:00:07. > :00:20.We are covering the launch of the Liberal Democrat manifesto. A
:00:21. > :00:22.referendum on any final Brexit deal will be at the heart of that
:00:23. > :00:24.manifesto campaign. The British people, you,
:00:25. > :00:26.should have the final say. And if you don't like
:00:27. > :00:29.what Theresa May comes back with, you should have the
:00:30. > :00:31.right to vote remain. The Lib Dems are making a pitch
:00:32. > :00:43.for younger voters - With promises of cheap bus passes
:00:44. > :00:48.and help to Buy home. I think many things need to be changed, tuition,
:00:49. > :00:54.health care, is only to be different. I will be live in Bethnal
:00:55. > :00:58.Green in east London where the Lib Dems are launching their general
:00:59. > :01:01.election manifesto this evening and we will hear from the reader Tim
:01:02. > :01:29.Farron on the stage behind me in just a few minutes.
:01:30. > :01:35.Good evening from Bethnal Green in east London where the Liberal
:01:36. > :01:38.Democrats are launching their general election manifesto this
:01:39. > :01:44.evening. If you want to watch 100 days that is over on BBC Four. The
:01:45. > :01:48.Liberal Democrats have chosen this nightclub in Bethnal Green to launch
:01:49. > :01:53.their manifesto and in about ten minutes Tim Farron will be on the
:01:54. > :02:00.stage behind me launching that and making a speech. He will say that at
:02:01. > :02:05.the heart of this manifesto is the promise of the Liberal Democrats to
:02:06. > :02:10.hold a second referendum on Brexit. Many other promises as well,
:02:11. > :02:15.including a promise to legalise cannabis and tax the sale of that.
:02:16. > :02:18.This report on the Lib Dem manifesto from Vicki Young.
:02:19. > :02:20.He says his policies offer young people a brighter future.
:02:21. > :02:24.And Tim Farron has put Brexit at the heart of his campaign.
:02:25. > :02:31.The Lib Dems hope the promise of a referendum on any Brexit deal
:02:32. > :02:34.the government negotiates will persuade Remain voters
:02:35. > :02:40.But the polls suggest the message isn't having much impact.
:02:41. > :02:43.Certainly there are many people in this country lacking hope.
:02:44. > :02:46.They think that the only thing on the table is Theresa May's bleak
:02:47. > :02:48.vision of us leaving the European Union
:02:49. > :02:53.But there are also many people who voted Remain
:02:54. > :03:00.And they feel, actually, we have just got to get on with it now,
:03:01. > :03:03.and many of them think Theresa May is the person to do that.
:03:04. > :03:06.So what there is out there are many people who feel
:03:07. > :03:13.And what I'm saying to people is that I haven't and if you believe
:03:14. > :03:16.that Britain's future is better alongside our neighbours in Europe,
:03:17. > :03:19.you should not be forced to accept a stitch up between Brussels
:03:20. > :03:21.and London, you should have the final say.
:03:22. > :03:23.As well as a referendum on the Brexit deal,
:03:24. > :03:26.the Liberal Democrat manifesto promises ?7 billion of extra
:03:27. > :03:31.A penny rise in income tax to fund more spending
:03:32. > :03:34.on the NHS and social care, an end to the freeze
:03:35. > :03:44.And the party wants to legalise and regulate cannabis.
:03:45. > :03:47.There's no mention, though, of abolishing tuition fees,
:03:48. > :03:50.a policy the Lib Dems abandoned when they went into coalition
:03:51. > :03:54.Would you now accept tuition fees were the right thing to do,
:03:55. > :03:59.Well, you know, I voted against the rise in tuition fees.
:04:00. > :04:02.I think it is critically important that people keep their word.
:04:03. > :04:05.And that is why my advice to others is do not make
:04:06. > :04:09.Would you now put reversing it on your manifesto?
:04:10. > :04:11.We have said we would put in significant additional money
:04:12. > :04:14.to return grants to students to make sure it is affordable.
:04:15. > :04:17.Here in south-west London the Lib Dems are hoping for a comeback.
