this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: after a seven—week battle, party leaders make their final pitches to voters on the eve of polling day. theresa may returned to the theme she set at the start of her campaign, claiming only she could deliver a successful brexit. give me the authority to speak for britain. strength in my hand as i fight for britain. give me your backing, and i will deliver up for britain. —— give me your backing, and i will deliverfor britain. jeremy corbyn told his supporters that a labour government would end austerity — and spend more on public services. five more years of tory cuts longer waiting lists underfunded schools in many parts of the country and hope under labour. for the lib dems, tim farron urged people to consider tactical voting to prevent a conservative landslide. in scotland, the snp is defending the landslide it won in 2015. it wants a strong voice in the brexit talks.

and the ukip leader paul nuttall said his party was the only one to be trusted to deliver a no—nonsense brexit deal. and in other news tonight, tributes to the victims of the london bridge attacks by some of the first police officers on the scene — eight people are now known to have died. and friends and admirers attend a memorial service at westminster abbey for the entertainer ronnie corbett. hello. good evening. welcome to bbc news. the polling stations open at 7am tomorrow morning after a campaign that in its latter stages

has been dominated by the debate about security following the terror attacks in london and manchester. but on this last full day of campaigning, both theresa may and jeremy corbyn have returned to their main policies and messages. tonight, we'll have the latest on the campaigns, and we'll be looking at the key policy proposals. ourfirst report, on the eve of polling day, is by our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the incumbent. let us reignite the british spirit, because together we can do great things! cheering and applause the insurgent. there are people coming together with a vision and a dream of the kind of world that we can create, a world of social justice and solidarity! theresa may called this election to win it, but it's

not her choice, it's not their choice, it's ours. her script — trust only her on brexit, on her experience. who do you believe has the will and, crucially, the plan, tojust get on with the job and deliver? forjeremy corbyn, from day one, arguably from decades ago, it's always been about the alternative. he wants to be prime minister, but his supporters and detractors say it's about more than that. it is notjust about electing mps, it is about what this campaign is about, about what we are offering to the people of this country. so are you out for it?! in the election of 2017?! which will rewrite the history books of politics in britain, rewrite those history books!

a few hackles have followed her on the trail, like the missteps in the last few weeks. she has been criticised over police cards, under pressure on the state of the nhs, but most of all knocked on social care — a policy that might have caused alarm and a few greens like this. keen to promise a lot but reluctant to go be on big goals. it is about two people trust to have the strong and stable leadership to get the best deal for britain, and who has the will and crucially the plan to deliver on brexit. legions of his fans, though, want something else. his opponents say the sums don't stack up, but here, they love his manifesto. bigger taxes and spending to pay for free tuition, more health care, promises of a much bigger state. the first time ever it's been jeremy corbyn pulling new labour back into this idea of a form of socialism versus conservatives, and it is giving people the opportunity.

this country needs to get out of the mike weir in with this tory government, because they don't think about the poor, they are suffering. —— muck we're in. our manifesto offers something very different, it is going to cost a lot of money, yes, it is, i know that. but we are very clear about this — we have fully costed it, 95%, 95% of the population will pay no more in tax, no more in national insurance, no more in vat. the two main campaigns look so different because the parties are. it is not an election where anyone can say politicians are all the same. they have different visions on brexit, on immigration, different hopes for the economy. labour would tax more and spend more on schools and hospitals. under the tories, there'd still be cuts

to keep trying to balance the books. they have very different takes on the kind of country this is, and what they want it to be, and a very different leader trying to persuade you to let them take us there. it's not a contest of who can cover more miles. mrs and mr may in the tory plane, but of credibility, the former remainer who wants to take us out of the eu seemed unassailable — not now. we have set out how we would deliver on the challenges, how we will make sure we are addressing those challenges. but isn't it the case, you didn't have to call this election, and you are asking people to trust you for five years, after a campaign where the sense is that you have said as little as possible. what i have said to the british people is to be open with them about the challenges this country faces, but also about the opportunities

that we have in this country, and i think that is absolutely the right thing to do. the tory hope... why on earth do you want this job?! the core, not the quality of the campaign, will see her home. my vote would be with mrs may because of her experience. i think she is a ruthless candidate who can get the country through brexit, which is what she voted for. you think she is ruthless? i think she can be, we shall see! back where it all began — a welcome for the political hero of north london tonight. anti—nuclear weapons, fixed to decades—old principles, jeremy corbyn has changed politics' dynamics, even if tomorrow he comes up short. in seven weeks, we've put together a quite incredible campaign in every part of britain, every town, every village. elections are not straightforward popularity contests — turnout tomorrow, not tonight, is what really matters. but this contest is not

a decision on one day, it is a choice that changes lives for years. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. is well more on the election in just a moment. ijust want to bring you some news coming into a strong greater manchester police, which is that a 20—year—old man has been arrested in relation to the manchester bombing after handing himself into police. they say that he voluntarily presented himself at north manchester police station to night. he was then arrested on suspicion of offences to the terrorism act and remains in custody. 2! people are now —— have now been released —— arrested in relation to the event. 12 had now been released. so to recap that, a

