if the latest peace plan for gaza, backed by the un security council, fails it will be down the convicted paedophile gary glitter is ordered to pay over £500,000 in damages to one of his victims of sexual abuse. apple teams up victims of sexual abuse. apple teams up with chatgpt for what it calls apple intelligence. and cuts to immigration if the conservatives are re—elected next month. the prime minister launched the party bus might manifest the this morning at silverstone, home of the british grand prix, hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. rishi sunak knows after a series of missteps he now needs to get on the front foot. today his chance to set out what fifa that years of conservative government would bring. but i meant two and the promises for the future, a naughty recent setbacks. i’m two and the promises for the future, a naughty recent setbacks.— a naughty recent setbacks. i'm not l in: to a naughty recent setbacks. i'm not lying to the — a naughty recent setbacks. i'm not lying to the fact — a naughty recent setbacks. i'm not lying to the fact that _ a naughty recent setbacks. i'm not lying to the fact that people - a naughty recent setbacks. i'm not lying to the fact that people are i lying to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with our party and frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things have not always been easy and we have not always been easy and we have not always got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big idea is to make our country a better place to live. the conservatives _ country a better place to live. the conservatives are betting on tax cuts to entice voters, at a cost of £17 billion of the next parliament. we are cutting taxes for workers, parents and pensioners. we are the party of margaret thatcher and nigel lawson, a party that believes in sound money. today's plans are fully funded. we will pay for permanent reductions and tax action by controlling the unsustainable rise in working age welfare that has taken off since leave pandemic. rishi sunak made a big commitment on house—building. in rishi sunak made a big commitment on house-building-— house-building. in the last five ears we house-building. in the last five years we have _ house-building. in the last five years we have delivered - house-building. in the last five years we have delivered 1 - house-building. in the last five i years we have delivered 1 million new homes. in the next parliament we will go even further, delivering 1.6 million new homes by speeding on planning on the brownfield land in ourinner planning on the brownfield land in our inner cities and by scrapping defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges _ defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a _ defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a further - defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a further 2p - defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a further 2p cut l manifesto pledges a further 2p cut to employee national insurance, on housing a cut to a stamp duty for some first—time buyers, and a new government backed help to buy scheme. a rise in at the last four pensioners to allow high earners to keep more of their child benefit, a year of mandatory national service for 18—year—olds, and a promise to cut immigration by introducing an annual cap on visas granted. with 76 pages of policies can he satisfy those on his own side, energised tory voters and when new support? our country was a clear plan and bold action. 0ur our country was a clear plan and bold action. our country needs a secure future, and it is this conservative manifesto that will deliver it. ~ , ., deliver it. with 'ust over the weeks to no until deliver it. with just over the weeks to go until polling _ deliver it. with just over the weeks to go until polling day, _ deliver it. with just over the weeks to go until polling day, we - deliver it. with just over the weeks to go until polling day, we will- to go until polling day, we will soon find out if voters degree. —— if voters agree. let's speak now to kevin hollinrake, the business minister. briefly, characterise your authoring to the british public. it gives people a clear choice, it is a variable about cutting taxes for about 29 million people. the national insurance cut, the 2p cut, and for the self—employed, which is and for the self—employed, which is a cause very close to my heart because i have been in business all my life. we will complete abolished the movement of national insurance, which means the average self—employed person will save £1500 a year. for employed people, it will be one of those in £50 a year. pensioners as well, it will ensure that we will give them the straw poll lock plus to ensure that the state pension is never taxed. it is about cutting tax, making work pay and getting more people back into the workplace. you and getting more people back into the workplace-— the workplace. you talk about national insurance. _ the workplace. you talk about national insurance. two - the workplace. you talk about | national insurance. two weeks the workplace. you talk about - national insurance. two weeks ago, "jeremy hunt told me the fact that we have two significant tax cuts have not really change at the polls. it demonstrates to me that having a third one is unlikely to change the calculus." was he wrong. i third one is unlikely to change the calculus." was he wrong.- calculus." was he wrong. i think there calculus.�* was he wrong. i think there will— calculus." was he wrong. i think there will be _ calculus." was he wrong. i think there will be a _ calculus." was he wrong. i think there will be a cumulative - calculus." was he wrong. i think| there will be a cumulative impact calculus." was he wrong. i think - there will be a cumulative impact on these changes. people will gradually see the change in terms of their taxation and see what is ahead. the direction of travel and examples as complete abolition of national insurance. i do think there is a combination of things here. this is notjust a national insurance cut in isolation, it is also a cut for the self—employed, there is also this triple lock plus for pensioners. it also makes it easierforfirst—time buyers to get on the housing ladder, of course. there is also it will push for more security, controlling our borders with a migration plan, capping the number of visas, but also clamping down on illegal migration, stopping the boats, and putting more police on the streets. that is a whole package you foot which is completely different from what labour will be able to offer. i will come to migration and labour in a moment or two. you mentioned housing. recent polling has found that the tories are currently on the fifth most popular party amongst younger voters. that is potentially disastrous for you. this picture on housing has come a bit too late, hasn't it? i housing has come a bit too late, hasn't it? ., �* ~' housing has come a bit too late, hasn't it? ., �* ~ ., , hasn't it? i don't think that is the case. we hasn't it? i don't think that is the case- we have — hasn't it? i don't think that is the case. we have that _ hasn't it? i don't think that is the case. we have that 1 _ hasn't it? i don't think that is the case. we have that1 million - hasn't it? i don't think that is the i case. we have that1 million homes and at the last parliament. in 2020 the other was a record number of affordable homes, a record number of first—time buyers... xyour affordable homes, a record number of first-time buyers. . ._ first-time buyers... your pledge for the mid 20 — first-time buyers... your pledge for the mid 20 20s _ first-time buyers... your pledge for the mid 20 20s was _ first-time buyers... your pledge for the mid 20 20s was to _ first-time buyers... your pledge for the mid 20 20s was to build - first-time buyers... your pledge for the mid 20 20s was to build the - the mid 20 20s was to build the hundred thousand homes. you haven't even hit 200,000. we hundred thousand homes. you haven't even hit 200,000.— even hit 200,000. we delivered 1 million in this _ even hit 200,000. we delivered 1 million in this parliament - even hit 200,000. we delivered 1 million in this parliament stopped i million in this parliament stopped our pledge is to build 1.6 million in the next parliament by setting aside some crazy eu rules, for example, which is preventing the building of 100,000 homes. example, which is preventing the building of100,000 homes. but example, which is preventing the building of 100,000 homes. but you keep making — building of100,000 homes. but you keep making new— building of 100,000 homes. but you keep making new pledges, _ building of 100,000 homes. but you keep making new pledges, having i keep making new pledges, having failed to hit the old pledges. i don't accept that. clearly there has been difficulty in most recent years because of the covid crisis, the cost of living crisis. we did see a reduced number of houses being built by house—builders because they obviously react to market conditions. but we see that improving now with our stimulus, with the cut in stamp duty which will save a first time by up to £9,000, that permanent cut. we think we can stimulate the housing market. we have significantly more homes and at the last 12 years than labour doubt... it is easy to sign on the sidelines and criticise, but we are putting an action the plans that will make a significant difference... will make a significant difference. . ._ will make a significant difference... �* , ., difference... i'm putting back to ou at difference... i'm putting back to you at your— difference... i'm putting back to you at your own _ difference... i'm putting back to you at your own pledges. - difference... i'm putting back to you at your own pledges. on - you at your own pledges. 0n immigration you mentioned that five different prime ministers and the pledge each time to cut immigration, that has been broking. but you are offered to the british public now is, trust us again. it is offered to the british public now is, trust us again.— is, trust us again. it is the first time we have _ is, trust us again. it is the first time we have got _ is, trust us again. it is the first time we have got control - is, trust us again. it is the first time we have got control over| time we have got control over migration since leaving the european union. the prime minister inherited a legacy system in terms of the point system. we also had refugees from ukraine, afghanistan. ithink most people supported our efforts to help those people who are fleeing war in those countries or other kinds of persecution to come to the uk. most of those factors have passed through the system now, but we are going forward, capping the number of visas to limit the number of people who will be coming to this country. our plan within the next 12 months is to cut illegal migration ijy months is to cut illegal migration by half, but in terms of illegal migration, stopping the boats. reduce the migration by 36% last year, we have passed the rwanda bill mall. , ,, . ~' year, we have passed the rwanda bill mall. , ,, ., ~ ., year, we have passed the rwanda bill mall. , ,, .,~ ., ., year, we have passed the rwanda bill mall. , ,, ., ., ., mall. rishi sunak today, or at the amount of — mall. rishi sunak today, or at the amount of people _ mall. rishi sunak today, or at the amount of people who _ mall. rishi sunak today, or at the amount of people who will- mall. rishi sunak today, or at the amount of people who will be - mall. rishi sunak today, or at the amount of people who will be on | amount of people who will be on those flights, he talks about a regular rhythm, but no numbers on that again. it regular rhythm, but no numbers on that aaain. . , , regular rhythm, but no numbers on that aaain. ., , , ., ., , that again. it all depends how many eo - le that again. it all depends how many people come- _ that again. it all depends how many people come- if— that again. it all depends how many people come. if the _ that again. it all depends how many people come. if the deterrent - that again. it all depends how many. people come. if the deterrent works, then people won't come in at the first place, there is no need to... you have a huge backlog of people you have already got to send, and yet he cannot tell us how many people will be on those flights in the early months. nothing to do with more people coming in the future months. {iii more people coming in the future months. .., , more people coming in the future months. _, , , ., more people coming in the future months. , , ., ., months. of course it is to do with that. months. of course it is to do with that- there _ months. of course it is to do with that. there are _ months. of course it is to do with that. there are all _ months. of course it is to do with that. there are all factors - months. of course it is to do with that. there are all factors in - that. there are all factors in play in terms of the number ago who will be put on planes to go to rwanda. the queue to that policy is that labour will scrap that policy. 0ne labour will scrap that policy. one of the changes we have put in place in terms of illegal migration is that people no longer go into hotels or council flats if they come here illegally, they go into detention. that is a significant change that will also prove to be a deterrent. labour would scrap that deterrent, which would mean hundreds of thousands of more people making those dangerous crossings illegally into the uk. fine those dangerous crossings illegally into the uk. . those dangerous crossings illegally into the uk-— those dangerous crossings illegally into the uk. ., , ., into the uk. one headline stored in the --aers into the uk. one headline stored in the papers today — into the uk. one headline stored in the papers today are _ into the uk. one headline stored in the papers today are saying - into the uk. one headline stored in the papers today are saying that. the papers today are saying that senior conservatives on the right of the party are watching really closely to see if this does move the dial, and if it is they plan to try to force rishi sunak to make more dramatic moves. that is at the old two backdrop within your own party, is intent? . , two backdrop within your own party, is intent? ., , , , ,, is intent? that is pure press speculation- _ is intent? that is pure press speculation. i— is intent? that is pure press speculation. i have - is intent? that is pure press speculation. i have not- is intent? that is pure press i speculation. i have not spoken is intent? that is pure press - speculation. i have not spoken to in my college so i have seen anything like that. those tax cuts boasts a people £150 a year. the tax cut for self—employed people £1500. i think there has been very welcomed in this room. that's the kind of thing that people would expect from a conservative government. we have been through some difficult times, we have turned a corner. this is a clear path and choice between a tax—cutting government and another government who would absolutely put taxes up. i think everybody i speak to feels that is the case. [30 taxes up. i think everybody i speak to feels that is the case.— to feels that is the case. do you have cabinet — to feels that is the case. do you have cabinet ministers - to feels that is the case. do you - have cabinet ministers campaigning in really safe conservative seats. are you fearful of a wipe—out here, as the polls seem to indicate? brute as the polls seem to indicate? we don't as the polls seem to indicate? - don't take anything for granted. we are working hard in all the seats across the country. as well as my own see, i'm helping in scarborough and darlington other receipts. we think there is nowhere that we hope currently that we cannot hold. the meat on the doorstep is entirely different from the moment i see reflected in the polls. that is zero appetite in my constituency and at the other as i have worked in for keir starmer. a clear choice between rishi sunak and keir starmer, for people i have spoken to, that is only one clear choice.— people i have spoken to, that is only one clear choice. let's look at what other — only one clear choice. let's look at what other main _ only one clear choice. let's look at what other main parties _ only one clear choice. let's look at what other main parties have - only one clear choice. let's look at what other main parties have been campaigning on the day. labour had been setting out their own pledges, including an extra 100,000 dental appointments for children ahead of their manifesto launch on thursday. the party has also said it will stop children under the age of 16 from buying highly caffeinated energy drinks if they win the next election of a stop let's been out to the shadow paymaster general. this plan to create an extra 100,000 dental appointments for children, how exactly are you going to do that? is a really important. it is althisl important for children's health and development, and putting children's health fears will be a big priority for the next labour government because children are quite literally leave feature of the country. one of the big reasons why a child is admitted to a&e, it is for extraction of a rotten tooth. we are keen to use the rest we are going to get from closing the non—dom tax hall, we are going to put that investment into our national health service. 0ne investment into our national health service. one of our priorities, as well as bring down waiting lists across the board, is to bring in more two 100,000 more dental points for children. this is a really important initiative from labour. we have explained how we are funding it. you have also seen today from this conservative manifesto at this desperate wish list of things that they cannot fund... i desperate wish list of things that they cannot fund. . ._ desperate wish list of things that they cannot fund... i have done a lona they cannot fund... i have done a long interview — they cannot fund... i have done a long interview with _ they cannot fund... i have done a long interview with the _ long interview with the conservatives, so i am not going to repeat that with you. in terms of what you announce on dentistry and appointments, the charge would be that the progress here is potentially a modest, when you have people pulling at their own teeth out, when you have queues around the block to get an nhs dentist. what you have put forward is pretty modest, isn't it? i you have put forward is pretty modest, isn't it?— you have put forward is pretty modest, isn't it? iwouldn't say it is modest- _ modest, isn't it? iwouldn't say it is modest. your _ modest, isn't it? iwouldn't say it is modest. your viewers - modest, isn't it? iwouldn't say it is modest. your viewers probably can't get an nhs dentist for love or money, frankly. we have a broader plan about investing and ensuring that we widen access to nhs dentistry. but it is not immodest. rotting teeth have a huge impact on a child. it is also about the mental health, the speech development. making this a priority is really important. it is also about childhood obesity, it is also about children's mental health. it is a really tough choice, but we think by levying vat we think we can invest in not only more teachers in schools, but metal have support in schools, but metal have support in schools as well. any parent what will know mental health problems amongst teenagers and adolescents as really in recent years. the amongst teenagers and adolescents as really in recent years.— really in recent years. the point i was making _ really in recent years. the point i was making about _ really in recent years. the point i was making about the _ really in recent years. the point i was making about the modest i really in recent years. the point i i was making about the modest element of this is that are so many adults with problems with dental appointments at what you have announced that it is only children. you have thought about banning highly caffeinated drinks for the under 16 is. what is labour think about a sugar tax, a salt tax? all of those things impact each children's health.— children's health. given the financial struggles - children's health. given the financial struggles families | children's health. given the i financial struggles families are facing at the moment, their mortgages have gone up because of what happened to the public finances and economy with liz truss, energy bills have gone up, we don't think we should be proposing more taxes. but we do think these high energy drinks, which are often marketed at children, they don't think children should be buying those drinks. it impact the health and weight, we know we have a childhood obesity crisis in the uk, which leads to serious health problems, diabetes, cancer, heart disease. but it also impacts those children's ability to concentrate in school. teachers will tell you they are impacting behaviour in the classroom. it also prioritises the education development as well. let prioritises the education development as well. let me ask about the tory — development as well. let me ask about the tory manifesto. - development as well. let me ask about the tory manifesto. will i development as well. let me ask. about the tory manifesto. will you as a labour party much of the conservative promise to cut national insurance by a further 2p? for goodness' _ insurance by a further 2p? for goodness' sake, _ insurance by a further 2p? igrr' goodness' sake, the money isn't there for it. rishi sunak couldn't explain where the money would come from. it would be five more years of chaos, putting mortgages up, we know thatis chaos, putting mortgages up, we know that is what you get with the tories, we have seen it with a truss. rishi sunak can torch any economic credibility he has got left with this desperate wish list, the most expensive panic in history. every proposal were put forward will be fully costed, we will not increase vat, national insurance, income tax. 0ur manifesto and at the coming days will explain where every penny comes from. let coming days will explain where every penny comes from.— coming days will explain where every penny comes from. let me ask about caital penny comes from. let me ask about capital gains — penny comes from. let me ask about capital gains tax _ penny comes from. let me ask about capital gains tax and _ penny comes from. let me ask about capital gains tax and inheritance i capital gains tax and inheritance tax. you have been very clear other income tax and vat. can you commit to not raising capital gains tax and inheritance tax? the to not raising capital gains tax and inheritance tax?— we know the wreckage of the public finances, but there is nothing in our programme that requires additional taxation. brute our programme that requires additional taxation.— our programme that requires additional taxation. our programme that requires additionaltaxation. ~ . ., ., additional taxation. we have made a clear commitment _ additional taxation. we have made a clear commitment on _ additional taxation. we have made a clear commitment on corporation i additional taxation. we have made a. clear commitment on corporation tax, vat and income tax. ih clear commitment on corporation tax, vat and income tax.— vat and income tax. in that list the 'ui vat and income tax. in that list the juicy capital — vat and income tax. in that list the juicy capital gains — vat and income tax. in that list the juicy capital gains tax _ vat and income tax. in that list the juicy capital gains tax can _ vat and income tax. in that list the juicy capital gains tax can pence i juicy capital gains tax can pence there is nothing in our plans that requires additional taxation. for a full list of candidates in jonathan's constituency, please head to the bbc news website. much more background information there. let's move on from that and look at what some of the other parties have been pledging unpromising. liberal democrats have been coming for a new fund to support doctor's surgeries in rural parts of the country. they say it is part of that £1 billion package that improve services and gives patients a legal right to see a gp within a week. the snp's westminster league their said that any new drilling licences for oil and gas are new drilling licences for oil and gas need to meet a climate test, net zero goal is to be met. stephen flynn went on to say that labour does not believe in new licences and the conservatives have adopted a climate denial position. nigel farage find south yorkshire police after they arrested a 28—year—old man. the leader of the reform party said he will "not be bullied or cowed." plenty more on our election coverage through the course of the day. head to the bbc live page, where there are regular updates from all of our correspondents who out there with the teams. rishi sunak there at the launch of the conservative party manifesto a little earlier. fill analysis on the website and bbc news app. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has repeated his calls for hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal in gaza. the plan — proposed by president biden — would see more humanitarian aid delivered and hostages released, and was backed last night by the united nations security council. mr blinken was speaking on a visit tojerusalem after meeting relatives of some of the us hostages still being held. all of the hostages, but especially eight our american families who have loved ones in gaza, we are determined to bring them home. the proposal that president biden put forward is the best way to do that. as i said yes yesterday, you have had country after country make that clear in supporting the proposal. then yesterday at the united nations security council, in effect speaking for the entire international community, made it as it possibly could be that this is what the world is looking for. 1h votes for, no votes against. something quite rare at the security council these days. everyone's that is in, except from one vote, and that is hamas, and thatis one vote, and that is hamas, and that is what we wait for. in one vote, and that is hamas, and that is what we wait for.— that is what we wait for. in the last few seconds _ that is what we wait for. in the last few seconds and - that is what we wait for. in the last few seconds and the i that is what we wait for. in the i last few seconds and the blinking announcing more than $400 million in humanitarian assistance for palestinian civilians. —— antony blinken. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, urged all sides to reach an agreement on a ceasefire. he was speaking at the opening of an emergency humanitarian conference for gaza in thejordanian capital, amman. the horror must stop. it is high time for a ceasefire, along with the unconditional release of hostages. i will, no peace initiative recently outlined by president biden and urge all parties to seize this opportunity to come to agreement. —— i welcome the peace initiative. let's speak to chris doyle, the director of council for arab—british understanding. you posted this a little earlier. "at the us is happy to persuade israel that the deal that the us saysis israel that the deal that the us says is an israeli deal is actually a great deal and israel should support it, not least...." that seems to run counter to what we were hearing there from antony blinken. the us is in an ox or a display of diplomatic gymnastics. yesterday hamas said that it welcomed this deal. we have seen far more positive embracing of this deal from deal. we have seen far more positive embracing of this dealfrom hamas that we have from an israeli government that actually openly says that it does not really support this deal and it says it is going to continue its military operations until hamas's military and governing capabilities are dismantled. we have seen a situation in which the us is blaming the side which has accepted the deal and excusing and covering for the side, israel, that actually isn't embracing it. if this is an israeli deal, as the us says, then why is it not the israeli prime minister getting the front of the cameras and are saying this is the deal, we are presenting it to the world. you want a ceasefire to end the horror and the carnage in gaza. he is not because he does not fully back it, and he refuses to say so. the rest of the world is looking at this and just feeling like they are being gas lit, frankly. just this and just feeling like they are being gas lit, frankly.— this and just feeling like they are being gas lit, frankly. just to push back slightly _ being gas lit, frankly. just to push back slightly on _ being gas lit, frankly. just to push back slightly on that, _ being gas lit, frankly. just to push back slightly on that, we - being gas lit, frankly. just to push back slightly on that, we have i being gas lit, frankly. just to push | back slightly on that, we have seen the offer to release all of the hostages from her mask. there is still a gap here. —— from hamas. what real difference do you think that makes? i what real difference do you think that makes?— what real difference do you think that makes? i am not saying that hamas have _ that makes? i am not saying that hamas have signed _ that makes? i am not saying that hamas have signed up _ that makes? i am not saying that hamas have signed up to - that makes? i am not saying that hamas have signed up to this i that makes? i am not saying that l hamas have signed up to this deal, but they have sounded more amenable to it. if you are a proper mediator in this, you don't get into playing games, as you are trying to end this extremely horrific conflict. you tried to bring the parties together. in a situation where the parties don't trust each other. hamas can hear what israeli leaders are saying, and that they are saying, we are going to continue until we are truly crush you. you do not get a ceasefire deal between two sides if thatis ceasefire deal between two sides if that is the case, when one party says its intention is to smash the other. not take hamas's statements at face value, but there is certainly a possibility. the question is, why is the united states of misrepresenting the situation and getting into a blame game? is because we have seen of misrepresenting the situation and getting into a blame game? is because we have seen over the last eight months that the united states refuses to hold israel accountable for its actions. it refuses to put pressure on israel to adhere to its international obligations, and prefers to put all the pressure on other parties to this conflict, the regional powers, etc. that is what we are lacking at the moment. there is to be pressure on both sides. her —— hamas, yes. but israel too. it has got to go for that ceasefire and get the hostages out and aid into gaza. . ~ get the hostages out and aid into gaza. . ,, ,., get the hostages out and aid into gaza. . ,, y., ., ., , get the hostages out and aid into gaza. . ,, ., ., , ., gaza. thank you for “oining us on the programme. i gaza. thank you forjoining us on the programme. the _ gaza. thank you forjoining us on the programme. the former i gaza. thank you forjoining us on the programme. the former pop| gaza. thank you forjoining us on i the programme. the former pop star gary —— gary glitter to women he sexually abused when she was 12 years old. he was convicted of abusing her and two other young people between 1975 and 1980. a high courtjudge ordered the damages to be paid because of lost earnings and therapy. $5 be paid because of lost earnings and thera . a ,. be paid because of lost earnings and thera . a ., ,._ therapy. as you mentioned, gary glitter was _ therapy. as you mentioned, gary glitter was a _ therapy. as you mentioned, gary glitter was a huge _ therapy. as you mentioned, gary glitter was a huge name - therapy. as you mentioned, gary glitter was a huge name in i therapy. as you mentioned, gary glitter was a huge name in the i therapy. as you mentioned, gary i glitter was a huge name in the 1970s glitter was a huge name in the 19705 and 805. he is now a convicted paedophile and has a number of victims. today, one of those victims who were just 12 at the time of the abuse has successfully sued him for this £500,000 in damages. she says that damage was done to her life and career over a 40 year period, because this was a historical case, the abuse happened many years ago. over that time this victim 5aid the abuse happened many years ago. over that time this victim said she 0ver that time this victim said she has suffered, that she has had nightmares, flashbacks, and that it had affected herjobs and her personal life. thejudge in at had affected herjobs and her personal life. the judge in at the ruling 5aid personal life. the judge in at the ruling said there was no doubt that the claimant was subject to sexual abuse of the new series kind, 5he abuse of the new series kind, she was only 12 years old and this had a very significant and diverse impact on the rest of her life. gary glitter did not actually engage with this case, he didn't have too. he is in prison, of course, he breached the terms he was released on pri5on, the terms he was released on prison, and he is now back in. he has not engaged with this case, which carries a little bit of difficulty in the sense that now they have to pursue him for these payments. the victim doe5 pursue him for these payments. the victim does not automatically get this money. but it does potentially open the viability of other victims coming forward now, her barrister said, to perhaps get the same reward in terms of this money. the hundred and £81,000 in terms of loss of earnings in terms of those job she could not do throughout her career. and seven and money forfuture and money for future therapy and treatment. that is what we have learned today. more on our main stories in a moment. the air is still chilly for this time of year. it was a cold start early this morning, but lots of morning 5un5hine around. the sun is strong morning sunshine around. the sun is strong at this point injune, so it does help to lift temperatures. for this afternoon, sunny spells and are still some more showers around as well. high pressure out of the west is starting to edge further eastwards, but still a brisk north—westerly wind blowing for the northern isles, northern scotland and eastward facing coasts. elsewhere the winds are lighter than yesterday. a dry —looking day for scotland and northern ireland, a few isolated showers here and there. turning dry in the west, but temperatures are disappointing for the time of year. 0vernight tonight it is going to be another cold one, every bit as cold as it was last night, with showers fading away. temperatures wide release 6—9 , but some rural spots could get down as low as 1—3 celsius tomorrow morning. tomorrow is a dry day with high—pressure starting to exert its influence. if you shower stall for eastern england, but elsewhere it looks a lot drier. more sunny spells, more cloud through the afternoon and temperatures could be just a degree or so higher. still the rather co—for the time of year. all change into thursday. athletic fronts sweep in from the south—west, a south—westerly wind, a wet start to the day for northern ireland. the rain perhaps not getting to northern scotland