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
More than half a Million Pounds is raised for a 17 year old Racing Driver, whos had both legs amputated after being involved in a crash. Its 5 oclock. Our main story, the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has promised to overturn what he called A Rigged System, which allowed the rich and powerful to leech off ordinary working people. In his first major speech of the Election Campaign, he said the partys manifesto was fully costed, and he denied that a conservative victory onjune the eighth was a foregone conclusion. Our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. The next Prime Minister of the uk, Jeremy Corbyn. Do you believe it, do they believe it, does he believe that . Opinion polls suggest it is highly unlikelyJeremy Corbyn will be heading for downing street. But he is trying to change peoples minds. Much of the media and the establishment are saying this election is a foregone conclusion. They think there are rules in politics which, if you dont follow by doffing your cap to the p
Ahead 50,000 Police Officers are deployed across france, as security is tightened ahead of the first round of voting in the countrys president ial election. We put them in the sport because it is quiet. They will be happy. And they have access to our garden and oui they have access to our garden and our neighbour s garden. In this spot. A helping hand for hedgehogs how a village in East Yorkshire has take on their closes rivals tottenham, in the first of this weekends fa cup semi finals at wembley. And ben has the weather. A decent weekend in prospect. Plenty of dry weather. Even some sunshine. But there is a big change on the way for the start of next week, something much colder on the way. All of the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The conservatives are attempting to play down speculation that they will raise taxes if they win the general election. Yesterday, the chancellor, phillip hammond, hinted that the government might abandon the pledge made at
Ahead 50,000 Police Officers are deployed across france, as security is tightened ahead of the first round of voting in the countrys president ial election. We put them in the sport because it is quiet. They will be happy. And they have access to our garden and oui they have access to our garden and our neighbour s garden. In this spot. A helping hand for hedgehogs how a village in East Yorkshire has take on their closes rivals tottenham, in the first of this weekends fa cup semi finals at wembley. And ben has the weather. A decent weekend in prospect. Plenty of dry weather. Even some sunshine. But there is a big change on the way for the start of next week, something much colder on the way. All of the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The conservatives are attempting to play down speculation that they will raise taxes if they win the general election. Yesterday, the chancellor, phillip hammond, hinted that the government might abandon the pledge made at
Ahead 50,000 Police Officers are deployed across france, as security is tightened ahead of the first round of voting in the countrys president ial election. We put them in the sport because it is quiet. They will be happy. And they have access to our garden and oui they have access to our garden and our neighbour s garden. In this spot. A helping hand for hedgehogs how a village in East Yorkshire has take on their closes rivals tottenham, in the first of this weekends fa cup semi finals at wembley. And ben has the weather. A decent weekend in prospect. Plenty of dry weather. Even some sunshine. But there is a big change on the way for the start of next week, something much colder on the way. All of the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The conservatives are attempting to play down speculation that they will raise taxes if they win the general election. Yesterday, the chancellor, phillip hammond, hinted that the government might abandon the pledge made at