:00:09. > :00:12.We're at the University of York , where Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
:00:13. > :00:14.have just finished taking voters' questions, with six
:00:15. > :00:22.For 90 minutes, the two leaders faced questions from an audience
:00:23. > :00:26.drawn from the city of York and surrounding areas.
:00:27. > :00:37.Theresa May was pressed on Brexit, on social care policy and the capped
:00:38. > :00:40.level of nurses pay. We recognise the work the NHS does. I am being
:00:41. > :00:45.honest to say we will put more money into the NHS but there is no magic
:00:46. > :00:52.money tree that provides everything that people want. Jeremy Corbyn was
:00:53. > :00:57.challenged on leadership, the use of nuclear weapons and his plans to
:00:58. > :01:03.raise some taxes. We have to respect the needs of people and, frankly,
:01:04. > :01:08.challenge all of us to say, if we want to live in a society that
:01:09. > :01:12.genuinely cares for all, we must be prepared to deal with issues of
:01:13. > :01:16.inequality and pay for it. I am prepared to do that.
:01:17. > :01:18.And in another development, earlier today, a Conservative
:01:19. > :01:20.candidate was charged in connection with expenses claimed in the last
:01:21. > :01:24.Police investigating the Manchester attack evacuate part
:01:25. > :01:29.A bomb disposal unit was called in after police discovered a car
:01:30. > :01:31.they say could be prove to be a significant development
:01:32. > :01:49.Donald Trump's decision to take America out of the Paris climate
:01:50. > :01:52.change agreement is widely criticised around the globe.
:01:53. > :01:57.And as a new production of Annie opens in London,
:01:58. > :01:59.we speak to Miranda Hart about her West End debut.
:02:00. > :02:02.Suddenly doing something new, when you are known for other
:02:03. > :02:07.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News...
:02:08. > :02:09.As thousands of football fans descend on Cardiff this weekend,
:02:10. > :02:12.security is said to be tight ahead of tomorrow night's
:02:13. > :02:35.We're at the University of York, where Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
:02:36. > :02:40.have just finished taking questions from an audience,
:02:41. > :02:42.gathered for tonight's BBC Question Time Leaders' Special,
:02:43. > :02:51.The audiences just about to leave I speak.
:02:52. > :02:55.The two leaders appeared separately, and fielded
:02:56. > :03:06.questions on Brexit, on social care, on nurses' pay,
:03:07. > :03:09.on international aid, and on the use of nuclear weapons.
:03:10. > :03:10.Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, was following
:03:11. > :03:23.Theresa May had much more to lose. A brave face after a bumpy few days.
:03:24. > :03:30.Both facing the hardest audiences of all, this studio and you. A smile
:03:31. > :03:47.but a hard start for the Prime Minister. Pressing bruises she has
:03:48. > :03:47.taken on in this campaign. You have backtracked on the social care
:03:48. > :03:55.policy. Your plans have holes in it. Everyone can see that. I did not
:03:56. > :03:59.just want to stay in the job, I have called an election because of
:04:00. > :04:03.Brexit. I think this is a really important moment for our country.
