for hope. i have just concluded a visit to saudi arabia, where yesterday i met with king salman, and with the leaders from across the muslim and arab world. and that visit, we reached

historic in agreements to pursue greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism and its evil ideology. my future travels will ta ke ideology. my future travels will take me to visit pope francis at the vatican, and then our nato and european allies. we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region, and to its people. defeating terrorism, and creating a future of harmony, prosperity and peace. but we can only get their working together. there is no other way. mr president, mr prime minister, i look forward to working closely with both of you jarring my stay. we love israel, we respect israel, and i sent your people the warmest greetings from your friend and ally,

all of the people in the united states of america. we are with you. thank you, and god bless you, thank you. donald trump, speaking of what he said was a rare opportunity to bring stability to the region and defeat terrorism, meeting with benjamin netanyahu terrorism, meeting with benjamin neta nyahu who had terrorism, meeting with benjamin netanyahu who had said that he hopes that the trip would prove to be an historic milestone towards israeli arab reconciliation and peace. and donald trump will be going on after

this to the church of the holy sepulchre, it is built up a site where christians believejesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. he's on his first trip abroad as president and follows the initial stop in saudi arabia that he referred to. there he urged islamic leaders to take a stand against violence committed in the of religion. —— in the name of religion. —— in the name of religion. after he had been to the church of the holy sepulchre, he is expected to become the first sitting us president to visit the western wall, the holiest site wherejewish people can pray, located in east jerusalem. he's going to be giving a speech a little bit, tomorrow, actually, he's going off to visit the palestinian president mark mood at in bethlehem —— president abbas. he will then visit a holocaust

museum. he's got a busy schedule over the next couple of days. dated today he will be a news conference —— later today there will be a news conference at the primaries the's residents. this is the first foreign visit of donald trump as president. we will have full coverage of it as it goes. conservative sources have dismissed any prospect of a rethink over theresa may's plans to fund social care. the party wants to include the value of someone's home when deciding how much they must pay towards care at home but allow them to pay after they die. ex—pensions minister steve webb has warned the proposals could be derailed, because there is already a lottery in the way local councils use existing deferred payment schemes. let's take a look at that and the other main election issue today. the conservatives say they are not rowing back on plans to change social care funding. labour says it's bringing forward its plans for free university tuition if it wins the election to include students starting university in england this autumn. the greens launch their manifesto

saying they'll hold theresa may's feet to the fire if the tories keep power. and people have until one minute to midnight tonight to register to vote in thejune 8th general election. theresa may is in north wales this morning. our political correspondent vicki young is following her on the campaign trail today. tell us what she's doing there today. she hasjust arrived, the prime minister, and she was greeted bya prime minister, and she was greeted by a protester, actually, somebody protesting against plans potentially to bring back an allow mps vote on fox hunting. that man has been arrested for breaching the peace. theresa may certainly doesn't want to talk about fox hunting here, and she doesn't want to either talk about social care. she is going to make a speech about brexit, but the negotiations which will be due to start in about three weeks‘ time,

she wants to talk about who is going to lead those ago shenzhen is for britain, saying it‘s a choice between either her orjeremy corbyn. so trying very hard to get back onto the subject of leadership to focus people‘s minds on choosing their next prime minister. she is under some pressure on policy on social ca re some pressure on policy on social care will stop unveiled in the tory ma nifesto. care will stop unveiled in the tory manifesto. and speaking to tory candidates including activists here in this seat in wrexham, there are a acknowledgement that there are problems on the doorstep with this. people are raising it, we had someone raising it was the prime minister at the weekend. these activists say it is a good policy but it needs some explaining because it‘s quite conjugated. they say it‘s right that if you can afford to, if you have the assets including your house which mean that you can afford to pay for your care, then you should do so instead of general taxes being put up and poorer

taxpayers being made to pay the burden. tories but anti—war be allowed to pass on £100,000 —— tories say that people will be allowed to pass on £100,000 to pass onto their relatives after they pass away, but many people say that that deferred payment scheme is not working in some parts of the country. there is a lot of detail to be answered on this and i‘m sure we will hear from theresa may went ta kes will hear from theresa may went takes questions, heard defending that policy. how tricky could it be? it has been said that this has impacted on the polling taken over the weekend. it's always hard to know whether those polls are shifting, or why they might be shifting. we‘ve had a lot of debate about the labour manifesto, we had a leak, we‘ve been talking about their policies are not in the conservative ma nifesto policies are not in the conservative manifesto coming out. it was the most eye—catching her policies towards pensioners, the idea of

means testing the winter fuel allowa nce. means testing the winter fuel allowance. the message from the conservative manifesto is a saying, if you have the means, if you have money, you‘re not going to get so much free stuff. talking about free school meals only going to those who the need it the most, but it does mean that people will miss out. i think particularly with social care, her political opponents really jumping on this, talking about it and dubbing it a dementia attacks by saying that if you got the physical condition, you‘re treated in the nhs and you get it for free, but if you are and you get it for free, but if you a re u nfortu nate and you get it for free, but if you are unfortunate enough to get dementia, you have ten or 20 years where you‘re having to fund this themselves and then you don‘t have as much left from your estate to pass on to others. it is huge debate, people have talked for a long time about having to get more money into the social care system, eve ryo ne money into the social care system, everyone seems to agree on that. how you do it is very different. the

tories insist it‘s a much fairer that if people have the assets and the wealth, they should pay for it themselves. it‘s a departure for the conservative party, look —— looking at people‘s wealth, not their income. we are expecting to hear from theresa may shortly. the liberal democrats have been reacting to conservative plans on social care, the party leader tim farron has called the plans for social care funding can spread to people with dementia. he said the conservative party‘s plans to make people pay for their own care if they got combined savings and property of £100,000 would affect nine out of ten english homes. the dementia attacks is kind of what happens when you have a party which is so confident it can win, it thinks it can get away with anything. parties that get enormous majorities in parliament are parties that make massive mistakes. this is a massive mistake, a cruel attack on

vulnerable people the length and breadth of this country. we‘ve got just over two weeks to stop the dementia tax and i‘m determined to do so. let‘s say you‘re a young person with a family and you have multiple sclerosis and you find yourself with care needs, you will find that if you have to move into care, your home will be up for grabs. that‘s the clear understanding behind this scheme. particularly for an elderly couple where one goes in a home, and one has to stay in the family home. that family home is now up for grabs. it's family home is now up for grabs. it‘s very clear the conservatives have chosen to put nine out of ten homes in this country at risk of being taken by the state to pay for care. it‘s a cruel blow to people who already been dealt a cruel low by having dementia and of course theirfamilies. labour is promising that english students who start university courses in england this autumn won‘t have to pay tuition fees if the party wins the election. labour has already pledged to abolish fees from 2018, but says it wants to discourage those sitting their exams now from deferring for a year.

joining me now is norman smith, our assistant political editor. it's it‘s going to be an expensive pledge, isn‘t it, how are they going to do it? they say they can recoup all the money from a higher taxes they're planning to impose on people earning more than £80,000. what we get today from labour is an expanded offer on tuition fees. we know the policy of scrapping tuition fees has already been one ofjeremy corbyn's big benchmark policies. what we get todayis big benchmark policies. what we get today is a proposal to extend it to those students who go to university this autumn, before the policy comes in because it will take a year to pass the legislation. what labour is saying is, if you go to university this year, don't worry, your fees will be written off as well. more than that, they're suggesting that students already at university, they won't have to pay any more fees even though they've already gone their

courses. and lastly, they're suggesting to those who actually graduated and are now paying back their student loans, that the rate of those student loans would be significantly cut. so this autumn the interest charges on those loans, something like 6.1%, labour are saying, it should be pegged to inflation which would bring it right down to 2.7%. the conservatives say, this is going to cost an awful lot of extra money, they estimate something like £7 billion. labour insisting it is all covered by their plans to impose higher taxes on those earning over £80,000. this morning the shadow education secretary saying it was a matter of principle the labour party thought it wrong that youngsters going to university should face these huge debts. those young people have to spend many years with that debt hanging over their heads. and if you‘re trying to start a family or get on in life and have a job, and you‘ve got £44,000 of debt hanging over you, whether you pay that back or not, that‘s gut—wrenching.

if you‘re a young person with that amount of debt. that‘s a lot for a young person to saddle, a burden on their shoulders. so we‘re saying that by getting the top 5% of earners to payjust a little bit more in tax, then actually what that will do is stop us from putting our young people through that hell of having that amount of debt. i think it‘s the right thing for us to do. we should hear from jeremy corbyn quite soon, deputy leader tom watson speaking at the moment. one of the things i think we'll hear from mr corbyn is generational fairness, how younger voters have had to bear much of the burden of austerity, and that is why the labour party is now proposing to remove tuition fees. they will also suggest reintroducing maintenance grants and the educational maintenance allowance, so educational maintenance allowance, so fairly significant package of measures we're expecting the labour leader to confirm today as he sets out this policy for younger voters. the headlines. conservative party

sources dismiss any prospect of a rethink over theresa may‘s planned reforms to social care. labour say stu d e nts reforms to social care. labour say students starting university in england this autumn will not have to payjewish england this autumn will not have to pay jewish and fees england this autumn will not have to payjewish and fees if they win the election. and president trump has —— tuition fees. and president trump has arrived in israel where he will meet leaders and visit some holy summits. and in sport. as arsenal miss out on a champions league spot — wenger admits the uncertainty over his future has had an impact on the players. wasps and england back row james haskell is called into the lions squad for their tour of new zealand, in place of the injured billy vunipola. they set off for auckland in a week‘s time. wicketkeeper sarah taylor is included in the england squad for this summer‘s women‘s world cup, after returning to the game last month — she‘d been on a break, dealing with anxiety problems. i‘ll be back with more on those stories a little later. let‘s ta ke

let‘s take you back to israel, president trump just arrived in tel aviv, therefore the israeli pro minister benjamin netanyahu. he is going to be meeting the israeli president at his residence, and there will bejoint president at his residence, and there will be joint statements just before midday. there, the photocall before midday. there, the photocall before they leave the airports and our correspondent is there. so, president trump goes into this visit having said that a peace deal could be easier than people have previously thought. how is the visit viewed there? he's continued to strike a positive tone in his opening remarks at the airport, he breezed —— previously said that achieving a deal between israel and

