conservative manifesto launch. last night saw four party leaders grilled by a challenging question time audience on bbc one. rishi sunak was asked about the investigation into alleged bets made by two tory candidates as well as the party s director of campaigning and one of his own close protection officers. the prime minister said he was incredibly angry and that anyone with connections to him or the conservative party found to have broken gambling rules should face the full force of the law. the labour leader sir keir starmer was pushed on his previous support for former leaderjeremy corbyn, who he said would have made a better prime minister than borisjohnson. sir ed davey of the liberal democrats and the snp sjohn swinney were also grilled on the nhs, trust and past promises. but it was the prime minister who arguably faced the most challenging questions of the evening on the alleged betting scandal. when asked why those under investigation hadn t been suspended fro
live from buckingham palace, this is bbc news. welcome this is bbc news. to a rather rainy and chilly day welcome to a rather rainy and chilly day here, but it is a significant day. in the next hour, the princess of wales will make her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer, and that is at today s trooping the colour, the military parade which celebrate the king s fund birthday. the princess will be in the carriage parade with her children for the king s birthday celebrations, beforejoining the rest of the family on the baclony at buckingham palace. a new photo of the princess from the palace. taken close to her home in windsor, a place where she has been able to rest, recuperate, and spend time with her family. it marks the first significant announcement about catherine s health since she announced her cancer diagnosis in march. my work has always brought me a deep sense ofjoy and i look forward to being back when i m able. but for now i must focus on m
Of the day in the commons and the lords. On this programme the budget addresses the crisis in social care in england. The chancellor has help for stretched local councils. I am committing additional Grant Funding of £2 billion to social care in england over the next three years. But the Labour Leader accuses Philip Hammond of producing a complacent budget. Who is reaping the rewards of this economy . For millions, it is simply not working. Away from the budget and back to brexit, and predictions of long delays in the processing of Residency Applications by the home office. It would take the home office more than 50 years. 50 years to deal with 3. 2 million european nationals in the uk. It was phlip hammonds first budget and, curiously, it was actually his last. Or at least, his last to be presented in march. From now on, the annual budget will take place in the autumn. The chancellor called it a fair package of measures. There was £2 billion for social care, relief for those hit by c
Children are losing interest in exercise from as early as seven years old. In sport could there be two titles for chelsea this season . The premier League Leaders are through to the semi finals of the fa cup, after beating Manchester United. Also this morning do you recognise this famous face . It is fascinating seeing the faces of people as i walk down the street. She was a big part of one of our favourite childrens tv shows. You may have guessed where she is from but we will reveal it later. It is not as cold today as it was yesterday. Today will be cloudy as well but there will be sunny breaks and in the sunshine it will feel quite mild for of year. In the north of scotland we have gales, severe gales and heavy wintry showers. More details on about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Parliament has passed the brexit bill, paving the way for the uk to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union. Meanwhile, it looks like theresa may will reject Nicola Sturgeons
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