i don't know if you would call it left but they are basically, i think you and iain duncan smith we re sense of what was unveiled today? i really think the rhetoric is irrelevant. it is the that counts. in terms of broadbrush, the tories have made it clear that you will vote for us whatever we do. we ta ke will vote for us whatever we do. we take you for granted and will introduce whatever policies we see fit. however they impact too. when it comes to the dementia tax, and it isa it comes to the dementia tax, and it is a dementia tax, if you suffer from cancerfor is a dementia tax, if you suffer from cancer for example, the is a dementia tax, if you suffer from cancerfor example, the nhs can look after you. if you suffer from dementia, as my grandma did, for many years, it is a terrible and heartbreaking illness, you can whittle away the value of your home, hundreds of thousands of pounds, down to the last 100,000. when it comes to the triple lock and its abolition, the pensions experts say that the ones who suffer the most are some of the poorest pensioners in society. when it comes o

that has not been what david davis, john redwood, jacob rees mogg, iain duncan smith, that is not whatith and jacob rees mogg, it will take two years to sort this out. not a problem. and a lot of people believe that. you don't know how long it might take. this could be bluster. the start of negotiations, a lot of tough talk. it doesn't mean that it will be that hard and it could just ta ke will be that hard and it could just take the two years. it could end up being a very good deal, but the idea that there wasn't going to be a lot of noise around it — that was always going to be the case. it could be incredibly hard and we could end up crashing up with no deal at all, and that what the brexit campaign said was a little optimistic, perhaps. the front page of the financial times — the side bar, diane abbott's issues today, which are taken, but a much more in—depth analysis of the problems concerning the shadow home secretary. on the inside page of the times. labour policy in tatters after abbott's interview to forget. after my own very poor start to the session, she is a very experience

at 5:30pm on bbc news we will be putting your questions about the conservative manifesto to iain duncan smithe former tory party leader. 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. whatever you want to ask about all the different pledges and promises in the tory party manifesto unveiled today. the latest headlines on bbc news, theresa may has launched the conservative party manifesto with a promise to tackle what she called big challenges facing britain including a shake—up of social care. david harris, a former producer of tv police drama the bill has been found guilty at the old bailey of trying to hire a hit man to kill his wealthy partner. president trump says he's being subjected to the biggest witchhunt against a politician in american history after a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate russia's alleged meddling in last year's election. in sport, the football association has approved new reforms today, including to punish players who have beenjudged to have including to

iain duncan smith, thank you.ly chains of the uk's manufacturers, for example, snake all over the continent, where components are routinely sent back and forth to be worked on. now there are concerns that those supply chains could be disrupted after we leave the eu, costing time and of course money. naga munchetty has been talking to people in the manufacturing industry about how they're preparing for brexit. and a warning for any viewers with alysidophobia: this piece contains chains. lots of chains. for more than a0 years, the uk has been one of the key links in the eu's supply chain, forging relationships and strengthening bonds. brexit could be about to break the chain. manufacturers are wondering how best to maintain crucial trading links built up over decades. so far, they've enjoyed relatively trouble—free trading access with minimal regulation, paperwork and of course, zero tariffs in the eu. as it seems more and more likely that brexit will take the eu out of the customs union and the single market, a com

i interviewed iain duncan smith about this ahead of the ma nifesto smith about this ahead of the manifestonch, and he said, don't ask me for detail, i haven't got a clue! and in the pasty had been very much involved. years a backbench mp, so much involved. years a backbench mp, sol much involved. years a backbench mp, so i wouldn't speak to them about these issues, despite his expertise, but this is an interesting move from theresa may. we haven't seen an election pitch like this, she is basically saying, we will probably have the raise your taxes and make you have the raise your taxes and make you pay have the raise your taxes and make you pay for social care if you are a property owner. you could call and brave, or you could see it as a different way of approaching things. the interesting detail here, two things, first, that the prime minister's chief of staff, one of the two brains that she's incredibly reliant on and trust implicitly, put this in the manifesto, against the advice of other senior people. apparently it was put in at the last minute by the head of staff. so that leads to

at 5.30pm on bbc news we will be putting your questions about the conservative manifesto to iain duncan smithcan get in touch via twitter using the hashtag bbc ask this, or text your questions to 611211, and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk. donald trump has taken to social media after the us justice department appointed a special counsel to investigate claims of russian interference in last year's presidential election. former fbi chief robert mueller will also look into allegations of collusion between mr trump's campaign and moscow. on his twitterfeed this morning, mr trump described it as "the single greatest witchhunt of a politician in history!". he has also said that any investigation will show there was nothing going on between his team and moscow. richard galpin has the details. these are the darkest days so far for donald trump, whose brief, chaotic tenure at the white house is steadily being engulfed by allegations of inappropriate links with russia. direct if you would rise. so much so a former fbi director, robert mueller, has been called in to lead the growing inves