the palestinians to bring peace after their decades—old conduct would be the ultimate deal, the toughest deal to negotiate. here again he referred to the importance of working together, how he would be working with the israeli pro minister and israeli president who are here to make —— prime minister and israeli president who are here to welcome him. he is now making his way to his helicopter, he will have another meeting with the israeli president in his residence injuries and before he visit some religious sites in the old city. then he will be with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu be with the prime minister benjamin neta nyahu for political be with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu for political meetings as he tries to put in his efforts to revive peace talks between israel and the palestinians. it‘s been three years since the last round of peace talks was suspended. there is great mistrust on both sides, so it importantly, mr trump will be

visiting bethlehem and the west bank to see the palestinian president mahmoud abbas while he‘s here. he did see him recently while he was in riyadh with arab and muslim leaders there, and earlier this month, the palestinian president was in the white house as well. so there is a lot going on behind the scenes of this very short visit, just over a day that president trump will be in israel and the west bank. is there much clarity around how he sees a peace deal and why he does think it could be easier than people thought? well, he has remained quite vague on the details of how he sees a peace deal, but at the same time he‘s also said that it‘s not for the us to dictate to both sides. he says that he wants to mediate, to arbitrate, to negotiate, bring his experience asa to negotiate, bring his experience as a businessman to the negotiating table. he‘s made clear that both sides will need to be very serious about trying to achieve a peace

deal. on the plane coming here, on air force one, the us secretary of state rex tillerson was telling journalists that there is not an expectation that there will be a trilateral meeting within the leaders during this trip. we‘ve also been told that there should not be a big announcement expected, of the resumption of talks, for example. what he‘s looking to both sides for at the moment is what he is calling confidence building measures. already we have seen something of that from the israeli side, with its security cabinet announcing that there will be new planning permission granted for palestinians in part of the occupied west bank, where israel remains in full military and administrative control. that is something that they‘ve been asking for. but really they are very sensitive issues around this, when it comes tojerusalem, it‘s at the heart of the conflict between israel

and the palestinians. also what happens about israeli settlements, built on land the palestinians want from their future state. so, the president about to take off on marine one, heading tojerusalem where he will meet the israeli president. let‘s go straight tojeremy corbyn who is campaigning in yorkshire. thanks for your introduction, and according to you joining carl and diana as three brilliant representatives for labour for hull. thank you all for being here today. and i also want to thank. tom watson, a former hull university student, i can‘t claim to be a former hull student but he‘s going to bea former hull student but he‘s going to be a brilliant secretary of state for culture comedian and sport in the next labour government because he‘s totally dedicated to the brief that he‘s got and the determination

that he‘s got and the determination that culture should be there for all. thanks for every thing you said this morning and thanks for everything you‘re doing in this campaign. applause actually, there could be no better place to launch our cultural ma nifesto. place to launch our cultural manifesto. and during the hour after the general election was announced, tom andi the general election was announced, tom and i put our heads together and said, culture launch will be in hull. and it is, and where here. —— and we are here. it‘s labour‘s guarantee of culture for all. and i think it‘s absolutely right way here. in the last labour government, our then culture secretary andy burnham was impressed by how liverpool had been transferred after it was made the european city of culture. i was in liverpool at the weekend and we had an incredible music event over the water in the wirral, and a thousand people turned up wirral, and a thousand people turned up to wirral, and a thousand people turned uptoa wirral, and a thousand people turned up to a fitful stadium to enjoy music. that is the mixture of sport

and music, the inspiration for so many people. we want that for everybody. we proposed the idea that everybody. we proposed the idea that every four years, we should have a uk city of culture. he was not able to guarantee that speakers in an election campaign don‘t lose their voice. and thanks to the brilliant but that was put board by hull city council, hull was chosen to be city of culture. congratulations and well done for the review put forward. applause . these things don't happen by accident, they happen with very, very ha rd accident, they happen with very, very hard work by a lot of people. and hull had hoped to encourage an extra 1 million people to visit hull during 2017. a third of a million visited in the first week. and i‘m not surprised, look at what you‘ve offered. anyone arriving in hull

station, what‘s the first thing you see? a replica of amyjohnson‘s claim, made by prisoners, to help them learn new skills, which is excellent for anyone in prison, but also as a gift to this wonderful city in memory of one of its favourite daughters, amyjohnson. well done hull, well done the prisoners, well done amyjohnson. blade saw, a 200 foot wind turbine blade, made locally, go on display in queen victoria square. the poppies had 450,000 visits injust two months. and finally you crated the sea of hull, by encouraging 3000 local people, very broad—minded, to strip naked, paint themselves blue, and be photographed in the early hours of saturday morning. these

photos, taken hours of saturday morning. these photos, ta ken by hours of saturday morning. these photos, taken by an absolutely brilliant photographer, an out on brilliant photographer, an out the shredder are now on display in a refurbished art gallery. so in a very nice way, the people of hull made an exhibition of themselves. i‘d like to thank labour council leader steve brady for all his hard work in helping the city deliver for culture. applause 0k, ok, we will leave jeremy ok, we will leavejeremy corbyn, more reaction to what he says, we will bring you updates on what he says little later. facebook‘s internal rules for regulating what its two billion users can and cannot post on the site have been leaked to the guardian. they appear to show that the internet giant is in some cases tolerant of violent threats, forms of bullying, and live videos of self—harm. facebook insists the safety of its users is a priority. we can speak to the editor of czech republic.

—— tech republic. the guardian has published these leaked documents, about the moderation policies, tell us about how it works because it‘s very complicated. what this is is a very complicated. what this is is a very interesting and in important look inside how one of the biggest tech companies we all deal with every day, how they deal with moderating some of the content which is put on the site. facebook has something like 2 billion people on there. and people can post pretty much what they like, started off with just text and images, now video and now live video. so people can put up pretty much what they want. this is facebook trying to work out what to deal with when it‘s up there. why the secrecy around the guidelines? that's a good question. because these guidelines are dealing with some really tricky issues, undoubtedly facebook is looking to get it right all the time. this leak is interesting because it shows some of the thought processes and issues

they have and the thought processes and openness around them. there is criticism where some things have been taken down and some things remain and it looks to be inconsistent, there does not seem to be built clarity on what the decision—making process is behind it. do these guidelines make clear that there is a logical thought process ? that there is a logical thought process? think it shows some of the thought process, people continue to criticise facebook whatever it is because some people say there should because some people say there should be no censorship of what is put on the internet and some people will feel strongly that companies like face the responsibility for controlling the content that people put out there. it‘s a difficult one. i can‘t read exact some of the posts would be in terms of the example to mcgivern, because of the language within them, but something like, the state is saying, someone should trump should be deleted, but you can

say, to snap a woman‘s neck, apply pressure. . . say, to snap a woman‘s neck, apply pressure... talking about snapping someone‘s neck is allowed to remain, it seems inconsistent. some of the stu b it seems inconsistent. some of the stub is very horrible. this is content crated by facebook users, this is facebook trying to work out how to deal with these horrible things one step it up there. the bigger issue is, should we allow one organisation like facebook to make these decisions around what we‘re able to seek on our facebook feeds. it's able to seek on our facebook feeds. it‘s very important with a lot of people for some people, it‘s where they get their news from, they find out whether friends are. so what decisions that company makes about what we can and can‘t see israel important. so a spotlight has been shown, is it likely to change, how sensitive is facebook to the criticism it has had? i think it's

really wrestling with these issues and trying to work it out. these are problems which are taking societies hundreds of years to work out, how we should behave with each other in public. tech companies are jointed work this out rapidly and which is why we are getting issues like this. the queen and prince philip are set to tour the gardens of the chelsea flower show, ahead of the annual event‘s opening to the public tomorrow. this year‘s event will host more than 500 exhibitors and is expected to attract over 160,000 visitors from around the world. sara smith is there for us. looks like a glorious day for it. looks like a glorious day for itm isa looks like a glorious day for itm is a glorious day for it, and this is a glorious day for it, and this is the day that all those months and months of work by the designers and pla nters months of work by the designers and planters all comes to fruition. there‘s so much to see here, so many different colours and ideas, some really quirky stuff. this garden has a bit more of a reflective deal. it's a bit more of a reflective deal. it‘s the commonwealth war graves

commission garden, and it‘s been built to sell about 100 years of the commission. it has beautiful spaces in more than 150 places around the world. it is inspired by a memorial sites, this huge circular rees, to enter in, and then it goes up these stairs that flew out, all of the bricks here have come from the somme, the renovation of the memorial. so they were actual war grave headstones? the bricks in between are flounders bricks, but the paving the qc around here, they we re the paving the qc around here, they were formally gravestones that have been cycled after they've been damaged and he knew what had been replaced as part of the process. in

the middle this is a raised platform, enabling you to go into the garden. these clear stemmed trees, their canopies almost come around you. it's sectioned off, it's secluded, almost like the garden is giving you a couple in that area. and then soft planting of alliums, they are nestled into these statues which are from the portsmouth naval memorial site. they have also been replaced by new statues, they've been around there for 50 years. so together it collect itself using the artists and schools of the common mast but with soft planting. chelsea is incredibly busy. what do you hope people might feel when they come into this guard? part of it is the remembrance of the sacrifice that the soldiers, servicemen and women from the first and second world war... it is the importance that gardens have in nurturing your soul and our connection with nature

but it also highlights the great worth but the commonwealth war graves commission do. they have a gardeners but maintain the sites and if anybody hasn't visited a war grave site before i would encourage them to do so. for remembrance, for emotionaljourney them to do so. for remembrance, for emotional journey and it them to do so. for remembrance, for emotionaljourney and it puts your life into perspective, and hopefully more positive will to make the most of it after the sacrifice of soldiers from the first and second world war. thank you. this is one of just 28 show gardens yet dozens more to see. it is open for a sneak preview for us today and opens to the public and rhs members from tomorrow. thank you very much. that was beautiful. we will have the weather and over but first, i want to show you these extraordinary pictures of the moment a young girl was grabbed bya the moment a young girl was grabbed by a large sea lion in british columbia. she was absolutely fine but that obviously gave everyone a