:04:18. > :04:21.The area voted overwhelmingly against Brexit.
:04:22. > :04:23.So how is their promise of another referendum
:04:24. > :04:30.It is very childish to think just because you do not like a decision
:04:31. > :04:33.that has been made and has been voted for, that you can go
:04:34. > :04:38.This is a democracy, this is the country that we live
:04:39. > :04:41.in and I think we should support that and stand by that.
:04:42. > :04:43.Even though the decision wasn't one that I liked.
:04:44. > :04:46.I do not think that the fight should ever stop.
:04:47. > :04:49.I think it affects far too many lives.
:04:50. > :04:52.And yes, we should carry on fighting until we have, you know,
:04:53. > :04:58.I was disappointed with the news about a potential referendum
:04:59. > :05:02.because I think that ship has sailed now.
:05:03. > :05:06.And it is about trying to get the best kind of Brexit.
:05:07. > :05:08.And so how many seats do you need to gain?
:05:09. > :05:12.My sense is that we need to increase our number of seats,
:05:13. > :05:15.increase our vote share, but what we need above all else
:05:16. > :05:17.is to offer the British people this one chance.
:05:18. > :05:19.This is the last chance saloon for Britain.
:05:20. > :05:21.If you believe Britain is open, tolerant and united,
:05:22. > :05:25.if you reject the extreme version of Brexit that Theresa May,
:05:26. > :05:28.Jeremy Corbyn and Ukip have pushed through the House of Commons,
:05:29. > :05:30.if you reject that and want a better future,
:05:31. > :05:35.the Liberal Democrats are the only party that is offering new hope.
:05:36. > :05:39.Two years ago the Lib Dems narrowly avoided election wipe-out.
:05:40. > :05:41.They're hoping Brexit thrown them a political lifeline.
:05:42. > :05:55.Tim Farron is going to be taking to the stage quite soon in Bethnal
:05:56. > :05:59.Green. Our Political Correspondent,
:06:00. > :06:01.Sima Kotecha is with me. She's been following
:06:02. > :06:10.the Liberal Democrats campaign. Choosing a nightclub for the launch,
:06:11. > :06:15.is that part of the message that they want to target the young
:06:16. > :06:21.voters? Absolutely. At the heart of the manifesto that has been launched
:06:22. > :06:26.our young people. We heard about things like housing, the
:06:27. > :06:30.legalisation of cannabis, some liberal views that would appeal to
:06:31. > :06:36.young people. They're playing loud music Mall, and you may remember in
:06:37. > :06:41.2010 the Liberal Democrats did well but young people, winning 30% of the
:06:42. > :06:45.vote of those aged 18 to 24. But then the figure plummeted in the
:06:46. > :06:50.following election and they won just 5% of the vote. So this time around
:06:51. > :06:53.there trying to win over at that demographic again which could lead
:06:54. > :06:59.to some significant seats around the country. We all know they did pretty
:07:00. > :07:02.badly in the last election. They lost almost 50 seats and ended up
:07:03. > :07:06.with just eight seats in the House of Commons. Obviously they're hoping
:07:07. > :07:12.to turn that around but the opinion polls are not brilliant for them at
:07:13. > :07:16.the moment. We must look opinion polls with caution but the most
:07:17. > :07:21.recent shows that there are are around 10%. Just talking to people,
:07:22. > :07:25.we have been falling Tim Farron for the last couple of weeks and just
:07:26. > :07:28.talking to people about him some people just feel that he is not
:07:29. > :07:32.quite cutting through. That his message is not delivering the impact
:07:33. > :07:37.that the other parties might be doing. So he has to do something
:07:38. > :07:41.significantly different I think in the next few weeks if he wants to
:07:42. > :07:45.win those folks. We will be listening carefully to what he's
:07:46. > :07:51.about to say and he is also taking part in live debate tomorrow. Nick
:07:52. > :07:56.Clegg in 2010 did well in the leaders debate and that led to many
:07:57. > :07:59.young people coming out. Even labelled by some as the Barack Obama
:08:00. > :08:06.of the UK election in 2010. So we will watch Tim Barron again closely
:08:07. > :08:08.tomorrow as it is a chance for him to show really what he's capable of.
