:00:08. > :00:09.Tonight at Ten - the people of France have chosen
:00:10. > :00:18.country's history. the youngest in the
:00:19. > :00:20.Celebrations in Paris tonight, as Emmanuel Macron, a strong
:00:21. > :00:24.supporter of the European Union, wins power at the age of 39,
:00:25. > :00:36.it will be his first experience of elected office.
:00:37. > :00:43.I'm going to serve our country. with total determination,
:00:44. > :00:45.I'm going to serve France on your behalf.
:00:46. > :00:47.Long live the Republic and long live France.
:00:48. > :00:50.It's a night of defeat for the hard right campaign of Marine Le Pen,
:00:51. > :00:54.of political debate. in the mainstream
:00:55. > :00:57.TRANSLATION: I will be at the head of a battle to gather together,
:00:58. > :00:59.all those who choose France to protect its independence,
:01:00. > :01:06.its freedom, its prosperity and its security.
:01:07. > :01:09.We'll have reaction from Paris and we'll be asking what this result
:01:10. > :01:20.And also on tonight's programme: of the European Union,
:01:21. > :01:22.Labour's tax pledge - if it wins the election it
:01:23. > :01:29.won't raise income tax for anyone earning less than ?80,000 a year.
:01:30. > :01:31.The Conservatives focus on mental health -
:01:32. > :01:34.re-elected on June the 8th. in England if they're
:01:35. > :01:36.And a first glimpse of the 82 Nigerian schoolgirls,
:01:37. > :02:08.kidnapped three years ago and now free after a prisoner swap.
:02:09. > :02:10.Good evening from Paris, where Emmanuel Macron has
:02:11. > :02:11.scored a notable victory in today's election.
:02:12. > :02:14.He'll take office in a week's time as the youngest president
:02:15. > :02:16.in the history of France, at the age of 39.
:02:17. > :02:23.movement was formed only a year ago. before and his independent political
:02:24. > :02:26.The margin of victory, after a divisive campaign,
:02:27. > :02:28.was convincing, projected results show centrist Macron
:02:29. > :02:34.Marine Le Pen took 34%. while the hard-right
:02:35. > :02:40.contest five years ago. on the last presidential
:02:41. > :02:43.Mr Macron comes to power at a critical moment
:02:44. > :02:46.not only for France, but also for the European Union,
:02:47. > :02:52.in the years ahead. including the Brexit process,
:02:53. > :02:56.editor Katya Adler. on the result is by our Europe
:02:57. > :03:10.There is some flash photography coming up.
:03:11. > :03:17.Young, dynamic and very, very confident. Emmanuel Macron, said to
:03:18. > :03:22.be the youngest leader since Napoleon took the crowd by storm. In
:03:23. > :03:27.the face of extremism, I know there are disagreements and I will respect
:03:28. > :03:35.this. And I will be faithful to that commitment taken, I will protect the
:03:36. > :03:42.Republic. This is an incredible moment. An economic and political
:03:43. > :03:47.world heavyweight comic key EU nation will be presided over by a
:03:48. > :03:55.39-year-old virtual political new, who has made a lot of big promises.
:03:56. > :03:59.To bring revolution, to change hungry France and the European
:04:00. > :04:05.Union. Business friendly, yet socially just, neither left nor
:04:06. > :04:13.right wing. Sound like a tall order? His delighted supporters have faith.
:04:14. > :04:15.I am very happy because he is a good choice to keep our valour in France.
:04:16. > :04:21.I'm very happy about this result. We love Europe.
:04:22. > :04:22.He means confidence, he means the future,
:04:23. > :04:36.But easy it won't be, this is a an old country, dying.
:04:37. > :04:40.But easy it won't be, this is a divided country. Marine Le Pen may
:04:41. > :04:46.have lost an eye, but millions voted for her and her far right programme.