huge fright. she was sitting on the dockin huge fright. she was sitting on the dock in richmond near vancouver watching the animal before it grabbed her by the dressed. ste as you saw, relatives of the girl jumped in and lifted her to safety. it's jumped in and lifted her to safety. it‘s impressive i have been drawn to the dock by people throwing breadcrumbs into the water. let‘s find out about the weather with ben because we‘ve got some lovely weather. if you like the warmth of the heat, by the end of the week, you will like what is coming up over the next few days. it is not too bad out there for many of us today but it is not fine weather and sunshine for all of us. across parts of scotland northern ireland and north—west england there is cloud and some outbreaks of rain. are generally through this week, it will be largely dry and there will be sunny spells. later in the week, it is going to turn very warm. for the start of the weekend, we could get up start of the weekend, we could get up to 30. scotland, parts of northern ireland are seeing cloud and some heavy bursts of rain from northern scotland. the best of the

sunshine further south and south—east, where temperatures this afternoon will get to 25 or 26. do this evening, heavy rain may across the northern half of scotland with the northern half of scotland with the odd flash of lightning, rumble of thunder and hail and gusty winds. that will clear away to leave dry conditions by tomorrow morning but quite a lot of cloud starting to work across wales on the south—west. is going to be a great and murky day with the odd rather misty patch around coasts and over the hills. further east, more sunshine, not quite as warm as today but still highs of 23 and temperatures will continue to rise through the rest of the week. this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines... conservative party sources say that the party is "not rowing back" on its planned changes to social care funding, which have come under widespread criticism from charities. other parties have also criticised

them. labour says it will scrap tuition fees for students in england and wales starting university this september if it wins the election. the conservative party have said that the number of poorer students going to university is higher than ever. president donald trump has arrived in israel, where he will hold talks with both israeli and palestinian leaders. on his arrival, the president spoke of a rare opportunity to bring peace and security to the middle east. facebook is being urged to answer questions about how it moderates online posts, after a leak to the guardian revealed how the internet giant decides if posts are too violent, sexual or support terrorism. facebook insists that the safety of its users is a priority. let‘s goes straight to our system political editor norman smith for the latest on the conservative party‘s plans for social care because they have been saying they

are not rolling back but that may not necessarily be so. tell us more. everyone is now watching this news conference which mrs may will be speaking at shortly because it follows a tweet by george osborne, now the editor of the evening standard, where he said a u—turn is coming on social care and that a cap is going to be introduced. this would be an extraordinary about turn and social care policy was only launched four days ago and central to it was abolishing david cameron‘s commitment to a cap on the cost at £72,000. i think we can hear theresa may now, just entering, and let‘s have a listen to see what she‘s got to say. thank you very much and it is good to be here in wrexham today withjust17 is good to be here in wrexham today with just 17 days to go until this crucial general election. just 11 days after that, the european union wants the brexit negotiations to begin. the uk's seat at the

negotiating table will be filled by me orjeremy corbyn. the deal we seek, negotiated by me onjeremy corbyn. there will be no time to waste or time for new government to find its way so the stakes in this election are high. ourfuture prosperity, our standard of living, our place in the world and the opportunities we want for our children and our children's children are either in the strong hand you grant me by supporting my candidates in this election or the weak hand of jeremy corbyn, backed by the liberal democrats, plaid cymru and the snp, who don't want brexit to succeed. it is your choice, your decision. every vote for me and my team in this election will be a vote to strengthen my hand at the negotiations to come. every vote for any other party — labour, the

liberal democrats, plaid cymru — is a vote to send jeremy corbyn into the negotiating chamber on our behalf. and that is the stark reality of the choice that we face, the choice we must focus on over the next 17 days. because our future prosperity depends on getting the next five years right. that is why we need someone representing britain who is 100% committed to the cause. not someone who is uncertain or unsure but someone utterly determined to deliver the democratic will of the british people. because if we don't get this right, the consequences for the united kingdom and for the economic security of ordinary working people will be dire. if we do, the opportunities ahead are great. the welsh conservative manifesto i launched todayis conservative manifesto i launched today is a plan to make the most of

the opportunities together. it is a plan to make wales and our union stronger. for this manifesto sets out a vision of britain around which i believe we can all unite. it is the mainstream manifesto of a mainstream party determined to deliver for mainstream britain. and all those who work hard and make this country what it is, i say this to them — if you have a job but don't always have job security, i'm backing you. if you own your own home but worry about paying the mortgage, i'm backing new. if you canjust mortgage, i'm backing new. if you can just about manage mortgage, i'm backing new. if you canjust about manage but mortgage, i'm backing new. if you can just about manage but worry about the cost of living and getting your children into a good school, i'm backing you. if you feel you've been let down and left behind by politics and government for far too long, i'm backing you. applause and to all the decent men, women and

families you meet on the streets of places like wrexham, bridgend, cardiff and newport and countless towns and villages across wales and across the country, i'm backing you. for those for whom life is often much harder than many seem to think or realise, i'm backing you. to those who want to get on with our lives, to do their best for their children and to be given a fair chance to get on, i'm backing you. i'm backing those who want a more secure and full life. i'm backing those whose only wish is that their children will do better than themselves. and to those that look to their government and their politicians for a little help and support, i'm backing you, too. because too often in the past, ordinary working people have found

the help and support they need just is not there. and i know that sense of disenchantment is particularly acute here in wales. we saw that when people here in wrexham and across wales chose to ignore the hysterical warnings of labour, plaid cymru and liberal democrat politicians in cardiff bay and voted to leave the eu. we see it now in the way those same politicians refuse to respect that vote as they try to find new ways to put obstacles in our way. and the cause of that emerging gulf is clear. it is because the labour party has taken people in wales for granted for decades. applause just as it has, in fact, in other communities across britain. they've

beenin communities across britain. they've been in charge in cardiff bay for nearly 20 years. some parliamentary constituencies have returned nothing but a labour constituencies have returned nothing buta labourmp constituencies have returned nothing but a labour mp for a century or more. welsh labour have come to believe they have a right to govern. yet during their time in charge, the performance of wales's vital public services has fallen further and further behind. the welsh nhs is failing because of labour cut its budget. the a&e waiting time and urgent cancer treatment targets haven't been met for nearly a decade. wales's schools are falling further and further behind the rest of the uk. it is little wonder that welsh voters chose to send a message to their politicians in the referendum last june. that to their politicians in the referendum lastjune. that should have been a wake—up call but it wasn't. labour, plaid cymru and liberal democrat politicians ignored wales instead. worse, they closed

ranks, with plaid cymru propping up way labour in wales to defend the status quo, as they are too timid to do in westminster as well. that would put jeremy corbyn do in westminster as well. that would putjeremy corbyn in power in a weak and unstable coalition of chaos, and you don't negotiate the right brexit deal for britain from a position of weakness. jeremy corbyn's coalition of chaos would deliver higher taxes, higher debt and higher unemployment. labour's policies may have been written by jeremy corbyn in london but the people of wales will get the bill. but it is notjust thatjeremy corbyn is too weak and shambolic to get the right deal for britain in europe, it is notjust that his fa nta sy europe, it is notjust that his fantasy manifesto would leave families across wales picking up the bill. it is also that even traditional labour supporters, people like those here in wrexham and across wales, who have loyally given the labour party their

allegiance for generations. people taught by their parents and grandparents that labour was a party that shared their values and stood up that shared their values and stood up fortheir that shared their values and stood up for their community. they look at what jeremy corbyn believes and are appalled. facey a party that once believed in hard work now headed by jeremy corbyn who wishes to crush aspiration and desert those who hope for a better life. a party that once stood for our union of nations now headed by a man who is willing to collaborate with separatists in order to get into power. a labour party that first established our independent nuclear deterrent to keep our country safe now led by a man who wants to get rid of it and even talks about abolishing the army. the prospect of him walking through the door of number ten, flanked by an avowed marxist like

john mcdonell and an incompetent diane abbott, all propped up by the liberal democrats, plaid cymru and others, should scare us all. applause the risk is real and the stakes are high. a loss ofjust six seats will cost my government bye majority and create a hung parliament. just six fewer mps means a hung parliament in which the major parties... minor parties will flock to prop jeremy corbyn up. that will deliver nothing but chaos. it meansjeremy corbyn up. that will deliver nothing but chaos. it means jeremy corbyn imposed as prime minister propped up by the lib dems, plaid cymru and snp, all of whom oppose the decision to leave the eu and want to fight to keep us in. and who knows what deals jeremy corbyn will do to get their

support. because we know he would do anything to get their support. and after the weekend, we now know the tactics he is prepared to adopt to get into numberten. tactics he is prepared to adopt to get into number ten. he has no strong plan for britain, which takes on the country's long—term challenges, like i have. no, he wants to speak over the line by manipulating the fears of old and vulnerable people and falsely claiming that families will lose their house as a result of our social care policy. that is shameful and it is a shameful abdication of responsibility. applause so, today, iwant applause so, today, i want to put an end to jeremy corbyn's fake claims and clarify any doubts about our social ca re clarify any doubts about our social care policy and the family home. my manifesto is honest and upfront

about our challenges. it includes plans to strengthen the social care syste m plans to strengthen the social care system with more and sustainable funding to cope with the long—term pressures caused by the fact that we are an ageing society. jeremy corbyn wants. this reality and play politics. but there will be 2 million more people over 75 years old in britain over the next decade alone. our social care system will collapse unless we make some important decisions now about how we fund it. that is why we have to act. and it is why, to give people security, we included in our plans measures to make sure nobody has to sell the family home to pay for care, and we also said that we would protect £100,000 of your savings, so however expensive your care you can pass something onto your family.

