northern england, more cloud and the odd shower or a splash of rain. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 25th june. the bbc has been told that the gambling commission is considering whether more police officers are involved in alleged betting on the date of the general election. four conservatives and a police officer assigned to the protection of rishi sunak are known to be facing inquiries. scotland yard has denied a report that it leaked the names of some of those under investigation. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. did you have inside information when you placed your bet on the election date? i made a statement. it s been nearly two weeks since this aide to the prime minister who s also a conservative candidate said he d made a huge error ofjudgement in betting on the date of the general election. another candidate and two members of the conservative party staff are also being investigated by the gambling commission. last night, interviewe
as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas
number of weeks now and pushing very hard on that. to some degree i am happy about the 45p tax change, decided not to go ahead with that, and the putting forward of the obr forecast, it shows me some pragmatism is beginning to seep into the centre of government but we need more of it because this plan that the government comes forward without the government comes forward without the obr forecast, it needs to have everything properly thought through some fao relying on spending cuts they need to be politically deliverable and they have to work out those issues in pretty short order. it might mean if they can t find it of savings in government that they will have to revisit other of these tax pledges because they may not be affordable. $5 of these tax pledges because they may not be affordable. of these tax pledges because they may not be affordable. as the prime minister s decision may not be affordable. as the prime minister s decision as may not be affordable. as the prime minist
that, having given the impression they were not listening, now they have been forced to listen. but i think tory mps will want to keep that avenue open. that avenue open. isn t that a roblem that avenue open. isn t that a problem for that avenue open. isn t that a problem for somebody - that avenue open. isn t that a problem for somebody like i that avenue open. isn t that a i problem for somebody like you, particularly, andrea leadsom? you have always come onto this programme and talked about fiscal responsibility, about being able to balance the books. and yet there are still going to be £15 billion of unfunded tax cuts. does that make you feel queasy? you feel queasy? absolutely, it does. however, you feel queasy? absolutely, it does. however, in you feel queasy? absolutely, it does. however, in my- you feel queasy? absolutely, it does. however, in my view, . you feel queasy? absolutely, it| does. however, in my view, the energy does. however, in my view, the energy packag
sunak versus one of the others. the daily telegraph, liz truss says she would cut taxes from day one, it s all about taxes at the moment, why? i think what s interesting is that none of i think what s interesting is that none of these tax pledges are costed and funded, so we don t know where this is and funded, so we don t know where this is coming from it. they tend to imply this is coming from it. they tend to imply cuts this is coming from it. they tend to imply cuts elsewhere, which is concerning, particularly when you look at concerning, particularly when you look at what s happening in nhs, which look at what s happening in nhs, which we look at what s happening in nhs, which we will look at in a minute. the cost which we will look at in a minute. the cost of which we will look at in a minute. the cost of living rise is also busy very much the cost of living rise is also busy very much and people s minds. having left at very much and people s minds. having left a