and eastern england until the end of the day, but brisk winds through devon and cornwall. it will be feeling amount of 4 parts of the north and west. milder nights to follow for the end of the week. temperatures will be higher. temperatures will be higher. temperatures back up to the seasonal average for our cities towards the north, but also some showers and longer spells of rain. bye—bye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines — rishi sunak does wants to conserve the party manifesto with promises on tax cuts and producing emigration at —— has launched the conservative party manifesto. bbc verify will look at the various pledges. america's top diplomat urges hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal after the un approved a plan to end the war in gaza. in the uk's unemployment... so it has been the conservatives' turn to their manifesto today with the promise from the prime minister to cut national insurance rates for the self—employed and the employed. rishi sunak also said he would end stamp duty payments for first—time buyers and recruit thousands more police officers if his party gets re—elected. henry's f and was listening to rishi sunak at silverstone and here is his analysis. d—day wasn't mentioned once at this event, and i'm sure as far as the conservative campaign are concerned, that is progress. we will hear from all the main concerned, that is progress. we will hearfrom all the main parties over the coming days as they launch their manifesto, we have from the liberal democrats yesterday, but today was the turn of the conservatives. all sorts of policies in this document, not a lot that will have surprised people, though. a new announcement that the self—employed rate of national insurance will be abolished over the next parliament if the conservatives win, but all the other policies were generally once we have heard over the course of this general election campaign, partly the result of a tactical decision to front—load the campaign with policies. that was designed to seize momentum, get the campaign off on the front foot, it didn't necessarily turn out that way. one other thing worth noting, i think there will be some frustration from rishi sunak�*s internal critics on the right of the conservative party that tax cuts were focused on national insurance rather than things like inheritance tax, which some wanted to see abolished, and also that he has not hardened his position on the european convention on human rights. this is it distinctively sunakian document, if you can turn the election around, watch as he will get the credit, but if he doesn't, what how fast his tory opponents pile all the blame right on him. here is our policy and analysis correspondent who has been crunching through the numbers. what is in the conservative 2024 general election manifesto? and do their costings add up? around £18 billion a year of pledged tax cuts and spending pledges, and among the tax cuts that is the additional 2p cuts to national insurance and abolishing self—employed national insurance, which cost around £13 billion, and raising the income tax personal allowance, the point at which you start paying the tax for pensioners which costs around £2.4 billion will stop these are all per year figures by the way. and then those spending pledges, including the youth national service scheme with a £1 billion price tag, 100,000 new apprenticeships, costing around £1 billion as well, and taking defence spending to 2.5% of gdp. we are told it is all fully costed, so how will these things be paid for? well, this is where there are some questions. the two proposed revenue raisers are clamping down on tax avoidance, projected by the party to raise £6 billion, and welfare reform is slated to save £12 billion. tax experts say the tax avoidance figure does not look unreasonable, provided hmrc, the tax department, is given extra resources and is well directed. though the stress how much pounds and pence and clampdown would actually raise is highly uncertain. bigger problems attend the £12 billion welfare saving figure, according to public finance experts. the institute for fiscal studies told verify that reason this figure in the extreme. and there's an even bigger issue — this conservative manifesto does not address the current spending projections, which this manifesto accepts, unprotected departments likejustice, the departments like justice, the environment, departments likejustice, the environment, the home office are pencilled in to collectively take up to ten or £20 billion by the end of the next parliament. many experts are extremely doubtful that this is achievable, and expect those departments' budgets would inevitably have to be topped up by billions of pounds to prevent those cuts. if this is right, another reason for a dose of scepticism about these numbers presented today by the pm in the conservative manifesto and whether they truly add up. let's talk now for the next few minutes to two people who have previously always voted for the conservatives, small business owner chloe, who want to be a conservative councillor in the 2019 and 2023 local elections and is actively campaigning for the party, and full—time carrot mat. thank you both forjoining us here on bbc news, let's sum up how both of you are inclined to vote or have decided to vote, call it first of all —— full—time carer matt. i vote, call it first of all -- full-time carer matt. i will be votin: full-time carer matt. i will be voting conservative, - full-time carer matt. i will be voting conservative, i- full-time carer matt. i will be voting conservative, i am i full-time carer matt. i will be i voting conservative, i am happy full-time carer matt. i will be - voting conservative, i am happy with where _ voting conservative, i am happy with where we _ voting conservative, i am happy with where we are. no part it is perfect, iam— where we are. no part it is perfect, lam sure— where we are. no part it is perfect, i am sure there will be more problems— i am sure there will be more problems to come, but reading through— problems to come, but reading through the manifesto today, it is covering — through the manifesto today, it is covering a — through the manifesto today, it is covering a very wide range and there seems _ covering a very wide range and there seems to— covering a very wide range and there seems to be — covering a very wide range and there seems to be lots of thought put into something _ seems to be lots of thought put into something i have always said we need more proactive policies that come into place — more proactive policies that come into place rather than we are going to cut _ into place rather than we are going to cut money and add money, and that is what _ to cut money and add money, and that is what we _ to cut money and add money, and that is what we seem to see from this manifesto — is what we seem to see from this manifesto. | is what we seem to see from this manifesto-— is what we seem to see from this manifesto. .., . ,, ., manifesto. i will come back to the manifesto. i will come back to the manifesto in _ manifesto. i will come back to the manifesto in a _ manifesto. i will come back to the manifesto in a moment. - manifesto. i will come back to the manifesto in a moment. matt, i manifesto. i will come back to the i manifesto in a moment. matt, what is your inclination, have you made a decision in your mind how you're going to vote this time around? yes, i shall be voting _ going to vote this time around? yes i shall be voting reform uk. going to vote this time around? yes, i shall be voting reform uk. tell- going to vote this time around? yes, i shall be voting reform uk. tell me| i shall be voting reform uk. tell me wh . i shall be voting reform uk. tell me why- mainly — i shall be voting reform uk. tell me why- mainly for _ i shall be voting reform uk. tell me why. mainly for illegal— i shall be voting reform uk. tell me why. mainly for illegal immigration l why. mainly for illegal immigration and the number _ why. mainly for illegal immigration and the number of _ why. mainly for illegal immigration and the number of votes _ why. mainly for illegal immigration and the number of votes coming i why. mainly for illegal immigration i and the number of votes coming over the channel. i don't believe anything the conservative party says on that issue. for years, they have said it will be reduced, and it hasn't and it is increasing, so the manifesto is ok, but i don't believe most of it. . , ., ., , manifesto is ok, but i don't believe most of it. . , ., ., most of it. that is what i was to ask both of _ most of it. that is what i was to ask both of you _ most of it. that is what i was to ask both of you next, _ most of it. that is what i was to ask both of you next, was i most of it. that is what i was to ask both of you next, was there anything you heard today in rishi sunak�*s announcement that in any way it made you pause and reconsider? not anything specifically, just said there _ not anything specifically, just said there are — not anything specifically, just said there are some things you kind of see, _ there are some things you kind of see, same — there are some things you kind of see, same with every kind of election. _ see, same with every kind of election, there are lots of things that get— election, there are lots of things that get put out that don't materialise, so i sure there are quite _ materialise, so i sure there are quite a — materialise, so i sure there are quite a few— materialise, so i sure there are quite a few in there. my materialise, so i sure there are quite a few in there.— quite a few in there. my wife is self-employed. _ quite a few in there. my wife is self-employed, so _ quite a few in there. my wife is self-employed, so the - quite a few in there. my wife is self-employed, so the news i quite a few in there. my wife is| self-employed, so the news on quite a few in there. my wife is i self-employed, so the news on that self—employed, so the news on that front would be welcome. i think that is good, but that is about it. i have a teenage son at university, so in a few years he will be buying a house with stamp duty, that does appeal as well, but for me, i don't believe many words that come out of the conservative party's mouth, i'm afraid. it the conservative party's mouth, i'm afraid. , , ~., the conservative party's mouth, i'm afraid. , , , ., afraid. it is interesting, matt, you said something _ afraid. it is interesting, matt, you said something that _ afraid. it is interesting, matt, you said something that i _ afraid. it is interesting, matt, you said something that i heard i afraid. it is interesting, matt, you said something that i heard only | afraid. it is interesting, matt, youi said something that i heard only a few days ago mentioned in one of the focus groups of voters saying that they had written off, some of them, they had written off, some of them, the conservatives, and labour, in their view, some of them did not believe anything they said on immigration, and viewed them the same. is that how you see it as well? . , , ., , well? that is exactly howl see it, es. and well? that is exactly howl see it, yes- and why? — well? that is exactly howl see it, yes. and why? because _ well? that is exactly howl see it, yes. and why? because when i well? that is exactly howl see it, | yes. and why? because when rishi sunak talks — yes. and why? because when rishi sunak talks about _ yes. and why? because when rishi sunak talks about the _ yes. and why? because when rishi sunak talks about the recent i yes. and why? because when rishi| sunak talks about the recent trend, the numbers, the laws he has currently put in place both in terms of these ares and the veranda plan, does none of that time? —— visas and the veranda plan —— rwanda plan. it did chime at first, but it has been promise after promise and a promise, and i do not believe them any more. i like rishi sunak as a person and i trust him more than i would trust keir starmer, but i will definitely be working for reform uk. iltrui’hat keir starmer, but i will definitely be working for reform uk. what about ou, chloe, be working for reform uk. what about you. chloe. what _ be working for reform uk. what about you, chloe, what about _ be working for reform uk. what about you, chloe, what about matt _ be working for reform uk. what about you, chloe, what about matt was i you, chloe, what about matt was saying about promises about immigration, the health service, bringing down waiting lists, how do you reconcile those things about what the party has said over the years but then what the party has delivered? the years but then what the party has delivered? ,, , ., ., delivered? the nhs, you have mentioned. — delivered? the nhs, you have mentioned, that _ delivered? the nhs, you have mentioned, that seems i delivered? the nhs, you have mentioned, that seems to i delivered? the nhs, you have mentioned, that seems to be | mentioned, that seems to be seriously— mentioned, that seems to be seriously overhauled from my perspective. there's a lot of bad management, a lot of rules that are not imperative to the service, and that needs — not imperative to the service, and that needs a lot of front line services _ that needs a lot of front line services are struggling because there's— services are struggling because there's too much behind the scenes struggling _ there's too much behind the scenes struggling —— leaves a lot of front line services are struggling. struggling -- leaves a lot of front line services are struggling. there was not much _ line services are struggling. there was not much today _ line services are struggling. there was not much today about - line services are struggling. there was not much today about the i line services are struggling. tues was not much today about the nhs, a repetition of getting more nurses and doctors, but that all takes time, repetition about bringing waiting lists down, there was talk of using ai, but nothing that dewi appears to change the dial in the nearfuture, was appears to change the dial in the near future, was there?- appears to change the dial in the near future, was there? there isn't an hint near future, was there? there isn't anything that _ near future, was there? there isn't anything that can — near future, was there? there isn't anything that can have _ near future, was there? there isn't anything that can have specifically l anything that can have specifically jumped _ anything that can have specifically jumped out to me, and i thought this would _ jumped out to me, and i thought this would really reform the nhs, but i don't _ would really reform the nhs, but i don't think— would really reform the nhs, but i don't think there's so much of a policy— don't think there's so much of a policy that— don't think there's so much of a policy that you could bring in in that sense, we don't need tojust -ive that sense, we don't need tojust give it— that sense, we don't need tojust give it more money, take money away, it is not— give it more money, take money away, it is not about — give it more money, take money away, it is not about obviously focusing on bringing in better training, it is not about obviously focusing on bringing in bettertraining, we have _ on bringing in bettertraining, we have brought in the medical schools, there _ have brought in the medical schools, there is— have brought in the medical schools, there is one — have brought in the medical schools, there is one here in chelmsford where — there is one here in chelmsford where i— there is one here in chelmsford where i am, making a medical career more _ where i am, making a medical career more accessible for more people, so ithink— more accessible for more people, so i think this _ more accessible for more people, so i think this ties into a lot of educational policies as well as just being _ educational policies as well as just being underthe nhs, because educational policies as well as just being under the nhs, because we need those medical colleges, and we need them to— those medical colleges, and we need them to be _ those medical colleges, and we need them to be a lot more accessible to everybody. — them to be a lot more accessible to everybody, from all walks of life, and the _ everybody, from all walks of life, and the universities and apprenticeships, i think the apprenticeships, i think the apprenticeships they are looking at now is— apprenticeships they are looking at now is a _ apprenticeships they are looking at now is a much better idea than university— now is a much better idea than university only, i think it is definitely one of those specialisms that needs to be an apprenticeship, learning _ that needs to be an apprenticeship, learning on— that needs to be an apprenticeship, learning on the job, so i think tying — learning on the job, so i think tying in — learning on the job, so i think tying in with education, the policies _ tying in with education, the policies are there, but it does take time _ policies are there, but it does take time. doctors are always training, it needs _ time. doctors are always training, it needs more of a long—term plan, and from _ it needs more of a long—term plan, and from the education needs to be reformed _ and from the education needs to be reformed in— and from the education needs to be reformed in line with that. a and from the education needs to be reformed in line with that.— reformed in line with that. a quick word on the _ reformed in line with that. a quick word on the help _ reformed in line with that. a quick word on the help to _ reformed in line with that. a quick word on the help to first-time i word on the help to first—time buyers, did you like the sound of that? there been some worry that cutting stamp duty actuallyjust feels another rise in house prices. matt? i feels another rise in house prices. matt? ., ., ., ., ~ ., feels another rise in house prices. matt? ., ., ., ., ~ , feels another rise in house prices. matt? . ., ., ., ~ matt? i am not a new market to buy a house, i matt? i am not a new market to buy a house. i am — matt? i am not a new market to buy a house. i amjust _ matt? i am not a new market to buy a house, i am just looking _ matt? i am not a new market to buy a house, i am just looking a _ matt? i am not a new market to buy a house, i am just looking a few - matt? i am not a new market to buy a house, i am just looking a few years l house, i am just looking a few years ahead, which of the government gets in will be there for four or five years, and i think maybe in four years' time, my son might be in a position to buy his first house, so selfishly, that might come in useful for him, but it doesn't affect me, i am thinking of my son.— am thinking of my son. chloe, you told our produce _ am thinking of my son. chloe, you told our produce that _ am thinking of my son. chloe, you told our produce that you - am thinking of my son. chloe, you told our produce that you are i told our produce that you are worried about the rental market, leaving aside what was announced today about first—time buyers. the today about first-time buyers. the government _ today about first—time buyers. the government has had some problems with that _ government has had some problems with that of the last few years, we moved _ with that of the last few years, we moved slightly further out of town, away from — moved slightly further out of town, away from our family and jobs, because — away from our family and jobs, because our landlord wanted to increase — because our landlord wanted to increase our rent by £600 a month, which _ increase our rent by £600 a month, which even — increase our rent by £600 a month, which even if — increase our rent by £600 a month, which even if you can't afford it, do you _ which even if you can't afford it, do you want— which even if you can't afford it, do you want to be increasing? it is not about— do you want to be increasing? it is not about the affordability necessarily, it is more about the proportion— necessarily, it is more about the proportion of our income that is going _ proportion of our income that is going towards rent and whether we want to— going towards rent and whether we want to live that way. as far as i feel. _ want to live that way. as far as i feel. there — want to live that way. as far as i feel, there is no regulation around landlords. — feel, there is no regulation around landlords, it needs to be a lot more done _ landlords, it needs to be a lot more done basically with regards to rent increase. — done basically with regards to rent increase. i— done basically with regards to rent increase, i feel if you are renewing your term. — increase, i feel if you are renewing your term. i— increase, i feel if you are renewing yourterm, iwas increase, i feel if you are renewing your term, i was at my last property for seven— your term, i was at my last property for seven years, every year it was a battle _ for seven years, every year it was a battle with — for seven years, every year it was a battle with the landlord, he wanted to put _ battle with the landlord, he wanted to put the _ battle with the landlord, he wanted to put the rent up 200,300, generally— to put the rent up 200,300, generally would agree between 50 and 75 in the _ generally would agree between 50 and 75 in the end. but i spent two months — 75 in the end. but i spent two months of— 75 in the end. but i spent two months of my life arguing with him, so to— months of my life arguing with him, so to have _ months of my life arguing with him, so to have regimented... and we need landlords. _ so to have regimented... and we need landlords. so— so to have regimented... and we need landlords, so you don't want to go in to— landlords, so you don't want to go in to go— landlords, so you don't want to go in to go in— landlords, so you don't want to go in to go in too harsh on landlords because — in to go in too harsh on landlords because we — in to go in too harsh on landlords because we do need those. sure. we are now out — because we do need those. sure. we are now out of _ because we do need those. sure. we are now out of time, _ because we do need those. sure. we are now out of time, i _ because we do need those. sure. we are now out of time, i just _ because we do need those. sure. we are now out of time, i just want i because we do need those. sure. we are now out of time, i just want to i are now out of time, i just want to squeeze in a couple of crucial final thoughts. matt, you know the charge from the conservatives that a vote for reform uk simply lets in keir starmer. do you worry about that at all, or how do you respond to that basic theme we have seen repeated many times? i basic theme we have seen repeated many times?— many times? i have got a feeling that i many times? i have got a feeling that i think _ many times? i have got a feeling that i think many _ many times? i have got a feeling that i think many others - many times? i have got a feeling that i think many others like i many times? i have got a feeling that i think many others like me | that i think many others like me have but it is inevitable the labour party will become the next government, and i don't expect reform uk to become the next government, but the resistance has to start somewhere. reform uk will not expect to be government, but at the next election, the next election, it has got to start somewhere, and this for me is where it starts. it somewhere, and this for me is where it starts. . :: somewhere, and this for me is where it starts. , :: , .., , somewhere, and this for me is where it starts. , :: , , ., it starts. it is 20 seconds to you both in terms _ it starts. it is 20 seconds to you both in terms of— it starts. it is 20 seconds to you both in terms of what _ it starts. it is 20 seconds to you both in terms of what is - it starts. it is 20 seconds to you both in terms of what is left i it starts. it is 20 seconds to you both in terms of what is left of i it starts. it is 20 seconds to you i both in terms of what is left of the campaign, do you think people are listening, or is it background noise? i listening, or is it background noise? ~' listening, or is it background noise? ~ , ., noise? i think some people have soken noise? i think some people have spoken to. _ noise? i think some people have spoken to. i— noise? i think some people have spoken to, i work _ noise? i think some people have spoken to, i work with _ noise? i think some people have spoken to, i work with the i noise? i think some people have} spoken to, i work with the public day in. _ spoken to, i work with the public day in. day— spoken to, i work with the public day in, day out, people who are not 'ust day in, day out, people who are not just conservatives, you're speaking to lots _ just conservatives, you're speaking to lots of— just conservatives, you're speaking to lots of different people, and they are — to lots of different people, and they are paying attention to what is happening in the news, manifestos, a few people _ happening in the news, manifestos, a few people i spoke to yesterday who are undecided, seeing what was open to them _ are undecided, seeing what was open to them to _ are undecided, seeing what was open to them to decide on their futures. everybody— to them to decide on their futures. everybody t — to them to decide on their futures. everybody i know already knows how they are going to vote. i don't know any floating voters. i don't think most people that i know it will read a manifesto and make a decision based on that. i think we're becoming a bit more like the americans spirit is turning into a popularity contest between rishi and keir starmer. we popularity contest between rishi and keir stamen— keir starmer. we have to leave it there, keir starmer. we have to leave it there. but _ keir starmer. we have to leave it there, but thank _ keir starmer. we have to leave it there, but thank you _ keir starmer. we have to leave it there, but thank you for - keir starmer. we have to leave it there, but thank you forjoining l keir starmer. we have to leave it l there, but thank you forjoining me and giving me so much of your time, chloe and matt, thank you for joining us here on bbc news. thank ou. let's joining us here on bbc news. thank yom let's stay _ joining us here on bbc news. thank you. let's stay with _ joining us here on bbc news. thank you. let's stay with the _ joining us here on bbc news. thank you. let's stay with the election, i you. let's stay with the election, we are looking _ you. let's stay with the election, we are looking at _ you. let's stay with the election, we are looking at key _ you. let's stay with the election, we are looking at key services, l you. let's stay with the election, l we are looking at key services, the pressure on public services, which we know it is an election issue commands to understand the challenges the authorities are actually facing, we have been looking at the town of telford in shropshire. today we are focusing on social care, demand for support has soared in recent years, particularly from people under the age of 65. club 17 is a group for people with disabilities and support needs to meet and mingle, disabilities and support needs to meetand mingle, or disabilities and support needs to meet and mingle, or maybe something more. you'vejust got meet and mingle, or maybe something more. you've just got engaged, so when i to get married? i more. you've just got engaged, so when i to get married?— more. you've just got engaged, so when i to get married? i don't know et. how when i to get married? i don't know yet- how did _ when i to get married? i don't know yet- how did you — when i to get married? i don't know yet. how did you propose? - when i to get married? i don't know yet. how did you propose? i- when i to get married? i don't know yet. how did you propose? i got - when i to get married? i don't know. yet. how did you propose? i got down on one knee- — yet. how did you propose? i got down on one knee. fantastic, _ yet. how did you propose? i got down on one knee. fantastic, she _ on one knee. fantastic, she said es? on one knee. fantastic, she said yes? yes. _ on one knee. fantastic, she said yes? yes. she — on one knee. fantastic, she said yes? yes, she did. _ on one knee. fantastic, she said yes? yes, she did. the - on one knee. fantastic, she said yes? yes, she did. the room - on one knee. fantastic, she said yes? yes, she did. the room is. on one knee. fantastic, she said i yes? yes, she did. the room is full ofthe yes? yes, she did. the room is full of the hepes _ yes? yes, she did. the room is full of the hopes and _ yes? yes, she did. the room is full of the hopes and fears _ yes? yes, she did. the room is full of the hopes and fears of _ yes? yes, she did. the room is full of the hopes and fears of any - yes? yes, she did. the room is full| of the hopes and fears of any young people, but for them, the struggles can be greater. i people, but for them, the struggles can be greater-— can be greater. i had to leave the town i was _ can be greater. i had to leave the town i was born _ can be greater. i had to leave the town i was born and _ can be greater. i had to leave the town i was born and grew- can be greater. i had to leave the town i was born and grew up - can be greater. i had to leave the town i was born and grew up in i town i was born and grew up in because — town i was born and grew up in because there was no 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surrport i— disagreement over what care and support i actually needed. so we really— support i actually needed. so we really had — support i actually needed. so we really had to fight the council to -et really had to fight the council to get my— really had to fight the council to get my care package put in place. in get my care package put in place. another get my care package put in place. j�*i another room, the parents of some get my care package put in place. in another room, the parents of some of the young people who are struggling to be heard. irate the young people who are struggling to be heard. ~ , . ., to be heard. we 'ust want them to live fulfilled — to be heard. we just want them to live fulfilled lives. _ to be heard. we just want them to live fulfilled lives. we _ to be heard. we just want them to live fulfilled lives. we don't - to be heard. we just want them to live fulfilled lives. we don't want i live fulfilled lives. we don't want to be a burden on anybody, we want 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where he will be set back in his development, but that is— set back in his development, but that is probably what is going to happen, — that is probably what is going to happen, because at the moment i still don't — happen, because at the moment i still don't have any ideas of where he could _ still don't have any ideas of where he could move to, when you have a wheelchair — he could move to, when you have a wheelchair and mobility issues you cannot— wheelchair and mobility issues you cannot obviously get up the stairs in a house. — cannot obviously get up the stairs in a house, so it would need to be accessible — in a house, so it would need to be accessible i— in a house, so it would need to be accessible. i know a couple of young people _ accessible. i know a couple of young people who — accessible. i know a couple of young people who have not had the housing or the _ people who have not had the housing or the support staff, so they have had to— or the support staff, so they have had to go— or the support staff, so they have had to go elsewhere, which is for them, _ had to go elsewhere, which is for them, the — had to go elsewhere, which is for them, the young person who has lived in telford _ them, the young person who has lived in telford all _ them, the young person who has lived in telford all their lives having to id in telford all their lives having to go all— in telford all their lives having to go all the — in telford all their lives having to go all the weekend is actually a tragedy — go all the weekend is actually a traced . �* ., go all the weekend is actually a traced . . ., ::f go all the weekend is actually a traced . �* ., ::f ., ., . tragedy. around 70% of the council bud . et in tragedy. around 70% of the council budget in telford _ tragedy. around 70% of the council budget in telford is _ tragedy. around 70% of the council budget in telford is spent - tragedy. around 70% of the council budget in telford is spent on - tragedy. around 70% of the council budget in telford is spent on social| budget in telford is spent on social care. demand for support from people under the age of 65 increased by close to 300% in the five years to 20202223, it is far greater than the increase in england as a whole. because of some of the really positive services in certain things like especially educational needs services, people are attracted to coming in, which means there is another pressure of people, younger people coming in, with high complex needs, but people will need to move into adult social care at some point to maintain their independence going forward. �* ., , ,, , ., forward. adding to the pressures for su ort forward. adding to the pressures for sunport lifestyle- — forward. adding to the pressures for support lifestyle. care _ forward. adding to the pressures for support lifestyle. care homes- forward. adding to the pressures for support lifestyle. care homes say i support lifestyle. care homes say they are seeing people needing support in their 50s are due to problems linked to smoking and alcoholism. most of the residents, however, are still the elderly, but the care they are having to provide is changing and more expensive. people in residential services, but it look— people in residential services, but it look more like the old nursing threshold — it look more like the old nursing threshold used to be, and people in nursing _ threshold used to be, and people in nursing homes now that much more of a hospice _ nursing homes now that much more of a hospice situation. people tend to come _ a hospice situation. people tend to come in _ a hospice situation. people tend to come in now at the latter part of their— come in now at the latter part of their life. — come in now at the latter part of their life, suffer end—of—life care or where — their life, suffer end—of—life care or where they have extremely advanced complex nursing and dementia needs.