:04:47. > :04:51.TRANSLATION: I propose to transform our movement into a new political
:04:52. > :04:54.force, for small French people are calling for and which is more
:04:55. > :04:59.necessary than ever before to rebuild our country. I call on all
:05:00. > :05:02.patriots to join us for a decisive, political battle which begins this
:05:03. > :05:09.evening and we continue in the months ahead. Far from being
:05:10. > :05:15.defeatist, her supporters were defiant. You are never happy unless
:05:16. > :05:20.you win, but we have got to look at the good side of this result. We
:05:21. > :05:25.have gathered around us, people from outside the party for the
:05:26. > :05:31.protectionist views we have for the programme of independence put
:05:32. > :05:36.forward. Supporters also took to the streets tonight, some in a violent
:05:37. > :05:42.mood. For them, Emmanuel Macron is no solution. He is part of the
:05:43. > :05:47.problem, they think, of elitist, big business minded government. But the
:05:48. > :05:51.night, I knew French Revolution is promised with a new president from a
:05:52. > :05:56.brand-new party announcing a new dawn for France. For his supporters
:05:57. > :06:00.at least, the three colours of the French flag are not just about
:06:01. > :06:05.liberty, equality and fraternity, but above all, hope.
:06:06. > :06:10.has been remarkable. rise of Emmanuel Macron
:06:11. > :06:12.He's a former investment banker, and served as an adviser
:06:13. > :06:15.and later a minister, in the Socialist government
:06:16. > :06:18.of Francois Hollande, the outgoing president.
:06:19. > :06:21.But he resigned last year to form his own centrist political
:06:22. > :06:27.movement, called En Marche, or On The Move.
:06:28. > :06:29.Lucy Williamson reports now on the man chosen to be
:06:30. > :06:36.likely to be. and asks what kind of president he's
:06:37. > :06:39.He's the choice of a country desperate for change,
:06:40. > :06:45.never before elected. part of the French establishment yet
:06:46. > :06:52.So, who is Emmanuel Macron? in the outgoing government.
:06:53. > :06:56.To his supporters he is their Emmanuel, their political messiah,
:06:57. > :07:14.He is a new face, he is our hope. the establishment who
:07:15. > :07:16.But he went to France's most prestigious schools,
:07:17. > :07:23.an investment bank. and made millions in
:07:24. > :07:29.A former colleague says that Macron's rise is partly down
:07:30. > :07:32.to charm but that at heart, he is a secretive man.
:07:33. > :07:36.He is able to tell people what they really want to hear.
:07:37. > :07:48.So a very seducive man and he manages to agree
:07:49. > :07:54.That is a talent. and he managed to agree
:07:55. > :07:58.never let people close. told one journalist that her husband
:07:59. > :08:01.The couple met when she taught him drama at school.
:08:02. > :08:04.Their unusual love affair is a sign, says one of Macron's old friends,
:08:05. > :08:10.of his determination, self-belief and drive.
:08:11. > :08:17.I think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is Brigitte.
:08:18. > :08:28.convinced his family. he convinced her to marry him,
:08:29. > :08:33.Just imagine, it's not a small thing.
:08:34. > :08:36.France has not opted for the political extremes,
:08:37. > :08:42.with his own promise of change. of a liberal newcomer
:08:43. > :08:46.Emmanuel Macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned
:08:47. > :08:50.France but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny
:08:51. > :08:56.new bottle and the price of failure could be high.
:08:57. > :08:59.Some say that Emmanuel Macron has won the presidency
:09:00. > :09:04.to govern that way. but he won't be able
:09:05. > :09:27.radical change next time. problems or risk it choosing more
:09:28. > :09:38.Lucy is with me now. He has talked about rebuilding a divisive France
:09:39. > :09:41.after the campaign. For those who voted for him, despite themselves
:09:42. > :09:45.and those who voted for Marine Le Pen, he is aware he won decisively
:09:46. > :09:50.the night with his liberal vision. A third of people voted for the far
:09:51. > :09:55.right. If you think back a couple of weeks to the first round, Mr macron
:09:56. > :10:00.was the first choice for less than a quarter of the electorate, so he
:10:01. > :10:05.knows he has a lot of work to do. We have been underlining all day why
:10:06. > :10:09.this result is not just important for France, but the European Union.