:08:09. > :08:15.Thank you very much. So if Liberal Democrats have
:08:16. > :08:17.promised to help young people get on the housing ladder and discount
:08:18. > :08:20.bus passes - how will The BBC's Chris Morris has been
:08:21. > :08:36.giving the figures a Reality Check. The biggest revenue raising proposal
:08:37. > :08:42.is to add 1p to income tax across the board. The estimate that would
:08:43. > :08:46.raise ?6.3 billion per year. Money that they would spend exclusively on
:08:47. > :08:53.the NHS, care services and Public health. Then they want to reverse
:08:54. > :09:00.cuts in corporation tax. Back up to 20%, raising ?3.6 billion annually
:09:01. > :09:04.they say. There's also an eye-catching proposal to legalise
:09:05. > :09:09.and tax cannabis. The Lib Dems say it would raise another 1 billion per
:09:10. > :09:15.year. Overall this is a manifesto that will cost the country war. By
:09:16. > :09:18.2020 the Lib Dems will spend 14.1 billion more in new day-to-day
:09:19. > :09:23.spending than they would raise in taxes. That would mean a small rise
:09:24. > :09:27.in the budget deficit by the end of the decade. But if you strip out the
:09:28. > :09:29.money going into longer term investments in things like hospitals
:09:30. > :09:51.and roads they said they would still balance the
:09:52. > :09:52.books. They also want to launch a package of
:09:53. > :09:52.to build 300,000 new homes per year. to build 300,000 new homes per year.
:09:53. > :09:55.But the big thing in this manifesto, something that sets them apart from
:09:56. > :10:03.the Conservatives and Labour, want to hold another referendum on
:10:04. > :10:07.Brexit. This would be a vote on whether to accept the terms on
:10:08. > :10:10.offer. They also put the option of staying in the EU on the ballot
:10:11. > :10:14.paper. Over the next Parliament the biggest factor in determining the
:10:15. > :10:18.health of the British economy and spending will be the outcome of the
:10:19. > :10:22.Brexit negotiations. The Lib Dems said they oppose a high Brexit.
:10:23. > :10:26.There will be a vote in parliament on a proposed deal but in this
:10:27. > :10:28.manifesto the Lib Dems argue it is the British people who should have
:10:29. > :10:39.the final say. Back here in Bethnal Green and you
:10:40. > :10:47.can see on the stage some of the Liberal Democrats, members and
:10:48. > :10:51.supporters, holding placards saying, a brighter future. All that remains
:10:52. > :11:00.is for the Liberal Democrat leader himself Tim Farron to take to the
:11:01. > :11:09.stage and make his address to the party faithful as he launches the
:11:10. > :11:12.party manifesto. Our correspondent is with me, he needs to make a
:11:13. > :11:17.speech appealing to the party faithful tonight but also to the
:11:18. > :11:22.wider electorate. In order to climb up the opinion polls and try to put
:11:23. > :11:27.in a good performance. But he has accepted they're not going to be in
:11:28. > :11:30.government. Absolutely, that is incredibly interesting. From day one
:11:31. > :11:34.he said that the party is not going to win the election and talking to
:11:35. > :11:39.people on the campaign trail some are saying why is he admitting
:11:40. > :11:43.defeat. I put that to Tim Farron when I spoke to him earlier and he
:11:44. > :11:45.said it is not about admitting defeat but being realistic. But the
:11:46. > :12:00.goal is to is to present a strong
:12:01. > :12:02.opposition, they want to change the debate and hold the government
:12:03. > :12:05.accountable. He said the election is more like a coronation for Theresa
:12:06. > :12:11.May rather than an election. He said what is required is a credible
:12:12. > :12:16.opposition. The message is if you voted remain in the referendum you
:12:17. > :12:21.should vote Lib Dem. What is interesting is even those who have
:12:22. > :12:25.voted remain, some are actually still wanting to vote for the
:12:26. > :12:34.government and still want to vote for Theresa May. A subgroup has been
:12:35. > :12:37.created, so people who voted to remain but actually now are quite
:12:38. > :12:41.happy with the fact that the UK is leaving the EU. I think he has to
:12:42. > :12:46.win back those people on his side win back those people on his side
:12:47. > :12:51.and I think that message, he has to reiterate the message, show a bit of
:12:52. > :12:59.charisma and gravitas, that is appealing to that tough demographic.
