30/05/2017 The Election Wrap

Hello and welcome to The Election Wrap -

our guide to all the election news of the day, with just over one

week to go until voters head to the polls.

In the programme, Jeremy Corbyn appears to have been taking media

He fails to give the cost of his free childcare policy

when he's asked for it in an interview on Woman's Hour.

Meanwhile, Theresa May insists that only she has a plan

She says an election victory for Labour would leave Jeremy Corbyn

"alone and naked" in the EU negotiating chamber.

Also can we take the mood Bogside to photos there. Are you only attracted

to Brexiters? Leading the UK naked in the

negotiating chamber. Nicola Sturgeon launched the SNP

manifesto calling for a second Scottish independence referendum at

the end of the Brexit process. The SDLP in Northern Ireland launched

their manifesto with a focus on fighting hard Brexit and hard

border. Its leader said their party would stand up against Borders,

division and cruel and crippling cuts. As we face new challenges we

must be mindful of protections but Europe as gifted us and remind

others of a situation that is unique and more challenging and deeply

deserving of special status. To do that we need strong voices taking a

stand against the Tories at the heart of the action. Welcome to the

programme. Laura Hughes and Jason are here. Jeremy Corbyn a failure of

memory, a bit like Diane Abbott earlier in the campaign? It is not

great, you would have thought he would have had a briefing before

going to interview on the date that you're launching a manifesto policy,

you should know your numbers. You cannot judge a policy on whether or

not the leaders remember the numbers and that is true. But for a party

constantly being told it is not good on the economy, you cannot trust

Labour on the economy, not great for them. He just needed to log that

iPad! It is excruciating to listen to and watch. I would point out at

least they have costings to forget least they have costings to forget

unlike the Conservative Party. They unlike the Conservative Party. They

do not have any costings so easy for do not have

Theresa May. But the key thing is Theresa May. But the key thing

Labour are going and facing a hostile

double the work of the Conservatives. They do have

briefings and it is not the end of the world. He did not fall off the

stage. I've seen worse than that. But it is embarrassing. Do you think

voters care about this kind of thing? It is not great when you have

consent was repeating that mantra that he is incompetent. Many Shadow

Cabinet members resigned last year because they said he was not

competent. And getting basic facts like that wrong does not help. It

has not been plain sailing for Theresa May but she is trying to

steer this back to Brexit. She probably had a worse experience and

almost sabotaged her own campaign, that you turn on social care.

They're moving as fast as they can away from that. And getting back

onto one issue which seems to be playing well for the Conservatives

which is Brexit. It was noticeable in the TV debate last night, there

was muted applause for Theresa May until she spoke about Brexit. Then

the audience came to life and got behind her. The instead of the

strategy have noticed that and will be thinking, this is her strong

card. -- the Conservative strategy. We will be back with you both later

on. Thank you. Eliot prize has been asking voters

to register their views. Today she has been to Luton. And asking about

the question of security. They not about kicking people out

but making sure everyone is equal and that is why I choose Labour.

Even if we did not know he was a politician he is a genuine person.

Who makes you feel safer? Neither. I do not feel they make you feel safe

at all. When it comes to the idea of national security, I would trust

people who have been taking care of it previously rather than throwing

my lot in with the new guys. I really like the red rose, the

flower. Nothing to do with national security? Love and unity and care.

It is difficult on security because of the tried and playing with Jeremy

Corbyn, but I don't trust the Conservatives with anything at the

moment. Conservatives. Why? Jeremy Corbyn said he would impress the

regular button. Labour. Definitely labour. I agree

with Theresa May but I will vote for Jeremy Corbyn. I like the way the

Jeremy Corbyn said that the reason we have these problems is because we

have messed around in other people's countries. Instead of giving these

people bread and security and been nice to these people, we have blown

up their children. Labour or the Conservatives? She is certain.

Lytton has voted for the Labour Party since 1997 and it looks like

they trust the Labour Party more than the Conservatives on the issue

of national security. Do you think that picture is reflected

nationally? You would get a different result in different parts

of the country. This is something that the Conservatives have honed in

on because they think it is Jeremy Corbyn's weak spot. Well to reason

me is weak on domestic issue, Jeremy Corbyn is weak on security. Trident

came up time and time again, we know he does not support renewing it but

it is in the Labour Party manifesto because he has to go along with the

party. We know he has been against nearly every British intervention

there has been. Questions about the Falklands and his support in the

past for the IRA. There are real questions about Jeremy Corbyn and

how far he would go to protect Britain. He has an argument that

resonates with a lot of voters which is that intervention does not

increase our security. Particularly younger voters. I think there is not

only a generational divide, there is also a geographical divide. A lot of

the Labour in peace I speak to, particularly in the heartlands in

Yorkshire and Humber, South Wales, in the north-east, they will say

that the voters like Trident and the like Britain being a strong country.