— dementia needs. telford, like britain, dementia needs. telford, like britain. is _ dementia needs. telford, like britain, is both _ dementia needs. telford, like britain, is both growing - dementia needs. telford, like britain, is both growing and i dementia needs. telford, like - britain, is both growing and ageing. it is a combination that is increasingly stretching public finances, particularly social care. let me point you are going to the website, all the very latest on the campaign trail, rishi sunak there with the campaign launch, but we are following all of the main parties, or their campaign stops and plenty of analysis, head to the bbc website and the bbc news app. the uk's unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for 2.5 years. the office for national statistics puts the figure at ll.1l% for february to april this year, slightly up from the previous three months. let's talk to our business correspondent andy verity who is here in the studio with me. andy, how surprised are you? studio with me. andy, how surprised are ou? ~ . , , , are you? well, a little surprised. the consensus _ are you? well, a little surprised. the consensus among _ are you? well, a little surprised. l the consensus among economists are you? well, a little surprised. i the consensus among economists is that unemployment would stay the same at ll.3%, and that earnings, wage growth, was going to pick up. instead, the opposite happened. wage growth slowed to be same and unemployment ticked up, which we can add to many other signs we have had over the last year or so. ll.1l% is not a very high rate historically, much higher in the 1980s, the new wake of the financial crash. it has been relatively low and it was held low throughout the pandemic. there was a little bit of an uptick, but thenit was a little bit of an uptick, but then it came down again, so unemployment still remains relatively unthreatening, but we are certainly seeing a tighter labour market and we are seeing before. vacancies are down to just over 900,000, and we have other things going on at like wage inflation, which is starting to subside. looking at all those different factors, is it possible to say when we might see an interest rate cut? yes, the markets are predicting sometime in the summer, and it is just a question of whether it went sooner or later in the summer, you can take a brakes off to make credits just a little bit cheaper, for those who bowled lots of money, making life a little bit less difficult. . ~ making life a little bit less difficult. . ,, , ., making life a little bit less difficult. . ~' ., making life a little bit less difficult. . ., , difficult. thank you for taking us throurh difficult. thank you for taking us through all— difficult. thank you for taking us through all that, _ difficult. thank you for taking us through all that, andrew. i difficult. thank you for taking us through all that, andrew. the i difficult. thank you for taking us i through all that, andrew. the german chancellor has opened the international donors meeting to help rebuild ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy was greeted by olaf scholz, the pair have spoken in the last hour where they reiterated the last hour where they reiterated the conference was to secure the reconstruction of a future member state of the european union. football fa ns football fans are being warned not to buy counterfeit shirts in the run—up to the euros, which start on friday. the consumer group which says fake kits might be cheaper, but buying them supports crime and may help to fund terrorism and child exploitation. with the euro is kicking off on friday, expect to see a lot more football shirts in the next few weeks. but how many will be official replicas, and how many fakes? one fancies his family will be totally kitted out in counterfeit goods. i be totally kitted out in counterfeit roods. .., be totally kitted out in counterfeit oods. . ., , , be totally kitted out in counterfeit roods. .. , , ., be totally kitted out in counterfeit roods. , , ., . ., goods. i can get shirts for all four of my children — goods. i can get shirts for all four of my children for _ goods. i can get shirts for all four of my children for the _ goods. i can get shirts for all four of my children for the cost - goods. i can get shirts for all four of my children for the cost of i goods. i can get shirts for all four of my children for the cost of one | of my children for the cost of one shirt legitimately. there are children who are demanding, and parents are under a lot of pressure. i am fortunate to be in a position where i can even afford the copies. i know there are people now who unfortunately are probably struggling to even bite that because money is so tight.— money is so tight. research shows that trade in _ money is so tight. research shows that trade in counterfeit _ money is so tight. research shows that trade in counterfeit strips i that trade in counterfeit strips costs nike, who make the england kit, almost £3 billion in revenue every year. so why are people turning to figs? the official replica scotland shirt costs £75, but this is a fake one that would have a bad added before it is posted, and this can be found online forjust posted, and this can be found online for just £13. posted, and this can be found online forjust £i3. consumer group which says it is understandable that people want to save money, but they warn it is notjust the multi—million pound clothing companies which are affected if we buy fakes. it companies which are affected if we bu fakes. , . , , , buy fakes. it is incredibly tempting to buy counterfeit _ buy fakes. it is incredibly tempting to buy counterfeit products, i buy fakes. it is incredibly tempting to buy counterfeit products, fake l to buy counterfeit products, fake products. — to buy counterfeit products, fake products, purely because of how cheap they often are, but actually to do _ cheap they often are, but actually to do so, — cheap they often are, but actually to do so, you could very well be funding — to do so, you could very well be funding crime like terrorism or slavery — funding crime like terrorism or slavery it— funding crime like terrorism or slavery. it is illegal to sell these items— slavery. it is illegal to sell these items in— slavery. it is illegal to sell these items in this country, so buying anything — items in this country, so buying anything that is counterfeit means you are _ anything that is counterfeit means you are buying from a criminal. so how you are buying from a criminal. how can you you are buying from a criminal. ’sr how can you tell you are buying from a criminal. 5r how can you tell that this is real? first off, i would look for the liberals inside, but also the swing tag, evenly swing tag can be an indicator. �* . indicator. but some say there are other considerations _ indicator. but some say there are other considerations as _ indicator. but some say there are other considerations as well. i indicator. but some say there are i other considerations as well. would you buy and wear a fake shirt? i personally would not because i am all about _ personally would not because i am all about the quality and i am a bit of a perfectionist, shall we say? so there _ of a perfectionist, shall we say? so there is— of a perfectionist, shall we say? so there is also— of a perfectionist, shall we say? so there is also a slight difference, they might not be visible, but there will always— they might not be visible, but there will always be a slight difference. as fahs _ will always be a slight difference. as fans get ready to head to the euros, many will be on their brand—new shot, but whether they are real or fake brand—new shot, but whether they are real orfake might not be brand—new shot, but whether they are real or fake might not be clear. now it's time for a look at the weather. the air is still chilly for this time of year. it was a cold start early this morning, but lots of morning sunshine around. the sun is strong at this point injune, so it does help to lift temperatures. for this afternoon, sunny spells and are still some more showers around as well. high pressure out of the west, starting to edge further eastwards, but still a brisk north—westerly wind blowing for the northern isles, northern scotland, and eastwern—facing coasts. elsewhere, the winds are lighter than yesterday. a drier—looking day for scotland and northern ireland, a few isolated showers here and there. turning dry in the west, but temperatures are disappointing for the time of year. ii—i7 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be another cold one, every bit as cold as it was last night, with showers fading away. temperatures widely 6—9 celsius, but some rural spots could get down as low as i—3 celsius tomorrow morning. tomorrow is a dry day with high—pressure starting to exert its influence. a few showers still for eastern england, but elsewhere it looks a lot drier. more sunny spells, more cloud through the afternoon, and temperatures could be just a degree or so higher. still rather cold for the time of year, but all change into thursday. athletic fronts sweep in from the south—west, a south—westerly wind, a wet start to the day for northern ireland. the rain perhaps not getting to northern scotland and eastern england until the end of the day, but brisk winds through devon and cornwall. it will be feeling milder especially for parts of the north and west. milder nights to follow towards the end of the week. unsettled but temperatures will be higher. the outlook — temperatures back up to the seasonal average for our cities towards the north, but also some showers and longer spells of rain. same for cities further south. bye—bye for now. live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak launches the conservative party manifesto — with promises on tax cuts and reducing immigration — but he acknowledges some voter frustration. things have not always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. bbc verify will take a close look at the conservative manifesto and check whether or not their costings add up. as campaigning continues across the country, we'll have the latest from the other main parties — with our correspondents on the campaign trail. also on the programme... america's top diplomat says only hamas will be to blame if the latest gaza ceasefire plan fails — after the un security council backs the proposal. the convicted paedophile, gary glitter, is ordered to pay over £500,000 in damages to one of his victims of sexual abuse. and, apple teams up with chatgpt, unveiling new ai features for devices — with what it calls rishi sunak has promised another cut in national insurance and the end of stamp duty for most first—time buyers, together with a pledge to recruit thousands more police officers and cut immigration — if the conservatives are re—elected next month. the prime minister launched the party's manifesto this morning at silverstone — home of the british grand prix — hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motors ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises for the future, a nod to recent setbacks. i'm not blind to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things have not always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. the conservatives are betting on tax cuts to entice voters — at a cost of £17 billion by the end of the next parliament. we are cutting taxes for workers, for parents and pensioners, and we are the party of margaret thatcher and nigel lawson, a party, unlike labour, that believes in sound money. so, today's plans — and you would expect nothing less from jeremy and me — are fully funded. we will pay for permanent reductions in taxation by controlling the unsustainable rise in working age welfare that has taken off since the pandemic. rishi sunak made a big commitment on house—building. in the last five years, we've delivered a million new homes. in the next parliament, we will go even further, delivering 1.6 million new homes by speeding up planning on brownfield land in our inner cities and by scrapping defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a further 2p cut to employee national insurance. on housing, a cut to stamp duty for some first time buyers, and a new government—backed help to buy scheme. a rise in the tax free allowance for pensioners, to allow high earners to keep more of their child benefit, a year of mandatory national service for 18 year olds, and a promise to cut immigration by introducing an annual cap on visas granted. with 76 pages of policies, can he satisfy those on his own side, energise tory voters and win new support? our country wants a clear plan and bold action. our country needs a secure future. and it is this conservative manifesto that will deliver it. with just over three weeks to go until polling day, we'll soon find out if voters agree. leila nathoo, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent, harry farley, on the conservative party bus. you are listening to that campaign launch. cutting tax the central offering there?— launch. cutting tax the central offering there? launch. cutting tax the central offerin: there? , ., . . . offering there? yes, two central tax cuts- the 2p — offering there? yes, two central tax cuts- the 2p a _ offering there? yes, two central tax cuts- the 2p a further _ offering there? yes, two central tax cuts- the 2p a further cut _ offering there? yes, two central tax cuts- the 2p a further cut to - offering there? yes, two central tax cuts- the 2p a further cut to a i cuts— the 2p a further cut to a national insurance for employees. that will be the third time the conservatives have done that, if they are re—elected. 2p and at the autumn, another 2p and up the spring, and they said they would do it again if they were re—elected. labour have not matched that, they say there is simply not the money. the criticism from other parties about the conservative manifesto is about the conservative manifesto is about that, that they think their sums don't add up. they criticise them for theirfunding, how sums don't add up. they criticise them for their funding, how they have funded it. in the 76 page document, there are £i7 have funded it. in the 76 page document, there are £17 billion worth of tax cuts, and also a significant increase in defence spending. so there are questions about how the conservatives will fund at that. what we got in at the costings document is an idea of how, they say, they can do it. 12 billion from welfare reforms and a further 6 billion on cutting down on tax avoidance, as well as things like reducing nhs managers, cutting down the cost of consultants and reducing the cost of consultants and reducing the number of civil servants. that is an idea of how the conservatives think they can pay for those tax cuts. it is worth pointing out that independent economist from the end institute for fiscal studies say it would be difficult and in the stream to get £i2 would be difficult and in the stream to get £12 million at a welfare reform, and they say that history suggests it is harder to realise that than to claim. so there are questions about whether that will or savings that the conservatives think they can get out of reforming the welfare system would actually materialise. the focus very much on tax cuts, the headline figures on the national insurance cuts coming down by 2p, and the conservatives say they would abolish the main rate altogether for the self—employed. throughout this campaign, the announcements we have heard we have heard so far have not really heard two been targeted towards young people. today we saw in the primaries that acknowledge the increased difficulty for people to go the property ladder. how do you think that has landed? taste go the property ladder. how do you think that has landed?— go the property ladder. how do you think that has landed? we have had a number of policy _ think that has landed? we have had a number of policy is _ think that has landed? we have had a number of policy is mainly _ think that has landed? we have had a number of policy is mainly targeted i number of policy is mainly targeted at older people in particular, we heard again today about that triple lock plus for pensions. for young people, the conservatives announcing making permanently cut to stamp duty. so if you are a first—time buyer you would not pay stamp duty on a property worth less than £425,000. there on a property worth less than £1l25,000. there is also a new version of the help to buy scheme, it is effectively a loan from the government to help those trying to save up for a deposit for their first home. that is one measure i suppose it is targeted at younger people. and i catch on is the thing mentioned in that previous package, the conservatives are promising to build i.6 the conservatives are promising to build 1.6 million new homes over the last parliament. they say they have builti million over the last five years. but the 2019 conservative manifesto promise to build the hundred thousand new homes a year by the mid—20 20s and the conservatives have never met back. there are questions whether that claim to build i.6 questions whether that claim to build 1.6 million over the next parliament is achievable. we also heard a number of reports for the last few weeks about how difficult house—building county, how much you can frustrate local communities in some areas, but also from those younger people who say they desperately need more houses. the conservatives say they will build 1.6 million over the next parliament, and those measures on the help to buy scheme and the cut on stamp duty, part of their offering to younger people. thank ou ve offering to younger people. thank you very much. — offering to younger people. thank you very much, harry. _ in the last hour, i spoke to business minister kevin hollinrake — we spoke principally about the tax offering we had from rishi sunak. it gives people a clear choice, it is a very bold plan about cutting taxes for about 29 million people. the national insurance cut, the 2p cut, and for the self—employed, which is a cause very close to my heart because i have been in business all my life. we will completey abolish the main rate of national insurance, which means the average self—employed person will save £1500 a year. for employed people, it will be £1350 a year. pensioners as well, it will ensure that we will give them the triple lock plus to ensure that the state pension is never taxed. it is about cutting tax, making work pay and getting more people back into the workplace. you talk about national insurance. dan hodges posted today, "two weeks ago, jeremy hunt told me the fact that we have two significant tax cuts have not really change at the polls. it demonstrates to me that having a third one is unlikely to change the calculus." was he wrong? i think there will be a cumulative impact on these changes. people will gradually see the change in terms of their taxation and see what is ahead. the direction of travel is towards a complete abolition of national insurance at some points. i do think there is a combination of things here. this is notjust a national insurance cut in isolation, there is also a cut for the self—employed, there is also this triple lock plus for pensioners. it also makes it easier for first—time buyers to get on the housing ladder, of course. there is also a push for more security, controlling our borders with a migration plan, capping the number of visas, but also clamping down on illegal migration, stopping the boats, and putting more police on the streets. there is a whole package here which is completely different from what labour will be able to offer. i will come to migration and labour in a moment or two. you mentioned housing. recent polling has found that the tories are currently the fifth most popular party amongst younger voters. that is potentially disastrous for you. this pitch on housing has come a bit too late, hasn't it? i don't think that is the case. we have builti million homes in the last parliament. in 2023 there was a record number of affordable homes, a record number of first—time buyers... your pledge for the mid—2020s was to build 300,000 homes. you haven't even hit 200,000. we delivered i million in this parliament. our pledge is to build 1.6 million in the next parliament by setting aside some crazy eu rules, for example, which is preventing the building of 100,000 homes. but you keep making new pledges, having failed to hit the old pledges. i don't accept that. clearly there has been difficulty in most recent years because of the covid crisis, the cost of living crisis. we did see a reduced number of houses being built by house—builders because they obviously react to market conditions. but we see that improving now, we believe with our reforms reforms and our stimulus, with the cut in stamp duty which will save a first time buyer up to £9,000, that permanent cut. we think we can stimulate the housing market. we have significantly more homes in the last 12 years years than labourdid... it is easy to stand on the sidelines and criticise, but we are putting in action the plans that will make a significant difference... i'm putting back to you your own pledges. on immigration, you mentioned that five different prime ministers and they pledged each time to cut immigration, that has been broken. but your offer to the british public now is, trust us again. it is the first time we have got control over migration since leaving the european union. the prime minister inherited a legacy system in terms of the points system. we also had refugees from ukraine, afghanistan, hong kong. i think most people supported our efforts to help those people who are fleeing war in those countries or other kinds of persecution to come to the uk. most of those factors have passed through the system now, but we are going forward, capping the number of visas to limit the number of people who will be coming to this country. our plan with the next 12 months is to cut legal migration by half, but in terms of illegal migration, stopping the boats. reduced migration by 36% last year, we have passed the rwanda bill now. rishi sunak today, on the amount of people who will be on those flights, he talks about a regular rhythm, but no numbers on that again. it all depends how many people come. if the deterrent works, then people won't come then people won't come in the first place. there is no need to... you have a huge backlog of people you have already got to send, and yet he cannot tell us how many people will be on those flights in the early months. nothing to do with more people coming in the future months. of course it is to do with that. those are all factors at play in terms of the number of people who will be put on planes to go to rwanda. the key to that policy is that labour will scrap that policy. one of the changes we have put in place in terms of illegal migration is that people no longer go into hotels or council flats if they come here illegally, they go into detention. that is a significant change that will also prove to be a deterrent. labour would scrap that deterrent, which would mean hundreds of thousands of more people making those dangerous crossings illegally into the uk. let's look at what the other main parties have been campaigning on today. labour are setting out their own pledges — including an extra 100,000 dental appointments for children — ahead of their manifesto launch on thursday. leader sir keir starmer announced the move at a school where children were learning teeth—brushing techniques. labour also says it will stop children under the age of 16 from buying highly caffeinated energy drinks, if it wins the election. let's speak to our political correspondent, lone wells. that is the headline figure — 100,000 dental appointments for children. explain a little more about how they say they are going to hit that target. the about how they say they are going to hit that target-— hit that target. the main policy of the has been _ hit that target. the main policy of the has been announced - hit that target. the main policy of the has been announced as i hit that target. the main policy of the has been announced as this i the has been announced as this 100,000 new dental appointments specifically for children. the plan is that they would be rolled out on evenings and weekends, for example, times when it is not really possible at the moment to get a dentist appointment. these would be for emergency appointments in particular. sir keir starmer earlier said it made him angry when he found out one of the main reasons why 5—9 year were in hospital was to get dental surgery and said he wanted to tackle this. they also said they would roll out a plan to introduce mandatory supervised tooth—brushing at all schools. the school we were at all schools. the school we were at earlier already does this scheme voluntarily. some of the teacher say it is a way to get the children into the routine and make sure they are doing regularly and improperly. this is something that labour would introduce more widely. they say this would be paid for by tightening up the rules on non—dom tax status and clamping down on tax avoidance. their big is that this is a part of a wider pitch to try to prevent poor health, as opposed to just funding treatment for that. the conservatives have also set up their own dental strategy. their plan involves giving things like cash incentives to dentist to try to get them to take on more nhs patients. both parties conscious that the backlog of waiting lists in the nhs is very high and some areas it is prickly how to get dental appointments. i prickly how to get dental appointments.— prickly how to get dental appointments. prickly how to get dental a- ointments. . , . . , . appointments. i was reading early at that keir starmer _ appointments. i was reading early at that keir starmer actually _ appointments. i was reading early at that keir starmer actually reference | that keir starmer actually reference jeremy corbyn, he described as a jeremy corbyn, he described as a jeremy corbyn, he described as a jeremy corbyn style manifesto from the conservatives. he of course campaigned for that combine style manifesto those years ago. that campaigned for that combine style manifesto those years ago.- manifesto those years ago. that is ri . ht, manifesto those years ago. that is riaht, i manifesto those years ago. that is right. i think _ manifesto those years ago. that is right. i think it _ manifesto those years ago. that is right, i think it is _ manifesto those years ago. that is right, i think it is a _ manifesto those years ago. that is right, i think it is a striking - right, i think it is a striking choice of language. we heard this repeatedly from the labour leader earlier when he was asked to respond to the conservative manifesto and if labour would introduce some of the tax cuts that the conservatives announced earlier today. he was pretty blunt in his response. he said that is not the money for it, and he tried to claim that the conservatives were not being honest about how much money they would be for some of the spending pledges. but what was really striking was how he described it as a jeremy corbyn style manifesto, essentially saying that lots of big spending pledges were being made that would not be possible in practice. of course jeremy corbyn's manifesto in 2019 had a lot of big spending pledges. but what is really notable is that keir starmer was of course injeremy corbyn's cabinet, he was campaigning for that manifesto to become policy as a shadow minister at the time. i think it is interesting that he has taken what was previously a conservative attack line against him and try to reclaim this and tried to accuse the conservatives is doing the same. he did also reference liz truss, saying that if the conservative manifesto was introduced it would risk crashing the economy. i think the conservatives will be swift to repeat an attack line on keir starmer, arguing that if he does not like the policies thatjeremy corbyn pledged, then why was keir starmer standing in his shadow cabinet? i think that's a question that labour are or where it is slightly following the labour leader around on this campaign. we will get more from the liberal democrats in a moment. earlier i spoke tojonathan democrats in a moment. earlier i spoke to jonathan ashworth democrats in a moment. earlier i spoke tojonathan ashworth and asked him about those plans for dental appointments. one of the big reasons why a child is admitted to a&e, it is for extraction of a rotten tooth. we are keen to use investment we are going to get from closing the non—dom tax hole, we are going to put that investment into our national health service. one of our priorities, as well as bring down waiting lists across the board, is to deliver 100,000 more dental appointments for children. this is a really important initiative from labour. we have explained how we are funding it. you have also seen today with the conservative manifesto is this desperate wish list of things that they cannot fund... i have done a long interview with the conservatives, so i am not going to repeat that with you. in terms of what you announced on dentistry and appointments, the charge would be that the progress here is potentially modest, when you have people pulling pulling their own teeth out, when you have queues around the block to get an nhs dentist. what you have put forward is pretty modest, isn't it? i wouldn't say it is modest. your viewers probably can't get an nhs dentist for love nor money, frankly. but you are talking about children. we have a broader plan about investing and ensuring that we widen access to nhs dentistry. but it is not modest. rotten teeth have a huge impact on a child. it is not just it is notjust their smile. it's about the speech and language development and their mental health. making this a priority is really important. it is also about childhood obesity, it is also about children's mental health. it is a really tough choice, but we think by levying vat on private schools we think we can invest in not only more teachers in schools, but in meantal health support in schools as well. any parent watching will know mental health problems amongst teenagers and adolescents has really increased in recent years. the point i was making about the modest element of this is that are so many adults with problems with dental appointments and what you have announced is only for children. you have talked about banning highly caffeinated drinks for the under 16s. what does labour think about a sugar tax, a salt tax? all of those things impact children's health. given the financial struggles families are facing at the moment, their mortgages have gone up because of what happened to the public finances and economy with liz truss, their energy bills have gone up — we don't think we should be imposing more taxes in that way. but we do think these high energy drinks, which are often marketed at children, we don't think children should be buying these drinks. it impacts their health and weight, we know we have a childhood obesity crisis in the uk, which leads to serious health problems, diabetes, cancer, heart disease. but it also impacts those children's ability to concentrate in school. teachers will tell these awful drinks are impacting behaviour in the classroom. it also prioritises their education development as well. let me ask about the tory manifesto. will you as a labour party match the conservative promise to cut national insurance by a further 2p? for goodness' sake, the money isn't there for it. rishi sunak couldn't explain where the money would come from. it would be five more years of chaos, putting mortgages up, we know that is what you get with the tories, we have seen it with liz truss. rishi sunak can torch any economic credibility he has got left with this desperate wish list, the most expensive panic in history. every proposal we put forward will be fully costed, and we will not increase vat, national insurance, income tax. our manifesto in the coming days will explain where every penny comes from. let me ask about capital gains tax and inheritance tax. you have been very clear about income tax and vat. can you commit to not raising capital gains tax and inheritance tax? the money is not their... i'm asking ou about the money is not their... i'm asking you about labour. _ there is nothing in our programme that requires additional taxation. we have made a clear commitment on corporation tax, vat and income tax. we will not be raising them. did you sa caital we will not be raising them. did you say capital gains _ we will not be raising them. did you say capital gains tax _ we will not be raising them. did you say capital gains tax on _ we will not be raising them. did you say capital gains tax on that - we will not be raising them. did you say capital gains tax on that list? i say capital gains tax on that list? corporation tax, income tax and vat, but there is nothing in our plan that requires additional taxation. elsewhere, the snp�*s westminster leader has said any new drilling licenses for oil and gas need to meet a climate test, contribute to energy security, and allow net—zero goals to be met. stephen flynn went on to say that labour "don't believe in new licenses" and that the conservatives had adopted a "climate denial position". the liberal democrats are calling for a new fund to support doctors' surgeries in rural and remote areas of the country. they say it forms part of their £1 billion package to improve services and give patients a legal right to see a gp within a week. our correspondent, torn symonds, is on the campaign trail with the lib dems. what more are they saying about that plan, how they intend to do it, to get more access to gps and more remote areas? i’m get more access to gps and more remote areas?— remote areas? i'm out in the countryside _ remote areas? i'm out in the countryside with _ remote areas? i'm out in the countryside with the - remote areas? i'm out in the countryside with the liberal. countryside with the liberal democrats's campaign, and they have been sent that something like 1.8 million people say they cannot get a gp appointment, however hard they try. the liberal democrats will give them a right to have an appointment within a week or 2a hours if it is really urgent. the cost of that is about £1 billion being put into those primary care services that they are particularly interested in improving the cover in rural areas, like this. it is part of an £8 billion orfour on improving the nhs. since the liberal democrats manifesto was lodged, we have been asking them about how they agree to meet that, how they are going to find that money. but i think the upshot is that they are claiming to be a lot more cautious than the other parties when costing their promises, when finding the money to pay for their improvements to the nhs. for example, they are not going to take into account the benefits of spending money in at the nhs, the savings that might bring down the line. today we have also been asking about the conservative manifesto launch. the liberal democrats have called that a formula 1 flop. it was of course lodged at the silverstone racing circuit. i asked ed davey this morning for his response to the government's promised to cut national insurance by 2%. i think --eole national insurance by 2%. i think people are _ national insurance by 2%. i think people are going _ national insurance by 2%. i think people are going to _ national insurance by 2%. i think people are going to feel- national insurance by 2%. i think people are going to feel that i national insurance by 2%. i think| people are going to feel that this is another broken promise that won't be delivered by the conservatives. they promised tax cuts before, and we seen _ they promised tax cuts before, and we seen tax — they promised tax cuts before, and we seen tax rises. tax rates have gone _ we seen tax rises. tax rates have gone to— we seen tax rises. tax rates have gone to record levels and at the conservatives. taxis are actually going _ conservatives. taxis are actually going to — conservatives. taxis are actually going to go up under the conservatives. i think that's the problem — conservatives. i think that's the problem with rishi sunak's conservatives, they try to make out they are _ conservatives, they try to make out they are going to help people. we have made it so much worse for people. — have made it so much worse for people, the cost of living has hit people. — people, the cost of living has hit people, and the tory tax rises has made _ people, and the tory tax rises has made it— people, and the tory tax rises has made it worse. gf people, and the tory tax rises has made it worse.