the liberal democrats say the uk will get a ‘remain bonus' of £50 billion over five years if brexit is stopped — as they launch their general election campaign their leaderjo swinson says change is possible — and hers is the only party that can stop britain leaving the eu when i look at borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn i am absolutely certain i could do a betterjob than either of them! jeremy corbyn says labour would get brexit done in six months — promising to secure a better deal with the eu a labour government will get brexit sorted within six months by giving you, the british people, the final say. the conservatives insist they are

the party to deliver brexit — we'll have full analysis of the election pledges made today. also on the programme: jacob rees mogg apologises after saying people living in grenfell tower should have ignored fire brigade advice and fled the fire that killed 72 people. could a home testing kit revolutionise screening for cervical cancer? scientists say trial results are promising, and could increase the take—up of smear tests and we get a sneak preview of the new series of the crown — with olivia colman stepping into the queen's robes. and coming up on bbc news, premiership rugby champions saracens are docked 35 points and fined over £5 million after being found guilty of breaching salary cap rules.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the liberal democrats have launched their campaign for next month's general election, saying it is the only party standing up to stop brexit — and that doing so would bring the country a 50 billion pound ‘remain bonus‘ over 5 years, which could be spent on public services. meanwhile, jeremy corbyn, speaking in essex, said labour would get brexit done in six months — promising to secure a better deal with the eu and put it to the public in another referendum next year. the conservatives insist they are the party to deliver brexit and that the uk will leave by january 31st next year. our political correspondent chris mason has the latest on today's campaigning: our liberal democrat candidate for

prime minister, jo swinson! in case you wondered how upbeat the liberal democrats are, there you have it. other campaign launch in westminster this morning their promise to scrap brexit if they won was central. both the labour party and the conservatives want to negotiate and deliver brexit. i never thought that i would stand here and say that i am a candidate to be prime minister. but when i look at borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn i am absolutely certain i could do a betterjob than either of them! labour has been talking brexit to in harlow in essex, a seat the party needs to and from the conservatives. jeremy corbyn ‘s pictures to negotiate what he sees as a better brexit deal and put that to a referendum with remain as the other option, all within six months. if you want to leave the eu without trashing our economy or selling out the nhs, you will be

able to vote for it. if you want remain in the eu you will be able to vote for that. either way, remain in the eu you will be able to vote forthat. eitherway, only remain in the eu you will be able to vote for that. either way, only a labour government will put the final decision in your hands. because this has involved the whole country from the start, it can't now be left to politicians. the conservative say the labour party proposals timetable for this is a fairy tale, meanwhile the cabinet has met for the last time before parliament is dissolved. we are about to go forward to a general election which i think it's fairto general election which i think it's fair to say none us particularly wa nted fair to say none us particularly wanted to hold. the prime minister says it's necessary because parliament blocked brexit, the tories claimed they will deliver brexit and sort out the long term relationship with the eu within a year. that could prove a tall order and so year. that could prove a tall order andso... year. that could prove a tall order and so could it be extended? no. definitely not? absolutely. we will make sure we have a proper free trade agreement with the european

union and of course, some people in the past have argued that it will be challenging but i think if you look at the way in which for example borisjohnson injust 90 days moved from square one to concluding a change in the withdrawal agreement and get rid of the backstop, he has demonstrated he has the leadership quality to be able to secure a deal in that time. the scottish national party don't like brexit but do want another referendum. on independence. this election is firstly a chance to escape the mess of brexit but secondly, an opportunity to take scotla nd secondly, an opportunity to take scotland ‘s future into scotland ‘s dance, it's a real crossroads moment for scotland. the brexit party say the conservative deal with the eu doesn't amount to a proper brexit, this was nigel farage with his candidates in westminster yesterday, today he's campaigning in bolsover in derbyshire, a labour seat where 70% of people voted leave it. things are starting to get noisy. there is

still more than five weeks to go! chris mason, bbc news. in a moment we will speak to our our assistant political editor norman smith who is in harlow where jeremy corbyn has been speaking. but first our chief political correspondent vicki young, who is in westminster for the liberal democrats' campaign launch. a real theme coming through from jo swinson that politics in this country is so volatile, she says every vote counts here. yes, really her message is that anything can happen. i think the challenge for the liberal democrats has always beenin the liberal democrats has always been in general elections, as opposed to local elections, european elections are by—elections, do people think that it might be a wasted vote if it could be a very close contest? what she is saying is that things are so fluid in politics that things are so fluid in politics that anything could happen and she is saying she could even be prime minister. when questioned about the credibility of this claim by journalists, she cited the example of canada where one party was almost

