and let's speak with our political correspondent chris mason, joining us correspondent chris mason, joininginteresting stuff happening in the north—west of england, not least the mayoral contests. they will be absolutely fascinating, the posts that have been created, metro metro mayors, responsible for city regions, not just the cities themselves. a couple to keep an eye on here. there is the greater manchester mayoral post and the liverpool city region. in party political terms these are not necessarily the most exciting contest because it is widely expected that labour will win both of them. andy burnham, the former cabinet minister, will become the first directly elected mayor of the greater manchester reason dell might region. what's interesting in manchester and two and less extent with the other mayoral comtesse is the amount of power that the mayors will have. it is a big shakeup in the whole political landscape in england. while there will be a vast amount of speculation and extrapolation overnight and during tomorrow in terms of what the results may or may not mean for the general

chris mason is at westminster for us.unch about what they might want to talk about today, energy? it is. energy is the big focus today. the conservatives, quite striking, trying to put themselves on the side of consumers rather than the big energy providers. the other thing that is striking is that it has a ring of familiarity about it. why? well, here is the labour manifesto from two years ago. labour will freeze energy bills until 2017, ensuring they can fall but not rise, and will give the regulator the power to cut bills this winter. the conservatives seem bills this winter. the conservatives seem to have done a bit of a cut and pastejob. seem to have done a bit of a cut and paste job. the seem to have done a bit of a cut and pastejob. the idea was popular when it ed miliband floated it, conservatives decided to take it on board conservatives decided to take it on boa rd two conservatives decided to take it on board two years on. they say it is different and more subtle, it is less crude. but the similarities are pret

chris mason, bbc news.y corbyn has confirmed he'll take part in tonight's live election debate, on the bbc, with representatives of six other major parties. the labour leader has repeatedly challenged theresa may to a debate but she has ruled out taking part. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is westminster. this was a complete surprise. mr corbyn has said that he won't turn up corbyn has said that he won't turn up if theresa may does not turn up, but now in this last—minute change of heart, which i think reflects the growing confidence in the corbyn camp about their campaign, it is almost a sort of act of political jujitsu, throwing theresa may onto the defensive with a last—minute surprise manoeuvre. and in this live television question and answer session withjeremy television question and answer session with jeremy paxman television question and answer session withjeremy paxman earlier this week, they believe thatjeremy corbyn came out on top. he was under pressure for some of his views but t

chris maize and, bbc news. —— chris mason.er. does putting brexit at the heart of the manifesto put it in the centre ina the manifesto put it in the centre in a positive way? this could prove something of a sideshow. despite the fa ct something of a sideshow. despite the fact it is ram packed with policies. many of them very expensive policies, like ending the benefits freeze, something jeremy corbyn shied away from at his manifesto launch yesterday. they are suggesting ending the public sector pay cap and the triple guarantee on pensions, £7 billion for schools and £7 billion for the nhs. and making tv leader election debates mandatory, and southern rail into temporary public ownership, and legalising cannabis and taxing it. but the brexit manifesto issue has dominated everything else. it made theircampaign dominated everything else. it made their campaign almost a one issue campaign. the demand for a referendum on the deal is done by theresa may. the trouble is, selling the message has proved a lot harder than they thought.

our political correspondent chris mason reports. prime minister.ial in last year's eu referendum and 12 months on its back in this year's general election. we will continue to say that we do want to bring net migration down to sustainable levels. we believe that is the tens of thousands. and, of course, once we leave the european union we will have the opportunity to ensure that we have control of our borders here in the uk. if all this feels a tad familiar, well, that's because it is. net migration is the number of people coming to the uk to minus the number leaving. here is the conservative manifesto from 2010. it says we will take steps to take net migration back to tens of thousands a year, not hundreds of thousands. they didn't manage it. fast forward five years to the 2015 conservative ma nifesto. we will keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands. again, they didn't achieve it. the nearest they came was in 2012 at 177,000. and the furthest was in 2015 at 332,000. the target is unlikely to be met with the cu

