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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said there will be no increase in vat if the conservatives win the general election. however, the prime minister has given her clearest signal yet that her party will abandon its promise not to raise income tax or national insurance contributions. labour has also promised not to raise vat. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said he would end what he called giveaways to the rich , while labour would protect low and middle earners. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. in the swing of an election campaign, there is, for some, an unmentionable word. so far, theresa may has skirted around the issue of whether her government would increase taxes but this morning she gave her strongest indication yet not to raise national insurance, income tax or vat. we have no plans to increase the level of tax, but i am also very clear i don t want to make specific proposals on taxes unless i am absolutely sure i can ....
credit cards are ticking time bombs. the i says corbyn will pledge £3 billion to education, reversing conservative pledges. plans to make social media forms responsible for digital crimes. the daily express focuses on the foreign aid budget, £15 million is funding anti smoking campaigns in some of the world s most corrupt countries. the guardian leads on theresa may s comments on tax, saying the prime minister has signalled a rise in national insurance and income taxed after pledging not to increase vat. the times has a similar lead t5535; a similar lead frame ” ’” online iii considering |e iii considering tax content. the mail is considering tax brea ks content. the mail is considering tax breaks for elderly relatives the mail says theresa may is considering. and the sun says anthonyjoshua s not forgotten the bill at his local launderette after his stunning victory. it won t change him, it is like lottery winners, they always say that. the guardian, we wil ....
wants his legacy to be overturning those bereaved payment changes. we ll talk to campaigners before 10am. and found alive after 32 hours in the sea. the extremely lucky surfer who was rescued off the coast of belfast. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11am. throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you. a little later we ll hear from paula radcliffe who says european athletics proposals which could lead to world records being rewritten are cowardly. the governing body wants to eliminate any doping doubts. it means radcliffe s marathon world record from 2003 would be wiped out under the plans. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. labour is promising to put 10,000 more police on the streets of england and wales if it wins the electio ....
publishes its plan to reduce air pollution, but it s criticised for being too vague. can spurs keep the winning streak going? beat west ham tonight and they ll be a point behind chelsea. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. it s their best result since 2008. as well as taking control of five councils in england and wales they ve made significant gains in scotland. labour has had a drubbing, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. ukip‘s vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats haven t made the breakthrough they had been hoping for. results are still coming in, but a short while ago the conservatives had gained 309 seats in england. labour have lost 144 seats, ukip are down 138 there are still some results to come in, and there s been no polling in northern ireland. with all the latest, here s laura kuenssb ....
increasing our vote share by 7%, our best share for seven years, double the increase the tories have seen in terms of vote share around the country. the results have been disappointing for ukip, with the party only managing to win one of the seats it has contested, losing 136 previously held council seats. the snp has finished as the biggest party in the scottish council elections, with tories replacing labour as the second biggest. there is no way that this result can be spinned as anything other than a clear and very emphatic win for the snp. in other news this evening: diesel scrappage schemes and clean air zones. the government publishes its draft plan to tackle dirty air, but critics say it s toothless. two men are charged with the murder of billionaire businessman guy hedger, who was shot at his home in dorset last weekend. marine le pen is heckled at a campaign event, while emmanuel macron poses with supporters as the french presidential candidates embark on a la ....