summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with emily maitlisthe conservatives promise to be the party that stands up for workers rights. they unveil a raft of new proposals — but what does it actually mean for the national living wage? will it reach £9 an hour by 2020? it depends what average earnings are, but what he said was that, the national living wage should be 60% of the median wage, if you like. so if wages do not rise as much, will you fill that gap and make sure that it gets to £9 an hour? we said we are aiming at 60%. it has just been announced that ian brady has died. is that the end of the story of the morris murderers. —— moors murderers. also tonight, whose fault is it the nhs got hit so hard by the ransom—ware virus? there is a five billion pound backlog. the it budget has to provide imaging equipment to make sure cancer patients can be diagnosed. these are urgent and important demands on a very small budget. and why is knife crime on the rise? we'll ask a former gang member. good evening. the conservatives have initiated a seri

now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, with emily maitlis. jeremy!icies in it are very popular. so what will voters make of this offer from jeremy corbyn? tonight, we analyse in full the politics, the policy and the reaction to the leaked manifesto, as we understand it so far. is it really as radical as it looks? it has major spending implications for the country. the voters want to see a bigger state. it's not as if — from what we've seen, at any rate — that they've come up with things that people don't want.

now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, with emily maitlis. jeremy!0ur manifesto will be an offer and we believe the policies in it are very popular. so what will voters make of this offer from jeremy corbyn? tonight, we analyse in full the politics, the policy and the reaction to the leaked manifesto, as we understand it so far. is it really as radical as it looks? it has major spending implications for the country. the voters want to see a bigger state. it's not as if — from what we've seen, at any rate — that they've come up with things that people don't want. the problem is, they've come up with everything that everybody wants. many of the ideas have a popular ring on the doorstep. will voters trust those bearing the message? david grossman has been gauging reaction. i normally vote for labour. i'm a member of the labour party. but i'm loathe to say what i really think at the minute. go on, tell me. no. and where does this manifesto fit into the political firmament? 0ur panel is raring to go, with our left—right blackboard. good evening. it was no