— made it worse. of course we have been asking _ made it worse. of course we have been asking the _ made it worse. of course we have been asking the liberal _ made it worse. of course we have | been asking the liberal democrats made it worse. of course we have i been asking the liberal democrats an obvious question— what is the relevance of the party given that they are unlikely to form a government when this election is over a? government when this election is overa? ed government when this election is over a? ed davey, government when this election is overa? ed davey, behind me doing an interview, he told me that this is a party and i could add a lot of opposition to, for example, a labour government with a big majority. he said his party was a united force, able to hold any government to account, and can stand up for their communities as local champions. the has been the offer from the ed davey photo call roadshow, which has been going on for a couple of weeks. lets going on for a couple of weeks. as usual, head to the website, full coverage from all those campaign stops. all daily there is still out there campaigning, lots of analyses also from all of our teams and correspondents. the us secretary of state antony blinken has repeated his calls for hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal in gaza. the plan — proposed by president biden — would see more humanitarian aid delivered and hostages released, mr blinken was speaking on a visit tojerusalem after meeting relatives of some of the us hostages still being held. the plan — proposed by president biden — would see more humanitarian aid delivered and hostages released, and was backed last night by the united nations security council. mr blinken was speaking on a visit tojerusalem after meeting relatives of some of the us hostages still being held. all of the hostages, but especially our eight american families who have loved ones in gaza, we are determined to bring them home. the proposal that president biden put forward is the best way to do that. and i think — as i said just yesterday — you've had country after country make that clear, and supporting the proposal, and then yesterday the united nations security council — in effect speaking for the entire international community — made it as clear as it possibly could that this is what the world is looking for. 1a votes for, no votes against. something quite rare at the security council these days. and i think that speaks volumes too. so, everyone's vote is in except for one vote, and that's hamas, and that's what we wait for. i also ask somebody else and he agrees with antony blinken's assessment.— agrees with antony blinken's assessment. ., ._ . . agrees with antony blinken's assessment. ., . . . assessment. today we have had that hamas has accepted _ assessment. today we have had that hamas has accepted the _ assessment. today we have had that hamas has accepted the steel, i hamas has accepted the steel, yesterday said it welcomed that, we have seen— yesterday said it welcomed that, we have seen far more positive embracing of this deal from hamas than we _ embracing of this deal from hamas than we have from an israeli government that actually openly says that it _ government that actually openly says that it doesn't really support the steel, _ that it doesn't really support the steel, and — that it doesn't really support the steel, and it says that it will continue _ steel, and it says that it will continue its military operations until— continue its military operations until hamas' governing capabilities are dismantled. so we have seen a situation _ are dismantled. so we have seen a situation in — are dismantled. so we have seen a situation in which the us is blaming the side _ situation in which the us is blaming the side that has accepted the deal, and excusing and covering for the side, _ and excusing and covering for the side, is _ and excusing and covering for the side, is real, that actually is not embracing — side, is real, that actually is not embracing it, it is extraordinary. if this _ embracing it, it is extraordinary. if this is — embracing it, it is extraordinary. if this is an— embracing it, it is extraordinary. if this is an israeli deal, as the us says. — if this is an israeli deal, as the us says. if— if this is an israeli deal, as the us says, if this is an israeli proposal. _ us says, if this is an israeli proposal, why is it not the israeli prime _ proposal, why is it not the israeli prime minister getting in front of the cameras and sing, this is the deal, _ the cameras and sing, this is the deal. we — the cameras and sing, this is the deal, we are presenting it to be well, _ deal, we are presenting it to be well, you — deal, we are presenting it to be well, you want a ceasefire in gaza to enter _ well, you want a ceasefire in gaza to enter the — well, you want a ceasefire in gaza to enter the horrors of the carnage? he is— to enter the horrors of the carnage? he is not— to enter the horrors of the carnage? he is not because he doesn't fully back it. _ he is not because he doesn't fully back it, and he refuses to say so. so the _ back it, and he refuses to say so. so the rest — back it, and he refuses to say so. so the rest of the world is looking at us _ so the rest of the world is looking at us and — so the rest of the world is looking at us and feeling they are being gassed — at us and feeling they are being gassed that, frankly. just to push back slightly on that, we have seen the offer to release all of the hostages from hamas. there is still a gap here. what real difference do you think that makes? i am not saying that hamas have signed up to this deal, but they have sounded more amenable to it. if you are a proper mediator in this, you don't get into playing blame games, as you are trying to end this extremely horrific conflict. you try to bring the parties together. in a situation where the parties don't trust each other. hamas can hear what israeli leaders are saying, and they are saying, we are going to continue until we have utterly crushed you. you do not get a ceasefire deal between two sides if that is the case, when one party says its intention is to smash the other. i would say not to take hamas's statements at face value, but there is certainly a possibility. the question is, why is the united states misrepresenting the situation and getting into a blame game? is it because we have seen of misrepresenting the situation and getting into a blame game? is because we have seen over the last eight months that the united states refuses to hold israel accountable for its actions? it refuses to put pressure on israel to adhere to its international obligations, and prefers to put all the pressure on other parties to this conflict, the regional powers, etc. that is what we are lacking at the moment. there is to be pressure on both sides. hamas, yes, but israel too. it has got to go for that ceasefire and get the hostages out and aid into gaza. the main headlines of the day on bbc news. rishi sunak has wants to consult a manifesto with promises on tax cuts and reducing immigration. we will break down the costs must bbc verify. america's top diplomat urges hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal after the un security council approves the plan to end the war in gaza. and scientists discover that, just like us, elephants call each other by a name. that story in a while. but let's return to the conservatives, who want of a conservative manifesto a few hours ago it —— their election manifesto. a promise from the prime minister to cut national insurance rates, for the self—employed and employed. rishi sunak also said he'd end stamp duty payments for most first—time buyers, and recruit thousands more police officers if his party gets re—elected. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman was listening to rishi sunak at silverstone — here's his analysis. d—day wasn't mentioned once at this event, and i'm sure as far as the conservative campaign are concerned, that is progress. we will hear from all the main parties over the coming days as they launch their manifesto, we have from the liberal democrats yesterday, but today was the turn of the conservatives. all sorts of policies in this document, not a lot that will have surprised people, though. a new announcement that the self—employed rate of national insurance will be abolished over the next parliament if the conservatives win, but all the other policies were generally ones we have heard over the course of this general election campaign, partly the result of a tactical decision to front—load the campaign with policies. that was designed to seize momentum, get the campaign off on the front foot. it didn't necessarily turn out that way. one other thing worth noting, i think there will be some frustration from rishi sunak's internal critics on the right of the conservative party that tax cuts were focused on national insurance rather than things like inheritance tax, which some wanted to see abolished, and also that he has not hardened his position on the european convention on human rights. this is a distinctively sunakian document. if he can turn the election around, watch as he will get the credit, but if he doesn't, watch how fast his tory opponents pile all the blame right on him. well, the team at bbc verify has been crunching the numbers. here's policy and analysis correspondent ben chu. what is in the conservative 2024 general election manifesto? and do their costings add up? around £18 billion a year of pledged tax cuts and spending pledges, and among the tax cuts is the additional 2p cuts to national insurance and abolishing self—employed national insurance, which costs around £13 billion, and raising the income tax personal allowance for pensioners, the point at which you start paying the point at which you start paying the tax, which costs around £2.1l billion. these are all per year figures by the way. and then those spending pledges, including the youth national service scheme with a £1 billion price tag, 100,000 new apprenticeships, costing around £1 billion as well, and taking defence spending to 2.5% of gdp. we are told it is all fully costed, so how will these things be paid for? well, this is where there are some questions. the two proposed revenue raisers are clamping down on tax avoidance, projected by the party to raise £6 billion, and welfare reform is slated to save £12 billion. tax experts say the tax avoidance figure does not look unreasonable, provided hmrc, the tax department, is given extra resources and is well directed. though they stressed how much in pounds and pence would actually raise is highly uncertain. bigger problems attend the £12 billion welfare saving figure, according to public finance experts. the institute for fiscal studies told verify that reason this figure in the extreme. and there's an even bigger issue — this conservative manifesto does not address the current spending projections, which this manifesto accepts, unprotected departments likejustice, the environment, the home office are pencilled in to collectively take up to ten or £20 billion by the end of the next parliament. many experts are extremely doubtful that this is achievable, and expect those departments' budgets would inevitably have to be topped up by billions of pounds to prevent those cuts. if this is right, another reason for a dose of scepticism about these numbers presented today by the pm in the conservative manifesto and whether they truly add up. the pressure on public services is a key election issue, and to understand the challenges authorities are facing, we've been looking at the town of telford in shropshire. today, we're focusing on social care, as demand for support has soared in recent years, particularly from people under the age of 65. here's our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. club 17 is a group for people with disabilities and support needs to meetand mingle, or maybe something more. you've just got engaged, so when are you going to get married? i don't know yet. how did you propose? i got down on one knee. fantastic, and she said yes? yes, she did. the room is full of the hopes and fears of any young people, but for them, the struggles can be greater. i had to leave the town i was born and grew up in because there was no supported accommodation provision. abby has a condition that causes herjoints to dislocate, leaving her in pain. after a battle, she now has the care she needs. i spent two years in emergency accommodation in a shared homeless shelter because there was disagreement over what care and support i actually needed. so we really had to fight the council to get my care package put in place. in another room, the parents of some of the young people who are struggling to be heard. we just want them to live fulfilled lives. we don't want to be a burden on anybody, we want them to be treated with equity, and the problem is our options are so limited. a constant problem is the lack of supported accommodation. elsa's son is due to finish college next month. i did not want him to have to come home where he will be set back in his development, but that is probably what is going to happen, because at the moment i still don't have any ideas of where he could move to. when you have a wheelchair and mobility issues, you cannot obviously get up the stairs in a house, so it would need to be accessible. i know a couple of young people who have not had the housing or the support staff, so they have had to go elsewhere, which is for them, the young person who has lived in telford all their lives having to go all the way there is actually a tragedy. around 70% of the council budget in telford is spent on social care. demand for support from people under the age of 65 increased by close to 300% in the five years to 2022—23. it is far greater than the increase in england as a whole. because of some of the really positive services in certain things like especially educational needs services, people are attracted to coming in, which means there is another pressure of people, younger people coming in, with high complex needs, but people will need to move into adult social care at some point to maintain their independence going forward. adding to the pressures is poor lifestyle. care homes say they are seeing people needing support in their 50s due to problems linked to smoking and alcoholism. most of the residents, however, are still the elderly, but the care they are having to provide is changing and more expensive. people in residential services probably look more like the old nursing threshold used to be, and people in nursing homes mirror much more of a hospice situation. people tend to come in now at the latter part of their life, so for end—of—life care or where they have extremely advanced complex nursing and dementia needs. telford, like britain, is both growing and ageing. it is a combination that is increasingly stretching public finances, particularly social care. around two million british ex—pats are getting their votes back in the general election onjuly 4th. in the past, any uk citizen who'd lived abroad for more than 15 years wasn't allowed to participate — but the rules have been changed, and that's now been scrapped. our europe correspondent nick beake has this report. proud tradition echoes through the hills of andalusia. it was here flamenco first stormed onto the stage more than 200 years ago. a [and of distinctive rhythm, and hues of a landscape just made for postcards. and it's long enchanted british visitors, so taken by it all they decided to stay. jill retired to spain in 1998, but once she'd been here 15 years, she lost the right to vote in uk general elections. the recent law change means she can vote once again next month. i'm very pleased to have some sort of stake in what goes on in the uk again, albeitjust one vote. and having been very frustrated and actually distressed not to have had a vote when the brexit referendum happened, i'm very pleased that things have changed now. and number one from this round is this one. intro plays: africa by toto. at the weekly quiz at chema's bar, the vast majority of participants are british. 10% of the population of mijas municipality are from the uk. at the end of the day, i'm british through and through. so therefore i do really like to see what's going on at home. my son lives there, my mother, my family are all in the uk, so it is nice to know what's happening there and it's nice to be able to participate, possibly, to have our opinions. i used to be a teacher and i'm very keen on seeing that teachers' rights are protected, and the conditions in schools, and also the welfare in the national health. i mean, one day i may go back. and of course, hospitals are very important. there are about 9,000 brits living in mijas. many have been here for 15 years or more. they now will be able to cast their ballot at the uk general election. but some expats say, even though they have this right, they won't be voting. a good lot of grapes this year, they're very small at the moment. bill anderson, a retired lecturer, has been in spain 22 years, and says he feels much more invested here. election in the uk, july 4th. will you be voting in that? no, i won't be voting in it, because i've kind of left the uk behind. spain, mijas, is my home now. i don't even know if i feel i have the right to try to influence what's happening in the uk when i don't live there any more, and i don't pay taxes there any more. all eligible british expats have until the 18th ofjune to register to vote so that, from afar, they can help shape the british political landscape. nick beake, bbc news, on the costa del sol. the former pop star gary glitter has been ordered to pay more than £500,000 to a woman he sexually abused when she was 12 years old. the woman brought her claim after glitter — whose real name is paul gadd — was convicted of abusing her and two other young people between 1975 and 1980. a high courtjudge awarded the damages to cover lost earnings and therapy. our correspondant louisa pilbeam has the latest. gary glitter was a huge name in the 19705 gary glitter was a huge name in the 1970s and 1980s. he is now a convicted paedophile and have a number of victims. to one of them who was just 12 at the time of the abuse has successfully sued him for this £500,000 in damages. and that damage was done, she said, to her life, to her career, over a a0 year period, because these were historic but magnus was a historical case, the abuse happened many years ago, never that time, this victim said that she had suffered. she said she had had nightmares, that she had had flashbacks, and it had affected her jobs and her personal life. now, the judge in the ruling said that there was no doubt that the claimant was subjected to sexual abuse of the most serious kind, and that she was only 12 years old, and this had a very significant adverse impact on the rest of her life. so gary glitter did not engage with this case, he did not have to. he is in prison, of course, he breached the license of the terms he was released from prison, now he is back in. so he has engaged with this case should have has not engaged with this case, which creates a little bit of difficulty in that now they have to pursue him for this payment, so the victim does not get this money, but it does potentially open the viability for others coming forward to perhaps get the same reward in terms of this money. —— she does not immediately get the money. it is split up in terms of £381,000 in terms of lost earnings, those jobs she was not able to do throughout the career she could have had, and £7,800, for example, forfuture £7,800, for example, for future therapy £7,800, for example, forfuture therapy and treatment. that what we have learned today. the parents of a student who went missing after a night out in bristol 100 days ago have lodged a formal complaint over the police's handling of the case. jack o'sullivan's family say they've lost all faith in officers at the avon and somerset force. it said its staff are determined to do everything they possibly can. laura jones reports. it is hell. it's, you know, daily it's a challenge to get up and get through the day. another morning without jack. we have to somehow keep going and find the strength to... ..get to the bottom of this. it's now 100 days since the bristol student went out to a party and didn't come home. despite frantic efforts to find him, there's no trace, and jack's parents and older brother ben now say they've lost all faith in those tasked with investigating his disappearance. i wouldn't want anyone on earth to be faced with what we've dealt with in the last 100 days, because it is horrific. you're saying that the police have made it worse? that's what i feel. jack's family say they believe mistakes were made early on in the search for their son. they say cctv footage of jack was originally missed by the police and only spotted whenjack�*s mum, catherine, asked to view the footage for herself. to have footage of my son in their possession the day after he was missing, and for someone not to see that is...is just ludicrous. the family was also shocked to find out recently that an error meant jack hadn't been added to a national missing person's register until he'd been gone for two months. the family say that that, on top of everything else, was the final straw, and has resulted in them submitting this four—page formal complaint to the police. but they say despite handing this in nearly two weeks ago, they've still had no response. in a statement, avon and somerset police say the family's complaint has been recorded, and will now be thoroughly assessed by a trained investigator. they say detectives have carried out an extensive investigation over the past 100 days, but that, sadly, they haven't been able to find jack. forjack�*s family, though, the anguish about where he is and what's happened to him goes on. laura jones, bbc news, in bristol. they're known for their big eyes, and for being famously sleepy. but over the last 20 years, the number of hazel dormice has declined by as much as 70% across the uk. it's hoped a new project which sees them re—released into their natural habitat could help to restore the population. nicola haseler has more. these woods are home to bedfordshire's last hazel dormice. and arriving from london zoo are five more pairs to try and strengthen the population. as a species, dormice are an animal that actually lives in the tree and shrub canopy when they're active, they hibernate on the ground over winter and they kind of need diverse woodlands, like the one we stand in now. this is a species in population and range decline. the hedgerow connectivity is perhaps not there that once was. and also climate change does seem to have an impact on them — on their breeding success and their hibernal success, as well. the dormice have had to have a full health check, and spend eight weeks in quarantine so that they don't carry diseases to the existing population. well, the dormice have arrived on theirjourney from london to these bedfordshire woods — probably a bit tired, having a little sleep in these nest boxes. and i'm not going to tell you, in fact, where we are in bedfordshire, because obviously the wildlife charity has taken great care to ensure that these guys get to live here undisturbed. what we've got here is a woodland with all the right habitat conditions for dormice. they like young woodland with a good understory and lots of scrub in them if they're older woodlands that provide flowers, fruit and insects. the population's doing extremely well within the wood, but it's also doing extremely well around the perimeter and outside of the wood. and that's a really good thing to see because that's the only way that we're going to repopulate the countryside with nature. well, this little guy has passed his health checks. ian's holding him because you need a special licence to handle dormice. he's just coming up to a year old and was bred in captivity, and he's about to get a taste of his new life. this is known as a soft release. so the hard release, what you do is pretty much we take dormice out and just kind of let them go, actually, and you wouldn't really know what happened to them. but this is a soft release. so what we do is we have these large cages we put up in the woodland. dormice are put into that and that will happen later today. we continue to provide food for the next two months, but obviously the aim is to slowly reduce that so they'll eat a more natural diet. and do you want to hear a dormouse snoring? gentle squeaking. thought so. gentle squeaking. now, do elephants call each other by their names — just like we do? a new study into wild african savannah elephants suggests that they do — and they even respond when they hear others calling them. the researchers say they used artificial intelligence to analyse elephant sounds recorded in two national parks in kenya. mickey pardo is a behavioural ecologist, who led the study. we could identify, using a machine learning model, who an elephant call was addressed to just based on the sound properties of the call itself. and then we found that when we played those calls back to the elephants, they would respond more strongly to a call that was originally addressed to them than to a call from the same caller that was originally addressed to someone else. so that meant that not only do the calls have some properties in them that identify the intended recipient, like a name, but the elephants can perceive this and they can tell if a call was meant for them just by hearing that call. now let's have a look at the weather forecast with elizabeth. good afternoon. the air is still chilly for this time of year. it was a cold start early this morning, but lots of morning sunshine around. the sun is strong at this point injune, so it does help to lift temperatures. for this afternoon, sunny spells and still some more showers around as well. high pressure out of the west, starting to edge further eastwards, but still a brisk north—westerly wind blowing for the northern isles, northern scotland, and eastwern—facing coasts. elsewhere, the winds are lighter than yesterday. a drier—looking day for scotland and northern ireland, a few isolated showers here and there. turning dry in the west, but temperatures are disappointing for the time of year. 11—17 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be another cold one, every bit as cold as it was last night, with showers fading away. temperatures widely 6—9 celsius, but some rural spots could get down as low as 1—3 celsius tomorrow morning. tomorrow is a dry day with high—pressure starting to exert its influence. a few showers still for eastern england, but elsewhere it looks a lot drier. more sunny spells, more cloud through the afternoon, and temperatures could be just a degree or so higher. still rather cold for the time of year, but all change into thursday. athletic fronts sweep in from the south—west, a south—westerly wind, a wet start to the day for northern ireland. the rain perhaps not getting to northern scotland and eastern england until the end of the day, but brisk winds through devon and cornwall. it will be feeling milder especially for parts of the north and west. milder nights to follow towards the end of the week. unsettled but temperatures will be higher. the outlook — temperatures back up to the seasonal average for our cities towards the north, but also some showers and longer spells of rain. same for cities further south. bye—bye for now. live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak launches the conservative party manifesto — with promises on tax cuts and reducing immigration — but he acknowledges some voter frustration. things have not always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. the leaders of five scottish parties gear up for debate this evening in glasgow. a portrait of the king is defined by animal rights protesters just a month after been hung at a gallery in london. rishi sunak has promised another cut in national insurance and the end of stamp duty for most first—time buyers, together with a pledge to recruit thousands more police officers and cut immigration — if the conservatives are re—elected next month. the prime minister launched the party's manifesto this morning at silverstone — home of the british grand prix — hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motors ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises for the future, a nod to recent setbacks. i'm not blind to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things have not always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. the conservatives are betting on tax cuts to entice voters — at a cost of £17 billion by the end of the next parliament. we are cutting taxes for workers, for parents and pensioners, and we are the party of margaret thatcher and nigel lawson, a party, unlike labour, that believes in sound money. so, today's plans — and you would expect nothing less from jeremy and me — are fully funded. we will pay for permanent reductions in taxation by controlling the unsustainable rise in working age welfare that has taken off since the pandemic. rishi sunak made a big commitment on house—building. in the last five years, we've delivered a million new homes. in the next parliament, we will go even further, delivering 1.6 million new homes by speeding up planning on brownfield land in our inner cities and by scrapping defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a further 2p cut to employee national insurance. on housing, a cut to stamp duty for some first time buyers, and a new government—backed help to buy scheme. a rise in the tax free allowance for pensioners, to allow high earners to keep more of their child benefit, a year of mandatory national service for 18 year olds, and a promise to cut immigration by introducing an annual cap on visas granted. with 76 pages of policies, can he satisfy those on his own side, energise tory voters and win new support? our country wants a clear plan and bold action. our country needs a secure future. and it is this conservative manifesto that will deliver it. with just over three weeks to go until polling day, we'll soon find out if voters agree. leila nathoo, bbc news. earlier on the programme i questioned the business minister, kevin hollinrake about the tao's business plans. it gives people a clear choice, it is a very bold plan about cutting taxes for about 29 million people. the national insurance cut, the 2p cut, and for the self—employed, which is a cause very close to my heart because i have been in business all my life. we will completey abolish the main rate of national insurance, which means the average self—employed person will save £1500 a year. for employed people, it will be £1350 a year. pensioners as well, it will ensure that we will give them the triple lock plus to ensure that the state pension is never taxed. it is about cutting tax, making work pay and getting more people back into the workplace. you talk about national insurance. dan hodges posted today, "two weeks ago, jeremy hunt told me the fact that we have two significant tax cuts have not really changed the polls, it demonstrates to me that having a third one is unlikely to change the calculus." was he wrong? i think there will be a cumulative impact on these changes. people will gradually see the change in terms of their taxation and see what is ahead. the direction of travel is towards a complete abolition of national insurance at some points. i do think there is a combination of things here. this is notjust a national insurance cut in isolation, there is also a cut for the self—employed, there is also this triple lock plus for pensioners. it also makes it easier for first—time buyers to get on the housing ladder, of course. there is also a push for more security, controlling our borders with a migration plan, capping the number of visas, but also clamping down on illegal migration, stopping the boats, and putting more police on the streets. there is a whole package here which is completely different from what labour will be able to offer. i will come to migration and labour in a moment or two. you mentioned housing. recent polling has found that the tories are currently the fifth most popular party amongst younger voters. that is potentially disastrous for you. this pitch on housing has come a bit too late, hasn't it? i don't think that is the case. we have built1 million homes in the last parliament. in 2023 there was a record number of affordable homes, a record number of first—time buyers... your pledge for the mid—2020s was to build 300,000 homes. you haven't even hit 200,000. we delivered 1 million in this parliament. our pledge is to build 1.6 million in the next parliament by setting aside some crazy eu rules, for example, which is preventing the building of 100,000 homes. but you keep making new pledges, having failed to hit the old pledges. i don't accept that. clearly there has been difficulty in most recent years because of the covid crisis, the cost of living crisis. we did see a reduced number of houses being built by house—builders because they obviously react to market conditions. but we see that improving now, we believe with our reforms and our stimulus, with the cut in stamp duty which will save a first time buyer up to £9,000, that permanent cut. we think we can stimulate the housing market. we have significantly more homes in the last 12 years than labourdid... it is easy to stand on the sidelines and criticise, but we are putting in action the plans that will make a significant difference... i'm putting back to you your own pledges. on immigration, you mentioned that five different prime ministers and they pledged each time to cut immigration, that has been broken. but your offer to the british public now is, trust us again. it is the first time we have got control over migration since leaving the european union. the prime minister inherited a legacy system in terms of the points system. we also had refugees from ukraine, afghanistan, hong kong. i think most people supported our efforts to help those people who are fleeing war in those countries or other kinds of persecution to come to the uk. most of those factors have passed through the system now, but we are going forward, capping the number of visas to limit the number of people who will be coming to this country. our plan with the next 12 months is to cut legal migration by half, but in terms of illegal migration, stopping the boats. reduced migration by 36% last year, we have passed the rwanda bill now. rishi sunak today, on the amount of people who will be on those flights, he talks about a regular rhythm, but no numbers on that again. it all depends how many people come. if the deterrent works, then people won't come in the first place. there is no need to... you have a