the tory manifesto might be a little bit delayed.ou have worked out that the tory averages 23.7 days, which means it's sort of, we expected to come mid morning. is that mid morning or mid—afternoon, what is .7 of a day? .7 of the day, i will go back to my coffin and work it out for you. i'm nowjoined by it precisely 1.0 chris mason's, just one. that's the kind of imagery alike. chris mason is here with us for the last couple of minutes. so, talk to me about cobra, and i don't mean there is a big snake loose in westminster. so this is the emergency government civil conservancy committee and for emergencies gathering tomorrow from downing street tonight with the prime minister chairing its come of this in response to the floods that we have seen in south yorkshire and in the midlands. there has been ple nty of in the midlands. there has been plenty of action from the political party saying, oh it, is the government doing enough? we heard from jeremy corbyn urging her to be a cobra. exactly, and other is a cobra, and so exactly, and oth

but it's not kind of — by no means does this suddenly make a tory majority any kind of slam dunk.the prime minister this morning. did he raise a glass to this news? yes. well, you know, as doris said, i don't think he's going to be disappointed, because those are seats that the conservatives already hold. it makes it a bit of an easier task for them to hold them. i mean, he was asked, "did you do a quiet deal, have you been chatting to mr farage?", and as you might expect, it was a categorical absolutely not, no way. you know, they don't want any kind of part of being seen to be some sort of pact with the brexit party for fear of the impact that might have on tory voters. but it's also worth saying, within the brexit party, there was a bit of worry of mr farage presenting this as a kind of, we're going to go out and attack labour. because obviously the implication may be that, you know, if they're being seen to help the tories, that may alienate some traditional labour voters, who might have otherwise been considering voting for the brexit party. if they think that mr farage is he

be a tory majority.is no point in voting or you have to go out and void if you are labour. this is polling from yougov and be careful of the polls. i get it wrong every single time they have broken it down by region and shown than in all but two regions, the conservatives are beating labour and some of the labour heartland regions, the conservatives are ahead. and i think the couple of days of this campaign have not been great for the conservatives of that is certainly true. they've had a lot of u nforced is certainly true. they've had a lot of unforced error but have not been great for labour either. and they are in trouble too. like a football match was him who will score the most own goals and this course the least own goals will win. i agree with you that the suspicion of posters is very widespread and i believe that somebody in this room whose cat has rigid elections in the past and i believe that cat has made more accurate predictions than pollsters. we are waiting for the clear. she will again. ta

and the tories could lose several seats with that intervention. lead. i don't think we have quite come to that. so many things can happen in the next six weeks. which can change the landscape totally. but at the moment, i think he has embarked on this gamble and he is — right throughout his personal and political career, he isjust a gambler and he has that knack because in london he pulled up to elections, they were supposed to judge british politics from. he may appeal to a london electorate, but does he appeal in places like hull, in north shields and on tyneside? that is quite a different area. what do you think maria? we have heard trump say in the past few days that johnson and nigel farage together are an unstoppable force. borisjohnson says, i am an unstoppable borisjohnson says, i am an u nstoppa ble force borisjohnson says, i am an unstoppable force on my own, with the tory party, i am not doing a pa ct the tory party, i am not doing a pact with the brexit party. what you think of his gamble? i agree with adam. i think it is really a gamb

it's actually quite completed. 0k, tories that much? it's actually quite completed.he metro, still on this, boris johnson supposedly raising his glass to today's news. the question is though, can he take the seats? welcome of course. because the brexit party have indicated effectively that they are not going to help the tories lose their current seats, but equally, they are going to still be really annoying and obstructed for the tories hopes of gaining more seats, and given that they do need as you say 9—10, a good few dozen to actually clench a clear majority without having to rely on the dop yet again, they need to window seats. they are competing in all sorts of areas, labour health, like kensington, which labour clung onto with a majority of about 20, and bigger majorities even then. so the brexit party could still spoil the attempts to window sorts of seats. so that is why what's really interesting, i would say, is watching jeremy corbyn's reaction, how he is trying to get the labour voters on his side, because he's acknowledged it and called it a trump allianc

another tories who compete for the same another tories who compete for the sa m e votes another torieste for the same votes in those seeds are saying could you not? that is still problematic and we would like a majority. the brexit party still remains a threat and this is where the champagne is still in the ridge because they know they wanted clean run against labourand because they know they wanted clean run against labour and they are not getting that yet. it is telling that those in the party him to stand down more candidates. there are many candidates and many conservatives saying well, if you really want to get it done you just cannot do this. you cannot let labour possibly gain a majority because it could hold onto the sleeve seats in the midlands and the north that are important to the party. labour does need to hold the metropolitan remains seats. if the brexit party helps to split the leave vote in those crucial leave seats for labour benefit, then how will the brexit party help to deliver brexit? that is the argument. where does this leave labour? they are trying to fight a v