:13:00. > :13:02.You have been following him around, they are targeting constituencies
:13:03. > :13:07.they think they can win or win back from the last election. Many of the
:13:08. > :13:12.constituencies they are targeting didn't bode remain. The south-west
:13:13. > :13:16.is crucial, just to be a Lib Dem battle ground but we were there at
:13:17. > :13:21.the other day in Somerset, North Norfolk, and many voted to leave,
:13:22. > :13:25.the area as a whole voted to leave. So he has an uphill struggle to
:13:26. > :13:29.convince those people to get them onside. And to actually vote for
:13:30. > :13:37.someone who is still going on about wanting to stay in the EU. And that
:13:38. > :13:42.is tough. Just to remind you, we're just waiting for the Liberal
:13:43. > :13:46.Democrat leader Tim Farron to take to the stage. We have live special
:13:47. > :13:51.coverage from here in East London on this Lib Dem manifesto launch. We
:13:52. > :13:55.had the Labour Party manifesto launch yesterday of course in
:13:56. > :14:00.Bradford and today is the turn of the Lib Dems. And very much of the
:14:01. > :14:04.heart of the manifesto is the promise to hold a second referendum.
:14:05. > :14:11.The Lib Dems saying the British people should have the final say on
:14:12. > :14:17.whether we stay in Europe or leave. Of course a very controversial call
:14:18. > :14:20.for a second referendum but one that Ted dashed Tim Farron and the
:14:21. > :14:25.leadership are campaigning on and campaigning hard. They did not do
:14:26. > :14:31.well in the last election, they lost almost 50 seats. Really a
:14:32. > :14:36.devastating loss in that election. And they were left with just eight
:14:37. > :14:42.seats in the House of Commons. They have since added one was a
:14:43. > :14:46.by-election so they now have nine. But there is the stage, there are
:14:47. > :14:54.the supporters. They will stand behind Tim Farron when he makes a
:14:55. > :15:00.speech. And obviously the party faithful love their leader. How does
:15:01. > :15:03.he compare dizzy with his predecessor Nick Clegg? A lot of
:15:04. > :15:08.people have said over the last couple of weeks that he is not so
:15:09. > :15:14.charismatic, that he is likeable and honest. They feel he has those
:15:15. > :15:18.values that they want the parties represent. But it is about whether
:15:19. > :15:22.he can have the same impact as Nick Clegg over the next few weeks. We
:15:23. > :15:28.know in 2010 Nick Clegg appealed to the younger demographic. Which the
:15:29. > :15:35.party is aiming for. But can he be as highly impactful as Nick Clegg?
:15:36. > :15:41.We will see over the next few weeks. At the moment the polls are showing.
:15:42. > :15:47.Here he is. He appears, the leader of the Lib Dems, Tim Farron. Let's
:15:48. > :16:08.listen as he launches the party to the election manifesto.