as we heard in chris mason's report, the lib dems we re chris mason's report, the lib dems were routedave got a mountain to climb at this election, haven't they? the recent poll figures show they are at 9%. the polls are not in their favour. we know past experiences have taught us we know past experiences have taught us that, but just we know past experiences have taught us that, butjust talking to people around the countriment many people are angry, it is palpable, they don't feel that tim farron has the character and the charisma to cut through the policies he has been talking about haven't making headlines, the other parties seem to be dominating the news agenda and he will have to do something significantly differently to get in there really. he is taking part in a news debate tomorrow and that could twist things around. it did with nick clegg in 2010. thank you very much indeed. our correspondent following the lib dem campaign and we are expecting the liberal democrats to launch the ma nifesto the liberal democrats to launch the manifesto just the liberal democrats to launch the m

somehow, an earlier version had ended up in the hands of chris mason.it is. stamped right through the middle of the document, about 20,000 words total, "draft: confidential" — in other words, they hadn't quite anticipated me waving it around on the telly. but i can do, because we've received this leaked draft. well, he could leave it around on the telly, but should he have done? tim grant was among several newswatch viewers who thought not, asking, if it's got confidential written on it, is it right to pasted all over the news? and david gregory elaborated on that. "one report explained how the word draft was on every page and that this report was not meant for public viewing." why, then, do the bbc take the opportunity to make a moral stand here and not report on what was in the manifesto? this is, in effect, a stolen document, and therefore should have not been used in the way that it was. we didn't discover much about the conservative pa rty‘s policy plans on tuesday night's 0ne show, but we did get a few insights into the personalities and marriage

somehow, an earlier version had ended up in the hands of chris mason. claim i've read it all, but here it is. stamped right through the middle of the document, about 20,000 words in total, draft, confidential. in other words, they hadn't quite anticipated me waving it around on the telly. but i can do, because we've received this leaked draft. well, he could leave it around on the telly, but should he have done? tim grant was among several newswatch viewers who thought not, asking, if it's got confidential written on it, is it right to pasted all over the news? and david gregory elaborated on that. one report explained how the word draft was on every page and that this report was not meant for public viewing. why, then, do the bbc take the opportunity to make a moral stand here and not report on what was in the manifesto? this is, in effect, a stolen document, and therefore should have not been used in the way that it was. we didn't discover much about the conservative party's policy plans on tuesday night's one show, but we did get a few insights into

chris mason is outside downing street.r thoughts were with the victims and the families of those affected. as you say, the cobra committee will gather here in downing street in the next 15 minutes or so. we have seen the home secretary, amber rudd arriving in the street in the last ten or 15 minutes. further senior cabinet ministers and police officers no doubt and intelligence officials also expected to join that meeting and politicians across the political divide reflecting on what has happened. we can bring you the thoughts of the chancellor, philip hammond. i've woken up this morning to the terrible news of this barbaric attack in manchester. it is it isa it is it is a terrorist incident and my thoughts are with the victims and their families and the people of manchester and i would like to pay tribute to the emergency services who have done a greatjob throughout the night and are continuing to work at the scene. the government's emergency committee, cobra, will be meeting in the next hour or so and i shall attend the

here's our political correspondent chris mason. the really tight mayoral contest. but it has been striking that a pattern has been emerging. here is the pattern of the night. it's been a night of nocturnal arithmetic. democracy in the small hours, the will of the electorate tipped out onto a table. rosettes worn proudly but plenty of nervous faces too. tim charles bowles is duly elected as the west of england combined authority mayor. here in the west of england the conservative candidate made history by becoming the regional mayor. this is what winning and retaining power looked like for the conservatives in essex. they've won control of warwickshire, gloucestershire, lincolnshire and the isle of wight. here in cumbria the tories have replaced labour as the largest party. i think that the national scene has a lot to do with it. i think theresa may came across on the doorstep really, really well, really positive. we've had no negativity towards the conservative party at all. i think it bodes extremely well for the general election

chris mason, thank you.question of a second independence referendum dominating political discourse in scotland, some of the fiercest exchanges were over which party has being driving the constitutional debate in the general election campaign so far. you know, she says i talk about nothing else. the truth is, she talks so much about independence that i can't get a word in edgeways to talk about it. there's a really simple way, if people want me to stop fighting independence, there's a really simple way to make that happen, nicola. where's the nhs? take your second referendum of the table! todayis today is brexit is the excuse. every other day it could be any excuse at all. for the greens and ukip this debate was a chance to put their case to the wider public. all six leaders responded to questions from the audience. the snp record after ten yea rs the audience. the snp record after ten years in government at holyrood under scrutiny in areas such as health and education. conservative policies at westminster in