likely be replaced by leave tories in those safe seats or seats.s are retained, then the whole, even if exactly the same numbers, then the make—up of parliament would change. you know what? what i feel most alarmed about it so many people in this country don't accept the fact that the parliament is themselves as seated at westminster. if they think it is something else, that is when we are ina lot something else, that is when we are in a lot of trouble. the government is not the people. parliament is the people. if we don't know how to elect people who go there and do what they think is best for the country, and we don't believe we can, then we are in deep trouble. 0k, talking about the vote, lots of talk about the brexit party diluting the vote but let's turn to the independent and strategy being touted by vince cable to vote tactically. —— michael another strategy. vince cable lost his seat in 2015 and then regained it but he is now standing down from parliament. he says in the column he writes for the independent, which you may be unaware is not

caroline flint is on course to lose her seat to the tories.e flint represents the part of doncaster i grew up in. i never thought i would see that seat go to anybody other than labour in my entire lifetime. so this is really big stuff. it is incredibly leaf lisa: seat. although she has campaigned for the deals that we put through very strongly, she knows how strong the feeling is in doncaster. but it is not cutting through for her, and when i was there recently, people said to me that they thought she was a remainer, they didn't realise she was trying to leave. she struggled to...i was trying to leave. she struggled to... i have relatives who say that dennis skinner would lose his seat. we do know that asjohn dennis skinner would lose his seat. we do know that as john curtis dennis skinner would lose his seat. we do know that asjohn curtis said, it will be seat by seat. we should stress this is just one poll, there are many facet if you want more election, her of course, if you want more information on latest opinion poll trends, you can look

more than $100000.00 a year both parties have made a big pledge to the national health system the tories are promising $50000.00 more nesses labor is saying it will increase spending by more than 4 percent a year and labor's announced a 5 $115000000000.00 fund to tackle climate change and to achieve most of its emissions reductions by the 2030s while the conservative party's recommitted to its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. let's now go to our guests joining us all from london we have tony travers fest a professor at the school of public policy in the department of government at the london school of economics we also have alan wager who is a research associate at the u.k. and changing europe policy think tank and we have sonia panelled author of just boris a tale of blonde ambition sonia was also the former deputy to parse johnson at the daily telegraph a warm welcome to you all now we've just outlined some of the major commitments in both parties manifestos but i did notice that the labor party's manifesto is about well nearly double the length of the tory party is manifest or an

the tories, because they know they are vulnerable brexit, the tories all the time are trying to get the brexit, because they know they are vulnerable on austerity. these are the big, kind of, forces, aren't they? boris johnson was actually asked about that, whether he was really ending austerity like he said he is. by 2023, you will see, as a result of the decision, are 29% increase in spending, just on the nhs. the funding we are putting into the nhs, which we will begin, we will continue as we are back in downing street, if i am lucky enough to be back in downing street in december, we will be investing, as i say, the biggest ever cash boost to the nhs. 50,000 more nurses, 50 million more gp appointments and we're bringing back the bursary for nurses as well. i believe absolutely passionately that it's ourjob as one nation conservatives to support a step change in funding of our great public services, particularly the nhs and that is what we are going to do. yes, of course, it is true that we're doing it in a sensible way and we're making big commitments now, we're making big commitme

but i didn't notice that the labor party's manifesto is about well nearly double the length of the tory party is manifest or and i always feel like boris johnson would have wanted to have just handed out leaflets that said bricks it get it done sonia how much of this election is about bricks it. well i think it's all about bret's it really i mean boris johnson has always wanted to be prime minister brit is his vehicle i happen to believe that he doesn't actually believe in it i was his deputy at the daily telegraph he used to write very critical pieces about the. community as it was then but he he is also very sympathetic towards the great projects however saying that publicly was not going to help him become prime minister so it is all about bricks it but the other thing the extraordinary thing about boris johnson is that as long as i've known him since the 1990 s. and even before that he always wanted to be prime minister that's always been his chief aim is what's got him up in the morning and kept him late at night but the lady with thing is it's never been clear what he wanted to do

