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it was a labour stronghold, labour having lost 19 seats. a punishing result for labour, a majority of ten in derbyshire for the conservatives. it's kind of telling us what's been going on in lots of parts of england. it's a complex picture and we're going to be looking in terms of the trends in scotland and wales, too. that's where we are at the moment. i'll be back in a second to talk about it all. it's a good moment to catch up with the election stories, see the memorable images so far, and the day's of the news. let's say good afternoon to jane. huw, thank you. good afternoon. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, recording their best results since 2008. many of the votes cast yesterday across england, scotland and wales are still being counted, but labour has fared badly in many areas, including losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow. ukip has seen its vote collapse, only winning a single seat so far. the liberal democrats have had a mixed result, and haven't found the breakthrough they had been hopin
it was a labour stronghold, labour having lost 19 seats. a punishing result for labour, a majority of ten in derbyshire for the conservatives. it's kind of telling us what's been going on in lots of parts of england. it's a complex picture and we're going to be looking in terms of the trends in scotland and wales, too. that's where we are at the moment. i'll be back in a second to talk about it all. it's a good moment to catch up with the election stories, see the memorable images so far, and...
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staying with labour, the front page of the guardian. labour won't win, says top union backer. the polls are suggesting that. but he says that 200 seats, if mr corbyn can keep 200 5eat5, 200 seats, if mr corbyn can keep 200 seats, that will be seen as a win and perhaps he should stay on, the front page of the guardian. both of those things are shocking. for labour to say before the election has even happened, we don't expect to win, is pretty astonishing. i've not seen that before. but then to say... this is the union, not the party. but these are the backers of the party. in a way to. the biggest backers. also to say that 200 seat isa backers. also to say that 200 seat is a success, that would be the worst labour outcome since 1935. even michael foot got 209 seats. isn't there a strategy here that may be corbyn supporters believe that if they get that figure, if corbyn stays on and the labour party that will emerge will be remodelled as the labour party they really want, because the whole thing of the corbyn thing, we've lost our party. it's a bit like the leave campaign, we w
staying with labour, the front page of the guardian. labour won't win, says top union backer. the polls are suggesting that. but he says that 200 seats, if mr corbyn can keep 200 5eat5, 200 seats, if mr corbyn can keep 200 seats, that will be seen as a win and perhaps he should stay on, the front page of the guardian. both of those things are shocking. for labour to say before the election has even happened, we don't expect to win, is pretty astonishing. i've not seen that before. but then to...
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liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and its captain, and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some, the decider. you are a labour man?|j decider. you are a labour man?” was, but i don't trust them to get us out of europe. i think corbyn would get ripped to bits in the negotiations so i will switch to the tories. jeremy corbyn came here after a bad night and the worst day, to show and tell reasons to be cheerful. liverpool is a labour fortress but if you talk to people, it is clear as day that that support is crumbling. labour mps who won with voting majorities of up to 5000 or more are telling me privately the
liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and its...
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liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and its captain, and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some, the decider. you are a labour man? i was, but i don't trust them to get us out of europe. i think corbyn would get ripped to bits in the negotiations so i will switch to the tories. jeremy corbyn came here after a bad night and the worst day, to show and tell reasons to be cheerful. liverpool is a labour fortress but if you talk to people, it is clear as day that that support is crumbling. labour mps who won with voting majorities of up to 5,000 or more are telling me privately they have abandoned hope of holding
liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and its...
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. —— labour. in clackmannanshire are there was no tory representation whatsoever, but overnight that has changed. they have representation in every ward. and one big scalp, i'm told the snp leader in fife council, gordon brown's old backyard, has lost his seat to a conservative. a picture that is bad for the labour party and bad for the snp, although we do expect the snp to take glasgow consul, a big totemic win. can we pick up on the conservative prospect in scotland, and whether what laura says makes sense to you? we are seeing encouraging results across the country for the conservative party. in scotland, we have had ruth davidson, who has run a terrific and energetic campaign, we would expect to move forward. it will be a challenge overtaking labour. they have four times as many councillors as we have. the key thing emerging from notjust as we have. the key thing emerging from not just scotland as we have. the key thing emerging from notjust scotland but england and wales is that on the theres
. —— labour. in clackmannanshire are there was no tory representation whatsoever, but overnight that has changed. they have representation in every ward. and one big scalp, i'm told the snp leader in fife council, gordon brown's old backyard, has lost his seat to a conservative. a picture that is bad for the labour party and bad for the snp, although we do expect the snp to take glasgow consul, a big totemic win. can we pick up on the conservative prospect in scotland, and whether what...
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liverpool is labour. you're labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. he is the change the country needs. we've put up with too many people without integrity, who can be bought, who are false, who only cared about themselves. he does care about people. dead, he's dead. he's got no personality, i'io presence. he's got no — he doesn't look strong. he looks weak, he looks like a wet cod all the time. even though you are agreeing with all he says. i love the guy, i do. i'm honest, iwould like him to win, but he's never going to win, not in a million years. britain is choosing its course beyond the eu, and its captain and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some the decider. so you're a labour man. i was, but i won't be doing it this time because i don't trust them to get us out of europe. i think corbyn will the get ripped to bits in the negotiations, so i'm going to switch to the tories this time. jeremy corbyn came here after a bad night and a worse day, to show and tell reasons to be cheerful. liverpool is a labour fortress, but talk to
liverpool is labour. you're labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. he is the change the country needs. we've put up with too many people without integrity, who can be bought, who are false, who only cared about themselves. he does care about people. dead, he's dead. he's got no personality, i'io presence. he's got no — he doesn't look strong. he looks weak, he looks like a wet cod all the time. even though you are agreeing with all he says. i love the guy, i do. i'm honest,...
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i'm delighted to introduce the labour leader of the party and the labour leader of the party and the next prime minister, jeremy corbyn. a plan he believes the country needs. whatever your age and the situation, people are under pressure, struggling to make ends meet. our manifesto is for you. listing plenty of crowd pleaser is, here. labour will scrap tuition fees, lifting the debt... applause labour is guaranteeing the triple lock to protect pensioners incomes. and labour will take our railways back into public ownership and put passengers first. more childcare, more cash for the nhs, paid for by the richest 5% and taxes on business. with nearly £50 billion of extra spending. paid for by nearly £50 billion of tax. we are asking the better off and the big corporations to pay a little bit more. and of course to stop dodging their tax obligations in the first place. this is a programme of hope. the tory campaign by contrast is built on one word, fear. for good or for ill, you think it is time to pay for ill, you think it is time to pay for your ideas to tax more and spend more and t
i'm delighted to introduce the labour leader of the party and the labour leader of the party and the next prime minister, jeremy corbyn. a plan he believes the country needs. whatever your age and the situation, people are under pressure, struggling to make ends meet. our manifesto is for you. listing plenty of crowd pleaser is, here. labour will scrap tuition fees, lifting the debt... applause labour is guaranteeing the triple lock to protect pensioners incomes. and labour will take our...
