View of events in the uk. Borisjohnson is preparing to launch the conservative manifesto in the next few hours, which will pledge not to raise the rate of income tax, National Insurance or vat. The Prime Minister will also say he wants to bring his brexit deal back to the commons before christmas, if the conservatives are returned to power. Our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. What would he do with power . This afternoon, borisjohnson will unveil the conservative manifesto. His basic message deliver brexit and move onto domestic priorities. He will pledge that the bill that will deliver brexit will be brought back to parliament before christmas if he wins the election. That, he says, would allow the country to move on. So what will the conservatives do on the home front . They will pledge today not to raise rates of income tax, National Insurance, or vat. Thatll make it harder for the government to raise money, but the tories are still pledging to spend. Mrjohnson has alr
Here before christmas and getting it agreed before the brexit deadline at the end of january. Beyond that, theres the question of getting a trade deal agreed. Michael gove today confident that would happen next year. Weve done a huge amount of work already, alongside the withdrawal agreement, in the political declaration, which lays the groundwork for the deal that we want. Across europe, there is an appetite to ensure that we tie up the loose ends, we conclude a relationship based on free trade and friendly cooperation. Away from brexit, the conservatives are promising to freeze National Insurance, income tax and vat what they are calling a triple lock. But they are also making some expensive promises, including maintaining the levels of pensioner benefits as well as spending more money on childcare, on fixing potholes, and on a skills fund. The manifesto will also pledge to end Parking Charges at hospitals for long term patients and theirfamilies, and for nhs staff on night shifts. B
Media magnates Michael Bloomberg joins the crowd of democratic president ial field saying his moderate credentials are the best bet to take on donald trump. Thank you for joining us early results from hong kongs District Council election show the prodemocracy camp has won significantly more seats than probate jane candidates votes are still being counted on monday morning following a record turnout of more than 71 percent Council Elections are typically uneventful but this year theyre being seen as a gauge of the popular mood following months of political arm rests lets get the latest from soccer in hong kong for assad bring us up to date with the latest results 1st. Also the answer mention the prodemocracy groups so the cant have had a landslide victory on the latest count of the. The seats in these district elections until sunday the probation held the majority big clearly hong kong is waking up to a new beginning in the District Council landscape and now as you mention nearly 300000
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President trump has said hes dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But he still hopes to press on, announcing instead an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Today im here to say were not backing down in our effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population. I stand before you are planning new steps, my administration is taking to ensure that citizenship is counted so that we know how many citizens we have in the United States. Our north america correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles. The president makes it sound like this is a very straightforward issue,in this is a very straightforward issue, in fact, who is