huge backlog of people you have already got to send, and yet he cannot tell us how many people will be on those flights in the early months. nothing to do with more people coming in the future months. of course it is to do with that. those are all factors at play in terms of the number of people who will be put on planes to go to rwanda. the key to that policy is that labour will scrap that policy. one of the changes we have put in place in terms of illegal migration is that people no longer go into hotels or council flats if they come here illegally, they go into detention. that is a significant change that will also prove to be a deterrent. labour would scrap that deterrent, which would mean hundreds of thousands of more people making those dangerous crossings illegally into the uk. we will return to the general election in a moment. important breaking those coming to us from the us, from delaware. we have been told in at the last few minutes the jury has reached a verdict in the hunter biden gun trial. that has come from a court official. that is at the trial of hunter biden, who is 5a, the first child of a sitting president to face a criminal trial. these are the pictures outside the courthouse. they were deliberating yesterday an old book today. the prosecution reminding the jury before they were sent out that no one is above the law that forbids false statements on a background check for a firearm purchase. the prosecution said, "when he chose to lie and buy a gun, he violated the law. we are sure to return a verdict supported by the evidence, and that is guilty.". yesterday they compared the government was my case to a magician... that was the prosecution case and the defence case. but the verdict is expected in the next little while. court official sent the jury has reached a verdict after a couple of days considering the evidence. we wait to get that verdict. just a word about sentencing guidelines, if it is a guilty that. the sentencing guidelines are between 15—21 months, but legal experts say defendants in cases similar to this often get shorter sentences and are less likely to be incarcerated if they abide by the terms of their pre—trial release. in a sense, let's not get ahead of ourselves, because we're still waiting to hear the verdict itself. of course, massive interest in this case, with of course democrats saying that republicans have this and push this. our correspondent is there in the court room waiting for that their doubt. we will speak to him in the next little while. i think he has joined us on the line. welcome to the programme. we are seeing the pictures from the courthouse itself. just set the scene for us. apologies, the line just dropping out. but the courthouse there. as we wait to get this of the doubt to come in, we will continue to monitor the fragments of information coming in. we are told from those court officials that the jury has reached a verdict but we wait to actually get now is the diks. but you can see the attention come up with people going into the court room. we wait to see what the jury has decided. we will come away from that. clearly, it may take a little while before that comes in. as i was saying, that case is the first case to be brought with a sitting president's child facing action in the courts. jurors deliberating both yesterday and today. of course in the next little while that we expect to hear the verdict they are from the jewellery. —— from the jury. thank you for joining us if you havejust tuned in. just to recap, we are expecting to hear the verdict from the jury in the case against hunter biden on several gun charges. it is a historic case because it is the first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting us president. as soon as we hear that we are going to be hearing that there don't read out live. but while we are doing but i'm just going to bring in a wearer colleague who is there outside the court there. kyle, just give us a little bit more background. you have been covering this case over the past few days. the jury left to delivery on monday. just tell us a little bit more about the background and what was heard in court. that 'u went and what was heard in court. that jury went off— and what was heard in court. that jury went off to — and what was heard in court. trust jury went off to deliberate yesterday. they only golfer about an hours worth of deliberations before they were sent home for the day. they came back this morning. it only took them two more hours to reach a verdict in this case. we just got notification on about five minutes ago that the jury had come to that there doubt, we don't know yet what that their doubt is. there are no cameras allowed in at the court room, this is a federal courthouse. that their doubt is. there are no cameras allowed in at the court room, this is a federal courthouse. there is no electronic medications allowed inside the courthouse. we of course have reported inside. i'm outside so i will have to rely on what is communicated from inside. to give you a sense of how this is working, that is so much us media here. many of them have reporters running in and outjust to feed those developments coming out of the court room. about five minutes ago we had a flurry of activity, people shouting that we have a verdict. this has been a trial that has gone on for about a week or so. lots of testimony, more than ten witnesses called by the prosecution in this case, including former partners and former lovers. again, we are seeing more of that flurry of activity behind me. we are getting confirmation from other media outlets that hunter biden has been found guilty on all three felony counts. we are just getting that end. hunter biden guilty on all three felony counts. this would carry maximum of 25 years in prison. legal experts saying that he will not face anywhere near that amount of time. hunter biden has been convicted on all three of those felony counts. it took only about three hours of deliberation from the jury three hours of deliberation from the jury to reach that their doubt. many legal experts felt the evidence in this case brought by the prosecution was overwhelming. they were able to prove that hunter biden was indeed addicted or using illegal drugs during the period when he purchased a gun. he then lied about that addiction on a federal form to purchase a revolver. that is the extent of the charges that hunter biden has been convicted of. that news just coming in. biden has been convicted of. that newsjust coming in. this is a historic trial, the son of a sitting president convicted for the first time in a federal courthouse. hunter biden has now been convicted of all three charges. we now wait to hear from the jury itself. we do know that there is three counts here. the first 1— i canjust read out what that there is three counts here. the first 1— i can just read out what we believe the jury will say— the first count is charging the defendant with making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a fire arm. count two, charging that the defendant with making a false statement with respect to information required. the third one, the defendant would be charged with possessing a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user or addicted to a controlled substance. that is some of the language we would expect the jury of the language we would expect the jury to be reading out in front of thejudge and hunter biden. we saw him leaving the courthouse just a few minutes after nine o'clock when the jury was called back end. he few minutes after nine o'clock when thejury was called back end. he is now back inside. it only took a couple of hours today and are just one hour on monday for the jury to reach that there doubt. throughout this trial, the biden family has beenin this trial, the biden family has been in the court room. we know a lot of the biden family is there today to hear that they're picked at the courthouse. lets today to hear that they're picked at the courthouse.— the courthouse. as you say, 'ust to reiterate, hunter i the courthouse. as you say, 'ust to reiterate, hunter biden, i the courthouse. as you say, 'ust to reiterate, hunter biden, thei the courthouse. as you say, just to reiterate, hunter biden, the son i the courthouse. as you say, just to reiterate, hunter biden, the son of joe biden, has been found guilty on all three counts. we must emphasise, this is quite a historic outcome, isn't it? ht this is quite a historic outcome, isn't it? , . ., , this is quite a historic outcome, isn't it? , . . , ., isn't it? it is, it already was a historic case. _ isn't it? it is, it already was a historic case. hunter - isn't it? it is, it already was a historic case. hunter biden i isn't it? it is, it already was a i historic case. hunter biden was the fresh out of a sitting president to face felony charges in a federal court. he now becomes the first child to be convicted on those charges. this comesjust child to be convicted on those charges. this comes just a few days after the former president, donald trump, was convicted in his own hush money case in new york. those felony charges brought against him there, now we are seeing the connection of the son of the sitting president, joe biden. it has been a really remarkable stretch of time here in the united states. thejustice system charging and now connecting two very high profile people, won a former president, won the son of a sitting president. republicans have accused the federal government of unfairly targeting a former president, ajoe biden of weaponising thejustice president, ajoe biden of weaponising the justice system against his former and potentially future political rival. this however would seem to go against those claims. the federal prosecutors, who are indeed of the government ofjoe biden, going after his own son and indeed now convicting him in this court. it is important to note there was a plea deal that had been reached many months ago that would have avoided a trial altogether by hunter biden. that plea dealfell apart, it simply was not strong enough to withstand any scrutiny by the judge in this case. enough to withstand any scrutiny by thejudge in this case. the prosecution were unable to agree on a new plea deal. that is why we seem this trial take place here in delaware. and at the end, hunter biden collected of all three felony counts in relation to a gun he purchased in october 2018, as well as his drug use, which is what makes those three charges felony charges. it is the first time we have seen something like this, and it makes even more unprecedented by coming on the heels of the conviction of former president donald trump in that new york criminal case. that was my colleague _ that new york criminal case. that was my colleague outside the court courthouse in delaware, where we have had the news that hunter biden has been found guilty of lying about his drug use when buying a gun. he has been found guilty of the three charges against him. let's get more on that story now. drugs, guns, prostitutes— at this trial was peppered with a multitude of lurid details about hunter biden's private life and at the chaos that came from himself acknowledged addiction to crack cocaine. prosecutors argued that hunter biden had committed a crime bite lying on a federal form about his drug use when buying a 38 calibre revolver in october 2018. that gun, along with the dems have drug paraphernalia, were found in a car by his then partner, who was also his sister in law, the widow of his brother who died of cancer three years earlier. prosecutors should rid of her trying to dump the gun. she said that she relies it was a stupid idea and she was panicking. she was asked why she was panicking. she was asked why she was panicking. she said that she didn't want him to hurt himself and she don't want his two her kids to find and hurt themselves. hunter biden has admitted her struggles with addiction in his book. ,, . . . ,, addiction in his book. smoking crack is 33 da s addiction in his book. smoking crack is 33 days then _ addiction in his book. smoking crack is 33 days then became _ addiction in his book. smoking crack is 33 days then became a _ addiction in his book. smoking crack is 33 days then became a two - addiction in his book. smoking crack is 33 days then became a two days, | is 33 days then became a two days, then every day, then every hour. but hunter biden believed himself clean in october 2018. his lawyer said at the president's son was not using there is when he bought that gun, and it was never uploaded, it never carried out never used during the 11 days he owned it. on the first day of the trial, the first lady, jill biden, arrived at court to support him. it was her 73rd birthday. she sat in the front row of the public gallery, at times appearing emotional as the evidence was laid out. the president himself issued a statementjust before leaving for d—day commemorations in france, saying he was proud of his son for beating addiction. hunter biden has also long been a target for republicans in congress, who have been investigating accusations he made money peddling his influence while his father was vice president. no charges have been brought in relation to that. this is not the only criminal case against hunter biden. he is also due to go on trial in california in early september for alleging to fail to pay more than $1 million in taxes. that is all of the background to that case. my thanks to my colleagues taking you through some of the early reaction. let's go back to kyle at the courthouse. let's talk in a little more detail but the implications. let's start with the jury. but the implications. let's start with thejury. in but the implications. let's start with the jury. in effect, they came back pretty quickly, didn't they? they did. we saw it monday they had about an hours worth of deliberation before they were sent home a bit early, it had been a long day. they came back about my am this morning, and it went until about the living imb. in total, that's about three hours of deliberations. i did not take thejury long. many hours of deliberations. i did not take the jury long. many experts say the evidence in this case was pretty overwhelming. the prosecution line aren't many details, many of them difficult and intense and emotional around hunter biden's there are good use in and around the time he purchased this revolver. we know by his own admission that he was struggling with addiction, that he was using crack cocaine. the question has been was whether or not she was seen using drugs during the actual days that he owned the gun, that he purchased the gun. i pointed out, the defence, that no one could actually provide evidence of that. and at the end, the jury did actually provide evidence of that. and at the end, thejury did not find that convincing. they saw the overwhelming evidence, text messages, videos, testimony by former partners, even the family of hunter biden himself, showing that he was indeed in the throes of addiction still, and that was only enough to convince the jury. if we look at these three criminal charges he has been convicted off. two of them were linked to false statements, when he signed a federal he was not addicted or using drugs at the time, those are the first two charges. the second charges related to the position of that gun itself. those three charges to gun their carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. legal experts say it is very unlikely that hunter biden will serve 25 years in prison, that would be an abnormally long sentence in this case, given that he is a first—time offender and this is a non—violent crime. it may even be likely he will not see anyjail time at all. that will be up to the discretion of thejudge. at all. that will be up to the discretion of the judge. there will be a sentencing date and that's when those logistics will be ironed out. we do know now that hunter biden is indeed a convicted criminal in this trial. it was already historic, it becomes even more so now. hunter biden, the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime in a criminal court.— in a criminal court. what have you been hearing _ in a criminal court. what have you been hearing from _ in a criminal court. what have you been hearing from the _ in a criminal court. what have you been hearing from the courtroom| been hearing from the courtroom itself about the reactions when those that rule back came in. there are no cameras allowed inside federal courts. there is no electronic communication allowed inside this one either. if you want to go in as a reporter, you put your phone into a pouch, you turn off and you're not allowed to use it. from those inside right now, we're still waiting to hear from them. they are gathering, their reporting and they will be coming out to tell us exactly how this one. my producer was able to tell us that the jury came out, they were out of view of most of the people present in the courtroom room to protect their identities, and those verdicts were read out one by one. after each count was read, the four person of the jury said count was read, the four person of thejury said guilty, guilty count was read, the four person of the jury said guilty, guilty or count was read, the four person of thejury said guilty, guilty or not thejury said guilty, guilty or not the first count, go on the second count, guilty on the third count. it is important to remember that many members of the biden family have been an attendance fee at this trial. relatives of hunter biden, his wife melissa is in court today, the brother of the president, james biden, is also in attendance. we do not believe the first ladyjill biden and his in attendance today, but she has been here for at the trial. the first family of the united states, his friends and relatives. yesterday in the court room, three of the rows behind hunter biden were full of his supporters, everyone there potentially to support to the jury, to show this is somebody who does have good standing in this community despite his history of drug addiction and drug abuse. this is a trial where cameras have not been allowed in it, so we are relying on reports of our reporters and those who have been in the court room to describe it for ours. hunter biden chose not to take the stand, didn't he? that hunter biden chose not to take the stand, didn't he?— stand, didn't he? that was the last big question. _ stand, didn't he? that was the last big question, whether— stand, didn't he? that was the last big question, whether he _ stand, didn't he? that was the last big question, whether he would i big question, whether he would choose to testify in his own defence. that was left open over the weekend. what they came to the site was that he should not take the stand, a risky move, it is uncommon to see the defendant take the stand and testify in their own defence. the worry was that that would open him up to all kinds of potential in promoting questions by the prosecution. hunter biden is good at public speaking, there was a camp that said, this might help his case, he would be able to describe his frame of mind, what he was actually up frame of mind, what he was actually up to during those 11 days when he owned the gun. what the defence was trying to prove in this case was crucial, that hunter biden's frame of mind was that he was not an addict, he had gone through a few months of rehabilitation, that he was back on the road to recovery, it was back on the road to recovery, it was all about whether he knowingly lied on the federal form, so any sort of testimony by hunter biden could have been helpful in that case, but no, he did not testify, this went on to the jury added a bit at about three hours to go through the mountain of testimony and evidence they had heard over the past week, and to find hunter biden guilty on all three felony charges. thanks very much for now, we will talk again later. you can see all the security surrounding the court, and as we just heard, they are still locked in that courtroom, the various reporters who are there, they wait to hear detail, and certainly we have heard that the jury certainly we have heard that the jury have decided that hunter biden is guilty on all three counts in this trial, finding that he had lied about his drug use on his federal form while buying a weapon in 2018. four days, the prosecution had presented evidence to suggest that biden was in the throes of addiction when he made the purchase in delaware. we heard the defence dispute that, saying that he was in recovery at the time, but the jury who went out only yesterday, they did not take long, they were back, they did not accept what the defence team were putting forward, and in came of those three guilty verdicts. we have heard from thejudge in the last little while, the judge we have heard from thejudge in the last little while, thejudge in last little while, the judge in that case saying the usual practice is to hold sentence in 120 days. no date has yet been set, though, as we see, there he is, coming out of the courtroom, the live pictures, as the camelot will swing around and you will see hunter biden, found guilty on those three counts, emergent, sing absolutely nothing, as you would expect, before getting into the convoy of vehicles before leaving —— as the camera will swing round. as we heard earlier, the different stages, we have seen at the first lady there in the courtroom giving support, and of course the biden family have always been open about the struggles with addiction that hunter biden has had over the years. but of course, in terms of this gun trial, those charges, the accusation was that he bought this weapon in 2018, whilst he was still using drugs, and of course that is a federal offence, lying on the forms that he had to fill in, and it hasn't taken the jury fill in, and it hasn't taken the jury long, exactly as the prosecution said in their summing up to thejury, they prosecution said in their summing up to the jury, they said, when prosecution said in their summing up to thejury, they said, when he chose to lie and buy a gun, he violated the law, we ask you the jury violated the law, we ask you the jury to return the only verdict supported by the evidence, that was guilty, that is what government prosecutor said in his closing arguments to thejury, prosecutor said in his closing arguments to the jury, so it hunter biden found guilty, and of course four months of this has been a political football, four months of this has been a politicalfootball, as four months of this has been a political football, as well as anything else, because republicans, so many of them are retching onto this in parallel with everything we have seen with donald trump and the charges he faced that we saw come in only a couple of weeks ago, and of course republican after republican trying to turn the focus onto hunter biden and pile on the political pressure. that has culminated in what we have seen today in the courtroom with the guilty verdicts coming in. all of this absolutely unprecedented in terms of a sitting president's son accused of facing these charges, but that is what we have seen, again in quick succession, in a matter of weeks, another unprecedented move in the courts, and i am sure we are going to get more reaction here, but as we heard there from sarah smith, our washington editor, our america editor, taking us through the background, because this has been long in the making with the purchase of that weapon back in 2018, so it gives you an idea quite how long this has taken to actually come to court, but it has come to a conclusion just now, with those guilty verdicts. we will be back outside the courtroom any moment or two, but worth repeating in terms of of course, there is a wide range of sentence options for the judge, the sentencing guidelines for the charges against hunter biden art 15 to 21 months, but legal experts say defendants in cases quite similar to this often get shorter sentences and are less likely to be incarcerated if they abide by the terms of their pre—trial release. so we wait to see, but thejudge making the pre—trial release. so we wait to see, but the judge making the case that usually sentencing it can happen up to 120 days after the verdicts, but no sentence date has yet been set, but we sort hunter biden leaving the court after those two verdicts, so that is the scene in wilmington, hunter biden depart, so i think we will come away on that, more on that in the next little while, but hunter biden found guilty of all three counts, that news just picking on the last half hour. let's return to some of the other stories of the day, the us secretary of state antony blinken has announced more than $a00 million in humanitarian assistance for gaza. he was speaking at an emergency aid conference injordan during his tour of the middle east earlier. during his trip tojerusalem, mr blunkett repeated his calls for hamas to accept the terms of the ceasefire deal in dowser —— mr blinken. she said the ceasefire deal in gaza. ——the ceasefire deal in gaza. we convey directly to the israeli government, it is crucial to speed up government, it is crucial to speed up the inspection of trucks and reduce backlogs, to provide greater clarity on and shorten the list of prohibitive goods, to increase visas for aid workers and to process them more quickly, to create clear, more effective chance for humanitarian groups to de—conflict with idf operations, to that surge of life—saving medicine and equipment, to provide everything necessary to prepare water and sanitation systems —— repair water and sanitation systems. and israel must take steps to reduce civilian casualties. let’s to reduce civilian casualties. let's to reduce civilian casualties. let's to to to reduce civilian casualties. let's go to jordan _ to reduce civilian casualties. let's go to jordan and _ to reduce civilian casualties. let's go to jordan and speak— to reduce civilian casualties. let's go to jordan and speak to - to reduce civilian casualties. let's go to jordan and speak to somebody go tojordan and speak to somebody from the un relief and works agency for palestine refugees. thank you forjoining us. in terms of this extra money allocated by the americans. extra money allocated by the americans-— extra money allocated by the americans. ., , , .~ ., americans. good to speak to you. none of the _ americans. good to speak to you. none of the money _ americans. good to speak to you. none of the money announced i americans. good to speak to you. none of the money announced by| none of the money announced by antony blinken is going to come our way. antony blinken is going to come our wa . �* . ., . way. and the impact of a decision like that? the — way. and the impact of a decision like that? the united _ way. and the impact of a decision like that? the united states i way. and the impact of a decision like that? the united states has. like that? the united states has been the largest _ like that? the united states has been the largest donor- like that? the united states has been the largest donor to i like that? the united states has been the largest donor to the i like that? the united states has i been the largest donor to the agency for many decades, a period under president trump when the decision was made to defund the agency, but for most of our years of presidents weir service for palestinian refugees, the us has been the largest donor. in refugees, the us has been the largest donor.— refugees, the us has been the largest donor. in terms of being there at that _ largest donor. in terms of being there at that emergency - largest donor. in terms of being there at that emergency aid i largest donor. in terms of being i there at that emergency aid summit, i know you have had a lot of contact with a lot of people, tell me the sorts of things that you have been trying to establish.— sorts of things that you have been trying to establish. well, we came to the conference _ trying to establish. well, we came to the conference today _ trying to establish. well, we came to the conference today to - trying to establish. well, we camej to the conference today to confirm that there is no substitute for unrwa and no alternative for unrwa. unrwa and no alternative for unrwa. unrwa is the beating heart and the backbone of the humanitarian operation in gaza, and nothing or no one can replace unrwa. in the past few months, we have heard testament that it few months, we have heard testament thatitis few months, we have heard testament that it is very hard to replace the largest humanitarian agency with the largest humanitarian agency with the largest footprint in a place like gaza where people are on the verge of famine and they are undergoing a very bad humanitarian crisis. in very bad humanitarian crisis. in terms of the situation on the ground, we see the continuing conflict around rafah. what is your latest assessment in terms of how bad it is in terms of the humanitarian situation? the situation continues - humanitarian situation? tue: situation continues to humanitarian situation? he situation continues to get humanitarian situation? tt9: situation continues to get worse instead of getting better or slowing down. you might have seen that it was estimated at least 6000 people were taking refuge in... i heard at the weekend that friday and saturday were the worst days they have gone through since the war began more than eight months ago. all this has to stop, the military in rafah has to stop, the military in rafah has to stop, the military in rafah has to stop in accordance with the international code ofjustice. and much more aid needs to come in because most days we have had zero aid coming in since the 6th of may. we have spoken many times over the last few months, and onjust last few months, and on just about every single occasion, you have said a similarthing, yet every single occasion, you have said a similar thing, yet the fighting continues. i was wrong to ask you how frustrating that is, but that is obvious. how distressing is it to see again and again attempts to get a ceasefire in place, but nothing come of it? t a ceasefire in place, but nothing come of it?— come of it? i think it is most distressing _ come of it? i think it is most distressing for _ come of it? i think it is most 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delaware has found hunter biden guilty on all three criminal counts. he has been convicted of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, thejury deliberating for around three hours. let's speak to a retired us district judge, whojoins us live now on let's speak to a retired us district judge, who joins us live now on the programme, welcome to bbc news. i said to correspond corresponding outside the courthouse, the jury did not take long in coming back. you have watched this trial, what are your headline thoughts? the 'ury reached its fl your headline thoughts? the 'ury reached its decision i your headline thoughts? the 'ury reached its decision very i your headline thoughts? the jury reached its decision very quickly, so i guess there was not much discussion or any dissent among the 12 discussion or any dissent among the i2jurors. they all discussion or any dissent among the 12 jurors. they all thought the i2 jurors. they all thought the evidence was overwhelming that on the date he had filled out that form, he knew that he was an addict and/or that he had been using rate at that time. so they did not have much choice, their only choice would have been to ignore the laws that the judge gave them and to acquit him, but they did not feel that way, and it is unusual to have jury nullification, it happens but not here. now he is a convicted felon on three counts, and the next steps of course will be to get ready for the sentence, there will be an interview by a probation officer, they will write him up, they will be letters submitted to thejudge, write him up, they will be letters submitted to the judge, both sides will make submissions and then the judge will have to decide what to do. he is a first—time offender, typically a first—time offender is not given prison time for this type of case and yes the use of the gun in another crime, and that did not happen here —— unless the used the gun in another crime. sol happen here —— unless the used the gun in another crime. so i suppose there is some hope you will not get prison time, but it is still a major event to have the president's some convicted of three felonies.- convicted of three felonies. three felonies, convicted of three felonies. three felonies. just _ convicted of three felonies. three felonies, just explain _ convicted of three felonies. three felonies, just explain a _ convicted of three felonies. three felonies, just explain a little - felonies, just explain a little more, because he purchased the some, so why different counts?— so why different counts? because it is called piling _ so why different counts? because it is called piling on. _ so why different counts? because it is called piling on. you _ so why different counts? because it is called piling on. you made - so why different counts? because it is called piling on. you made a - is called piling on. you made a false statement, he possessed the weapon falsely, because of that false statement he thereby committed perjury, but it is really all one thing that he did. he went to buy a gun and then made a false statement to the gun dealer. it is to play could have come is true, but as a... it is not as if he did three different things in the same day, it is one thing. you different things in the same day, it is one thing-— different things in the same day, it is one thin. ., ., , . is one thing. you mention sentencing and the likely — is one thing. you mention sentencing and the likely tilt, _ is one thing. you mention sentencing and the likely tilt, but _ is one thing. you mention sentencing and the likely tilt, butjust _ is one thing. you mention sentencing and the likely tilt, butjust as - is one thing. you mention sentencing and the likely tilt, butjust as a - and the likely tilt, butjust as a judge, what is the range of options here? it judge, what is the range of options here? i, , e, judge, what is the range of options here? ., , ., ., here? it ranges all the way from probation. _ here? it ranges all the way from probation, with _ here? it ranges all the way from probation, with some _ here? it ranges all the way from probation, with some conditions here? it ranges all the way from i probation, with some conditions of probation, with some conditions of probation, such as drug treatment, took prison time. but as i said, it is not usual to get prison time when you are a first offender, especially one who has already taken many steps to enter his addiction, i understand he has been clean for several years, he has been clean for several years, he certainly has not committed any new offence, so typically i think you would not get anyjail time, but he could be sent to jail for a number of years, i don't see that happening on this case. he is also facing another case of tax evasion, also a very serious felony, that is coming up shortly. i also a very serious felony, that is coming up shortly.