That is difficult for the Labour Party to square. Their defence

spokesman is shone on this and says that we will keep Trident and renew

it and be part of Nato, but this distance between what members of the

party state and what Jeremy Corbyn believes in is very difficult for

the party. It is quite obvious that he is out of step with the majority

of his MPs. Thank you very much indeed. The SNP launched its

election manifesto and they promise to boost public sector pay and call

for a second referendum at the end of the process. Does it add up?

Chris Morris has been looking in the reality check.

In most parts of the UK you can abort for the SNP. In Scotland they

won an unprecedented 56 out of 59 seats, which made them the third

largest party in the UK Parliament in Westminster. The SNP has plenty

to say about UK politics as a whole. The manifesto includes plans to

invest an extra ?118 billion in public services across the UK,

keeping the triple-lock on pensions and the winter fuel payment as well

as increasing the minimum wage. They are also promising an increase in

spending on the NHS. The manifesto says that health spending in

Scotland is already 7% higher per head than in England. It would cost

more than 11 billion pounds for England to catch up. I will be an SP

-- I will be SNP pay for this? They will introduce a new top income tax

of 50p across the UK. Because they run the Scottish Government the SNP

could increase income tax in Scotland alone if it so chose, but

Nicola Sturgeon has refused to do that for fear of driving high wage

earners side of the border. The SNP believes the biggest danger is the

threat of hard Brexit. It says, quoting the University of

Strathclyde, that leaving the EU single market could lose 80,000 jobs

in Scotland over ten years. Last year Scotland voted to stay in the

EU, bucking the UK wide trend. They want a place that the Brexit

negotiating tables of the party can work to keep it in the single

market. If the Conservatives are returned to power, there is no sign

that would happen. But an unpopular Brexit, the SNP believe that the

give fresh fuel for the other referendum it cares about, a second

referendum on Scottish independence once the terms of the Brexit deal

are known. Back to Laura and Jason. They talk in the SNP manifesto about

the second referendum was buried. In the speech Nicola Sturgeon made, it

did not mention independence, it only said independent and that only

came up once. The SNP are coming under criticism from the

Conservatives who are trying to answer Labour to become their main

rivals. What about the state of education, the health service,

public services and general? That is hitting home. Nicola Sturgeon's

focus was on domestic issues, improving wages, improving public

services, and they feel under threat from a resurgent Conservatives under

Rick Davidson. Do you think that the Conservatives are the SNP's main

opponents? Rick Davidson is very powerful and people almost not

relate higher to the English Conservative Party. There have been

calls for her to come to Westminster. She is very popular, it

is very interesting. The Labour Party in Scotland, there were

council seats they could not even find candidates for. This is a

change in direction and it is Nicola Sturgeon backing down because she

said that she wanted in the second referendum on independence next

autumn, and now she's saying, OK, we will wait until after Brexit. We

will be back with you, but thank you very much again. Now look at some of

the other stories making the election campaign news.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has been

After making some pastry, Mr Farron said the Lib Dems

could form a strong opposition and are "a real alternative"

to what he called Conservative "meanness" and Labour "fantasy".

Meanwhile, the Co-Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas,

has accused the Conservative and Labour of creating an "almost

She has also sent letters to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

and Prime Minister Theresa May expressing "alarm" at the lack

of discussion and debate about the environment

And Ukip's Leader Paul Nuttall has blamed the Prime Minister

for the cuts to police numbers when she was Home Secretary.

Mr Nuttall is calling for more local neighbourhood police officers

in the wake of last week's Manchester bombing.

With polling day just a few days away, we're taking a closer look

at some of most closely fought battle grounds, and

Northamptonshire's most marginal seat is Corby.

The Conservatives took the seat from Labour at the last election

Sam Read's been looking at what might swing it this time.

The cube, Corby's centrepiece. This centre of an industrial town but

this constituency also include swathes of East Northamptonshire. It

is a constituency of two has. Over there in east so that -- East

Northamptonshire, people earn on average ?140 a week more than people

in Corby. The constituency is regularly moving between Labour and

the Conservatives, who took the seat two years ago. The contrast means

the candidates have to address different challenges with different

voters. The biggest challenge is making sure that are keen in a

teasing generations feel represented and looked after, young people

getting on the housing ladder, Labour will build 100,000 more homes

and scrap tuition these, and for older people it is whether they feel

cared for and protected. The largest challenges also the largest

opportunity, this is a result of the housing growth we are seeing. That

places additional strain on our infrastructure. That is a challenge

we need to overcome. Whoever is elected on the 8th of June news to

shout from the rooftops for more investment in our infrastructure.

Large housing growth is what most of the candidates want to focus on in

this election. I want to make sure that the housing, the infrastructure

for the housing is there. I want to make sure the housing is up to the

kind of environmental standards that the Green Party is looking for.

