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to a 3 0 victory at everton. 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, with leaderjeremy corbyn saying any other tax rises will fall on what he calls the top end and not on 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 the strongest indication yet that she will drop a previous tory commitment 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 specifi ....
theresa may says there ll be no increase in vat if the conservatives win the general election, with labour saying it wouldn t increase the tax either. but the prime minister did signal she may scrap a pledge made by david cameron not to raise income tax or national insurance. mrs may has also made it clear she expects hard talks with the european union over brexit. it follows comments from the german chancellor angela merkel that britain must not delude itself about the outcome of the negotiations. here s our political correspondent ben wright. working people in this country have paid enough tax. as this economy recovers, i want you to be able to keep more of your own money to spend as you choose. it was a startling policy, a solemn promise made days before the 2015 general election. david cameron said three key taxes, vat, income tax and national insurance, would not go up for a five year parliament. so will theresa may repeat that pledge in her manifesto? we have absolutely ....
most pa rt showers in the north, but for the most part it will be dry, bright and breezy. some showers and cloud around in the afternoon, but temperatures 12 or 13 degrees, with showers on the heavy side and rumbles of thunder. northern england for the most part, fine and dry, but 11 degrees on the north sea coast. 15 to 16 in northern ireland and 1718 in the west of scotland. it stays breezy for all areas through the evening. showers slowly drifting away towards the near continent. that easterly breeze will dragon a fair bit of low cloud on tuesday morning. most places by then should be frost free. some of the cloud is low and great, towards the eastern side of scotland. is the main area of low pressure side of scotland. is the main area of low pressure drift south on tuesday, we start to see high pressure from moving and. wind will come in from the east generating low cloud, and it could stay cool and grey on the eastern coastal areas, ten to 13 degrees. inland it co ....
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