— also a very serious felony, that is coming up shortly. i have seen what counts against _ coming up shortly. i have seen what counts against him _ coming up shortly. i have seen what counts against him is _ coming up shortly. i have seen what counts against him is that _ coming up shortly. i have seen what counts against him is that he - counts against him is that he pleaded here not guilty, so he did not accept that he had done what he was accused of? h0. not accept that he had done what he was accused of?— was accused of? no, i don't think so, what would _ was accused of? no, i don't think so, what would count _ was accused of? no, i don't think so, what would count against - was accused of? no, i don't thinkj so, what would count against him was accused of? no, i don't think. so, what would count against him as if he had taken the stand and testified and lied. that happens, not is smart people don't testify if they know they will have to live. so they know they will have to live. so the fact that he has insisted on his right to a trial is usually not taken into account by the judge, and i assume he will take responsibility at the time of sentencing and during the probation interview, he will recognise and say, i realise that i was an addict, i had problems, and i knew it on that day. i think by then he will be able to admit it. if he does have some good issues, so it might be that even if he is sentenced to a short term in prison, that would be sentenced to a short term in prison, that would he stayed pending appeal because there are some serious issues on appeal. i because there are some serious issues on appeal.— issues on appeal. i mentioned earlier some _ issues on appeal. i mentioned earlier some of _ issues on appeal. i mentioned earlier some of the _ issues on appeal. i mentioned earlier some of the politics . issues on appeal. i mentioned. earlier some of the politics that has swirled around this case because it has been really latched onto by so many different republicans, hasn't it? it so many different republicans, hasn't it? e r, , so many different republicans, hasn'tit? . ., , i, hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind. _ hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind. the — hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind, the truth _ hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind, the truth is _ hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind, the truth is that - hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind, the truth is that if - hasn't it? it certainly has, and in my mind, the truth is that if he i hasn't it? it certainly has, and in i my mind, the truth is that if he was anybody other than a biden, he would not have even had this trial. typically if you don't use that gun on which he made a false statement on which he made a false statement on any other crime, they reduce it to a misdemeanour, they let you plead guilty under the sentences diversion, which means you get to go into a treatment programme and if you complete it successfully, the conviction is wiped off the record. so i think he was treated more harshly because it was the son of the president. i realise the prosecutor says nobody is above the law, but it makes me a bit sad that somebody is treated differently because of their name. as i said, the average defendant who does not use the weapon is getting lenient treatment, and he did not get that, and that is one of the issues on his appeal, is that he had a plea agreement and a promise, that did not go through, he is going to appeal that. not go through, he is going to appeal that-— not go through, he is going to appeal that. very briefly, if you could, appeal that. very briefly, if you could. we _ appeal that. very briefly, if you could, we are _ appeal that. very briefly, if you could, we are told _ appeal that. very briefly, if you could, we are told the - appeal that. very briefly, if you could, we are told the judge . appeal that. very briefly, if you i could, we are told the judge could take even up to 120 days before we get to sentencing, but usually what happens? b5 get to sentencing, but usually what ha ens? �* , get to sentencing, but usually what ha--ens? �*, ,. g get to sentencing, but usually what hauens? a g :: happens? as i said, june was 120 da s he happens? as i said, june was 120 days he is — happens? as i said, june was 120 days he is interviewed _ happens? as i said, june was 120 days he is interviewed by - happens? as i said, june was 120 days he is interviewed by the - days he is interviewed by the probation department which write a report, makes a recommendation, his lawyer mixer submission, so does the government, what's going on during those three to four months. many letters will be submitted on his behalf, by family and friends, they will point out that he has made tremendous efforts to stay clean since that time, and the judge will take all that into consideration. thank you so much forjoining us live from new york to give us those headline thoughts, as we continue to watch those live pictures from wilmington after the jury coming back, finding hunter biden guilty on all three criminal counts. those verdicts coming in within the last 60 minutes. stay with us, we will have much more on what the jury has just considered. back now to our colleague outside the courthouse. since we last spoke, we saw hunter biden emerge from the courthouse itself. you were telling me earlier that in terms of the journalists inside the courtroom, they have been kept inside, is there any particular word and more detail about what the moments were like when those verdicts came? yes. about what the moments were like when those verdicts came? yes, we are getting — when those verdicts came? yes, we are getting a _ when those verdicts came? yes, we are getting a bit _ when those verdicts came? yes, we are getting a bit more _ when those verdicts came? yes, we are getting a bit more world - when those verdicts came? yes, we are getting a bit more world now . are getting a bit more world now about how all of that played out inside the courtroom itself. again, we have to rely on our descriptions from our own reporters who were in there for that verdict. hunter biden showing very little emotion with that guilty verdict being read out, each count read separately by the four person of the jury. he was sealing ahead with his arms folded to the said staring ahead. he turned around to hug some of his associates on his legal team wants the court was then adjourned, hunter biden gave a hug to his attorney, he has been the lead defence attorney here, he has been arguing hunter biden's case. he then kissed and embraced his wife melissa, and then the pair of them walked out of court together, of course accompanied by secret service agents, as they have been throughout this entire trial. we then saw, she pointed out, those images of hunter biden with court today are copied by his wife, then joined by the first lady, jill biden, getting into a car and driving away, and that is all we know for now. we don't know whether we will be getting any statements today on his reaction to this verdict, but a stoic reaction, i think it is fair to say, by hunter biden, as those historic guilty charges and verdicts were being read out in court today. yes. charges and verdicts were being read out in court today.— out in court today. yes, interesting out in court today. yes, interesting ou use out in court today. yes, interesting you use that _ out in court today. yes, interesting you use that phrase _ out in court today. yes, interesting you use that phrase at _ out in court today. yes, interesting you use that phrase at the - out in court today. yes, interesting you use that phrase at the end - out in court today. yes, interesting you use that phrase at the end of l you use that phrase at the end of that answer, because it is again an unprecedented moment, isn't it? it is a historic one, it was historic coming in, because this was the first trial of the child of a sitting president in a federal court, it is now the first conviction, hunter biden, the son of joe biden, is now considered a convicted felon. so it is incredibly historic, something we do we have not seen before, and combining that of course on the heels just a few days ago, last month, of the criminal conviction of a former president, donald trump, at a courthouse in new york. so quite an incredible moment in time for this country to see these kinds of legal cases playing out at eye level and such high—profile politicians or family member is politicians —— family member is politicians —— family members of politicians. a lot of what we have heard during this court about hunter biden's drug use was not new. he wrote a memoir sometimes detailing on graphic and very painful ways as it struggles with crack cocaine and with addiction, a lot of his bad behaviour, and he wrote about it himself. some of his words from that memoir were read out or audio clips from the memoir played out in the court. a lot of this, while not new, was done very publicly within that courthouse, in front of his family, the first ladyjill biden was in attendance many days of this trial, james biden was here again today, the brother of presidentjoe biden, many supporters yesterday filling through those behind hunter biden. so a lot of this has been playing out often in somewhat difficult and emotional ways for his family. but this is something we have dealt with before, now going forward, they will likely rally around hunter biden despite those guilty charges here. we will see, i think it'll be interesting to see how the president himself reacts, if he does. he has of course been very supportive of hunter biden in the past. but we don't know yet how he will react to this guilty verdict. belie don't know yet how he will react to this guilty verdict.— this guilty verdict. we have to leave it there, _ this guilty verdict. we have to leave it there, but _ this guilty verdict. we have to leave it there, but thanks - this guilty verdict. we have to | leave it there, but thanks very this guilty verdict. we have to - leave it there, but thanks very much for taking us through everything in the last 60 minutes since the jury came back, finding hunter biden guilty on all three charges. more to come in the our head, but we will come in the our head, but we will come awayjust before four for the next few moments, where the details in a moment, but i want to squeeze in a moment, but i want to squeeze in one more story that has been developing in the last few hours, because it has not been a month since king charles' official portrait was unveiled to the public here, and today it was defaced by animal rights protesters. two supporters of a group entered the gallery in london and plastered on the face with wallace from wallace and gromit and a speech bubble reading no cheese, gromit. they want to draw the king's attention to the treatment of animals on rspca assured farms, calling on the endorsement system to be dropped. so thatis endorsement system to be dropped. so that is what was defaced on the king's reported earlier in the day. more on that later, but let's pause, we will have the headlines and the latest on the election campaign trail with the tories unveiling their manifesto here in a moment or two, but let's pause and catch up with the weather with elizabeth. good afternoon. the air is still chilly for this time of year. it was a cold start early this morning, but lots of morning sunshine around. the sun is strong at this point injune, so it does help to lift temperatures. for this afternoon, sunny spells and still some more showers around as well. high pressure out to the west, starting to edge further eastwards, but still a brisk north—westerly wind blowing for the northern isles, northern scotland, and eastern—facing coasts. elsewhere, the winds are lighter than yesterday. a drier—looking day for scotland and northern ireland, a few isolated showers here and there. turning dry in the west, but temperatures are disappointing for the time of year. ii—i7 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be another cold one, every bit as cold as it was last night, with showers fading away. temperatures widely 6—9 celsius, but some rural spots could get down as low as 1—3 celsius tomorrow morning. tomorrow is a dry day with high—pressure starting to exert its influence. a few showers still for eastern england, but elsewhere it looks a lot drier. more sunny spells, more cloud through the afternoon, and temperatures could be just a degree or so higher. still rather cold for the time of year, but all change into thursday. atlantic fronts sweep in from the south—west, a south—westerly wind, a wet start to the day for northern ireland. the rain perhaps not getting to northern scotland and eastern england until the end of the day, but brisk winds through devon and cornwall. it will be feeling milder especially for parts of the north and west. milder nights to follow towards the end of the week. unsettled but temperatures will be higher. the outlook — temperatures back up to the seasonal average for our cities towards the north, but also some showers and longer spells of rain. same for cities further south. bye—bye for now. live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak launches the conservative party manifesto — with promises on tax cuts and reducing immigration — but he acknowledges some voter frustration. things have not always been easy, and we've not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. 0ur correspondents have been picking through the conservative manifesto — we'll have their analysis for you live. also this hour — hunter biden is found guilty of three felony gun charges in the first criminal conviction of a child of a sitting us president. this is the scene live outside the courthouse in delaware — we'll speak to our correspondent there live. hunter biden has just left. a portrait and a portrait of the king is targeted by animal rights protesters — just a month after being hung at a gallery in london. hello, welcome to bbc news. rishi sunak has launched his conservative party's election manifesto, hoping to pull voter's minds back to policy, after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. the location, silverstone — the home of the british grand prix. he's promised that, if re—elected, they'll be another cut to national insurance, and the end of stamp duty for first—time buyers. he's also pledged to recruit thousands more police officers, and cut immigration. we have our specialist correspondents standing by the give you the latest analysis on the manifesto. but first — with the background, here's our political correspondent leila nathoo. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motors ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises for the future, a nod to recent setbacks. i'm not blind to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things have not always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. the conservatives are betting on tax cuts to entice voters — at a cost of £17 billion by the end of the next parliament. we are cutting taxes for workers, for parents and pensioners, and we are the party of margaret thatcher and nigel lawson, a party, unlike labour, that believes in sound money. so, today's plans — and you would expect nothing less from jeremy and me — are fully funded. we will pay for permanent reductions in taxation by controlling the unsustainable rise in working age welfare that has taken off since the pandemic. rishi sunak made a big commitment on house—building. in the last five years, we've delivered a million new homes. in the next parliament, we will go even further, delivering 1.6 million new homes by speeding up planning on brownfield land in our inner cities and by scrapping defective eu laws. the conservative manifesto pledges a further 2p cut to employee national insurance. 0n housing, a cut to stamp duty for some first time buyers, and a new government—backed help to buy scheme. a rise in the tax free allowance for pensioners, to allow high earners to keep more of their child benefit, a year of mandatory national service for is—year—olds, and a promise to cut immigration by introducing an annual cap on visas granted. with 76 pages of policies, can he satisfy those on his own side, energise tory voters and win new support? our country wants a clear plan and bold action. our country needs a secure future. and it is this conservative manifesto that will deliver it. with just over three weeks to go until polling day, we'll soon find out if voters agree. leila nathoo, bbc news. let's spend the next few minutes analysing what was in this manifesto. with me now — chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, education correspondent, elaine dunkley, social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, and health correspondent nick triggle. i know you've been looking through all the numbers, the tax cuts that they are promising, the expenses, they are promising, the expenses, the pledges — what does it come to and how will they pay for? the pledges - what does it come to and how will they pay for?— and how will they pay for? that's alwa s and how will they pay for? that's always the _ and how will they pay for? that's always the big — and how will they pay for? that's always the big question. - and how will they pay for? that's always the big question. 76 - and how will they pay for? that's l always the big question. 76 pages, lots for us to look through. when you look through what's in there, £17 billion worth of tax cuts by 2030. what really stands out — we've got the ambition to cut national insurance by another 2p for employees and abolish national insurance contributions for the self—employed altogether. that's probably the only surprise we had in there, alongside some extensions, stamp duty freezes as well to help home—buyers out. how will that be funded? this is the really interesting bit — £12 billion will come from cutting back on the welfare bill. in practice that's really difficult to do, when you look at things at disability benefits. past experience tells us is not easy, we've also had news this morning that long long—term sickness is at an all—time high. also clamping down those not paying enough tax, purely that will raise £6 billion. in reality, you can see the theme here, that will be quite difficult. there's also some spending freezes, more money to buy efficiency, but can you really cut back on civil servants to the tune of £3.9 billion? we will have to wait and see. by, of £19 billion? we will have to wait and see.— of £19 billion? we will have to wait and see. a simple question because, wait and see. a simple question because. does _ wait and see. a simple question because, does it _ wait and see. a simple question because, does it do _ wait and see. a simple question because, does it do what - wait and see. a simple question because, does it do what is - wait and see. a simple question because, does it do what is on | wait and see. a simple question i because, does it do what is on the ten? is this a tax—cutting manifesto when you take in the round? that is the message _ when you take in the round? that is the message that _ when you take in the round? that is the message that conservatives - when you take in the round? that is i the message that conservatives would like us to take away, and there are some pretty big cuts in their — if you are an employee playing income tax, you'll see that national insurance cut if these plans come to fruition. but bear in mind that's only part of all the taxes we pay. there's also some other measures in place — we keep telling you about those thresholds that have been frozen which will determine the different rates that you may pay on money you earn. so if you take into account that which has been agreed in the past, over all the nations tax bill on entire income will still rise over the course of the next parliament, according to independent economists. so i put another way, our tax burden will go up, even though some people might see some relief. r, though some people might see some relief. ., ., ., ~ , though some people might see some relief. ., ., .«r , ., relief. thanks for taking us through all that. let's — relief. thanks for taking us through all that. let's talk _ relief. thanks for taking us through all that. let's talk about _ relief. thanks for taking us through all that. let's talk about health - i all that. let's talk about health — nick, when you look at all the polling, it is one of the key issues that voters are most keen to actually have address the nhs. so what's in this manifesto that directly actually focuses on that? it is one of the key issues, according _ it is one of the key issues, according to polling, but a relatively small proportion of the manifesto was devoted to health and care - _ manifesto was devoted to health and care - just— manifesto was devoted to health and care — just four of those 76 pages. in those _ care — just four of those 76 pages. in those pages, a lot was recommitted to existing policies and targets, _ recommitted to existing policies and targets, as _ recommitted to existing policies and targets, as has been established over the — targets, as has been established over the last five years, including an extra — over the last five years, including an extra 120,000 nurses and doctors, the introduction of the cap on care costs— the introduction of the cap on care costs next— the introduction of the cap on care costs next year. there was however room _ costs next year. there was however room for _ costs next year. there was however room for a — costs next year. there was however room for a new policy in dentistry — the conservatives were promising to make _ the conservatives were promising to make new_ the conservatives were promising to make new dentists work in the nhs for a number make new dentists work in the nhs fora number of years make new dentists work in the nhs for a number of years after qualifying, orface for a number of years after qualifying, or face paying back some of their— qualifying, or face paying back some of theirtraining qualifying, or face paying back some of their training costs. because one of their training costs. because one of the _ of their training costs. because one of the big _ of their training costs. because one of the big problems with dentistry is that— of the big problems with dentistry is that a _ of the big problems with dentistry is that a lot of dentists are now working — is that a lot of dentists are now working more in the private sector. there _ working more in the private sector. there was— working more in the private sector. there was also a recommitment to an old policy— there was also a recommitment to an old policy that featured in the 2019 manifesto, and that was the building of 40 _ manifesto, and that was the building of 40 new— manifesto, and that was the building of 40 new hospitals — but we know from _ of 40 new hospitals — but we know from the _ of 40 new hospitals — but we know from the national audit office that a number— from the national audit office that a number of those schemes are already— a number of those schemes are already behind schedule. however, what wasn't detailed was how much funding _ what wasn't detailed was how much funding the nhs would get. the manifesto said there would be above inflation _ manifesto said there would be above inflation rises, but the nhs has traditionally gone well above inflation, 4% on average each year. and experts— inflation, 4% on average each year. and experts say that an even more will be _ and experts say that an even more will be needed if all the promises on the _ will be needed if all the promises on the nhs and social care will be achieved — on the nhs and social care will be achieved. . ~ achieved. nick, we saw when the prime minister _ achieved. nick, we saw when the prime minister was _ achieved. nick, we saw when the prime minister was interviewed l prime minister was interviewed yesterday by the bbc being pressed on one of those pledges, bringing down waiting lists. can you see any sort of road map of getting there in the immediate future? because they talk about hiring more doctors and nurses, but presumably that takes time. what is there in this manifesto that looks like bringing those waiting list times down in the next 12 months?— next 12 months? there's a brief mention about _ next 12 months? there's a brief mention about getting - next 12 months? there's a brief mention about getting back - next 12 months? there's a brief mention about getting back to i next 12 months? there's a brief i mention about getting back to the standards, the waiting time targets by the _ standards, the waiting time targets by the end of the parliament. what we've _ by the end of the parliament. what we've seen— by the end of the parliament. what we've seen with the overall waiting lists for— we've seen with the overall waiting lists for hospital treatment is, it appears — lists for hospital treatment is, it appears to— lists for hospital treatment is, it appears to have peaked — it's come down _ appears to have peaked — it's come down slightly from that peak, but the crucial — down slightly from that peak, but the crucial thing now is, will that continue — the crucial thing now is, will that continue and how sharply will it drop? _ continue and how sharply will it drop? there's many people working in the health— drop? there's many people working in the health service who expect we could _ the health service who expect we could see, — the health service who expect we could see, at least for the next 12 months. — could see, at least for the next 12 months, very little movement, perhaps— months, very little movement, perhaps very slow general trends downward. but that in itself will not be _ downward. but that in itself will not be enough over the next five years _ not be enough over the next five years to — not be enough over the next five years to get back to those key waiting — years to get back to those key waiting time targets that the tories and also _ waiting time targets that the tories and also lib dems, and we know labour— and also lib dems, and we know labourare— and also lib dems, and we know labour are committing themselves to. nick, thanks— labour are committing themselves to. nick, thanks very much. let's talk education — you've been looking through the manifesto, tell me what you've picked out? the conservatives startin: you've picked out? the conservatives starting today — you've picked out? the conservatives starting today by _ you've picked out? the conservatives starting today by talking _ you've picked out? the conservatives starting today by talking about - starting today by talking about their— starting today by talking about their successes _ starting today by talking about their successes in _ starting today by talking about their successes in education, i starting today by talking about. their successes in education, so starting today by talking about - their successes in education, so 90% of schools— their successes in education, so 90% of schools are — their successes in education, so 90% of schools are rated _ their successes in education, so 90% of schools are rated as _ their successes in education, so 90% of schools are rated as good - their successes in education, so 90% of schools are rated as good and - of schools are rated as good and outstandind _ of schools are rated as good and outstanding. it _ of schools are rated as good and outstanding. it says _ of schools are rated as good and outstanding. it says there's - of schools are rated as good and| outstanding. it says there's been of schools are rated as good and i outstanding. it says there's been a record _ outstanding. it says there's been a record investment _ outstanding. it says there's been a record investment in _ outstanding. it says there's been a record investment in education - outstanding. it says there's been a record investment in education — l record investment in education — since _ record investment in education — since 2010, _ record investment in education — since 2010, there's _ record investment in education — since 2010, there's been - record investment in education — since 2010, there's been 5.8 - record investment in education — . since 2010, there's been 5.8 million apprenticeship — since 2010, there's been 5.8 million apprenticeship schemes. _ since 2010, there's been 5.8 million apprenticeship schemes. now- since 2010, there's been 5.8 million apprenticeship schemes. now the i apprenticeship schemes. now the challenges — apprenticeship schemes. now the challenges in _ apprenticeship schemes. now the challenges in education _ apprenticeship schemes. now the challenges in education are - apprenticeship schemes. now the challenges in education are far. apprenticeship schemes. now the i challenges in education are far and wide _ challenges in education are far and wide. recruitment— challenges in education are far and wide. recruitment and _ challenges in education are far and wide. recruitment and retention i challenges in education are far and j wide. recruitment and retention of teachers _ wide. recruitment and retention of teachers is — wide. recruitment and retention of teachers is old _ wide. recruitment and retention of teachers is old big _ wide. recruitment and retention of teachers is old big issue. _ wide. recruitment and retention of teachers is old big issue. in - wide. recruitment and retention of teachers is old big issue. in the - teachers is old big issue. in the last three — teachers is old big issue. in the last three years, _ teachers is old big issue. in the last three years, vacancies - teachers is old big issue. in the| last three years, vacancies have doubled — last three years, vacancies have doubled, school— last three years, vacancies have doubled, school budgets - last three years, vacancies have doubled, school budgets are - doubled, school budgets are incredibly— doubled, school budgets are incredibly tight. _ doubled, school budgets are incredibly tight. and - doubled, school budgets arel incredibly tight. and between 2010-19. _ incredibly tight. and between 2010—19, there _ incredibly tight. and between 2010—19, there were - incredibly tight. and between 2010—19, there were a - incredibly tight. and between 2010—19, there were a real. incredibly tight. and between i 2010—19, there were a real term incredibly tight. and between - 2010—19, there were a real term cuts in education — 2010—19, there were a real term cuts in education. since _ 2010—19, there were a real term cuts in education. since the _ 2010—19, there were a real term cuts in education. since the last - 2010—19, there were a real term cuts in education. since the last general. in education. since the last general election— in education. since the last general election in— in education. since the last general election in 2019, _ in education. since the last general election in 2019, there's _ in education. since the last general election in 2019, there's been- in education. since the last general election in 2019, there's been a i election in 2019, there's been a £6 billion— election in 2019, there's been a £6 billion additional— election in 2019, there's been a £6 billion additional investment - election in 2019, there's been a £6 billion additional investment — i election in 2019, there's been a £6 billion additional investment — it'si billion additional investment — it's only brought — billion additional investment — it's only brought education _ billion additional investment — it's only brought education back- billion additional investment — it's only brought education back to i billion additional investment — it'sl only brought education back to the levels _ only brought education back to the levels it— only brought education back to the levels it was — only brought education back to the levels it was seeing _ only brought education back to the levels it was seeing in— only brought education back to the levels it was seeing in 2010, - only brought education back to the levels it was seeing in 2010, and l levels it was seeing in 2010, and things— levels it was seeing in 2010, and things in— levels it was seeing in 2010, and things in schools _ levels it was seeing in 2010, and things in schools have _ levels it was seeing in 2010, and things in schools have gone i levels it was seeing in 2010, and things in schools have gone up. things in schools have gone up significantly _ things in schools have gone up significantly. head _ things in schools have gone up significantly. head teachers i things in schools have gone upi significantly. head teachers will tell you — significantly. head teachers will tell you the _ significantly. head teachers will tell you the cost _ significantly. head teachers will tell you the cost of _ significantly. head teachers will tell you the cost of running i significantly. head teachers will tell you the cost of running a i tell you the cost of running a school — tell you the cost of running a school have _ tell you the cost of running a school have gone _ tell you the cost of running a school have gone up - tell you the cost of running a i school have gone up significant in terms _ school have gone up significant in terms of— school have gone up significant in terms of wage _ school have gone up significant in terms of wage costs, _ school have gone up significant in terms of wage costs, utility - school have gone up significant in terms of wage costs, utility bills,| terms of wage costs, utility bills, resources — terms of wage costs, utility bills, resources and _ terms of wage costs, utility bills, resources and food _ terms of wage costs, utility bills, resources and food costs. - terms of wage costs, utility bills, i resources and food costs. crumbling schools _ resources and food costs. crumbling schools is _ resources and food costs. crumbling schools is also — resources and food costs. crumbling schools is also an _ resources and food costs. crumbling schools is also an issue _ resources and food costs. crumbling schools is also an issue in _ resources and food costs. crumbling schools is also an issue in terms i resources and food costs. crumbling schools is also an issue in terms of. schools is also an issue in terms of racks, _ schools is also an issue in terms of racks. so— schools is also an issue in terms of racks, so teachers _ schools is also an issue in terms of racks, so teachers are _ schools is also 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with special. educational needs and disabilities. today— educational needs and disabilities. today the — educational needs and disabilities. today the government _ educational needs and disabilities. today the government made - educational needs and disabilities. today the government made a i educational needs and disabilities. i today the government made a number of promises _ today the government made a number of promises to — today the government made a number of promises to tackle _ today the government made a number of promises to tackle some _ today the government made a number of promises to tackle some of- of promises to tackle some of those stubborn _ of promises to tackle some of those stubborn issues _ of promises to tackle some of those stubborn issues in _ of promises to tackle some of those stubborn issues in education - of promises to tackle some of those stubborn issues in education — i stubborn issues in education — 60.000 — stubborn issues in education — 60.000 new— stubborn issues in education — 60,000 new places _ stubborn issues in education — 60,000 new places for - stubborn issues in education —i 60,000 new places for children stubborn issues in education — - 60,000 new places for children with educational— 60,000 new places for children with educational needs— 60,000 new places for children with educational needs and _ 60,000 new places for children with educational needs and disabilities, l educational needs and disabilities, 100,000 _ educational needs and disabilities, 100,000 new— educational needs and disabilities, 100,000 new apprenticeship i educational needs and disabilities, i 100,000 new apprenticeship schemes a year, 100,000 new apprenticeship schemes a year. and _ 100,000 new apprenticeship schemes a year. and one _ 100,000 new apprenticeship schemes a year. and one of— 100,000 new apprenticeship schemes a year, and one of the _ 100,000 new apprenticeship schemes a year, and one of the conservative - year, and one of the conservative flagship _ year, and one of the conservative flagship policies _ year, and one of the conservative flagship policies is _ year, and one of the conservative flagship policies is around - year, and one of the conservative i flagship policies is around advanced british— flagship policies is around advanced british standards _ flagship policies is around advanced british standards where _ flagship policies is around advanced british standards where16—18 - british standards where16—18 year-olds— british standards where16—18 —year—olds will— british standards where16—18 —year—olds will have - british standards where16—18 —year—olds will have more i british standards where16—18 - —year—olds will have more education and teaching — —year—olds will have more education and teaching around _ —year—olds will have more education and teaching around english - —year—olds will have more education and teaching around english and i and teaching around english and that _ and teaching around english and that but — and teaching around english and that but the _ and teaching around english and that. but the one _ and teaching around english and that. but the one that's - and teaching around english and that. but the one that's grab i and teaching around english and| that. but the one that's grab the headlines— that. but the one that's grab the headlines the _ that. but the one that's grab the headlines the most _ that. but the one that's grab the headlines the most is _ that. but the one that's grab the headlines the most is this - that. but the one that's grab the headlines the most is this idea l that. but the one that's grab the | headlines the most is this idea of national— headlines the most is this idea of national service _ headlines the most is this idea of national service for— headlines the most is this idea of national service for 18—year—oldsl national service for 18—year—olds where _ national service for 18—year—olds where they'll _ national service for 18—year—olds where they'll spend _ national service for 18—year—olds where they'll spend a _ national service for 18—year—olds where they'll spend a week i national service for 18—year—olds where they'll spend a week and i national service for 18—year—olds - where they'll spend a week and month doin- where they'll spend a week and month doing civic— where they'll spend a week and month doing civic duties, _ where they'll spend a week and month doing civic duties, or— where they'll spend a week and month doing civic duties, or they'll— doing civic duties, or they'll spend a year— doing civic duties, or they'll spend a year in _ doing civic duties, or they'll spend a year in the — doing civic duties, or they'll spend a year in the military— doing civic duties, or they'll spend a year in the military or— doing civic duties, or they'll spend a year in the military or learning i a year in the military or learning about— a year in the military or learning about cyber— a year in the military or learning about cyber security. _ a year in the military or learning about cyber security. for- a year in the military or learning about cyber security. for the i about cyber security. for the youngest _ about cyber security. for the youngest for— about cyber security. for the youngest for children - about cyber security. for the youngest for children nine i about cyber security. for the i youngest for children nine months old going — youngest for children nine months old going into _ youngest for children nine months old going into school, _ youngest for children nine months old going into school, there - youngest for children nine months old going into school, there will. youngest for children nine monthsl old going into school, there will be 30 hours _ old going into school, there will be 30 hours of— old going into school, there will be 30 hours of free _ old going into school, there will be 30 hours of free childcare. - old going into school, there will be 30 hours of free childcare. i- old going into school, there will be 30 hours of free childcare. i think. 