20—year—old man has been arrested in manchester in relation to the bombing after handing himself into police. so, back to the election, and the parties have done all they can to get their message to voters. so what are the prime issues? for conservatives and labour, that have influenced this campaign, and influenced this campaign, and influence public opinion? —— what has. our deputy political editor john pienaar has spent the day with voters in cheshire. it may feel like a long march, this election, but then britain is deciding its future — choosing between candidates to run the country. whether you've joined the battle, like the labour faithful here in runcorn today, or you've have other pressing business, people everywhere have been making their minds up. my mum works in the nhs, she deserves a pay rise. my school, the children who go to school, the two schools have got to find almost £1 million worth of cuts in the next three years. my niece goes to university, and she is going to leave

with £44,000 worth of debt. we've just had enough. stop privatising the railways and bring them back into the public, you know. instead of selling them off all to these private franchises. the glaring differences between the parties and the leaders has grabbed the attention of people who will make such an important, even historic decision tomorrow. government for the many, not the few, isn't just a labour slogan. it's what all the parties and both main contenders for downing street realise they have to offer post—brexit britain. in the hours before the polls opened, people are deciding — instinctively in many cases — who they trust to deliver what they think matters most. in deep blue tatton, conservatism has grown deep roots. so what is it today that's making tory support here flourish? theresa may has been sort of in there from the start with the brexit situation. so what about the worry some people have that she's going to go for too hard a break, it's going to disrupt

and damage the economy? no, i think she's prepared for that because, as i said, she has been in it from the start, and therefore she knows the ins and outs, and she has obviously got the economy at heart. i agree with what she says about helping older people. personally i will lose the benefit for heating but... doesn't that put you off, losing the winter fuel allowance? no, probably somebody else will need it more than i do. i'm sure the people that really need it will it. —— will get it. the race is very nearly over. what comes next — a new government, a new plan, a new place in the world after brexit. that future starts tomorrow, june 8th. john pienaar, bbc news. a conservative landslide can only be averted if labour supporters decide to vote tactically — that's the view of the liberal democrat leader tim farron. he's called on traditional labour voters to back his party in those areas where it's the main challenger to the conservatives. mr farron, who spent the day touring

constituencies in england, claimed the prime minister was taking a big victory for granted. 0ur political correspondent vicki young was travelling with mr farron. serving sausages in solihull, where tim farron is hoping to pile on the votes. be generous. yes. be generous. he says every vote for the lib dems sends a powerful message to theresa may that she can't have it all her own way. here, there were worries about cuts to school budgets. but they are coming, and we have got past the point where you can shave a bit off this budget and that budget. the very clear evidence — all the capital money should be spent on upkeep of schools is actually going on keeping teachers in theirjobs, but that's running out now. next stop, st albans, where mr farron urged labour voters to get behind the lib dems. he says that's the only way to prevent a tory landside. how are you feeling? pleased to be in a pub! and on to south—west london.

here, the party hopes its promise of a referendum on the final brexit deal will go down well with the large number of remain voters. for many voters, this election is the first chance to see and hear what tim farron has to offer. he's built his campaign around persuading those who voted to remain in the eu to swing behind the liberal democrats, but he's hoping that promises of more money for health and education will broaden the party's appeal. the lib dems would put ip on income tax to increase nhs and social—care spending in england by £6 billion a year. and if you want to send a message to theresa may that you are not to be taken for granted, that the dementia tax is not to be given the all—clear, and that police and school and hospital cuts are not ok, the liberal democrats is the party you should get behind. after a disastrous result, two years ago, tim farron knows it's a long way back for the lib dems, but he's confident they are on the road to recovery.