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candidate, for a labour victory, for a labour government led byjeremy corbyn. do you really believe he's up to the job now? jeremy corbyn is a leader who's had to fight to keep his job since he started but broadly the manifesto is built in his image. this is his radical offer, to you. the manifesto is the biggest hypothetical expansion of the state in many years. but how exactly would his ideas work? why in this manifesto is there no scale, no ballpark figure for how much it might cost the public purse? how much are you prepared to borrow renationalise four major industries? because we don't know what the share price will be at the time that we do it. as i said in the case of rail, there is a neutral cost on it. i believe in the case of water, the same would apply in exchange for the bond issue. 0n the other side of the equation, you haven't promised to reverse all the tory welfare cuts. now for some of your supporters, do you accept that might be quite disappointing? no, what i've said on the welfare cuts and cap issue is this — that we have set aside £2 bi
candidate, for a labour victory, for a labour government led byjeremy corbyn. do you really believe he's up to the job now? jeremy corbyn is a leader who's had to fight to keep his job since he started but broadly the manifesto is built in his image. this is his radical offer, to you. the manifesto is the biggest hypothetical expansion of the state in many years. but how exactly would his ideas work? why in this manifesto is there no scale, no ballpark figure for how much it might cost the...
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he isn‘t held by the labour party. he is in isn‘t held by the labour party. he isina isn‘t held by the labour party. he is in a key conservative marginal in derby north, surrounding himself with a rural idyll, where he is going to be speaking to campaigners. his message to his supporters were that what labour needs to do now is keep calm and carry on campaigning. he paints himself as the outsider who will take on the establishment. he told his activists not to be too downbeat when you look at the opinion polls, because the gap between labour and the conservatives was not as big as some were predicting. in scotland, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said the conservatives‘ showing in the council elections didn‘t change the arguments about another independence referendum. the snp won more councillors than anyone else in scotland, but the tories made big gains, mostly at labour‘s expense. jamie mcivor reports. for the snp, one for the family album. the party is set to run scotland‘s largest council, the one—time labour fortress of glasgow, a fortr
he isn‘t held by the labour party. he is in isn‘t held by the labour party. he isina isn‘t held by the labour party. he is in a key conservative marginal in derby north, surrounding himself with a rural idyll, where he is going to be speaking to campaigners. his message to his supporters were that what labour needs to do now is keep calm and carry on campaigning. he paints himself as the outsider who will take on the establishment. he told his activists not to be too downbeat when you...
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of the labour manifesto. we'll be looking at some of labour's policies in more detail and we'll be talking to voters in york. also tonight: a squeeze on consumer spending in prospect, and the bank of england downgrades its forecast for economic growth this year. official figures suggest waiting times for some nhs services in england are the worst in five yea rs. he's a showboat, he's a grandstander. president trump lays into his former fbi director and says he always intended to sack him. and manchester united keep their champions‘ league dream alive, beating the spanish side celta vigo. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: andy murray is knocked out of the madrid open in the last 16 by borna coric, so he's failed to reach the quarter—finals in two of his last three events. good evening. labour's election manifesto has been formally approved by the party leadership and will be published next week. jeremy corbyn said the policies would be fully costed and would prove to be "very popular" with voters. some o
of the labour manifesto. we'll be looking at some of labour's policies in more detail and we'll be talking to voters in york. also tonight: a squeeze on consumer spending in prospect, and the bank of england downgrades its forecast for economic growth this year. official figures suggest waiting times for some nhs services in england are the worst in five yea rs. he's a showboat, he's a grandstander. president trump lays into his former fbi director and says he always intended to sack him. and...
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labour say their ma nifesto with norman. labour say their manifesto is fully costed. well members of the conservative party have had their say on the contents of labour's ma nifesto. the treasury minister, david gauke said the proposals would damage the economy. labour says it's spending commitments are fully costed — but do they really add up? the bbc‘s chris morris has been giving the figures a reality check. but where does labour say the money is coming from? well, it estimates an extra tax take of £48.6 billion. let's break that down a little, income tax first. higher earners will pay more, and we're talking about roughly the top 5% of earners. and we're talking about roughly we reckon that's about 1.2 million people. earnings above £80,000 will be taxed at 45%. with a new 50% rate on earnings above £123,000. labour says this will raise £6.4 billion per year. but the biggest increase in tax take, according to labour's plans, will come from an increase in corporation tax. it's currently 19% and labour plans to increase that rate to 26% by 2021. 0nce that's
labour say their ma nifesto with norman. labour say their manifesto is fully costed. well members of the conservative party have had their say on the contents of labour's ma nifesto. the treasury minister, david gauke said the proposals would damage the economy. labour says it's spending commitments are fully costed — but do they really add up? the bbc‘s chris morris has been giving the figures a reality check. but where does labour say the money is coming from? well, it estimates an extra...
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labour. i've always been labour. and our panel will tell us where theresa may sits on our map of the political terrain. hello. some of us remember the heydey of tv advertising. consumer brands — washing powders and the like — would constantly market themselves as new and improved. never mind that they were less than perfect before, as long as you now understood that they are better than ever. well, the conservative party is pitching itself as new and improved today as well. a theresa may manifesto, with a pretty different emphasis to past efforts. a section entitled we believe in the good that government can do, for example. some will say it's just marketing, others will see it as substantive change. certainly, the emphasis on scaling back the relative generosity displayed to the elderly is a notable shift. the point of continuity is the immigration pledge — it'll come down to tens of thousands apparently. but we'll either look back on this day as a momentous one in the history of the tory party, or as a forget
labour. i've always been labour. and our panel will tell us where theresa may sits on our map of the political terrain. hello. some of us remember the heydey of tv advertising. consumer brands — washing powders and the like — would constantly market themselves as new and improved. never mind that they were less than perfect before, as long as you now understood that they are better than ever. well, the conservative party is pitching itself as new and improved today as well. a theresa may...
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labour doesn't believe in reducing taxes. labour believes in increasing taxes. we are a low tax party by instinct. conservatives will always cost you less in tax. well, let's leave theresa may and philip hammond. norman smith is in westminster. today, they are focussing on bashing labour's offering yesterday. yes, this was just an attack press conference to gut and fillet labour's manifesto yesterday. theresa may, philip hammond, focussing on the issue of credibility, saying that mr corbyn's plans simply did not add up. it was described as a catalogue of chaos. a fa ntasy described as a catalogue of chaos. a fantasy wish—list and at the heart of their argument is there is they say £58 billion of unfunded commitments made by mr corbyn yesterday. now, those mostly are the big nationalisations, he talked about, team corbyn are saying we didn't include that because it's capital spending so we can borrow. mrs may, also again focus on the credibility ofjeremy corbyn's leadership. she wants to make it a tussle about the strong and stable leadership of theresa may as
labour doesn't believe in reducing taxes. labour believes in increasing taxes. we are a low tax party by instinct. conservatives will always cost you less in tax. well, let's leave theresa may and philip hammond. norman smith is in westminster. today, they are focussing on bashing labour's offering yesterday. yes, this was just an attack press conference to gut and fillet labour's manifesto yesterday. theresa may, philip hammond, focussing on the issue of credibility, saying that mr corbyn's...