30 hours of free childcare. i think one of— 30 hours of free childcare. i think one of the — 30 hours of free childcare. i think one of the big _ 30 hours of free childcare. i think one of the big issues _ 30 hours of free childcare. i think one of the big issues that's - one of the big issues that's noticeable _ one of the big issues that's noticeable in _ one of the big issues that's noticeable in terms - one of the big issues that's noticeable in terms of i one of the big issues that's noticeable in terms of noti one of the big issues that's i noticeable in terms of not much detail— noticeable in terms of not much detail and — noticeable in terms of not much detail and much— noticeable in terms of not much detail and much more _ noticeable in terms of not much detail and much more concern. noticeable in terms of not muchl detail and much more concern to noticeable in terms of not much i detail and much more concern to vice is funding _ detail and much more concern to vice is funding for— detail and much more concern to vice is funding for universities. _ is funding for universities. according _ is funding for universities. according to— is funding for universities. according to the _ is funding for universities. according to the office i is funding for universities. according to the office for| according to the office for students, _ according to the office for students, around - according to the office for students, around 40% - according to the office for students, around 40% ofi according to the office for _ students, around 40% of universities are facing _ students, around 40% of universities are facing a _ students, around 40% of universities are facing a deficit. _ students, around 40% of universities are facing a deficit. in _ students, around 40% of universities are facing a deficit. in terms - students, around 40% of universities are facing a deficit. in terms of- are facing a deficit. in terms of universities, _ are facing a deficit. in terms of universities, one _ are facing a deficit. in terms of universities, one of— are facing a deficit. in terms of universities, one of the - are facing a deficit. in terms of universities, one of the thingsi universities, one of the things mentioned _ universities, one of the things mentioned was— universities, one of the things mentioned was this _ universities, one of the things mentioned was this idea - universities, one of the things mentioned was this idea of. universities, one of the things - mentioned was this idea of getting rid of— mentioned was this idea of getting rid of these — mentioned was this idea of getting rid of these mickey _ mentioned was this idea of getting rid of these mickey mouse - mentioned was this idea of getting rid of these mickey mouse coursesi rid of these mickey mouse courses where _ rid of these mickey mouse courses where there — rid of these mickey mouse courses where there is— rid of these mickey mouse courses where there is a _ rid of these mickey mouse courses where there is a high— rid of these mickey mouse courses where there is a high dropout - rid of these mickey mouse courses| where there is a high dropout rate, and some — where there is a high dropout rate, and some of— where there is a high dropout rate, and some of that _ where there is a high dropout rate, and some of that money— where there is a high dropout rate, and some of that money being - where there is a high dropout rate, i and some of that money being used where there is a high dropout rate, - and some of that money being used to fund apprenticeship _ and some of that money being used to fund apprenticeship schemes. - and some of that money being used to fund apprenticeship schemes. but - and some of that money being used to fund apprenticeship schemes. but the | fund apprenticeship schemes. but the government— fund apprenticeship schemes. but the government have _ fund apprenticeship schemes. but the government have said _ fund apprenticeship schemes. but the government have said today - fund apprenticeship schemes. but the government have said today it - fund apprenticeship schemes. but the government have said today it is- government have said today it is promising — government have said today it is promising a _ government have said today it is promising a world—class - government have said today it is. promising a world—class education for children — promising a world—class education for children in— promising a world—class education for children in this _ promising a world—class education for children in this country - promising a world—class education for children in this country — - promising a world—class education for children in this country — but. promising a world—class education for children in this country — but ii for children in this country — but i guess— for children in this country — but i guess the — for children in this country — but i guess the trig _ for children in this country — but i guess the big question _ for children in this country — but i guess the big question for voters| guess the big question for voters is, do _ guess the big question for voters is, do they— guess the big question for voters is, do theyfeei— guess the big question for voters is, do they feel they— guess the big question for voters is, do they feel they have - guess the big question for voters is, do they feel they have faith . guess the big question for votersi is, do they feel they have faith in the conservatives— is, do they feel they have faith in the conservatives continuing, - is, do they feel they have faith in the conservatives continuing, or| is, do they feel they have faith in. the conservatives continuing, or is it a case _ the conservatives continuing, or is it a case of— the conservatives continuing, or is it a case of must— the conservatives continuing, or is it a case of must do— the conservatives continuing, or is it a case of must do better? - the conservatives continuing, or is it a case of must do better? elaine, thanks for taking _ it a case of must do better? elaine, thanks for taking us _ it a case of must do better? elaine, thanks for taking us through - it a case of must do better? elaine, thanks for taking us through that. l thanks for taking us through that. finally let's go to michael buchanan — michael, i know particularly you've been looking at welfare, what the tories are saying about that. take me through what you've picked out. ., ~' take me through what you've picked out. ., ,, . , , , out. the working age benefits billed b the end out. the working age benefits billed by the end of— out. the working age benefits billed by the end of the _ out. the working age benefits billed by the end of the next _ out. the working age benefits billed by the end of the next parliament isi by the end of the next parliament is forecast to reach £188 billion, however the conservative manifesto says we will find £12 billion worth of savings from that bill by the end of savings from that bill by the end of the parliament. on paper, it sounds easy, but in actual fact, the institute for fiscal studies says it will be difficult in the extreme to achieve those savings, and here's why. firstly, the conservatives say they'll focus on reform and disability benefits, and in particular looking at people who are getting an extra cash payment at the moment because they have a mental health condition. the manifesto says it might be more appropriate to offer those people treatment than a monthly cash payment. now the problem with that is first of all, you'd need to invest in those psychiatric services, because the capacity simply isn't in the nhs at the moment to potentially move hundreds of thousands of people in the nhs mental health support. the second problem with it is that reforming disability benefits in order to save money has been tried before — by the conservatives in 2013, when they led the coalition government. what happened then is that, according to the office for budget responsibilities, the reforms introduced back then ended up costing more money, and the reason for that is that even though assessments were introduced, a lot more people ended up qualifying for the benefit than government forecasters had predicted, and they received a higher award as well, so the reforms back in 2013 cost them extra money from there, and that's why the institute for fiscal studies has said that'll be externally tough to save this £12 billion of the conservatives say they would do if they were too. a couple other points — they continue to be pursuing policies the anti—poverty campaigners have said are leading to extended food bank use, a cap on the two child policy, and they say they'll toughen the benefits sanctions regime, which again lots of organisations like food banks and anti—poverty campaigners are saying is leading to people having to use food banks. is leading to people having to use food bank-— is leading to people having to use food banks. ~ . . . . food banks. michael, thanks so much there. food banks. michael, thanks so much there- thanks — food banks. michael, thanks so much there. thanks to _ food banks. michael, thanks so much there. thanks to all _ food banks. michael, thanks so much there. thanks to all of _ food banks. michael, thanks so much there. thanks to all of our _ there. thanks to all of our correspondents who have been pouring through the conservative manifesto over the last few hours since it's been published. so very, very useful hearing their analysis, thanks to all of you. let's look at what the other main parties have been campaigning on today. labour are setting out their own pledges — including an extra 100,000 dental appointments for children — ahead of their manifesto launch on thursday. leader sir keir starmer announced the move at a school where children were learning teeth brushing techniques. labour also says it will stop children under the age of 16 from buying highly—caffeinated energy drinks, if it wins the election. here's more from our political correspondent lone wells, who's travelling on the labour party bus. take us through the labour plan on these appointments for children, the 100,000 or so, these appointments for children, the 100,000 orso, because these appointments for children, the 100,000 or so, because we all know there's a real crisis in dentistry— whyjust there's a real crisis in dentistry— why just limiting there's a real crisis in dentistry— whyjust limiting this to children? it seems sir keir starmer, but he was talking earlier on a visit to a primary school, said he was personally angry and upset when he found out that the most common cause of 5—9 —year—olds going to hospital for surgeries was to get dental treatment and surgery. he said this is a particularly important thing to fix, to tackle nhs backlogs and waiting lists — but he also said that one canjudge waiting lists — but he also said that one can judge the health of the nation based on the health of its children. so he seems to be targeting this policy particularly at children, as you say. the plan is to roll out 100,000 new dental appointments, which labour says would be particularly on evenings and weekends, times when it's really not possible to often get a dental appointment unless it's an extreme emergency. they say this would be funded by a tightening of rules on non—dom tax status, but also on clamping down on tax evasion too. they also say they want to introduce this supervised tooth—brushing in schools and make that a mandatory policy across all primary schools. the school we were visiting with him earlier had this policy on a voluntary basis, and some teachers said it did help students get into a good routine and learn how to do it properly. that's something labour want to roll out across the board. the other policy they talk about today has been banning the sale of highly caffeinated energy drinks to under six teens, which they say will improve the health of children but also things like concentration as well. i asked the labour leader white stopping at energy drinks, would they consider expanding the sugar tax or introducing a salt tax? sir keir starmer said that was something they were not necessarily thinking about, they need to get the balance right and while they were looking at tackling junk food and energy drinks, they had to make sure that any further measures would be affordable. . «a that any further measures would be affordable. . , . affordable. thanks very much, we will talk a little _ affordable. thanks very much, we will talk a little bit _ affordable. thanks very much, we will talk a little bit later. - we will talk more about what we see in the conservative party manifesto leader, so play more to come from the election campaign. let's turn to that breaking news in the last hour from the united states — the us president's son hunter biden has been found guilty on all three accounts in his gun crime trial. the jury accounts in his gun crime trial. the jury found that hunter biden had lied about his drug use on a federal form while buying a weapon in 2018. these pictures as he departed from the courthouse, he could face up to 29 years in prison, but there's a whole range of sentencing options. our correspondent carl nasman is outside the court. for anyonejust for anyone just running in the programme, bring us right up to date because a pretty unprecedented latest our, hour and a quarter. unprecedented, and this trial altogether it was very historic. the first time a child of a sitting president has been put on trial to face a crime in a federal courthouse, and now the first time the child of a sitting president has been convicted of a felony in a federal courthouse. that's what we saw playing out today here in delaware, a really historic moment — it did not take long, thejury deliberated for about an hour on monday before they went home, they came back today in around 9am and continued those deliberations for another two hours. that was when we heard that we indeed had a verdict in this case. there were no cameras allowed in federal court, anyone that goes in is not allowed to even bring a phone with them— so we rely on the eyes and ears of our reporters. joining me, we have one of ourfantastic bbc reporters. joining me, we have one of our fantastic bbc reporters covering the trial from inside the courtroom. you were there today, walk us through that moment when the jury walk us through that moment when the jury came out and read that verdict. it was actually quite in the courtroom, you could almost hear a pin drop _ courtroom, you could almost hear a pin drop as— courtroom, you could almost hear a pin drop as they were getting ready to read _ pin drop as they were getting ready to read the verdict out. once they read _ to read the verdict out. once they read the _ to read the verdict out. once they read the verdict out count by count, hunter— read the verdict out count by count, hunter biden was very subdued, kind of tooked _ hunter biden was very subdued, kind of looked forward a bit intently, he had his— of looked forward a bit intently, he had his arms crossed. about a few seconds _ had his arms crossed. about a few seconds later, he turned and gave hugs _ seconds later, he turned and gave hugs to— seconds later, he turned and gave hugs to some of his legal team that were sitting next to him, that he turned _ were sitting next to him, that he turned around and was sitting quietly— turned around and was sitting quietly until court was adjourned. he stood — quietly until court was adjourned. he stood up, hugged his lawyer, then quickly— he stood up, hugged his lawyer, then quickly went on to his wife, hugged and kissed — quickly went on to his wife, hugged and kissed her, then they walked out together— and kissed her, then they walked out together hand and hand with secret service _ together hand and hand with secret service agents on either side. the 'u came service agents on either side. the jury came in _ service agents on either side. ire: jury came in today at service agents on either side. ii9: jury came in today at 9am and re—emerged at 11am, just two hours today to reach the guilty verdict. was there a sense of shock or surprise in the courtroom at the speed with which the verdict was reached here? i speed with which the verdict was reached here?— speed with which the verdict was reached here? ,, reached here? i think so, there were no devices so — reached here? i think so, there were no devices so much _ reached here? i think so, there were no devices so much of _ reached here? i think so, there were no devices so much of us _ reached here? i think so, there were no devices so much of us were - no devices so much of us were spending — no devices so much of us were spending ourtime no devices so much of us were spending our time theorising how lon- spending our time theorising how tong this — spending our time theorising how long this would happen. i think there _ long this would happen. i think there was— long this would happen. i think there was quite a lot of surprise that happened within two hours of court _ that happened within two hours of court being called in the morning. a lot court being called in the morning. a tot of— court being called in the morning. a lot of people are found outside in the hallways, some had come outside here~ _ the hallways, some had come outside here so _ the hallways, some had come outside here. so there were a lot of people who sprinted back in the room, quite out of— who sprinted back in the room, quite out of breath. i don't think anyone saw it— out of breath. i don't think anyone saw it coming this quickly. the generat— saw it coming this quickly. the general consensus was that it would happen— general consensus was that it would happen today but perhaps not this morning _ happen today but perhaps not this morning as it did.— morning as it did. throughout this trial, morning as it did. throughout this trial. which _ morning as it did. throughout this trial, which has _ morning as it did. throughout this trial, which has gone _ morning as it did. throughout this trial, which has gone on _ morning as it did. throughout this trial, which has gone on for- morning as it did. throughout this trial, which has gone on for a - trial, which has gone on for a little more than a week, hunter biden's family, members of the biden family, from joe biden, the brother of the sitting president, james biden, we saw on monday three rows of his family, supporters and loved ones being there — walk us through, what's been their reaction to the trial? because a lot of the evidence and testimony has been emotional, it must�*ve been not easy for them to watch and listen to. is must've been not easy for them to watch and listen to.— watch and listen to. is clearly on their faces. _ watch and listen to. is clearly on their faces, you _ watch and listen to. is clearly on their faces, you can _ watch and listen to. is clearly on their faces, you can see - watch and listen to. is clearly on their faces, you can see it's - watch and listen to. is clearly on their faces, you can see it's veryj their faces, you can see it's very difficult — their faces, you can see it's very difficult for _ their faces, you can see it's very difficult for them to listen to the lawyers — difficult for them to listen to the lawyers recount what is essentially the worst — lawyers recount what is essentially the worst days of his life, when he's _ the worst days of his life, when he's really _ the worst days of his life, when he's really in the depths of a very serious _ he's really in the depths of a very serious substance abuse issue. sometimes they were shaking their heads, _ sometimes they were shaking their heads, sometimes looking down. him in particular. — heads, sometimes looking down. him in particular, he didn't necessarily react— in particular, he didn't necessarily react even— in particular, he didn't necessarily react even when he's hearing these things— react even when he's hearing these things about himself or his own words _ things about himself or his own words about what's happened. but who some of— words about what's happened. but who some of the _ words about what's happened. but who some of the family, for his wife, it's obviously very difficult to hear — it's obviously very difficult to hear about how he was five years ago _ hear about how he was five years ago he — hear about how he was five years ago. he obviously had a very troubting _ ago. he obviously had a very troubling time at that time they were _ troubling time at that time they were going through in court, and i think— were going through in court, and i think it's — were going through in court, and i think it's quite emotional for them to hear— think it's quite emotional for them to hear aboutjust how low he got. and just _ to hear aboutjust how low he got. and just briefly, what comes next year? we've gotten a verdict, i suppose the next step will be sentencing? it’iil suppose the next step will be sentencing?— suppose the next step will be sentencin: ? �* , , . sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the 'ud . e sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the judge didn't — sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the judge didn't set _ sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the judge didn't set a _ sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the judge didn't set a date _ sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the judge didn't set a date yet, - sentencing? it'll be sentencing, the judge didn't set a date yet, she - judge didn't set a date yet, she said she'll— judge didn't set a date yet, she said she'll confer with both the prosecutors and the legal team, and they'll— prosecutors and the legal team, and they'll come up with on with 120 days _ they'll come up with on with 120 days. there will almost certainly be an appeal— days. there will almost certainly be an appeal to what's happened here today. _ an appeal to what's happened here today. but— an appeal to what's happened here today, but the verdict is next. are bbc reporter _ today, but the verdict is next. 9:9 bbc reporter inside the today, but the verdict is next. 99 bbc reporter inside the courtroom today, hunter biden found guilty of all three charges in this case in delaware, we'll have to see what next, it's unlikely he'll face a 25 years in prison, but they really remarkable day here. the son of a sitting president convicted of a felony here in delaware. before you .0, felony here in delaware. before you no, iwas felony here in delaware. before you go. i was talking — felony here in delaware. before you go, i was talking earlier _ felony here in delaware. before you go, i was talking earlier to - felony here in delaware. before you go, i was talking earlier to you - felony here in delaware. before you go, i was talking earlier to you and | go, i was talking earlier to you and other guests that this case has received so much attention from various politicians — the republicans — they'll feel vindicated today that it's gone through the criminaljustice system and there have been guilty verdicts. we heard from the prosecution actually before this, which of the jury, saying we want to make sure hunter biden is treated like any other american citizen. and we've heard that phrase mentioned by both parties. this is thejustice heard that phrase mentioned by both parties. this is the justice system, whether you are a former president, the son of a current president, you should be treated the same. however there was some criticism about this trial in particular. many people saying if hunter did not have the last name biden, he likely would not be on trial, he wouldn't be facing 25 years in prison for a crime that didn't involve any violence for a gun he only owned for about 11 days, for a substance abuse for which he has pretty much come clean now and gone through years of rehabilitation — he now says he's clean and not a drug user any more. so it's very unlikely that you'd see a federal court wasting the kind of time they've done, the resources to convict somebody to try and particularly send them to jail. that should be mentioned as well. it's also interesting to hear now from presidentjoe biden, who has released a statement in just the last hour, and he said, "i'm the president, but i'm also a dad." he also says, "i will accept the outcome of this case and will respect the judicial process as hunter considers an appeal." so that has to stand in pretty stark contrast to the way that former president donald trump has been handling his issues. but that's the message we've been hearing from presidentjoe biden, and we know he said before in an interview that he will not consider a pardon for hunter biden — sojoe biden staying pretty distant from this case. thanks very much for taking us through what has just happened with those verdicts coming in, thanks very much. now to other stories — us secretary of state antony blinken has announced more than $400 million in humanitarian assistance for gaza. he was speaking at an emergency aid conference injordan during his tour of the middle east. earlier, the us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal in gaza. the plan — proposed by president biden — would see more humanitarian aid delivered and hostages released, and was backed last night by the united nations security council. you'll like today, i'm economic and humanitarian aid that the united states has provided since 2021. as we conveyed directly to the israeli government, it is crucial to speed up the inspection of trucks and reduce backlogs, to provide greater clarity on and shorten the list of prohibited goods. to increase visas for aid workers and to process them more quickly. to create clearer, more effective channels for humanitarian groups to de—conflict with idf operations. to search life—saving medicine and equipment to provide everything necessary to repair water and sanitation systems. and israel must take further steps to reduce civilian casualties. live now tojerusalem, and our middle east correspondent hugo bachega. i'll come back to the humanitarian assistance outlined there in a moment or two, but in terms of the basic push from antony blinken for a new cease—fire, where exactly are we now? new cease-fire, where exactly are we now? a, . �* , . , now? matthew, we haven't seen any indication that _ now? matthew, we haven't seen any indication that there's _ now? matthew, we haven't seen any indication that there's been - now? matthew, we haven't seen any indication that there's been any - indication that there's been any breakthrough in these negotiations. the pressure continues — antony blinken is back in the region and one of the key goals of this visit is to put pressure on hamas to accept this deal, that was laid out by present biden 11 days ago, a deal he said was an israeli proposal — again, this is a three stage plan that would see the release of hostages who remain in captivity in gaza, but would also pave the way for a permanent cease—fire in gaza, which has been a key hamas demand in these negotiations. hamas wants a guarantee that once the hostages are freed, that the israeli military will not return to gaza to continue with this military operation against the group. so today, antony blinken said the only obstacle to a cease—fire in gaza was hamas, repeating his call for hamas to accept this deal. it was very interesting that he said, after meeting the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that mr netanyahu had reaffirmed his commitment in mr blinken's words to a gaza cease—fire. and we know that the prime minister hasn't publicly supported this proposal, and he is under pressure from multiple fronts here — the families of the hostages say time is running out to rescue the hostages, they've been urging the hostages, they've been urging the prime minister to accept a deal. at the same time come he's under pressure from some of the more radical members of his coalition who have threatened to leave his government if this deal goes ahead. and this could lead to the collapse of the coalition government. so many believe that the prime minister here is caught between two options — the cease—fire or the stability of his coalition. and i think it's very interesting that a lot of pressure from antony blinken is on hamas to accept this deal, and the strategy here is to have a positive response from hamas, because then it would be very difficult for the prime minister of israel to reject this proposal. but we still haven't heard an official response from hamas after this proposal was laid out by president biden.— after this proposal was laid out by president biden. hugo, what's your assessment — president biden. hugo, what's your assessment on _ president biden. hugo, what's your assessment on humanitarian - president biden. hugo, what's your assessment on humanitarian aid, . president biden. hugo, what's your i assessment on humanitarian aid, the extra $400 million? because i suppose the issue isn't the amount donated, it's the amount actually getting in — that's been the real hurdle, hasn't it? getting in - that's been the real hurdle, hasn't it?— getting in - that's been the real hurdle, hasn't it? exactly, so there was a summit— hurdle, hasn't it? exactly, so there was a summit in _ hurdle, hasn't it? exactly, so there was a summit in jordan _ hurdle, hasn't it? exactly, so there was a summit in jordan today - hurdle, hasn't it? exactly, so there was a summit in jordan today with | was a summit injordan today with regional leaders, the leaders of egypt and jordan, the palestinian authority president to talk about the humanitarian situation in gaza. mr blinken announced an extra $400 million for gaza, but also the west bank — he said israel had improved the humanitarian assistance delivery in gaza, but he said that "israel can and must do more to improve the humanitarian situation in gaza". we know that humanitarian organisations have been saying that this is still insufficient to address the needs of gaza — they've been talking about the possibility of a humanitarian disaster, there's no improvement in the situation there. so the situation continues to be very severe, in terms of the humanitarian conditions there in gaza.