so it is an issue for the tories.ng the agenda on and talk about the amounts they are putting in. it is interesting borisjohnson seems to think it is very beneficial for him to be filmed visiting hospitals. even though he has been barracked by people, hasn't it? i think even though he has been barracked by people, hasn't it? ithink their senseis people, hasn't it? ithink their sense is that it gets on the news at six or the news at ten, and people are not listening with the volume on, it isjust are not listening with the volume on, it is just optics. are not listening with the volume on, it isjust optics. i think are not listening with the volume on, it is just optics. i think the more you get stories like this, the trickier it is for them to neutralise that issue. the daily telegraph. nigel farage accuses downing street of dirty tricks. yes, the brexit party earlier this week said they were going to stand down candidates in any tory held seats, which nigel farage thought was a big act of kindness and expected somethi

neither of us that was an annoyed success no a toll in fact boris johnson has taken a leaf out of the tories i'm a pre-book and he's been going round in kind of hermetically sealed pore c.c. i mean he went to enter distillery but or only air only journalists and author of people were allowed in there was no punters unload into completions and when somebody remonstrated with them from the press corps he said well you're a voter aren't you so he sees is being kept well away from anything resembling the electorate and jeremy corbyn well jimmy coburn came up and there had a lot of difficulty 1st of all he changed his pitch on a 2nd independence referendum 3 times the space of 2 days which was never much of a good look and then he is using terrorism so no i don't think they'll look back with fondness and they're scottish so john but then of course scottish political journalists have something of a reputation and i seem to remember that even the formidable our stock combo was a bit watery of scott his journalists. yes not without due cause i don't think i listed a terrifically good press up here e

the tories are always the same. in the 80s tories are always the same.e. in the 80s it was dole queues and sky inflation. now it's zero—hours contracts, universal credit and queues outside food banks. if they win again, if they win again, it will just be win again, if they win again, it willjust be more of the same. they are planning to slasher inheritance tax and taxes for the richest, despite... i will give the example ofan despite... i will give the example of an ever deepening crisis in our ca re of an ever deepening crisis in our care homes, and a crumbling public transport system. there will be a ha rd transport system. there will be a hard right tory brexit smashing a hole in our public finances. do you know, they treat us with contempt. they think people are stupid. they think that, with brexit on the agenda, they think we will all forget about the last nine years, and the prospect of another five yea rs if and the prospect of another five years if they get back. but whatever they say, whatever they say, there is an alternative. the chance to cha

tories and labour in battle for the north.t night there was some excitement, polls often get it wrong. there is also the yougov mrp model. it suggests the tories are getting a majority but the area whether flight is is in the midlands and the north, named the redwall by pollsters and ultimately because of the whole, the times is reporting there has been a change in approach or there has been a change in approach ora there has been a change in approach or a hardening there has been a change in approach ora hardening in approach there has been a change in approach or a hardening in approach by some of the parties to respond to this so labour is doubling its efforts to try and focus on leave voters because labour have a two—pronged strategy. they haven't tried to be the party of remain or leave, the party of we will bring you both together. it's had a lot of criticism but they are hoping they can keep that compromise and keep this coalition of voters and in the next week or so, you will see them trying to rip find that message to

basically, the tories want to neutralise the issue. wants a weaponised issue because it has always been an issue for them. the nhs is this country's prime asset. there isn't anything that compares to the nhs as far as the usa is concerned. nothing. if people think the nhs is not going to be on the table, they are crazy, it will be, in some form or another. boris... i mean, the health secretary matt hancock tweeted me and said, "of course, bonnie, of course it's not going to be on the table, not on our watch!" well, i will have to love. we are going to find that tweet. turning to the telegraph, staying with politics, and jewish people believe if corbyn wins. says james cleverly. to be fair, the telegraph like these quotes are so much, they have used them twice in the same story but there we go, a number of these people, says james cleverly, who are considering even, a number of these people, says james cleverly, who we re people, says james cleverly, who were considering leaving, ijewish friends of his who have said that if corbyn got a

these are parts of the country where tory hope borisjohnson parts of the country where tory hope borisere tory hope borisjohnson can get votes off traditional communities. there has been a chat this week about four shots and being such an appealing person to many of the public as people thought he was in the tory party? that was always the thing. that's one of the reasons he won the leadership election. "people love the men parts of the country the tories sort normally reach." he has had quite a lot of her time on the ground this week. let's hear some of it. music. respectively on thursday, but want to know you are coming here, and these people know that they matter. # i have seen your frowning and it was like going down the barrel of a gun... took your time boris, didn't you? where have you been? blocking it in yesterday, boris. he didn't see little girls with no shoes on their feet... see little girls with no shoes on theirfeet... a see little girls with no shoes on their feet... a 78—year—old see little girls with no shoes on theirfeet... a 78—year—old lady... it is heartbreaking! i

