Southeast. There will be new hospitals, schools, railways, better broadband, new connections, and opportunities for every part of our great nation. As the uk Election Campaigns kicks into gear both parties set out their economic plans today and well talk about that in a minute. But first the Opposition Labour Party has again faced allegations of anti semitism even a former labour cabinet minister calling for voters to back boris johnson. But labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has sought to keep his campaign on track. He gave a speech in manchester a short time ago. Because if we dont do that and get that investment, what kind of future and what kind of hope is there for people in areas that have been totally left behind ever since the ravages of Margaret Thatcher and the tories in the nineteen eighties . If we are to give hope to communities that have had nothing for so long, then we have to invest in them, and thatis then we have to invest in them, and that is the absolute priority that we will go forward. The labour party has been dogged by accusations by anti semitism for several years and the issue is centre stage again in the past hour this has come into the newsroom from our scotland Political Correspondent glenn campbell. Labour candidate in aberdeenshire has quit following a row this is the former labour minister ian austin. He left the party in february saying thatJeremy Corbyn had poisoned the party with anti semitism. Today he attacked again and went further. Its a big choice. Theres only two people who can be Prime Minister on december the 13th, Jeremy Corbyn or borisjohnson. And i thinkJeremy Corbyn is completely unfit to lead our country, completely unfit to lead the labour party. And after 3a years, ijoined the labour party as a teenager, i worked for the labour party, and in my 30s, iwas a government adviser, in my 40s i was an mp and a minister. So its really come to something, when i tell decent, traditional, patriotic labour voters, that they should be voting for borisjohnson at the selection. I cant believe its come to this, but thats where we are. Ian austin is the son of a jewish refugee his aunt and his grandmother were murdered by the nazis. And he isnt alone in his condemnation of mr corbyn. Another former labour mp john woodcockjoined his call to boycott corbyn. Both men have come under fire from labour accused of having flipped sides because they accepted work as special envoys for borisjohnsons conservative government. Heres laboursjohn mcdonnell. He is now employed by the tories. What else do you expect them to do in an Election Campaign where you are employed by the tories can you speak on behalf of the tories. Thats what this was about this morning. On the work as a special envoy. Here is laura conspired saying. The thing is, this issue of anti semitism goes way beyond the criticism of two former labour mps. This was thejewish chronicle today a front page leader urging people who arentjews not to vote forJeremy Corbyn because it says most britishjews think he is an anti semite. This is the papers editor. This is a general election, and its absolutely right that of course, the issues that people should vote on our issues like brexit, austerity, public services, that the meat and drink of an election, but, you know, he should surely also be a fundamentally. Election, if one of the main Party Leaders is considered certainly by one large ethnic minority to be a racist, and we are simply saying to people, please bear that in mind when you cast your vote. There are other reasons why the accusation of anti semitism keeps arising for labour. In 2016, labour mp naz shah was suspended from the party after a series of anti semetic tweets including one suggesting israel should be moved to the United States. Former london mayor Ken Livingstone resigned from the party after saying adolf hitler had once supported zionism which is the establishment of a jewish nation. The claims are not accurate. If you want more detail on why, this 2016 article is on the bbc website. Also in 2016, labour set up an inquiry led by the barrister and human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti. Her report found that labour was not overrun by anti semitism or other forms of racism but said that there was an occasionally toxic atmosphere. The report was billed as independent. Its worth noting that labour gave Shami Chakrabarti a peerage soon after it was published and she then joined their opposition front bench. Since then the party has been repeatedly accused of reacting too slowly to incidents involving Party Members saying or posting anti semitic comments. Heres Stephen Pollard again. Jewish labour movement, the group with inside the labour party, they will tell you that not only have their recommendations for dealing with anti semitism been ignored, they have been treated with utter contempt, you know, this is not a party that can claim to have been dealing properly with anti semitism. More recently, the mp chris williamson, who had been one of mr corbyns closest supporters, was forced to leave the party for saying labour was too apologetic on anti semitism. Corbyn himself has faced accusations of anti semitism he was slammed for his initial refusal to sign up to the International HolocaustRemembrance Alliances official definition of anti semitism. And last year footage emerged from a 2013 speech at the Palestinian Return centre in which he said some People Living in britain who he called zionists dont want to study history and dont understand english irony either. Many people condemned this is anti somatic. Then labour mp Luciana Berger was among those to condemn his comments. She