independent treasury officials have costed labour s policies and they amount to a £2000 tax rights for working family. it looks like now the chief treasury civil servant actually wrote to labour at two days ago saying the conservative assessment of their tax plan should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. the debate sought the labour leader sir keir starmer challenged over hospital waiting lists among other things. with a rant out of the highlights from that debate, this is our political correspondent ian watson. the first debate of the campaign was a head to head clash between the prime minister and the man who wanted to replace him. if you re still wondering about the key messages they want to hammer home at this election, wonder no longer. this election is all about a choice more of the chaos and division we ve seen for the last 14 years, or turning the page and rebuilding with labour. no one knows what labour would actually do. but you know
are representing, our politicians don t deserve to be treated like that. it is dangerous. doesn t matter what the substance is, it is the thought of what it might be. i agree, beat him through argument, not foolish agree, beat him through argument, not foolish tactics. not foolish tactics. what are we exectinu not foolish tactics. what are we expecting over not foolish tactics. what are we expecting over the not foolish tactics. what are we expecting over the coming - not foolish tactics. what are we i expecting over the coming weeks? labour have got to stiffen up and show labour have got to stiffen up and show some clear messaging about what they will show some clear messaging about what they will actually do. they have to stay on they will actually do. they have to stay on this stance that the fiscal policy stay on this stance that the fiscal policy won t change. they must come up policy won t change. they must come up with policy won t change. they must come up
Financial education should be compulsory in schools. This school in manchester is a centre for excellent when it comes to teaching young people about money, so i will chat to them a little bit later. In Sport England bowl out australia in adelaide. Theyve just started batting and need 354 to win the second test and level the ashes. Come on and carol has the weather. It isa it is a fairly quiet day weatherwise for most of us. It will be cloudy with a little brightness and showers in the west. Later, persistent rain across the north west of the country accompanied by strengthening wind. Then it is all change. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you. See you later on. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will meet with her cabinet this morning after returning from brussels last night with no deal to push forward the brexit talks. Negotiations came to a halt after the Democratic Unionist Party, who support the conservative government, rejected a proposal to avoid a ha
Wins in a row as they beat neighbours united at old trafford. Jose mourinho says his sides title hopes are probably over after losing 2 1 as city extend their lead at the top, and continue to break premier league records. And it is Christmas Carol season, of course, but does singing make you feel better . This week we will be looking at whether it is really good for you. And carol can tell us whether the cold spell is set to continue. Good morning. Once again this morning we have a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in east anglia and the south of england. It will also be windy today. More showers in the north and west of the uk. Some of those will be windy. In between we have dry, crisp and sunny weather. Wherever you are it will feel cold with the risk of ice. Our main story this morning, snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption across parts of the uk. There have in train and plane cancellations and drivers have been warned icy conditions are making r
Minutes. The flagship Free Childcare scheme in england now one charity says parents are subsidising it from their own pockets. Are of champagne. It is really bound to in small doses. Id offer you a glass of champagne. He was the actor behind television sleuth jason king Peter Wyngarde has died in hospital at the age of ninety. Taxpayers owe private Companies Like carillion almost 200 billion pounds to complete big building projects and the public spending watchdog says its not the best value for money. In sport curtains for konta. The british number one is out of the Australian Open after a shock defeat to the world number 123. Good morning. First, our main story. Britain is to increase its contribution towards border controls in france by nearly 45 Million Pounds, and commit to taking in more migrants calais. The deal will be announced at a summit between theresa may and the french president Emmanuel Macron this afternoon. Their meeting at the armys Officer Training Academy in sandhur