:10:10. > :10:15.It is facing many challenges, not least the Brexit process coming up.
:10:16. > :10:20.To what extent will the government of the UK be wanting to talk to him
:10:21. > :10:25.carefully in the months ahead? They will want to talk to him, he will
:10:26. > :10:27.have a big say because he is a complete Europhile and wants closer
:10:28. > :10:34.cooperation with the European countries and the EU. He said some
:10:35. > :10:38.tough things about Brexit, so it remains to be seen if he follows
:10:39. > :10:43.through on them. He really wants to build up the economy of France in
:10:44. > :10:46.that way. So Theresa May will want to talk to him very soon. Lucy
:10:47. > :10:50.Williams, thank you very much. We'll have more from Paris a little
:10:51. > :10:53.later and we'll be looking at the campaign promises made
:10:54. > :10:56.by Mr Macron and asking what he's likely to prioritise when he takes
:10:57. > :10:59.office in a few weeks' time. But now it's back
:11:00. > :11:01.to Mishal in London. In election campaigning here,
:11:02. > :11:03.Labour has made a pledge on tax, saying that if it wins on June
:11:04. > :11:07.the 8th, it wont raise income tax for anyone earning less
:11:08. > :11:09.than ?80,000 a year. The Shadow Chancellor,
:11:10. > :11:10.John McDonnell, said those earning fund public services.
:11:11. > :11:15."a bit more" to help The Conservatives say they have no
:11:16. > :11:18.plan to raise income tax but have so far refused to completely
:11:19. > :11:20.rule it out. Our political correspondent
:11:21. > :11:21.Ben Wright reports. by Labour's new leadership.
:11:22. > :11:27.by Tony Blair, now revived Setting out what he called a big
:11:28. > :11:30.deal to upgrade the economy, John McDonnell promised not to raise
:11:31. > :11:33.VAT or national insurance for anyone, but said the top 5%
:11:34. > :11:37.of earners would pay more. If Labour is elected next month,
:11:38. > :11:40.we will guarantee for the next five than ?80,000 a year.
:11:41. > :11:48.rises, for all those earning less Labour is now the party of low taxes
:11:49. > :11:56.for middle and lower earners. Mr McDonnell said people earning
:11:57. > :12:00.more than ?80,000 a year would pay to wait for the manifesto.
:12:01. > :12:06.and details would have The Conservatives have promised not
:12:07. > :12:09.to raise VAT but have so far made no matching pledge on national
:12:10. > :12:12.insurance or income tax. This is a clear statement of intent.
:12:13. > :12:20.was going back to the past. They want to raise taxes,
:12:21. > :12:22.they want to penalise business, they want to penalise wealth
:12:23. > :12:25.creation and I think they will end up wrecking the economy
:12:26. > :12:29.as they have done in the past. just over ?169 billion.
:12:30. > :12:34.tax raised in 2016 is The top 5% of UK earners, Labour's
:12:35. > :12:37.target group for tax rises, paid just over 47% of that,
:12:38. > :12:42.close to ?80 billion. You cannot make a really big change
:12:43. > :12:46.to the amount of money that is available just by focusing
:12:47. > :12:50.on people over 80,000 a year, partly because they already pay
:12:51. > :12:54.an awful lot of tax and a lot more than they did a few years ago,
:12:55. > :12:57.but partly because if you really want significant amounts of money,
:12:58. > :13:00.you have to do something the politicians don't like doing,
:13:01. > :13:03.which is hit the majority of people, tax is actually paid.