chris mason, bbc news.jeremy corbyn says he will take part in a seven—way bbc general election debate this evening. theresa may has refused to take part in any debates, so home secretary amber rudd will be representing the tories. this is what the labour leader had to say about his decision to take part. it's very odd you have an election campaign where we go out and talk to people all the time and the prime minister seems to have difficulty meeting anyone or having a debate. so there is a debate in cambridge tonight. i don't know what she's doing this evening but it's not far from she's doing this evening but it's not farfrom london. she's doing this evening but it's not far from london. i she's doing this evening but it's not farfrom london. i invite her to go to cambridge and debate her policies, debate her record, debate their plans, debate their proposals, and let the public make up their mind. you can see the bbc election debate 2017 live with mishal hussein at 7:30pm on bbc one and on the bbc news ch

chris mason, bbc news. election news now...election news now... the labour party has been setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity. it wants to ban tv adverts forjunk food during all programming before the 9pm watershed, if it wins the election. at the moment products high in fat, salt or sugar, are only banned around children's programmes. labour says the proposal will be part of a future child health bill. nicola sturgeon says the vote in scotland, is a choice between electing mps who'll stand up for the country, or conservatives who'll "rubber stamp" theresa may's approach to brexit. during a visit to a brewery in perthshire, scotland's first minister said conservative targets for cutting immigration were based on ideology, and weren't practical. the bbc has unveiled details of its general election debate programmes. there'll be two question time specials with david dimbleby, in which party leaders will face audience questions. there'll also be a seven—way debate with senior party figures on the 31st of may. let's go li

our political correspondent chris mason reports. prime minister.ferendum and 12 months on it's back in this year's general election. we will continue to say that we do want to bring net migration down to sustainable levels. we believe that is the tens of thousands. and, of course, once we leave the european union we will have the opportunity to ensure that we have control of our borders here in the uk. if all this feels a tad familiar, well, that's because it is. net migration is the number of people coming to the uk minus the number leaving. here is the conservative manifesto from 2010. it says we will take steps to take net migration back to tens of thousands a year, not hundreds of thousands. they didn't manage it. fast forward five years to the 2015 conservative manifesto. we will keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands. again, they didn't achieve it. the nearest they came was in 2012 at 177,000. and the furthest was in 2015 at 332,000. the target is unlikely to be met with the current policies that are in

our political correspondent chris mason reports. huge bills and a big question.k up the tab, and when, for our care in old age? last thursday, the conservatives suggested a major overhaul of the social care system in england. opposition parties and others piled in to criticise a plan that did not include a limit on how much it could cost families. but now, just four days on, a change. we are proposing the right funding model for social care. we will make sure nobody has to sell theirfamily 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 yourfamily. and that is quite a change, because currently in england you pay for care if you have assets worth more than £23,250. under the new plan, as the prime minister said, that will go up to £100,000, so nobody with assets less than that will have to pay. the new calculation will include the value of your house even if you are cared for at home. but now a significant shi

chris mason, bbc news. it is just after it isjust after 3:15pm.el macron vows to fight the forces of division that undermine france. theresa may suggests the conservatives will — again — promise to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" in their election manifesto. labour targets children's health — and says it will ban alljunk food tv adverts until the 9pm watershed. in the british and irish head coach warren gatland says he understands ben youngs's decision to withdraw from the tour to new zealand because of family reasons. his sister—in—law has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. cheslea will be one win away from the titile if they beat middlesbrough tonight. their midfielder n'golo kante has received the football writers player of the year award to go with his pfa award and dan evans has been kncoked out of the madrid 0pen, losing in the first round to robin haase. evans who is ranked fourth says he doesn't recognise aljaz bedene as british, who is slovenian born. elsewhere labour have been setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity

chris mason, thank you very much.ns to politicians from all the main parties. tomorrow at 11 thirty we'll be putting your questions to the snp‘s europe spokeperson stephen gethins. you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag bbc ask this — or text your questions to 61124 — and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk. three women, including one who was shoot during a police raid in north london last month have been charged by the metropolitan police. the women are charged with preparation of a terrorist act and conspiracy to murder, scotland yard have said. earlier three other women who had been arrested as of the investigation by the metropolitan police counter terrorism command were released without charge. a lorry driver who stole a 32—tonne tipper—truck has been sentenced to six months in prison, after almost driving into his boss and colleagues following a row at work. police helicopter footage shows patrick denman — from northumberland — driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway and narrowly miss

let's get more from our political correspondent, chris mason. 's that in your hand? they are back! good morning, sir. good morning to you, we are here with a week to go, i've been back as you spotted into my, excuse me, my rucksack this morning to the ma nifestoes. me, my rucksack this morning to the manifestoes. what are they doing? they are playing the hit records, the greatest hits, they conclude there is no point scrapping around in the back of the cupboard and playing that obscure it be side, they want to talk about their policies that they think stand the best chance is ofed chances of wooing voters with, labour talking about public services and conservative investment plans for schools and portables, they say they have the real plan, labour saying they are proud of this document, a fully costed manifesto on like the conservatives. critics ponder whether or not the sums will add up, whether or not the sums will add up, whether they will generate the amount of tax they promised they will be able to, and as for the conservatives on this docum

chris mason, bbc news.htclub in bethnal green where they are to launch the ma nifesto where they are to launch the manifesto this evening. there is already a bit of dry ice and they expect 1000 people here to listen to tim farron launching the manifesto. 0ur correspondent is following the liberal democrat campaign throughout this election. first of all the promise of a second referendum is at the heart of this manifesto? brexit has been at the heart of the ma nifesto, has been at the heart of the manifesto, at the heart of the campaign from day one. we've been following tim farron and his team 110w following tim farron and his team now for a week half and every time he gets off the big battle bus and walks down the stairs and talks to those constituents the first thing he says it we must not leave the single market, it would be detrimental to future generations. so no getting away from that being the key message. and many of the target seats there are going for it did bode remain but will this message actua

our political correspondent chris mason reports.a brew, heating our home — we have all got to do it, but it's not cheap and the conservatives say too many are being ripped off. the key thing is that people are clearly paying too much for their energy bills today. too many ordinary working families, too many ordinary working families, too many vulnerable people, find themselves on tariffs that are above that that they should be paying and that's why we are taking action. for the second day, an idea that might ring a few bells, this is the labour ma nifesto ring a few bells, this is the labour manifesto from two year ago and they they would ensure that bills would fall not rise. the conservatives say their idea now is more subtle, although we have been told some around the cabinet table thought it was too crude. but we know rewind and the tories didn't like the idea. we would love to live in a marxist universe. but he needs a basic lesson in economics. little wonder the former labour leader raises an eyebrow. no guarantee rises won't

more now from our political correspondent chris mason, following developments from salford.rom the polls closing, but, unlike a general election night, we are still way off having the overall picture. it will be friday afternoon and into friday evening before we have all of the results. but let us bring you what we have so far. a clear pattern is emerging. taking a look at the picture in england, for instance, significant gains that you can see for the conservatives. 105 seat up. quite something for a party that has been in government on its own and in coalition for seven yea rs. own and in coalition for seven years. labour sweeping back. a difficult night for labour so far. the lib dems, patchy. some results that have been positive but overall slipping back in england. the very poor night for ukip. struggling to define it else it would seem in the eyes of many of the electorate since the brexit referendum, given that for many that was the reason for the pa rty‘s for many that was the reason for the party's existence. you can see the reference to others in england. as everin

chris mason is following developments from sa lfo rd. mason is following developments from salford.ord. how is it looking? it is the very early stages, mike, of a long night and a long day through friday. if this process amounts to climbing from the sea to the top of a mountain, we will still be in fli p—flo ps a mountain, we will still be in flip—flops on the beach. with that caveat inserted, what do we know? we have had a smattering of results. has declared the results. individual wards from warwickshire, lincolnshire and north wales. to date, labour is losing seats on a very substantial scale. that is the analysis of professorjohn curtis from the university of strathclyde, doing the numbercrunching on azema behalf. we saw them losing seats in wrexham, the results we saw coming ina wrexham, the results we saw coming in a couple of hours ago —— our behalf. a similar picture elsewhere in the country where there have been results. other trends emerging. the conservatives making some gains. ukip losing out substantially, they we re ukip losing out substantially, they were expecting th