vicki young, bbc news, twickenham. in scotland, the snp leader nicola sturgeon told voters that supporting labour risked "handing the keys of number ten" to the conservatives and theresa may. the snp won almost every parliamentary seat in scotland in 2015. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has been following the snp campaign. the snp, the party defined by scottish independence, don't want it to define this campaign. nicola sturgeon would much rather talk about her opposition to tory cuts and what she says voting snp means. it means voting for mps who would stand against tory austerity. voting for mps who will stand up for investment in our public services. voting for mps who will protect the incomes of pensioners, who will protect the winter fuel allowance, the triple lock, and who will protect free personal care and stand

against a dementia tax. they call this "the nicolopter," flying the snp leader to all the places her party looks weak. they are hoping to limit their losses at this election. nicola sturgeon believes theresa may will win the election but hopes to cut her majority. she called this election because she thought she could steam—roll the election and have a landslide. she has come across as weak and evasive and cannot answer basic questions. we can stop her getting a bigger majority and hold the tories in check. the scottish tories have cast themselves as the only party who can stop a second independence referendum. they are hoping for a significant increase on their single scottish fleet. the lib dems say they want to send

a message to the snp. labour are fighting to keep their one mp in scotland. they also support an independence vote. their leader, kezia dugdale, has called sturgeon a liar for saying she would support a referendum on the day after the brexit result. nicola sturgeon says she stands by her version of the story 100%. scottish voters are effectively being asked to use this election to signal whether they want another vote on independence. the outcome could help determine when or if that might happen. paul nuttall, the ukip leader, has spent the final day of campaigning visiting target seats along the east coast of england. he wants the brexit process completed by 2019, without paying any exit fee, and reducing net migration. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports from the ukip campaign trail in essex. cheering.

confident smiles for the last push. ukip‘s leader paid a visit to one of the party's strongholds. they're convinced they still have a role, even now the uk's voted to leave the eu. ukip says it's the guard dog of brexit. i think people are coming around to the idea that theresa may won't give us the kind of brexit that we really want. the party is pushing its broader policies, too. it's promised to cut immigration, improve security, put more money into the nhs by cutting back on foreign aid, protect british culture, and promote a fair democracy. the leader says they are prepared to talk about things other politicians don't. we've spoken openly about extremist islamism within our society. i've called it a "cancer," said it needs to be cut out, come up with a load of proposals how we could do that. the other parties wanted to ignore it. ukip had its best ever results at the last general election. this time, it's standing fewer candidates in fewer seats.

and the party's trying to prove it is still relevant beyond brexit. supporters are convinced they've plenty to offer. it seems like yourjob is done, brexit, that's done, you're finished. no, we're not. fresh english strawberries, three boxes for a pound! not everyone agrees. i voted ukip last time. so what changed your mind? i just... i like her, i like theresa may. he knows he's fighting to prove ukip still has a point. but says whatever the result... toodle—oo, bye—bye! ..the party is not going anywhere. alex forsyth, bbc news, essex. in one of his final campaign messages, the co—leader of the greens, jonathan bartley, said people faced a stark choice at this election. we feel that we're at a fork in the road, and if you don't want to waste £110 billion on trident, if you want to look at ideas to make the country fit for 21st century like a universal basic income, a shorter working week, more nhs investment

than any other party is offering, then you need to vote for the green party. in wales, leanne wood has told voters that a strong welsh voice in the brexit process can only be guaranteed by plaid cymru. she said labour had taken wales for granted and she warned that re—electing a conservative government would pose a "threat" to public services in every part of wales. we face a number of threats from a tory government with an increased mandate, threats to people in our communities, threats to our nhs, and threats to the process of leaving the european union, to jobs and livelihoods. the election, in the later stages, was dominated by questions about security, following the terror attacks in london and manchester. but today, the parties were keen to refocus on their core messages, brexit for the conservatives, the future of the nhs, and public services for labour. 0ur correspondent, christian fraser, looks at some of the policy choices in these key areas. have you decided? what if you

haven't? maybe we should look at some of the issues. where do the parties stand on them? the conservative party. they want to balance the budget by 2025. they are sticking with the plans they set out on personal tax allowance and they are sticking to vat. labour is pledging to inject 250 billion pounds in the next ten years and had economy. there will be no increase to vat or personal insurance, but a 50p tax rate. if it's a hung parliament, of course, the snp will play a much bigger role. they would support any plan to balance the uk budget for day—to—day spending over the next 5—7 years. there'd be no increase in tax on the low—paid in national insurance or in vat.

the liberal democrats also pledging to balance day—to—day spending while reducing national debt, but maybe this is their marquee policy — they'd add 1p to every pound of income tax, ringfence the money, they say, for a world—class nhs. let's take a look at another issue, a devolved issue, the nhs. labour is planning to commit around £30 billion in extra funding over the next five years. they'd reverse privatisation and return health services into public control. the conservatives would also put in more money, £8 billion, up to 2023. and we know about social care, they will now include the value of yourfamily home in any means testing for people receiving social care. that will, of course, be capped. the liberal democrats talked about this issue, this is a big one on the doorstep, mental health. they'll ensure that mental health care is up to the same standard as physical health care in the country.