has since left the party and joined the liberal democrats. Here is a tee up the time. Treat at the time. She has since left the party and joined the liberal democrats. Jeremy corbyns supporters say the anti semitism accuations are amplified by his critics in order to do political damage. They question whether any action by labour on this issue would be enough. Others point to the examples ive listed and the numerous other example sof anti semitic comments posted online by people who say they support labour as evidence the left has a problem. For his part, mr corbyn has always maintained his intolerance of anti semitism and said so again today. Anti semitism is a poison and an evil in our society. Any form of racism is a poison in an evil in our society. I have spent my whole life fighting against racism. I will die in anti racist. I will die an anti racist. I want every community to feel safe and supported in this country. Jewish community, muslim community, hindu community, any other community from any faith or any other part of the world. And our party has confronted the issue, we have suspended or expelled members, we have an education programme, and all of that has been set up since i became the leader of this party. And we will carry on doing exactly that. Helen catt is in westminster. Helen, we got some detail from corbyn there on what labour is doing about it, but what moore has it put in place to take on this issue . You heard Jeremy Corbyn there talk about an education programme, also the party would probably point to things like suspensions, like the instant that you mention vary with a candidate for gordon who has stepped down that they would say they moved swiftly to act there to review her candidacy. The party also did eventually adopt the full International HolocaustRemembrance Alliance definition of anti semitism, however, idid alliance definition of anti semitism, however, i did also add an extra statement to that definition that says that this will not in any way undermine freedom of expression on israel, or the rights of palestinians, which got a bit of a mixed response, and there are still those who would say that on some of these issues that the party just hasnt moved fast enough, as he sat, and of course, there is the equality and human rights commissioner who said earlier this year that they were investigating the party. So a mixed response to what labour has done. And just from a political point of view, however much labour is doing, its clearly having a difficulty communicating the progress it believes its making to some parts of the electorate. Yes, and we will see at the election how far that has carried, because evenif how far that has carried, because even if you are not going into the details of the anti semitism issue, having a party that looks like there are splits and divisions in it which are splits and divisions in it which are so are splits and divisions in it which are so deeply held is never a good thing going into an election. So i think it will be interesting to see what the response is on the doorsteps, and how much this row has actually translate into your average voter. Helen, thank you very much indeed. Helen live with us in westminster. Much more on the uk Election Campaign online and in 5 10 minutes, we will come back and look at the spending pledges that the conservatives and labour have been making. First though, to washington, because donald trump has denied that he asked attorney general, william barr to hold a News Conference to clear him of wrong doing in his dealings with ukraine. The Washington Post broke the story and says he did. And that bill barr declined. The storys been confirmed by other us media, including the wall streetjournal, New York Times and cbs news. Once again this all centres on a phone call between donald trump and the president of ukraine in which mr trump asks ukraine to investigate joe biden. The call is the focus of the current impeachment inquiry. Predictably the president has attacked. Saying. And another tweet he named all three reporters on the story, calling them lowlifes, and went on to call the Washington Post a garbage newspaper. Its worth noting that while the bbc hasnt confirmed the story the president has a long record of rubbishing stories that turn out to be correct. And the post has a long record of getting it right. Well on wednesday night, donald trump held a rally in monroe, louisianna. He returned to some familiar themes. Just got off coming off the plane, and they hand me, look at this character. Ok, they just and they hand me, look at this character. Ok, theyjust hand me the story. Who has started, from a whistle blowers attorney said in 2017, you know and that was . That was a long time ago. Its all a hoax they say january 2017, a was a long time ago. Its all a hoax they sayjanuary 2017, a coup has started, and the impeachment will follow, ultimately. Its alla hoax. Its a scam it, and you know who helps them, these people right back here, the media. Next week, the hearings into the impeachment inquiry will be broadcast live for the first time. Right now, theyre still behind closed dors and today president trumps former National Security adviser john bolton, was a no show. Hes says hell sue if hes issued with a subpoena. In other testimony we got an idea of his feelings. Heres acting Us Ambassador to ukraine bill taylors testimony. In it, we are told. We also knowjohn bolton ended one meeting betewen ukrainian officials the Us Ambassador to the eu abruptly, saying we dont do politics here. And he likened the goings on to a drug deal. heres anthony zurchers take on it all. Well, you know, if you remember back to 