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labour says this will raise £61; 3000. labour says this will raise £6.4 billion per year. the biggest tax take will come in increase in corporation tax, a tax on profits, a 19%, labour plans to increase that to 26% by 2021. once that is done, labour says corporation tax plans will raise an extra £191; labour says corporation tax plans will raise an extra £19.4 billion per year, one important thing, labour acknowledges, companies and individuals change their behaviour when tax rates change, also have to ta ke when tax rates change, also have to take into account the health of the overall economy, raising tax rates doesn't always increase the overall tax take as much as predicted. there are other measures to raise revenue, are other measures to raise revenue, a levy on what labour calls excessive pay, starting with a 2.5% levy pa id by excessive pay, starting with a 2.5% levy paid by employees on pay packages of over £330,000. —— employers. vat on private school fees. £6.5 billion, says the ma nifesto, fees. £6.5 billion, says the manifesto, will be raised through a
labour says this will raise £61; 3000. labour says this will raise £6.4 billion per year. the biggest tax take will come in increase in corporation tax, a tax on profits, a 19%, labour plans to increase that to 26% by 2021. once that is done, labour says corporation tax plans will raise an extra £191; labour says corporation tax plans will raise an extra £19.4 billion per year, one important thing, labour acknowledges, companies and individuals change their behaviour when tax rates change,...
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it is a big day, labour launched its ma nifesto big day, labour launched its manifesto and the welsh nationalists, plaid cymru. ma nifestos nationalists, plaid cymru. manifestos seemed to have everything the rank and file in the company would love. does it have wider appeal, do you think? it seems the policies are popular and what is interesting about this manifesto now that it has finally come out as the real thing, it is notjust a matter of the individual policies, it is a vision, it's a recalibration of britain, different way of looking at the economy after years of stagnating wages and flat—lining productivity and spiralling costs. it's trying to address inequalities and boost the economy in a genuinely different way. i think it is true to say that there is now a big distinction between the two main parties. a big distinction but no mention of brexit, sam. there was a little bit of brexit in the manifesto. labour struggles with brexit as an issue to define itself differently from the conservatives on this issue, given that as it were they are going along with it and promising m
it is a big day, labour launched its ma nifesto big day, labour launched its manifesto and the welsh nationalists, plaid cymru. ma nifestos nationalists, plaid cymru. manifestos seemed to have everything the rank and file in the company would love. does it have wider appeal, do you think? it seems the policies are popular and what is interesting about this manifesto now that it has finally come out as the real thing, it is notjust a matter of the individual policies, it is a vision, it's a...
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candidate, for a labour victory, for a labour government led byjeremy corbyn. do you really believe he's up to the job now? jeremy corbyn is a leader who's had to fight to keep his job since he started but broadly the manifesto is built in his image. this is his radical offer, to you. the manifesto is the biggest hypothetical expansion of the state in many years. but how exactly would his ideas work? why in this manifesto is there no scale, no ballpark figure for how much it might cost the public purse? how much are you prepared to borrow renationalise four major industries? because we don't know what the share price will be at the time that we do it. as i said in the case of rail, there is a neutral cost on it. i believe in the case of water, the same would apply in exchange for the bond issue. 0n the other side of the equation, you haven't promised to reverse all the tory welfare cuts. now for some of your supporters, do you accept that might be quite disappointing? no, what i've said on the welfare cuts and cap issue is this — that we have set aside £2 bi
candidate, for a labour victory, for a labour government led byjeremy corbyn. do you really believe he's up to the job now? jeremy corbyn is a leader who's had to fight to keep his job since he started but broadly the manifesto is built in his image. this is his radical offer, to you. the manifesto is the biggest hypothetical expansion of the state in many years. but how exactly would his ideas work? why in this manifesto is there no scale, no ballpark figure for how much it might cost the...
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if labour candidates, if labour party members hit the ground. dust ourselves down, we have taken a bruising today in parts of the country. i play tribute to labour candidates and councillors who have you are the head of campaigns now. you recognise, presumably, you are going to have a pretty radical shift, in terms ofs how you get that message out now, what's going to happen? we have five weeks to change the course of the next five years. that's a massive challenge. it's one i'm up to and it's one that i know many of my colleagues are up to. what we've got to do, going forward, is we have to, obviously, launch our manifesto and get our policies there. we have a transformational vision for the britain which is different to the society we live in now. é’féifgfi'myg eage- i'm confident that if we can get that we have heard a lot of you campaigning on the issues, police numbers, talked schools, talked nhs and the crisis. these are presumably what you want to be talking about that message that's just the start. i urge you to wait until the 16th
if labour candidates, if labour party members hit the ground. dust ourselves down, we have taken a bruising today in parts of the country. i play tribute to labour candidates and councillors who have you are the head of campaigns now. you recognise, presumably, you are going to have a pretty radical shift, in terms ofs how you get that message out now, what's going to happen? we have five weeks to change the course of the next five years. that's a massive challenge. it's one i'm up to and it's...
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we labour mps are trying to save as many good labour mps as possible so that we have the semblance of an opposition afterjune the 8th. ma nifesto opposition afterjune the 8th. manifesto timing slip—ups aside, this is less radical thanjeremy corbyn and his core supporters might have wished. the task now is to persuade voters of its merits. ultimately, what matters is not the clamour over the leak, but what you make of what labour has to offer. sorry, can i get through? jeremy corbyn's hope is that the more people understand him, the more they will like. his internal rivals in the labour party fear the opposite is true, and it's already been a bumpy journey. laura kuenssberg, is true, and it's already been a bumpyjourney. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the independent think tank, the institute for fiscal studies, says labour's draft manifesto would significantly increase the size of the state. one proposal is a commitment to renationalise britain's train network. at the moment, train services in different parts of the country are operated by different companies. our transpor
we labour mps are trying to save as many good labour mps as possible so that we have the semblance of an opposition afterjune the 8th. ma nifesto opposition afterjune the 8th. manifesto timing slip—ups aside, this is less radical thanjeremy corbyn and his core supporters might have wished. the task now is to persuade voters of its merits. ultimately, what matters is not the clamour over the leak, but what you make of what labour has to offer. sorry, can i get through? jeremy corbyn's hope is...