and the greens, again, rolling back the use of private providers in the nhs. we were told this was a brexit election, so let's take a quick look at brexit. conservatives say they will leave the single market and the customs union, seeking this deep and special relationship with the eu. but they've made it quite clear that no deal is better than a bad dealfor the uk. labour, that won't do for them, they would scrap the brexit white paper and put the emphasis on the single market and the customs union, and remaining within it. and also, they want to immediately guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in britain. the liberal democrats, pro—remain, of course, would hold a referendum on the final brexit deal, with that option in there to remain in the eu. and ukip, they would quit thejurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, as well as the eu single market and the customs union. i can't go through all the policies and where the various party stand, but it is all there on the bbc website, to take a look, all the manifestos there.

let's turn to the day's other news. eight people are now known to have died in the london bridge attack on saturday night. police searching for a frenchman who went missing during the attack have found a body in the river thames. xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend, as our special correspondent, ed thomas, reports. in the most darkest moments... returning to london bridge. the police officers who were the first to face the london attackers, and comfort the injured. here to lay flowers and remember those who died, in the city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public and,

you know, obviously, our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. and today, police searching for xavier thomas from france say they recovered a body from the thames. he was on holiday in london and his girlfriend. she's now in hospital seriously injured. and confirmed dead today, ignacio echeverria from spain, last seenjumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, australian, sara zelenak. she was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. in france, the family of sebastien belanger confirmed he was also killed. it brings the total number of deaths to eight. while police continue to look for evidence, today, this family home in ilford was raided, as offices pieced together more about the killers. khuram butt, a known islamist

extremist, rachid redouane, a moroccan libyan who once lived in dublin, and italian moroccan youssef zaghba. police in italy suspected he wanted to join so—called islamic state and say they told british intelligence agencies. today, his mother spoke anonymously. translation: he was closely followed when he was in italy, but he wasn't at all in the uk it seems. i was very happy with the work the italian police did. from what i read, it seems in the uk they knew nothing, they weren't pursuing anything. this investigation now reaches towards morocco, italy and ireland, but the focus has always been here, east london, and those unanswered questions of how all three men met and planned their attack. men known to british security services who went on to kill. police insist there was no

intelligence an attack was being planned. and we pray for those in our hospitals nearby... this afternoon, prayers from all faiths on london bridge. a message from a city to those who caused so much pain. ed thomas, bbc news, east london. friends and admirers of ronnie corbett gathered at westminster abbey today to remember the entertainer who died last year at the age of 85. he was best known for his partnership with ronnie barker in the two ronnies. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, was at the service. we are f” eff? , ronnie corbett. my name, ronald goliath corbett. westminster abbey isa goliath corbett. westminster abbey is a day of solemn occasions. today,

it was anything but. a celebration ofa it was anything but. a celebration of a lifetime of laughter. it is a memorial, but i will not stop laughing. happy feet. there will be people laughing and people crying. my people laughing and people crying. my memories arejust people laughing and people crying. my memories are just laughs. these are friends and colleagues from the days of cabaret. the two ronnies, 60 yea rs of days of cabaret. the two ronnies, 60 years of laughter. there was an easy chair, and a specific number of candles. four candles. there you are, four candles. no, four candles. becoming friends with this remarkable man i have admired for as

long as i can remember was truly one of the great pleasures of my life. we talked all the time on the phone. i still have many... i still have many of his answer messages. "good heavens. wonderful. he would come to the phone and always say, is it me?" goodbye from home, goodbye from everyone, and they walk past the after a fairly sunny day, clouds are rolling in again off the atlantic. some rain on the way. a fair bit of it across western areas. we have already had some. a damp afternoon across the west. it started off sunny in many areas. rain in the

north—east of scotland. then the next weather front moves in late in the morning and into the afternoon. it is shrouding over the uk. this is what it looks like through the course of the night. on and off rain anywhere. maybe not in the north and an where. ' north—western - the least an where. ' north—western - thisei‘fi? an where. ' north—weste least. thisei‘fi? an where. ' north—weste least i all 555555 an where. ' north—weste least i all in 55545? north—east of scotland. clearer skies on the way. fairly chilly. this is what it looks like. a definite east—west split. dry in the midlands and the south—east. this have the rain moving in the direction of northern ireland at least at this stage. dry in the lowdon. the north of scotland, fresh g

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