:13:04. > :13:11.insurance and a lot of income You are pledging to increase tax
:13:12. > :13:14.on high earners have to pay for public services and borrow
:13:15. > :13:16.billions for infrastructure, but that has been Labour's message
:13:17. > :13:19.since Jeremy Corbyn became leader. Why do you think it can turn things
:13:20. > :13:22.around for Labour in the last four has not worked so far?
:13:23. > :13:28.campaign when it seems it I think there is an opportunity now
:13:29. > :13:31.in the general election campaign which we have not had before since
:13:32. > :13:35.Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader. a majority on June 8th.
:13:36. > :13:42.and I genuinely think we can secure Many of the bankers and financiers
:13:43. > :13:46.who work here would pay more income tax under Labour's plan and this
:13:47. > :13:48.is the first general election for many years,
:13:49. > :13:50.when there is a stark choice developing between Labour
:13:51. > :13:53.and the Conservatives with how the economy should be run and how
:13:54. > :14:03.money should be raised and spent. The Conservatives put the focus
:14:04. > :14:04.on mental health today, promising to reform the law
:14:05. > :14:07.to reduce discrimination, and recruit thousands
:14:08. > :14:13.more staff in England. The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,
:14:14. > :14:16.said a "lot of new money" is going into improving England's
:14:17. > :14:18.mental health services under the Conservatives,
:14:19. > :14:20.the Liberal Democrats dismissed Here's our Health Editor, Hugh Pym.
:14:21. > :14:27."meaningless rhetoric". Theresa May has already talked
:14:28. > :14:31.of transforming the way mental health problems are dealt
:14:32. > :14:34.with across society. back to Downing Street.
:14:35. > :14:43.of what she wants to do if she gets The Conservatives say
:14:44. > :14:45.there are concerns that individuals, including young people,
:14:46. > :14:48.are detained unnecessarily in police cells and secure
:14:49. > :14:51.mental health wards, should be scrapped and replaced.
:14:52. > :14:57.which dates back more than 30 years, If you have a child that has severe
:14:58. > :15:00.mental health problems and you find that child,
:15:01. > :15:04.instead of being treated by the NHS, actually ends up in a police cell,
:15:05. > :15:07.it's a terrible thing for the child, We want to stop that.
:15:08. > :15:15.but it's also very bad record on mental health.
:15:16. > :15:19.the Conservative government's When I come across families
:15:20. > :15:22.who are waiting desperately let down by this government.
:15:23. > :15:28.the care they need, they feel badly So for me, it's empty
:15:29. > :15:31.rhetoric at the moment. The Conservatives also say
:15:32. > :15:34.they want to increase staffing more planned by 2020.
:15:35. > :15:41.care in England, with 10,000 Currently, there are 200,000
:15:42. > :15:43.in a variety of roles, is down 6,600 since 2010.
:15:44. > :15:53.the number of mental health nurses about what can be delivered.
:15:54. > :15:59.the aims, but are doubtful We've got to resource the front line
:16:00. > :16:02.so that there are enough beds and enough people and we wonder
:16:03. > :16:05.if the 10,000 people promised that will be trained by 2020, will be
:16:06. > :16:13.sufficient to meet such demand. planned NHS budget increases.
:16:14. > :16:20.funding will come from existing Labour said the Tories hadn't
:16:21. > :16:22.delivered on a promise to give mental health the same priority
:16:23. > :16:26.as physical health and warm words Hugh Pym, BBC News.
:16:27. > :16:33.of unequal treatment. 82 Nigerian schoolgirls,
:16:34. > :16:36.kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram three years ago,
:16:37. > :16:39.met their country's President today after being freed
:16:40. > :16:43.in a prisoner swap. They were among more than 200 girls
:16:44. > :16:45.taken from their school in the town of Chibok,
:16:46. > :16:51.at least 100 are still being held. Released only a day ago.