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i think it is probably the most radical labour ma nifesto we probably the most radical labour manifesto we have seen in many, many yea rs. manifesto we have seen in many, many years. considerable amounts of money being spent on the renationalisation of the water industry, royal mail and the railways, the national grid. that scale of nationalisation is really going back to 1983, since labour is stewed that sort of policy. it is not only a halt of austerity, it is a reversal. many of the changes introduced by the coalition are completely turned on their head. no tuition fees, student gra nts their head. no tuition fees, student grants are going to be back, a lot of benefit changes reversed and labour is going beyond in some benefit changes and proposing additional benefits. on personal independence payments they are suggesting a court ruling some months ago said personal independence payments should be extended to people with mental difficulty. that'll cost about £4 billion. ending the public sector pay, continuation of the triple lock on pensions, a very expensive ma nifesto. on pension
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a labour party led byjeremy very far from it. a labour party led by jeremy corbyn very far from it. a labour party led byjeremy corbyn that would simply chuck away at ability to defend ourselves is crazy and not the way i wa nt ourselves is crazy and not the way i want so. you see defence policy sucking in billions of pounds on trident, at a time when a conventional defence force has seen cut after cut after cut. approval for the leaders line here, today, but labour needs converts, lots of them. —— leader's line. well theresa may was campaigning in the north—east today, in an attempt to win over labour voters. she accused jeremy corbyn of deserting what she called "proud and patriotic" working class people. and as mr corbyn was outlying labour's foreign policy plans, mrs may didn't rule out a future parliamentary vote on joining american military strikes against syria. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. what the tories might expect, a raw reception in much of the northeast england. the tories will ruin our environment. can the conservatives win around here, no! defi
a labour party led byjeremy very far from it. a labour party led by jeremy corbyn very far from it. a labour party led byjeremy corbyn that would simply chuck away at ability to defend ourselves is crazy and not the way i wa nt ourselves is crazy and not the way i want so. you see defence policy sucking in billions of pounds on trident, at a time when a conventional defence force has seen cut after cut after cut. approval for the leaders line here, today, but labour needs converts, lots of...
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liverpool is labour, you're labour, isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. he is the change the country needs. we've put up with too many people without integrity who can be bought, who are false, who only cared about themselves. he does care about people. dead. he's dead. he's got no personality. no presence. he's got no — he doesn't look strong, helooks weak, he looks like a wet cod all the time. even though you are agreeing with all he says. i love the guy, i do, i'm honest, i would like him to win but he's never going to win, never going to win, not in a million years. britain's choosing its course beyond the eu and its captain and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some the decider. so you're a labour man. i was, but i won't be doing it this time because i don't trust them to get us out of europe. i think corbyn will the get ripped to bits in the negotiations, so i'm going to switch to the tories this time. jeremy corbyn came here after a bad night and a worse day, to show and tell reasons to be cheerful. liverpool is a labour fortress
liverpool is labour, you're labour, isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. he is the change the country needs. we've put up with too many people without integrity who can be bought, who are false, who only cared about themselves. he does care about people. dead. he's dead. he's got no personality. no presence. he's got no — he doesn't look strong, helooks weak, he looks like a wet cod all the time. even though you are agreeing with all he says. i love the guy, i do, i'm honest, i...
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labour's £50 billion wish list. ayes ha, eye. labour's £50 billion wish list. ayesha, presumably it hasn't actually been costed as that, that is their best guest. —— best guess. i think the diggers will be a slightly movable feast but it's not about the figures, it's about the bold political signal that jeremy corbyn was sending out today. we have had two years ofjeremy corbyn today, a lot of criticism, but his tea m today, a lot of criticism, but his team came out swinging today, absolute cobblers. some would say this was michael foot tribute act —— absolute jeremy corbyn. this was michael foot tribute act —— absolutejeremy corbyn. he has not shied away from putting forward his choices, his policies, and there is a very clear choice on the ballot paper. i think the labour party have managed to convert, everyone is talking about it and people are certainly talking about the boldness of it. tim, you get the front page of it. tim, you get the front page of the eye and then you get the alternative take on ayesha's which is fa ntasyland. boyle alternati
labour's £50 billion wish list. ayes ha, eye. labour's £50 billion wish list. ayesha, presumably it hasn't actually been costed as that, that is their best guest. —— best guess. i think the diggers will be a slightly movable feast but it's not about the figures, it's about the bold political signal that jeremy corbyn was sending out today. we have had two years ofjeremy corbyn today, a lot of criticism, but his tea m today, a lot of criticism, but his team came out swinging today,...
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name, as well as labour's. the corbyn supporting group, momentum, is out and about drumming up support. so is there sometimes a dissonance between the line taken by the candidate and those who come to campaign? james clayton has been to luton south to see how the labour campaign is working on the ground. luton is that rarest thing in southern england. a labour town outside london. they have two mps here, that's a sixth of labour mps in the whole of the south outside the capital. the local mp of luton, gavin shukla, has a majority ofjust under 6000 from the tories and that puts him in the cross hairs of theresa may's conservative party. so how are labour mps like gavin shukla planning to defend themselves? normally in an election what you would want to do is identify where your labour vote is and turn them out. in this election, we are doing it slightly differently. we are trying to identify where the people that are wobbly about voting labour are and persuade them. there's always a bit of both in both campaigns
name, as well as labour's. the corbyn supporting group, momentum, is out and about drumming up support. so is there sometimes a dissonance between the line taken by the candidate and those who come to campaign? james clayton has been to luton south to see how the labour campaign is working on the ground. luton is that rarest thing in southern england. a labour town outside london. they have two mps here, that's a sixth of labour mps in the whole of the south outside the capital. the local mp of...
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so unless labour can have a leader, isn't. so unless labour can havea campaign leader, isn't. so unless labour can have a campaign focused on policy rather than personality, it's a huge challenge between now and june eight. for the many, not the few. thank you very much. he's off on the campaign trail. whether radical or responsible or a bit of both, his ma nifesto responsible or a bit of both, his manifesto will give a clear choice for the public between the government and the opposition. iain watson, bbc news, bradford. well, our assistant political editor norman smith is in bradford. corbyn calls the manifesto radical and responsible — is it? i think it is generally radical. the likes of which we haven't really seen likes of which we haven't really seen from a labour party for many yea rs. seen from a labour party for many years. mr corbyn talking about not just halting austerity but reversing it. expanding some benefits such as personal independence payments. he's also talking about a significant bolstering for the public sector with billions being poured into the health
so unless labour can have a leader, isn't. so unless labour can havea campaign leader, isn't. so unless labour can have a campaign focused on policy rather than personality, it's a huge challenge between now and june eight. for the many, not the few. thank you very much. he's off on the campaign trail. whether radical or responsible or a bit of both, his ma nifesto responsible or a bit of both, his manifesto will give a clear choice for the public between the government and the opposition. iain...
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labour have the opposite problem. they are saying we can still make a difference and get the vote, we have a few weeks left. it's interesting, this divergences in the major parties. the tories are the only ones that are trying to downplay the significance. everyone else trying to say, it's fine, it's a flesh wound, it's going to be fine, the 8th ofjune. wound, it's going to be fine, the 8th of june. the wound, it's going to be fine, the 8th ofjune. the tories are saying let's not get too ahead of us all. it's interesting to see the pan out. let's look at the guardian. many crushes ukip, it says. as corbin says we have a historic challenge. paul nuttall, the leader of ukip, is saying we are a victim of the own success. we have got out of the eu, we've done ourjob and now people don't see the need for them, it seems. it's a little bit like, you know the campaign for real ale, and now that everyone is drinking real ale in hipster pubs, they've got nothing to do. it's similar with ukip. they had one job. they've done thei
labour have the opposite problem. they are saying we can still make a difference and get the vote, we have a few weeks left. it's interesting, this divergences in the major parties. the tories are the only ones that are trying to downplay the significance. everyone else trying to say, it's fine, it's a flesh wound, it's going to be fine, the 8th ofjune. wound, it's going to be fine, the 8th of june. the wound, it's going to be fine, the 8th ofjune. the tories are saying let's not get too ahead...