:04:04. > :04:07.You have called a general election for the good of the Conservative
:04:08. > :04:14.Party and it will backfire on you. Then to what her team thinks is her
:04:15. > :04:18.biggest advantage, Brexit. People who voted out, perhaps they should
:04:19. > :04:23.be given a second chance. You should have the confidence to say, shall we
:04:24. > :04:29.have another vote? Collectively, people here in the UK said, that is
:04:30. > :04:33.not the way to behave. If the people have given their choice, let's
:04:34. > :04:38.deliver on it. Then question after question about social care and her
:04:39. > :04:43.change of heart. You can spend your whole life working to build up a
:04:44. > :04:50.nest egg. If it will all be taken away from you again if care is
:04:51. > :04:53.needed, why should you even bother in the first place? It is today we
:04:54. > :05:02.see people sometimes having to sell the houses in order to pay bills. We
:05:03. > :05:06.want to introduce a system, a sustainable a given the ageing
:05:07. > :05:10.population. If we do nothing, our social care system will collapse. If
:05:11. > :05:15.you can telephone the floor is now, why can you not tell us the cap? On
:05:16. > :05:19.the floor it is important we give people protection on their savings
:05:20. > :05:25.which is greater than today. That is why that figure is 100,000. On the
:05:26. > :05:32.cap, as to where you set the figure, the absolute figure that people pay,
:05:33. > :05:37.I think it is right we have the consultation. Then pressure on the
:05:38. > :05:43.NHS and this nurse's wage packet. My wages from 2009 are flecked what I
:05:44. > :05:48.am earning today. How can be fair? We have had to take some hard
:05:49. > :05:52.choices the public sector about public sector pay restraint. We did
:05:53. > :05:56.that to bring public spending under control, because it was not under
:05:57. > :06:01.control under the last Labour government. I am being honest with
:06:02. > :06:08.you in terms of say we will put more money in the NHS but there is not a
:06:09. > :06:13.magic money tree we can shape. -- shake. I have been waiting a year
:06:14. > :06:18.and a half of this. I have suffered so much because of the work
:06:19. > :06:22.capability assessment. I will not make excuses for the experience you
:06:23. > :06:26.have had. That is why it is so important we do deal with mental
:06:27. > :06:38.health. This is something where we do look at improving how that
:06:39. > :06:39.assessment has taken place. Then, to her arrival, Jeremy Corbyn... The
:06:40. > :06:45.first challenge to whether he would play Brexit hardball. If the EU
:06:46. > :06:51.understands your position that no deal is a bad deal then you have no
:06:52. > :06:55.chance. We are not approaching the negotiations by threatening Europe
:06:56. > :07:01.by setting up a low tax Haven for big corporations in this country. We
:07:02. > :07:05.are saying we want to continue the trading relationship outside the
:07:06. > :07:08.European Union. He was pressed on whether he would work with the SNP
:07:09. > :07:16.and whether the country can afford his plans. It is -- is Labour's
:07:17. > :07:24.manifesto a realistic wish list or just a letter to Santa Claus? I
:07:25. > :07:28.think it is a serious and realistic document that addresses the issues
:07:29. > :07:33.that many people in this country face. I'm thinking of the last time
:07:34. > :07:40.that the Labour Party was in government but they left a note
:07:41. > :07:44.saying, we have no money left. The very richest in our society have got
:07:45. > :07:50.richer. There have been more tax giveaways at the top end and more
:07:51. > :07:54.charges at the other end. It is time to rebalance it. Then his long held
:07:55. > :07:58.resistance to nuclear weapons came under pressure. If Britain were at
:07:59. > :08:02.threat from nuclear weapons, how would you react? The idea of anyone
:08:03. > :08:07.ever using a nuclear weapon anywhere in the world is appalling and
:08:08. > :08:10.terrible. It would result in the destruction of their lives and
:08:11. > :08:21.communities and environment for millions of people. Are you saying
:08:22. > :08:23.there are no circumstances under which you would use it? Any
:08:24. > :08:25.circumstances where anyone is preparing to use a nuclear weapon is
:08:26. > :08:30.disastrous for the whole planet. That is why there has to be a policy
:08:31. > :08:34.of disarmament globally but through multilateral policy and not
:08:35. > :08:40.unilateral policy. Would you allow North Korea and some idiot in Iran
:08:41. > :08:46.to bombers us and then say, we had better start talking? Of course not.
