Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20170518

Turning professional, getting engaged to fellow top boxer Marlen Esparza and about her life growing up in leeds. I was just i wasjust thinking i was just thinking i want to win a gold medal. The whole being a role model came with it. Politicians like it out in front of sceptical voters. You left a note telling the country you spent all the money. You are punching harder. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Nicola adams will be with us after ten, so if you have any questions for her then do get in touch. Wed also love your comments on the conservative Party Manifesto especially if you or your parents are likely to be affected by new plans for paying for social care. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free School Meals, are some of the policies in the Conservative Partys manifesto being published this morning. Lets get more from our political guru, norman smith. Finally we get to hear what is in it. Welcome from the Tory Manifesto Launch was not what i am expecting isa launch was not what i am expecting is a pretty bold package. Not quite a run at five bar gate but it is ambitious. There will be some pain for pensioners, some painful business. 0ld Cameron Policies Will Bejunked as business. 0ld Cameron Policies will be junked as therese me tries to set out own very distinctive agenda pitched predominantly at lower income voters are not the middle classes, as my colleague reports. When her manifesto is unveiled, theresa may promises to create greater fairness between the generations and to offer help where it is needed. Previous conservative commitments to protect Pensioner Incomes will be ditched. If re elected, the pensions triple lock would become a double lock in 2020. The State Pension would rise in line with earnings, or prices, but a minimum 2. 5 annual increase would not be guaranteed. Winter fuel payments would be means tested to help meet the costs of social care. For the first time, many elderly people receiving care in their own home would have to make a contribution to the cost. The full cost would only be applied to people with assets above £100,000. Payment could be deferred until after death. At the other end, schools in england would be protected from any losses from a new funding formula. This pledge comes at a price. Free school meals for infants would be canned. Schools would have to provide breakfasts and children from poor backgrounds would be provided free meals. Theresa may hopes this will demonstrate that she is willing to take big, difficult decisions and provide proof that her premiership would not be defined by the phrase, brexit means brexit. Martin, what we learned from this are two things. To recent me is determined to set out an ambitious, non brexit agenda. She does notjust wa nt to non brexit agenda. She does notjust want to be defined by brexit. She wa nts want to be defined by brexit. She wants other Landmark Policies that she now feels she is at the peak of her powers, maximum me. If shes going to push through these changes, now is the time to do it, not in a few years time if she wins the election and she is in the rough and tumble of government and her authority eroded away. She does not have Political Capital to push through these changes. The mood music we are getting from her is now is the time to try to do some of these big changes. We will talk more about peak theresa may later. Thank you very much. Annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and staff shortages, according to the doctors union. The conservatives say there are more doctors and they have increased funding to the nhs, but the head of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee warns a Record Number of practices are being forced to close. The gp service is a very precious, overstretched service. It needs to be used responsibly. More than anything else you need resources to be able to provide a Proper Health service if you are too tried to deliver aims of any civilised nation. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, has died suddenly at the age of 77. Welsh labour and plaid cymru have suspended election campaigning today as a mark of respect. Colleagues have described him as welsh through and through. James williams reports from cardiff. Charismatic, intelligent, controversial. In an era of political soundbites, Rhodri Morgan spoke like no other politician. Will you run again for leadership . Does a one legged duck swim in a circle . And yet he was a Political Animal to the core, first elected in 1987. But after the creation of the Welsh Assembly he had his heart set on taking the helm in cardiff. After two failures to do so, it would be the third time lucky. In february 2000. I think most of all, his great achievement was in bringing devolution into practical effect and helping it to grow and become popular at a time when it was on very shaky ground in those early years. During his time as First Minister he would lead a Labour Administration and entered two coalitions. One with the Liberal Democrats, the other with plaid cymru. In office he pursued a strategy of putting clear water between his ministers in cardiff and tony blairs new labour. Paying tribute, the former Prime Minister said that mr morgan was an outstanding servant of wales, the United Kingdom and the labour party. His successor says that wales has notjust lost a great politician but a realfatherfigure. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, who has died at the age of 77. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will be absent as britains political leaders take part in a prime time tv debate. The itv event will see Liberal Democrat leader tim farron, Ukips Paul Nuttall and the snps Nicola Sturgeon lock horns. Plaid cymrus leanne wood and Green Co Leader Caroline Lucas will also take part in the two hour show being broadcast from salford. The Prime Minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the Labour Leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. The broadcaster has said the invitation to take part remains open until the programme starts at 8pm. A Group Representing dozens of Recycling Organisations has named and shamed the six products in your Shopping Trolley that are hardest to recycle. Pringles and lucozade topped the list, while black plastic meat trays were also highlighted as a problem by the Recycling Association. 0ur Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin reports. We are running short of holes in the ground to swallow our rubbish. Yet Landfill Sites are peppered with product that are supposed to be recyclable. Why is that . The trouble is that so many products nowadays have several different types of materials in their packaging. That can make them almost impossible to recycle. Take this. Pringles. Recyclers enemy number one. You have the plastic lid. The foil top. The foil interior, the cardboard sleeve, the metal bottom. It is a nightmare. And take these bottles. There are different plastics in the base of the bottle and the top. Or this meat. Black plastic is virtually useless for recycling. So what will stop us dumping complex packages straight into the bin . Well, Prince Charles is launching a 2 million prize to stimulate new and more environmentally friendly designs and packaging. If the competition works, it will be easier in the future to shop for items that do not fill a landfill. Pringles says the packaging protects the crisps and saves waste while lucozade insists the firm does care for the environment. Almost 2,000 species of plants have been discovered in the past year but many are already at risk of extinction. The Royal Botanic Gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the worlds plants and is calling for more to be done to protect them. They include species used for food, medicine and timber. A member of japans royal family, princess mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a former university classmate. Princess mako, who is the eldest granddaughter of emperor akihito, is getting engaged to 25 year old law firm worker, kei komuro. Japans imperial law requires a princess to leave the royal family after marrying a commoner. The move is expected to re ignite debate on royal succession, as the 83 year old emperor is expected to abdicate soon. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news more at 9. 30am. Do get in touch with us throughout the morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the sport. Will perry is here. I understand what is being called as the most lucrative game in the world, huddersfield beating Sheffield Wednesday on penalties. We would here it is the most expensive game. It was a dramatic night last night. That show you some of these pictures. This is danny ward, the huddersfield goalkeeper saving in a penalty shoot out. The figure, £200 million is through team that finishes bottom of the Premier League next season. The team that is relegated within a year will make upwards of £80 million in Parachute Payments was then you have kicked and shirt branding details. That is the huddersfield owner in the crowd for that hell be counting the coins ahead of a Premier League season. David wagoner ahead of a premiership play off final. Match day earnings of at least £i play off final. Match day earnings of at least £1 million increased from the championship. That adds up to nearly £200 million. Huddersfield already will earn at least £290 million if they avoid relegation next season. Huge amounts of money. Plenty of places to spend it. Theyll be needing some new players ahead of the premiere Season Premier League season. Another record held by cristiano ronaldo. He is only 31 years old he has broken the 46 year european scoring record held byjimmy greaves. He did it last night when rearm adrift the celta vigo. This was his 367th goal. Real madrid. He then got a second. 4 1 it finished. They will clinch the la liga title with a draw at malaga on sunday. Barcelona, the nearest rivals, need to beat eibar. The headlines in half an hour. Well also be speaking to best treble ten oclock. Thank you. Policies designed to confront the challenges of our time thats how the conservatives are selling their manifesto, which sets out what they will do if theyre re elected injune. Theresa may says she will take Big And Difficult decisions, which are right for the country. So, lets have a look at some of them. Up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payments will be lost by wealthy pensioners. More elderly people will have to pay for their care. But they wont have to sell their homes before they die, and can pass on at least £100,000 to their relatives. A new pledge to curb immigration, including a re statement of the commitment to cut net migration to under 100,000 per year. And increasing School Funding by £4 billion, including a promise to scrap Free School Lunches for infants to pay for free breakfasts for all primary pupils. Norman smith is waiting with more details. Here we are, blast off day for theresa mays manifesto. This ma nifested for theresa mays manifesto. This Manifested Junks key bits of the camera in years and takes on many of those groups and interests shielded in the cameron years from the full force of posterity. Top of the pile, pensioners, who will use their Winter Fuel Allowance. Better off pensioners will lose it. They will lose the triple lock on pensions and there will be no guarantee the State Pension will increase by at least 2. 596. Pension will increase by at least 2. 