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get out there but for your local labour candidate. but here's the deputy labour leader. this pessimism at this point in the election campaign whenjeremy this point in the election campaign when jeremy corbyn this point in the election campaign whenjeremy corbyn is trying to say we are in it too wet, going out there and the election is a foregone conclusion... what they used to call not being on message. conclusion... what they used to call not being on messagelj conclusion... what they used to call not being on message. i do not think it is completely different to what other people have been saying, to say it is a tough task for labour. there is a sense that there should be rallying the troops at this point, keeping spirits up and saying we can do this if we try. is there a message potentially as well to people who are reluctant to vote labour because they do not like the ma nifesto labour because they do not like the manifesto or they don't like the prospect ofjeremy corbyn as prime minister? to say, vote labour because you may be ensuring there are enough opposition mp
get out there but for your local labour candidate. but here's the deputy labour leader. this pessimism at this point in the election campaign whenjeremy this point in the election campaign when jeremy corbyn this point in the election campaign whenjeremy corbyn is trying to say we are in it too wet, going out there and the election is a foregone conclusion... what they used to call not being on message. conclusion... what they used to call not being on messagelj conclusion... what they used to...
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in labour's case, people who went to ukip after ten years of new labour. back to the labour party. the manifesto is targeted at those sorts of people. communities are what dignity and pride restored to them. investment in manufacturing. they do not want to have zero hours contracts and a crumbling hospital. they want to actually have manufacturing jobs, skills and decent wages so they can plan for the future and allow their kids to plan for the future. maybe buy a house. that is the bread—and—butter issues. it says, brexit is happening, but our vision of brexit is so much more optimistic and tangible for people in those communities. if we can get that across, that will be a key battle ground. why don't we reconvene in two weeks and take the temperature? see if we have changed our thoughts by that point. thank you for coming m, by that point. thank you for coming in, all of you. we will have more debates in the campaign throughout the week and on the new channel. of course, we will be looking at backgrounds to some of the policies we discussed earlier. we will explore more polic
in labour's case, people who went to ukip after ten years of new labour. back to the labour party. the manifesto is targeted at those sorts of people. communities are what dignity and pride restored to them. investment in manufacturing. they do not want to have zero hours contracts and a crumbling hospital. they want to actually have manufacturing jobs, skills and decent wages so they can plan for the future and allow their kids to plan for the future. maybe buy a house. that is the...
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explaining labour's plans for policing. labour's policy is to recruit an extra 10,000 officers in england and wales. ms abbott, during a radio interview, offered several versions of the projected cost. she said she had simply "mis—spoken", but the conservatives said it raised new questions about labour's competence, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. there, over the road, you know him, labour's leader, promising to make the streets safer. 10,000 more police on the beat, catching more criminals and paid for by the better—off, using capital gains tax the tories plan to cut. what we are putting forward is a proposal to increase police numbers. the conservatives have cut them by 20,000 and we are putting 10,000 more police officers out there because it is a question of community policing and community involvement. there are many causes of crime. they have to all be addressed. it is a collective approach. but labour has been hounded by questions. could they afford it? the party suggested the same money coul
explaining labour's plans for policing. labour's policy is to recruit an extra 10,000 officers in england and wales. ms abbott, during a radio interview, offered several versions of the projected cost. she said she had simply "mis—spoken", but the conservatives said it raised new questions about labour's competence, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. there, over the road, you know him, labour's leader, promising to make the streets safer. 10,000 more police on the...
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i won't be voting labour again unfortunately. amy? i think it's going to go down really well with students. labour policies are historically pretty popular with students. i think this will be absolutely no exception. at a rally here this evening, a rapturous welcome forjeremy corbyn, but in this labour—held city is hejust preaching to the converted or reaching new supporters? ben wright, bbc news, hull. i was telling you a couple of minutes ago about the inset —— incident that has happened at manchester arena. just fill us in, andy moore. there was an ariana grande concept tonight at the manchester arena, an indoor arena that seats up to 21,000 people. there was some sort of incident at the end of the concert. i have seen video taken inside the arena and certainly, there were loud bangs inside. reason. people were panicking and running out, there we re panicking and running out, there were strings inside. we don't know what the bangs were. some people are saying exclusions, gunfire, is others are saying it was just balloons or s
i won't be voting labour again unfortunately. amy? i think it's going to go down really well with students. labour policies are historically pretty popular with students. i think this will be absolutely no exception. at a rally here this evening, a rapturous welcome forjeremy corbyn, but in this labour—held city is hejust preaching to the converted or reaching new supporters? ben wright, bbc news, hull. i was telling you a couple of minutes ago about the inset —— incident that has...
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i think we know the labour party are in a bad way. there is an election, of course he is hammering the nails, it is hisjob to do, to tell the people that this is the opposition in complete disarray and didn't even want to sit under a corbin leadership if he continues on. —— a jeremy corbyn leadership. i would still love fairness in the world. 0k, leadership. i would still love fairness in the world. ok, let's go to the financial times. main ma nifesto to the financial times. main manifesto chief held talks with former miller band aid. —— you might be surprised if they didn't talk to each other. the tory ma nifesto didn't talk to each other. the tory manifesto chief talking to a former ed miliband aid? 7 manifesto chief talking to a former ed miliband aid? ? ed miliband didn't do very well. this is a man cold lord glassman. i am not awfully keen on titles, apparently they are mirroring pledges. and yes, the one being mirrored all over the press todayis being mirrored all over the press today is about energy prices and the torie
i think we know the labour party are in a bad way. there is an election, of course he is hammering the nails, it is hisjob to do, to tell the people that this is the opposition in complete disarray and didn't even want to sit under a corbin leadership if he continues on. —— a jeremy corbyn leadership. i would still love fairness in the world. 0k, leadership. i would still love fairness in the world. ok, let's go to the financial times. main ma nifesto to the financial times. main manifesto...
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we have heard labour we re year earners. we have heard labour were planning something like this, they have been dithering between what counts as being wealthy, it was 70k what counts as being wealthy, it was 70 k now they have settled for a tk. the sunday times has a poll suggesting voters think 100,000 is what counts as wealthy so interesting to see who agrees with labour. what is rich? i put this question tojohn labour. what is rich? i put this question to john mcdonnell last week and he was hovering between 70 and 80,000 mark and now he says absolutely you're richer of you are in over£80,000 and absolutely you're richer of you are in over £80,000 and he will tax those people. what we do not know is the real detail of it, quite how this will work, does this mean we will have a new tax band over £80,000? does it mean the 50% tax rate labour are brilliant for owners over £150,000 will be reduced to hit people at a lower level? we will have to wait for the manifesto to find out those details but we need to know how this t
we have heard labour we re year earners. we have heard labour were planning something like this, they have been dithering between what counts as being wealthy, it was 70k what counts as being wealthy, it was 70 k now they have settled for a tk. the sunday times has a poll suggesting voters think 100,000 is what counts as wealthy so interesting to see who agrees with labour. what is rich? i put this question tojohn labour. what is rich? i put this question to john mcdonnell last week and he was...