:08:47. > :08:52.-- to bomb us. Of course I would not allow them to do that. How would you
:08:53. > :08:57.stop them? That is why I made the point a short time ago about the
:08:58. > :09:03.need for President Obama's agreement with Iran to be upheld the debate is
:09:04. > :09:08.important. Also to promote disarmament in Korea. That is
:09:09. > :09:12.difficult, I appreciate. I don't understand why everyone in the room
:09:13. > :09:20.seem so keen on killing millions of people. Difficult moments for him as
:09:21. > :09:26.well on the IRA. The tough night for both arrivals. A brief but big and
:09:27. > :09:29.counter. Moments that could make the difference. There are still minds to
:09:30. > :09:33.change. And our political editor
:09:34. > :09:50.Laura Kuenssberg is with me. Impressions, first of all, of the
:09:51. > :09:55.Prime Minister's performance. To reason may have a bumpy ride. She
:09:56. > :09:58.was more on a front foot than in recent days. She was pressed on NHS
:09:59. > :10:04.cuts and the mess over social care policy she was forced to change days
:10:05. > :10:07.after she published her own manifesto. That is a problem of her
:10:08. > :10:11.own making. Clearly tonight many members of the public have been
:10:12. > :10:18.quite aware of that big mistake, as it is seen by many people inside the
:10:19. > :10:22.Tory Party. In a sense, her team will say it is terribly positive but
:10:23. > :10:28.they might be relieved she did seem to be more on the offensive rather
:10:29. > :10:31.than be defensive and somehow cowed by the event. She was certainly
:10:32. > :10:37.given a hard time by the audience. They did their job very well. How do
:10:38. > :10:42.you see that contribution by the Prime Minister compared with Mr
:10:43. > :10:48.Corbyn's? He faced a pretty hard time. In the last few days he seemed
:10:49. > :10:53.more comfortable, almost with every moment of the campaign. He started
:10:54. > :10:59.off very comfortable, very at ease. Towards the end he faced a barrage
:11:00. > :11:03.of questions over his long-held opposition to nuclear weapons. It is
:11:04. > :11:06.Labour Party policy to keep the Trident nuclear deterrent that he
:11:07. > :11:10.was pushed again and again by audience members over whether or
:11:11. > :11:14.not, as Prime Minister, if this country were under attack, would he
:11:15. > :11:19.push the button? We know his answer to that question is no. That has
:11:20. > :11:28.been one of his most vulnerable point since he became Labour leader.
:11:29. > :11:31.Theresa May was under attack because of a problem of her own recent
:11:32. > :11:35.making. It was difficult for Jeremy Corbyn here tonight because of
:11:36. > :11:40.something he has believed for years. In a way, the audience is owned in
:11:41. > :11:45.for both of them on their particular areas of weakness.
:11:46. > :11:48.Earlier today, as the leaders were preparing for tonight's event
:11:49. > :11:50.in York, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that
:11:51. > :11:52.the Conservative candidate for South Thanet in Kent,
:11:53. > :11:54.Craig Mackinlay, had been charged in connection
:11:55. > :11:59.with expenses claimed during the last election two years ago.
:12:00. > :12:01.Mr MacKinlay and two Conservative party workers will appear
:12:02. > :12:07.The party said it believed the allegations were "unfounded",
:12:08. > :12:12.as our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford, reports.
:12:13. > :12:15.In the 2015 general election, the voters of South Thanet
:12:16. > :12:18.were deluged by big-name Conservative campaigners,
:12:19. > :12:23.desperate to keep the seat away from Nigel Farage.
:12:24. > :12:26.Their candidate posed with every member of the front
:12:27. > :12:43.Today, following an investigation started by Channel 4 News,
:12:44. > :12:44.Craig Mackinlay was charged with filing false expenses
:12:45. > :12:49.So was his agent, Nathan Grey, and senior campaigner Marian Little,
:12:50. > :12:51.OBE, has been charged with aiding and abetting them.
:12:52. > :12:55.This, the moment this morning when Nigel Farage heard the news.
:12:56. > :13:03.Craig Mackinlay has just been charged.
:13:04. > :13:05.Once again, it is bad judgment from Theresa May.
:13:06. > :13:09.Why on earth would you allow someone to go ahead as a general election
:13:10. > :13:14.candidate when this cloud was clearly hanging over him?
:13:15. > :13:16.At the heart of this case is the thousands of pounds
:13:17. > :13:19.the Conservatives spent on rooms for activists at hotels
:13:20. > :13:24.The national party picked up the bills.
:13:25. > :13:26.But a police investigation into whether, in fact,
:13:27. > :13:29.they should have appeared on Craig Mackinlay's individual
:13:30. > :13:36.election costs has now resulted in these criminal charges.
:13:37. > :13:38.The allegation is that expenses that should have been
:13:39. > :13:43.And, of course, if they had been, he might have breached the strict
:13:44. > :13:47.limit each candidate has on how much they're allowed to spend.
:13:48. > :13:49.The Conservative Party continues to believe these
:13:50. > :13:53.Craig Mackinlay is innocent until proven guilty
:13:54. > :13:59.In a statement, Craig Mackinlay said...
:14:00. > :14:01.I'm very disappointed with the way this has been handled.
:14:02. > :14:04.Why leave this until a few days before the election?
:14:05. > :14:08.He will continue to campaign to be re-elected though.
