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Transcripts For BBCNEWS The Election Wrap 20170517

On the Campaign Trail. But he has been out and about in bristol. A Campaign Asset or a ticking time bomb . What about you . And we speak to the human and animal residents of Dumfries And Galloway to find out whether Scottish Independence would be a deciding factor in their vote. No coalition of chaos here. We will be getting the pet theories of our panel, stephen bush from the new statesman, and the sun on sundays dave wooding. Lets catch up on the latest developments from the Campaign Trail today. The Liberal Democrats have launched their Party Manifesto in east london. Leader tim farron called on voters to support his party and ensure they get a choice about britains future relationship with europe. I believe that our children will have a Brighter Future if we are inside the european union. That they will be safer and better off. That our economy will be stronger and our country will have more influence in the world. Butjust because i believe that doesnt mean i think people who voted to leave are bad people. Of course theyre not. Wejust disagree. One ofJeremy Corbyns key allies, the unite leader Len Mccluskey, says he is now full of optimism about labours General Election hopes despite saying in an interview he could not see the party winning. It was against the backdrop of if the Opinion Polls are to be believed that i made those comments. Of course since then labour have launched their manifesto, it is a fantastic manifesto. Theresa may has brushed aside questions about whether the chancellor Philip Hammond will keep hisjob if the conservatives win the election. The Green Party Of England And Wales is promising free sanitary products for those who cannot afford them. And the pirate Party Launches its manifesto with a photo op with mi6 in view. It describes itself as a Civil Liberties party and has fielded ten candidates and will be campaigning for copyright reform, opposing surveillance and fighting for a free and open internet. We are trying to retain a lot of rights, especially human rights, that those before us have enjoyed and it is more a protectionist star, but we would like to see human rights expanded in general. The Scottish Labour Party has suspended all nine members of the labour group in aberdeen for breaching party rules. It comes after labourjoined forces with the conservatives and independents to form a coalition to run the city council. This isnt about positions or gold medals around the necks of councillors, this is about the job Labour Councillors are elected to do to protect public services, to invest in and defend public services. The deal coming from aberdeen didnt pass that test, that is why it was rejected by the democratic body of the labour party and that is why that must be respected and why we have moved to suspend these councillors. Liberal democrat leader tim farron wants to give power back to the people over brexit. Thats what he said at the launch of the partys manifesto this evening. Its really obvious when you think about it. Someone is going to have the final say over the brexit deal. It could be the politicians or it could be the people. I believe it should be the people. You should have the final say on whether Theresa Mays Brexit deal is right for you and yourfamily in a referendum. And if you dont like that deal, you should have the choice to remain in the european union. With me are our guests David Wooding and stephen bush and in a moment well talk to them about the manifesto in a bit more detail, but first the Liberal Democrats have promised to help young people get on the Housing Ladder and with discounted bus passes. But how will they afford this . The bbcs chris morris has been giving the figures a reality check. The biggest Revenue Raising Proposal is to add ip to income tax across the board. They estimate it will raise £6. 3 billion per year, money they would spend exclusively on the nhs, Care Services and public health. Then they want to reverse cuts in corporation tax, not by nearly as much as labour proposed yesterday, but back up to 20 raising, they say, £3. 6 billion annually. There is also an eye catching proposal to legalise and tax cannabis. The lib dems say this will raise another i billion per year. Overall this is a manifesto that will cost the country more. By 2020 the Liberal Democrats would spend 14. 