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score he thinks labour's was the score he thinks labour can bring this back, despite what everyone around him, pundits, opposition parties, are saying. we do not inc he can. he was bullish and making a case which, as i said, was starkly different in the fundamental principles to those being offered by the conservatives. thank you very much. more billionaires are based in the uk than ever before, according to the annual sunday times rich list published today. the hinduja brothers, who made their money from banking and manufacturing, top the table and are said to be worth more than £16 billion. joe lynam reports. sri and and gopi hinduja have been associated with the labour party since the mid—1990s, and acquired british passports in 1997. their investments in oil, it, energy and the media have made them worth £16.2 billion, according to the sunday times rich list, up by a quarter in a single year. not far behind on £16 billion is the ukrainian music mogul len blavatnik. he owns warner music as well as stakes in a number of other companies. at number nine, the duke of westminster, wort
score he thinks labour's was the score he thinks labour can bring this back, despite what everyone around him, pundits, opposition parties, are saying. we do not inc he can. he was bullish and making a case which, as i said, was starkly different in the fundamental principles to those being offered by the conservatives. thank you very much. more billionaires are based in the uk than ever before, according to the annual sunday times rich list published today. the hinduja brothers, who made their...
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and only a labour party have committed to cross—railfor only a labour party have committed to cross—rail for the north, only a labour party have committed to cross—railfor the north, which would address some of that imbalance. so there's only five weeks to go before the country gets the chance to change the current government for one that actually believes in areas like ours and in fairness and equality. i'll not allow our city region to be ignored and neglected, so ending the resource dominance of the south is even more important now due to article 50 being triggedered and us leaving the european union. we have to ensure that we make the most of what brexit presents for our city region, so that devolution provides us region, so that devolution provides us with the opportunity for our area to fiebd its own voice, to shape its own future and to begin to control oui’ own future and to begin to control our own destiny. it's time we punched above our weight on a national and international stage maximising the value of the world renowned liverpool brand. i'm looking forward to working wit
and only a labour party have committed to cross—railfor only a labour party have committed to cross—rail for the north, only a labour party have committed to cross—railfor the north, which would address some of that imbalance. so there's only five weeks to go before the country gets the chance to change the current government for one that actually believes in areas like ours and in fairness and equality. i'll not allow our city region to be ignored and neglected, so ending the resource...
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labour party say they do not comment on leaked article5 labour party say they do not comment on leaked articles and the tories —— the conservative party has said this i5... the article is suggesting that philip hammond have infuriated theresa may's aids by forcing her not to commit to the promise that the tories had at the last election of not raising vat and national insurance, which rather pinned them m, insurance, which rather pinned them in, and going back to the budget u—turn, which was forced on the chancellor when he had to scrap the national insurance rise, so i suppose the question with this is, does it amount to anything public facing, ultimately, because of course if a party is riven by divisions or, as the party would say with labour, a chaotic lack of clarity as to what the party is standing for and so on, that becomes a problem. if it isjust behind—the—scenes fiction... a problem. if it isjust behind-the-scenes fiction... we are in the middle of a campaign about lots of other things? we are certainly not in blair — brown territory here. it is not unleashing th
labour party say they do not comment on leaked article5 labour party say they do not comment on leaked articles and the tories —— the conservative party has said this i5... the article is suggesting that philip hammond have infuriated theresa may's aids by forcing her not to commit to the promise that the tories had at the last election of not raising vat and national insurance, which rather pinned them m, insurance, which rather pinned them in, and going back to the budget u—turn, which...
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to labour? i would dispute that. labour have largely gnawed wales. 0f labour? i would dispute that. labour have largely gnawed wales. of course we have labour here in wales which is different to the welsh labour in westminster which is a different party to the leader of the labour party. this is the problem in wales, when they vote labour they don't know which party they are voting for. you made gains in the local elections. what would be a good result in the general election? yellow mac and increase in a number of mps we have. we need a strong block our mps to make sure that the defence of the welsh nation, our people and our public services are on the political agenda in the way they are not now. we lost one seat by200 they are not now. we lost one seat by 200 boats. i am very much high paying we will retake that seat. we have a very strong candidate. there are other seats we are looking to do well in. we hope for kevin lee, we hope for caerphilly,gwent. inflation has risen to its highest leve
to labour? i would dispute that. labour have largely gnawed wales. 0f labour? i would dispute that. labour have largely gnawed wales. of course we have labour here in wales which is different to the welsh labour in westminster which is a different party to the leader of the labour party. this is the problem in wales, when they vote labour they don't know which party they are voting for. you made gains in the local elections. what would be a good result in the general election? yellow mac and...
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explaining labour's plans for policing. labour's policy is to recruit an extra ten thousand officers in england and wales. ms abbot, during a radio interview, offered several versions of the projected cost. she said she had simply mis—spoken, but the conservatives said it raised new questions about labour's competence, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. there, over the road, you know him. labour's leader, promising to make the streets safer. 10,000 more police on the beat, catching more criminals and paid for by the better—off, using capital gains tax the tories plan to cut. what we are putting forward is a proposal to increase police numbers. the conservatives have cut them by 20,000 and we are putting 10,000 more police officers out there, because it is a question of community policing and community involvement. there are many causes of crime. they have to all be addressed. it is a collective approach. but labour has been hounded by questions. could they afford it? the party suggested the same money
explaining labour's plans for policing. labour's policy is to recruit an extra ten thousand officers in england and wales. ms abbot, during a radio interview, offered several versions of the projected cost. she said she had simply mis—spoken, but the conservatives said it raised new questions about labour's competence, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. there, over the road, you know him. labour's leader, promising to make the streets safer. 10,000 more police on the beat,...
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my mother and father have voted labour, and all the family, so we've all voted labour all our lives. when you sit down and have a think about it properly, no, labour's gone. labour is struggling to hold on. some loyalty remains, but ties are looser. the conservatives are increasingly confident they are the future here now. # everybody's telling me that i should vote labour... it's been 15 months in the planning — and it's taken hundreds of people more than a month to build and create the stunning displays. the chelsea flower show opens its gates to the public tomorrow. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley is among those allowed a sneak preview, and she's there for us now, frankie. well, the weather could not have been any better. the sun is shining on this garden, which has been designed to raise awareness of breast cancer research. 160,000 people are expected here over the next five days, including one very special guest, who hasjust arrived. her majesty the queen, taken off for a tour to see what the annual show has to offer, which includes ian price's mind trap garden. he suffered
my mother and father have voted labour, and all the family, so we've all voted labour all our lives. when you sit down and have a think about it properly, no, labour's gone. labour is struggling to hold on. some loyalty remains, but ties are looser. the conservatives are increasingly confident they are the future here now. # everybody's telling me that i should vote labour... it's been 15 months in the planning — and it's taken hundreds of people more than a month to build and create the...