:14:09. > :14:11.Just being charged with filing false election expenses does not
:14:12. > :14:17.His first court appearance, the 4th of July, will be less
:14:18. > :14:32.During the day, on the campaign trail, the Prime Minister found
:14:33. > :14:35.herself being criticised for her response to the decision
:14:36. > :14:37.by President Trump to abandon the Paris climate treaty.
:14:38. > :14:39.Mrs May refused to sign a letter from European leaders,
:14:40. > :14:42.She said she was "disappointed" by the president's decision,
:14:43. > :14:44.while Jeremy Corbyn said it was "reckless and dangerous."
:14:45. > :14:46.Our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, reports
:14:47. > :14:52.Putting America first, it's his slogan.
:14:53. > :14:55.But there's outrage at Donald Trump's decision to pull
:14:56. > :14:57.out of the international treaty signed in Paris to
:14:58. > :15:06.I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.
:15:07. > :15:08.The backlash has been strong, not just on his doorstep,
:15:09. > :15:14.World leaders are united against him, from Europe to China,
:15:15. > :15:17.in step and against the US president, lining up
:15:18. > :15:22.TRANSLATION: The US decision can't, and won't, stop all those
:15:23. > :15:24.of us who feel obliged to protect this planet.
:15:25. > :15:27.We are convinced that yesterday's decision by the United States
:15:28. > :15:32.to leave the Paris agreement was a big mistake.
:15:33. > :16:06.Whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility.
:16:07. > :16:13.And the row spilled into Britain's general election.
:16:14. > :16:14.Theresa May, like many leaders, sees global warming as a threat
:16:15. > :16:15.Out campaigning today, she explained she'd told
:16:16. > :16:17.President Trump by phone of her disappointment.
:16:18. > :16:17.She also defended her decision not to join European leaders in signing
:16:18. > :16:18.I made the UK's position clear to President Trump last
:16:19. > :16:19.week at the G7 meeting, as did the other G7 leaders.
:16:20. > :16:20.I made the UK's position clear to President Trump last night.
:16:21. > :16:20.Canada and Japan have not signed the letter, neither has the UK
:16:21. > :16:23.but we all have the same view that we remain committed
:16:24. > :16:26.That was more than enough cause for Jeremy Corbyn,
:16:27. > :16:36.Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out
:16:37. > :16:41.of the Paris climate change deal is reckless and dangerous.
:16:42. > :16:44.And to depict the Prime Minister as too weak to stand up
:16:45. > :16:56.She has instead opted for silence and once again
:16:57. > :17:00.It's a dereliction of both her duty to this country
:17:01. > :17:07.The Paris Treaty committed nations to work to cut emissions that caused
:17:08. > :17:13.climate change and was seen by signatories could then including
:17:14. > :17:20.Parties have joined the wrangling from either side of the divide
:17:21. > :17:23.Unlike almost every other western world leader,
:17:24. > :17:26.including Theresa May, he sticks to what he
:17:27. > :17:34.I think Trump's decision is a reckless act of environmental
:17:35. > :17:37.vandalism but it is also an act of economic self harm.
:17:38. > :17:40.The truth is, in the United States as in elsewhere, the green economy
:17:41. > :17:45.is actually doing better than the rest of the economy.
:17:46. > :17:47.There are more jobs in the green economy.
:17:48. > :17:50.He is actually harming the US as well as harming the wider
:17:51. > :17:57.For many people, the environment may not be top of their list
:17:58. > :18:04.of priorities at election time but issues of leadership are always
:18:05. > :18:07.big, like the question, who do you want to represent
:18:08. > :18:11.Theresa May is hoping the credit she's built up since becoming
:18:12. > :18:15.Her opponents are hoping it is ebbing away at the end
:18:16. > :18:16.of the campaign that has sometimes faulted.
:18:17. > :18:20.Many people make up their minds the end of the campaign but time
:18:21. > :18:22.is running out for the only walk that really matters,
:18:23. > :18:26.John Pienaar with the day's campaigning, following the decision
:18:27. > :18:28.by President Trump to withdraw America from the Paris
:18:29. > :18:32.For more on that, and the day's other news, let's join Sophie.