let's be clear — this plan replaces the existing system, where people often get poor quality care and stand to lose almost all their savings and assets, including the family home. this plan addresses the worry people have when they have a loved one with a long—term condition and they don't know how they're going to afford to care for them. so these are good and sensible plans. they provide the beginning of a solution to social care without increasing taxes on younger generations. and i should say we are the only party in this election prepared to face up to the reality of ourageing prepared to face up to the reality of our ageing society and offer a long—term solution. but since my manifesto was published, the proposals have been subject to fake claims made by jeremy proposals have been subject to fake claims made byjeremy corbyn. the only things he has left off in this

campaign are fake claims, and scaremongering. sol campaign are fake claims, and scaremongering. so i want to make a further point clear. this manifesto says that we will come forward with a consultation paper, a government green paper, and that consultation will include an absolute limit on the amount people have to pay for theircare the amount people have to pay for their care costs. so let me reiterate, we are proposing the right funding model for social care. we will make sure nobody has to sell theirfamily we will make sure nobody has to sell their family home to pay for care. we will make sure there is an absolute limit on what people need to pay and you will never have to go below £100,000 of your savings, so you will always have something to pass on to your family. and what is jeremy corbyn's plan? he promises a nonsensical fantasy policy that can only be funded through massive tax rises on younger generations. in fa ct, rises on younger generations. in fact, just recently, he threatened to increase the basic rate of income tax for millions of people from 20%

to 25% to fund social care. that tells you everything you need to know about jeremy corbyn's answer to the problem. the alternative is that he sticks to the status quo, which too often provides poorer care and leaves old and vulnerable people having to sell their family homes. this manifesto, our manifesto, provides a better way. with it, i'm leading britain, while mr corbyn is simply scaremongering among the elderly and the vulnerable. it is a plan for a stronger union and a stronger wales. a plan to respond to, and deliver on, the concerns of ordinary working people everywhere. a plan to build a country that works for everyone, notjust a privileged few. it is a detailed programme for government. it is rooted in the hopes and aspirations of ordinary working people in towns and cities across the country. a clear plan to

meet the big challenges we face together. because, unlike the other parties, we are being upfront and honest with the british people about the scale of the task we face. that's what leadership is about. not ducking the big decisions, painting grand and fantastical visions, pretending you could have something for nothing and no difficult decisions need to be made. leadership means being straight with people about the challenges ahead and the hard work required to ove rco m e and the hard work required to overcome them. and that is what this manifesto does. it sets out the five great challenges faced by our country. one, the need for a strong economy. two, responding to brexit and a changing world. three, tackling and during social divisions. four, responding to an ageing society. and five, facing up to fast changing technology. and it sets out what we will do to address

each one and these are challenges that we all face, right across our united kingdom. and the lesson of britain's history is that we all do best when we tackle challenges together, united. that's how we've ove rco m e together, united. that's how we've overcome obstacles in the past and thatis overcome obstacles in the past and that is how we will make a success of our future. that is how we will make a success of ourfuture. in that is how we will make a success of our future. in setting out our plan, we are offering a vision for our united kingdom notjust for the next five years but for the years and decades beyond. a country where everyone has the economic security they need and the chance to live a secure and full life. a prosperous country, where each generation can do better than the last. but that all starts with getting the right brexit deal. one that works for the whole united kingdom. when i sit down with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors of europe, i will do so as the prime

minister of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. when i fight for the best deal, it will be a deal that works the whole united kingdom and when i talk about a better future for our country, i mean the whole united kingdom. because, unlike jeremy corbyn, mean the whole united kingdom. because, unlikejeremy corbyn, i believe heart and soul in this great union of nations. and if you give me your backing to represent you at the negotiating table in europe in the months ahead, i will fight for every person in this united kingdom, young and old, rich and poor, city, town, country and all the villages and hamlets in between. it is my fierce determination to get the right deal for every single person in this country, and every vote for me and my team in this election will strengthen my hand in the negotiations and help me deliver the right deal for britain. a vote for anyone else is a vote to send jeremy corbyn to represent us in europe instead, because it may say labour,

liberal democrat or plaid cymru on the ballot but it isjeremy corbyn that gets the vote. and if we get brexit right, if we are strong in our negotiations with the eu, we can do more to build a stronger britain and the stronger wales here at home. too often in the past, uk governments have tended to devolve and four get. the government i lead will put that right. that is why this manifesto contains clear commitments to spread opportunity and prosperity beyond london and the south—east and to improve the economic security of people here in wales. why it includes a specific commitment to bring forward a north wales growth deal, connecting north wales growth deal, connecting north wales with northern england to encourage cross—border working, building on the success of the cardiff city deal and swansea bay city deal that i signed in south walesjust a few

city deal that i signed in south wales just a few weeks ago. it is why we are committed to bringing down the barriers of trade and commerce down the barriers of trade and commerce between south wales and the wider uk by scrapping the tolls on the severn crossings for good, helping 25 million drivers who use the crossings every year and providing a £100 million boost to the local economy. it is why we will introduce a new uk shared prosperity fund, replacing ineffective and restrictive eu structural funds with a new targeted scheme whose sole purpose will be to reduce the inequalities that exist within and between the four nations of our united kingdom. and that is why, as we leave the european union, we will ensure that power sits closer to the people of the uk than ever before. that is why, as powers are repatriated to the uk, we expect to be able to increase the decision—making powers of the welsh government, as long as no new barriers to living and doing business within our own union are

created. it is why the government i lead will ensure the modern industrial strategy that we are pioneering will benefit people, towns and businesses across wales. that will help to create a high skilled, high—paid jobs of the future and give our young people every chance of getting on and leading a full and happy life. as prime minister of this united kingdom, that is what i want for everyone in our country. that is because of the simple truth. across the united kingdom, we may be four nations but at heart we are one people and we achieve more together. applause we all have a stake in each other's success. we all have a stake in our shared future. that is why this

election is so important, because this election, more than any other, is about the long—term future of our country, notjust is about the long—term future of our country, not just about the next five years but the years beyond. not just about our future but the future of our children and our children's children, too. we can get the best possible deal from brexit. we can redouble our efforts to make things better here at home and we can show that with hard work, with a clear vision and the right plan, a mainstream, active, determined government can deliver a better, more secure future for ordinary working people across this land. we need strong and stable leadership to do it. there are just 17 days to go. 11 days after that, the europeans wa nt 11 days after that, the europeans want the brexit talks to begin and the uk's seat at the negotiating

table will be filled by me orjeremy corbyn. the deal we seek a negotiated by me orjeremy corbyn. there will be no time to waste and no time for a new government to find its way. so focus on that choice. support my candidates here in wales, give me this strong hand i need to deliver brexit, give me that strong hand andl deliver brexit, give me that strong hand and i will deliver for britain. give me your support and, with confidence in ourselves and unity of purpose our country, we can, and we will, go forward together. applause thank you. thank you very much.

thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. now, i will ta ke thank you. thank you. now, i will take some questions from the media. laura. thank you, prime minister, laura. thank you, prime minister, laura kuenssberg, bbc news. you have today again, and repeatedly all the way through this campaign, attacked jeremy corbyn for being uncertain and unsure, to use your phrase. that you have just announced a significant change to what was offered in your manifesto, saying there will now be the possibility of a cap on social care that was not in the plans that was announced just four days ago. that doesn‘t look so strong and stable, prime minister, does it? it looks rather like panic in the face of opposition. and can you tell us today where the cap on social care costs would be set to set families‘ minds at rest? well, first of all, what we are doing and what we set out in our manifesto is a long—term plan for securing a

sustainable future for social care in this country. so i said if you just look at the figures, even the numberof over just look at the figures, even the number of over 75—year—olds, there will be 2 million more within the next decade. our social care system will collapse unless we address this problem and we can't leave it to the future, we have to start dealing with it now. that is why i want to fix it and i'm going to fix it and the plans that we set out were very clear in the manifesto. you've got to look in the manifesto, i think it was to look in the manifesto, i think it was paid 6465. we said we would issue a green paper and within that green paperwe issue a green paper and within that green paper we will be consulting on the details of the proposals on the principles that we have set out. what is important is that we have seen over the last few days jeremy corbyn and the labour party trying to scare vulnerable and elderly people by telling them and trying to suggest that they would lose their family homes to pay for their care.

nobody is going to have to pay for theircare. nobody is going to have to pay for their care. nobody is going to, while they are alive, nobody is going to have to lose their family home. we will ensure that people are able to pass on savings to their children. that is the proposals that we have put forward. ithink children. that is the proposals that we have put forward. i think it is the right way forward because it is the right way forward because it is the right way to deal with this problem that we all face and we need to deal with it now. robert, sky? sky news. you talk about a coalition of chaos, but isn‘t this a manifesto of chaos? what else are you going to clarify within the next few days? and also, what message do you think this is sending out to those prime ministers and chancellors around europe, that

you‘re prepared to be so flexible with what you originally set down in stone? think the manifesto message set out is that as a party and leader, i and we set out is that as a party and leader, land we the party are prepared to be honest with people about the challenges that we face. and from our prepared to set forward the hard decisions that have to be taken, and a way forward that insures that we are looking after the interests of ordinary working people across this country. about think what people will see across this country is that they do have a choice, the choice withjeremy corbyn being propped up by votes for any other party, or government led by me which will ensure that strong and stable leadership, which will insure that we're honest of people about the challenges we face and have a plan to fix those. that's the important thing, we will fix those challenges, we will address them and we will also build a stronger britain and the future. —— and a

better future. emily morgan, itv news. you say that you are prepared to ta ke news. you say that you are prepared to take the difficult decisions but you‘ve just buckled under pressure under your social care plan. isn‘t this u—turn just a under your social care plan. isn‘t this u—turnjust a cynical attempt to stop voters leaving you in d roves ? to stop voters leaving you in droves? first of all, let's be clear. we have not changed the principles that we set out in the manifesto. we're very clear about the principles on which this system will operate and will be based. what we have done is clarified that in the green paper, which will be a consultation document, we will have a limit come up limit, absolute limit on the amount that people will ta ke limit on the amount that people will take the care. but the basic principles remain absolutely the same as when they were put in the manifesto and announced last week. that nobody is going to have to pay for their care while there are life, that nobody is going to have to have theirfamily that nobody is going to have to have their family homes sold world the living in it. and everybody will be