:16:52. > :17:00.correspondent, Alastair Leithead. Three years held in the forest
:17:01. > :17:03.by Boko Haram, here they are in the Nigerian capital,
:17:04. > :17:07.meeting the President. Campaigners and the families
:17:08. > :17:09.of those held, still don't know if their daughters
:17:10. > :17:13.are among those freed. Or that more than 100
:17:14. > :17:18.are still being held. Whether she is among
:17:19. > :17:20.the ones that's freed or still in captivity,
:17:21. > :17:22.I don't know yet. Whether my baby is freed
:17:23. > :17:25.or not, I am very happy. A helicopter ride to the capital.
:17:26. > :17:33.proof they were free. taken for a medical checkup.
:17:34. > :17:38.the care of Nigerian soldiers, Some needed treatment.
:17:39. > :17:46.by all the attention. I am very glad and every Nigerian
:17:47. > :17:52.today must be forgetting how they were suffering because this
:17:53. > :17:54.is a very joyous moment. This Boko Haram video
:17:55. > :18:00.shows the girls shortly government girl's secondary school.
:18:01. > :18:05.2014, they were taken from Chibok campaign to have them freed.
:18:06. > :18:12.outrage and a global finally bore fruit.
:18:13. > :18:17.were released, as negotiations The government says talks will now
:18:18. > :18:20.continue to free the rest. These girls have grown
:18:21. > :18:24.up under Boko Haram. Captives are often forced
:18:25. > :18:28.to marry their captors. and communities will not be easy.
:18:29. > :18:45.and returning to their families North Korea says it has detained
:18:46. > :18:48.an American citizen on suspicion of carrying out what it
:18:49. > :18:50.called "hostile acts". The state news agency said
:18:51. > :18:52.the man had been working for the Pyongyang University
:18:53. > :18:54.of Science and Technology. Korea in a fortnight.
:18:55. > :18:58.to be detained by North A total of four US nationals are now
:18:59. > :19:01.being held by Pyongyang. Back to the General Election now
:19:02. > :19:04.and the Liberal Democrats have said today their manifesto will include
:19:05. > :19:07.a commitment to keep the "triple lock" on the state pension,
:19:08. > :19:09.which guarantees it rises by as much as wages, inflation or 2.5%,
:19:10. > :19:15.whichever is highest. Labour has also pledged
:19:16. > :19:18.to retain the triple lock. Conservatives would do so.
:19:19. > :19:24.to say whether the Each week, the BBC's Steph McGovern,
:19:25. > :19:26.and the Reality Check team, will be looking at some of the key
:19:27. > :19:30.issues facing voters. protection, how affordable is it?
:19:31. > :19:37.pension, and the triple lock I'm sure we've all thought of ways
:19:38. > :19:40.to try and make a bit of extra money and thinking about retiring.
:19:41. > :19:46.especially as you're getting older of people rely on the state one.
:19:47. > :19:52.a private pensions for a lot There are around 13 million people
:19:53. > :19:55.claiming the state pension. It works out at a maximum of just
:19:56. > :20:01.over ?159 a week and that costs total spending.
:20:02. > :20:06.about 12% of the government's called the triple lock.
:20:07. > :20:11.is based on something Statisticians will look at how much
:20:12. > :20:14.average earnings have gone up has risen as well.
:20:15. > :20:20.the cost of living, If either of them are over 2.5% then
:20:21. > :20:24.they will go with the highest. the state pension by 2.5%.
:20:25. > :20:29.then they will increase Basically whichever
:20:30. > :20:33.of these three is highest. So this means that even at times
:20:34. > :20:36.when price rises and the increase Have a look at this graph.
:20:37. > :20:46.to zero, the state pension has Since April 2010, the state
:20:47. > :20:50.pension has gone up by 25%, A big difference.
:20:51. > :20:59.by 14% and prices, is good news for you.
:21:00. > :21:04.to retiring then this system Barry, you think you
:21:05. > :21:06.deserve this rise? I do deserve the rise,
:21:07. > :21:09.we need the increase every year. I'm going to let you get back to it.
