they say it would pay for the recruitment and retention of 8,000 gps and will be funded by raising tax for the big banks. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. leader of the liberal democrats ed davey. applause applause a day to make some noise. the liberal democrats have been loudly declaring nhs and social care in crisis. with a leader who has spoken about his experience of caring for his disabled son and previously his mother. �* , ., , ., his disabled son and previously his mother. �* , ., ., , ., mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, _ mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the _ mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale - mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of- mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the| chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous, so our manifesto doesn't shy away from that. we are putting forward a bold, ambitious and fully costed plan to tackle the health and care crisis from top to bottom. this is a manifesto to save the nhs. the lib dems are pledging _ manifesto to save the nhs. the lib dems are pledging to _ manifesto to save the nhs. the lib dems are pledging to give - manifesto to save the nhs. the lib| dems are pledging to give everyone the right to see a gp within seven days or 2a hours if urgent. provide free at home care for the elderly and disabled. and guarantee access to an nhs dentist in an emergency. the party also wants to lift the to child benefit cap, increase aviation taxes on people who frequently fly abroad and deep in the uk relationship with the eu. but the party's anti brexit rhetoric is far softer than it once was. how parties will pay for their pledges has become a core element of this election. the lib dems want to raise billions through measures like reforming capital gains tax, higher levies on banks and tackling tax avoidance. levies on banks and tackling tax avoidance-— levies on banks and tackling tax avoidance. , , . , ., ., avoidance. essentially what we are doinu is avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising _ avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising taxes _ avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising taxes mainly - avoidance. essentially what we are doing is raising taxes mainly on . avoidance. essentially what we are | doing is raising taxes mainly on the big banks, the oil and gas companies, social media giants and also the likes of google and amazon, the no .1% wealthiest people, ijust talked about them, so all that tax revenue set out there. we are spending it i think wisely. we are opting spending it on areas that would save money in the longer term. the liberal democrats won just 11 seats at the last general election. why they are hopeful of making games they are not campaigning on the basis that they expect to be in the next government, but they do argue they think they can influence policy and parliament. splashy photo apps have been a feature of their campaign for have been a feature of their campaignfora party have been a feature of their campaign for a party that used to be a biggerforce. they are particularly ironing conservative seats in england's south to selection and the manifesto marks a new moment, a printed planet that can closely scrutinised. jessica parker, bbc news, westminster. the conservatives say they will recruit an extra 8,000 neighbourhood police officers over the next three years, if re—elected. they claim the commitment would mean a new officer for every ward in england and wales. they'd be paid for by a 25% increase in visa fees for people coming into the uk. the prime minister was speaking earlier in his first interview since apologising for leaving d—day commemorations early. well, the last thing i wanted to do was cause anyone any hurt or upset, which is why i apologise unreservedly for the mistake that i made. and ijust hope that veterans and others can find it in their hearts to forgive me for that and also consider my record when it comes to supporting our armed forces with a historic increase in investment, but also making sure that we have a minister sitting around the cabinet table focused on veterans. labour says it would create more than 3,000 new nurseries for 100,000 children in england. empty classrooms would be converted to ensure there are enough places. childcare charities have welcomed the plans, but said one of the biggest challenges would be staffing them. labour leader sir keir starmer discussed the plans while on a visit to a nursery. this is a really important policy, because as any parent with young children will tell you, childcare and nursery places are really essential. they're so good for children in their development and making sure that when they arrive at primary school they've got the skills that they need. really good for parents and carers, because they can get back into the labour market. so very good also for the economy. the snp�*s deputy leader kate forbes has said either a labour or conservative government would mean more cuts and austerity. 0n conservative government would mean more cuts and austerity. on a visit to a sawmill she said only the snp could stand up for scotland and protect public services.- could stand up for scotland and protect public services. labour or talkin: a protect public services. labour or talking a lot _ protect public services. labour or talking a lot about _ protect public services. labour or talking a lot about scotland - protect public services. labour or talking a lot about scotland right| talking a lot about scotland right now but at the end of the day we are seeing them adopt conservative fiscal rules which will ensure austerity continues in scotland and that has a knock—on impact on scottish public services so it is only snp mps that will stand up for scotland, put scotland's interests first and ultimately injure the people scotland are not forgotten about. the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross, has announced he'll step down from the role once the general election is over. he revealed he'd stand as an mp while also serving as a member of the scottish parliament, which led to criticism from within the party. we're joined now by our scotland correspondent katie hunter. katie, what impact will this have in the middle of an election campaign? i think if you said to most people here last week they would probably have been expecting a man called david took it to be standing as conservative party candidate and probably people wouldn't have been expecting douglas ross to announce his imminent resignation as