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
Chinas secret brainwashing camps bbc panorama goes inside the network of high Security Prisons where inmates are indoctrinated and punished. And coming up at 8 30 a bbc investigation finds Vulnerable Children are increasingly being placed in unregulated homes. Thats in britains care scandal exposed. Good evening. Borisjohnson has launched the conservative partys election manifesto, promising to get his brexit deal passed by parliament, as soon as possible after the election, if he wins. In a speech in telford in shropshire, he offered what he called a route map to take the country forward. For the nhs in england theres a pledge to add 50,000 more nurses, and restore nursing grants, thats on top of an existing promise to pump tens of billions more into the health service. He said thered be no rises in income tax, National Insurance and vat for five years. And he pledged to raise the threshold at which people start paying National Insurance to £9,500, a saving of £85 a year, per person
About the nhs. This will be buying my first time voting. I am worried about the lack ofjob and opportunities. When you mean lack of democracy, what do you mean . The parties are ignoring our democratic. We are joined by three candidates. Were also joined by three of the candidates including the conservative whos been mp here for nearly ten years and says he loves his constituency but says he cant promise that he can dramatically improve peoples lives here. Meanwhile, the labour party is today promising to put bad landlords out of business if it wins the election and cap rent rises for private tenants. For too long, and certainly over the last decade, the government has allowed lower rogue landlords to flourish and so it is time to meet the market for renters and that requires the government to act. Also today, a Second National cinema chain, showcase, has joined vue in stopping all showings of the film, blue story, after seven Police Officers were hurt in a fight at a cinema in birming
As he holds his Christmas Eve mass in the vatican. And looking ahead to the inevitably stressful cooking of christmas dinners well be getting tips from a chef from inside his restaurant kitchen. Hello and welcome to bbc news. An icy blast is affecting nearly 250 Million People in the us and canada, as one of the most severe Winter Storms in living memory takes hold with snow blizzards, strong winds and freezing temperatures. At least 19 people have died. Hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. The Us State Of Montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. Nomia iqbal reports. For much of america, this is the coldest Christmas Eve. Millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. But the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing Car Accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. The warning is, dont travel unless you need to. Do