:18:33. > :18:34.So, when Donald Trump announced he was indeed pulling
:18:35. > :18:37.the United States out of the Paris Climate
:18:38. > :18:39.Change Agreement, he justified it by saying he'd been
:18:40. > :18:42.elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.
:18:43. > :18:45.But the city's mayor quickly hit back, saying that Pittsburgh
:18:46. > :18:47.stands with the world and will continue to support
:18:48. > :18:51.Our North America Correspondent, Nick Bryant, has been to Pittsburgh
:18:52. > :19:04.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a city twinned unexpectedly by the
:19:05. > :19:09.President with Paris. But this morning it was not hard to find
:19:10. > :19:12.citizens delighted by this decision. I think our president is trying to
:19:13. > :19:22.do everything he can that is good for the American people. America
:19:23. > :19:25.first. Absolutely. It is about time people and presidents put America
:19:26. > :19:30.first and he is doing that and showing that all these agreements
:19:31. > :19:34.that are not fair to the United States, it is time date we
:19:35. > :19:41.negotiated them to become fair. The old Pittsburgh was very different.
:19:42. > :19:46.Steel city, and manufacturing Caple often shrouded in fog. Now it is a
:19:47. > :19:50.high-tech hub, a centre of excellence in robotics, the place
:19:51. > :19:59.where they are testing driverless cars. I was one of the American
:20:00. > :20:03.representatives. The democratic Mayor says its resurgence has been
:20:04. > :20:09.based on green friendly policies and has hit back at Donald Trump. The
:20:10. > :20:15.decision to withdraw is not only bad for the United States economy, but
:20:16. > :20:19.it weakens us throughout the world. It is the old rusting steel towns in
:20:20. > :20:24.the valleys outside Pittsburgh left behind by the new economy where the
:20:25. > :20:27.slogan makes America great again reverberated most strongly. Donald
:20:28. > :20:33.Trump would not be president were it not for the support he received in
:20:34. > :20:36.the rust belt states, they became the critical battle ground in US
:20:37. > :20:41.presidential politics. There are many voters here who believe that
:20:42. > :20:45.the global anger over his Paris decision offers proof of his
:20:46. > :20:50.determination to fight on their behalf. At this derelict steel plant
:20:51. > :20:57.today we found something unexpected, the old economy meeting the new,
:20:58. > :21:00.employees from Google on a day out learning about this region's
:21:01. > :21:05.industrial past. The Paris Accord will help stimulate the economy of
:21:06. > :21:10.this region. Green industries are the future in this region.
:21:11. > :21:15.Unfortunately this industry is not. The post Paris question for the US
:21:16. > :21:19.economy, is Donald Trump trying to revive old, declining industries in
:21:20. > :21:20.a way that appeals to the development of the new.
:21:21. > :21:23.Donald Trump's decision has been strongly criticised
:21:24. > :21:25.by many in the world's scientific community today.
:21:26. > :21:28.Our science editor, David Shukman, attended the Paris meeting, which
:21:29. > :22:03.He looks now at the impact the US withdrawal could have.
:22:04. > :22:04.These spectacular sight of the Thames barrier.
:22:05. > :22:04.The great defence keeping London safe from flooding.
:22:05. > :22:07.A place that researchers see as a front line in the effort to
:22:08. > :22:11.What is happening here and along coasts
:22:12. > :22:13.around the world is year by year, bit by bit,
:22:14. > :22:15.the level of the sea is
:22:16. > :22:17.rising and that is because of global warning.
:22:18. > :22:20.It is why scientists say climate change is real and why they
:22:21. > :22:22.are so worried about what Donald Trump has just done.
:22:23. > :22:24.For people in low-lying countries like Bangladesh,
:22:25. > :22:26.holding back the rising seas is a desperate struggle.
:22:27. > :22:28.Researchers say the evidence is clear that warmer
:22:29. > :22:31.Professor Myles Allen is working on computer
:22:32. > :22:34.He says America leaving the Paris agreement
:22:35. > :22:36.might encourage others to
:22:37. > :22:41.For the first time, we actually had all the world's and
:22:42. > :22:43.joining together to say they were going to do
:22:44. > :22:48.Not just the rich countries but everybody.
:22:49. > :22:51.For the richest country in the world to pull out, obviously,
:22:52. > :22:53.May send a very strong message to the other ones.