scottish conservative party leader but that has all changed over the last few days. last week the conservatives announced david ducat would no longer be the candidate and said that was because of its recent ill—health although mr ducat did say he wanted to stand, the scottish conservative party leader douglas ross was announced as the candidate. that caused quite a bit of disquiet internally within the scottish conservative party and people weren't particularly happy. some people, with how he handled the situation at this morning we got that somewhat unexpected announcement at the timing was unexpected, that he would be standing down as leader of the scottish conservative party after the next general election. there has been lots of political reaction to this as you would expect. the snp have said bluntly he should stand down today as an msp, scottish labour have said it is a sign of a divided and chaotic tory party, out of time and ideas, and the lib dems have said it is proof of conservative party disarray. thank ou. here conservative party disarray. thank yon here is _ conservative party disarray. thank yon here is a _ conservative party disarray. thank you. here is a full _ conservative party disarray. thank you. here is a full list _ conservative party disarray. thank you. here is a full list of _ you. here is a full list of candidates and for more information you can go to the bbc news website. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. henry, as we've heard, the prime minister has reiterated his apology. will that be the end of it now? rishi sunak will certainly be hoping so. just note that he went further today than he did on friday when we last heard from him on this subject or indeed on any subject. on friday he said he had made mistake and he apologised. today perhaps a more emotionally he said he hoped voters could find it in their hearts to forgive him. beyond changing the language, one way rishi sunak will try to move the conversation on this with eye—catching policies. we have one today on the police and i suspect we'll have many more at the conservative's manifesto launch tomorrow. but even if rishi sunak is successful drawing a line under this and moving on is dominating his campaignfour and moving on is dominating his campaign four days. those are four days the prime minister will never be able to get back. it is days the prime minister will never be able to get back.— be able to get back. it is a big week for the _ be able to get back. it is a big week for the general - be able to get back. it is a big week for the general election | be able to get back. it is a big - week for the general election and many of the parties are launching their manifesto, with the lib dems kicking things off today. what can we expect through the rest of the week? it we expect through the rest of the week? . ., , , we expect through the rest of the week? . . , , ., we expect through the rest of the week? . . in, week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business _ week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business end _ week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business end of - week? it certainly is a big weight. this is the business end of the - this is the business end of the campaign, because by the end of this week or perhaps a few days into next week or perhaps a few days into next week we will have a proper detailed policy platform from all the major parties competing for your boat. a sense of what they would do if they win this general election but also for those parties like the liberal democrats who are frankly not going to provide the prime minister after july the 4th, a sense of who they are, the ways in which they want to shape the political debate. so we will find out much more of that sort over the coming days. it is one of those final chances for all of the parties to shape how you vote. thank ou. we parties to shape how you vote. thank yon we want — parties to shape how you vote. thank yon we want you _ parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to _ parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to shape _ parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to shape how- parties to shape how you vote. thank you. we want you to shape how we cover this general election campaign, so if you have a question for a politician or an issue you are concerned about you can let us know. tonight the six and ten o'clock news on bbc one is tackling housing with somebody who has been in touch with us and if you want us to come to you, you can get in touch as part of our your voice, your vote campaign. all the details we need are on the bbc news website. a postmortem examination on the broadcaster michael mosley has found no signs of criminal involvement in his death. he died of natural causes. 0fficials he died of natural causes. officials say he is likely to have died at around four o'clock on wednesday afternoon, the same day he went missing. his body was found on the greek island of symi yesterday as jim connolly reports. now i'm about to do something that many years ago i swore i would never do — it's dangerous... his methods were often unconventional. and there's a good chance that i'm going to be sick, which is why i've got a bucket down there. the milk i'm going to keep... but he was the person we all came to trust when it came to health. so i'm left with a decent amount of food, including, i'm pleased to say, a bottle of red wine. sadly, the news many feared was confirmed yesterday. dr michael mosley died out walking on this rugged island in greece. and now we're getting more details about what happened. a beautiful place, but a combination of the terrain and the extreme heat seems to be to blame. his death all the more sad because he was just metres from safety. his body was found yesterday by teams searching the coastline. and now cctv has emerged showing his final steps. we're told it shows him making his way down a slope before disappearing behind a wall. the police believe he'd been dead for a number of days — his body only found by accident. it was seen by a greek tv crew when they got back to edit footage, they'd filmed close to the site where he died. translation: when we return here in symi - and the footage was being prepared to send to athens, we spotted the body of a man. we informed the mayor, and so the coastguard was immediately mobilised with the doctors. and tributes continue to be paid. his wife said he was "wonderful, funny and kind", adding she was so proud of how her children had handled the past few days. the family are taking comfort that he