And leaders from most of the main parties have been taking part in a live tv debate on the bbc. Interestingly Prime Minister theresa may wasnt there she ruled out doing head to head tv debates and sent a senior minister, amber rudd, in her place. The main opposition labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had said he also wouldnt go if mrs may wasnt appearing but he had a last minute change of heart, and decided to turn up. Lets hear him clashing with amber rudd over payments to disabled people. We are a party who always supports those in most need. And the welfare bill for helping people on disabilities has gone up £7 billion in the last seven years. And is now at £50 billion. We will always provide that safety net. Amber, you tried to remove safety nets away from people on disabilities and turned around on that. You are not credible. I know there is no extra payment you do not want to add to, no tax you do not want to rise, but the fact is that we have to concentrate our resources on the peopl
Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. Backin back in the club. Pakistan reclaims its status as an investment destination. Our Oil Investors react . And, find out why this airport in south asia is not popular with travellers or airlines. Welcome to Asia Business report. A big day for pakistan, one that brings a boost to the countrys stock market as today is when pakistan rejoice the msci emerging markets index, that list looks at top rank stocks from around the world, they use those lists to determine where and how much to invest in stocks. It signals that things could be turning around for a nation where political and terror related problems have taken centre stage. Pakistan used to be part of the index but was removed due to the decision to shut down for four months in late 2008 after prices dropped dramatically meaning Foreign Investors could not get their money out. We arejoined by investors could not get their money out. We are joined by our corresponden
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find your poll tracker on the bbc news app. wales s first minister vaughan gething has lost a confidence vote in the welsh parliament, the senedd barely two months after he took office. the motion was brought by the conservatives after he d faced questions about a campaign donation he received from a millionaire who had convictions for illegally dumping waste. the parliamentary vote is non binding, so he doesn t have to resign. mr gething has said he will carry on doing his duty. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. sunshine on the campaign trail, but a cloud has been hanging over labour s leader in wales, vaughan gething, ever since he got thejob in march. vaughan gething. the celebrations didn t stop questions within the party over a £200,000 donation he d accepted from a company whose owner had convictions for illegally dumping waste. mr gething insists everything
however, if you look into the detail of individual polls, it is often possible to find that information. thank you very much indeed to all of you who have sent in questions. to keep them coming. i reminded to contact us at bbc your voice at you can find your poll tracker on the bbc news app. we will have more on that tomorrow night. two of the main battleground areas in this election will be the midlands and northern england. known as the red wall the bedrock of the labour party s support for generations. at least it was until 2019, when that wall collapsed. many of the former mining towns lent their support to the tories in the debate over brexit. 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan is out on the road visiting today the different constituencies in and around greater manchester. she has been in leigh, then westhoughton in bolton west. now she s in cheadle. so you will forgive her forfinishing her day in george & dragon pub in cheadle. still sober i hope. but a good time of the n