:16:09. > :16:21.A couple of weeks ago in Kidlington near Oxford I met a bloke called
:16:22. > :16:25.Malcolm. He came up to me in the street and he started shouting at
:16:26. > :16:31.me. You might have seen it on the news or the intranet. In the end we
:16:32. > :16:38.got along. But he was angry at me for not getting behind Theresa May
:16:39. > :16:42.and backing Brexit. I think I count down a bit when we spoke but I'm
:16:43. > :16:49.fairly sure I did not change mind. And that is fine. When the
:16:50. > :16:54.referendum took place last year I campaigned harder than anyone else
:16:55. > :17:00.to remain. I believed passionately that our children would have a
:17:01. > :17:13.brighter future in Britain if we remained in the EU. But we lost and
:17:14. > :17:18.I accept that. But that does not mean that I have changed what I
:17:19. > :17:23.believe. I believe that our children will have a brighter future if we
:17:24. > :17:26.are inside the European Union, that they will be safer and better off,
:17:27. > :17:30.that our economy will be stronger and our country will have more
:17:31. > :17:35.influence in the world. But just because I believe that does not mean
:17:36. > :17:40.that I think people who voted to leave are bad people. Of course
:17:41. > :17:45.they're not. We just disagree. I grew up in Preston in Lancashire and
:17:46. > :17:49.most folks in Preston voted to leave. Parts of Lancashire, two
:17:50. > :17:56.thirds of the people voted to leave. Friends of mine did, members of my
:17:57. > :18:03.family did. They do not all admit to it to my face! But I know that they
:18:04. > :18:11.did. Because you told my sister! Pretend otherwise! These people,
:18:12. > :18:16.they are my people and I love those people. There are good people. There
:18:17. > :18:20.are decent people. And as it happens, I liked Malcolm as well
:18:21. > :18:27.once he's stopped shouting at me. But here's the difference between me
:18:28. > :18:32.and Theresa May. I want Malcolm, everyone here, everyone in Preston,
:18:33. > :18:36.every single one of you, to have your say over what comes next.
:18:37. > :18:43.Nobody knows what Brexit will look like, the choice is -- the choices
:18:44. > :18:48.Theresa May will make will affect your life and our country for
:18:49. > :18:52.decades. Your weekly shop, your job, your environment, your safety, where
:18:53. > :18:56.you can travel to and where you can live. And already she is making
:18:57. > :19:00.choices that will affect those things including the most profound
:19:01. > :19:07.choice she could make, taking the UK out of the single market. That
:19:08. > :19:11.decision alone is a time bomb under our economy and when it blows up it
:19:12. > :19:14.will take down our NHS and schools with it. It will wreck our
:19:15. > :19:20.children's future for decades to come and it is a choice, her choice,
:19:21. > :19:22.plain and simple. It was not inevitable, there was nothing on the
:19:23. > :19:27.ballot paper last June that said we were choosing to pull out of the
:19:28. > :19:33.single market. Other countries are outside the EU and inside the single
:19:34. > :19:36.market. Just look at Norway, Switzerland. There was nothing on
:19:37. > :19:40.the ballot paper that said people and families from Europe who have
:19:41. > :19:44.made this country their home will be left in limbo not knowing if they
:19:45. > :19:48.can stay in the country they have raised their kids in. And definitely
:19:49. > :19:52.nothing on the ballot paper that said we would turn our friends and
:19:53. > :19:57.neighbours, our allies, into enemies. And yet here we are with
:19:58. > :20:07.our government making accusations of our
:20:08. > :20:10.neighbours and even threatening war with Spain. The choices Theresa May
:20:11. > :20:13.makes and the compromises she negotiates with the bureaucrats in
:20:14. > :20:15.Brussels will affect our children's future for decades to come. My
:20:16. > :20:19.children, your children. In June last year we voted for a departure
:20:20. > :20:24.but we did not vote for a destination. So I want you to have
:20:25. > :20:39.your choice over your future. APPLAUSE.
:20:40. > :20:49.Someone... Maybe it is obvious when you think about it, someone is going
:20:50. > :20:52.to have the final say over the final Brexit deal. It could be the
:20:53. > :21:02.politicians or it could be the people. I believe it must be the
:21:03. > :21:09.people. APPLAUSE. You should have the say over whether Theresa May and
:21:10. > :21:13.her Brexit deal is right for you and your family in a referendum. If you
:21:14. > :21:26.do not like the deal you should have the choice to remain in the European
:21:27. > :21:32.Union. Giving you the choice and giving you the choice of your future
:21:33. > :21:37.is exactly what our manifesto is all about. I want you to change the
:21:38. > :21:42.future of Britain and imagine a brighter future, imagine a future
:21:43. > :21:45.where our children can grow up in a country where people are decent to
:21:46. > :21:50.each other, where we have good schools and hospitals, where we take
:21:51. > :21:54.the challenge of climate change seriously. Where we give our
:21:55. > :21:58.teachers and nurses and soldiers the pay rise they deserve for the
:21:59. > :22:02.service they give to our country. While we have an open innovative
:22:03. > :22:07.economy, where we treat the poorest and the most vulnerable with
:22:08. > :22:11.compassion. Where we do not turn our backs on desperate refugees. That is
:22:12. > :22:26.the Britain I love and the Britain I want to lead.