which means that the braces threat to the tory voters is really capsized a little bit that was your point you said that if there was such a deal there would be plain sailing for boris johnson but i says it was a you know a lot of the deal with the soup to much of a deal when he withdraws these candidates and doesn't get anything for it well i was right about the deal and whether it's you know lunch or or behind closed doors it doesn't matter what far as has done as gives is given the tories a clear run in 317 seats now the still a slight problem here because in some of the other marginal seats. the farmers threat could still be something of a problem but by and large they've got that clear run there is another deal as well which we've forgotten about the lib dems the greens and clyde coming to us nationalists but that's virtually irrelevant i don't think like country we're expecting to win many seats and can't for example and so as a result of that we've got the exact deal i thought was necessary to get the conservatives the overall majority was i predicted the last time. when the o

and the tories could lose several seats with that intervention.e moment, is potentially in serious trouble. i don't think we have quite come to that. so many things can happen in the next six weeks. which can change the landscape totally. but at the moment, i think he has embarked on this gamble and — through his political career, and his personal career too — he isjust a gambler and he has that knack because in london he pulled off two elections, a bad place tojudge british politics from. he may appeal to a london electorate, but does he appeal in places like hull, in north shields and on tyneside? that is quite a different area. what do you think, maria? we have heard trump say in the past few days that boris johnson and nigel farage together are an unstoppable force. johnson claims he is unstoppable alone and won't do a pact. what you think of his gamble? i agree with adam. i think it is really a gamble and anyone who makes predictions at this point is a fool. i also think it is important to remember why this election, which i don't think anyon

tory cuts to the scottish budget, a national health service under threat from a tory— trump trade dealent, children forced into poverty and a disastrous brexit deal that will hitjobs, living standards and workers‘ rates. but there is worse to come. unless boris johnson is stopped, this willjust be the start. brexit is nowhere near being done. the tories have barely got going. they have not even started trade talks yet. because of boris johnson‘s started trade talks yet. because of borisjohnson‘s hardline started trade talks yet. because of boris johnson‘s hardline position, there is every chance, every chance, that the uk will leave the eu without a trade deal next year. that would be a catastrophe forjobs. evenif would be a catastrophe forjobs. even if he somehow avoids that, his dream deal would be a nightmare for scotland. it will take scotland out of the single market, which is eight times the size of the uk alone, and out of the customs union, the world‘s biggest trading bloc. compared with eu membership, that could cut scotland‘s national income by around £9 billion by the end of

in coalition with the tories.rioritised investment in our nhs and other public services over tax cuts for the righteous. we have introduced a fairer tax system and we have pet record sums into our national health service was not in government the snp has abolish prescription charges, protected free personal care for older people are now extended to people of all ages. i think it is important to make this point, free prescriptions and free personal care, these are not giveaways. these are an important pa rt giveaways. these are an important part of the universal principle that underpins the nhs. the provision of care, free at the point of use, paid work collectively. it is an expression of our values and of our solidarity. and it is an example of the approach the snp has taken in government, a scottish model for public services. that means championing that universal principle. quality publicly owned public services that benefit all of us, paid for through a progressive tax system. as part of that, we are investing

nigel farage gives in to pressure from fellow brexiteers and says his brexit party will not stand in toryeld seats. the brexit party will not contest the 317 seats the conservatives won at the last election. but what we will do is concentrate our total effort into all of the seats that are held by the labour party. we'll have the latest from our political correspondent who's travelling with mr farage on the campaign trail. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. a chinese firm confirms a rescue deal for british steel, buying it for £70 million and saving 4,000 jobs in scunthorpe and teeside. it's been a big concern, hasn't it? nobody knowing what's going to be happening, whether they've got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. it's finally something positive, it's good. more rain forecast in areas of england already been hit by flooding. five severe flood warnings — meaning a threat to life — are still in place. mystery surrounds the death of the british founder of the white helmets emergency response group in syria. last post plays. remembering those who die

is there evidence that the departure of ruth davidson has had the tories?hat they are lacking a bit of direction. that sense of purpose that ruth davidson gave, she was a very distinctive metre, a popular figure was a very distinctive metre, a popularfigure notjust was a very distinctive metre, a popular figure notjust in the was a very distinctive metre, a popularfigure notjust in the party but in scotland more broadly and allow the conservatives to set themselves apart hidden scotland from the main westminster politics and borders johnson obviously leading the party are uk level. —— apart here in scotland. apart from that, they are hamstrung here in this campaign and will be doing all they can to make up for that which is perhaps something the other parties with more recognisable leaders, certainly in terms of the scottish national party, will see to capitalise on. thank you very much. jonathan blake there. staying with the election — throughout the campaign, bbc news will be looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost — visitin