our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. s appears to be trouble, even before talks have begun. there are our talks about the talks. there are our talks about the talks. there was a dinner party in downing street last week at which jean—claude juncker, the head street last week at which jean—claudejuncker, the head of the european commission, the eu's executive, was invited over by theresa may. now i'm sure you are the model of discretion after a dinner party and would not utter a word of complaint about a dodgy creme brulee but what we have about this dinner party is an extraordinary series day after day of briefings from the european commission about what they thought went on at the meeting, and how depressed they were at the gap between their outlook on these negotiations and theresa may's. suggesting that she was from a different galaxy, on a different wavelength, didn't understand their bottom lines about what they would be unwilling to negotiate on, issues including eu nationals in the uk, uk nationals elsewhere in the

chris mason will guide us through it.ok shelves again, here we have the 2010 conservative manifesto, an invitation tojoin the 2010 conservative manifesto, an invitation to join the government of britain was its title, page 21, talking immigration, will take steps to ta ke talking immigration, will take steps to take net migration back to the level of the 1990s, tens of thousands a year, not hundreds of thousands. they were in government for five years, the target was never met. flash forward 2015, the ma nifesto a met. flash forward 2015, the manifesto a couple of years ago, david cameron on the front cover, theresa may on the front cover as well but not as prominent as the then boss, page 29, a little further into the tone, we keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands not the hundreds of thousands. two years on, promise still not mess, the most recent figures for the office for national statistics a couple of months ago, net migration 273,000, that was the first time in two years the o

here's our political correspondent chris mason.and a big question — who should pick up the tab for our care in old age, and when? last thursday, the conservatives suggested a major overhaul of the care system in england. 0pposition parties and others piled in to criticise a plan that did not include a limit on how much it could cost families. but now, just four days on, a change... we are proposing the right funding models for social care. 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 that is quite a change, because currently, in england, you pay for care if you have assets worth more than £23,200. under the new plan, the prime minister said, that will go up to £100,000. so, nobody with assets less than that will have to pay. the new calculation will include the value of your house, even if you are cared for a

chris mason is in westminster. thank you forjoining us.festo printing presses rumbling again after the welsh nationalist plaid cymru and labour yesterday, the lib dems today, focused for them on brexit. they are the unashamed pro—european great britain — wide voice at the general election and they hope that that can pay dividends, not in every seat, though, that they are fighting, will it be an asset? maybe in the open, liberal metropolitan seats, less so in the former power bases like the south—west of england. what else is in there? more spending on the nhs and on schools, via rises in tax, and in favour of legalising and regulating cannabis. from the lib dems‘ perspective, a mountain for them to climb. they we re mountain for them to climb. they were pretty much wiped out at the next general election, down to just eight mps, they have climbed up to nine, nothing like the 50 odd that they had before the last general election. and we will speak with ed davey from the lib dems later. i wa nt to davey from the lib dems later. i want to ask

well, listening to that was our political correspondent chris mason.eeze. they advertised it ina about a freeze. they advertised it in a block of ice. after that the wholesale price of gas and electricity fell. if it had been introduced, people would have paid more than they needed. what we are acting on it is a diagnosis from the competition authority that serves for the standard tariff, the standard variable tariff, the default that people are transferred toa default that people are transferred to a mass they make an active choice, people are being overcharged by £11! choice, people are being overcharged by £1.4 billion a year. —— unless. that is what the authorities said. we have a duty to act. we will bring ina cap we have a duty to act. we will bring in a cap for default tariffs so we cannot be overcharged like at the moment. when did you last switch? i haven't. 0ne moment. when did you last switch? i haven't. one of the reasons, and many will know this, it is quite a hassle to do so. and, in my view, it should not be necessary to have to switch,