com pletely of canada where one party was almost completely knocked out of the race losing almost all of their mps and she talks about the snp in scotland, a huge surge there where they won almost every seat in 2015 because the liberal democrats no further strategy to work, people have to think, in my seat the liberal democrats have a chance of winning and once they get to parliament, the vote of that mp could make a difference. the other thing behind the strategy of course, is all about brexit. saying they have a distinctive policy, they would stop brexit altogether if they got into power and if not, they would pursue another referendum, so they are saying they are unique in this and it was very clear from jo swinson, really attacking the labour party position, saying they are unclear on all of this, she says of course she accepts some people don't like the idea of stopping brexit but she says they are consistent about it and they are consistent about it and they will stick to that policy. thank you. let's talk as promised to norman smith, you were listening to jeremy corbyn in harlow. that claim

still around that labour ‘s policy isn't entirely clear? well, what we did get surely from jeremy corbyn today was wait for it, another brexit deadline. you might think we've had enough of them, mr corbin has said that he will get brexit sorted, done, the veneto, aboutjune the 13th next year. he says if labour is victorious they will rip at borisjohnson labour is victorious they will rip at boris johnson ‘s labour is victorious they will rip at borisjohnson ‘s deal because they believe it threatens the nhs, it could pave the way for what mr corbin cold thatcherism on steroids, they will then re—negotiate a new deal within three months and within six months they will have had a referendum where people can decide whether they want to remain in the eu or leave under the labour deal. is it deliverable? well, if peace and love and harmony and tie—dyed shirts and hippy beads re—emerge in westminster, perhaps. just as likely though is getting the legislation

through parliament, will face entrenched, bitter opposition from brexiteers which could drag on. bear in mind the last brexit will took more than a year to get through parliament. so why, then, isjeremy corbyn setting out this deadline? because he, like borisjohnson knows that the electorate is fed up, tired, weary, fatigued. they want an end date, today jeremy tired, weary, fatigued. they want an end date, todayjeremy corbyn gave them the labour end date although without a do or die pledge. yes, all right, norman smith, and vicki young. thank you. throughout the general election, the bbc is fact checking the big claims made by all the political parties. our reality check correspondent chris morris is today looking at the pledges made by labour and the liberal democrats. so first of all, the liberal democrat claim of £850 billion

remain bonus, help1, a forecast not a guarantee but this figure, £10 billion a year overfive a guarantee but this figure, £10 billion a year over five years. and it's based on the fact that nearly all independent economists say they think the economy would be bigger if we remain in the eu than any form of living. the liberal democrat forecast says it thinks the economy would be 1.9% bigger in five years time. which seems to be in the para meters time. which seems to be in the parameters of what those economists say. what it doesn't take into account is other factors in the world economy. would it really produce an extra £50 billion of tax receipts over five years? we don't know what's going to happen in the world economy, other things can happen. the other point to bear in mind is 10 billion a year sounds like a lot of potential money but overall, public spending in the uk is more than 800 billion so it's only just over 1% is more than 800 billion so it's onlyjust over 1% of overall spending, even if you had the money. so much of what we are hearing today

has been about brexit as we are reflecting that the labour party has been talking about the nhs? yes, and i think this is a number we will hear a lot about in the campaign, the suggestion if there is a future trade deal with the united states the nhs could end up spending an extra £500 million every week buying medicines. this comes from a report by three academics which admit this number isa by three academics which admit this number is a crude estimate, they say they are not trying to give a precise analysis of what could happen. it's based on the fact that the cost of medicines per person in the cost of medicines per person in the united states is about two and a half times higher than in the uk. so if you take the current budget for medicines for the nhs in england, which is about 18 billion, and you multiply that by two and a half, you get to an extra 27 billion just over £500 million every week, but it seems pretty unlikely that every single drug in the uk would suddenly be priced exactly the same way as every single drug in the united states. we know that us companies wa nt to states. we know that us companies want to have greater access to the