:21:10. > :21:13.I'm still working. But for George, a different story,
:21:14. > :21:16.because you are a lot younger and you're finding it tough
:21:17. > :21:18.to save for anything. and I haven't saved much money yet.
:21:19. > :21:25.since I finished university Do you think you'll be working
:21:26. > :21:27.a long time before you retire? Yeah I feel that retirement
:21:28. > :21:30.is a long way off. It's clear the triple lock system
:21:31. > :21:33.divides the generations. Older people are more likely to vote
:21:34. > :21:36.in an election so it is good for harnessing the grey vote
:21:37. > :21:39.but it's stirring up inequalities between the young
:21:40. > :21:42.and old in the future. No, it's not.
:21:43. > :21:51.about whether it is sustainable. It's already costing the country
:21:52. > :21:54.several billion pounds more the decades to come.
:21:55. > :21:58.and the cost is going to go up over So the next government
:21:59. > :22:01.is going to have to make some pretty tough decisions about how
:22:02. > :22:04.and when it is going to get rid of the triple lock
:22:05. > :22:06.and what it will do instead. I will let you get
:22:07. > :22:09.back to your shopping. If we don't have that system,
:22:10. > :22:12.what do we do, because people when everything around is changing.
:22:13. > :22:18.and it can't be a fixed rate So, one option is to have a double
:22:19. > :22:21.lock system, get rid of the 2.5% much the cost of living is rising.
:22:22. > :22:28.much earnings are increasing or how This is about fairness
:22:29. > :22:33.and sustainability. Some organisations think the triple
:22:34. > :22:36.lock system is simply an arbitrary way of setting pension rises and,
:22:37. > :22:39.if things carry on as they are, to keep going up.
:22:40. > :22:47.of retirement will have Part of a new series we will be
:22:48. > :23:00.News, Walton on Thames. Part of a new series we will be
:23:01. > :23:02.running between now and the election.
:23:03. > :23:04.Football now and you'll be able to watch highlights
:23:05. > :23:06.of today's Premier League and Scottish Premiership matches
:23:07. > :23:08.in Match of the Day 2 and Sportscene later on.
:23:09. > :23:12.after beating Barnsley 3-0. the Championship title
:23:13. > :23:14.It comes as the 1995 Premier League champions Blackburn were relegated
:23:15. > :23:20.beating Brentford 3-1. football, that's despite
:23:21. > :23:26.That's it from me in London, now back to Huw Edwards in Paris.
:23:27. > :23:29.So the people of France are taking in the news that they have elected
:23:30. > :23:32.the youngest president in their history, a politician
:23:33. > :23:37.with no background of elected office, he's beaten Marine Le Pen
:23:38. > :23:39.of the Front National, who declared tonight that her party
:23:40. > :23:45.opposition in France. as the main party of
:23:46. > :23:55.I'd like to talk about what kind of Lucy Williamson is with me.
:23:56. > :24:02.I'd like to talk about what kind of president Mr Macron will be. What do
:24:03. > :24:08.you think this presidency will be about? He is young, energetic,
:24:09. > :24:12.charismatic. He talks about optimism. He talks a lot about
:24:13. > :24:18.breaking the system, renewing the system. I will tell you an anecdote
:24:19. > :24:22.from his time as a state auditor. One of his colleagues remembered how
:24:23. > :24:31.he used to leapfrog layers of senior management. He once took his oppose
:24:32. > :24:37.all straight to the Lee is a palace. He doesn't like obstacles getting in
:24:38. > :24:40.his way. He has the Parliamentary elections next month. With out a
:24:41. > :24:44.stable coalition and a good result, he won't be able to implement his
:24:45. > :24:45.project very easily and that is the biggest thing facing him at the
:24:46. > :24:49.moment. Lucy, thank you very much. That's all from Paris for tonight,
:24:50. > :24:53.in a moment we'll have the news where you are, but we'll leave
:24:54. > :24:55.you with some of the memorable Good night.
:24:56. > :25:06.Emmanuel Macron was elected