our political correspondent chris mason reports.our lunch, making a brew, heating our home — we have all got to do it, but it's not cheap and the conservatives say too many are being ripped off. the key thing is that people are clearly paying too much for their energy bills today. too many ordinary working families, too many vulnerable people, find themselves on tariffs that are above that that they should be paying and that's why we are taking action. for the second day, an idea that might ring a few bells, this is the labour manifesto from two year ago and they they would ensure that bills would fall not rise. the conservatives say their idea now is more subtle, although we have been told some around the cabinet table thought it was too crude. but we know rewind and the tories didn't like the idea. we would love to live in a marxist universe. but he needs a basic lesson in economics. little wonder the former labour leader raises an eyebrow. no guarantee rises won't rise under tory policy, he asked the energy secretary. asking for

joining us from westminster is our political correspondent chris mason.rough whatjeremy corbyn said. and the reaction. politics returns, argument returns, and policy returns. but politics is being looked at, through the prism of manchester. labour decided that in this big speech, jeremy corbyn wa nted in this big speech, jeremy corbyn wanted to reflect on what has happened. some have questioned the timing of this intervention, some have also questioned the nature of it. it is up to you to make your mind up. this is the essence of the argument. we must be brave enough to admit that the war on terror is not working. we need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that nurture threat, generate terrorism. that is why i set out the policy on counterterrorism. it is an increasingly dangerous world. we must support armed forces, and diplomats. engage with the world in a way that reduces conflict, bills peace and security. we have to be absolutely clear. jeremy corbyn was not trying to find any sort of excuse not trying to find any sort of excuse for th

our political correspondent chris mason reports. huge bills and a big question.the tab and when four hour care in old age? last thursday, the conservatives suggested a major overhaul of the social care system in england. opposition parties and others piled in to criticise a plan that did not include a limit on how much it could cost families. now, just four days on, a change. we are proposing the right funding model for social care. we will make sure nobody has to sell their family home to pay to pay for the care. we'll make sure there is a limit on what people have to pay and you will never go below £100,000 of your savings, so you will always have something to pass on to your family. currently, in england, you pay to care if you have assets more than £23,250. under new plans, the prime minister says that will go up to £100,000. so nobody with assets less than that will have to pay. the new calculation will include the value of your house, even if you are cared for at home. now a significant shift from what is in here, the conservative manifesto. there will be a

chris mason is with us. just remind us what he said?attempting to return to normal, but a new normal. this campaign will be shaped by the events in manchester. how could it not be? it will be the prism through which the remaining 11, i2, 13 days which the remaining 11, 12, 13 days of this campaign are viewed through. lots of questions for the party leaders about how they react to this and how they would govern britain in the context of what has happened in manchester. jeremy corbyn gave a big speech this morning, returning to themes he has articulated before, but obviously now in the context of what happened on monday evening. here is the essence of his argument. we must be brave enough to admit that the war on terror is not working. we need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that nurture terrorists and generate terrorism. that is why i set out labour's approach to foreign policy earlier this month. it is focused on strengthening our national security in an increasingly dangerous world. we must support our armed forces, f

our political correspondent chris mason reports. brew, heating our home — we have all got to do it, but it's not cheap and the conservatives say too many are being ripped off. we would introduce a cap. people say to me, that doesn't sound conservative. my response actually is that when it comes to looking at supporting working people, what matters is not an ideaology, what matters is not an ideaology, what matters is not an ideaology, what matters is doing what we believe to be right. for the second day, an idea that might ring a few bells, this is the labour manifesto from two year ago and they they would ensure that bills would fall not rise. the conservatives say their idea now is more subtle, although we have been told some around the cabinet table thought it was too crude. but we know, rewind and the tories didn't like the idea. we would love to live in a marxist universe. but he needs a basic lesson in economics. little wonder the former labour leader raises an eyebrow. labour's shadow energy secretary said. it is not a tory p

here's our political correspondent chris mason. tim farron went back to school this morning.how the liberal democrats think the country should be run. front and centre was brexit, and how it should be handled. at the heart of our manifesto is an offer to all of the people in our country that no other party is making and that is that we do not just have to accept whatever deal we get back from the brexit negotiations, but the british people, you, should have the final say. if you don't like what theresa may comes back with, you should have the right to vote to remain. the lib dems say they would spend more money on health and education paid for by higher corporation tax and a penny on income tax. on housing, they want to introduce a rent—to—own scheme for tenants, and promised to legalise and regulate cannabis. they claim this could generate £1 billion per year in tax. it's about keeping the availability of hard drugs away from cannabis, and it's about regulating cannabis so the most dangerous strands like skunk are outside of the regulated system. it is about helping those pe