5 . That is similarly with business. They will face more regulation, more bills, more red tape to enhance employee rights. Today they are getting another bill. If they want to take in Migrant Labour from if they want to take in Migrant Labourfrom outside if they want to take in Migrant Labour from outside the if they want to take in Migrant Labourfrom outside the eu. The cost of that will double. The most contentious area centres on the huge issue of social care. For years politicians have been dodging it. Today, theresa may tries to grapple with it. One Almighty Barney has blown up over the tory plans. What are they . Theresa may has junked David Camerons pledge of a cap on the amount you would have debate before the state stepped in to paper your ca re costs. Before the state stepped in to paper your care costs. That was set at around £72,000. She is suggesting a floor of £100,000. What does that mean question that means you would have to pay everything until your assets came down to £100,000. She says that is generous and you can pass on £100,000 of your wealth to your children. Critics say, in the real world , your children. Critics say, in the real world, it means most families who own a home will have to pay for all their care costs. An average house costs £250,000. You would have to fund ten, 20, 30, 40, 50, right down to £100,000 of that careful that many ordinary families would a bigger the drab. This Morning Health secretaryjeremy bigger the drab. This Morning Health secretary jeremy hunt defended bigger the drab. This Morning Health secretaryjeremy hunt defended the plans on the grounds of intergenerational fairness. Plans on the grounds of intergenerationalfairness. Why should younger taxpayers have to pick up the tab for older people in need of care . Have a listen. What we are saying is if you want everyone to have the security to pass on, that will cost around £2 billion a year, so it is a significant amount. We are saying the fairway to pay for thatis we are saying the fairway to pay for that is not through taxes that have to be paid by younger people often struggling to make ends meet, but by removing some of the entitlements for older people, better off pensioners who currently get the Winter Fuel Allowance, who wont now get it under these proposals. But those same pensioners will have the security of knowing that whatever happens to them and their care costs, they will be able to pass a significant sum of money onto children and grandchildren. Massive pressure on the Health Service, what are you going to do about it and what will this Manifesto Offer . The nhs has done magnificently well in incredibly challenging circumstances. We recognise we need more doctors, more nursing and more funding. We will be increasing funding. We will be increasing funding to the nhs beyond what weve currently committed to do. But other parties are promising to do that as well, and the choice is which party is most likely to be able to deliver on that promise to increase funding to the nhs. So more cash for the nhs. We know labour are promising £7 billion for the Health Service, the Liberal Democrats a similar sum. Puel wait see what the tories are promising. Stepping into the ring is the man charged by the government for coming up with a strategy for solving social care and he originally said we need a cap, we need to cap peoples costs so they dont face unlimited care charges. This morning he said he was disappointed by the tory package. This morning he said he was disappointed by the tory packagem you are somebody who at the moment is in you are somebody who at the moment isina you are somebody who at the moment is in a Residential Care home, so you have moved out of your own home and are being looked after in a residential facility, you will be able to keep more of your money than used to be the case. That was a crucial part of the recommendations that are commission made. They proposed increasing the threshold actually to £125,000. But there is another group who will be made worse off, and those people are getting ca re off, and those people are getting care in theirown off, and those people are getting care in their own homes, because for the first time the value of their house is now going to be taken into account, so they would have to start paying in a way they havent done so far. At the big problem is that although the government is saying what it would do is that everybody would be able to get support once they were down to their last £100,000, many people have much more than that, and face no way of controlling their care costs, which can run into many many hundreds of thousands of pounds each, so the lack of any form of pooling of risk of social insurance is a huge problem. It means still people will not be able to take control of this vital area of their lives. The Winter Fuel Allowance at the moment costs about £2. 1 billion a year, so some fraction of that could be saved if it was to be taken away for better off pensioners was that my owfi better off pensioners was that my own sense is that pensioners are not opposed to some actions in the value of that, if what they were being offered in return was a deal that meant they could take control of their own lives. I dont think pensioners wanted more money, they wanted this Terrible Market failure solved. That has not been solved and i think some pensioners will be pretty cross that they are losing something without feeling they are getting much in return. So what we see this morning . We see the theresa may basically going for it, this is max made. And we are seeing a tilt the lower Income Groups and away from the, they lose Winter Fuel Allowa nce, from the, they lose Winter Fuel Allowance, Free School Meals for that hull their children, a move away from middle england the ordinary working families. Thank you very much. With us now to discuss that, and more, is ryan gray, who works for a charity, previously voted conservative, but may not this time around; daniel rushton, a former labour and ukip voter, whos going to vote conservative; and sean worth, a former adviser to ex Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the current director of the westminster policy institute. Good morning, welcome to all of you, thank you forjoining us. First of all, sean, a lot of focus on social Capital Stock who will theresa may and the Conservative Party, it is not just about her, and the Conservative Party, it is notjust about her, who will they be trying to appeal to . That particular policy i think will appeal to peoples sense that the system is kind of being made fairer, generally. I dont think it will be terribly popular because it is quite a tough measure. Social care is incomplete crisis, has been for a long time, no politician has gripped it. This is an attempt to save his not fairfor working age it. This is an attempt to save his not fair for working age people to continue to pay more and more and more for the social care costs of a group of people who have become richer at least an assets terms progressively since the 1960s. So it Isa Progressively since the 1960s. So it is a technical policy. I think it is very fair is a technical policy. I think it is veryfairand is a technical policy. I think it is very fair and the right thing to do. I dont think it will be massively popular. But then remember that most pensioners tend to vote conservative, so you are not taking a huge Political Risk in doing Something Like this. Daniel, you have moved from labour to ukip to the conservatives. What about what you have heard so far in this ma nifesto you have heard so far in this manifesto would keep you voting conservative this time . |j manifesto would keep you voting conservative this time . I dont think it is so much about what is just in the manifesto, i think it is the whole leadership issue for me as well. And i dont mean to steal the theresa mays tag line but she seems to be the stronger and more stable of the choices at the moment. So what she has in the manifesto is issues to all of us, but ijust believe labour can deliver on anything they are promising, and i certainly wouldnt go down the Liberal Democrat route either. We have had a text message, saying regarding the social care social, those who have saved a small month old age get hit again. Social ca re measures. Old age get hit again. Social care measures. Dont save, spend it instead, is that the message you would take away from it . |j instead, is that the message you would take away from it . I dont think the Youth Of Today understand about saving anyway so that would fall on deaf ears. But i do think thatis fall on deaf ears. But i do think that is the case at all. Yes, you do still need to save and plan for your future and i think the idea that we can see until our retirement and hoped there would be something there would be naive anyway to not put away a nest egg for yourself and your family. Sol away a nest egg for yourself and your family. So i think it is the right thing to do. Ryan, and you have been wavering about whether to vote conservative this time, which way are you wearing the moment . For me, it is more a question of whether i vote conservative or whether i spoil my ballot. I dont think labour are spoil my ballot. I dont think labourare ina spoil my ballot. I dont think labour are in a credible position, i dont think the lib dems are, and ukip and greens, i dont consider them a possibility of being in government sol them a possibility of being in government so i feel it would be a first a waste of a vote for myself. So far what has come out the manifesto of what will come out, sorry, sounds quite promising. Intergenerational inequality is quite big on my agenda and i think it is something that successive governments have failed to tackle. I voted conservative in 2015 and i was quite disappointed, that osborne and cameron, it was not on their agenda, it is something that has been in crisis for a long time and needs to be addressed. An email from daphne saying sir alan sugar didnt need his winterfuel saying sir alan sugar didnt need his Winter Fuel Allowance and founder was no way to return may has made a brave decision, absolutely right. He found there was no way to return it. Mrs may has made a brave decision. You may have elderly relatives affected by this . In all honesty, i do know if my relatives will be affected. I can imagine it will be affected. I can imagine it will be affected. I can imagine it will be quite unpopular with some people, taking money away tends to be unpopular but what we have to acknowledge is that the gap between quite a lot of people now who are in work, who are in poverty. We have an issue with the triple lock on which i know the Manifesto Talks about making a double lock. And we need to address that in work and pensioners, how much each other getting. Because iremember reading how much each other getting. Because i remember reading about it that pensioners are doing better than people in work and i think that has to be addressed. How can i or another taxpayer be paying into a syste m another taxpayer be paying into a system where someone who is doing better than i system where someone who is doing betterthan i am system where someone who is doing better than i am who is working and paying those taxes for that pension syste m paying those taxes for that Pension System to exist at the moment. Sean, in the past, the realfault line for the conservatives has been europe. We now know we have voted for brexit and we are going to leave, whatever form that is in, so where are the new four lines . Might it be this sense of interventionism theresa may is hinting at . I think the real issue for the Conservative Party, you are right, europe has been a fault line for a long time and David Cameron brought it to a head with the referendum and that decision has been made to the public and they made a decision. Both your voters there are looking at this election, it reflects more broadly in the electorate as well, not necessarily about the technicalities of bits of policies and whether four lines are but leadership. The big fault line theresa may has to cross, the big threshold is broadening the Conservative Partys appeal beyond, and this is a big player she is making today, beyond the core voters it has enjoyed for a long time. In areas in the north of england, among poorer Income Groups, the kinds of people who vote conservative but not enoughin people who vote conservative but not enough in those areas to return a government traditionally, return mps in those areas traditionally, sorry. And the big test for her is can cheapish the Conservative Party appeal much more broadly than it has been so far . Because she has been accused of being rather president ial about it and it all coming from her. How much involvement will the Wider Conservative Party have had in putting together this manifesto, given that she seems to play her cards quite close to her chest . have been involved in manifestos in the past and i gather the process was similar in this one. There is input from others, from the cabinet, from policy teams that are made up of mps and then the party more broadly. So there is, but you are right that she takes what some people would call the president ial style, but the big player in this election is about her versusJeremy Corbyn. You have seen this say by herself. Why not have a campaign run on that basis . But some of the policies that she seems to be likely to hear about could easily have come from labour, and labour seem in some peoples minds to have been more generous with what they are promising. The energy cap, that is exactly what ed miliband promise not so long ago. Has she no shame . Laughter it isa laughter it is a good policy. Herfundamental position on questions like that is not that she is retreating from a belief in markets and competition and all of that that conservatives have offended over the years, but it is the proposal that does produce a good economy and choice of consumers, but if you have some Companies Getting too big that they can treat customers unfairly or whatever, that market is not working and that belief in markets, in competition and business effectively, will leach away and thatis effectively, will leach away and that is something you have got to protect by policing it a bit tougher in certain areas the stop you dont see her actually taking on a great deal of whatJeremy Corbyn is saying. Jeremy corbyns manifesto is genuinely massively radical compared to what we will probably see from the conservatives today. I think her plans are pretty bold and they will have to be, to broaden her appeal, but they are not so radical that she is departing from core conservative values. Thank you all very much. We will of course find out much more about the manifesto at 11 oclock. Just a reminder, were going to be in dunstable in Bedfordshire On Monday 29th May for a big election audience debate. If youve made up your mind already who youre going to vote for, Still Deciding or dont think youll bother and would like the chance to share your views and grill senior politicians on their policies get in touch to apply for a place. Victoria bbc. Co. Uk. More details on our facebook and twitter pages. Still to come. A mother tells us her teenage daughter might still be alive if she had been vaccinated against meningitis w. Politicians fight it out in the ring, trying to score points from sceptical voters. Tuition fees are 9000 and rising, the Health Service is on its knees and the emergency services, ambulance, police and fire brigade have been cut to ribbons. Heres anita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. The conservatives have an veiled plans that would see many more people in england pay the care in their own home. For the first time their own home. For the first time the value of a persons property over £100,000 would be taken into account as to whether they would be eligible for free care if they continue living there. The Tory Ma Nifesto continue living there. The tory manifesto also includes to end a guarantee that the State Pension will rise by at least 2. 