:22:27. > :22:31.APPLAUSE. But that is not the Britain that is
:22:32. > :22:35.not the future that Theresa May is offering you. If you want to know
:22:36. > :22:39.the most revealing thing that has been said during this election, just
:22:40. > :22:47.look at Nigel Farage and his Twitter account. Not too often, but look at
:22:48. > :22:54.it just this once. In his very words Theresa May is using the exact words
:22:55. > :22:58.and phrases I have been using for 20 years. Think about that for a
:22:59. > :23:06.minute. Nigel Farage says the exact words and phrases, the Prime
:23:07. > :23:10.Minister of our great country saying the same things that Nigel Farage
:23:11. > :23:16.has been saying for 20 years. And not just the words and the phrases,
:23:17. > :23:22.the policies as well. That is what Ukip MEP Patrick Flynn said just
:23:23. > :23:27.this week. Brexit never did just mean Brexit, for Nigel Farage Brexit
:23:28. > :23:33.was always part of a package. Part of a worldview. It is a worldview
:23:34. > :23:37.that includes shunning climate change, shrinking the state by
:23:38. > :23:43.starving our schools and NHS of the funding that they need, turning our
:23:44. > :23:46.backs on some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world
:23:47. > :23:51.as Theresa May did when she shamefully closed the door on
:23:52. > :23:58.desperate child refugees. That is Nigel Farage's worldview, the same
:23:59. > :24:02.that leads to Donald Trump banning Muslims and building a wall. The
:24:03. > :24:07.same one that Marine Le Pen try to impose on the decent people of
:24:08. > :24:12.France. Nigel Farage his vision for Britain is now that of Theresa May.
:24:13. > :24:18.He has taken over the Conservative Party. Anti-Europe, and to refugee,
:24:19. > :24:22.slashing funding to schools and hospitals. No wonder Ukip is
:24:23. > :24:27.standing candidates down to support the Tories. After all who needs Ukip
:24:28. > :24:32.if the Tory government is doing what they want anyway. Somebody has to
:24:33. > :24:35.stand up to them. Someone has to bite -- to fight for the decent,
:24:36. > :24:42.compassionate Britain we love. But it will not be Jeremy Corbyn. On the
:24:43. > :24:46.biggest issue facing us all for a generation when all of this is at
:24:47. > :24:50.stake Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party has not even shown up. Jeremy
:24:51. > :24:54.Corbyn ordered his MPs and his Lords to go into the lobbies and vote with
:24:55. > :25:00.the Tories and Ukip, not against them but with them. Before the vote
:25:01. > :25:05.on Article 50. He said he would order his party to vote in favour,
:25:06. > :25:10.even if the government made no concessions, whatsoever. So surprise
:25:11. > :25:16.surprise, they made no concessions, whatsoever. Jeremy Corbyn did not
:25:17. > :25:20.need to do that he could have voted with us to stay in the single market
:25:21. > :25:26.or to give European citizens living here at the right to stay. He chose
:25:27. > :25:30.not to. Jeremy Corbyn and Labour chose not to. Jeremy Corbyn has
:25:31. > :25:34.always been pro-Brexit, he campaigned against Europe for years
:25:35. > :25:41.so we should not be surprised. But we should be bitterly disappointed.
:25:42. > :25:50.Labour are supposed to be... APPLAUSE.
:25:51. > :25:55.Labour are supposed to be the opposition but they have not post
:25:56. > :25:58.anything. They're supposed to stand up for working people but they have
:25:59. > :26:02.not stood up to anyone. They're supposed to care about our
:26:03. > :26:05.children's future but they're letting the Conservatives wreck it.
