this was on sky news, the two leaders facing questions from the public and then from jeremy paxman. n first and then theresa may with 15 minutes of the audience in 15 minutes ofjeremy paxman, each being questioned about all sorts of issues. the guardian here, although this has onlyjust finished and this is an early version of the story, it isjust leading onjeremy version of the story, it isjust leading on jeremy corbyn's performance which most people what was quite good. he was tackled on some of the positions he had had before, like abolishing the monarchy, his call for an end to activities in the falklands, and his previous connections and support allegedly of the ira and sinn fein. he came across reasonably well and the guardian certainly... it is interesting because this is a verbatim response of the question and answers. there is no editorial assessment. there is not much spin at the moment. you paid quite a lot of attention to the debate. i mustn't call it a debate. it was a couple of interviews. the reason we are not having the bases because theresa may did not want to debate

the question and answer from the audience, jeremy paxman will drill eachin audience, jeremy paxman willth parties are around here already spreading the lines, talking out their candidate, would the expected secretary david davis, and andrew gwynne from labour party. theresa may goes into this with a tory campaign that is wobbling. there was the tobacco around social care. the surveys have tightened. there is —— she has the most to lose? that is the enviable position ofa lose? that is the enviable position of a government which is seen to be in command. it starts with a read. the simple truth is collections are unpredictable. i have 47 as an mp and others as a party member over the years and almost none of them have gone exactly to track. even those called on one should turn out to be on five issue. what should theresa may be aiming to do over the following 90 minutes? firstly to reinforce her existing reputation for being a steady pair of hands, strong and stable as the phrase. i usedit strong and stable as the phrase. i used it as an example. all of that has got to be reinforced. she i

jeremy paxman will grow him individually.ns from jeremy paxman. this will go from 8:30pm to 10p. this is when the will restart after the pause that followed the terror attack. it'll be interesting to see what the tone is, whether it will be more muted and restrained, 01’ will be more muted and restrained, or whether they will be back to their heart attacks against each other. —— their heart attacks. their heart attacks against each other. -- their heart attacks. usage isa other. -- their heart attacks. usage is a bit with an audience and with jeremy paxman, they will face some tough questions. you would anticipate with an audience. theresa may is not particularly used to these kinds of meat of the public queue and eggs. david cameron was good at it, fielded questions from the audience. similar terms at the last general election, he was practised at it. you don't see theresa may doing this format very much. it'll be fascinating to see how she handles questions from the audience. party strategists in both camps, this will be th

jeremy paxman said he went to that in order to start a dialogue for peace. in northern ireland.trickier from jeremy paxman as he is killing him on all sorts of things, talking about his core beliefs and what is on the labour manifesto, trying to create the impression of discord between labour party members and jeremy corbyn, the leader. —— he is questioning him on all sorts of things. ten minutes to go and then it is theresa may's turn for her 45 minutes. thank you, we will be back to west london a little later to hear how theresa may is doing. donald trump has defended his son—in—law and advisor, jared kushner, after he was accused of trying to set up a secret communication line to moscow. here's the statement mr trump released to the new york times. the original report was in the washington post. in it jared kushner is accused of speaking to this man. russian ambassador sergei kislyak. it's alleged the pair discussed setting up a secret back channel for communications with moscow. i have been speaking to our correspondent in washington. these allegations are raising eyebrows i

that is truth is that she had difficult issues and that quote from jeremy paxman about a blowhard whoof battle, whatsoever. that was difficult for her to deal with. on the other hand, when she said, are you prepared to walk away? she gave a good answer to that. said, are you prepared to walk away? she gave a good answer to thatm makes no sense. walking away from a no deal is really strong. you could say walking away with no deal is not a strong position. let's have a look at the times. the front page of the times. mae woos working class with a tough line on brexit was that surely it isa tough line on brexit was that surely it is a tough line to say, if we do not like it, we will go. is it tough to say, we will take whatever chaos that will follow a no deal. that is not tough. it makes you look low. like you have no ground to stand on. the piece in the times will be looking at what theresa may is trying to do this week, which is re—energise herfloundering trying to do this week, which is re—energise her floundering campaign by appealing to the working class vote. a lot of the operation