able where they have that to be able to pass £100,000 onto their families. that's four times the limit that exist at the moment. this isa limit that exist at the moment. this is a good arrangement, it insures that people can pass savings to their families, it ensures they have their families, it ensures they have the peace of mind, rather than sitting there, month after month worrying about the money that's going out of their bank accounts to pay for their care, going out of their bank accounts to pay fortheircare, and going out of their bank accounts to pay for their care, and worrying about what's going to happen in the future. this takes that worry away from people. but it also insures that we have a sustainable system for funding social care for the future. that's the challenge we need to address. we're the only party thatis to address. we're the only party that is doing it. michael. michael crick, channel 4 news. michael crick, channel4 news. i don‘t recall a u—turn on a manifesto in any election campaign. now we‘ve had national insurance, and as this. as margaret thatcher might have

said, u—turn, ordidn‘t as margaret thatcher might have said, u—turn, or didn‘t say, you turnif said, u—turn, or didn‘t say, you turn if you want to, the lady is for turning. doesn‘t this show that you are turning. doesn‘t this show that you a re really turning. doesn‘t this show that you are really weak and wobbly, not strong and stable? can you give us an idea of what the cap will be, 100,000 eyes like 200,000, half a million? don‘t the people of this country have a right to know what the cap will be? we have not changed the cap will be? we have not changed the principles of the policy that we set out in our manifesto. those policies remain exactly the same. there will be aspects of how this operates that we will consult on through the green paper. we were honest that we wouldn't have a green paperand honest that we wouldn't have a green paper and that we would be consulting people —— that we would have a green paper and we would be consulting people on how the system operates. what we have done which other parties singularly failed to do, is recognise the challenge we

face, respect the needs and consent of the british people and provide long—term plan for sustainable social care which means elderly people in this country won't have to worry about how their social care will be paid for in the future. now, do we have a daily post here, before l goyes, do we have a daily post here, before lgoyes, daily post, do we have a daily post here, before l goyes, daily post, what do we have a daily post here, before lgoyes, daily post, what guarantees can you welsh farmers that they will have a freak market after brexit? —— free—market? -- free-market? we want to be working to have as tariff free and frictionless trade arrangement with the rest of the member state of the european union after we leave the eu. what we will also provide for welsh farmers and farmers across the united kingdom is we will be able across the united kingdom to decide across the united kingdom to decide a support system for farming that

actually works for welsh farmers, for farmers across the rest of the uk. it won't be assistance under the us has devised for wider group, it will be for us to be able to provide that support for farmers so it is as effective as possible. chris. the telegraph. two quick questions, yes or no, will anything else in the ma nifesto or no, will anything else in the manifesto change between now and june eight? and second question, quickly, and why is the home secretary giving asylum to the libyan man who was later arrested for the murder of yvonne fletcher? there are rules about how asylum is granted, and any decisions taken are taken granted, and any decisions taken are ta ken legally granted, and any decisions taken are taken legally and in accordance with the law of this country. and on the first question, nothing has changed. nothing has changed. we are offering

a long—term solution for the sustainability of social care in the future. we are ensuring that elder people will not have to worry. they will be able to ensure that their care, whether it's in the home for them to go into a home, is paid for, and they won't have to worry about those bills not after month after month. they will have the confidence of knowing that they can pass £100,000 of savings onto children. nothing has changed, we will consult on how the system operates and we will do that through a green paper. anybody else? sorry, i can't will do that through a green paper. anybody else? sorry, lcan't see... i think that's the last hand that l saw up. the guardian. in case i'm missing something, this tax, this dementia tax would apply to someone who dies a longer death from dementia, but if you die a long or

death from cancer, you would have and inheritance tax threshold for £1 million, that is still the case even with a cap? you are using terms that have been used by the labour party true try and scare people in this country. this is assist in which will ensure that people requiring ca re will ensure that people requiring care in theirown will ensure that people requiring care in their own home or needing to go into the care will be able to see that supports provided for them and won't have to worry about how the ca re won't have to worry about how the care is coming from, they won't have to sell their family home while their allies, they won't have to be worrying, as l their allies, they won't have to be worrying, as i say, about those sums all -- worrying, as i say, about those sums all —— while there are lies, they won't be worrying about those bank statements, and they will be able to pass onto their children. this insures sustainability for our care syste m insures sustainability for our care system going onto the future and we

need that because our system will collapse with our ageing society unless we take the decisions we need. as i said, when i was speaking, the only suggestion that jeremy corbyn made about paying for social care what to put up the taxes, the basic rate of tax from 20p to 25p, so younger generations would have been paying for that. thank you. applause 0k. well, ok. well, that is theresa may, grappling with journalists‘ questions on the social care plans. the controversial social care plans outlined in the manifestojust the controversial social care plans outlined in the manifesto just four days ago, under which somebody being treated for dementia in their own home with social care would have been able to pay for social care with a local council and then after death, their home could be sold, but

£100,000 would be protected. so in theresa may‘s speech, the plan changed. let‘s go to vicky young who can clarify. so, vicky, a u—turn just four days on from the ma nifesto ? just four days on from the manifesto? yes, i mean that was theresa may sounding like a party leader under incredible pressure. that‘s because if you take a look at that conservative manifesto, from just four days ago, and you go to page 65, as she urged us to do, you can see that in there, there is no mention of a cap. the things that are mentioned the fact that your house would be taken into consideration as an asset, the fact that you could defer these payments until after your death, and crucially, you can keep £100,000 of your wealth. if you now say there‘s going to be a cat potentially, which is what she‘s saying, of course he would have expected it to be featured in this document. it‘s huge difference if you have a cat. there was one due to be brought in under

plans from david cameron, the idea is that he would spend up to £72,000 on your care but no more. that is a huge difference in a policy if you have a cap. she‘s saying there was a lwa ys have a cap. she‘s saying there was always the intention that there would be a consultation but it‘s worth remembering that the work and pensions secretary damian green when asked that there would be no rowing back, and criticised the idea of a cap, saying it meant that resources we re cap, saying it meant that resources were spread in the wrong way. so this is clearly a party under pressure. i‘ve been speaking to activists here and other tory candidates which said it did not go down very well on the doorstep, people were concerned about it, concerned about the idea that they might potentially have to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on their care. it seems the tory party has decided that they could not live with this any longer so just four days after announcing the policy, in this manifesto document here, it has changed, despite theresa may very angrily saying that nothing has

changed. that‘s not how people are going to see it. she was talking about the reaction to the manifesto, talking about fake news. in terms of the cap, is it clear what the level would be? no, she won't say what the level will be. so that would be for consultation. i think the fact that it wasn‘t mentioned at all in the ma nifesto, it wasn‘t mentioned at all in the manifesto, even the idea that there might be one, suggests that they‘ve com pletely might be one, suggests that they‘ve completely change this policy. what she‘s trying to say here is that the labour partyjeremy she‘s trying to say here is that the labour party jeremy corbyn, she‘s trying to say here is that the labour partyjeremy corbyn, she said, have spread fake claims, fear and scaremongering, trying to say to people that they were going to lose their homes. she kept coming back to saying to people that people would not lose their home. that element hasn‘t changed. what she‘s trying to say is that the policy hasn‘t changed because she‘s still going to sort out the social care system. she says it will collapse and if something is done and she tried to

portray herself as somebody who is willing to take this very difficult decision. she says it‘s the kind of decision. she says it‘s the kind of decision that political parties have swerved away from for very many yea rs. swerved away from for very many years. and it‘s got to the stage with an ageing population that something has to be done to get more money into the system. the question of course now is where that cap is put, it‘s incredibly significant, because it would mean that you‘re not going to generate as much money if you‘re going to cap what people have to pay. her political opponents will absolutely seize on this, they will absolutely seize on this, they will say that this is a u—turn and they will turn on what happened before in the budget wherewith very quickly after lots of damaging headlines, under pressure, they rode back on the idea of raising national insurance payments for self—employed workers. to have this happen in the middle of a general election campaign, to have your u—turn in a ma nifesto, campaign, to have your u—turn in a manifesto, i don‘t think many people come under that happening. there have been reports of a lack of consultation and the way that this

ended up finding its way into the ma nifesto, ended up finding its way into the manifesto, what reaction is there in the party about that and about the fallout that there has subsequently been? there's been mutterings about the style of government that she has, i suppose. the style of government that she has, isuppose. there the style of government that she has, i suppose. there was criticism of david cameron, years ago, of tony blair as having a kitchen cabinet with just some close advisers and nobody else. the criticism from some in the conservative party is theresa may has a couple of people around her, they‘re the ones who dictate even policy. so the suggestion was that this was inserted into the ma nifesto that this was inserted into the manifesto by one of her chiefs of staff, but it wasn‘t a run past the cabinet, wasn‘t run past senior figures. some of those, boris johnson and damian green were asked yesterday, they refuse to engage in order that. the criticism is that she‘s not testing these policies enough. they‘ve been tested in the last four days with opinion polls and tory candidates out knocking on doors, and they all are reporting

that this is been a problem peculiar month the elderly. —— particularly amongst the elderly. let‘s go back to the short time ago when theresa may rejected suggestions that she had performed a u—turn by setting out a promise to consult on capping what older people would have to pay for their social care. first of all, let‘s be clear, we have not changed the principle that we set out in the manifesto. we‘re very clear about the principles on which this system will operate and will be based. what we have done is clarified that in the green paper, which will be a consultation document, we will have a limit, upper limit, absolute limit on the amount that people will take care. the basic principles remain absolutely the same as when they we re absolutely the same as when they were put in the manifestos and announced last week, that nobody is going to have to pay for their care while they‘re alive, nobody is going to have to have their family home

sold while their living in and that everybody will be able, where they have that, to pass £100,000 onto theirfamilies. have that, to pass £100,000 onto their families. that‘s four times their families. that‘s four times the limit that currently exists at the limit that currently exists at the moment. this is a good arrangement, it insures that people can pass savings to their families, it ensures they have the peace of mind, rather than sitting them up after month worrying about the money going out of their accounts to pay for their care and worrying about what‘s going to happen in the future, this taking away from people but also insures we have a sustainable system the funding social care in the future. that‘s the challenge we need to address. we‘re the only party that is doing it. joining me now is norman smith, our assistant political editor. she slipped that line in about being an upper limit, but that is a very significant line? this is hugely significant, the first time in this