:26:06. > :26:19.They have lost the right to call themselves the opposition.
:26:20. > :26:30.Labour has lost its purpose. But we have found our purpose. The brighter
:26:31. > :26:36.future we want for all our children is at stake. Our economy is at
:26:37. > :26:41.stake, our schools and hospitals. This is about the future of the
:26:42. > :26:45.open, tolerant, united country that we love. I'm here tonight to tell
:26:46. > :26:51.you that we will not roll over. A few weeks ago in France the two
:26:52. > :26:58.parties that had run the country together for decades came third and
:26:59. > :27:04.fifth. The decent people of France decided they did not want to simply
:27:05. > :27:09.accept one of the two tired old parties so they rejected them. And
:27:10. > :27:13.when the two old establishment parties have been eliminated, the
:27:14. > :27:17.decent people of France faced a stark choice. A liberal,
:27:18. > :27:21.pro-European candidate who believes in an open, tolerant and unite
:27:22. > :27:28.France, versus the leader of the National front. Hope versus fear. A
:27:29. > :27:32.brighter future versus a cold, mean-spirited one. Nigel Farage
:27:33. > :27:36.pinned his colours to the mast, just as when he backed Donald Trump in
:27:37. > :27:40.America, he backed the candidate who represented his worldview.
:27:41. > :27:47.Anti-Europe, anti-refugee, he backed the National front. For the decent
:27:48. > :27:50.people of chance -- France, they've chosen hope over fear and the
:27:51. > :27:53.National front loss. Do not let anyone tell you the only choice you
:27:54. > :27:59.have in this election is between Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May. The
:28:00. > :28:04.selection is a your choice about your future, it is about your future
:28:05. > :28:07.and you can choose a brighter future where our children grow up in a
:28:08. > :28:12.country where people are decent to each other. Where we have good
:28:13. > :28:15.schools and hospitals so our children have a fair chance in life
:28:16. > :28:23.and the elderly are treated with dignity. Where we have a clean
:28:24. > :28:25.environment and innovative economy, the more Liberal Democrat MPs unite
:28:26. > :28:34.the better deal we will get on Europe. The more jobs, the more
:28:35. > :28:40.money for our NHS and schools. The more and brighter the future for our
:28:41. > :28:44.children. Theresa May and Nigel Farage, their cold, mean-spirited
:28:45. > :28:50.Britain, is not the Britain that I love. The Britain I love is
:28:51. > :28:56.generous, and it is compassionate. It is one where we are decent to
:28:57. > :29:00.each other, it is open, tolerant and united. If that is the Britain that
:29:01. > :29:06.you love as well then this is the moment to stand up, this is your
:29:07. > :29:11.chance to change Britain's future. I'm here tonight because when my
:29:12. > :29:15.children are my age I want to be able to look them in the eye and
:29:16. > :29:19.tell them honestly that when the moment came to stand up for their
:29:20. > :29:24.future, I stood up. I'm determined that our children will grow up in a
:29:25. > :29:30.country where people are decent to each other. I'm here tonight because
:29:31. > :29:31.the Britain but I love is not lost yet. That is the country that I want
:29:32. > :30:02.to leave. Thank you. -- to lead. There we are, the speech from Tim
:30:03. > :30:08.Farron followed by a lot of noisy music. I'm joined by a prominent Lib
:30:09. > :30:17.Dem, Vince Cable. to own the speech was great.