jeremy paxman certainly did well. last night, i get. ke a single difficult decision for the good our economy. not prepared to answer questions about his long track record of supporting people who want to harm and even attack our country. and with the brexit go see asians due to begin only 11 days after polling day, he is not prepared for those negotiations. but i am prepared. prepared to take the difficult decisions that leadership demands. prepared to do what is necessary to protect and defend our country, prepared to go into the negotiating chamber with the european union just 11 days negotiating chamber with the european unionjust 11 days after polling day. i am prepared, european unionjust 11 days after polling day. iam prepared, i european unionjust 11 days after polling day. i am prepared, i am ready to go. jeremy corbyn is not. because last night confirmed that only one of us has the determination to deliver the will of the people and make brexit happen. and only one of us has the plan to make brexit a success. last night showed t

. >> they found themselves on the defensive with the issue of notoriously tough journalist jeremy paxmanccusing them of flip-flopping on policies. >> if i was sitting in brussels and i was looking at you as the person i had to negotiate with, i would think that she is a blowhard who collapses at the first sign of gunfire. >> i think you will find that what the people in brussels look at is the record that i have in negotiating with them in brussels and delivering for this country on a number of issues on justice and home affairs which people said we would never get. >> some observers say that they dealt with them with more levelheadedness. >> there was nothing in this manifesto about getting rid of the monarchy. >> there was nothing in there because we are not going to do it. >> apart from being grilled by journalists, both candidates also based questions by the audience including on immigration and inheritance tax. security was also high on the agenda. one week after the manchester suicide bombing, the latest polls show that theresa may's comfortable lead over the labour party is narrow

i think the labour camp was pretty pleased with how the interview with jeremy paxman went. at a nursery, speaking of how proud he was about spending this money and giving costings. and then within half an hour to stumble in an interview, we heard from barry god this afternoon who said this is a rapid fire of an election campaign and politicians are under the spotlight. it is not that the policy was not costed, it is just that he didn't have a grasp on it at that moment. but i think not to have a grasp of a key policy you're out promoting that day will come back to haunt him. thank you. one more thing to mention — today at 3:30pm on bbc news we will be putting your questions about education in this election to our correspondent. if you have a question on tuition fees, classroom sizes or grammar schools, you can get in touch. scientists in the united states have made what they see as a major advance in infections resistant to antibiotics. resistance to antibiotics. resistance to antibiotics has been classed by the world health organisation is one of the biggest threats to glo

television question and answer session withjeremy television question and answer session with jeremy paxmanwer session withjeremy paxman earlier this week, they believe thatjeremy corbyn came out on top. he was under pressure for some of his views but they felt that the audience by and large respected the sincerity with which he held those views. there is the broader view. team corbyn believe that the more that voters get to see and hear the labour leader, not through the prism of the national paris and broadcasters, the more that they like him —— national press. jeremy corbyn issued this challenge... it's very odd that you have an election campaign where we go out and talk to people, all the time. and the prime minister seems to have difficulty in 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 isn't far from 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. well, theresa may has always refused

head—to—head debate, both leaders will take questions both from the audience before their grilled by jeremy paxmanster will be wanting to calm jitters within her own party following confusion about the tories social care policy. there's a sudden imposition of a cap on care there's a sudden imposition of a cap on ca re costs there's a sudden imposition of a cap on care costs just a week ago and i think she will want to try to move the party beyond that and focus the campaign again on leadership and security, on brexit, something that theresa may was campaigning on earlier today, theresa may was campaigning on earliertoday, reminding theresa may was campaigning on earlier today, reminding supporters that brett said negotiations would begin just 11 days after polling day. forjeremy corbyn is also a big evening, a big platform, a chance for him to spell out a manifesto thatis for him to spell out a manifesto that is quite dramatically different to many of the policy offerings that are being put forward by theresa may. so a lot riding on this for both of them and i think the strategists going into this

monday night, he was enjoying himself, with the public asking questions about policy the whole jeremy paxman wholejeremy paxman thing seem to be about stuff that had happened 30 yea rs about stuff that had happened 30 years ago but the public want to hear about policy. and he's happy to talk about that. you compare him with the way theresa may responded, she was wooden, nervous, it was as if what are they going to ask me next? she should be accountable. she has called the election and should be here to answer questions from the public. she said a debate like this is about exchanging sound bites. how many is about exchanging sound bites. how ma ny voters is about exchanging sound bites. how many voters has she met that are not paid up members of the conservative party? she was out today thinking workers. they were wondering about theirjobs. —— workers. they were wondering about their jobs. —— meeting workers. they were wondering about theirjobs. —— meeting voters. we're worried about brexit, she's picking fights with the european union and thatis fights with the european union and that is not