There was a lot of investment under the Labour Government, that has no

old and I think the area has been struggling to catch up with that. I

would like to see more investment into the area to create more jobs

and hopefully we can start looking at unique industries as well, things

a bit Corby on the map. The Liberal Democrats want to bring the

conversation back to Brexit, even though this area voted clearly to

leave. We need a good deal whether we stay in or leave, if we come out

the public have a right to decide on the deal. I would rather we stayed

in the single market and the customs union and that leads into the

economy, it makes the economy more buoyant. We would be silly to turn

our backs on our biggest market. It is vital the candidates take steps

to appeal to the widest range of butchers. Past form says the party

that wins here often ends up forming the next Government.

And here is a list of all of the candidate standing

In the last half an hour, Jeremy Corbyn has appeared on the BBC and

he has been talking about his childhood, his passion for manhole

covers, and how he likes to unwind. Jam was mentioned as well. That is

your allotment. That was not taken this year. What do you love about

your allotment? It as open space and a chance to grow things and reflect

on things and a chance to unwind and be yourself and chat to all the

other people who have allotments, exchange plants and all that. There

is something magic. When you grow your own beans and potatoes and corn

and ticket hall. Then you turn fruit trees into jam. I would like to

present the show with a jar of my jam. He likes to spend time on the

allotment. He should not have time to make jam. He was very relaxed.

Theresa May looked quite nervous and he was very composed. I don't think

many voters will have seen that before. I don't think that will have

done him any harm, it may have corrected his mistake from the

woman's hour. He comes across as sincere, he does come across as very

sincere. He is comfortable in his own skin, it is authentic, some of

his policies may be unpalatable but he holds his views deeply and

genuinely. He has not been briefed about what to say, he has not been

told to get certain words in. Can you imagine Tony Blair talking about

allotments? We have not had proper leaders' debates on TV, but do you

think this glimpse at this sort of people behind the politicians, is

that what people want to see and hear? What will be decide?

Ultimately they will decide on which person they think is most likely and

most plausible to be Prime Minister and which party has the best

policies. That is mostly on the economy. Jeremy Corbyn has narrowed

the gap as the campaign has gone on. He is definitely doing better. I

think it has a lot to do with Theresa May and the extraordinary

U-turn on her social care policy, and think that was very damaging.

Jeremy Corbyn does have a huge following among younger voters. Will

these young voters who are boosting the polls for him turn up and vote?

Wing-mac back with you guys in a moment.

What happens when two strong-minded individuals from opposite sides

of the political debate sit down for lunch?

The Victoria Derbyshire programme sent former Ukip leader Nigel Farage

and journalist Rachel Johnson - a prominent Remain campaigner,

and the sister of Boris Johnson - on an election blind date.

Hello, I'm Rachel Johnson. How do people best know you? That is in

question. I have to admit that I am the sister of Boris, which is

annoying but I have to accept it. I am a journalist. I have joined the

Liberal Democrats. I am concerned that we do not go off a cliff

willy-nilly in terms of Brexit because I'm thinking about my

children and grandchildren. It would be great fun if it was Nigel Farage,

but he will drink me under the table. Hello. How about that. Hello.

I have a theory. I don't think people cared about Project Fear, I

don't think that people care that the eurozone is good to boom and

we're going to go off at cliff, it is the common ideology and people

just want to be able to say they have the country back without

knowing what that means. The ideology is delighted to dozen

countries in Europe and to tell them they are joining an economic club

and then take away their democracy and independence. Are you single,

Nigel? That is a good question. I am not very married at the moment. It

is sad that your private life has fallen apart. You have done it for a

noble cause. I am 53, separated and skint. Coogee go to bed with a

Remainer -- could you go to bed with a Remainer? I am not grant a hamster

that. -- I am not going to answer that. Are you will be attracted to

Brexiters was back how was your day? I enjoyed it. We will have another

dinner date in ten years and we will see if it has been the success you

hope for and I hope for two. In ten years the European Union will not

exist then it will be a different conversation. I do not agree. Thank

you for a lovely lunch. What an extraordinary date. Do you have any

political opposition that like to bring together? I think Boris would

be entertaining if you put him against Emily Thornbury. They both

speak their minds and I think it could get interesting. Maybe Diane

habit? I wonder if Diane Abbott would just not speak to him. I think

Emily would engage. Can Clark and Caroline Lucas, I cannot think of

two more opposed characters. It might be a disaster. You want to see

it. They need a little bit of spark. Rhys Morgan would be great because

he is charming. She was asking Nigel Farage some personal questions. This

was an example of politicians giving too much away, we do not need to

know this information. Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May on a blind date? I

think it would be boring. It would be awkward. They could talk about

manhole covers and allotments. I don't think it would be great

television. Good to have you both with us. Thank you for being with

us. That is it from the election wrap, thank you for watching,

goodbye. Good evening. It has been a better

day today with more sunshine around. There was some cloud and rain in

Northern Ireland but it did not last for long. The rain is no petering

out as