national health service, it's part of america ‘s negotiating objectives, but i think that number of 500 million every week is really a theoretical number and probably a worst—case scenario. a theoretical number and probably a worst-case scenario. all right, chris, for now, thank you. the leader of the commons, jacob rees—mogg, has apologised — after appearing to suggest that people living in grenfell tower should have used common sense on the night of the fire two years ago, and fled the tower block. in an interview to lbc, mr rees—mogg said that residents should have ignored the fire brigade's advice to remain in theirflats. 72 people died in the blaze injune 2017. the tragedy came about because of the cladding leading to the fire racing up the building, and then was compounded by the stay put policy. and... it seems to me that that is the tragedy of it,

that the more one's read over the weekend about the report and about the chances of people surviving, if you just ignore what you're told and leave, you are so much safer. and i think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building. it just seems the common—sense thing to do. our political correspondent tom symonds is at westminster. that was jacob rees mogg on the radio, there has been an apology since. there has, but to give you an explanation, the problem he has run into those comments can be read into different ways, he says as you showed in that clip, having read reports about grenfell tower, the fat report, so it's not clear whether he is talking about the use of common sense having read that report or the use of common sense on the night of the fire. as you say, there has been an apology today from jacob rees mogg, he said he meant to say before the report he would have

followed the stay put advice but with hindsight, he and everyone else would get out. well, the wait that statement has been read, his original statement to lbc has been read of victims of the fire is they regard it as showing absolute disregard to them, they are extremely unhappy with what they have heard from him, the labour party said this is the comments of the nasty party and whichever way you see it, we are in an election campaign and a single comment can result in a multitude of damaging stories. tom, thank you. more than 100 families with children at a nursery in south devon have been contacted by police following the arrest of one of its employees in relation to multiple allegations of sexual offences. our correspondent richard lister is here. richard what more can you tell us? this is only just this is onlyjust emerging. what do we know? this relates to a nursery called jack and jill childcare in turkey, currently closed and ofsted suspended its licence about two

weeks ago. devon and cornwall police began the major investigation at the end ofjuly after a family got in touch about what was described as a serious incident involving a child. detectives say they've identified a number of potential victims, children over the age of two years, and specialist officers are supporting them and their families, more than 100 of whom have been contacted more than 100 of whom have been co nta cted by more than 100 of whom have been contacted by the investigation team. police have arrested one of the workers at this nursery. they say they are not looking for anybody else in connection with these alleged offences. they've also reviewed more than 250 hours of cctv footage at the nursery. as part of the investigation. and they said the alleged sexual offences do not involve the taking or distribution of images in this investigation is continuing. richard, for now, thank you. the time is 13:15. our top story this lunchtime: the liberal democrats say the uk will get a ‘remain bonus‘ of £50 billion over five years if brexit is stopped —

as they launch their election campaign. and we go behind the scenes on the new series of the crown, with olivia colman playing the queen. coming up on bbc news, as liverpool prepare for their champions league tie with genk, their manager, jurgen klopp, has been defending winger sadio mane after he was accused of sometimes diving by pep guardiola. bristol could become the first place in the uk to ban privately owned diesel vehicles from the city centre in an attempt to cut pollution. under the proposals, such vehicles would be prevented from entering a central area of the city between 7am and 3pm. the council will decide this afternoon whether to approve the clean air plan, which also includes a congestion charge. fiona lamdin is in bristol.

as you would expect, it is lunchtime and things are pretty busy, it is a lwa ys and things are pretty busy, it is always pretty busy here in the city centre. first forward 16 months and if this band to band diesel comes into place, things could look very different. —— fast forward 16 months. bristol is busy, it‘s bustling and, at times, it‘s hard to breathe here. but under clean air proposals, thingscould soon be improving. let‘s take a look at the detail. within the white boundary would be a new charging zone, meaning the most polluting of taxis, buses and goods vehicles — but not private cars — would have to pay to drive within. the cost, between £9 to £100 per day. but take a look at the area in red. it‘s where bristol is going further than any other city. a ban on all privately—owned diesel vehicles in the city centre, no matter what age they are,