election campaign where we have definitely seen theresa may on the back foot. having to whip up what was a manifesto pledgejust back foot. having to whip up what was a manifesto pledge just four days ago. i can‘t really recall any party having to rip up a manifesto pledge, and not just party having to rip up a manifesto pledge, and notjust a minor pledge, it was front and centre of their ma nifesto, it was front and centre of their manifesto, it was their key announcement, getting to grips with social care. secondly, theresa may saying there‘s change in the principle of the tory party‘s approach. there most certainly is. cap was specifically abandoned, i —— i remember being told at the launch, because it was aggressive, there was opposition to a cap. and this leaves a big financial hole in the financial plans because a cap is money, and a lot money and the

question arises, who is going to pay for imposing a cap? because that is a huge additional factor. for imposing a cap? because that is a huge additionalfactor. and perhaps the most damaging part of it all, theresa may has made her central pitch drink this election campaign, strong and stable leadership, it looks as if theresa may has been buffeted around now, and it is nothing like strong and stable. she has pointed the finger of blame atjeremy corbyn but she has looked at the hostile coverage in this in some of her more supportive newspapers, and the reaction of conservative mps privately, and decided she cannot go on with this because of the potential damage and decided to have a rethink now. what i find interesting is whether, you remember after the u—turn on national insurance contributions, when she managed to as it were present the argument that she was listening, she had taken on board concerns and she

was addressing people‘s disquiet on the rise in national insurance contributions, whether that same argument can work now, she can present herself as listening. i didn‘t get that sense. and listening to the question is, i‘m not sure that argument is going to fly in the same way as it is over the national injury -- same way as it is over the national injury —— national insurance contributions because in part, her aides have been saying, there‘s not been to be a u—turn. instead, we‘ve seen a complete and fundamental refraction in of the policy. more reaction later. president trump says that on his visit to the middle east he has found new reasons for hope. speaking on his arrival in israel, he said there was now a rare opportunity to bring peace to the region by working together and defeating terrorism. our correspondent is injury saloon. how is he evaluating what he —— is

injerusalem. how is he evaluating what he —— is in jerusalem. he described it from the beginning as the ultimate deal, the beginning as the ultimate deal, the man who fashions himself as one of the best deal—makers in the world thinks he can do impossible deals while there is a sense here that a new push in some parts of palestinian and israeli society that a new push is welcome, but president trump my find out it‘s more complex than he expected. in one of the israeli newspapers this morning, saying, great expectations. the friend of israel is here and the palestinians are hoping that president trump will be a friend with the palestinians. he has to be both. what are the indications on that? i think it's too early, i spoke to some of the advisers for this trip, they spoke about ten points ina this trip, they spoke about ten points in a rough plan that were being worked out, some ideas that

they could try to move forward. there‘s no sense in which there is a proper plan. quite frankly, everybody knows what the shape of the peace deal will look like. it‘s been on a table for more than 20 yea rs. been on a table for more than 20 years. they‘d look behind me, the most divisive real estate in the world, jerusalem, any minute now we might see the armoured vehicle that american presidents use, so heavy armoured it‘s called the beast, he might hum along this road after some talks with the israeli president in his residence, he‘s going to the western wall, a holy site for judaism, and also visiting the church of the holy sepulchre, a very important site for christianity. he is doing the symbolic part of the visit now and he‘ll try and get down to the issues but he‘s only here to 436 hours. there will be a lot of

about peace but the piece process has been in stalemate for very many yea rs. let‘s get the sport now. arsenal majority shareholder are not for sale. the american insisted he was still committed to the club in response to the recent £1 billion by a businessman. it comes a day after arsenalfailed to a businessman. it comes a day after arsenal failed to qualify for the champions league for the first time in 20 years. sarah taylor has been named in the england squad for the world cup this summer. she rejoined the cap after taking year—long break to deal with anxiety problems. heather knight has been named as captain. the union of rugby players in england has rejected plans to extend the premiership season saying they would have seriously bet your mental effect on player welfare. premiership rugby announced that the 2020 season would announce in early

september and finish in latejune, taking its ten months long or 11 months for players involved internationally. the rugby players association said the proposal is not viable. double formula 1 champion fernando alonso. —— he will start in fifth. he had not driven and indy car before the start of this month. you will be one of 32 drivers on the starting grid. i was comfortable, i think this car in front felt ok. at the end of the day, you are here, once you‘re securing the top man, you‘re safe, you‘re in a good spot for the race. we try to enjoy it and pushit for the race. we try to enjoy it and push it a little bit, at one point we had to change the engine. i‘m happy that we are here and competitive. more sport in the next half now.

thank you. facebook is being urged to answer questions about how it moderates online content, after a leak of internal documents suggested the firm doesn‘t train staff to delete various kinds of graphic material. facebook insists that the safety of its users is a priority. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is here. looking from the outside in, people think it should be really simple for facebook to decide what should be deleted but it‘s very compact? hugely complex, there are 2 billion people on facebook sharing all kinds of material. and the company is struggling to keep up with the sheer volume of material and the volume of complaints. it says it gets 6 million complaints about fake accou nts million complaints about fake accounts per week. and that is just one tiny aspect of what it does. what we see in these leaked

guidelines, this is basically a training manual that has been leaked, given to the moderators in charge of this and laying out some of the principles. some of them will strike people as strange, some of them will strike people as obvious. videos of violent death can be marked as disturbing but they do not a lwa ys marked as disturbing but they do not always have to be deleted because they can create awareness, photos of annable —— animal abuse can be shared as long as they are marked disturbing. you can say certain things about ordinary people, you can say, i want to kill my boyfriend and they will decide that that is not a credible threat, if you say it about a world leader, if you said it about a world leader, if you said it about donald trump, that would be deleted. so we've now got a glimpse as to what is going on inside facebook. people are unhappy, there‘s criticism persistently about there‘s criticism persistently about the decisions taken, is anything likely to change? they are employing another 3000 people in this huge

task. they‘re going to have getting on the 8000 people looking at these complaints. i think face —— facebook has moved into a world and it‘s been slow to access this, where it‘s effectively a media organisation. its publishing vast amounts of content and it‘s been to lack looking at it. it‘s now beginning to get up but it‘s going to face co nsta nt get up but it‘s going to face constant arguments. there are two sides to all of these issues. last year, they deleted that famous photograph of a naked vietnamese girl running down the street having been involved in a napalm attack. that was deemed offensive because she was naked. there was an outcry over that and that was restored. there are fine lines to be drawn. and we as journalists know about this fine lines, we have to make those decisions every day. and it‘s a lwa ys those decisions every day. and it‘s always quite gratifying to see facebook facing the same pressures. qto

q to the election campaign, theresa may‘s clarification, nick clegg joins us from westminster. so what is your reaction to that? this is theresa may‘s manifesto meltdown, isn‘t it? the moment any of their policies are subject to any scrutiny, they start to unravel. even after the so—called clarification, millions of families are none the wiser. the dementia taxes going to continue, there will be some changes but we do not know what. families know they will have to pay a lot more for their domiciliary care, they don‘t know how much and don‘t know at what point they‘ll need to sell their homes. it breeds and foster‘s uncertainty across the country which is not what people need. if this is the way that theresa may behaves under a little bit of pressure in a general election campaign, it doesn‘t go well for brexit talks.

can doesn‘t go well for brexit talks. ca n voters doesn‘t go well for brexit talks. can voters trust us that what they hear what they‘re going to see their mps? talking about the u—turn from theresa may, a lot of politicians who campaign one—way announce strong on the other side, you said no with jewish and fees. now labour are saying tuition fees will be scrapped. would you now go down that route? i would make quite a huge difference between what we encountered in a financial crisis when there wasn‘t enough money to do the things we wanted to, and the shia in confidence with which the conservative party does not —— and the sheer incompetence which the conservative party is behaving.

they‘ve also scrapped the universal healthy meals which my party introduced in coalition for the smallest children at primary school. why on earth have the conservatives spent lots of taxpayer money opening new selective schools rather than protecting the healthy lunches for the smallest children in school? i think, i‘m afraid, these are all the signs that the conservative party which is so complacent about the outcome of this election that it‘s just simply casually throwing away policy commitments without thinking them through. you say that what you did in government was very different from this, you make a distinction but voters don‘t. the liberal democrat‘s popular support doesn‘t seem to have changed according to the opinion polls, since 2015, still remaining at eight to 11%. that's a different matter. i think most fair—minded people see the difference between not being able to do something in practice which

should i do eat like to do in principle because as was the case many years ago, there was no money left and we were recovering from a catastrophic financial problem, and this, which is that in a matter of days, the conservative party‘s don‘t policy on dementia tax another —— is unravelling. it just fosters policy on dementia tax another —— is unravelling. itjust fosters greater uncertainty for many families across the country. it‘s totally and utterly self inflicted. far from being strong and stable, we see a party which is weak and incompetent. why aren‘t the liberal democrats do better in the polls? 40% of the country better in the polls? 40% of the cou ntry voted better in the polls? 40% of the country voted remain, they are the most strongly pro—eu party, it doesn‘t seem to be having an effect in the morning. pulls the. i think it is tough for smaller parties when the tumour grew larger parties, the two battalion

bodies have entered into this informal agreement not to talk about the big elephant in the room, which is brexit. we‘ve been told by theresa may this is all about giving her a mandate for brexit, yet you doesn‘t want to talk at all in any detail about how she will conduct those negotiations, and jeremy corbyn, because he‘s been so keen to support the conservatives‘ approach brexit doesn‘t want to talk about anything which is not to do with brexit, doesn‘t want to address brexit. he would but i think we‘ve got these larger parties that are refusing to address the fundamental issue our country faces. we belittle democrats want to do that. what would success be in terms of success for the lib dems? i am most of all just about out of a crystal ball. anywhere between where we were last time and where we were the time before. you have quite a big span. let‘s see what happens. let‘s see what happens. let‘s catch up with the weather. quite a talking point this week