we'll put your questions about the conservative manifested iain duncan smith at 5:30pm today.c ask this. send us your questions on any of those promises in the new conservative manifesto launch today by theresa may in halifax. news coming into us. this is news from the old bailey that a former producer of the television police drama the bill has been found guilty at the old bailey of trying to hire at the old bailey of trying to hire a hit man to kill his wealthy partner. this is david harris, who told the jury he was actually researching a novel he intended to write, but he's been found guilty. 68—year—old david harris, of allegedly offering around £200,000 to get rid of hazel allinson in a fa ke to get rid of hazel allinson in a fake mugging or carjacking, before his arrest in november last year. he told the jury she was his soul mate, that he would never want any harm to come with her. thejury that he would never want any harm to come with her. the jury was sent out to begin deliberating yesterday, on thursday morning, in fact, and has returned a verdict of guilty. duncan k

at 5.30pm on bbc news we will be putting your questions about the conservative manifesto to iain duncan smithn text us your questions and you can text us your questions and you can text us your questions and you can e—mail us. many gp surgeries across the uk are on the "brink of collapse" because of underfunding and staff shortages, according to the doctors‘ union. the chair of the british medical association‘s gp committee will use a speech in edinburgh to accuse politicians of a "callous disregard of the health needs of citizens", as our health correspondent jane dreaper reports. individual gp practices have become frighteningly vulnerable according to their union. the bma says that doctors are facing an avalanche of work which is piling up and that all parts of the uk have struggled to recruit sufficient numbers of gps. leaders of the uk‘s 51,000 family doctors are calling on the next government to increase nhs funding and give general practice a bigger share of it. the gp service is precious and overstretched. it needs to be used responsibly but more than anything else you need the resour

iain duncan smith is at westminster. hejoins us now. thank you iain duncan smith is at westminster.to grapple with the big issue which goes on in every single community, the cost of social care and how you afford it. what they have actually looked at across a wide perspective is to say, look, for those on higher incomes, winter fuel for example, there is no reason why they should be receiving a universal benefit like this. that money can be used to help to fund social care. we have changed the nature of the link on pensions which, over the years, was the right thing to do. it lifted the pensioners up and has improved their annual income by over £1000. now it is right to have it linked to earnings or inflation, so it always stays at the right level but does not increased at a clear head of those. those areas will allow the government the flexibility to be able to say we can spend more and focus on target more money on social care, ensuring people who need that care, ensuring people who need that care, particularly those in low income brackets will be able to get the social care they

questions about the conservative party ma nifesto to about the conservative party manifesto to iain duncan smithtouch the usual ways... you can e—mail us as well. the headlines now... prime minister theresa may will shortly launch the conservative ma nifesto shortly launch the conservative manifesto in west yorkshire where she will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england, under plans that will see many more people pay for care in their own home. president trump has said a special cross and —— prosecutor to look into interference in last year ‘s election will find that there is no collusion in his campaign team. the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail from stafford prison tomorrow. the veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. and in sport, a swedish top division fixture between gothenberg and aik after an alleged match fixing attempt. it was claimed a aik player was offered considerable sum if he contributed to losing the match tonight. and jose mourinho has asked manchester fans not to

change of heart, george osborne has made for disability benefits, changes infuriated this man, iain duncan smithho resigned from the cabinet in protest. a few days later the chancellor dropped the changes. >> the reforms of personal independently 2 weeks ago drew on the work of an independent review, and they won't go ahead and even if they had this government is spending more than the last labor government ever did. >> made a welcome u-turn but shouldn't he acknowledge that was a mistake, he should say sorry for. >> where we made a mistake, got things wrong, listened and learned, precisely what we have done but where is the apology from the labour party. keith: he showed nifty common skills, john mcdonald. >> the shadow chancellor served as dispatch. >> it is impossible. the problem is they were sent off reeducation. >> this was the 56th parliament of the united kingdom. how united was the kingdom? the third-largest party, more power for scotland but also campaigns against something, changing the government, this place was done. they were objecting to something that ominously became known as ev

iain duncan smith?t asap. i don't think when the scottish nationalists complain about there being an issue about the referendum, they have any ground to stand on because they raise this as the single issue they felt was important in scotland. i think it is the right, legitimate tactic, but if you look at other literature, it was often about local issues as well. this is a huge feather in the for ruth davidson, it is a personal leadership issue, she has become the person to take on the first minister and scottish nationalists and is making ground. this is very good for politics in scotland. first minister, thoughts on your prospects as you see them in five weeks on the 8th ofjune? i am looking forward to the general election and the performance of the snp is a great springboard for that campaign. i will come back to that in a second, but if i may pick up on some of the points i have been listening to. if the tories want to say it was a campaign about independence, the tories have to face up to the fact t

iain duncan smith doing eminem. remind us of these words. now, the clocks run out! laughter amazing. whatever next? theresa may does beyonce. that would be good. and that was: we're taking our programme on the road — visiting forgotten britain during the general election campaign. tomorrow we're in camborne in cornwall — one of the most deprived areas in england where 7% of people have no central heating. we'll be asking people there what election issues they care about the most. the nhs is one of the issues that you tell us will influence your vote the most in next month s general election — second only to brexit for many. a group which represents health trusts and hospitals says politicians must address rapidly growing concerns over the nhs workforce in the general election campaign. nhs providers says a combination of pay restraint, the impact of leaving the european union and the lack of a decent long—term workforce strategy are taking their toll. nhs providers say lower paid workers are leaving the sector to stack shelves in supermarket