5 a year. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the inquiry, congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and staff shortages, according to the doctors union. The conservatives say there are more doctors, and they have increased funding to the nhs, but the head of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee warns a Record Number of practices are being forced to close. Two of the uks most popular snacks, pringles and lucozade, have been criticised by the industry as being almost impossible to recycle. Pringle said protect the crisps and saves waste while lucozade save the company does care for the environment. The commons were made as Prince Charles is about to launch as Prince Charles is about to launch a £1. 5 million prize for designs that are both effective and recycla ble. A member of japans royal family, princess mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a former university classmate. Princess mako, who is the eldest granddaughter of emperor akihito, is getting engaged to 25 year old law firm worker, kei komuro. Japans imperial law requires a princess to leave the royal family after marrying a commoner. The move is expected to re ignite debate on royal succession, as the 83 year old emperor is expected to abdicate soon. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news. More at 10am. Huddersfield town are one game away from promotion to the Premier League after a 1 1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. They won on penalties last night to book a showdown with reading. It is being labelled the £200 million match. In the Premier League last night southampton were left to rue missed chances. There was a dull goalless jaw with manchester united. If united win their remaining games it would be their remaining games it would be their lowest tally of wins in a single season. The chelsea winning run came to an end last night. Arsenal and a 2 2 draw. They are second, six of leaders liverpool with a couple of games in hand. Kyle edmond has followed andy marion making an early exit from the rome masters. Andy murray. I will be back at ten oclock when beth treble joins us live. Lauren sandell was just 18 years old when she died of meningitis w in october last year. She had just gone off to university and had no idea how ill she was initially putting her symptoms down to stress or food poisoning. Lauren could have been saved by a simple vaccine, but although teenagers are untitled to get it, take up is very low and many dont even know about it. In some areas, take up is as low as ten percent. Lets speak now to laurens mother, sharon sandell. Alsojoining us is claire wright, who works in prevention at the Meningitis Research foundation. Good morning to both of you. I know it is very war for you is still so we are especially grateful that you have come to talk to us about it. Laurenjust went off have come to talk to us about it. Lauren just went off to university. When did you get an idea she was really poorly . On thursday afternoon she said she had got stressed At University and given herself a really bad headache. She was on the phone to me and was quite stressed about university and whether she Wa Nted About University and whether she wanted to stay. I tried to calm her down and she said she felt sick. Afterwards, she said she thought she had given herself food poisoning. I text is heard to say, if you need anything, give me a call. She woke up anything, give me a call. She woke up saying she had a headache, a bit then a cake and backache. She had had a net cake twice in the summer, soi had a net cake twice in the summer, so i was not that concerned. Neck ache. Her boyfriend was going to stay with her at uni that evening and she was cooking a meal. She did go to and she was cooking a meal. She did gotoa and she was cooking a meal. She did go to a pharmacy to try to get something stronger. She was with her boyfriend and i did not speak to her again until he phoned at four oclock the next morning saying she was shaking. I thought her Blood Sugar Levels might be low and the shaking said it could be and i researched shaking and it said it could be a side effect of food poisoning. He said she was hot all over but nothing bad. About ten minutes later i called him again and he said, it she is ok, she stopped shaking. I never spoke to her again until one oclock the next day. She said, we got up late, so we missed the train back home. The only thing she said on the saturday was that her legs hurt. They travelled home and then when she got to waterloo she said they were hungry and she was going to get something to eat and they would be home later. They we re and they would be home later. They were stuck on the tube. She was frustrated on the cheap. I ended up having to drive to get them. When i saw her, shejust having to drive to get them. When i saw her, she just looked having to drive to get them. When i saw her, shejust looked pale and tired and i knew she was really stressed about whether she wanted to stay At University. She came home, she went to the shop with my husband. She at half the dinner. All she said was about her legs. I ran her a bath. She was shaking again in the bathroom. I felt her a bath. She was shaking again in the bathroom. Ifelt her leg her a bath. She was shaking again in the bathroom. I felt her leg and her a bath. She was shaking again in the bathroom. Ifelt her leg and her head and it was cool. It was not hot, so i did not think she had a temperature. We spoke about university and it was going to be the First Anniversary with her boyfriend in a couple of weeks time she came down, watched the film and was ill. My husband told her to come up was ill. My husband told her to come up to get into bed with me. She was restless, went to the toilet, and said her eyes were a bit blurry. When i picked her up, i noticed that her hands and feet were really cold she had bad circulation so i was not massively alerted to that. She got back into bed and we were talking about moving to a london university. I was looking them up. Some of these symptoms you could pass off as belonging to a range of other diseases. What happened right in the end . I thought she was having a panic attack because her breathing got bad. I totally assumed she was so stressed about university that she was having a panic attack. My husband and my son left half an hour before she actually collapsed. That is what i thought i was dealing with. Her breathing got worse. You could be tribute these symptoms to a variety of different things, couldnt you . Stress variety of different things, couldnt you . Stress in particular. Why is it that this group is so susceptible to meningitis w and we do not know much about in the community . This particular strain of meningitis is particularly virulent. The symptoms are more subtle than other types of meningitis. That is why it is important for teenagers to be aware. That is why the Meningitis Foundation has put an eligibility check up online 90 people can go online and see if they are eligible for the vaccine could if they are, it tells them where to get it from. There has been a poor take up in 17 to 20 year olds from the gp. If any pa rents a re to 20 year olds from the gp. If any parents are out there with a 17 to 20 year old they can go online, on the website, and see if that child is eligible for the vaccine. To make it more of a tragic story view, you had arranged for a vaccine for lauren, havent you . Iwent had arranged for a vaccine for lauren, havent you . I went to the doctor myself on the tuesday of the week lauren went to university. I mentioned that my daughter was going to university on the sunday that she had meningitis. She said they were snogging each other and they are calling it the kissing flu. I said, lauren has a boyfriend that she wont be doing. She is in now. She said, i only have five and they were allocated. They did not have a jab for her. We have had a statement from the Royal College of gps. They say it is quite confusing picture about who is eligible. Different rules and different sponsor bluetooth applied for vaccinating different age groups. They do recognise there is a need for a long running, high profile campaign, so we all know what to look for to increase awareness. When will that happen . It is happening now. We have our eligibility check up online. This is a programme that has been ongoing over time. Just to emphasise, you have a 14 to 20 year old. Some younger age groups are being immunised at school. The 17 to 20 year olds will be immunised to reduce peak of that there has been a lower uptake. 0ne to reduce peak of that there has been a lower uptake. One third of those eligible have taken up. If you area those eligible have taken up. If you are a parent please go online and check eligibility. How available will the vaccine be at your gp surgery . Sharon tried to get it for lauren and i only had five. Vaccine should be available. If your gp says there is a problem, do not take that foran there is a problem, do not take that for an answer. Just persist. You can come to the website or call the helpline for assistance if youre having trouble. Parents in your position want to do something useful, dont they question right you being here today is all about you being here today is all about you wanting to raise awareness. How else are you trying to do that to get the message out . I did a video, a presentation in sixth Form Assembly at laurens school. They made a video and went out to all the schools. I just made a video and went out to all the schools. Ijust feel it is imperative we let parents know and give them the chance to get their child in collated. I think it has just been so shocking there were so many of us who did nothing about it and there was not a danger to the children. Your organisation will have lots of information. How can people get more details about the disease and how to prevent it . Just go online to the website. Just quickly tell us what lauren was like. An amazing girl. She had a real spirit full really hard working. She loved football and running. Running was her passion. She was a really wonderful girl. Thank you very much for coming in and talking to us today. Coming up. The Double Olympic champion nicola adams is with us this morning to talk about about turning professional getting engaged to fellow top boxer Marlen Esparza and about her life growing up in leeds. Do get in touch if theres a question youd like answered. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Next, the controversy over the russia connection. Now a former fbi boss has been brought in to oversee the inquiry into alleged russian meddling in the us president ial election. A top lawyer has a long history with investigations and prosecutions for that he had just taken over charge of the fbi when hijacked planes were blown into new york and washington. He was also james comeys predecessor. He is widely seen as a safe, independent pairofand widely seen as a safe, independent pair of and respected by democrats and republicans. Lets get some reaction with blanquita cullum, a republican journalist and broadcaster. Thank you forjoining us. How much ofa thank you forjoining us. How much of a surprise or shop is this going to have been to the white house . think probably the white house was caught a bit unawares. Actually, i have to think they had been expecting it. They have been the target pretty ha rd. Expecting it. They have been the target pretty hard. The president has been facing a number of forces. He has had the media that has been against him, excepting a lot of lea ks against him, excepting a lot of leaks from deep state, where these are unelected bureaucrats, that our intelligence that have been presented to them these anonymous sourced pieces of information. I think he has been expecting it was you talked about the former director of the fbi, mother, he is a decent quy of the fbi, mother, he is a decent guy. The military marine. He served a couple of president s on both the democrats and republicans side. I do not think he is worried. There are not think he is worried. There are no charges are. What is so interesting about this is it is an open investigation. Some people would say, oh, my gosh they will be ona would say, oh, my gosh they will be on a fishing expedition. You never know what they will come up with. What a lot of people are concerned about on the democratic side of the aisle is, who might be affected . Will it be hillary clinton, the former attorney general, Loretta Lynch . Will you see the issue of the 30,000 e mails of the classified documents . Will they be brought up . They have nothing right now to really conflict. In our country you are innocent until proven guilty. How it works with an impeachment has to go through the house and then be house has to represented to the senate. The house is controlled by the Republican Party and so is the senate. I do not think it will go anywhere. I think it will be good to clear it up. Either good guy. Indeed, it is a very high bar to cross, but from the reports we get this now morning in britain, i disagree, and suggest that if the Trump Campaign was in contact with moscow in anyway, if President Trump said he wanted this investigation to stop, that will raise eyebrows certainly. Eyebrows are one thing you are going to raise eyebrows in washington the matter what you do. No matter the old line, about a friend in washington is one that sta bs you friend in washington is one that stabs you in the heart are not the back. It is a tough town. So eyebrows a re back. It is a tough town. So eyebrows are raised over time. He has not at this point, and both sides will agree to it. I think the most amazing statement i heard yesterday was from a friend of mine, a former democratic member of congress by the name of Dennis Kucinich, who is extremely worried that he believes that the deep state right now, meaning the intelligence community, is posing a Clear And Present Danger to the republic of the united states, because basically they are manipulating the scene and providing information to the fourth estate, meaning the press, and trying to influence the public. Now heres the thing that Dennis Kucinich said and also several republic several republicans, it will backfire, even if you like or dislike come, it will create a martyr. The fact of the matter is yesterday i was with a lot of activists, talking about grassroot republicans, and they are very unhappy, very mistrustful of the media, and they are just shutting off the mainstream press. So i think it isa off the mainstream press. So i think it is a bigger problem than just trying to get rid of trump. Who gets hurt in this . Does the public get hurt, do we have another arm of the government trying to control the American People, meaning the intelligence community, that think if you dont do it our way, you are out, we will fix it so you are gone . And what happens to the media . We need to have a free press in our country, i know you do in the uk, and the fact of the matter is when thatis and the fact of the matter is when that is compromised it really affects our free society. And i think many people are worried about that. Another way of looking at it might be that the Security Services are trying to uphold the rule of law. Blanquita, just one final quick question to you if you were just very briefly. How much unease and impatience is there with President Trump within the Republican Party . It depends, remember it is notjust one linear thought. Within the establishment, the ones that like things nice and safe, there is a bit of concern about it, but those who understand the American People elected him because they really did wa nt to elected him because they really did want to change the way washington does business, because a lot of people believe that people get elected and they forget who hired them. They talk about the forgotten man, the forgotten woman, who is out there struggling right now, trying to getjobs and work and worried about their security, those republican elected officials are very much behind President Trump. Blanquita with thank you very much. Republican broadcaster and journalist, blanquita kalam. Keep the questions coming in the nicola adams, we are talking to her after ten. But not content with leaving the boxing to nicola, we thought wed get the politicians involved, as where better to let them fight it out in front of voters than in a ring . Watch how four of the parties landed their punches, and see what they chose to swerve. This report by noel philips. The countdown to election day is underway. With just weeks to go, parliamentary candidates are fighting to convince undecided voters their party has what it takes to lead the country. Youre punching harder pack it in im fighting for the labour party to persuade people to vote labour. Why . Because it would be, in my view, better for the country than letting the conservatives carry on with the policies theyve been deploying for the past seven years. Economic stability, no matter what any of the other parties tell you, is all fantasy, because they have no idea how to run our economy. You can say you will spend money in the nhs and education. If you crush the economy, it simply wont happen. That referendum was built on lies and deceit, and although some people knew what they were voting for, some didnt. Im fighting to try and get a different voice into the houses of parliament, to hold the current government to account on brexit, and to get some different thinking and notjust have the main three parties dominating politics on every single issue. Since being crowned heavyweight champion of the world, anthonyjoshua has become the global face of boxing, and the popularity of the sport has never been greater. So we brought together four parliamentary candidates to throw somejabs in this boxing ring. Watching them is an expert, and two undecided voters, ishmael and natalie, who say they still dont know who they want to vote for. If they want my vote, they need to get in the ring, talk the talk and let me see, ok, im going to vote for you. Were used to politicians running round in circles and telling lies, so we want to actually see politicians stand for something today and say what they want to say in order to win our votes. The majority of the candidates have no experience inside a ring, but the opportunity to show that politicians can pack a punch was one they couldnt resist. In the red corner, hoping to land a punch for his party, is the former labour mp and government minister, jim fitzpatrick. For ukip, its daniel woolf, who is on a mission to prove his party is still an electoral real force. In the blue corner is shaun bailey, former Downing Street adviser to David Cameron. And on a campaign to overturn the status quo for the Liberal Democrats, its keith angus. With the big majority theresa may has got in parliament, and the big majority for triggering article 50, why did she call an election . Because the british people want a chance to express their views on brexit and decide. They did that in 2015. Now theyve got another chance now, shall get a big majority to get shell get a big majority to get through what she needs to get done. They said that in 2016. Well have another election next year. With the state of the economy, and corbyn having absolutely no plans how to run our finances, how do you expect to support Public Services . Theresa may, you know shes calling this election to try and gain more power and to try and bring brexit through, but shes a remain mp. She said she was and you cant just change your spots for political gain. If she wants to give people a say, why isnt she going to give them a say on the outcome of the brexit deal . Because she gave them a say in the referendum and they know what they are voting for. So theyre going to vote for a hard divisive brexit . If they dont know what they were. Lets remind everyone how we got to the referendum. It was our party who pushed for the referendum and we wouldnt be in this situation at all if it wasnt for the courage of our party and 23 years of campaigning. Most people say the referendum was last year, they want to know why £3 billion has been wiped off the education budget, why has the Health Service on its knees, why have we lost 20,000 Police Officers . What are you offering the british people domestically . Forget brexit, thats done and dusted. Were offering economic stability. All of labours plans for the Public Services are a fantasy. So were supporting young people. How are you supporting young people by increasing tuition fees . £9,000 for tuition fees . Who can afford that . 1. 8 million children go to a Better School than under the Labour Government. It was the Labour Government who introduced tuition fees. £3 billion have been wiped off the education budget, schools across the country are losing money. Why are you destroying young peoples future by pulling us out of the European Union . With the hardest most divisive form of brexit . There is no such thing as a hard brexit. People knew what they voted for. There is no such thing as a hard brexit . No. So why was it bandied around by the Prime Minister herself . It was never bandied around by the Prime Minister. And for ukip, the most irrelevant Political Party in the history of everything, to say that is incredible. So we are the most irrelevant party. If we didnt exist, we would not be having that referendum. You might turn around and say ukip doesnt have a mandate any more but ill turn around and say this, until the ink is dry on the paper, until we are actually out of the European Union, we need to have People Holding the government to account. People want to know what is going to happen to their Public Services. Ukip voters have a choice of supporting more cuts to Public Services or supporting the protection of Public Services. The ukip vote is collapsing. What about corbyn and the droves of labour supporters who are on the fence and sayin to know what, i might vote ukip because it is a party for working people who cant vote conservative. Do you think young kids care about this stuff . Yes, they do because its the services that young people will be working for and that serve them. Do you think they care about their future or a home theyre going to live in . Both you guys in this room now, you made a massive u turn. You said you werent going to raise tuition fees and you did. I had to pay £9,000, right, to go to university. The students that i educated have to pay £30,000. They dont have to pay a penny until they earn 21k. If you want to get doctors and nurses into the nhs, if you want to train home grown talent. Maybe welcome them from the European Union instead of telling them that they are not welcome . Im sorry. Recruitment is in a crisis in the nhs because eu workers will not come here now. Why is that . Are you proud of that . Are you proud of that achievement . We should not be poaching talent from other countries. We should be growing our own before taking it from other places in the world. Seven years youve been in power, seven years, and the Health Service is in crisis every single year since youd been in power. The last Labour Government left power, you left a note telling the country that you had spent all the money and that we were broke. Youre punching harder, youre punching harder, pack it in, this is supposed to be fun. None of what you think eu, ukip. Do you realise youre punching harder . Because of your industrial policy, your economic policies fantasy figures that will drive us into the ground and it doesnt matter what you want, you cannot pay for it if you dont run the economy. So you cant answer the question, sean, after seven years in power, there are £3 billion, £3 billion coming out of education, tuition fees are at 9000 and rising. The Health Services on its knees and the emergency services, and billets, police and fire brigade have been cut to ribbons. Ambulance , police and fire brigade have been cut to ribbons. Times up. The candidates have had their say, but its not about them. Its about voters like natalie and ishmael who have yet to make up their mind. I do feel like politicians are perceived to be quite rigid and quite formal but i feel this discussion was really open and it did have a lot of opinions there so that was interesting to see them going head to head and fighting for our vote. Seeing them in the ring individually, literally fighting it out for the own policies and what they believe in and what they think they can bring to the party, and why i should vote for them, i think it made it more accessible. So why do so many people across the country feel so alienated by politics . Rachel farrington runs a website encouraging young people to vote. Even if you dont agree with any of the parties, you should still go out and spoil your ballot blank vote and it shows you are engaged and youre there for your vote to be won but politicians just have to change a little to win it. If you stay at home, you just become another figure. If these four can agree on anything, its this, it is your choice of course whether to vote or not. Butjust remember, if youre not registered by may the 22nd, you cant. A bit timid, some of those punches, but it is hard to talk and fox, i suppose. Noel phillips reporting and you can share that film from our Programme Page bbc. Co. Uk victoria coming up, nicola adams will be with us coming up, nicola adams will be with us just after coming up, nicola adams will be with usjust after ten. She coming up, nicola adams will be with us just after ten. She will be taking your questions and talking about turning pro, and life outside boxing. See you in a minute. Now the latest Weather Update with simon king. I know many of us needed the rain but yesterday was a wash out for most of us, a really miserable day. Today, thankfully, much improved. This is the recent satellite picture, lots of sunshine through this morning and we will continue to see that most of us into the afternoon. There willjust be a fuchsia was starting to develop. They will be heaviest across scotla nd they will be heaviest across scotland and west in northern ireland, there could be the odd rumble of thunder here later this afternoon. For most, really, a dry day. Sunshine continuing, temperatures 15 to 20 celsius, feeling fresher than it has done compare the recent days in the south east. Overnight tonight, more rain coming in across the south east of england, east anglia, some really intense rainfall for a time overnight tonight. Some of that extending its way a bit further westwards. There could be A Touch Of Frost westward. During friday, the rain will continue to move its way northward, eventually coming out into the east of scotland. Elsewhere, some sunnier spells and showers. Top temptress tomorrow about 11 to 15. Hello. Its thursday, its 10 oclock. Im Martine Croxall in for victoria. The conservatives are launching their general election manifesto with a pledge that nobody will have to sell their property in their lifetime to fund their care but the cost will be recouped when they die the party insist the policy is not a death tax. Everyone will have the security of knowing they can pass on £100,000 to their children and grandchildren. Another group will be made worse off than they are people getting care in the own homes. The first time the value of their house will be taken account. Well be talking to a Health Think Tank to see what the proposals would men in practice. Double olympic champion nicola adams has turned professional and wants to compete for the world title. She wants to make womens inc as big as mens will also be talking about her plans to get married and life in leeds. Its estimated the syria war has claimed 450,000 lives. Tomorrow, the worlds biggest centre for children who have lost their parents in the conflict will be opening in turkey. Well be speaking to the people who set it up. Good morning. Heres annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. The conservatives have unveiled plans that would see many more people in england pay for care in their own home. They are promising though one would be forced to sell their home in order to meet the cost of care. For the first time, the value of a persons property, more than £100,000, would be taken into account in assessing whether they are eligible for free care if they remain living there. The Tory Ma Nifesto remain living there. The tory manifesto also proposes to introduce Means Testing for Winter Fuel Pavements and end a guarantee that the pension will rise by 2. 5 every year. Robert miller has been appointed to investigate former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime with the us election. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and staff shortages, according to the doctors union. The conservatives say there are more doctors and they have increased funding to the nhs, but the head of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee warns a Record Number of practices are being forced to close. Us musician Chris Cornell has died aged 52. The singer who gained fame as the lead singer of soundgarden and later audioslave died on yesterday in detroit. He had been touring with soundgarden when he died suddenly yesterday. Two of the uks most popular products, pringles and lucozade, have been named and shamed by the Recycling Association as almost impossible to recycle. It says the packaging for the products contains too many different materials. Pringles says it protects the crisps and saves waste. While lucozade says the firm does care for the environment. The comments were made as Prince Charles is about to launch a £1. 5 million prize for designs that are both effective and recyclable. That is a summary of the latest bbc news. Dig into touch about anything we have been discussing this morning. Do get in touch. Use Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Heres some sport now with will perry. The triple World Champion beth twiddle has become the newest member on the board of switch the enterprise. It focuses on athlete transition. It works with premier League Football clubs and rugby clu bs. League football clubs and rugby clubs. Tell us specifically what switch the play does . We are trying to help athletes have a smooth transition. It can be quite daunting when you come to the end of your career. Sometimes it is planned and sometimes not. Youd think, what will i do with my Life Question i wa nt to will i do with my Life Question i want to be able to give that person, i have been through it and know how you are feeling, give that personal touch. I am joining a former England International rugby player who has been through it as well. Hopefully we can help athletes who have been through it. After watching you win the medals, it seems you have been through so much. How hard was the transition . I did find it hard. Now i think transition . I did find it hard. Now ithinki transition . I did find it hard. Now i think i found it harder than i realised. There are things going on in the background put up my parents we re in the background put up my parents were keen on me keeping my education up. When i finished my final bar routine in london 2012, everyone knew around me, they knew it was my last competition. For me, i was back in the gym training for another year. Idid in the gym training for another year. I did not know what to do. To ta ke year. I did not know what to do. To take that away from me was quite daunting, quite an anxious time. Even though i had other things that up. Also, given how much athlete welfare, Mental Health issues, duty of care is an issue right now, topically, this is crucial. It is. It is helping athletes think, actually you can start thinking about it while youre still playing and competing for the 10 of your downtime but it could be thinking about what courses you could do. I did a course in Sports Massage and thought it could be something i could go into. And i did it i realised i did not want to do that every day that at getting Work Experience and volunteering in Different Companies thinking, is something i would like to go into once i retire . Looking at an Olympic Medal or Premier League medal or Premiership Rugby medal, that is currency in terms of building peoples brands and lives posed sport. It is. Gymnastics taught me more than winning medals. It taught mea more than winning medals. It taught me a whole range of life skills. I thought i had nothing to put on my cv. Thought i had nothing to put on my cv. My thought i had nothing to put on my cv. My dad told me i had so much to put on my cv for things like the zillions, perseverance, determination. All of that is what an employer would look at. When you look at some athletes now, you have the aaron lennon story with Mental Health issues. You look at the likes of Paul Gascoigne and ricky hatton. High profile athletes struggling with issues. Had they had Something Like this in place, do you think this would not have happened . For me, there was that support around in british gymnastics. There is support that and it is Raising Awareness to athletes that Support Network is there. Find out about it and Start Talking about it. It is not something you need to think, i cannot think about this until i retire. Some athletes worry if they think about it they will lose focus with what they are doing at that current moment in their sport. It is saying to them, it is never too early to think about it, temp ascent of your downtime, and have a go at it. Martine, and Olympic Medallist but the newest member on the board of switch the play. In just over an hours time the conservatives will pledge to confront the challenges of our time with a manifesto of what theyll do if they re elected in june. Theresa may says she will take Big And Difficult decisions which are right for the country. So lets have a look at some of them. Up up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payments will be lost by wealthy pensioners. More elderly people will have to pay for their care. They will not have to sell their homes before they die and they can pass on at least £100,000 to their relatives. A new pledge to curb immigration, including a restatement of the commitment to cut net immigration to under 100,000 a year. And increasing School Funding by £4 billion, including a promise to scrap Free School Lunches for infants to pay for free breakfasts for all primary pupils. Lets get more from norman smith. Not long to wait. Almost there. We have an insight into the nuts and bolts of this manifesto. It represents a clear break with the camera in years with mrs may taking on some of the issues, some of the sections of society who are shielded by mr cameron from the full blast of posterity. Pensioners lose. The winter austerity. Business takes another hit. They will have to pay more if they want to bring in migrants from outside of the eu. Social care is where the Real Argy Bargy is this morning that mrs mays unit tried to personas of their big idea. They have scrapped mr camerons pledge to scrap the cap on the maximum amount of care you have to pay. They have put in a floor, below which you will get some State Support for that if you spend all your assets down to £100,000, you will get State Support. Critics are saying, good for lower income families and no help for many middle class families who have a house. The health secretary, jeremy hunt, said it was all about intergenerational fairness. Hunt, said it was all about intergenerationalfairness. Why should younger taxpayers have to bail out old people to pay for their ca re bail out old people to pay for their care costs . If we want everyone to have security what we are saying is if we want everyone to have the security of knowing that they can pass on whatever their care costs are, £100 those to their children and grandchildren, that will cost around £2 billion a year so its a significant amount. But we are saying that the fair way to pay for that is not through taxes that have to be paid by younger people, often struggling to make ends meet, but by removing some entitlements for older people, better off pensioners who currently get the Winter Fuel Allowance who wont now get it under these proposals but those same pensioners will have that security of knowing that whatever happens to them and their care costs, theyll be able to pass a significant amount of money on to their children and grandchildren. Massive pressure on the Health Service a e departments, what are you going to do about it and what is this manifesto going to offer . Well, the nhs has done magnificently well in incredibly challenging circumstances recently. We recognise that we need more doctors, nurses and funding. We will be increasing funding to the nhs beyond what weve currently committed to do. But other parties are promising to do that as well. The choice is, which party is most likely to be able to deliver on that promise to increase funding to the nhs. We will find out surely whether the tories will match the commitments made by labour and the Nhs To Plough an extra 7 billion into the Health Service. The main rumpus this morning is over social care. Into the phrase steps andrew dill mott. He was charged by the government to come up with a master plan for social care. He suggested we needed a cap. David cameron picked up his idea which has been chucked away by theresa may. This morning he was not impressed by her plans for social care. If youre somebody at the moment who is in a Residential Care home, so have moved out of the your own home and have been moved to a residential facility, youll be able to keep more of your money than was the case. That was a crucial part of the recommendations that our commission made. Actually it proposed increasing the threshold to £125,000. Theres another group wholl be made worse off, those are people who at the moment are getting care in their own homes because for the first time the value of their own house will be taken into account so theyll have to start paying in a way they havent done so far. The big problem is that although what the government is saying it would do is to say everybody would be able to get support once they were down to their lost £100,000, many people have much more than that and face no way of controlling their care costs which could run into many thousands each. So the lack of any form of pooling of risk of social insurance is a huge problem. It means still people will not be able to take control of this vital area of their lives. The Winter Fuel Allowance at the moment costs about £1. 2 billion. So some fraction of that could be saved if it was to taken away from better off pensioners. My sense of this is that pensioners are not opposed to some reductions in the value of Something Like that, not opposed to the idea of paying more for some forms of social care if what they were being offered in return was a deal that meant that they could take control of their own lives. I dont think pensioners wanted more money, they wanted this Terrible Market failure solved. Thats not being solved and i think some pensioners will be pretty cross that theyre losing losing something without feeling theyre getting much in return. We have about another hour to go before the blast off of the manifest. I have the labour version of the tory manifesto. 0ne ma nifesto, of the tory manifesto. 0ne manifesto, two years of failure and 50 broken promises. That is the way it works nowadays. They are quick off the block. Thank you. At 10. 30, pensioners and charities give us their reaction to the Conservative Partys plans for social care. Stay with us for that. Double olympic champion, World Champion, commonwealth champion, european champion, nicola adams has already secured her place in boxing history. But not content with that, she turned professional earlier this year and is focused on winning a world title next. Nicola adams has written a book about the story of her life so far and shes here to talk about it today. Good morning, nicola, see you in a second. If youve got a question for nicola, get in touch now. Seconds out, round one. I got the eye of the tiger. A fighter. Dancing through the fire. cause i am a champion and youre gonna hear me roar. Louder, louder than a lion. cause i am a champion. And youre gonna hear me roar. Ive just wanted this all my life and to think that ive finally done it and im finally here with all this support, you know, its really, really made my day. And the incredibly tight gold medal bout, nicola adams, the first woman to win two olympic titles in the boxing ring. I got the eye of the tiger. A fighter. Dancing through the fire. cause i am a champion. When i first went in to win a gold in 2012, i wasjust thinking, yeah, ijust want to win a gold medal and then the whole being a role model came with it. Youre gonna me roar. If you win a gold medal in the boxing, are you guaranteed to get a pro contract . Chuckling it depends, it depends. Some people do, some people dont. I guess itjust depends whether you want to stay amateur or turn professional. Theres a lot of goals in the professional ranks to achieve, becoming a World Champion and european champion, raising the game again and just making or hopefully trying to make womens boxing on a par with the mens. Youre gonna here me roar nicola adams is here. While we watch and that you said oh, i have done quite a lot, does it surprise you when you look back on it . Yes, a big surprise to revisit, i have been busy. Your book is called believe, and it is launched today. It must at some point refer hard you got into boxing and that all important trip to the Leisure Centre when youre mum went to the class and you got attracted by Something Else that was going on. Yes, it does, and i hope it will inspire The Next Generation to show that, with hard work and perseverance and dedication, you really Ca N Perseverance and dedication, you really can achieve anything. You we re really can achieve anything. You were only about 13, i think it was, and you realised this was what you really wa nted and you realised this was what you really wanted to devote yourself to. Was that some kind of daydream . What kind of plan did you have . was that some kind of daydream . What kind of plan did you have . Ijust wa nted kind of plan did you have . Ijust wanted to win an olympic title. Foremost, that would have seemed rarely strange, especially because womens boxing was not even an 0lympic womens boxing was not even an olympic sport, so i had a lot to contest but i was determined. I was like no, this is going to happen, This Is My Dream Commutejust watch full stop you were born at the right time then, wont you . Because in previous generations as you say, women could not have taken part. I was reading that womens boxing was banned because Premenstrual Tension made is unstable. I know, and that was only in 1996, not that long ago. You also managed to win round frank warren, your promoter, because he was a bit iffy about womens boxing. What didnt he like it, and what changed . He didnt think the levels we re changed . He didnt think the levels were good enough, that it was popular enough, and he said whenever he got into a taxi after 2012 and 2016, he said i was the first boxer that they spoke to him about. He was looking at my fights and he was really impressed with my technical level of boxing. We had a meeting and he said he would love to sign me. And here we are. The unlikely pair. Chuckling how difficult was it, though, for you as a girl in your teens to find people to fight . Because you were probably, i would people to fight . Because you were probably, iwould imagine, in a great minority in most of the Boxing Clu Bs great minority in most of the boxing clubs in this country at that stage. I was, clubs in this country at that stage. Iwas, i clubs in this country at that stage. I was, i had clubs in this country at that stage. Iwas, i had one, tish clubs in this country at that stage. I was, i had one, tish and when i was 13, and then i didnt get another one until i was 17, when i was 17. When i was senior. It was yea rs of was 17. When i was senior. It was years of being patient, waiting to compete. There is a lot of patients linked to being a boxer. Now you are professional, how easy will it be to find an opponent worth fighting, that will actually come and the kind of person you would be prepared to fight for . It is a lot easier now. I am really enjoying the professional ranks. We do three minute rounds. We do ten rounds as welcome which is different from the amateurs who only doa different from the amateurs who only do a maximum of four. And you have to pick your own team as well. On tea m to pick your own team as well. On team gb, you have a team straightaway, coaches, nutritionist, strength and condition coaches. Now i have picked my own team, which i have quite enjoyed. I have found a tea m have quite enjoyed. I have found a team of people that work well together. I am really enjoying things, onward and upward, and get that world title. It is probably the title rather than money want to do it for. But with that said tennis, for a long time of the women did not the same as the men. So what kind of money will be invested in womens boxing . Will you be fighting for the same kind of prize money . Yes, i hope so, in the future, when im headlining shows, and hopefully get my shot in vegas. Who knows, the skys the limit. My shot in vegas. Who knows, the skys the limit. Of course, and based on your track record you will absolutely get there. But how different is it, going into the ring asa different is it, going into the ring as a professional, compared with being an amateur . Because of course you do not have the head guard on and you are fighting for money and a professional title, so it must change the way people approach it . Yes, it is very different but i like the fact that every time i step out into the crowd, it is a big crowd, a big arena, and i also liked the fact that i am notjust fighting for me, iam fighting that i am notjust fighting for me, i am fighting to change as well, i am fighting to lift the sport, the professional side of the womens boxing, so that when The Next Generation go to think about turning pro or turn pro, they know that the path is already laid out for them, and they dont have to think about the pressures of making sure that they literally good when they are performing. Because if i dont do good now, there will be no womens professional boxing in britain. How great are those barriers . This idea that boxing is not very ladylike, not what we should be doing . That boxing is not very ladylike, not what we should be doing7m that boxing is not very ladylike, not what we should be doing . It is not what we should be doing . It is not as bad as it was before but there is still a way to go. I want to help to improve that in the professional side. Inevitably come you have had to be a trailblazer but also because you have always been honest and open about your sexuality, and you have got engaged to your partner, congratulations. Thank you. You inevitably, i suppose, have had to be a trailblazer for that, that openness about sexuality in sport, which the lot of men and women have probably found quite difficult in the past. Yes, it is quite difficult for some people. It is not something i say everybody should come out, but i do say that people should find a way to try and be themselves and im hoping im inspiring them to be. Try and be themselves and im hoping im inspiring them to be. try and be themselves and im hoping im inspiring them to be. I am so sorry, i lent into the shot, and spoiled everything, barry, it is my first morning, as if you didnt know you have probablyjust found that out, sorry to unnerve you. Taylor says please ask nicola watch things of lg bt taylor says please ask nicola watch things of Lgbt Rights In The Uk at the moment, notjust in sport, but more widely i guess. How well do you think we are doing this country . think we are doing this country . think we are doing this country . think we are doing really well. In sport as well, i think it is better and Getting Better all the time. have to ask you about your fiance, she is a boxer as well, how competitive are you with each other . We dont fight each other or anything but we are quite competitive. We have a rivalry on, to see who will have the first world title on the mantelpiece. Would it ever come to you having to fight each other for ever come to you having to fight each otherfor it . Ever come to you having to fight each other for it . No, we are in different weight divisions. How helpful is it having a fiance in the same business as you . Really helpful. We know the pressures, when we are dieting, we dont rarely want to talk. We have that understanding. We know what the other person is going through, so it is nice. Vincent asks if you and your partner have had your first row yet . Yes, we have had your first row yet . Yes, we have had your first row yet . Yes, we have had a few of them. All settled and all settled amicably with no fights. Yes. You were diagnosed with adhd when you were in your teens, and you will always have to take medication for it. How do you manage it and how do you advise other people the same condition who find it get in the way of what they want to do . Yes, forgetfulness, lack of attention, focus, it is really tough to deal with. But with the tablets, it isa to deal with. But with the tablets, it is a lot easier, and i can find that i can focus, and read come and get a lot of things done. Another couple of tweets, 0llie says congratulations on your engagement. Thanks. Do you ever get anxious or panicky before a fight, what helps to settle you . I get nervous before a fight. I think i would be more worried if i was not nervous before a fight because i would feel like i was not taking my opponent that seriously. I normally listen to music and have a laugh and a joke with the coaches before i go into the ring. Important that the right people around you. Definitely. Angela says we love nicola, your smile melts our hearts, carry on, you are a hero. It must hear that all the time. Thank you. How do you keep yourself motivated then, the training is extraordinary and have to keep your weight under control up to keep your weight under control up to the fight. Yeah, i keep my vote my to the fight. Yeah, i keep my vote my motivation going by having goals to achieve. Pretty much every timei goals to achieve. Pretty much every time i step into the ring i am creating some kind of history so it is nice to have that kind of goal. It helps me keep me very motivated. It helps me keep me very motivated. It isa it helps me keep me very motivated. It is a lot easier to train when you know you are creating history and long after you have gone that history will still be there. So many people know who you are because you have been the first. How do you inspire young before them, it may not be boxing, it may be other things. Everyone comes across obstacles along the way, what advice do give them . I tell them to persevere, to stay dedicated and you have to believe in yourself. That is why i did the book, i wanted them to see that it doesnt matter where you come from, as long as you work hard, you can find something that you are really interested in and passionate about, you really can achieve anything. What do you do when you are not boxing . It is so all consuming. Are not boxing . It is so allconsuming. Yeah. You cantjust sit back, Eat Chocolate and drink the wine. I watch tv box sets, go to the wine. I watch tv box sets, go to the movies. Normal stuff. Yes, normal stuff. Go karting. The movies. Normal stuff. Yes, normal stuff. Gokarting. What will come after boxing . I am not suggesting you will retire any time soon, what you see fit yourself beyond the ring . I know you have done some acting. I would love to do some more acting, and some commentating, as well. Where does this self belief, and you have called the book believed, it is clearly a n called the book believed, it is clearly an important thing. Where did it come from, a lot of people particularly in our teams, we are riddled with self doubt a lot of the time, you dont seem to have struggled with that. It is all about believing in yourself, being confident in yourself. When you can finally do that, the confidence will stay with you and you will be able to be confident around other people as well. You spend your time between here and the united states, because marlon is based in san francisco. And i coaches are there as well. Are they . How do different is it there, they . How do different is it there, the boxing scene, compared to over here . Not that much different. The trainingi here . Not that much different. The training i do over there is different to my Amateur Training i used to do before. But, yeah, im enjoying it, im loving the weather as well for stock i bet you are too. The book is launched today. Is it available on kindle as well, nobody just buys books these days. Yes, amazon, waterstones, audible, the audio book as well for stock you we re audio book as well for stock you were going to be busy, great to meet you, The Best Of Luck Notjust with the book but with your next fight. Nicola adams, thank you. Still to come we will speak to a Health Think Tank to find out what the Tory Pledges On Social Health Ca Re The tory pledges on social health care thinks. And well be talking to the person who has set up the Worlds Largest centre for children who have lost their parents in the syrian conflict. With the news, heres anita in the bbc newsroom. Senior politicians have arrived in West Yorkshire ahead of the ma nifesto West Yorkshire ahead of the manifesto launch due to take place in the next hour. The parties promising no one will be full is to sell their home in order to meet the cost of care. For the first time, the value of a persons to, over £100,000, will be taken into account in assessing whether they will be eligible for free care if they remain living there. The Tory Ma Nifesto remain living there. The tory manifesto proposes introducing Means Testing for Winter Fuel Payments and to end a guarantee that the pension will rise by 2. 5 a year. Rolf harris is to be released from stafford prison. Thejudge has told his indecent assault trial at Southwark Crown court that the veteran entertainer will be released tomorrow. He is standing trial accused of assaulting three teenage girls in the 70s and 80s. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the inquiry, congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will be absent as britains political leaders take part in a prime time tv debate. The itv event will see Liberal Democrat leader tim farron, Ukips Paul Nuttall and the snps Nicola Sturgeon lock horns. Plaid cymrus leanne wood and Green Co Leader Caroline Lucas will also take part in the two hour show being broadcast from salford at 8pm. The Prime Minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the Labour Leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. Us musician Chris Cornell has died aged 52. The singer, who gained fame with soundgarden and later audioslave. He also performed the theme to the james bond movie, casino royale, released in 2006. Cornell had been touring with soundgarden in detroit when he died suddenly yesterday. That is a summary of the latest news. Heres some sport now with will perry, the headlines for you this morning. Huddersfield town are one game away from promotion to the Premier League for the first time. After a 1 1 draw in their championship playoff with Sheffield Wednesday, huddersfield won on penalties last night to book a wembley showdown with reading a week on monday, a game thats being labelled the 200 Million Pound match in the Premier League last night, southampton were left to rue a missed chance as they had a penalty saved in what was a dull goalless draw with manchester united. Even if united win their remaining game, this will be their lowest tally of wins in a Single Premier League Season chelseas 100 percent record in the Womens Super League spring series was ended last night. England midfielderjordan nobbs scored in stoppage time to earn arsenal a 2 2 draw. The point still lifts chelsea to second 6 off leaders liverpool with a couple of games in hand and britains kyle edmund has followed andy murray in making an early exit from the rome masters. He was knocked out at the second round stage byjuan martin del potro in straight sets. Johanna konta is the only britain left in either draw, she plays Venus Williams later. More sport on the bbc news channel later this afternoon. Even before the conservatives manifesto is published in the next hour, theyve been forced to deny that plans to reform social care amount to a death tax. Theyre promising that no one would be forced to sell their home in order to meet the cost of care. But for the first time the value of a persons property, over £100,000, would be taken into account in assessing whether theyre eligible for free care if they remain living there. Theres also a pledge to means test Winter Fuel Payments, meaning more wealthy pensioners will lose up to £300 per year. Iain duncan smith is at westminster. Hejoins us now. Thank you Iain Duncan Smith is at westminster. He joins us now. Thank you for joining us. Why is your party not being more radical and suggesting a cap on the cost of social care . That has been suggested and has had quite widespread support. has been suggested and has had quite widespread support. I do not know what will be in the manifesto because we only have elements of it so far. We have seen the government attempting to grapple with the big issue which goes on in every single community, the cost of social care and how you afford it. What they have actually looked at across a wide perspective is to say, look, for those on higher incomes, winter fuel for example, there is no reason why they should be receiving a universal benefit like this. That money can be used to help to fund social care. We have changed the nature of the link on pensions which, over the years, was the right thing to do. It lifted the pensioners up and has improved their annual income by over £1000. Now it is right to have it linked to earnings or inflation, so it always stays at the right level but does not increased at a clear head of those. Those areas will allow the government the flexibility to be able to say we can spend more and focus on target more money on social care, ensuring people who need that care, ensuring people who need that care, particularly those in low income brackets will be able to get the social care they need when they need it. That is the big challenge facing all of us. Eight uk says Means Testing could be quite disastrous in terms of the number of people who die as a result of the cold weather we have in the winter. Those most vulnerable and in need of the payment are least likely to actually collect it. How do you avoid that . You ensure what you do is you target better. When i was sitting at the department it was a co nsta nt sitting at the department it was a constant area of frustration for us that we shovelled out the door a lot of money, a huge amount of it, to people who used to complain they did not need it. Most of that money was not need it. Most of that money was not spent on an increase in terms of their fuel. Not spent on an increase in terms of theirfuel. For not spent on an increase in terms of their fuel. For many of those people who had sufficient monies, used to spend it on other things. They admitted as much. There was no mechanism to hand it back. It was impossible for that to happen. Many papers argued that it was time to actually target the money better. The whole point about Means Testing is you make sure that those who need it, those who are eligible for it, actually receive it. There is plenty of ability for us to be able to target that group properly. We looked at that when i was there. It was quite clear it was feasible to do this properly. The problem you have,in do this properly. The problem you have, in the past, the ability to do that was not so great. Universal payments, whatever they are, cost you a lot of money because you spend a lot of money giving to people who do not need the money. Those who do need it could get more money. That is the key elements as you get more support to those who live on marginal incomes and those who do not need that money, therefore, do not need that money, therefore, do not need that money, therefore, do not need to receive it. Some would argue that Means Testing is an expensive way of doing it as well. The conservatives have been very keen to criticise labour in saying the sums do not add up. Can you give us some the sums do not add up. Can you give us some idea of who exactly will lose and what the savings will be . Of course i cant. I am not in the government. I am of course i cant. I am not in the government. Iam not of course i cant. I am not in the government. I am not therefore privileged to the manifesto and all the details. This process we are engaged in today, announcements have been made, they will be seen in a wider balance of what is available in the overall manifesto and taxation. Then we will be able to say where we are. My general sense about all of this is that the government is looking to reallocate the money. At the moment it could be with winter fuel which is spent on people who do not need it. Reallocate in that kind of spending to those who do, hence the issues around capping the level on £100,000 and ownership of a house. About those who need the care getting that money. Cannot give you the exact figures. I am money. Cannot give you the exact figures. Iam not money. Cannot give you the exact figures. I am not privileged to the details. Your party is saying there is going to be a generous increase in how much money people will be able to retain and receive social care. This idea that people will be left with £100,000 to pass onto theirfamilies, how left with £100,000 to pass onto their families, how is that an incentive for anybody save, to recruit wealth, if it will all be soaked up by social care, which couldve been avoided if you put a cap on the costs . The whole idea is the vast majority do not and will not need that level of social care. The reality is, for those that do, one of the great warriors they a lwa ys one of the great warriors they always had is, first of all, they will have to divest themselves of all of this money while they are alive which makes it complicated and difficult for them. The second area is they have no way of protecting the amount of money they might wish to pass on legitimate to their families, or at least have available to theirfamilies, families, or at least have available to their families, after they die. That is the area that the government is looking at protecting and giving them that assurance. By extending this whole policy to care at home, which is all part of that, you want to keep people at home as much as you possibly can, that enables the market to look at a wider range of products to help people invest over the years toward supporting their own care in later life so they would not have to fall back on the cost of their housing. That is the key area we needed to do, getting people are more flexible savings regime and allowing for care in a home and care in the community. The idea of staying in your home to be cared for my appeal to a lot of people. How do we make sure there are enough carers with the right quality and paid enough to go around . This is where the minimum wage rise to the living wage comes into effect. We heard the present government wants to take it even higher. The minimum wage will help enormously with people at the bottom end of the pay scale and that is very much the case for people who do caring responsibilities. This will make Companies Think very carefully about how they use staff. That would be the greatest protection. That commitment, it was a conservative government that is committed to that and has seen through with the rise, that will mean more for people on low pay than anything else. The other area is, the government has already taken millions out of taxation by raising the threshold where you start to pay tax and eventually it will arrive at £12,500. That is a halving of the numbers. That means a doubling of the amount you can earn before you will actually have to pay tax. That ta kes a will actually have to pay tax. That takes a lot of people in the low pay area out of tags in the early part of their income. Thank you very much for joining of their income. Thank you very much forjoining us. So, is this good news or bad news for families with elderly relatives . We are joined by hugh alderwick, who is a Senior Policy Adviser for the Health Think Tank, the kings fund. Jane vass is head of policy and research for age uk alison holt is our social affairs correspondent. Sharon gillaim isjoining us. She is trying to work out what it means for her. Alison, a lot of reaction at first seemed to suggest it could have been a lot more radical and they have missed a trick. That is the feedback i have been getting. I think people are ready for a complete overhaul of the system. It is a general feeling ready for a complete overhaul of the system. It is a generalfeeling it is badly broken and has been under serious pressure, under huge demand and overstretched. In time. I think there was an appetite for something fairly radical but also something happening fairly quickly. Their care cap idea introduced by the do not commission some years ago was already in there just are aged legislation. The cap limiting the highest care costs and a raising of the threshold. The cap has been scrapped. We have got this raising of the threshold. The key thing here is that the raising of the threshold to allow people to keep £100,000 in saving for assets is generous compared to what it is at the moment, which is £23,250. But, they are. It will particularly help people who might be in Residential Care. In terms of