because you‘re going to see increasing warmth and sunshine becoming widespread across the uk as the week goes on with high pressure building in. we are not there yet. you know that if you got cloud and rain so far today in northern ireland and heavy showers. as we go through this afternoon into the ceiling, hail and thunder possible but for much of england and wales, it will be dry, variable cloud, sunny spells. we are likely to see a few showers moving through. highest temperature is particularly through east anglia, the east midlands, south—east england getting into the mid—20s but anywhere that gets some sunshine will have warmth. there go the heavy showers in scotland, gradually clearing is that i goes on. a chilly night for scotland and northern ireland but it will be a mild night crossing the man wales. low cloud through coastal parts of wales, the south west of england and along the english channel coast and mailing on through the day tomorrow. elsewhere, variable cloud and sunny

spells. maybe not quite as warm tomorrow as today in the warm spots but it is as the week goes on, we see increasing warmth and sunshine developing across the uk. this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines... theresa may has denied a u—turn by her party over plans to reform social care. she said a cap on social care costs will now be included in a consultation on funding reforms. mrs may said that there would be an "absolute limit" on the money people will expected to pay for their care. she did not say what that limit would be. labour says it will scrap tuition fees for students the conservative party have said that the number of poorer students going to university is higher than ever. president donald trump has arrived in israel, where he will hold talks with both israeli and palestinian leaders. on his arrival, the president spoke

of a rare opportunity to bring peace and security to the middle east. facebook is being urged to answer questions about how it moderates online posts, after a leak to the guardian revealed how the internet giant decides if posts are too violent, sexual or support terrorism. facebook insists that the safety of its users is a priority. the electoral commission says 7 million people have not yet registered to vote in next month‘s general election. there has been a spike in the amount of young people registering before tsvangirai‘s deadline. a deadline to register to vote is coming up at midnight tonight so let‘s remind ourselves of who exactly is eligible to vote in the general election. if you are 18 yea rs or over general election. if you are 18 years or over a british citizen, you can years or over a british citizen, you ca n vote. years or over a british citizen, you can vote. citizens from some commonwealth countries living in the

uk are also eligible. as for the numberare uk are also eligible. as for the number are actually register at the moment, this is from december last year. 45.7 million people in the uk registered to vote did that number is rising year—on—year compared to the year before. the electoral commission tell us there are approximately 7 million people who are eligible to vote but not yet registered. there was always a focus on election comes around on first—time voters and this year the estimate is that there are 1.25 million people registered in this election that didn‘t vote last time. let‘s ta ke election that didn‘t vote last time. let‘s take a look of the most recent data we can. this estate yesterday from the gulf .uk website. just over 200,000 people signed up to vote yesterday and 90,000 of those are aged under 25. we‘ve been hearing from some young voters are already registered. a lot of people around

especially brexit surround themselves with groups of friends that they are all remainers or they we re that they are all remainers or they were all going to leave and everyone was very surprised about the result andi was very surprised about the result and i think that‘s the thing with getting caught up in this social media bubble. we are keeping in our own worlds and he began a safe space and not challenging each other. i think the main reason why young people don‘t vote is because they feel as if they don‘t know enough or haven‘t had another life experience to merit being able to vote. we are easier to let down because we don't kick upa easier to let down because we don't kick up a fuss. we should be let down if we are not in that register because why would they make laws as we are not registered? let's of the numbers of people who actually bothered to turn up and vote and there is something of a young versus old splits. let‘s take a look at the general election last time in 2015. 4296 general election last time in 2015. 42%18—24—year—olds general election last time in 2015. 42% 18—24—year—olds voted general election last time in 2015. 42%18—24—year—olds voted in 2015, compared to the number of 65 and over is who turned out and it is 78%

why is there such a turnout gap? there are just too many of them that fail to understand the political system and the role they have within it, the channels of communication, and when you haven‘t got a basic knowledge can feel really alien, especially when you look to politicians and they speak in a certain language and it alljust feels like, wow, i don‘t know enough to engage in this. i hear it all too many times but the reality is that politics is about opinions and issues and if you care so strongly about an issue, you need to be part of that but you need to appreciate delayed gratification because things don‘t change overnight. delayed gratification because things don't change overnight. at deadline is approaching at midnight tonight to register to vote. if you have not registered, you will need your national insurance number, which you‘ll find a card like this if you‘ve got one or will be on your payslip. if you‘re a student, you will find it on your university student loan application. for the information on how you register to

vote, go to this website. with me is emma hartley, the head of campaigns at the electoral commission — the independent body which oversees elections. thanks forjoining us. as we were hearing, 7 million people eligible to vote. how many would you expect to vote. how many would you expect to sign up in this final closing window? if it is anything like the registration deadline day ahead of the 2015 general election, at that time we saw nearly 500,000 applications come in on the final day and we are seeing high volumes of people submitting applications right now and we will expect to see that up until the deadline, so anyone who is not yet registered needs to go online and fill in their obligation before midnight. needs to go online and fill in their obligation before midnightm needs to go online and fill in their obligation before midnight. is it simple to do? that is quite straightforward for voters in england, scotland and wales, you can go online to the

government‘s website and you need your national insurance number. it ta kes your national insurance number. it takes about five minutes. for voters in northern ireland, the process is slightly different and may need to ta ke slightly different and may need to take a paper application form to their local area electoral office and they need to do that today. do you actually seek to engage with those 7 million at the? yes, we have been running a campaign for several weeks and been running advertising across tv and social channels and on radio. we have been working in partnership with social media companies who can help us get that message out far and wide, so stacked that have got a filter running today and facebook and instagram as well. is it possible to break down who is in that 7 million? obviously there will be first—time voters, 1.25 million of those, but what about the others? why are people not bothering to register to vote? one of the biggest variables that has an impact on the numbers of registration is population mobility, so what we tend to see is people who move house... you‘ve got to keep the details updated on the electoral register every time you change your address and if you‘re somebody who has moved home in the last year you are less

likely to be registered compared to somebody who has lived in the same household for a longer period of time. do you have figures comparing historically how many people were unregistered to vote? i‘m just wondering whether there are any indication is that in terms of level of engagement with politics... because honestly, we look at turnouts, which not always very high, particularly low in local elections, but still around 60% or 65% ina elections, but still around 60% or 65% in a general election. elections, but still around 60% or 65% in a general electionlj elections, but still around 60% or 65% in a general election. i don't have those historical figures to hand but we do see often that in those final days before the deadline for people to register to vote, that is when a lot of people take action and they maybe have it as a task that they need to get around to it falls to the bottom of their to do list. monitors registration deadline day, a lot of people do act.|j list. monitors registration deadline day, a lot of people do act. i think we all identify with doing things when the deadline is upon us. thank you very much, emma hartley from the

electoral commission. let‘s go back to the tories‘ social care plans. a short time ago theresa may rejected suggestions that she had performed a u—turn by setting out a promise to consult on capping on what older people will have to pay for their social care. first of all, let's be clear. we have not changed the principles we set out in the manifesto. we are very clear about the principles on which this system will operate and will be based. what we have done is clarified that in the green paper, which will be a consultation document, we will have an upperlimit, absolute consultation document, we will have an upper limit, absolute limit, on the amount people will pay for care. but the basic principles remain absolutely the same as when they we re absolutely the same as when they were put on the manifesto last week, that nobody is going to have to pay for their care while they are alive, nobody is going to have to have theirfamily nobody is going to have to have their family home sold well they are living in it and they will... everybody will be able, where they

have that, to pass £100,000 onto their families. that is four times their families. that is four times the limit that currently exists at the limit that currently exists at the moment. this is a good arrangement. it ensures that people can pass the savings to their families, it ensures they have the peace of mind, rather than sitting there month after month worrying about the money going out of their bank account to pay for their care and worrying about what is going to happen in the future, this takes that worry away from people but it also ensures that we have a sustainable system for funding social care for the future. that is the challenge we need to address. we are the only party that is doing it. that is theresa may without you turn a bit earlier. let‘s bring in our social affairs correspondent alison holt in now. that is a big change from four days ago when the ma nifesto from four days ago when the manifesto was put out there was no suggestion of there being a cap, in fa ct suggestion of there being a cap, in fact quite the opposite. tell us about the reaction there has been to that announcement. i think people in

the care sector were genuinely shocked by the original announcement that there was no mention of an absolute limit or cap on care costs, because that had been contained in the deal not report some years before and was in legislation that there would be this limit to the costs people can pay and for some people, particularly those who have dementia, those costs can build up and build up into hundreds of thousands of pounds and i think the bottom line and the reason... it is not just about the money but bottom line and the reason... it is notjust about the money but is about not feeling on your rent it that was the point being made time and again on thursday, when it was said that without a cap, people would feel that they were being left on their road to cope until their savings and assets dropped to £100,000, which is where the conservative party is planning to put the amount you are allowed to keep. in terms of a cap, there is no

indication as to what it will be. when is there likely to be clarity? this is part of the manifesto and the election is not far away now. this is part of the manifesto and the election is not far away nowm a manifesto you wouldn‘t expect to necessarily get all the nitty—gritty. there are certainly a lot of questions which remain, for insta nce lot of questions which remain, for instance what level would the b? the suggested level put forward by sir andrew deal not to let the report tea m andrew deal not to let the report team was £72,000, so that is just your ca re costs. team was £72,000, so that is just your care costs. doesn‘t include hotel costs if you are in a residential home. there was some speculation before the conservative ma nifesto speculation before the conservative manifesto was published that it would be increased to £85,000, which would be increased to £85,000, which would be increased to £85,000, which would be roughly taking into account inflation and the difference between 72 and 85, but the bottom line is that we don‘t know, there was that sort of detail, and we‘re told that there would be likely to be a green

paper sometime in the autumn. that was when it was being planned for originally. whether or not the election has had a knock—on effect of the timing of that, we don‘t yet know. what are the costs for somebody who is receiving care in their own home of the summary in residential care? what sort of bills are being notched up? they vary hugely depending on your level of need and whereabouts of the country you live. the first thing to say is that to get local authority help, you have to have a very high level of need. i think it is very activities of daily living, so by that they mean washing, dressing, eating and so on. you have to have a very high level of needs. the most recent figures i‘ve seen suggested that on average, and this came from the health care analysts, on average you would pay £1000 per week for nursing care but i have to say, it is not unusual for people with