our political correspondent chris mason reports.w, heating at home, we have all got to do it but it is not cheap, and the conservatives say many others are being ripped off. if elected onjune eight, we would introduce a cap on energy price rises. sometimes people say to me that doing something like that does not sound very conservative, but actually my response to that is when it comes to looking at supporting working people, what matters is not an ideology, but what you believe to be right. for the second day in a row, an idea that might wring a few bells, because this is the labour manifesto from two years ago, and they were saying that they would ensure that bills would fall but not rise, and they would give the regulator the power to cut bills. conservatives say they are idea is more subtle, old boy you can tell some around the cabinet table thought it was to crude. rewind the clock and the tories did not like the idea. i know we would like to live in some marxist universe where we could control these things, but he needs a basi

last £100,000 of their assets, including the value of their property. 0ur political correspondent chris masonuge bills and a big question. who should pick up the tab and when four hour care should pick up the tab and when four hourcare in should pick up the tab and when four hour care in old age? last thursday, the conservatives suggested a major overhaul of the social care system in england. 0pposition parties and others piled on to criticise the plan did not include a limit on how much it could cost families. now, just four days on, the change. we are proposing the right funding model for social care. we will make sure maybe as to sell their family home to pay for the careful we'll make sure there is a limit on what people have to pay and you will never go below £100,000 of your savings, so you will always have something to pass on to your family. that is quite a change. currently, in england, you pay to care if you have assets more than £23,250. under new plans, the prime minister says that although up to £100,000. so nobody with assets less than apple have to pgy- with assets less than ap

somehow, an earlier version had ended up in the hands of chris mason.ng it around on the telly. but i can do, because we've received this leaked draft. well, he could wave it around on the telly, but should he have done? tim grant was among several newswatch viewers who thought not, asking: and david gregory elaborated on that. this is, in effect, a stolen document, and therefore should have not been used in the way that it was. we didn't discover much about the conservative party's policy plans on tuesday night's one show, but we did get a few insights into the personalities and marriage of mr and mrs may. i get to decide when i take the bins out. not if i take the bins out. there's boyjobs and girljobs, you see. eurovision. now, we're not leaving that as well, are we? no. i'm tempted to say in current circumstances i'm not sure how many votes we'll get. alison norcross found that a stomach churning interview, and said: and one twitter user wondered: ah, yes, the television debates. the format in which senior politicians appear in set piece election pr

and country music star chris stapleton talks with anthony mason about life after the success of his lastum. >> we're still adjusting as far as touring goes. like i remember the first time i had somebody tune a guitar for me. that was a moment. it's like, ah, man, this is the greatest thing on earth. it's one of the best feelings ever. >> it's the little things. >> it's the little things. >> well, that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm kenny choi. >>> it is time to rise and shine as we take a live look at the bay bridge this morning. time to get ready and bike to work today. it is "bike to work" day. it is thursday, may 11. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. so good luck if you are going on your bike this morning. we ride to work in our cars. [ laughter ] >> how is everyone doing? >> it's really early! >> 4 a.m. from, you know, in the far east where you live to here, that's what, a day and a half? >> would never see me again! >> mr. choi, nice to see you. >>> a lot of clo

our political correspondent, chris mason, is in westminsterfor us. free childcare. once mr corbyn had set out why this policy was good, she asked the obvious question, how much is it going to cost? we know that polling tops the economy for both women and men. how much will and means tested childcare costs for 1.3 million children? much will and means tested childcare costs for 1.3 million children7m will cost... it will cost a lot. i presume you have the figures? i do. we are trying to make it universal so that we make sure every child gets it and those... those who get free places will not have to continue but those who do will get is mainly through corporation taxation. what's the figure? hang on... you've announced a major policy and you don‘t know what it costs ? policy and you don‘t know what it costs? can i give you the figure in a minute? isn't this the issue that‘s come up time and again that you cannot be trusted with our money? you don‘t know the figure. all—out manifesto is fully costed and... you've had a phone call, your ma nifesto and..

