chris mason has broken down the highlights of the debate. is tonight the night you can turn things around, prime minister? the big question for rishi sunak. the polls aren t budging. could this be the moment for a game changer? and here s the guy who wants hisjob. is tonight the night you seal the deal? pleasantries, smiles and you can bet for both of them a bag of nerves. the debate under way, and the biggest topic of our time, the cost of living, set out by paula from huddersfield in the studio audience. my savings are gone and i m genuinely. worried about my future. i don t think you understand . how this is for people like me. so what can you do about that? both men expressed sympathy, and then the argument began. of course i know everyone is onlyjust starting to feel the benefits of it, but inflation is back to normal, wages are growing, taxes are now being cut. keir starmer would put all that progress at risk. he would put up everyone s taxes by £2,000. keir starme
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
independent treasury officials have costed labour s policies and they amount to a £2000 tax rights for working family. it looks like now the chief treasury civil servant actually wrote to labour at two days ago saying the conservative assessment of their tax plan should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. the debate sought the labour leader sir keir starmer challenged over hospital waiting lists among other things. with a rant out of the highlights from that debate, this is our political correspondent ian watson. the first debate of the campaign was a head to head clash between the prime minister and the man who wanted to replace him. if you re still wondering about the key messages they want to hammer home at this election, wonder no longer. this election is all about a choice more of the chaos and division we ve seen for the last 14 years, or turning the page and rebuilding with labour. no one knows what labour would actually do. but you know
This morning at 11am, on southsea common, in portsmouth, the ministry of defence will host the uk s first major national commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary. the king, the queen, and the prince of wales are all due to attend. to the north of portsmouth is suffolk house, where d day was planned and overseen by allied commanders. veterans have been gathering there this week to reflect on the role they played. mauie scott was a 17 year old radio operator, relaying crucial information to those landing in normandy. i could hear machine gunfire, canons, bombs, and shouting and screaming. you realise, my goodness, these young men are placing their lives on the line.
On southsea common in portsmouth, the ministry of defence will host the uk s first major national commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary. the king, the queen and the prince of wales are all due to attend. to the north of portsmouth is southwick house, where d day was planned and overseen by allied commanders. veterans have been gathering there this week to reflect on the role they played. marie scott was a 17 year old radio operator relaying crucial information to those landing in normandy. i could hear machine gunfire. cannon. bombs. and shouting. and screaming. you realise, my goodness, these young men are placing their lives on the line. i can see france, the outline of france and hear these shells.