1 billion more in new day to day spending than they would raise in taxes. That would mean a small rise in the Budget Deficit by the end of the decade. But if you strip out the money going into longer Term Investments in things like hospitals and roads, they say they would still balance the books. And they want to launch a package of Infrastructure Investment worth £100 billion, including plans to build 300,000 new homes a year. But the big thing in this manifesto, its something that sets the lib dems apart from the conservatives and labour, is they want to hold another referendum on brexit. This time the vote wouldntjust be in or out, it would be about whether to accept the terms of the deal on offer from the eu at the end of the brexit negotiations in 2019. They will also put the option of staying in the eu on the ballot paper. Over the course of the next parliament the biggest factor in determining the health of the british economy and spending will be the outcome of the brexit negotiations. The lib dems say they oppose a hard brexit. There will be a vote on parliament on the proposed deal, but in this manifesto Liberal Democrats argue it is the british people who should have the final say. Some are suggesting the Liberal Democrats have as much chance of winning the next election as liverpool have of winning the champions league. But there are some eye catching pledges in this ma nifesto, eye catching pledges in this manifesto, not least the possibility that the British Public would have the opportunity for a final say on brexit. Actually, to turn away from brexit, if the final deal is not good enough. The only unique Selling Point of the lib dems is they are going to be the campaign for the die hard remainders. They are the only party who will offer you an in and out referendum marked two. The problem with that is that the lib dems are extremely unlikely to get into power and deliver that and people have to weigh that up against what is being dubbed by the conservatives as a coalition of chaos between the snp and the labour party. But also i think more than half the people would vote to leave the eu now if they were given a second referendum. A lot of those who voted to remain did so because of project fear and now they have seen the sky has not fallen in and they would probably vote to leave anyway. I am they would probably vote to leave anyway. Iam not they would probably vote to leave anyway. I am not sure how well being the remain party in this General Election will work. Stephen, they got into a lot of hot water over the decision to back tuition fees after pledging not to in their 2010 ma nifesto. Pledging not to in their 2010 manifesto. Now they are going after younger voters, helping young people get on the Housing Ladder, they want to legalise cannabis. They want to push a few things that will attract younger people, but is it going to work . Is the toxicity of the whole tuition fee issue one that is too much . That is the big question. We thought from the richmond by election and the whitney by election and the whitney by election that people had forgiven them for the things they did not like about the comic coalition, but iiow like about the comic coalition, but now we are looking at the local elections and the polls and it seems people are not perhaps ready to give the lib dems a second go. But we are not too sure and it is difficult to say one way or another. Now the unite leader Len Mccluskey insists he is now full of optimism about labours General Election hopes despite saying in an interview he could not see the party winning. The union boss had told Politico A Labour Victory would be extraordinary and suggested winning just 200 seats would be a successful result. The interview i did with politico was a conversational piece and it was against the backdrop of if the Opinion Polls are to be believed that i made those comments. Of course since then labour have launched their manifesto, it is a fantastic manifesto, a manifesto for workers, ordinary working people, a manifesto that will Change Britain for the good and the response that we have had from Unite Members has been incredible. That is why i was checking our polls that we did, constant rolling polls, and the response has been like something we have never seen before. So i am now full of optimism. If i was having an interview today, i wouldnt be making those comments. Now one of the most interesting places to watch on general Election Night could be dewsbury in west yorkshire. Its also one of the most unusual constituencies, taking in rural villages and the very diverse areas around Dewsbury Town Centre. The seat has changed hands several times over the past ten years Flip Flopping between labour and the conservatives. Flip flopping between labour and the conservatives. Emma glasbey reports. There can be few constituencies more diverse than this one. 0n the outskirts of Dewsbury Town Centre is the largely Muslim Community of savile town. Do you know who you might vote for . Labour. Probably for labour. Why labour . Ijust tend to think they probably do more for the working class. I am thinking of voting for labour because ofJeremy Corbyn. Ilike him. Because you like him . Yes. I like the way. He seems like a genuine guy. I would just kind of like that whoever is interested in a family tell me who to vote for but even those who do not feel passionately about the politics certainly feel passionately about the issues. Education is one thing i am concerned about, it is the local issues that are important, the fact the Health Service is changing, the fact we are losing a hospital, the fact we may lose a library in the area, the fact they are wanting to build on what is supposed to be green belt. But yet you want to stick with a conservative government . I am not quite sure what the difference would be if i voted for labour. I