between 7am and 3pm. buses, taxis, commercial and emergency service vehicles will be exempt. the mayor has always pushed back on suggestions for a citywide congestion charge. he said that would adversely affect the poorest in the city, but he admits this plan will be a challenge. it needs to be ambitious because we have to get our air clean in the shortest possible time. what we have spent our time doing is thinking about those impacts and how we make sure that we don‘t solve one problem and create three others. critics say the move will penalise private motorists and cut off some vital routes to busy motorways. motoring organisation the rac has called for the government to intervene. we are very concerned this is a blunt instrument. not doing what other local authorities implementing clean airzones are doing, which is taking a phased approach, trying to get people to the cleanest possible vehicles. this isjust going to ban

all private diesel cars from the very heart of the city. but what do most motorists in the city think? it would be a good idea to keep emissions down and so forth. but for the people who want to come into work into the city, it's not a very good idea. my friends have kids, i don't want to see them getting lung problems from all the pollution. if we can do anything to help, then let's do it. everyone is pushing for electric cars aren‘t they? and the price of electric cars are through the roof. taxi drivers are under no illusion about who will bear the burden of extra costs. the cost will be transferred to the customer. if you charge us £5 every time, i will charge £5 to my customer. so what ever the mayor wants to do, he‘s doing for the public. bristol does pride itself as being environmentally minded. for many residents, this idea will be a breath of fresh air but if it‘s approved, for motorists, the reality of the politics of pollution could prove a step too far.

there are still many hurdles to clear. the cabinet at bristol city will meet this afternoon. if they vote yes it will go in front of government and then come back to bristol at the start of next year to thrash out the finer detail. one thing is for sure, thrash out the finer detail. one thing is forsure, if thrash out the finer detail. one thing is for sure, if this diesel ban is passed, people who live and work in bristol will have to think very differently about how they move across the city. fiona lamdin, thank you. an investigation of the phone history of a norwegian teenager who took her own life has revealed the shocking scale of self—harm and suicide material being shared across networks of private instagram accounts. analysis byjournalists has shown that the 17—year—old‘s account was linked to 1,000 others which posted similar dangerous content. at least another 1a girls in that network have killed themselves. a warning, you may find some of details in this report by catrin nye distressing.

i used to say that she... she was my heart, and... so she... ..really took my heart with her when she died. heidi‘s daughter andrine killed herself in 2017, a month before her 18th birthday. but it wasn‘t until earlier this year that heidi discovered she‘d posted her suicide on instagram. andrine‘s mobile phone had been unopened since her death. when heidi got into it she found a secret locked instagram account where andrine had documented her struggles with mental health problems, self harming and, finally, her suicide. the hardest thing was that she had documented her last days, her last hours. it was almost like she was...

streaming her death. so this is our investigation room... heidi learned about the account from norwegianjournalists investigating suicide and self—harm communities on instagram. she let the investigation team use the phone to go through andrine‘s followers, and in turn their followers. they found connections to 1000 locked, secret accounts across 20 countries, all posting similar and often disturbing content. among them, at least 1a other suicides in norway alone. journalist annemarte moland says these sort of networks reward harmful behaviour. the average age is 19. they are often in and out of hospitals. there's lots of support, lots of attention. and what were the problems you saw? i very quickly discovered that when you post suicidal stuff, or self— harm, you get more attention. as time has passed and i...

and i have seen what‘s posted and... how active she was on that instagram community, i realise that... instagram basically took my daughter‘s life. that‘s what i feel. instagram has banned all graphic images of self—harm and content that promote suicide, but some posts are missed. some users now post more abstract images to represent things like suicide attempts. heidi now wishes she had talked to andrine more about her instagram life. to another mum i would say, "don‘t do the same mistake. talk to your daughter. talk about it." catrin nye, bbc news, norway. if you are affected by anything in that report, you can find details of organisations which offer advice and support.