—— borisjohnson says vote tory or get a jeremy corbyn.ed about the distant world cup that is unhinged. our own world here at home is deeply unhinged —— about the distant world that is unhinged. people are absolutely exhausted, divided and there is a real risk that instead of the rallying to the tory flag, and the brexit flag, that borisjohnson versus tory flag, and the brexit flag, that boris johnson versus that it could well be that there will be millions of people in this country who are so fed up with this and that they come down on the opposite side of this and say, let's go back, let's scrap the whole thing, which would of course empower the liberal democrats more than anyone else. in turn, lead to possibly denying johnson a majority he needs. whatever comes of this, it is not going to be an end of the division, the confusion, the unhinged nature of the state. because even a sanctioned, greed, withdrawal agreement only takes us about 100 yards down the road in this marathon race. we have then got years and years when at the same issu

seat and stops the tories‘ chances., in a superficial way, this is something that makes life a bit easierfor boris this is something that makes life a bit easier for borisjohnson, nigel farage is still there, a thorn in the conservatives‘ side. i also think we will hear every day through this campaign, even though the tories are adamant there is no official deal here, no pacts, they have turned down nigel farage‘s advances time and time again, for their rivals and their opponents they will hurl accusations at them at this being somehow some kind of cosy deal, and if you vote for johnson you get farage. law at westminster, thank you. —— laura. and throughout the election campaign, we will be looking closely at the places where the final result could be won and lost, asking people in those places about issues and questions there. tomorrow, we‘ll be reporting from bishop auckland in county durham all day, on tv, radio and online. the future of british steel looks to have been secured, with a chinese firm agreeing to rescue

the tories are promising to spend more. who isn't?s moved on to labour territory by promising he will end austerity and pour cash into hospitals, schools and the police. it's worth noting that the extra £7.1 billion for schools in england, that's about reversing cuts and keeping pace with growing school rolls. the extra money for the police, it'll recruit another 20,000 officers in england and wales. but it will rebuild forces that were cut under the last tory—led coalition government. and as for the nhs? an extra £34 billion a year eventually — that's a lot of cash. but again, the health service needs it, just to meet growing demand and the rising cost of health care. ijust wanted to know, what does the prime minister mean by, "come with us?" he means trust me, not the other guy. and that is for you to judge. no party leader can be called hugely popular or trusted now. borisjohnson broke his promise to take britain out of the eu, do or die, by october the 31st. political opponents say you can't trust his word. even some tories have t

a colleague of ours from itv asked priti patel if the tories really wa nted priti patel if the torieswanted to cut immigration. she kept going on about control. labour doesn't want people to think... really interesting. the tories sent out a press release over nights and idid want out a press release over nights and i did want to cut immigration. the tories don't want voters to think they are mean and hard edged. labour doesn't want voters to think they would open the door to everyone. they are both tripping over it a bit because they know it is such a big issue to loads of voters. the phrase about the australian point system for immigration which keeps being wheeled out on the conservative side. does everybody understand, do you think, in the general public what is meant by that? there is quite a lot of controversy around the phrase as well. there is a smidgen of detail about what might account for getting points and what might not they were saying last night into this morning that having a decent grasp of english for working and living was important and it was about skills gaps in t

this all depends on a tory majority, so we shall see. i just like to shall see. we do not have much time, but ijust like to touch on the katmai guardian. child by the table surged to six year high under tories. who are saying this? a resolution foundation, an independent think tank. incredibly robust analysis, it is that about respected. this is incredibly great, i think. you respected. this is incredibly great, ithink. you know, comes back respected. this is incredibly great, i think. you know, comes back to the idea of this conservative manifesto, nothing very new and diverse one thing that the institute for fiscal studies said about it as a part in schools and hospitals, the spending cuts of the last ten years i baked into the next five years according to this manifesto. what does that mean? look at what happened in the la st mean? look at what happened in the last ten years, low income families with children have lost thousands of pounds a year in tax credit, some of them. at the same time that tory chancellors have delivered income

