03/06/2017 BBC Weekend News

Labour accuse the Conservatives of being in chaos over their tax

plans after Cabinet ministers suggest income tax won't rise.

But that's not a pledge made in the Conservative manifesto

and Theresa May wouldn't commit to it.

It's the Conservative Party that always has been and is and always

One minister says they're going to give no more tax rises -

indeed, possible tax reductions for the very wealthiest.

Then they can't answer questions about tax rises

Ariana Grande visits fans injured in last month's bomb attack ahead

of tomorrow's charity concert in aid of victims and their families.

At least seven are dead and 100 injured after suicide bombers target

a funeral attended by Afghanistan's deputy leader.

Ronaldo's coming in and he's got there again!

Ronaldo strikes twice to help Real Madrid

Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Conservatives of

being in "complete chaos" over their tax policy.

It comes after Theresa May failed to back comments made by Cabinet

colleagues that there would be no income tax rises under

The manifesto makes no commitment towards income tax but both

the Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon,

and the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said the tax

would not rise if the Tories won the election.

With more, our political correspondent, Iain Watson.

To rally the Conservative vote, senior ministers including Defence

Secretary and the Foreign Secretary have been suggesting that income tax

would not rise if they were re-elected but the Conservative

manifesto does not make those promises. Days from the election, is

it being hastily rewritten? Our position has not changed, we have

set that out in the manifesto and what people will know when they vote

on Thursday is it is the Conservative party that always has

been and is and always will be the low tax party and it is our

intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. What does

the Conservative manifesto say on tax? At the last election, David

Cameron promised not to increase income tax, National Insurance or

VAT. But on the 20 17th manifesto, only the pledge on VAT remains. If

Theresa May is returned to Number 10, she has a prospect of tough

Brexit talks ahead and her manifesto does not boxer in with income tax,

there is no pledge not to increase that but her colleagues were talking

about tax today to refocus attention in this campaign from what would

happen if the Labour Chancellor moves into number 11. Are you all

right? I am now that I have met you. Labour say they have nothing to hide

attacks, they claim a policy of making the better off and big

business pay more is popular and Conservatives lack clarity. There

was complete chaos at the top of the government. Let us be clear, what

Labour is offering is no tax rises or National Insurance rises or VAT

rises for 95% of the population and an increase in corporation tax and

some tax increases at the top end to pay for social care. The Lib Dems

said they would increase income tax to boost tax spending and accused

the Conservatives of shifting attention away from their policies

on social care. It may well be an attempt to shift attention away from

the dementia tax which has cost Theresa May a lot of credibility but

by moving onto taxation they are not helping themselves because they have

been very arrogant and have refused to spell out which taxes they would

have to raise and they know they will have to raise taxes. Theresa

May is still ahead in the polls so was probably not looking for divine

intervention. Tonight she visited a Hindu temple in London, she wants to

broaden support but moving the agenda onto tax today has proved to

be a mixed blessing. Where does this leave us tonight?

Any clearer? First of all the Conservatives wanted to move the

agenda onto tax and away from social care, where they feel more

vulnerable, and were clear in that they wanted to offer reassurance to

the court Conservative voters that their instincts on tax of a changed

but the execution has been messy because the Defence Secretary said

that absolutely there will be no increases in income tax and Boris

Johnson says there are no plans to increase income tax as Theresa May

said there was no change in the manifesto, which gives no such

commitment and says nothing on that particular topic so I think that

although the execution has been messy, it has

given the opportunity for the opposition parties to say that not

only is this chaotic but to smell blood because tomorrow, I understand

the Shadow Chancellor will say that Labour hopes to even reduce VAT,

putting more pressure on the Conservatives. That is not a firm

policy commitment. It shows the opposition are more comfortable

talking about tax. Thank you very much.

The deputy leader of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, has survived

a bomb attack at a funeral in the capital, Kabul.