nearly made it. they're expected to lay flowers where he was found later. i'm michael mosley, in this series... those that work with him say they're devastated, but proud to have had him as a friend. this is trust me, i'm a doctor. the way that i got to know him on screen, that really personable, accessible character that comes across on television, that's exactly how he was in real life. and how he was with me — he instantly put me at ease, settled me down, and we got on with the job and i forgot about the cameras and the lights. we just had a really good conversation. a postmortem examination has confirmed there were no injuries on his body suggesting anything criminal had happened, but the cause of death couldn't be proved. and that leaves questions about the final moments of one of the country's most loved experts. jim connelly, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood joins us now from symi. how much more do we know now about the circumstances surrounding michael mosley�*s death? the circumstances surrounding michael mosley's death? there are two development _ michael mosley's death? there are two development we _ michael mosley's death? there are two development we have - michael mosley's death? there are two development we have had - michael mosley's death? there are two development we have had in l michael mosley's death? there are i two development we have had in the last hour. 0ne two development we have had in the last hour. one is the cctv footage jim was talking about. we have spoken to two sources who have intimate knowledge of it. they say it shows michael making his way down the hill and you can see he is visibly in distress. the poster his knees and he then appear disappears behind the wall. and the other bidder breaking news is that we have spoken a police source who said they had established he died of natural causes. it is thought he died around for pm, a couple of hours after he was last seen. we are starting to get a more full picture of the last moments of michael mosley. thank ou. the french president, emmanuel macron, has surprised even his closest political allies by calling a snap parliamentary election. it's after his centrist alliance suffered a big defeat by the far—right in european union elections. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield reports. national rally headquarters when the exit polls came in last night. they were expecting a big win and they got it. although a third of those who turned out to vote choose the populist right, victory far greater than any they have had before. 0ver than any they have had before. over at the lees eye, president macron was taking stock and then a bolt from the blue, this dramatic announcement.— from the blue, this dramatic announcement. �* ., .., announcement. after having carried out the consultations _ announcement. after having carried out the consultations provided - announcement. after having carried out the consultations provided for. out the consultations provided for in article 12 in our constitution, i decided to put back in your hands the choice of our parliamentary future by the vote. in a few moments i will sign the decree convening the legislative elections which will be held on the 30th ofjune for the first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round. it first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round.— first round and on the 7th ofjuly for the second round. it means that in 'ust for the second round. it means that in just three — for the second round. it means that in just three weeks _ for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there _ for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there will- for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there will be - in just three weeks there will be more elections, this time for the national parliament first. macron gambling the national rally won't pull off a double, but how can he be sure? forthe pull off a double, but how can he be sure? for the national rally leader marine le pen and her young colleague early elections offer a tantalising glimpse of the possibilities of power. but if they are to repeat their triumphs at the europeans, they need to convince the public they are a party of government. translation: we are read to be government. translation: we are ready to be empowered _ government. translation: we are ready to be empowered if _ government. translation: we are ready to be empowered if the - government. translation: we are| ready to be empowered if the french people give us the support in the forthcoming legislative election. we are ready to turn the country around, ready to defend the interests of the french people, ready to put an end to mass immigration, in short we are ready to turn a contrary amount, ready to bring back to life. this to turn a contrary amount, ready to bring back to life.— bring back to life. this morning president macron _ bring back to life. this morning president macron was - bring back to life. this morning president macron was paying . bring back to life. this morning - president macron was paying respects to french victims of the second world war, blithely confident as ever so he seems, but his rule is at a turning point, turbulent times lie ahead. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. we're joined now by christian fraser, who's in brussels. christian. what does the picture look like in the rest of europe? it what does the picture look like in the rest of europe?— what does the picture look like in the rest of europe? if you look more widel , the rest of europe? if you look more widely. two — the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories _ the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can _ the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can be _ the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can be true - the rest of europe? if you look more widely, two stories can be true of. widely, two stories can be true of this election. yes the right did well across europe, but so did the centre right. if you look from the social democrat centre—left to the centre right, they still hold a50 seats. they're still the power. there are two things to say about this parliament, it doesn't work like a conventional parliament. legislation is reserved for the eu. the second thing to say is this group of hard right parties are a disparate lot and don't agree on much. so it remains to be seen whether they can be a cohesive group to pull the parliament to the right. the last thing to say it is more concerning for the commission at the naldo national domestic.