i will vote brexit first and tory second but nearer the time, i don't want to split the tory vote.st labour voters ready to switch, but unhappy conservatives as well. i'm going to be voting liberal democrat, which isn't usually how i usually would have voted, but i'm really at the end of my tether with this brexit, the things that have been going on in parliament are quite distressing, the way that the tory party has acted, and i was a member of the tory party. i certainly will not be voting for them this time. most of the bishop auckland constituency is rural farmland and traditional tory—voting country, but some voters like william maughan are also uncertain at this election what to do. the hesitation, the worry, is again because of brexit. will farmers be able to compete if new trade deals means there is an increase in cheap food imported from abroad? if we can guarantee the products coming are to the same standard, that's puts us on a more level playing field. it's how these products are produced... do you feel those guarantees are there? no. brexit has fractured traditional pa

the tories will 110w more and of course the tories will now be forced to say, this is entirely untruenk you might be right, also army chiefs wanting to mothball the new aircraft carriers and the army and may be thinking the job of the ref will be done by drones. between different organisations. the sunday telegraph has got a great photograph of the prime minister and his dad. has got a great photograph of the prime minister and his dadm has got a great photograph of the prime minister and his dad. it is a good lively sunday newspaper front page picture. that is what it is about. underneath our best ever recipes, all quite delicious looking. it is quite interesting, they are talking about this triple tax look and there is this wonderful... and pot hole filling, very important. the latest boris catchphrase is, wait for it, boris joked that britain could be carbon neutral by 2020 if the tories win the december of the 12 election. that is pretty good. i think it's quite interesting. there is also a small mention here of an attack on entrepreneurs relief, so that they can actually argue th

fix the car industry and parts of the country and also offer climate change, smart move from the toriesvable it is, that is for both parties. the story says this clean energy revolution will be a suppressive brexit and totally unclear what this has to do with brexit at all. it is actually seeing defeat to borisjohnson determination to broaden the appeal. if he is pigeonholed as a brexit only prime minister, then he is not going to win this general election and as you mentioned, particularly over the last year, the agenda not just in the uk, there are lots of people, young and old concerned all around the world about the impact of climate change and the conservative party like other parties has to take that really seriously otherwise they're going to end up on the wrong side of the election. it's such a shift in all of our lives if it is going to work and it is whether obviously the government has to play their part but also on our level, their part but also on our level, the local level, individual levels. it isa the local level, individual levels. it is a huge change in our lifestyle.

some tories actually think it might even help them get back those nervous tory remainers who may be thinkinghat economic case to them. they wa nt that economic case to them. they want to make them feel nervous about the economy ofjeremy corbyn got into numberten. but the economy ofjeremy corbyn got into number ten. but if you are a co re into number ten. but if you are a core labour voter, i think that is going to be a big motivator for some of their punters. nationalisation, labour, even when i worked for them, elements that were hot on nationalisation, they was misunderstood the difference between the punters saying i want the row network to change, it's too expensive at network to change, it's too expensive et cetera, and a leap it takes to say i want to put jeremy corbyn in charge of it. that's the second question, do you just them to run it? i think the bowling with james and! run it? i think the bowling with james and i imagine the polling does. so on the additional problem, andi does. so on the additional problem, and i think that is where jeremy corbyn is really strong, when he talks

tories went unfair trials of the vetera ns tories went unfair trials of the veterans of the troubles.chieved by amending the human rights act. in this is controversial. obviously there has beena controversial. obviously there has been a lot of arguments and controversy over historic investigations into —— over allegations into his —— investigations into historic allegations. the prime minister pledged to sorted out and now boris johnson, the tory manifesto will promise to amend the human rights act brought in by labour 20 years ago to say that any allegations that happen before the act came in, there will be a presumption against investigating them. so that, the conservatives say should end the so—called witch— hunt against conservatives say should end the so—called witch—hunt against army personnel and historic allegations. but i can see labour properly kicking off on that. you do need to tread delicately because there are those who believe justice has not yet been served. it is a tricky issue and we have seen successive defence secretaries wanting to try and solve the issue of prote

the tory party would have been if they had tory party would have been if they ha d followe d tory partyion. this is a very serious issue. but thatis this is a very serious issue. but that is an exterior thing. the labour party has good policies, especially post austerity. may be because this is quite a unique general election it has become about the characters, perhaps more than the characters, perhaps more than the party. i don't think it really is about the characters. i think people are going to be very engaged, actually in the substance here. and i think that actually, to give jeremy corbyn some credit, i think that he is quite right to try and make this not solely about brexit, because it is a general election. it is not a referendum. but is it? is it really a general election? is not a referendum. but is it? is it really a general election7m is not a referendum. but is it? is it really a general election? it can serve as a proxy for brexit, because now that nigel farage has... for a brexit referendum, excuse me. now that nigel farage has come out effectively only for no deal, you