dementia to have to spend an awful lot more than that on their care. it is not unusual for the cost of a nursing home place to be £1500 per week. again, it depends where in the country you live. thank you very much, alison. the queen and prince philip are set to tour the chelsea flower show ahead of the annual event opening to the public tomorrow. this year‘s event will host more than 500 exhibitors and is expected to attract over 160,000 visitors from around the world. our correspondent sarah smith is at the chelsea flower show and we can join her there now. it isa join her there now. it is a gorgeous day and the sun is shining, the sky is blue to talk we‘ve found a shady area with all the artisan gardens. there is so much to see, so many ideas for the keen and the not so keen gardener. the centrepiece of this garden is a boat. would you take that taiwan not? i‘m not sure. it is the

international boat building college‘s garden and they are based in lowestoft. it is a replica of a 12th century boat found on the norfolk broads. mike is from the college. gary is the design of the garden. tell us a bit more about this boat. it is a three quarters replica of a 900—year—old broke found on the broads. it was found near laudanum and we‘ve been asked to build the real thing next year and so this is a three quarters replica that we‘ve brought to the show and it shows of the boat builder‘s skills and some of the excellent workmanship that we teach at the college. gary, how have you brought the boat into what you have done with the garden? i've tried to show the boat as if it was being built 900 years ago, so all the plans and everything are indigenous and there is a little feature that runs around which the boat sits on and the marginals and plans are

native to norfolk. you say they are all native to northern. how do you represent that in the confines of chelsea, which is very different? that is partly due to our friends, natural garden people, who are really good weaving together. what happened was a lot of the plans were blocked out by the environment agency and reused and other plans we re agency and reused and other plans were planted in between all of the weeds when they were much younger and allowed to grow up together. some of the skills you teach the couege some of the skills you teach the college been reflected in the garden. yes, the boat has been built in the way that real boat would be built, so students and staff have used the craft boat building. it is not just a replica, used the craft boat building. it is notjust a replica, but a real boat that sits behind us and built in the fashion that about of the time, 900 yea rs fashion that about of the time, 900 years ago, would have been built. thank you very much to both of you. judging is tomorrow and you will be looking forward to that. this is one of 28 ade gardner there are dozens

more floral displays, there are plans displaced. the royal family come along this afternoon. tickets are sold out for the whole week. they‘re expecting 165,000 people to come over the next few days. they‘re expecting 165,000 people to come over the next few daysm they‘re expecting 165,000 people to come over the next few days. it is perfect weather. thank you very much. two men arrested by humberside police over the disappearance of a woman who went missing after dropping her daughter off at school have been charged with conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. majid mustafa and robert lipinski will appear before hull magistrates‘ court later today. renata antczak was last seen walking near her home in hull nearly four weeks ago.

police have searched several addresses in the city and have appealed for information about her disappearance. so—called "light" cigarettes may have made smokers more vulnerable to what is now the most common form of lung cancer, according to scientists. researchers in the us found that some of the cigarettes that use ventilated filters allow smoke to penetrate deeper into the lungs, where the cancer occurs more frequently. other forms of lung cancer have fallen over the past 50 years. 9000 people who lost money from the royal bank of scotland start an action today. they‘re demanding compensation from the bank and for former directors, including fred goodwin. the claimant say they were misled by the bank when it sought to raise £12 billion from shareholders of april 2008, a few months before was rescued by taxpayers. when companies raise money from shareholders, they‘re legally obliged to give them the information they need to make an informed assessment. in april 2008, rbs asked shareholders to fork out £12 billion to beef up its finances in exchange for the right to buy new shares in the bank at £2 each.

in the prospectus for that fundraising, rbs said it was managing its money within prudent limits. the claimants say that was misleading when internally, the bank had recognised that if it ran into further trouble and couldn‘t borrow from other banks, it wouldn‘t have enough money to survive for more than a day. thousands took up the shares, including employees of rbs and natwest, who were encouraged by their employer to take out loans to buy them. by the following january, the price of those shares had gone from £2 to 11p. rbs says it believes it has strong defences to the claim. andy verity, bbc news. the bbc has learned that a police inquiry into an nhs—run mental health unit in essex is investigating up to 20 deaths. it follows fresh investigations into the death of matthew leahy, who was found hanged at linden centre in 2012. matthew was 20 when he died. his mother, melanie leahy, said her talks with essex police suggested the cases had taken place in the last 17 years. our reporter simon cox has been investigating for the victoria derbyshire programme. sweet, kind, mischievous. little rascal at times. my entire world.

matthew leahy, a bright, sporty student. in his teens, he began smoking cannabis and having hallucinations. by 2012, his mental health had spiralled. matthew was a patient at the linden centre, run by the north essex partnership trust. a week after being admitted, the centre phoned his mum. and the doctor... just said, er... "matthew‘s been found hanging, it doesn‘t look good." i couldn‘t breathe, ifell to the floor on my knees. just 20 when he died, at his inquest the jury recorded an open verdict. each patient supposedly has a care plan, and it came to light that matthew had no care plan, he had no key worker, no—one knew, for two days there wasn‘t even any observation sheets, so where was he? the police report says, "matthew

was taken to a place of safety." it was the most unsafe place he could have been. i remember him texting me, "mum, please let me come home, i‘m in hell here." the inquestjury said matthew had been subjected to a series of multiple failings and missed opportunities over a long period of time. after the inquest, the coroner suggested that the trust told ——hold a public inquiry into matthew‘s death, but they said it would be too expensive and it would take money away from frontline services. we‘ve learned essex police have launched an investigation into deaths at the linden centre going back to the year 2000. now, the police won‘t say exactly how many cases they‘re looking at, but one source has told us that it could be as many as 20 deaths being investigated. the trust said it was improving systems to ensure investigations are carried out rigorously and thoroughly, and that learning shared across the entire organisation. they are also undertaking a full ligature audit,

removing features that could be used by patients to take their own lives. that‘s what melanie leahy‘s trying to ensure, by supporting other families going through the same trauma she faced. at the coroner‘s court, she‘s meeting another member of the club, lisa morris, whose son ben hung himself in the linden centre in 2008. i do believe ben's death is one of the 20—odd that they are looking into, and that makes me angry as well. since 2000, ben's death, that's 17 years ago. 17 years. why have they left it 17 years? can the police inquiries into deaths at the linden centre restore trust for the grieving families, whose relatives died in the place they were supposed to be safe? you can watch the full 12 night

report on the victoria derbyshire programme page “— report on the victoria derbyshire programme page —— 12 minute report. i want to give you some comments from the european union‘s chief brexit negotiator michel barnier he was been talking in brussels after the eu process of confirming the details of the negotiator monday we re details of the negotiator monday were completed. and was asked about the prospect of the uk walking out of the negotiations if the eu presents a huge divorce bill. he said he wasn‘t thinking terms of the talks collapsing but has warned that anyone talking about the process ending with no deal should spell out the reality of what that would mean. at those talks in brussels, several ministers stressed their priorities are to provide legal clarity for eu citizens in britain before they find themselves living outside the eu in

march 2019, and also to agree to calculate what a london owes brussels before the departure. one minister at the meeting said it is very british to know that if you‘re pa rt very british to know that if you‘re part of a club and then you leave, you have to settle your accounts. the luxembourg foreign minister said it is clear in this matter on the finance issue, if we get stuck we will not get onto phase two, what should come afterwards between the eu and great britain. so the focus very much on tying up what it will mean, britain leaving the eu in those negotiations. in a moment, the news at one with reeta chakrabarti but first an update on the weather from nick miller. increasing sunshine for many as we go through the week but we are not there yet. high pressure builds in so it becomes dry, settled and warmer in some sunshine but it is towards the end of the week, as the high pressure begins to pull away eastwards, we drag in a much warmer

flow of airfrom eastwards, we drag in a much warmer flow of air from the southall southeast. there is increasing sunshine and it is there at the end of the week and going into next weekend that temperatures really start to soar, again with that warmer flow of start to soar, again with that warmerflow of air start to soar, again with that warmer flow of air around the area of high pressure, and going into the weekend we are likely to see some are getting... but many of us getting warned than sunshine. some sunshine today. but not fraud. we‘re not there yet with the widespread warmth and sunshine. a bit of damp weather so far in the lake district. running into scotland we are seeing shari bursts of rain and some more to come as the day goes across parts of northern and eastern scotland. a fairamount of of northern and eastern scotland. a fair amount of sunshine across england and wales. warmth and that sunshine. particularly in the brighter parts of south—east england, east anglia and into the east midlands, temperatures reaching into the low to mid 20s and we may see 25 or 26 celsius picking up the odd shower into north—west england, north wales but going into scotland,

some will be on the heavy side. across parts of eastern scotland going into the evening rush hour, some heavy downpours and one or two pushing down across east england. as they clear away, most places in the second half looking dry and a bit chillierfor parts of second half looking dry and a bit chillier for parts of scotland and northern ireland but a mild like to come in england and wales. through the day tomorrow, we will keep showers in north—west scotland, increasing cloud in northern ireland, misty low cloud will mean some of the coast of south west england, and elsewhere cloud breaking to allow sunny spells to come through. where we have seen high—temperature is come through. where we have seen high—temperatu re is today, come through. where we have seen high—temperature is today, they may come down a couple of degrees. on wednesday a lot of clout in the west and outbreaks of rain through parts of the north and north—west of scotland, the best of the sunshine in the east. it is thursday, friday into saturday, as i showed you earlier, high pressure pushing eastwards and we bring in the much warmerairso by eastwards and we bring in the much warmer air so by the end of the week it is dry with plenty of sunshine,

becoming very warm, even hot. a major climbdown by the conservatives on social care — now, the prime minister says costs will be capped. theresa may said there could now be an "absolute limit" on the money people will have to pay — insisting the ideas behind the policy remain the same. we have not changed the principles of the policy that we set out in our ma nifesto. of the policy that we set out in our manifesto. those policies... those policies remain exactly the same. labour brings forward its pledge to scrap tuition fees for students in england — to include those starting university in the autumn. we‘ll be bringing you all the morning‘s developments on the election campaign trail. also this lunchtime... president trump has arrived in israel,