there is information at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information — 0800 066 066. scientists say a do—it—yourself test could revolutionise screening for cervical cancer, which is at a 21 year low. women could carry out a urine or swab test at home and send the sample by post for analysis, saving them a trip to the gp‘s surgery. our health reporter michelle roberts has the details: smear tests can be life—saving but millions of women are not going for them. women aged 25 to 64 in the uk are invited for checks, but the numbers taking up the offer of falling. figures suggest one in four women did not attend a smear test when invited. experts say it could be down to embarrassment, lack of awareness of awareness of people putting it up. researchers say a new form of test carried out by women

themselves at home could get more women screened. the test measures chemical changes detectable in you‘re in or vaginal swabs to detect a woman‘s cancer risk. a high school suggests a higher risk and the woman should have further tests. the lead doctor says diy checks could be a game changer. it is detecting 9696 of women who have a precancer lesion, it is very efficient but because it is to replace another test, we need to do this in 10,000 women. campaigners say home testing would be possible, but larger trials are needed before the nhs can decide whether to offer it. we are seeing coverage at an all—time low in england, it is low in other countries as well, we need to find a way to offer a test that women want,

thatis way to offer a test that women want, that is accessible, and what self sampling can offer full is something that we have been calling for a long time, potentially a real game changer. the nhs is currently moving to testing smears for the presence ofa to testing smears for the presence of a virus called human papilloma virus or hpv. almost all cases of cervical cancer are linked to the virus. it can cause other cancers in men and women. from this september in england, all boys aged 12 to 13 will be routinely offered a vaccine along with girls, to help protect against cancer is caused by hpv. michelle roberts, bbc news. three quarters of people who use food banks are from homes affected by illness or disability, according to a study commissioned by the charity trussell trust. it found that the average weekly income of someone using a food bank is £50, after their rent has been paid. michael buchanan has more details. in 2010 the trussell trust handed out 41,000 food parcels. last year that number

was 1.6 million. each person is unique in their own way, but also helped to paint a broader picture. my husband died a year ago, i‘ve been left with nothing so i‘ve had to use food banks. i used to go four or five days without food until i discovered this place. forjafar, the problem is the gig economy, a variety of uncertain little jobs, never quite amounting to enough money. i‘ve been claiming benefits for over a year now. but i have been getting some good opportunities coming my way. if you could find a permanent job, you probably wouldn‘t need to come here? definitely. i do a lot of self—employed stuff like in property, or might even be stuff like courier, cycling, just to make ends meet. but a lot of self—employed stuff. it‘s uneven all the time, you can‘t be sure from

month to month that you‘re going to have x amount of money? no, exactly. the sheer number of food banks now operating is a small factor in why so many people use them. but other reasons are overwhelmingly more important. today‘s research shows of those needing food banks, many have just £50 a week to live on. nearly three quarters are in households affected by ill health 01’ disability, two thirds had problems with the benefit system. for example, single mums are massively overrepresented, people with illnesses, people with disabilities, these are all people who we should expect to be anchored from poverty by our benefits system, but have not been caught. ministers say they spend £95 billion annually and what they call the welfare safety net and are always looking to improve it. but no one expects the need for food banks to disappear anytime soon. michael buchanan, bbc news. the eagerly—awaited new series of the royal drama the crown begins later this month,

with oscar—winning actress olivia colman taking over from claire foy as the queen. this series begins in 1964, and ends 13 years later with the silverjubilee. our correspondentjohn maguire has been given access behind the scenes. good morning. it‘s 1stjuly, 1969, welcome to the investiture of the prince of wales here at carnarvon castle. or, at least, as it‘s being reimagined by netflix, the exact same castle, the exact same location. as the world‘s most famous family return, olivia colman — oscar winnerfor one role as a monarch — takes on another one. it‘s so much fun. i mean, look at the hats you get to wear. it‘s extraordinary, isn‘t it? i‘d forgotten about the hats. yes. it‘s there, this is pretty good copy. yes, i‘ve seen pictures, "no way." oh, yes, way. yeah, yeah. on set, in between takes, i‘m granted a royal audience. a person made a vow in their 20s

to serve the nation, she‘s done it, she‘s now in her 90s. she is extraordinary. and hasn‘t stepped away from it. yeah. i‘ve become almost obsessed with her. she‘s amazing. and the show is much an investigation of the institution as it is the people, so it's about those figures within this organisation, the sort of pressures, the weird loneliness of it. tell me, it‘s all any of us want to know. what do you want from us? well, the truth is we don't know what we want. a recurring theme in the crown is the relationship with her prime ministers. jason watkins is harold wilson. i‘m not going to do the voice now, you‘ll have to wait. it‘s called a high larynx. he has a particular voice, but myjob is to sort of show him in all his eccentricities, perhaps, and his voice, and it‘s a much impersonated voice, but i have to fill it up with what‘s going on and what the real emotions are going on and the real events