2017, there were reports that donald trump was pressuring the then fbi director, james comey, to publicly state that donald trump did nothing wrong in that russian collusion investigation. So, you know, this does kind of ring familiar. Donald trump likes having people come up and say that he is exonerated in a public, sort of, fashion. Of course, your member donald trump fired james comey shortly afterjames comey declined to do so, but the report in the Washington Post and elsewhere are that william barr and donald trump are still on good relations, but it will be something to watch. There have been episodes where Thejustice Department recently has tried to distance itself a little bit from the white house, because donald trump in that call tried to get the ukrainian officials to get into contact with Thejustice Department and co operate with bill barr. So a lot of threads to keep track of your. Survives bill barr, next to john bolton, so thats bill barr, next to john bolton, we know he left the Trump Administration at odds with the president over policy, but where does he fit in the equation with this impeachment inquiry . Well, it would certainly be an interesting witness, because as National Security adviser, he was directly communicating with the president , we know from other testimony, that he did have a severe disagreement over what was going on in the white house. He did not want to see military aid held up to ukraine, and if it was for political purposes, he had an objection to that. Now, whether he would be a compelling witness once he got in front of congressional investigators, thats another question. And what democrats have said so far is that they are not willing to turn this into a protracted court battle that their timeline for the impeachment inquiry would not allow months to go by as they litigate this interview it, and subsequently appeal it again. They would much ratherjust say, ok, he does want to talk, this is more example of the white house obstructing our investigation, we are going to move on. Stay with us on outside source still to come in the uk theres a battle over spending as the economy Takes Centre Stage in the Election Campaign. Both labour and conservatives want to borrow billions more both want to invest in public services. Two men have been convicted of murdering the teenager, jodie chesney. The 17 year old was stabbed as she sat in a park in east london. Svenson ong gak wee, whos 19, and a 17 year old boy, who cant be named, blamed one another. Theyll be sentenced later this month. Jon donnison, who was at the old bailey, said it was a shocking case. No apparent motive for the killing, thejury here no apparent motive for the killing, the jury here at the old bailey took less than six hours to reach their verdict, 19 year old svendsen and his 17 year old accomplice and we of his age guilty of murder. Two others, 20 year old man well and a 16 year old youth are also names, they were both acquitted of both murder and manslaughter. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our lead story is . The Campaign Continues in the uk with labour, the live dams, and also the tories as well, out making their case to the electorate. Main stories from bbc world service. Police in britain and vietnam have confirmed, that all 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry container in essex last month were vietnamese. Ten people have been arrested in vietnam in connection with the case. Frances president has said nato is undergoing brain death, lamenting a lack of Co Ordination between europe and the United States. In an interview with the economist, Emmanuel Macron said america was turning its back on europe. Celebrations never stop in south africa. Here is their rugby team as they go on an open bus tour that will go on for several days and end up will go on for several days and end up in cape town a little later after the weekend. Day two of the uk general eleciton campaign and both main parties have launched part of their economic platform today promising to borrow more and spend big if they win the election. Shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell says labour want to transfer power and money out of the south east of england and invest heavily in infrastructure and dealing with what they call a climate emergency. Chancellor sajid javid called labours plan a fantasy. But, after years of austerity measures the conservatives now have a similar plan to labour , shift some power north and spend big on infrastructure. Faisal islam reports. The north west of england, the cradle of the industrial revolution. And today on either end of the east lancs road, the chancellor sajid javid in manchester and the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell in liverpool, launching a fiscal revolution, a fundamental change to policy on borrowing and investment, and not sounding too different. It Means Investment on a scale never seen before in this country. It means billions of pounds more to spend on the infrastructure revolution that this country needs. Down the road from here,. John mcdonnell, in his hometown, announcing that a Labour Government will not try to bring the National Debt down as a rule, and instead will increase borrowing to fund hundreds of billions in investments to solve what he calls the social and Climate Change emergencies. Isnt it interesting . After all the years since ive been shadow chancellor, four years, i have been arguing that we need to invest, and the tories have attacked me, abused me as though i were some revolutionary. Now theyre falling into line, but on a scale that doesnt meet the challenges we face. Because they want to keep