23/04/2017 BBC Weekend News


23/04/2017

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The Labour leader has said he would order a review

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of "all aspects" of defence if he wins power.

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Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr, Jeremy Corbyn refused to say

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whether he would keep Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent.

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But shortly after the interview a party spokesman said the decision

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to retain the programme had been taken, and Labour supported that.

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The Conservatives said Labour would "dismantle" the UK's defences.

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Our political correspondent, Susanna Mendonca, has more.

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Setting out his stall for a snap election, Jeremy Corbyn came to

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outline Labour policy but, when it came to defence, that position

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didn't appear to correspond with that of his party. This is still an

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unresolved question, what you are going to do. Your defence spokesman

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is clearly said that keeping Trident will be in the Labour manifesto.

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Will it? We haven't completed work on the manifesto yet. We are less

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than 100 hours into the election campaign. So he could be in for a

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shock. No, we are having that discussion in the Labour Party and

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we will produce our manifesto. Trident is a potentially explosive

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issue for Labour, where divisions run deep. Its leader has long wanted

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to scrap the party's policy of renewing a nuclear weapons defence

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system, while its MPs back it so, a couple of hours after Mr Corbyn

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threw doubt on whether it would be renewed, a Labour Party spokesperson

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was forced to correct him and reconfirm the party's commitment to

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Trident. The EU referendum less than a year ago revealed huge fault lines

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within Labour on Brexit. Immigration was a key issue for voters then, as

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it is likely to be in this election, and it's an issue that Jeremy Corbyn

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knows he needs to provide clarity on. Free movement ends when we leave

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the EU, because that is an intrinsic part of membership, but there was

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also the question of EU nationals living in Britain, who I think

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should will be given the to remain immediately, as British nationals

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living in Europe should get the same decision by their governments. And

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we then work out a system by those that are able to come here for work

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and so on, as well as British people able to go to other parts of Europe

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to work. Labour is keen to get the focus away from Brexit to other

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issues so, on grammar schools, Mr Corbyn said he didn't like selective

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education. On rebuilding the economy, he repeated a promise to up

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a public national investment bank, to invest in new industries and

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infrastructure. An private service providers in the NHS, he would phase

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out those contracts and bring indirectly employed staff. But the

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Conservatives say that Jeremy Corbyn can't be trusted. -- bring in

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directly employed staff. Jeremy Corbyn is putting himself forward as

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the next Prime Minister, and I think what we have seen is that we would

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have a coalition of chaos if Jeremy Corbyn was Prime Minister of this

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country. With just six weeks of campaigning ahead, the Labour leader

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will be hoping that the voters disagree.

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The other parties have been laying out some of the issues

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which are expected to be in their manifestos.

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For the Conservatives, Damian Green confirmed reports

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that there would be some form of limit on energy prices.

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There will be a lot about energy policy in the manifesto.

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Obviously there will be more details then.

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But, absolutely, I think that people feel that some of the big energy

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companies have taken advantage of them with the tariffs.

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The Conservatives' former coalition partners have ruled out supporting

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Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron says the party will not enter

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a coalition with Labour or the Conservatives

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under "any circumstances whatsoever" after the election.

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We will not be entering into coalition or any deal

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whatsoever with Labour or Conservatives, under

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Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, after this next general election.

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Be absolutely clear - voting Liberal Democrat is not

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Voting Liberal Democrat is a vote against a hard Brexit,

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a vote for the people to have the final say,

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not the politicians, and a vote for a decent, strong opposition.

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And the leader of Ukip, Paul Nuttall, says the party wants

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to ban full-face veils worn by a minority of Muslim women,

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claiming it's part of what he calls "an integration agenda".

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I don't believe that you can integrate fully and enjoy the fruits

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of British society if you can't see people's faces and, you know,

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58% of Muslim women are economically inactive.

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22% don't speak English to any great level.

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We need to ensure that these people are fully integrated

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into British society, and you can't do that

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50,000 runners, 750,000 bottles of water, and a couple running

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the race just moments after tying the knot.

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This year's London Marathon has had it all, including

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Good afternoon. And to you. We are five hours in and

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so many are crossing the line in triumph and exhaustion. Marathon

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running has its ethical issues at the top end of the sport. Concerns

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about doping. But here, it is unique. These people sharing the

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same street as world's -- world record holders. Perhaps we can't all

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run a marathon but maybe we can all share in the marathon spirit.

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The journey of 26 miles begins with a single hoot, but whose?

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Heads Together, the starters and the masses.

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Record participation in the London Marathon.

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It remains a shared sporting experience like no other.

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David Weir in the pale blue top was desperately seeking a seventh

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If his best years, we feared, were behind him, Weir still only saw

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At one point, I didn't think I'd even make the start line,

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so to come away and win, for me personally, is amazing.

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The London Marathon is a collection of races.

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Last year's champion, Jemima Sumgong, wasn't here.

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Up ahead, Kenya's Mary Keitany ran almost the entire race on her own.

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Westminster was witnessing a victory of human spirit.

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In a marathon where the women's race is separate from the men,

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this was the fastest time ever recorded.

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But the race is not simply against the clock.

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Daniel Wanjiru, almost there - but, hang on, who's behind you?

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Well, only Kenenisa Bekele, and no endurance runner has

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The gap was small but the gap remained.

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The Kenyan beat the Ethiopian in the biggest moment

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At every mile, the pale blue of Heads Together, keep going.

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Promoted so prominently for mental health, it was this

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To be part of it and to finish it remains the universal goal.

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A man has been killed by thieves who stole his car

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Michael Samwell and his wife were woken in the early hours

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of this morning by a noise, and he went to investigate.

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Shouting was heard outside the property,

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in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and Mr Samwell was

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He died in hospital a short time later.

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Police believe the 35-year-old sustained his injuries

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Polls opened at 8am this morning in the first round of voting in

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Turnout so far is slightly up on 2012.

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Security is tight and thousands of police and military have been

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deployed across the country after a police officer was killed

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Our correspondent Christian Fraser is there.

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Thank you. A fascinating evening in prospect here. Security is very

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tight up and down the country. 11 candidates on the ballot paper, two

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of them will go through to the final round of the vote a week on Sunday,

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but all eyes are on the far right candidate, Marine Le Pen. She was

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voting this morning in the northern Calais region and, in a poll

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published at 6:30pm on Friday, before the campaign finished, she

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was just two points behind Emmanuel Macron, the centrist candidate. Just

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39, he would be the youngest president in modern times. He was

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voting in Le Touquet today. In third, Francois Fillon, the former

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prime ministers, who has been dogged by corruption allegations. He is

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still in the race. And just ahead of the real surprise package, the hard

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left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, who is still in with a shout. Plenty

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to look forward to this evening. We will be on BBC News with a special

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results programme from 6:30pm. The first projections will come at 7pm.

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Four trains from different eras have travelled side-by-side towards York

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in an event celebrating the past, present and future

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The world's most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman,

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was joined by an Inter City 125 and 225 as well as a new Hitachi

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Azuma, which is due to go into service next year.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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The next news on BBC One is at 6:35pm.

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Chilly weather is looming, but let's focus on the next few hours or so,

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because it isn't looking back at all across most of the UK. Some pleasant

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sunshine and we are in for a nice sunset.

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