:22:54. > :22:55.So, what about Donald Trump's allegation that
:22:56. > :22:57.America is suffering from the Paris agreement.
:22:58. > :23:00.For a start, it's voluntary, with no obligations.
:23:01. > :23:04.The US offered to cut its greenhouse gases by up to 28% by 2025, compared
:23:05. > :23:08.By contrast, China pledged to reach peak emissions by 2030, a
:23:09. > :23:16.But it's because China is still developing, as is
:23:17. > :23:19.India, which has promised that 40% of its electricity will be carbon
:23:20. > :23:24.Someone who has worked for years on climate change is
:23:25. > :23:28.economist Lord Stern, author of a highly influential
:23:29. > :23:31.report published more than ten years ago.
:23:32. > :23:34.He was at the Paris summit in 2015, here on
:23:35. > :23:40.What does he make of Donald Trump's aims about
:23:41. > :23:46.Given that China said it would peak its emissions by 2030 and
:23:47. > :23:50.now looks as if it is going to peak its emissions by 2020, that's not
:23:51. > :23:56.Given that Indian emissions per capita are
:23:57. > :23:58.about one tenth, 10%, of the United States,
:23:59. > :24:01.that's not unfair to the
:24:02. > :24:10.In any event, China and India facing a
:24:11. > :24:13.crisis of air pollution are pushing for a cleaner future anyway.
:24:14. > :24:15.Without America's help, that might take a
:24:16. > :24:19.Police investigating the Manchester bombing have seized a car
:24:20. > :24:22.that they say could be a significant development following the attack
:24:23. > :24:27.A bomb disposal unit was sent into a street near the university
:24:28. > :24:29.after the vehicle was found and the area was evacuated
:24:30. > :25:04.Earlier Prince William visited the city to meet some of the police
:25:05. > :25:06.officers and medical staff who were first on the scene
:25:07. > :25:08.Our Home Affairs correspondent June Kelly reports.
:25:09. > :25:08.A significant development in this terrorist investigation.
:25:09. > :25:09.Today for a time, the bomb squad were back in a student area
:25:10. > :25:09.of Rusholme in South Manchester which has become a key
:25:10. > :25:10.Salman Abedi is said to have been here.
:25:11. > :25:13.At a block of flats the police focus was on a white Nissan Micra
:25:14. > :25:17.A police cordon went up and for hours people,
:25:18. > :25:19.residents had to leave their homes as specialist teams moved in.
:25:20. > :25:22.This morning, police came rushing in, evacuated us from the house,
:25:23. > :25:34.In the last couple of weeks, residents here as in other parts
:25:35. > :25:36.of Manchester have grown used to the police tape and officers
:25:37. > :25:40.Detectives are trying to plot Salman Abedi's last days
:25:41. > :25:47.as he finalised his plan to kill and injure scores of concertgoers.
:25:48. > :25:49.Tonight this lorry back into position.
:25:50. > :25:50.The car was loaded up and taken away.
:25:51. > :25:57.There is still a feeling of rawness in this city as it welcomes
:25:58. > :26:01.Today, the Duke of Cambridge met a police officer, Michael Buckley,
:26:02. > :26:04.who was off duty and tended to the injured at the Manchester
:26:05. > :26:09.Arena while he tried to find his own daughter.
:26:10. > :26:12.William said it was horrendous, and away from the cameras he made
:26:13. > :26:17.a private hospital visit to see some of the injured.
:26:18. > :26:20.Manchester is now preparing for this weekend's benefit
:26:21. > :26:24.concert, where there will be stringent security.
:26:25. > :26:27.The appeal is firstly to not drive here.
:26:28. > :26:31.Use the facilities that we have put on for free.
:26:32. > :26:37.If you can avoid it, do not bring a bag as it will slow
:26:38. > :26:41.This will be a poignant return for many concertgoers.
:26:42. > :26:45.And a reflection of all that has been lost, with the announcement
:26:46. > :26:48.that the inquest on the victims will open one week today.
:26:49. > :27:06.Officials in Afghanistan say five people have been killed in clashes
:27:07. > :27:08.with the police in Kabul. Officers opened fire against people
:27:09. > :27:13.demonstrating against the government's handling of the
:27:14. > :27:17.situation in the city. On Monday over 400 people were injured and
:27:18. > :27:21.He's Ireland's first openly gay minister,
:27:22. > :27:24.the son of an Indian immigrant, and at the age of 38 Leo Varadkar
:27:25. > :27:27.is now set to be the youngest leader in Europe as Ireland's
:27:28. > :27:31.He was voted in tonight as the new leader of Fine Gael
:27:32. > :27:36.the biggest party in Ireland's ruling coalition.