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labour's had more drama in 18 months than some parties do in a decade. but he is on the main stage now. so are you ready for his lines? the economy is still rigged in favour of the rich and powerful. when labour wins, there'll be a reckoning for those who've thought they could get away with asset stripping our industry, crashing our economy through their greed and ripping off workers and consumers. cheering and applause. a dramatic call in front of his shiny new battle bus, but since he's been in charge, labour has gone backwards. we have four weeks to ruin their party. to have a chance to take our wealth back. we must seize that chance today and every day untiljune the 8th. he's brought multitudes of new members, but what about the mainstream 7 you said, rather dramatically, there would be a reckoning if you become prime minister. now, a reckoning doesn't sound like a few people at the very top paying a little bit more, it sounds like something rather more radical. what it is... much higher taxes for business? what it is, it's a reckoning in our society
labour's had more drama in 18 months than some parties do in a decade. but he is on the main stage now. so are you ready for his lines? the economy is still rigged in favour of the rich and powerful. when labour wins, there'll be a reckoning for those who've thought they could get away with asset stripping our industry, crashing our economy through their greed and ripping off workers and consumers. cheering and applause. a dramatic call in front of his shiny new battle bus, but since he's been...
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liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he does cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and its captain, and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some, the decider. you are a labour man? i was, but i don't trust them to get us out of europe. i think corbyn would get ripped to bits in the negotiations so i will switch to the tories. jeremy corbyn came here after a bad night and a worse day to show and tell reasons to be cheerful. liverpool is a labour fortress but if you talk to people, it is clear as day that that support is crumbling. labour mps who won with voting majorities of up to 5,000 or more are telling me privately they have abandoned hope of holdin
liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he does cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and...
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labour, says axing the policy could mean people die. yesterday the conservative party abandoned older people. there was a triple whammy. they‘ re abandoned older people. there was a triple whammy. they're tearing up of the triple lock, the attack on the winter fuel allowance and yes, the plans on care costs where people could lose control of their homes. john mcdonnell verve. the snp say that the conservatives would priortise a "hard brexit" over protecting scottish jobs. the parties deputy leader angus robertson said that theresa may came to scotland to deliver one simple message, "to get back in their box". and it's been a difficult 2a hours for ukip. their leader paul nuttall had been due to visit london and essex..but due to visit london and essex but both campaign trips were cancelled after an incident with the party's battle bus. and the ukip leader had something of a bumpy ride during the itv leader's debate when he struggled to remember leanne wood's name. do you think they will stay there? of course not. 6500 well—paid jobs
labour, says axing the policy could mean people die. yesterday the conservative party abandoned older people. there was a triple whammy. they‘ re abandoned older people. there was a triple whammy. they're tearing up of the triple lock, the attack on the winter fuel allowance and yes, the plans on care costs where people could lose control of their homes. john mcdonnell verve. the snp say that the conservatives would priortise a "hard brexit" over protecting scottish jobs. the...
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i have voted for labour and lam brexit. i have voted for labour and i am sticking with labour. i believe injeremy corbyn i am sticking with labour. i believe in jeremy corbyn and all of the welsh labour ministers, counsellors, they are doing a greatjob. welsh labour ministers, counsellors, they are doing a great job. the labour party is in disarray and they cannot organise themselves. you feel safer with a tory party and not with labour? yeah. the plaid cymru candidate seems like he would do good for the area. i think the labour party councillor is making a mess of everything in cardiff. the situation is cardiff is interesting. cardiff is the largest council and they were under a three pronged attack, labour, from the left plaid cymru, from the north of the lib dems and then the conservatives. plaid cymru say they didn't have the night they wanted. in the north of the tories are doing well. it will be interesting to see when the result comes in who takes it. it would appear labour might lose a majority, which would be significant for the other parties across wales. thank you. j
i have voted for labour and lam brexit. i have voted for labour and i am sticking with labour. i believe injeremy corbyn i am sticking with labour. i believe in jeremy corbyn and all of the welsh labour ministers, counsellors, they are doing a greatjob. welsh labour ministers, counsellors, they are doing a great job. the labour party is in disarray and they cannot organise themselves. you feel safer with a tory party and not with labour? yeah. the plaid cymru candidate seems like he would do...
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labour wants a jobs first brexit. a brexit that safeguards the future of britain's vital industries. many labour mps however fear from being the answer to labour's difficulties, mr corbyn is the problem. the fear while he may energise his supporters, he fails to connect with the wider electorate. i don't think one should underestimate how big a gamble has been taken here today by jeremy corbyn's colleagues, basically banking everything on him. this at a time when the polls suggest he lags behind theresa may when it comes to credibility and leadership and when he had the battering in the local elections with many labour candidates saying he came up time and time again on the doorstep and many of his own candidates just not wanting him to be on their leaflets. in that climate, conventional politics would be to pull back your leader and focus on the shadow cabinet and policy and not the individual leader. jeremy corbyn's team have decided to do exactly the opposite. the reason, in part yes, it is to do with his character
labour wants a jobs first brexit. a brexit that safeguards the future of britain's vital industries. many labour mps however fear from being the answer to labour's difficulties, mr corbyn is the problem. the fear while he may energise his supporters, he fails to connect with the wider electorate. i don't think one should underestimate how big a gamble has been taken here today by jeremy corbyn's colleagues, basically banking everything on him. this at a time when the polls suggest he lags...
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labour party supporters that they needed labour mps in parliament standing upfor they needed labour mps in parliament standing up for them. he talked about as the record of the past labour government, things like achievements are protecting the nhs, keeping pensioners out of poverty, reducing child poverty but, interestingly, no mention of a future labour government orjeremy corbyn as a future prime minister. this audience was made up of invited labour party members as well as stu d e nts labour party members as well as students and staff from coventry university. before gordon brown made his speech, i had a conversation with a few labour party members. very good news. i believe the whole shebang should be nationalised. back to nationalisation. just the general ethos of making it a better place to live. for more people. ithink ethos of making it a better place to live. for more people. i think that is principally at, and penning politicians down £2, shillings and penceis politicians down £2, shillings and pence is never going to be easy and never possible for them to give answers.
labour party supporters that they needed labour mps in parliament standing upfor they needed labour mps in parliament standing up for them. he talked about as the record of the past labour government, things like achievements are protecting the nhs, keeping pensioners out of poverty, reducing child poverty but, interestingly, no mention of a future labour government orjeremy corbyn as a future prime minister. this audience was made up of invited labour party members as well as stu d e nts...
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labour is possible could be looking at heavy losses. if the snp become the largest party in glasgow, once a labour stronghold, it will be a hugely symbolic win. it is expected labour will suffer losses at local levels. it has the most to lose. cardiff is seen as a key battleground with labour having a majority. the conservatives in the north. we will also be looking at how labour affairs in north wales. if it slides further that will be seen as if it slides further that will be seen as a if it slides further that will be seen as a bad night. the second numberof seen as a bad night. the second number of councillors in wales is here. the big question, how will the conservatives perform in wales? the party looking to benefit from theresa may riding high in the polls. one of the areas of deciding ona polls. one of the areas of deciding on a new metro may is don caster. while other parts of the country are electing a mayor for the first time, don custer is an old hand at this. it was a labour idea at first, partly down to councillors being s
labour is possible could be looking at heavy losses. if the snp become the largest party in glasgow, once a labour stronghold, it will be a hugely symbolic win. it is expected labour will suffer losses at local levels. it has the most to lose. cardiff is seen as a key battleground with labour having a majority. the conservatives in the north. we will also be looking at how labour affairs in north wales. if it slides further that will be seen as if it slides further that will be seen as a if it...