let us now turn to the guardian labour in tories wa nt to to the guardian labour in tories want to warrantry interesting because of course, you would expect labour in their manifesto at any time to be able to say we are going to borrow to invest to grow the economy and so we are fiscally responsible for the labour of yesteryear. but john mcdonald, the man who would be chancellor5 5aying mcdonald, the man who would be chancellor5 saying that this is traditional red socialism. chancellors saying that this is traditional red socialism. this is what people want and what we will give to them but the tories appeared to be wanting to outspend labour and i suppose they're trying to atone for the nine years. they say that but if you look at some the figures, sajid javid was planning to spend... i completely agree and before there was this danger were if you try to engage in a bidding war with conservatives that you would always be outbid by the labour party. they are never going to say that we spend less per year than the conservatives, but there are quite significant differences in that spending.

the tories are looking to spread the same message.sier topic for them than brexit in a marginal seat like 0chil and south perthshire. they love it every time nicola sturgeon talks about another referendum. what do you think? i think, yippee! because every time nicola goes on television and bangs on about independence, we get more votes. are you sure? absolutely. i believe the scottish people are sick and tired of the snp only going on about independence. so, when nicola sturgeon says she's making this campaign about independence, you think that's good for the tories? fantastic news. obviously, the conservatives aren't the snp‘s early challenges in this election. throughout the campaign we will explore other issues and speak to other parties. but the demand for another independence referendum is central. the snp are hoping for a result that will make it hard for the next prime minister to say "no." sarah smith, bbc news. it's another tale of financial collapse on the high street, and the possible end of an iconic brand. the baby goods

talking about the tory ma nifesto a everybody talking about the tory manifesto a few days in advance eve of the labour manifesto which is tomorrow? maybe, but we are not often to conspirators about this. in reality, this is a big policy which will be really expensive and it would affect loads of people and it's a strong signal for the tory party about cutting taxes for everybody from low owners up taxes for everybody from low owners up and therefore, they will use that for sure is a big part of attack on, to blunt the attack belabour, give loads of free cash back to billionaires. borisjohnson, loads of free cash back to billionaires. boris johnson, when he's been talking about this today, he's been talking about this today, he said it will save everyone £500 a year and that is only the final saving once the threshold goes up to £12,000 which could be several years away and the other thing i wanted to point out is, you canjust away and the other thing i wanted to point out is, you can just see the tory party loving the symmetry of the message at the start of the week, borisjohnson say

the tories have promised a lot of money.d services, the tories are not. you can question the tories. but they cannot have the same traditional ground they used to have. boris johnson conservatives are jeremy corbyn light, some people are saying. we will turn from a proclaimed tax robbery by the daily mail to concerns we're going back to the 1970s and it wasn't a very good place for business on the front of the ft. to be fair, it is a pretty measured piece from the paper which represents the business community. the prawn cocktail offensive, but i do not think he has managed to win a lot of them around. the broad band and the nationalisation of broadband came as a huge surprise and also this windfall, willing gas, which she seemed to deny. it is kind of too late now. you are getting conflicting reviews because some of the papers are saying it is a one—off and give ten times the amount we currently get from those sectors and when donald was question on this, he said this would benefit scotla nd on this, he said this would benef

the tories suspended one of the candidates after allegations of anti—muslim language. so...ogise for the islamophobia that has taken place in your party? look, of course, and for all the hurt and offence that has been caused, of course we do. but even the subjects of an election are a battle ground as the votes begin to be cast. let's speak to laura in westminster. this document that labour has been brandishing today, what does it actually prove? it shows america wants to have access to all sorts of different parts of the british economy, whether that is pharmaceutical or agricultural, all sorts of things, and they have been talking to british officials about that for some time. the document do show that drug pricing is one of the things america wants to discuss as part of a future trade deal that could happen after brexit. what they do not prove is the nhs itself as an organisation is somehow up for sale, and it does not prove there is some kind of plot secretly between the white house and downing street to make that happen. that said, it is clear the labour party is going