there was no clear winner but both obviously facing extremely tough questions by jeremy packsman pack paxman. >> i agree that we didn't learn anything that we didn't already know about either leader. jeremy corbyn came across as m amiable and idealistic, theresa may came across as patriotic, professional but uncomfortable when it came to addressing aspects of her record and changing her mind and a little remote perhaps. so we didn't really learn too much. this was an effort by both sides to reset the campaign and start on ground they were comfortable on. >> one person who wants to reset the campaign is theresa may. the conservatives have been sliding in the polls looking at the latest survey polls. they give her a six-point lead. how reliable are these polls really? just two months ago we looked at a 20-point lead. we know french polls have proven to be reliable. but given the uk's poor history when it comes to polling and the 2015 elections and brexit, do we place trust in these? >> i think there's been a lot of investigation into the accuracy of polling in the uk. methodology changes. the

debate stepped up a gear tonight with theresa may and jeremy corbyn taking questions from a studio audience — and facing a grilling byjeremy paxmans faced tough questions on brexit, on public spending, and on security, as our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. a smile on arrival. but she knows what's at stake. this time in ten days, the country will have decided — does she stay in downing street? could he get the keys to number ten? tonight, both took part in a televised grilling, trying to prove they've got what it takes. first, they've got what it takes. first, the labour leader faced questions from the audience. he was asked immediately about his approach to foreign policy and security and his sta nce foreign policy and security and his stance on the ira. you have openly supported the ira in the past. i can give you an example. attending a commemoration for the eight ira men killed at loch goole. in your words it was to honour them. maybe you can share with the electorate why those ira men were actually killed. the commemoration i think you're referring to was a meeting i was at in london, where there was a period

paxman on her stance on brexit. we gave people the choice. you've changed your mind? we gave people the choice, jeremyimportant for them to see their politicians delivering on that choice and respecting the will of the people. jeremy corbyn was questioned about his views on drone strikes and northern ireland. the labour leader had offended his stance on corporation tax. this country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest. you put corporate tax and tax at the top end down, the division gets greater. are you happy that so many of our children are going to school with supersized classes? so many of our children are going to school hungry? british airways says it will operate a full schedule at heathrow and gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure on saturday disrupted flights around the world. the airline says its it systems are now "back up and running" but "significant numbers" of passengers are still without their luggage, which could take some time to sort out. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10am. this is just this isjust in this is just in from the

paxman. theresa may is likely to face questions over accusations she made a u—turn on social care and perhaps questions over her decision to claw back some of the free school meals. jeremyf attention recently on his relationships with some ira sympathisers and questions also on his leadership credentials. for both of them, it is important not to mess up of them, it is important not to mess up and any hint of a wobble or a wrong foot and it will be seized. thank you very much indeed. british airways says its flights are gradually returning to normal, 48 hours after the worldwide crash of the airline's computer system led to major disruption. ba officials said the airline was resuming a full schedule of services from gatwick, but a heathrow airport spokeswoman said ba flights from the airport continued to face some disruption. our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. it is day three of the ba crisis. the queues no longer stretch outside the door and flights are taking off, but that doesn't mean the disruption is over, nor all the questions gone. it's just ridiculous. i know they are trying to accommodate us, but we had to call and book our own re—bookings. even tho

paxman on her u—turn over brexit. we gave people the choice. you've changed your mind? we gave people the choice jeremyportant for them to see their politicians delivering on that choice and respecting the will of the people. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn defended his stance on corporation tax. this country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest. you put corporate tax and tax at the top end down, the division gets greater. are you happy that so many of our children are going to school with supersized classes? so many of our children are going to school hungry? british airways says it will operate a full schedule at heathrow and gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure on saturday disrupted flights around the world. the airline says its it systems are now "back up and running" but "significa nt numbers" of passengers are still without their luggage which could take some time to sort out. the former military leader of panama has died at the age of 83. he was once seen as has died at the age of 83. he was once seen as key us ally in latin america. in 1989 american troops