At least seven people were killed and over 100

The funeral was taking place of the son of a prominent politician.

He was killed yesterday during clashes between

From Kabul, Secunder Kermani sent this report, which contains images

Three suicide bombers targeted mourners at this cemetery

as they were burying a man shot dead by police yesterday

during a protest against the growing violence in Kabul.

Survivors described the carnage they had witnessed.

TRANSLATION: There were explosions everywhere and I saw my hands

There were parts of human bodies lying all around me.

After that, I had to get to hospital.

This is the third time in four days that dead and injured Afghans have

been brought to emergency hospitals across the city.

Kabul used to be one of the most secure places in the country.

Now, it seems, it's one of the most dangerous.

Relatives gathered outside the hospital, anxious for news

This man was describing to us how the suicide

bombers blew themselves up, one after another,

It turned out to be warning shots from the police.

But it's a measure of how tense the city is.

Kabul is still reeling from the aftermath of a huge blast

on Wednesday which killed over 90 people.

Many residents are furious with the authorities for not

One of the leaders of the Unity government was at the funeral today.

I asked him why so many attacks seem to be succeeding.

I would say that we will raise this issue very seriously

You are not considering your own position and resigning?

If that would have been the solution, that would have been

the first thing that I would have resorted to.

There is real anger here at the rising tide of violence.

But it seems no one - not the government and not

the international community - knows how to stop it.

Dozens of civilians are reported to have been killed

They were among those fleeing an area controlled

One American aid worker in the district claims to have

witnessed IS fighters shooting people trying to escape.

The battle by the military to retake the city has

Ariana Grande, the singer whose concert was the target

of the Manchester bomb, has visited injured

Tomorrow she'll be joined by other stars of the music world

in a charity concert in aid of victims and their families.

From Manchester, Philip Norton reports.

Helping to mend broken hearts and shattered lives.

Pop star Ariana Grande visiting young fans who were injured

in the suicide bomb attack at her concert less

She posted a photo of her visit to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Among those she visited, eight-year-old fan Lily Harrison.

She suffered spinal injuries in the blast at Manchester Arena.

Our room was the last room on the ward of the corridor.

I think I was probably just as nervous as Lily.

She said, I think I might need to go to the toilet.

And then, yeah, she just came skipping onto our ward.

There's been an outpouring of love for the 22 victims who died

Ariana Grande has returned to the UK for a benefit concert in Manchester

tomorrow night and many of those injured, including Lily,

We said, if you want to go, we'll make sure you've got tickets.

If we get to the venue, or are on the way to the venue,

and you say you don't want to go, we're more than happy

Proceeds from the concert will go towards that We Love

Manchester Emergency Fund, set up by Manchester City Council

and the British Red Cross to support grieving families

A huge stage and tight security is in place.

An effort that would normally take months of planning

This is where the eyes of the world will be focused tomorrow night.

Millions of people will watch as Ariana Grande is joined on stage

by the likes of Coldplay, Take That and Katy Perry.

This concert will be broadcast to more than 50 countries

A night of unity, remembrance and a shared love of music.

Phillip Norton, BBC News at Old Trafford cricket ground.

It's been called a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.

Raphael: The Drawings has opened at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,

bringing together 120 rarely seen works from collections

The aim is to shine a new light on the Renaissance master,

whose reputation was more for precision than emotion.

Our arts editor, Will Gompertz, has been to take a look.

The Transfiguraion by Raphael, who died when only 37 years old,

this being his last masterpiece, confirmation of a supreme

talent with a reputation for clarity and control.

But that is superficial - beneath the surface lies another

Raphael, a surprisingly experimental artist who could draw

with the freedom and expressiveness of a jazz musician.

What we see here is he's moving away from the kinds of traditions

that he's inherited, so he's trying to introduce this

very traditional image of the Madonna and Child with a real

tenderness, a real human sympathy and naturalism,

and it's that element of human sympathy that makes Raphael

different, that shows us where he's going,

and it's through drawing that he can explore this kind of expressiveness.