— conditions there in gaza. hugo, thanks very _ conditions there in gaza. hugo, thanks very much, _ conditions there in gaza. hugo, thanks very much, thank - conditions there in gaza. hugo, thanks very much, thank you. l just 5:30 p:m., welcome if you're joining us on bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines rishi sunak launches the conservative party manifesto — with promises on tax cuts and reducing immigration — we'll break down the costs with bbc verify. hunter biden is found guilty of three felony gun charges — in the first criminal conviction of a child of a sitting us president. and — a portrait of the king is targeted by animal protesters just a month after being hung at a gallery in london. we have more on all those headlines and stories in a moment but let us pause for a few minutes, catch up with the sports headlines, marc edwards waiting to give us the latest. england's players have been training in germany for the first time ahead of the opening euro 2024 tie with serbia on sunday.... harry kane's team arrived in the small town of blankenhain in central germany on monday at a resort used by the german national team in the build—up to tournament. worth noting that two of the players with knocks who did take part in training were luke shaw and bukayo saka. steve clarke says scotland's ambition is to go into theirfinal euro 2024 group game with a chance of progressing to the next round. the scots open the tournament against hosts germany in munich on friday. that's before switzerland on the 19th ofjune and hungary on the 23rd. scotland have never gone beyond the opening group stage at a major tournament and picked up just one point from three matches at the delayed euro 2020. the bottom line is we need four points to come out of the group, that guarantees to come out of the group, almost forever, that always happen, so four points gets us out of the group, three points and 80 goal difference probably get you out of the group, so that we have to look at every game in isolation, make sure we are competitive in every game. realistically we go into the last game with a chance to qualify, hopefully, we have done it before with the points tally in the last —— first two games. emma raducanu got her grass—court season off to a winning start with a straight sets victory over japan's ena shibahara at the nottingham open. raducanu, at the top of the screen here, was playing herfirst match since april, having opted to skip the french open to focus on her fitness..... she beat shibahara 6—1, 6—4. amaretto kernel back on grass after two years. trio amaretto kernel back on grass after two ears. :, , , amaretto kernel back on grass after two ears. , , two years. no signs of nuts numb nerves early _ two years. no signs of nuts numb nerves early on. _ two years. no signs of nuts numb nerves early on. a _ two years. no signs of nuts numb nerves early on. a break- two years. no signs of nuts numb nerves early on. a break of- two years. no signs of nuts numb nerves early on. a break of serve | nerves early on. a break of serve in the opening game. a one game break soon became two. it is the opening game. a one game break soon became two.— soon became two. it is magnificent from radical- _ soon became two. it is magnificent from radical. accuracy _ soon became two. it is magnificent from radical. accuracy in _ soon became two. it is magnificent| from radical. accuracy in abundance all too much — from radical. accuracy in abundance all too much for _ from radical. accuracy in abundance all too much for her _ from radical. accuracy in abundance all too much for her opponent, - all too much for her opponent, closing the opening set in 31 minutes, and despite breaking twice in the second, her opponent could not stop the inevitable. 713 days after she last stepped onto a grass court amaretto kernel winning on home turf. alex fletcher, bbc news. andy murray is back on court after early exits in the singles and doubles at the french open. murray is beginning his grass court season at the stuttgart open — today's match is against marcos giron — likely to be a tough opponent with the american having climbed into the world's top 50 this year. 6-3- 6-4 the 6—3— 6—4 the score. murray has previously hinted at a possible retirement this summer meaning this could be his final season as a professional. pakistan find themselves in a must—win situation as they take on canada at the t20 world cup at the nassau county international cricket stadium.. babar azam's side must win to stay in contention for super 8s. pakistan have lost both their matches so far, so babar azam's side must win in new york to stay in contention canada will still be buoyed by their first—ever t20 world cup win — a 12—run victory over ireland on friday that followed a seven—wicket loss to the us in the tournament opener. the canadians reaching 106—7 off their 20 overs so 107 the target for pakistan. they are currently at 17 a0. that is all this work for now. well the team at bbc verify has been chrunching the numbers on the conservative manifesto. nick eardleyjoins us live from across our newsroom. over to you nick. take me through what you have been looking at. taste take me through what you have been lookin: at. 9 :. take me through what you have been lookin: at. 9 . , , looking at. we have spent the day auoin over looking at. we have spent the day going over some _ looking at. we have spent the day going over some of— looking at. we have spent the day going over some of the _ looking at. we have spent the day l going over some of the conservative numbers, speaking to some experts, and as we have seen, the conservatives has spent the campaign trying to seize control of the agenda with some really eye—catching pledges. we can look at some of the ones that they have announced today. lots of which have big cost. have a look at the list, more apprentices, national service plan, defence spending, tax cuts and national insurance reduction we saw today, 10 billion for that alone so the big question becomes how are the conservatives going to pay for it if they win the general election but you mark we have been going through the costing documents this afternoon and let's have a look at some of the ways they say they would raise all of this cash. there is firstly this, 3.9 billion of cuts to the civil service which are part of the tory sums. 6 billion closing the tax gap, the difference between how much the tax man thinks he could collect and how much she does collect. that is not all of the tax gap, but how much the conservatives think they can get a year have a look there. there is one analysis from the tax policy associates who see it is credible but with a big caveat that there needs to be money for hmrc resourcing for them as well to go after this extra cash. then the biggest revenue raiser in this conservative document, the £12 billion cut in the welfare budget was that the conservatives are adamant they can achieve this by 2030 and argue this prediction is pardon the pun, quite conservative, but some experts we have spoken to over the past are convinced. here is one example from the independent institute for fiscal studies, they said the reason that whole 12 billion looks difficult in the extreme and others will spoken to agree with that analysis another thing to have a look that court. we found an annual savings of $12 billion from welfare and driving in from texas —— tackling tax evasion. that is not from today, though that is a policy conservative in their manifesto, it is from george osborne nine years ago in the 2015 budget, and from that 12 billion he said he would collect per year, according to the office for budget responsibility, the government finance watchdog, our third of that was not found. so a bit of context there when you are analysing or thinking through the numbers. one final thing to flag up on the conservative plans is some of the pledges that were in the last manifesto in 2019, they look pretty similar. that was a page in 2019, 300,000 new homes a year by the middle of the 20 20s, no sign of that happening yet, the conservatives are behind, and they have come up with a similar target today, 1.6 million new homes over the next parliament, if that is a five—year parliament, it is just over 300,000, so they are repeating the pledge, and think this time they have something to allow them to do it. the other one is this, the pledge from 2019, overall immigration numbers will come down. we have spoken a lot about this on the bbc over the past few weeks, they did not, they reached a record high in 2022, and today, not unlike 2019, there is a pledge in the new conservative manifesto that they are guaranteeing a fall in net migration based on some deflation that would set a cap on that level, so all of these, all of these previous pledges and number crunching is useful context when you are weighing up the pledges you hear from the conservative party, and whether they are deliverable, so obviously the tone of the conservatives today, we get the labour party on thursday, we will be doing similar, going over it with a fine tune come to see what stands out. so, the manifesto is out, but will it have any affect on the polls. we can speak now to holly day, senior political researcher from the polling company, ipsos uk. welcome to the programme. i know you have been holding our own issues, so let us talk about tax, because that is the central offering from the conservatives today, what is your research saying about what the public make of the various promises that are made on that issue? what public make of the various promises that are made on that issue? what is interestin: that are made on that issue? what is interesting in — that are made on that issue? what is interesting in our _ that are made on that issue? what is interesting in our reporting _ that are made on that issue? what is interesting in our reporting on - that are made on that issue? what is interesting in our reporting on the i interesting in our reporting on the issue on what matters most to people when they are casting your vote on the 4th ofjuly is that taxes that feature in the top five, it is lower in the top ten, we have seen it consistently through the year and the campaign so far, that a top four issues remain as they have been for most of the year, so the nhs and health care are the most important issue to voters, followed closely by the cost of living and immigration and managing the economy, so there are some economic issues in there the government and other parties to address but taxation does not seem to the be the top of voters minds at the moment. to the be the top of voters minds at the moment-— the moment. that is interesting, but the moment. that is interesting, but the do the moment. that is interesting, but they do have — the moment. that is interesting, but they do have a _ the moment. that is interesting, but they do have a view _ the moment. that is interesting, but they do have a view at _ the moment. that is interesting, but they do have a view at the _ the moment. that is interesting, but they do have a view at the moment l the moment. that is interesting, but| they do have a view at the moment of things like spending commitments given so much attention on public services, what are you finding when you ask those questions about their views on public spending? fin you ask those questions about their views on public spending? on public sendin: , views on public spending? on public spending. the _ views on public spending? on public spending, the public _ views on public spending? on public spending, the public are _ views on public spending? on public spending, the public are keen - views on public spending? on public spending, the public are keen to - spending, the public are keen to see an increase in public spending and they are also prepared to potentially pay more intact if it means public spending would increase, in particular in relation to the issues i mentioned relates into public services such as the health care system and the education system and housing also becoming more of a priority as well. aside from the fact that taxation does not feature at the top of people list, the public are concerned about public spending and what would be happening with these tax cuts that are promised by the conservative party as seen in the manifesto launch, i assume the public will look forward to what the labour party has to say on similar issues through the week. taste party has to say on similar issues through the week.— party has to say on similar issues through the week. we have had the employment _ through the week. we have had the employment figures _ through the week. we have had the employment figures out _ through the week. we have had the employment figures out earlier - employment figures out earlier today, what did the public feel about that basic broad question about that basic broad question about how the economy is doing? the ublic about how the economy is doing? ii9 public are concerned about the economy at the moment to stop we do hold every month, we have our economic optimism index, and we saw a bit of an increase in positivity over the past two weeks in the run—up to the campaign being launched. people saying they felt the economy would improve over the next 12 months, however i think there still a fair amount of pessimism out there, and when we asked the public what their —— who they attribute to being responsible for that, there are still mentions coming about liz truss and that many budget and the issues over the past year with the energy crisis and mortgage rates increases, so interesting to see what they make of the party pledges over the next few weeks, whether the land with the public and change peoples opinions. just briefly, where not that far away from being halfway through the campaign, three weeks in, you get any sense of the holding moving? £311" any sense of the holding moving? our olitical any sense of the holding moving? oi" political monitor that tracks voting intention out earlier this week retains a 20 point lead for the labour party, with the labour party on 43% and on 23%, and interest in finding out today that through our campaign tracker, the conservative party have recorded their worst written so far through the campaign, with the public think they are having a bad campaign, that is increased seven point since the campaign started and the labour party considered to have a better campaign so far. so work on both sides. . campaign so far. so work on both sides. , ,, . ~' campaign so far. so work on both sides. , ,, . ,, , . ,, campaign so far. so work on both sides. , ,, .~ , . ,, sides. rishi sunak perhaps hoping that today's _ sides. rishi sunak perhaps hoping that today's announcement - sides. rishi sunak perhaps hoping that today's announcement will i that today's announcement will perhaps move the data on what you said there, thank you so much for taking us through that quality. elsewhere — the snp's westminster leader has said any new drilling licenses for oil and gas need to meet a climate test, contribute to energy security, and allow net zero goals to be met. stephen flynn went on to say that labour "don't believe in new licenses" and that the conservatives had adopted a "climate denial position". the liberal democrats are calling for a new fund to support doctors' surgeries in rural and remote areas of the country. they say it forms part of their £1 billion package to improve services and give patients a legal right to see a gp within a week. thomas—symonds has been out on the campaign trail, i took the alliances with us, but tell us more about how they plan to deliver access to services in those rural and remote areas. a. , services in those rural and remote areas. a, , . areas. matthew, they have identified areas. matthew, they have identified a fi . ure, areas. matthew, they have identified a figure. 1.8— areas. matthew, they have identified a figure, 1.8 million _ areas. matthew, they have identified a figure, 1.8 million people, - areas. matthew, they have identified a figure, 1.8 million people, they - a figure, 1.8 million people, they say, that find it hard to get an appointment with agp, and as part of appointment with agp, and as part of a £8 billion funding package for the nhs, which will also cover a social care policy, so does not quite tight as a budget, they would put about1 billion of that to improving the gp surgeries and the amount of doctors available. they will bring in 8000 more gps, especially in rural areas, to try to get more people in front of agp when they needed. a legal duty, they say, they are providing with agp within a week, or within a day if it's really urgent. there have been questions about their funding and how they would find the money for that. the lib dems say they are being cautious and are not bringing in savings that they could expect to get over the course of a five—year parliament, they are not included in that in their compilations and simply saying they would raise money with some text changes they are planning and also savings elsewhere. that is their offer on the nhs, but we have to ask about the relevance of the lib dems given that they are unlikely to form a government in the next parliament. having said all that, they are quite pleased by the latest polling from yougov which suggest that they have had a bit of a pulling bump following the launch of their manifesto yesterday. you might expect that, but they are pleased about that. 9. ~ expect that, but they are pleased about that. :, ,, , :, :, , about that. thank you for bringing us that it is _ about that. thank you for bringing us that it is there, _ about that. thank you for bringing us that it is there, tom. _ the snp are prepared —— they're prepared for the scottish debate, i don't say these scottish conservative leaders, the scottish liberal democrats and instructors labour party, that is a line—up, that speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, and what are the issues likely to play most, and i assume that an announcement from douglas ross yesterday still reverberating through this campaign? i yesterday still reverberating through this campaign? i think it is almost certain _ through this campaign? i think it is almost certain douglas _ through this campaign? i think it is almost certain douglas ross - through this campaign? i think it is almost certain douglas ross will i through this campaign? i think it is| almost certain douglas ross will be question on why he had initially said he would be standing down from westminster to country and sit on his work as leader of the scottish conservatives and then last week did this u—turn, saying he would stand for westminster after all, in effect deselecting a conservative candidate in that constituency, and then yesterday announced that he was going to quit as leader of the scottish conservatives after the general election, almost certainly he would be question about that, we don't know for sure, it is based on questions from around 100 people who have been selected to take part in this debate in the audience. they are from a cross party selection of political supporters, from different parties and voters are undecided as well. they'll the questions chosen from them that are put to the candidates, the leaders of these five political parties, i expected to be a free—flowing debate, but is the first time voters here in scotland have had the chance to put lessons directly to leaders about theissues lessons directly to leaders about the issues that matter to them. so i expect them to ask questions of douglas ross's decision and that complicated mix here in scotland of devolved and westminster politics. when people are pulled about the issues that matter to them, inevitably it is the nhs and education that come either at the top are close to it. they are devolved issues but of course the parliament at holyrood, and the government across in edinburgh, is dependent on some of the decisions that are made by the uk government as to how much money it has to spend in this area, sol as to how much money it has to spend in this area, so i would anticipate some questions on devolved issues, perhaps the question of independence or the union might be touch upon it, and yes, what is motivated douglas ross to make the decision he has as well. he ross to make the decision he has as well. . , well. he slightly dimmer -- different — well. he slightly dimmer -- different i — well. he slightly dimmer -- different i might _ well. he slightly dimmer -- different i might to - well. he slightly dimmer -- different i might to the - well. he slightly dimmer -- - different i might to the election were speaking about earlier, and a quick word about pulling in scotland, we heard it is not really moved, what is the situation where you are, any significant movement in the polls? the you are, any significant movement in the olls? :, . the polls? the polling for and auainst the polls? the polling for and against independence - the polls? the polling for and against independence has - the polls? the polling for and i against independence has stayed roughly level for some time now but the snp are pulling significantly behind where the vote for independence lies. the polling would suggest there is going to be a close run battle between the the snp, the dominant party in scotland, and the labour party, for many of the central belt seeds but there are fights in other areas worth keeping an eye on, the scottish conservatives might fancy their chancesin conservatives might fancy their chances in northeast seats, they'll be fighting hard there, and the liberal democrats in some of the more rural areas might say they are ending with a trance and the snp of course fighting to hold onto that significant change of seeds they won in the last general election and build on it. they would argue that they are the only party that would put scotland interests first. of course, the other parties would dispute that, they all have their lines and arguments, and we expect to see some of those put forward in this debate which takes place in a few hours' time.— few hours' time. thank you for takin: few hours' time. thank you for taking us _ few hours' time. thank you for taking us through _ few hours' time. thank you for taking us through and - few hours' time. thank you for taking us through and setting. few hours' time. thank you for i taking us through and setting us all “p taking us through and setting us all up for us. just a quick pointer, that scottish leaders —— leaders special will be on bbc news general, bbc iplayer and bbc radio scotland and the bbc news website from 8pm, as lorna was saying. that's discuss the manifestos that have been published and. to discuss the manifestos, joining me now luke tryl, uk director of more in common and former conservative special adviser. and tom hamilton , former labour policy adviser. thank you both for being here on bbc news. at the start with you, luke, but we heard from rishi sunak and the manifesto, did it hit the target or miss? :, :, , : : or miss? the two words the clinic -- the conservatives _ or miss? the two words the clinic -- the conservatives entity _ or miss? the two words the clinic -- the conservatives entity to detect i the conservatives entity to detect from their manifesto was tax cuts, there seem to be a tax cut pledge for everyone, from pensioners with a triple luck, the national insurance cut, people who are employed and getting it rate of four people are self—employed, and the stamp duty cut for younger people, so they clearly want to continue to meet tax a dividing line in this campaign and ithink what a dividing line in this campaign and i think what that speaks to is the type of campaign the conservatives are not running the stop they are desperately trying to shore up their core conservative base that has been drifting both to reform uk and also threatening to stay at home. they know they need to get that court boat out to avoid an electoral catastrophe that could be worse than 1997 if some of the polls are correct, and that is what you saw in this manifesto. it was aimed at conservatives want to see those sort of conservative greatest policy hits played again and again, rather than being what we saw into this 19 which was a broader manifesto trying to bring people into the tory church. let me bring time in, you reference 2019, it was interesting to hear sir keir starmer liking today's lunch from the conservatives to thejeremy corbyn 2019 manifesto with giveaways on anything, which is essentially giving everything away, even though he campaign on that manifesto. what he campaign on that manifesto. what needed, he campaign on that manifesto. what needed. and — he campaign on that manifesto. what needed, and the _ he campaign on that manifesto. what needed, and the law— he campaign on that manifesto. what needed, and the law failed badly on that manifesto, it was quite reasonable to point out that this conservative manifesto is breast —— based _ conservative manifesto is breast —— based on _ conservative manifesto is breast —— based on fantasy numbers that don't add up _ based on fantasy numbers that don't add up and _ based on fantasy numbers that don't add up and some policies that even if the _ add up and some policies that even if the tories — add up and some policies that even if the tories won the election, which — if the tories won the election, which looks like a long shot from here, _ which looks like a long shot from here, would be very difficult to deliver — here, would be very difficult to deliver. 0ne here, would be very difficult to deliver. one of the things about the two is _ deliver. one of the things about the two is a _ deliver. 0ne of the things about the two is a 19— deliver. one of the things about the two is a 19 manifestos for the tories — two is a 19 manifestos for the tories to— two is a 19 manifestos for the tories to go back to it, although the central pledge in it was to get brexit— the central pledge in it was to get brexit done, and it happened because brexit— brexit done, and it happened because brexit happen quickly, lots of that things— brexit happen quickly, lots of that things in— brexit happen quickly, lots of that things in the manifesto were not delivered, — things in the manifesto were not delivered, and although some of the explanation for that is around what happened — explanation for that is around what happened with the pandemic getting in the _ happened with the pandemic getting in the way of the agenda of the conservative party, it's fair to say it a lot _ conservative party, it's fair to say it a lot of — conservative party, it's fair to say it a lot of the things they wanted to do— it a lot of the things they wanted to do our— it a lot of the things they wanted to do our own planning reform and others _ to do our own planning reform and others is _ to do our own planning reform and others is stop by there on mps, so one big _ others is stop by there on mps, so one big question that the tories would _ one big question that the tories would have if they win the election, could _ would have if they win the election, could they— would have if they win the election, could they deliver any of its and .et could they deliver any of its and get their— could they deliver any of its and get their own coalition of mps if they command a majority in the house of commons _ they command a majority in the house of commons to do it in the first place? — of commons to do it in the first lace? ~ , :, ., ., place? luke, in terms of what we are toda , place? luke, in terms of what we are today. critics — place? luke, in terms of what we are today, critics and _ place? luke, in terms of what we are today, critics and shouldn't _ place? luke, in terms of what we are today, critics and shouldn't have i today, critics and shouldn't have been bolder? we have heard that their senior members on the right of their senior members on the right of the party waiting to see if this moves the dial before putting more pressure on rishi sunak to pay but in a different direction. credits have been bolder question mark and he manifesto? film; have been bolder question mark and he manifesto?— have been bolder question mark and he manifesto? : , :, , :, , he manifesto? any manifesto could be bolder but the — he manifesto? any manifesto could be bolder but the challenge _ he manifesto? any manifesto could be bolder but the challenge the _ bolder but the challenge the conservatives are facing, and the analysis the underwriter of the party miss, every time the conservatives start to play on the turf of the reform uk party and talk of immigration, if you look at the polls, what it helps is a reform uk, because you're playing the game that nigel farage wanted to play and anything the conservatives say will not be able to match what reform uk party could promise and you have to remember that the conservatives are losing boats on two sites here. there's a lot of talk about boats leading to reformuk, but they have lost as many directly to labour and those votes count doublet because in most seeds in the conservative our labour fight is going most seeds in the conservative our labourfight is going on so most seeds in the conservative our labour fight is going on so they have to make sure they do not lose more that way, so my analysis would be that had they gone further on things like immigration, the european court of human rights, it could have put more conservative seats at risk in the south of england where they're facing both labour and the liberal democrats. tom, let me ask about the labour manifesto when it comes, what are the key things to avoid, the bear traps to mark the key things to avoid are?— traps to mark the key things to avoid are? ~' , , :, . :, avoid are? the key things to avoid are massive _ avoid are? the key things to avoid are massive pledges _ avoid are? the key things to avoid are massive pledges that - avoid are? the key things to avoid are massive pledges that the i avoid are? the key things to avoid. are massive pledges that the public will believe and are an attempt to happen. _ will believe and are an attempt to happen. i— will believe and are an attempt to happen, i don't think i would we know— happen, i don't think i would we know a — happen, i don't think i would we know a lot — happen, i don't think i would we know a lot about what is going in the labour— know a lot about what is going in the labour manifesto, and i will be surprised — the labour manifesto, and i will be surprised if— the labour manifesto, and i will be surprised if there any surprises in it. surprised if there any surprises in it we _ surprised if there any surprises in it we have — surprised if there any surprises in it. we have had one or two new policy— it. we have had one or two new policy announcement from the labour party in— policy announcement from the labour party in the _ policy announcement from the labour party in the last week or so, but fundamentally the direction of travel— fundamentally the direction of travel is — fundamentally the direction of travel is was set. we have had the five missions that keir starmer set out more _ five missions that keir starmer set out more than one year ago and the national— out more than one year ago and the national policy for document and the other— national policy for document and the other document that came in at of this year. — other document that came in at of this year, the six firststep cns before — this year, the six firststep cns before the start of the election campaign, all pointing in the same direction _ campaign, all pointing in the same direction and i would be astonished if the _ direction and i would be astonished if the labour party sees the need to seek massive risks with new pledges out of— seek massive risks with new pledges out of the _ seek massive risks with new pledges out of the blue no one sees coming in at camping which if things stay as they— in at camping which if things stay as they are — in at camping which if things stay as they are there labour party will win the _ as they are there labour party will win the election, so it is in their interested — win the election, so it is in their interested keep things where they are. :, :, ~' interested keep things where they are. :, :, ~ :, . interested keep things where they are. :, . . are. live -- look, on that final phrase. _ are. live -- look, on that final phrase. if— are. live -- look, on that final phrase, if things _ are. live -- look, on that final phrase, if things they - are. live -- look, on that final phrase, if things they isolate l are. live -- look, on that final. phrase, if things they isolate they are the labour party wins the next election, if you look at the social media activity over the next few days, conservative party has pushed the line and don't let keir starmer have a massive majority, does that suggest they will lose, they are even campaigning with cabinet ministers in seats like henley, secure seeds.— ministers in seats like henley, secure seeds. : , . secure seeds. any reasonable look at the oll secure seeds. any reasonable look at the poll shows _ secure seeds. any reasonable look at the poll shows the _ secure seeds. any reasonable look at the poll shows the exhibit _ secure seeds. any reasonable look at the poll shows the exhibit at - secure seeds. any reasonable look at the poll shows the exhibit at the i the poll shows the exhibit at the moment is not whether the conservatives can win the election, but whether they are heading towards a defeat on the scale of 1997 or, as some projections show, far worse, which is why they are trained so many different ways to really try and rally the conservative base. through those promises of tax cuts, but also this new approach which we are seeing, which is and if you do not vote for us or vote for reformuk or stay at home, the labour party will get physically a blank check, which is what the advert stays, even if you're grumpy with us or frustrated, do back—ups so there is a reasonable opposition to the labour party. taste a reasonable opposition to the labour party-— a reasonable opposition to the labour party. we have to leave it there, labour party. we have to leave it there. thank— labour party. we have to leave it there, thank you _ labour party. we have to leave it there, thank you luke _ labour party. we have to leave it there, thank you luke tryl i labour party. we have to leave it there, thank you luke tryl and i labour party. we have to leave it i there, thank you luke tryl and tom hermanson taken us through the manifesto lunch, we have more to come to the rest of the week, that is it from our election and news programme here at the 6pm news is next. i will point to the website first of all because there he is, rishi sunak after today's manifesto lunch. all the analysis from our teams with the various parties and the latest there on the life page. so do had their or the latest information, but as i say, that is joined the 6pm news here next with clive myrie might thank you for watching. goodbye. rishi sunak's hoping another cut in national insurance, and the eventual abolition of the tax for the self—employed, will change tory fortunes. we will enable working people to keep more of the money that you earn, because you have earned it and have the right to choose what you spend it on. we'll report from the tory seat of aldershot on how the manifesto's gone down. i have to hear what others offer, and mull over the real meaning of what rishi sunak is saying, before deciding. also on the programme — president biden's son hunter could face jail, found guilty on weapons charges.