also feel very strongly about the north south divide. I think there needs to be much more realisation that we exist up here. Of course although many of these women might be Voting Conservative, the village they live in does have plenty of labour supporters. It seems this constituency really could go either way. Here is the full list of candidates standing in that constituency. Lets Ta Ke Standing in that constituency. Lets take the pulse of the labour party. Len mccluskey, yesterday he said they would be rubbish in the election, 200 seats would be seen as a victory, that is losing more than 30. Today he says they could win. What is going on . It is the usual Len Mccluskey dance. Dont forget that trade union bill eden is our elected politicians who need to balance their own voting interests. He came very close to being defeated bya he came very close to being defeated by a candidate who did not have much time forJeremy Corbyn so is trying to have his cake and eat it. He is saying things are not good, hinting by saying 200 seats, ifjeremy cant get that he might be out. Today he is giving something to his left by saying the manifesto is great. Len isa saying the manifesto is great. Len is a politician, he is acting like any politician would. Dave, that is any politician would. Dave, that is a hostage to fortune . It isa it is a bit of managing expectations. They always go below what they think it might be so that when they get more it looks good. If he does under 200 seats, it is even worse for them. Stephen, do you believe that the clear plan now, barring a wipe out, is forJeremy Corbyn to stay on . Yes, the leadership. No question about it . There is no doubt in my mind. Some believe they can turn it around and go on to win, but you do not give up the keys to the castle willingly is theyre lying. But people are underestimating lent when he thinks that labour will get 200. I would be very worried if i was in the Leaders Office and i was seeing Len Mccluskey say, you have got to get 200 to be a success. I do not believe for a moment Len Mccluskey believes they are on course to get 200 seats, so i thinkJeremy Corbyn will find it harder to stay leader. So the unions are the power brokers. If Len Mccluskey says, sorry, jeremy, that is it . Do not forget that Len Mccluskey is from the same ha rd left that Len Mccluskey is from the same hard left wing of the party as Jeremy Corbyn and he has been even described as his puppet master. He isa described as his puppet master. He is a Big Backerand described as his puppet master. He is a big backer and so if he loses Len Mccluskey, then the sound will be shifting from underneath his feet. 0k, be shifting from underneath his feet. Ok, lets move on. Ok, lets move on. Meanwhile, on the eve of the launch of the conservative Party Manifesto, the chancellor Philip Hammond has sought to play down reports of a rift with theresa may and her team of advisers. He dismissd it as media Tittle Tattle. Look, we work very closely together. The Prime Minister and i have known each other for many years. We work closely together, she has got an extremely strong Team Around Town andi extremely strong Team Around Town and i work very closely with her tea m and i work very closely with her team and some of them are people i have known for many years. We do work very well together as a team. There is all this media to do that and it is just that, there is all this media to do that and it isjust that, media there is all this media to do that and it is just that, media Tittle Tattle. Sharp analysis. Noted all tattle. Sharp analysis. Noted all tattle on the election wrap. Noted all tattle on the election wrap. Now weve not really seen or heard much from the Foreign Secretary this week but theres been criticism of borisjohnson after an uncomfortable Election Campaign stop in bristol. He was taken to task for talking about boosting sales of alcohol while in a sikh gudwara. Members of the community were also unhappy with other aspects of the Foreign Secretarys visit. But mrjohnson has since apologised for the unfortunate incident. I think if i remember correctly, she said she had some personal experience of Alcohol Abuse within herfamily. I experience of Alcohol Abuse within her family. I said experience of Alcohol Abuse within herfamily. Isaid i experience of Alcohol Abuse within herfamily. I said i was sorry experience of Alcohol Abuse within her family. I said i was sorry to hear about that will stop that was the issue. This is not the first time that borisjohnson has done or said something that has caused controversy or embarrassment. Lets remind ourselves of some of his greatest hits. And misses. Heres the then mayor of london hanging around near the olympic park in east london. Dont think he made the team though not sure of his technique. Another team he wont be making is the British Lions here is on a trade visit to japan talk about picking on someone not your own size. And credited with winning the brexit vote by many, here he is milking it at an cattle auctioneers in lancashire. David, are they hiding boris

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