This is an amazing drawing, it shows Raphael in an absolute

burst of brainstorming creativity, madly drawing with the pen.

It's hugely adventurous, hugely febrile.

It's like a volcano, there's all this energy

He is chasing his thoughts on paper really, really fast.

With these drawings of Raphael's, do we meet a different artist

to the one we maybe think we know from the paintings, somebody

who is much more emotional, much more experimental?

He's very, very expressive in these drawings, and often very adventurous

in the way that he is using drawing as a way of conveying emotion.

And here we really do see him exploring quite profound emotions

in the drawings and creating forms that are moving, that

When I saw these drawings coming out of their crates,

as they arrived for the exhibition installation, you know,

I was moved to tears at times, and that's the magic of the drawing.

Raphael gave this picture to his contemporary,

the German artist Albrecht Durer, to show he, too, could

draw like a master - an assertion visitors to this

With all the sport, here's John Watson at the BBC Sport Centre.

Real Madrid have lifted the European Cup for a record

extending 12th time following a 4-1 victory over Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as the Welsh capital hosted

the Champions League final for the first time.

Cardiff has staged some of the great sporting occasions- FA Cup finals,

the Rugby World Cup final. Tens of thousands more fans than tickets

packed the City today, even before the Manchester bombing this was

always going to be a major security operation. But the extra patience

required was more than worth it for a seat at the match of the season.

The team sheet tonight reads like a who's Who of the great players in

European football. Bernado, Higuain, Buffon. But Gareth Bale's

homecoming? He will start on the bench. There was the usual

razzmatazz before kick-off, the blackout pease pudding on a decent

show. But they could not come close to the performance that followed and

who else but Cristiano Ronaldo to sweep up in the opener. That was

against the run of play and Juventus countered with a goal to take the

breath away. Matthew Jaensch's acrobatics levelling at half-time.

This was going to be a night. This thunderbolt was on target but an

outrageous deflection to good beyond Buffon. Still stunned by that

misfortune, the Italians defence was stationary as Luka Modric past and

Ronaldo pounced. Gareth Bale was given 15 minutes on his old stomping

ground. And Juventus had a man sent off and they scored another. Real

Madrid's legendary status of sending even further. I huge roar has

erupted from the stadium behind me, Real Madrid have another European

Cup. So many superlatives to use about this match, and Juventus have

been brilliant this season but yet again, as we have seen, Real Madrid

and Cristiano Ronaldo are just that much better. Ollie Foster live in

Cardiff. Thanks. Aidan O'Brien's 40-1 shot Wings

of Eagles won today's Epsom Derby. Jockey Padraig Beggy,

in his first ride in the race, brought the horse home from deep

in the field to beat favourites Cliffs of Moher

and Cracksman, who was ridden Andy Murray beat Juan Martin Del

Potro in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the French Open

as he looks to replicate his run The British number two,

Kyle Edmund, is out, beaten by South Africa's Kevin

Anderson. The backdrop is

instantly recognisable. Ahead of Andy Murray,

a most familiar of foe. The world number one needs

little reminding of just Still, here was something

to refresh the memory. Rivals since their junior days,

in more recent times, epic counters in Rio's Olympic final

and in Davis Cup hard-fought The first set lasting

almost an hour and a half. Del Potro letting

slip four set points. Murray eventually

winning the tie break. From such blows, it can be

difficult to recover. Murray now finally finding those

flashes of his brilliant best, Keeping ahead and finishing

with a flourish. Winning the last seven games

to close out the match, a familiar rivalry,

a familiar winner. Straight sets but, for Andy Murray,

but this was anything Add a mild, BBC News. And the

British and Irish Rugby Union team beat the Provincial Barbarians 13-7

in first to match of New Zealand. And that is all sport. Thank you

very much. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel.