in coming up on bbc news, know that novak djokovic on course to defend his french open title and through to the third round after being roberto in straight sets. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the man who was until last night the conservative mp for bolton north east in greater manchester has joined the labour party. mark logan is not standing at the general election but he says he is now backing sir keir starmer as the next prime minister. this afternoon he told the bbc the conservative party was unrecognisable from the party hejoined a decade ago. it comes amid continuing confusion and division over the fate of one of labour s longest serving and best known mps, diane abbott. she says she s being banned from standing next month. keir starmer has been saying no decision has been taken. but today labour s deputy leader angela rayner said she sees no reason why she shouldn t be allowed to stand again for her seat in east london. our political editor chris mas
but we need is a cure for this addiction. in the cure is an employer immigration tax. that is the cure to this addiction. smart immigration highly qualified, highly skilled, can be a great thing. but there is a price to it, there is a cost to it and that she does at the moment, there is no cost to big business for employing cheap low skilled overseas labor. the main topic on the campaign trail today has been tax with the conservatives and labour reassuring voters that they wouldn t raise vat if they win the general election. value added tax currently stands at 20% for most items. the liberal democrats also said they would not look to raise vat or income tax. but as our economics editor, faisal islam, reports similar pledges at the last election didn t stop the tax burden rising to its highest level since the second world war. the town hall meetings, the scoops of ice cream and the campaign water features continue for party leaders. but today s main stunt surrounded the cl
although he did condemn the frank hester comments. we know today that there was an extra 5 million that he d given the conservatives party, so the public did not know so it was £15 million he needed returning, not £10 million which is the new clarity today s disclosure has brought to the situation. ~ . ., disclosure has brought to the situation. ~ . . ., ., situation. what have lancaster and the conservative situation. what have lancaster and the conservative party situation. what have lancaster and the conservative party said - situation. what have lancaster and the conservative party said in - the conservative party said in response? we the conservative party said in resnonse? the conservative party said in resonse? ~ . ., ., response? we haven t heard from frank hester response? we haven t heard from frank hester himself response? we haven t heard from frank hester himself yet - response? we haven t heard from frank hester himself yet that - response? we haven
For 30 hours before being rescued at sea is recovering in hospital in belfast. The family of guy hedger, who was shot by intruders at his home in dorset, have paid tribute to him athletes like Paula Radcliffe could lose their World Records under proposals to rewrite the record books in an effort to improve credibility over doping. Ode to a nightingale. How singers are trying to save the endangered songbird. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, World Snooker champion mark selby admits he is at the peak of his powers as he becomes only the fourth modern player to retain his title at the crucible. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has defended his Shadow Home Secretary after she appeared confused over the cost of the partys plans to put an 10,000 extra Police Officers on the streets. Mr corbyn insisted he wasnt embarrassed in the slightest by Diane Abbotts difficulties with the numbers for what is one of his flagship election policies. The
Drifting 13 miles in the irish sea. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, madrid is in for a spectacle tonight as real host Neighbours Atleti in the the first leg of their all Spanish Champions League semifinal. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Following the leaked account of a tense meeting between the Prime Minister and the head of the European Commission last week, theresa may has told the bbc she will be a Bloody Difficult Woman in Brexit Negotiations and shes already made clear Jean Claude Juncker will discover that. She told our political editor, laura kuenssberg, that the negotiations with the eu will be tough and what matters in the coming election is making the right choice of leader to represent the uks interests. Who wouldnt like a day by the cornish coast . Who could be coming to town . We believe its that nice theresa may. Is that correct or not correct . Strong and stable theresa. Im not very keen. In fact, im very unkeen. I hope she comes sooner rather