home care, at the moment, the value of someones s is not included in how you would calculate the assets. Under these plans it would in the future. Thank you very much. Lets speak to sharon. Hopefully you are hearing to what Iain Duncan Smith was saying was that we are hoping to get all of the details in the manifesto. What do you think of the social care idea and how you would be affected . do you think of the social care idea and how you would be affected . I am very worried. Contrary to what a lot of people, especially a lot of young people, it seemed to think, that all pensioners are really well. Myself and my husband, i cannot work because i am not well enough. I am 61. My husband is talking about working till he is 68 because we still have a mortgage to pay off. If we find we have paid our house off and should we need care, we would have to sell our property, which is worth less than the average cost of a house these days. It would be ludicrous. Would we be expected to sell our house to live in rented accommodation so we could afford ca re accommodation so we could afford care question that would be totally self defeating for the government because it would cost them more money than paying as benefits, presumably, to be able to afford to rent somewhere. Im worried about how i will pay rates, let alone if we had to have care. The future is just so black for people in our situation. There are many pensioners who are not well off at all. Iam thinking i am thinking of voting lib dem, though i realise they probably wont get in, but i cant bring yourself to vote for the conservatives now because i dont think they will be any help to people like my husband and myself. When they talk about not paying benefits to certain people, i think there should be a much higher figure. People who have houses, earning enough money that they can sell and downsize. Sharon, thank you very much for your thoughts. Jane wass from age uk, what are your thoughts . We havent got all the details yet, but you will, no doubt, have a reaction already . Of course we havent seen the detail, so there isa we havent seen the detail, so there is a Health Warning there, but sadly we dont think it will help. Our particular concern is around introducing the house into the means test for a carer at home. What about the winter fuel test the winter fuel payment being means tested as well. That is a real concern as well. That is a real concern as well. That is notjust about wealthy pensioners, as you said there are a lot of people who are entitled to claim benefits like pension credit, around one in three not claiming it now. Partly because of the difficulty of doing so, partly because of the stigma. The dwp has been tried to get them to claim more over many yea rs been tried to get them to claim more over many years and we havent really been able to increase that number. But it is notjust people who are entitled to claim who dont. That is also people who are just above the limit for claiming it. They will be very badly hit by losing the winter fuel payment. Inevitably there is with someone close to that threshold. What would you have hoped to have heard about social care . From our point of view it is deeply disappointing. There are a few points to make. As has been talked about, the move from a ceiling, a cap on care costs, to a floor, means that actually it will be very difficult for some people together care they need, and they wont have the certainty of having someone cover the wont have the certainty of having someone cover the catastrophic care costs. The second point is about ca re costs. The second point is about care in the home, the changes we have talked about will mean many more people are going to have to pay for that care. But this is a major missed opportunity for fundamental reform of the social care system, which is currently failing to many people, particularly the poorest in society, who often rely on a threadbare social care system. So we havent seen that more fundamental reform we were hoping for. What is wrong, though, with asking people who have wealth, in whatever form, be it savings or assets, to pay for their own care . To try, as a lot of people have said, is to bring about a rebalancing between the generations when a lot of people feel it is the older generation who have had it pretty good. feel it is the older generation who have had it pretty good. If you dont get below the floor of £100,000 which includes the value of your home, you dont have any certainty or security for spiralling ca re certainty or security for spiralling care costs for things like dementia. So actually it is not so much about how big should the floor be, it is a separate set of issues. We have seen fewer people access publicly funded social care. The question is where is the plan for sustainable this system . How sustainable would be the idea of insurance which could be quite costly for people. At the moment it is very much down to luck as to whether or not you get dementia and you may have to pay out the carerfor ten years. Dementia and you may have to pay out the carer for ten years. Most are not on very good incomes. They are not on very good incomes. They are on a modest pension. Even though they have housing wealth they may find themselves pushed into using that and potentially restricting their own futures. 0ne that and potentially restricting their own futures. One of the questions is if the block having to use their housing wealth, will they be able to move into housing that is more suitable for their wealth . Some big questions. Thank you forjoining us. Big questions. Thank you forjoining us. We have not seen the detail yet, that might change a little bit. Sharon in dorset, to the king s fund, jane wass from age uk. Allison, thank you very much. The bbc news channel will provide full coverage of the conservatives ma nifesto coverage of the conservatives manifesto launch winner gets underway sometime after 11 15am. We are going to be in dunstable in beds on monday 29th of may. That is for a big election audience debate. If you have made up your mind already who you will vote for, Still Deciding dont think you will even bother and would like the chance to share your views and grill senior politicians on their policies, get in touch with us on their policies, get in touch with us and apply for a place. There will be more details on our Facebook Page and our twitter page. The syrian war has been raging for 6 years, and the current death toll Shows Nearly Half a Million People have lost their lives. The devastation shows no sign of letting up, leaving a whole generation of children that have only ever been raised in war. More than 15,000 unaccompanied and separated children have crossed syrias borders, into countries like turkey. Authorities say orphans there are at risk of Substance Abuse and prostitution at the hands of human traffickers. Now a village that will house more than a thousand orphans has been built in the south of turkey, and the first set of children are moving into their homes which opens today. Lets talk now to huseyin 0ruc. Hes Deputy President of ihh the turkish ngo that has set up the orphan village. He hopes the project will help educate The Next Generation of syrian children. And Mohamed Najjar is a syrian doctor here in the uk. Hes lost family members and friends in the conflict. Mohamed and huseyin, thank you for joining us. Mohamed, lets start with you. How has your family been affected by six years of war in syria . Well, thank you for inviting me to this show. In fact, many syrian families are going through the same suffering. My family is separated between several countries. Some of them are still in syria, some of them in turkey, in saudi arabia, united arab emirates, sweden, germany, austria and britain. And the number of children affected is ready quite catastrophic. An entire generation is growing up only ever having known conflict and displays them. Thats right. As the United Nations report, and save the children and many organisations have stated, i do quote a number of statistics done in 2015, talking about 800,000 children that have lost their families, whether they are a father or a mother, and they are without proper care, no mother, and they are without proper ca re, no access mother, and they are without proper care, no access to education, they have no one to look after them, especially from the psychological point of view. I think these children deserve to live a normal life, after the mass loss they have heard through family and their environment. Huseyin in turkey, tell us environment. Huseyin in turkey, tell usa environment. Huseyin in turkey, tell us a little bit more about your village for these orphans, what it aims to do. Because what they will wa nt aims to do. Because what they will want more than anything is a normal life, like mohamed suggests. Yes, thank you very much. Now we are in the Inauguration Programme of the most biggest orphan care centre. It is really very important. As mohamed says, we have 1 is really very important. As mohamed says, we have million orphaned children from syria, almost half of them living in turkey. Now we are giving shelter education of all the needs of these orphans, and we are hoping for the future of syria, education of these orphaned children will be very important. It is one of the biggest investments for the syrian refugees, but not only limited the syrians. It is one of the biggest investments for the orphans of the region. It will be almost 100 firm 1000 students will be educated. They will continue to the university degrees. But only giving food and shelter for the others, also it is a time we need to start investing for the future of syria. The main purpose of this facility is to train, educate for the future of syria. Huseyin how important will the psychological support be for these children. They must be immensely traumatised. Definitely, all of the children, many of them, they have abuse, they have faced very big difficulties, not only in losing families, also life is very difficult for them. Itself, the facility is very important for them. They lose their pa rents important for them. They lose their parents and they are alone now, but in this facility they will live in their own home. You will see the villas on the back. Each villa is 350 square metres, and they will live in this, in each villa 18 stu d e nts live in this, in each villa 18 students will be there, and they already there. Huseyin, it sounds very ambitious, and we wish well with your project. Mohamed, when you hear about this, is this the kind of future you want to see for syrian orphans . Because there has been criticism that countries like britain have not taken as many children as they could have. Absolutely, i would like to see syrian children in education, successfully participating in the rebuilding of syria, but the big question is we have accommodated 1000 children in this facility. What about the 1. 5 1000 children in this facility. What about the1. 5 or 1000 children in this facility. What about the 1. 5 or the 2 million left behind . No access to education and they are deprived. I think the best help for Syrian People and the syrian kids is to keep them at home, is to stop the barrel bombs, stop the chemical attacks, stopped all of the chemical attacks, stopped all of the atrocities and barbaric crimes being perpetrated on a daily basis. Thank you both very much. A lot of comments coming in about our interview with nicola adams, people very pleased to see her on screen. Alastair says what a truly inspirational woman. I am screen. Alastair says what a truly inspirational woman. Iam not screen. Alastair says what a truly inspirational woman. I am not a boxing fan, but when she speaks, i listen. Bbc newsroom live is coming up listen. Bbc newsroom live is coming up next with full coverage of the launch of the conservative ma nifesto. Launch of the conservative manifesto. Thank you for your company today, have a good day. Good morning. After yesterdays wash out, today is a much improvement for this across the uk. From the latest satellite picture, plenty of sunshine through this morning. As we go through to the afternoon, if you shower is dotted around. The showers start on the heavy side. Even the odd rumble of thunder. For most of us, it is a friday. A bit of rain towards the south east. A much fresherfeel across the south east corner. Top temperatures getting up into the high teens. The bright colours. Some heavy rain for a time. Further north and west, temperatures getting down to fairly low single figures. There could be a real ground frost first thing on friday morning but for most of us friday should be another dry day, especially towards the west, more cloud and rain. Top temperatures about 15 to 16 degrees. This is bbc news. Im sophie long live in West Yorkshire. The headlines at 11 theresa may will launch the conservative manifesto here in West Yorkshire, where she will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england. The conservatives are also promising new measures to curb immigration, as well as restating their commitment to cut the net figure to the tens of thousands. The tory manifesto also proposes to introduce mea ns testing for Winter Fuel Payments, taking away payments of up to £300 from wealthier pensioners. We will take you through all of the details. Other stories developing at this hour