they are saying effectively this shows that he is a tory, he is the tory rabbi.but this is proof that he is a biased voice in this political debate. in the wording of that he say something along the lines of he is a front of the jewish community. along the lines of he is a front of thejewish community. people are saying he‘s a friend of boris johnson. 50 saying he‘s a friend of boris johnson. so if they look at the kind of tone and language been used beyond those statements that you have just told us about and you mentioned there the suggestions from some quarters that the chief rabbi is sympathetic to the conservative cause. do we see in all of this debate the kind of bad tempered, even toxic exchanges, that we have seen at times during this campaign? has it permeated this as well? yes, there are some sensible and balanced discussion going on, particularly on twitter. this story is much bigger on twitter than facebook in the group that i‘m looking at. undoubtedly when we are talking about anti—semitism and islamophobia, these topics are effectively bring out the

tories running scared on fake spending figures. so says who?out a big number in the nhs. but this is another consist —— controversial number. the cost the conservative party have said of a five years of a labour government. thejeremy five years of a labour government. the jeremy corbyn five years of a labour government. thejeremy corbyn government. it must be said, hotly contested analysis of how labour's various spending plans various —— previously announced, stack up. yes, the conservative party have been accused of fa ke conservative party have been accused of fake spending figures, as that independent has reported. the reason they throughout this 1.2 trillion pounds figure was to get people talking about it. we are several days on from the first day of that round and it is still high up the news agenda. even if people have not liked the way they have gone about it. what this story is about is the tories are saying to the nation, labour will spend too much of your money for top they will be throwing it left, right and centre the money will f

the tories suspended one of their candidates after allegations of anti—muslim language. so...n place in your party? look, of course, and for all the hurt and offence that has been caused, of course we do. but even the subjects of an election are a battle ground, as the votes begin to be cast. let's speak to laura at westminster. those postal votes starting to flood in and with that in mind, what do you think of this debate about the future of the nhs after brexit? this isa future of the nhs after brexit? this is a very strange 21st—century election but one thing is very traditional about it, the labour party is keen to use every single moment they can to get the debate around talking about the health service and public services. traditionally they have been much stronger on that served on the conservatives and the conservatives know after years of a squeeze on public spending that they do have vulnerabilities in this area. in terms of what the debate has shown today, what these documents jeremy corbyn was brandishing actually say, they do show that america would like to open u

is ino mayor john tory new york today.etting that relationship back on solid ground and on the rails that we once had it, you are back there pitching toronto. what is the feeling? is it any different than it has been in the past? is there any chill on investment between those new york investors and canada? mayor tory: i don't think so. there is a general consensus that the deal will be ratified. the relationship is good. what there is is a powerful magnet. we will mention that over and over again. they know our great system of public education is pumping out even more people. to the country, to supplement what is already acknowledged to be one of the biggest and deepest tech and life sciences talent pools in north america. think people here are ready to do business and so are we. trade deal is important. one of the things we pitch toronto is we are partners in the transpacific partnership, the european trade agreement, and the north agreement -- north american free trade agreement. it gives us unique market access to just

the tories suspended one of their candidates after allegations of anti—muslim language. so...r the islamophobia that has taken place in your party? look, of course, and for all the hurt and offence that has been caused, of course we do. but even the subjects of an election are a battle ground, as the votes begin to be cast. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster for us tonight. the nhs, we know, is of concern to voters. what do you make of what happened today? well, look, labour are happened today? well, look, labour a re clearly happened today? well, look, labour are clearly trying to bolster their argument that if you end up with a tory majority, the nhs could well end up on the table in a trade deal. now, what these papers don't do is provide a smoking gun, something that shows that the conservatives have entertained the idea of either privatising the nhs as part of a trade deal or agreeing to change the way that we calculate how we pay for drugs from the united states. but labour think that the very fact that the us side have brought it up can help them

the the tory manifesto a few daysin about the the tory manifesto a few days in advance which is tomorrow often in conspiracies about this. but it would affect loads of people and it isa would affect loads of people and it is a really strong signal from the tory party, for everybody from low earners up tory party, for everybody from low earners up and therefore, they will use that as a way to blunt the attacks of labour that they want to give loads of free cash back to billionaires. and boris johnson, the way she has been talking about this, 110w way she has been talking about this, now that he is talking about this is that it will save everyone £500 a year, that is only the final saving once the threshold goes up to £12,500, which could be several, several years away and another thing i want to point out as you can to the tory party loving the symmetry of the message at the start of the week, borisjohnson says that i am not to cut corporation tax like we wa nted not to cut corporation tax like we wanted to. you know what i'm going to do instead? cut national security contributions foreve