Really looking forward to our chat. First of all, tomorrows front pages. Starting with the telegraph, i believe. Theresa may writes in the the Sunday Telegraph that shell tell brussels that money paid in the past by the uk must be taken into account in the final divorce bill. The sunday times reports a tory wobble in the opinion polls, as cuts for elderly people slash theresa mays lead. It puts the tories on 44 , with labour on 35 . The observer reports that theresa mays school meals plan to hit 900,000 poor children, and there are concerns it could punish tory party target voters. The Dementia Tax Backlash is the mail on sundays headline, as the paper reports a survation poll suggesting the tories lead has slipped by 5 after its pledge to make elederly people pay for care but theyre still 12 ahead of labour. Shh mummy kate takes charge on pippas big day, the picture headline on the Sunday Express, is about duchess of cambridges sisters wedding. It isa it is a lovely picture. We will c
And the conservatives cant be trusted. We have not rewritten the manifesto, the principles upon which it is written remain the same, we need to ensure that we have long term sustainability and social care, we need to be able to ensure that we can fund social care for the future, we are doing the honest thing in putting a proposal to the british people. How is it honest to reject a cap in your manifesto and four days later say, we are going to have a cap, what is honest about that . what we set out in the manifesto was a series of principles, to say to people, first of all, this is a big issue, we need to address it and we are being honest that we must fix it, and that is what i want to do, i am not going to play politics with it, very my head in the sand, that is whatJeremy Corbyn does with it. No, you arejust going to change or mind on it, apparently. This woman is already doing another u turn she decided it wasnt parliament that decided it wasnt parliament that decided her view. John
And leave empty chairs. Gracing us with their presence, Caroline Wheeler of the Sunday Express and Jack Blanchard from the mirror. Hello and first of all, lets bring you up to date with the latest developments on the Campaign Trail and today everyone seems keen to focus on brexit. Theresa may insists only she can bring back a good dealfrom those crucial talks in brussels. Iam i am confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together, and build a briton that is stronger, fairer, and even more prosperous thanit fairer, and even more prosperous than it is today. No, no, says jeremy no, no, sasteremy corbyn, accusing the conservatives of fostering what he calls a toxic climate ahead of those talks. We will confirm to the other Member States that britain is leaving the European Union, that issueis leaving the European Union, that issue is not in doubt. But instead of posturing and pumped up animosity Labour Government under my leadership will set out a plan for brexit based on mutual
There would be no General Election until 2020. The country needs stability, she said, through the brexit negotiation. That was the position before the easter recess. But while on a Walking Holiday in wales last week, theresa may had time to reflect and she changed her mind. An unelected Prime Minister needs a mandate. In the polls, heres just one of them from yougov, theresa may and the conservatives have a commanding lead. Her allies were telling her there was no better time to go to the country. So, if this parliament here votes tomorrow to approve her call for a Snap Election as we expect it will then britain will vote again in six weeks time, on june the 8th. They are calling it the brexit election. Our Political Editor Laura Kuensberg begins our coverage. Did she surprise them . Did she surprise you . Did theresa may even surprise you . Did theresa may even surprise herself . Her biggest decision as Prime Minister taken only days ago. I have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet w
I dont know, i think there is something in that. Im sure the people in labour hq are looking at john majors soapbox talk, i think it isa john majors soapbox talk, i think it is a backlash against the slickness. The trouble is there comes a point when in Dearing Dottie Nature becomes an image of incompetence. Tuesday night we were waiting for him and all his mps to attend a meeting of the plp, very important, do talk about the election, and he was an hour late because he was stuck on a train coming back from a constituency. You might say it shows hes a man of the people. Know, being late is tardy, whether you are left, right, whatever. On the front page of the telegraph we have theresa may in a similar sort of setting. She has gone to her constituency and she is surrounded by the party faithful. The criticism of her could be that this is her comfort zone and that she, for instance, doesnt want to be on she, for instance, doesnt want to beona she, for instance, doesnt want to be onatv sh