chris mason has broken down the highlights of the debate. is tonight the night you can turn things around, prime minister? the big question for rishi sunak. the polls aren t budging. could this be the moment for a game changer? and here s the guy who wants hisjob. is tonight the night you seal the deal? pleasantries, smiles and you can bet for both of them a bag of nerves. the debate under way, and the biggest topic of our time, the cost of living, set out by paula from huddersfield in the studio audience. my savings are gone and i m genuinely. worried about my future. i don t think you understand . how this is for people like me. so what can you do about that? both men expressed sympathy, and then the argument began. of course i know everyone is onlyjust starting to feel the benefits of it, but inflation is back to normal, wages are growing, taxes are now being cut. keir starmer would put all that progress at risk. he would put up everyone s taxes by £2,000. keir starme
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
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
i could see the outline france and hear these shores. it made me realise we were in a war. it wasn t an exercise at all, or rehearsal or training. we were there, and anything can happen. and i was scared. many veterans have now crossed the channel to attend tomorrow s commemorative events at the british normandy memorial. poignant and powerful a chance for all of us to remember and say thank you. tim muffett, bbc news. and here in bbc news, will be across the day to mark the 80th anniversary of the landings. to india where an alliance led by the prime minister, narendra modi, has won the general election. his bjp party is celebrating but it has failed to secure a majority on its own, winning far fewer seats than at the previous election. our correspondent arunoday mukharji has sent this report from delhi.
it made me realise we were in a war. it wasn t an exercise or rehearsal or training we were there and anything can happen and i was scared. many veterans have now crossed the channel to attend tomorrow s commemorative events at the british normandy memorial in ver sur mer. poignant and powerful, a chance for all of us to remember and say thank you. tim muffett, bbc news. it is really going to be a special couple of days here on the south coast of england and over in normandy, especially tomorrow. all of it will be covered on breakfast and across the bbc and i will tell you shortly about where you can catch the events, including this commemoration on southsea common. it looks like the weather will be all right today. it is a lovely start to