:30:18. > :30:21.It was a very clear speech with clear definition. It started and
:30:22. > :30:26.finished with the issue of Europe. Giving people the choice of the
:30:27. > :30:32.destination, not just the departure. That is clear. The way in which the
:30:33. > :30:35.Tory party has morphed into Ukip. A lot of Tory voters will be alarmed
:30:36. > :30:37.when they realise what they are signing up to. But your message
:30:38. > :30:42.doesn't seem to be cutting through to the voters, if you believe the
:30:43. > :30:49.opinion polls. Well, it is a very long campaign. Three weeks ago. Our
:30:50. > :30:54.manifesto is only out today. I think it is up from here. And really, you
:30:55. > :30:59.need to do so much better than the last election, when you really lost
:31:00. > :31:05.almost 50 seats. Can you do that? I was one of the victims in that but I
:31:06. > :31:09.am fighting again, as many of my colleagues are. Because of the
:31:10. > :31:12.British footing system, we have got to win seats will stop thoughts are
:31:13. > :31:16.important but we have to win seats. I am optimistic we will have
:31:17. > :31:20.substantial improvement and a real impact on the next Parliament. The
:31:21. > :31:26.message of this manifesto is really that the Liberal Democrats will not
:31:27. > :31:30.be in Government but want to be strong in opposition. Exactly. It is
:31:31. > :31:38.very clear that the Conservatives are going to win. They are probably
:31:39. > :31:41.going to win big. The Labour Party will be defeated. But we need a
:31:42. > :31:47.substantial amount of Lib Dem MPs in the next Parliament to hold the
:31:48. > :31:52.Government to account and form the nucleus of an effective opposition.
:31:53. > :31:56.Lot of condemnation of the Labour Party and Conservative Party from
:31:57. > :32:01.Tim Farron. He topped about a cold, mean-spirited Britain. Well, that is
:32:02. > :32:04.what hard Brexit leads to. It is also what we are beginning to see.
:32:05. > :32:10.They have been in power for two years. In many parts of the country,
:32:11. > :32:17.we are already seeing school budgets, hospitals and social care
:32:18. > :32:19.severely cut. If they get a big majority, continuing Government,
:32:20. > :32:26.that will be extended over a long period of time. It could get very
:32:27. > :32:28.nasty. Howdy explain to people who voted in the referendum that there
:32:29. > :32:32.should be a second referendum? People have had their say on Europe.
:32:33. > :32:35.They had their say on leaving. They do not know what the destination is.
:32:36. > :32:41.It could turn out well. It could turn out very badly. We can get no
:32:42. > :32:46.agreement at all. What we're seeing is when we get at that point, people
:32:47. > :32:51.will have the opportunity to say if they accepted the knot. But some
:32:52. > :32:53.people will say... You want a second referendum because you do not think
:32:54. > :32:59.the British people give the correct answer. The first time around. We do
:33:00. > :33:06.not disrespect the majority, the small majority. We accept that vote.
:33:07. > :33:11.The processors that but we do not know where we're going. It is one
:33:12. > :33:14.thing with people deciding to move house, that is fine, but they don't
:33:15. > :33:21.know where they are going to live. And if the houses to try rotten
:33:22. > :33:25.rising damp, they would decide to stay well they are. Do you have a
:33:26. > :33:30.problem with your leader? You're not cutting through. 9% in the opinion
:33:31. > :33:35.polls. Actually, I think it is a bit higher. But nonetheless, this is a
:33:36. > :33:43.want of a manifesto tonight. There is tremendous enthusiasm. He has
:33:44. > :33:47.already got the party going with the largest membership we have ever had.
:33:48. > :33:52.We will keep going from here. Vince Cable, thank you for your time. That
:33:53. > :33:57.is his reaction to the launch of the party's manifesto in Bethnal Green
:33:58. > :34:00.in east London. Tim Farron really launching an attack on both Theresa
:34:01. > :34:07.May and Jeremy Corbyn, saying that they wanted a cold, mean-spirited
:34:08. > :34:12.Britain. He said it hard Brexit, including leading the single market,
:34:13. > :34:18.would be a time bomb under economy which would wreck the lives of young
:34:19. > :34:25.people for decades to come. That is the launch of the Liberal Democrats'
:34:26. > :34:31.manifesto in this very noisy nightclub Udinese London. For the
:34:32. > :34:40.moment, back to you, Clive. In the quiet of this to do. It is very
:34:41. > :34:42.quiet here. And warm. The Liberal Democrats, as Ben said,
:34:43. > :34:43.hope to attract young