Developments from the Campaign Trail, on tuesday 16th may. Jeremy corbyn has launched labours manifesto in bradford, saying itll appeal to voters right across the country. Our proposal is a government for the many not the few. Our proposals are of hope for the many all over this country and im very proud to present our manifesto for the many not the few. Thank you very much. Cheering it was also the turn of plaid cymru and party leader, leanne wood, to push out their manifesto, promising to give wales a strong voice to get the best possible brexit deal for the country. Were pledging to put wales at the heart of the negotiations to leave the European Union so that the final deal reflects the needs of the welsh economy. From tool boxes to harry potter books, theresa may sheds light on her policies, and personal achievements on the Campaign Trail today. Youre still in the fourth book . ive read all of them. They are all very good arent they . Yes. And scotlands First Minister and snp lead
Or did he think the idea of the big state and tax rises would have wide appeal . 0ur Political Editor nick watt was at the launch. We have liftoff Manifesto Launch days can often turn into rather sedate affairs. Today had the feeling of a rolling personal rally, asJeremy Corbyn took the labour manifesto on the road. And, we will build over a million new homes. A few hours earlier the Shadow Cabinet had gathered in bradford for this mornings launch. Team corbyn thought that banda had been stolen when a draft of the document was leaked last week. But supporters whooped with delight whenJeremy Corbyn pledged to nationalise the railway in stages and scrap University Tuition fees. Our proposal is the government for the many, not a few. 0ur Proposals are of hope for the many all over this country, and im very proud to present our manifesto for the many, not the few. Thank you very much Cheering 0ne Loyal Trade Unionist was delighted. I think its fantastic. Ive waited all my life to hear a ma
And the conservatives cant be trusted. We have not rewritten the manifesto, the principles upon which it is written remain the same, we need to ensure that we have long term sustainability and social care, we need to be able to ensure that we can fund social care for the future, we are doing the honest thing in putting a proposal to the british people. How is it honest to reject a cap in your manifesto and four days later say, we are going to have a cap, what is honest about that . what we set out in the manifesto was a series of principles, to say to people, first of all, this is a big issue, we need to address it and we are being honest that we must fix it, and that is what i want to do, i am not going to play politics with it, very my head in the sand, that is whatJeremy Corbyn does with it. No, you arejust going to change or mind on it, apparently. This woman is already doing another u turn she decided it wasnt parliament that decided it wasnt parliament that decided her view. John
Im not happy with the choices we have for next prime minister. Theresa may is not prepared to stand oii theresa may is not prepared to stand ona theresa may is not prepared to stand on a platform and take questions from her peers and the audience, then she doesnt deserve our votes. Lam voting then she doesnt deserve our votes. I am voting snp. And of course you can get in touch wherever you are heres mr dunstable. You can email victoria bbc. Co. Uk, text 61124, hashtag victorialive on twitter, or search Victoria Derbyshire on facebook. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning with an audience of 120 people, and live on stage at the grove theatre. Here to tell our assembled group of politicians exactly what they think about key issues like the nhs, brexit, the economy, housing and security. There is so much to talk about this morning, not enough time so lets crack on with the news. Joanna is here with a summary of the mornings news. Police say theyve arrested a 2
Good morning. There are just six days to go until the General Election and we have bought the sofa to scotlands ancient capital, dunfermline. What does the politics mean for the money in our pockets and how does that affect how people vote in six days time . We have come to meet local voters and local businesses to find out what it means for them. Matt is also here with the weather. Good morning. Iam in the grounds of Dunfermline Abbey finding out what place it plays in the towns history. Brighter and fresher conditions on the way and that lasts into the weekend. I will tell you what that means for you in 15 minutes. We are in the historic surgery of dunfermline in the kingdom of fife. Let me set the scene will be here all morning with the sofa talking to voters and politicians about the issues that matter to them six days ahead of the General Election. You will see in the background, lars, a historian. Youll be teaching us about Robert The Bruce who is buried here. Also this was home