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labour. probably for labour. why labour? ijust tend to think they probably do more for the working class. i am thinking of voting for labour because ofjeremy corbyn. ilike him. because you like him? yes. i like the way... he seems like a genuine guy. i would just kind of like that whoever is interested in a family tell me who to vote for! but even those who do not feel passionately about the politics certainly feel passionately about the issues. education is one thing i am concerned about, it is the local issues that are important, the fact the health service is changing, the fact we are losing a hospital, the fact we may lose a library in the area, the fact they are wanting to build on what is supposed to be green belt. but yet you want to stick with a conservative government? i am not quite sure what the difference would be if i voted for labour. i also feel very strongly about the north — south divide. i think there needs to be much more realisation that we exist up here. of course although many of these women might be
labour. probably for labour. why labour? ijust tend to think they probably do more for the working class. i am thinking of voting for labour because ofjeremy corbyn. ilike him. because you like him? yes. i like the way... he seems like a genuine guy. i would just kind of like that whoever is interested in a family tell me who to vote for! but even those who do not feel passionately about the politics certainly feel passionately about the issues. education is one thing i am concerned about, it...
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what i would like to do and what labour would like to do is what we wa nted labour would like to do is what we wanted to do at the last election because there will be always this argy—bargy when manifestos come out and what we wanted to do was to get the office for budget responsibility who are independent, paid for by government, they'd only to attract anyfundraising, government, they'd only to attract any fundraising, they don't need to get their spokespeople on television, they are simply independent. get them to look at our ma nifesto, independent. get them to look at our manifesto, the tory manifesto, cost them and see if the sums make sense. we asked them at the last general election to do that and they said no, and guess what, this time they are saying no. they will not debate us, they keep slinging mud around and they won't let the office for budget responsibility look at their ma nifesto budget responsibility look at their manifesto and it is up to the public to decide what they make of that. indeed and you have detailed costings for a lot of things in their manifesto, no qu
what i would like to do and what labour would like to do is what we wa nted labour would like to do is what we wanted to do at the last election because there will be always this argy—bargy when manifestos come out and what we wanted to do was to get the office for budget responsibility who are independent, paid for by government, they'd only to attract anyfundraising, government, they'd only to attract any fundraising, they don't need to get their spokespeople on television, they are simply...
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labour. definitely labour.|j labour. definitely labour. iagree with theresa may but i will vote for jeremy corbyn. i like the way the jeremy corbyn. i like the way the jeremy corbyn. i like the way the jeremy corbyn said that the reason we have these problems is because we have messed around in other people's countries. instead of giving these people bread and security and been nice to these people, we have blown up nice to these people, we have blown up their children. labour or the conservatives? she is certain. lytto n conservatives? she is certain. lytton has voted for the labour party since 1997 and it looks like they trust the labour party more than the conservatives on the issue of national security. do you think that picture is reflected nationally? you would get a different result in different parts of the country. this is something that the conservatives have honed in on because they think it isjeremy corbyn‘s weak spot. well to reason me is weak on domestic issue, jeremy corbyn is weak on security. trident came up time and tim
labour. definitely labour.|j labour. definitely labour. iagree with theresa may but i will vote for jeremy corbyn. i like the way the jeremy corbyn. i like the way the jeremy corbyn. i like the way the jeremy corbyn said that the reason we have these problems is because we have messed around in other people's countries. instead of giving these people bread and security and been nice to these people, we have blown up nice to these people, we have blown up their children. labour or the...
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labour for these elections under the brand of welsh labour. all to play for over the coming weeks. thank you, sian lloyd in cardiff. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. your assessment of the results so far? how often have we seen politicians after an election saying it is fantastic, it is all going swimmingly? today we had the extraordinary spectacle of senior tories shaking their heads and saying it is very difficult, it will be very tough, with their serious faces, trying not to smile, trying to hose down there and supporters, blu ntly, to hose down there and supporters, bluntly, from thinking it'll be a landslide general election victory beckoning. but anyway you slice and dice the results, they are a formidable outcome for theresa may. she has devastated ukip, hoovering up she has devastated ukip, hoovering up the former tories who have deserted to nigel farage. she snuffed out threatened lib dem revival in the south—west of the country. in scotland she has seen the tories winning seats in deprived parts of the central and in england vanquishing
labour for these elections under the brand of welsh labour. all to play for over the coming weeks. thank you, sian lloyd in cardiff. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. your assessment of the results so far? how often have we seen politicians after an election saying it is fantastic, it is all going swimmingly? today we had the extraordinary spectacle of senior tories shaking their heads and saying it is very difficult, it will be very tough, with their serious...
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labour underjeremy corbyn, what do you think? well, i quite like his policies but i don't think they're doable. you don't think they're doable? what do you think? i agree, yeah, i don't think they're doable myself. why not? i just don't think they are. kenny watt was watching that and thought the views of the gentlemen exercising there, and more generally vox pops like that, did not add greatly to the sum of human knowledge. he's got a journalist coming in when he's in the middle of his work—out asking him questions when he's probablyjust thinking, "oh my god, when‘s this hill climb going to end?" and that's the problem with vox pops, because basically you're not getting a true representation of the population. this is how we get into the position of sound bites winning elections. stick to having trained journalists telling us about the facts in a story rather than the opinions of the ill informed. well, let's discuss some of those issues with the bbc‘s editor of political news katy searle who's in our westminster studio. k
labour underjeremy corbyn, what do you think? well, i quite like his policies but i don't think they're doable. you don't think they're doable? what do you think? i agree, yeah, i don't think they're doable myself. why not? i just don't think they are. kenny watt was watching that and thought the views of the gentlemen exercising there, and more generally vox pops like that, did not add greatly to the sum of human knowledge. he's got a journalist coming in when he's in the middle of his...
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labour voters ringing in saying — i voted labour every election i could do. there's something about theresa may i like. when i asked them what it is, they can't explain what it is. i think that's a very interesting phenomenon. list of foreign workers who we are going to expel from the british workforce. please. that played well among racist voters. amber rudd, theresa may the tory conference was a racist horse and pony show. this is why labour can't make progress. we can stop it. labour has to change one thing. in fourweeks? absolutely. it needs to talk about brexit. the one thing labour is doing wrong, yougov showed all party voters the number one issue for them is brexit. for most of them the number two issues is immigration. you are saying corbyn and mcdonnell should stop talk of nhs — they should reframe it what britain you want after brexit. when theresa may maded that speech the instinct of the labour machine was, don't talk about it, don't respond. it's about something we haven't really — an issue we don't own. they needed to own that issue. labour
labour voters ringing in saying — i voted labour every election i could do. there's something about theresa may i like. when i asked them what it is, they can't explain what it is. i think that's a very interesting phenomenon. list of foreign workers who we are going to expel from the british workforce. please. that played well among racist voters. amber rudd, theresa may the tory conference was a racist horse and pony show. this is why labour can't make progress. we can stop it. labour has...