i look forward to seeing chris mason playing his oboe at some stage. good morning from bbc london news. ambulances not turning up and calls going unanswered are just some of the complaints from patients relying on a new hospital transport service in hertfordshire. the company, private ambulance, was awarded the contract to take people to and from mount vernon hospital, but many who use the service aren't happy. you need to know that your transport‘s there, with a friendly face, that someone's going to pick you up, talk to you, treat you like a person, walk you through the garden gate or to your door, rather than just rather than just throw you out of a car with your bag. private ambulance service says it took on the contract at short notice, but has apologised and says it is working to improve its service. the artistic director of the southbank centre has won praise for making works accessible to a wider audience. jude kelly has been recognised in the social purpose category at the businesswoman of the year awards. she said one of her main aims is to b

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is at westminster.oundabout fortheringay? what is really striking about this idea is, if you are thinking to yourself this morning, this ring is a bit ofa yourself this morning, this ring is a bit of a bell, the answer is yes. here is the labour manifesto from 2015. page 25, we will ensure that bills can fall, but not rise, and we will give the regulator the power to cut bills this winter. the promised to freeze energy bills until 2017. the conservatives say their idea is more subtle, more crafted and nuanced, not as crude. but there are some voices within the conservatives, including i understand around the cabinet table, who suggested to the prime minister that this idea was a little bit too crude. in many senses, it is not very conservative. it is a big intervention in the market. theresa may and others make the argument that they want to be on the side of consumers. they believe this is the right thing to do. i think there is another example, and we saw it yesterday with the prime minister standing

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our political corresponding chris mason has the story so far. a night of nocturnal arithmetic. democracy in the small hours, the will of the electorate tipped out onto a table. rosettes worn proudly but plenty of nervous faces too. tim charles bowles is duly elected as the west of england combined authority mayor. here in the west of england the conservative candidate made history by becoming the regional mayor. this is what winning and retaining power looked like for the conservatives in essex. they've won control of warwickshire, gloucestershire, lincolnshire and the isle of wight. here in cumbria the tories have replaced labour as the largest party. i think that the national scene has a lot to do with it. i think theresa may came across on the doorstep really, really well, really positive. we've had no negativity towards the conservative party at all. i think it bodes extremely well for the general election in five weeks‘ time. clearly labour nationally is a long way behind in the opinion polls and inevitably the election will reflect that. m

chris cornell of the rock band "soundgarden" and "audioslave" committed suicide at the age of 52. he was found hanging in the bathroom of his hotel room last night following a show in detroit. cbs's anthony masonooks back at his long career. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: chris cornell helped redefine the sound of rock and roll in the late '80s and early '90s. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: emerging from the seattle grunge scene as the front man of "soundgarden" the singer was known for his octave- smashing vocal range. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: his talent spilled across a number of line-ups over the years including the super group temple of the dog. [ heavy metal rock ] ♪[ music ] [ screaming ] >> reporter: and seven years with former members of rage against the machine in "audioslave." >> exactly, it's exactly in the works. >> reporter: last month, he told me he was working on a new "soundgarden" album. >> and how far away is the new album, do you thing. one of the things we did when we got back together was decide to never put a clock on what we do. which i think has been really helpful and it just always will be a positive experience. >> reporter: and in the studio that day he performed an acoustic versio

mason university. i want to thank chris edwards and peter russo and, of course, the cato institute for having me come speak with you today and thank you all for coming out. basically, we divvied this up, jason corporate, me individual, and then the uk experience to give you a sense of what happened and the lessons we can learn, but i want to start my time with general points on tax reform, provide you some guiding principles when thinking about tax reform, and then discuss how the house blueprint and president trump's proposals sort of measure up to those principles. i'm also going to sort of echo a few things j.d. said because they are very important to sort of hit home. first, it really is important to notice that the united states tax code currently severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources. it is currently impeding both potential economic growth and potential tax revenue. it is in need of reform. don't think we can do this later. we have to do this now. we're having discussions right now if we can hit 3% growth per year. years ago we were discussing if we could do 4%. we've los