:27:37. > :27:38.It means he's set to take over from Enda Kenny
:27:39. > :27:40.as Taoiseach in the coming weeks as our Ireland Correspondent
:27:41. > :27:53.Leo Varadkar is the new face of modern Ireland. An immigrant, openly
:27:54. > :28:02.gay and four months he has been the favourite to become this country's
:28:03. > :28:07.leader. He set out his vision of leadership amid a sea of signs
:28:08. > :28:12.bearing one name. I think if my election today has shown anything it
:28:13. > :28:20.is that prejudice has no hold in this Republic. And so every proud
:28:21. > :28:25.parent in Ireland today can dream big dreams for their children. Every
:28:26. > :28:31.boy and girl can know that there is no limit to their ambition, to their
:28:32. > :28:36.possibilities if they are given the opportunity. His father was a doctor
:28:37. > :28:42.who emigrated from India and married an Irish nurse. Two years ago he
:28:43. > :28:47.came out as gay, ahead of a referendum on the introduction of
:28:48. > :28:51.same-sex marriage. He celebrated the yes vote on stage, a sign of social
:28:52. > :28:58.change in what many still call Catholic Ireland. And Leo is totally
:28:59. > :29:03.different to the last Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. He is not one of these
:29:04. > :29:09.high-fiving Enda Kenny types, but that is not always what is needed.
:29:10. > :29:13.Times change and they know what is in him, that steel and
:29:14. > :29:18.determination. Island's economy may have emerged from a time of the bank
:29:19. > :29:24.crises and bailouts, but Brexit poses its own challenges. And as
:29:25. > :29:27.head of a minority government, Leo Varadkar is likely to find his
:29:28. > :29:32.leadership is tested sooner rather than later.
:29:33. > :29:36.The TV sitcom Miranda and the drama Call the Midwife turned her into one
:29:37. > :29:40.Now the actress Miranda Hart is making her West End debut
:29:41. > :29:44.Now she's playing Miss Hannigan, the infamous orphanage manager,
:29:45. > :29:46.in the musical which first opened in America 40 years ago.
:29:47. > :29:50.Our Arts Editor, Will Gompertz has been to meet Miranda and the three
:29:51. > :30:02.Annies as they prepare for next week's opening night.
:30:03. > :30:13.The show might be called Annie, but this particular west in production
:30:14. > :30:16.is all about Miranda. It is quite a vulnerable place when you are in the
:30:17. > :30:24.face on the poster. You think our people wanting to knock me down?
:30:25. > :30:29.There is that fear. We are not very good at celebrating in this country.
:30:30. > :30:39.People pick on the things they are not good at. Does it feel like the
:30:40. > :31:10.contemporary story? Kind of. You can kind of relate to it because there
:31:11. > :31:11.will always be orphans in the world. People from Syria and stuff. It is
:31:12. > :31:12.kind of relevant in today's life. Who has got the worst American
:31:13. > :31:13.accent? Oh, that is a hard question. Probably me. I was going to say
:31:14. > :31:19.that. Yes, I am fine. That is a great idea. I am moving on. Miranda
:31:20. > :31:26.Hart made her name with her eponymous sitcom and now she is a
:31:27. > :31:31.star. I suppose being yourself and doing things outside of it and
:31:32. > :31:35.having fun with that and not being caught up with the trappings of fame
:31:36. > :31:40.and wanted it to be about fame or money because that does not bring
:31:41. > :31:45.you happiness. In the newspapers there has been talk about Miranda
:31:46. > :31:50.coming back. I like the idea of Miranda and Gary getting married and
:31:51. > :31:56.that could be a sitcom. Do not get married. I am the best man. I miss
:31:57. > :31:59.my gang, the sitcom family and my character, but whether that means I
:32:00. > :32:04.will start writing it again I do not know. She does have plenty to be
:32:05. > :32:08.getting on with, not least spending the summer living her dream and
:32:09. > :32:11.starring in this West End musical.