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Altering a manifesto that was only four days old. What does it tell us about theresa may . We can hearfrom one of the daily mails senior columnist. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister stands accused of performing a hasty u turn on her plans to reform social care in england. Just four days after publishing the conservative manifesto and following widespread controversy, theresa may claimed she was now clarifying the policy. The Prime Minister said she would consider imposing a limit on the cost of home care for the elderly. Mrs mays opponents said the about turn was the very opposite of strong and stable leadership. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Serenely rolling along, it had seemed, with only a few noises off. But an antihunting protest was the last of the tories problems today. The manifesto created a mess over social care that had to be cleared up. The original version of the tory plans were to be bundled away. It might not sound like it, but this is a big change to what theresa may had planned introducing a limit, a cap, on how much people in england could have to pay. This manifesto says that we will come forward with a consultation paper, a government green paper, and that consultation will include an absolute limit on the amount people have to pay for their care costs. You have Just Announced a significant change to what was offered in your manifesto, saying there will now be the possibility of a Cap On Social Care that was not in the plans that was announced just four days ago. That doesnt look so strong and stable, Prime Minister, it looks rather like panic in the face of opposition. Our Social Care System will collapse unless we address this problem, and we cant leave it to the future, we have to start dealing with it now. That is why i want to fix it, and im going to fix it. She was, though, pressed again and again, seeming exasperated by the end. Nothing has changed. Lets be clear, we have not changed the principles that we set out in the manifesto, we are very clear about the principles on which this system will operate. She wasnt hanging around. And ministers, well, they didnt really want to talk about it either. Can i ask you very quickly about the u turn on social care . Secretary of state, can we ask you very quickly about the u turn on social care . When did theresa may change your mind . A closed door, because just yesterday, ministers were saying nothing was going to change. Any chance that you will look at it again . No. But there were concerns inside the party. The Prime Minister herself had heard nerves on the doorstep. About the old people. The principle of who pays stays the same, but the Change Of Heart is a gift and a source of gags for labour. Another u turn, jeremy . Apparently, yes. You cannot trust this woman, she does u turns an immigration, on parliament wont be meeting, having an election until 2020 you cant trust her and it is what is called strong and stable but the opposition is still attacking the part of the plan that remains the value of peoples homes in england will be factored in for all kinds of social care, even though assets below £100,000 will be protected. This is what happens when you have a government that thinks its going to win with an enormous majority. Governments that have Landslide Majorities make bad decisions, big mistakes and take people for granted. Social care is devolved, decided separately in wales, northern ireland, and in scotland, where her plans for the future will be published in the manifesto tomorrow. Theresa may, though, has been trying to make inroads in areas that have been hostile to tories for years. Shes a liar and a coward and dont forget, shes been trying to make this campaign all a question of leadership. Are you embarrassed by this u turn, Prime Minister . tories out, tories out the Prime Minister is adamant she has not budged on her principles, but she has made a big change to her plans published just a few days ago. For the first time in this general Election Campaign, theresa may looks rattled. The tories say they are the only ones who are willing to be honest about the cost of social care. Why was there no mention of a cap in the manifesto . But if honesty is the best policy, seemingly, that involves being ready, at short notice, to take your own plans apart. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, wrexham. We have some news coming in from the north west. Greater Manchester Police have warned people to stay away from manchester and arena as officers respond to what they are as an incident amid reports On Social Media of some kind of explosion. Network rail has announced that Emergency Services are dealing with an incident near Manchester Victoria station. Right in the heart of the city. Trains may be delayed or cancelled until the end of the day. Thats all we have the moment. Just getting some details from the transport police. They are saying they are aware of an incident at manchester arena, they have offices at the scene and will provide updates as soon as sub or. Butjust in from british transport police. We will provide updates as soon as possible. It is amid reports On Social Media of an explosion. Any moron that, we will bring it when we get it. Going back to theresa may. Earlier this evening the Prime Minister was asked again to explain her thinking on social care when she spoke to the bbcs andrew neil. We have not rewritten the manifesto. The principles on which we have based our social care policy remain absolutely the same. We need to ensure that we have long term sustainability in social care. We need to be able to ensure we can fund social care for the future. Were doing the honest thing about putting a proposal to the british people. And they will make their choice on that. How could it be honest to reject a cap in your manifesto and four days later say, we are going to have a cap . What is honest about that . What we set out in our manifesto was a series of principles to people, this is a big issue, will need to address it and we being honest that we need to fix it and that is what i want to do. I will not bury my head in the sand play politics thatJeremy Corbyn. Im going to fix it. Nhs trusts in england will record a deficit of around three quarters of a billion pounds for the year ending march 2017. The figures have been made public despite the governments insistence that they should not be published during an Election Campaign in line with Whitehall Convention. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym gave us the details. These are very important figures on the state of nhs finances in england. They were due out on may fifth. The Department Of Health effectively told nhs leaders that they cant publish them because it would be in breach of the normal Whitehall Convention during an Election Campaign, restricting government announcements. I understand nhs leaders werent happy about that. Tonight, one representative has put out its own estimate. Saying there was a deficit of about 700 and £50 million. 750 million. A big deficit but a big improvement from the previous year. In the rather absurd position that the official figures wont be published a few weeks but versions of them are doing the rounds tonight. Labour says it will bring forward its pledge to scrap tuition fees to include students starting university in england this autumn, if it wins the election. Jeremy corbyn also said that students who are part way through their courses would not have to pay for the remaining years. In labours attempt to reach out to young people mr corbyn also promised more investment in britains arts, music, film and theatre as our Political Correspondent ben wright reports. In what used to be an old fruit and veg market, Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn upped his sales pitch to students in hull. Labour had already promised to scrap tuition fees for english students studying at English Universities from next year. Now he says students starting this year will be free of fees. Surely we should be investing in our future. Somebody who doesnt achieve the profession they want nursing, teaching, medicine in some otherform, engineering, whatever it happens to be, they lose out, but we, as a society, lose out because weve lost a qualified person who can help improve our industries, improve our services, improve our quality of life. From this autumn, universities in england can charge up to £9,250 a year for undergraduate courses. Labour says new students and those part way through courses would have free tuition from this autumn. The party claims this policy would cost the taxpayer £9. 5 billion a year. But the tories, lib dems and those studying the numbers said the policy would benefit better off graduates most of all. If youre a relatively low earner, youll never pay back anything like what youve borrowed and the whole thing gets written off after 30 years. Its only the higher earners who pay it all back. So if you get rid of the tuition fees, then its the highest earners who benefit the most and the lowest earners dont benefit very much at all. Jeremy corbyns on the stump today with one of hulls heavy hitters, labours john prescott. But ifJeremy Corbyns going to have a chance of getting to number ten injust over two weeks, its young voters he needs. Todays policy is a clear attempt to woo them. Education is a devolved issue and scottish students at Scottish Universities already pay no fees. At the University Of Hull today students weighed up the latest have inducement from labour. I think its a great policy in principle. Have concern about how its going to be funded. Also concerned aboutJeremy Corbyn on policies such as trident. Major concern, im unsure about him. I wont be voting labour again unfortunately. Amy . I think its going to go down really well with students. Labour policies are historically pretty popular with students. I think this will be absolutely no exception. At a rally here this evening, a rapturous welcome forJeremy Corbyn, but in this labour held city is Hejust Preaching to the converted or reaching new supporters . Ben wright, bbc news, hull. I was telling you a couple of minutes ago about the inset incident that has happened at manchester arena. Just fill us in, andy moore. There was an Ariana Grande concept tonight at the manchester arena, an indoor arena that seats up to 21,000 people. There was some sort of incident at the end of the concert. I have seen video taken inside the arena and certainly, there were loud bangs inside. Reason. People were panicking and running out, there we re panicking and running out, there were strings inside. We dont know what the bangs were. Some people are saying exclusions, gunfire, is others are saying it was just balloons or speakers. We did not know the cause of the incident but we do know from the police that something is happening there. Greater Manchester Police, as you say, talking about some kind of incident at the arena. They say that officers at the scene will provide more information and are urging people to stay away from the area. Then we have an update from Greater Manchester transport police. Manchester transport police. Manchester station is nearby. A similar message, they are aware of an incident at manchester and arena. They say they have offices at the scene. They say they have offices at the scene. Network rail talk again of an incident, unspecified, near the station. They say trains may be delayed and are also talking about lines blocked. It is a very confusing picture that we have from several official sources that there is an incident of some sort going on in the area but we do not know the cause. On social media, there seems to be pictures coming out suggesting there is quite a lot of confusion with inside the arena. Definitely. There is a lot of fear, his terrier and panic. Whether that is justified, whether that is just loud bangs being heard and people reaching the wrong conclusion, we dont know. Hysteria. Again, we dont know. Hysteria. Again, we dont know. Hysteria. Again, we dont know if it is the case that it was in people s minds, they were fea rful was in people s minds, they were fearful something had happened inside the arena. Police still, even now, warning people to stay away from the arena. Officers are saying that it from the arena. Officers are saying thatitis from the arena. Officers are saying that it is still, they are referring to it as an incident. They are not talking about an explosion or anything like that. That is coming from social media. Clearly, the picture still very confused. One eyewitness saying that she and her sister were watching Ariana Grande, as you sister were watching Ariana Grande, as you were sister were watching Ariana Grande, as you were pointing out, perform at the manchester arena. They were all leaving the venue at around 10115, a huge bomb like bang that went off that panicked everyone and they were all trying to flee the arena

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