26/05/2017 BBC News at One

Jeremy Corbyn says there's a link between British military action

The Conservatives say his comments are crass and appallingly timed,

but the Labour leader called for a different

We must be brave enough to admit that the war

We need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that

nurture terrorists and generate terrorismWe must be brave enough

We must be brave enough to admit that the war

We'll have all the reaction to the Labour leader's remarks.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says neither the Conservatives nor

Labour are being honest with voters about their tax and spending plans.

Armed police on the trains as detectives in Manchester make

another arrest in connection with Monday's terror attack -

The last of the 22 victims killed in the attack is named.

At the G7 summit in Sicily, world leaders discuss how

And chasing the dream - Ben Ainslie's bid for sailing

If we can win the America's Cup for Britain, you know,

look at our sporting maritime heritage, it's the one thing that's

we could bring the Cup home, and that's what

In the sport on BBC News: World Number One Andy Murray

will play Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov in the first round

Johanna Konta faces unseeded Soo Way Shei of Chinese Taipei.

Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has given a speech this morning,

linking British military action abroad to terrorist

Mr Corbyn said the 'war on terror' is not working -

and that a different approach is needed.

He was speaking as election campaigning resumed after Monday's

The Conservatives have condemned his remarks as crass

Our Political Correspondent Iain Watson reports.

The political truce after Manchester, ended this morning. But

first, there was a further moment of remembrance. Can I ask that we all

stand for a moment's silence. And then Jeremy Corbyn re-drew the

political dividing lines. Austerity has to stop at the aide

wards and at the police station door. We cannot be protected and

cared for on the cheap. In an attempt to nuetralise the

attacks, the Labour leader insisted he was patriotic and with

Manchester. Then he made a link between UK

terror at home and foreign wars. We must be brave enough to admit

that the war on terror is not working. We need a smarter way to

reduce the threat from countries that nuclear tower terrorists and

generate terrorism. And this message was for the British

soldiers. I want to assure you under my

leadership, you will be deployed abroad when there is a clear need

and only with a plan that you have the resources to do your job and

secure an outcome that delivers lasting peace.

Tackling terrorism requires a complex response. Jeremy Corbyn's

determined not to steer clear of controversial issues and I'm told he

wanted to avoid platitudes in the wake of the Manchester attack and

promote an honest debate. He has done that. Although the speech went

down well with the supporters, the opponents are attacking not just the

message but the timing. This is a very badly timed speech,

showing muddled and dangerous thinking. He seems to imply that a

terrorist attack in Manchester is somehow our fault. It is somehow

Britain's fault. Jeremy Corbyn is far too ready to find excuses. A few

days ago a young man prepared a bomb, went to a pop concert and

slaughtered 22 people. It seems to me that to choose to make a

political point on the back of that is wrong. I disagree with Jeremy

Corbyn's point but I disagree more strongly with his timing.

The politicians always call for a united response against terrorism.

But it's proving much more difficult to get agreement and possible

Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Westminster.

A very controversial speech by Mr Corbyn to restart

Hugely contern shuss peach by Jeremy Corbyn. It is widely criticised by

the Conservatives, accusing him of making excuses for terrorists. But

also by some in the Labour Party aghast he should make the speech so

soon after the Manchester atrocity and in the middle of an election

campaign. Jeremy Corbyn's thinking seems that there is a responsibility

on the politicians to start a discussion about how we try to

ensure atrocities like Manchester don't happen again. That for all of

the wars we have been involved in, the pieces of counter-terrorism

legislation we have passed, that has not reduced or removed the terrorist

threat. So he is advocating a very, very different approach where

Britain would only engage in wars abroad when there was a clear need,

a plan, when there are the resources and when the outcome leads to what

he calls lasting peace and he also suggests we should be prepared to

talk to our enemies. The aide says that does not mean IS but Jeremy

Corbyn arguing that most conflicts in the end are only resolved by

negotiating with your opponents. He did not take questions so it was

hard to press him further, in part I think he knows that backlash he

could face with the speech and many in the party worried that it leaves

him open to critics to raise question marks about his leadership,

patro Texas ism and his readiness to defend Britain.

Neither the Conservatives nor Labour are presenting an "honest set

of choices" to the public over their tax and spending plans -

that's according to an influential think tank.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has criticised both parties'

election manifestos, saying they fail to address

Here's our Economics Correspondent Andy Verity.

In a way, both parties are being honest. Labour say that they want to

raise taxes to pay for better public services, the Conservatives wish to

continue with existing plans but the Institute for Fiscal Studies says

that neither party is being honest about how those plans will play out.

So take Labour. They plan to raise ?49 billion through tax measures but

the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that they reckon it will be a

lot less. More like ?40 billion. But what about the Conservatives. They

plan to continue with austerity. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says

there is a risk if they implement cuts there could be serious damage

to the public services. Labour will bring in more money but

the risk is they will not bring in the revenue. Under the

Conservatives, the risk is that the squeeze to public services will not

prove deliverable. The parties say that they wish to be

fairer but the Institute for Fiscal Studies are saying that they are not

honest about that. Conservatives wish to means test winter fuel

payments or tackling the tripping lock. But the measures will not

raise much money. ?1 billion. Nothing from that in the next five

years. What about the Labour's plans? They are saying that they are

for the many as they are scrapping tuition fees but the Institute for

Fiscal Studies says it is the wealthier segment of the population

that goes to university and they are going ahead with cuts for some of

the poorest families out there. And there are questions that neither

party is answering, in Labour's case, the tax burden is going to be

at its highest level since the 1940s, as a share of the economy it

brings it up to the average internationally, for all countries

but it is the highest tax burden for the UK since the 40s. What about the

Conservatives? Their immigration plans, according to the IFS are

likely to damage the economy and create a ?6 billion hole in the

public finances. So ?6 billion less coming in tax. All of those are the

views of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

And this evening, Jeremy Corbyn will be the latest party leader

You can see that at 7pm tonight, on BBC One.

Police have made another arrest in the Moss Side area of Manchester

as they continue their investigation into Monday's terror attack,

It brings the total number of suspects in custody to eight -

The hunt for the accomplices of the Manchester bomber led to this shop

in Moss Side overnight. The police appeared to have sawn

through the security shutter to get access.

Local shopkeepers say that the two brothers who ran this barber's were

arrested on Tuesday. The police cut their way into the shop last night.

There was another raid in Saint Helen's in Merseyside but nobody

arrested there. The police still have eight people in custody, they

are men aged between 18 and 38. All held on suspicion of terrorism, and

most appear to be of Libyan origin. The flat that Salman Abedi seems to

have rented for the final days before the attack is being searched.

It is thought this is where he did the final assembly of the bomb but

the police are worried that there are components for one more bomb

that are missing. So the threat level is critical. Meaning another

attack may be imminent. That's why armed police officers are

patrolling on trains outside of London for the first time and the

army are still very much involved. Over this weekend, normal events

will take place. The police are engaging with the organisers of the

events to ensure that we can get all of the support at the events that we

need to have and we may see additional military presence there.

I hope that they can take comfort from it, we must not let this

terrible terrorist incident impact on our lives.

The bomber, Salman Abedi, flew back into the country from Libya. We are

learning more about his father, Rajeev Ram, detained in Libya. He is

believed to have had strong connections to Abu Qatada, a

suspected senior al-Kyleda figure in London until he was detained after

9/111. It was told that Abu cat ata and

Rajeev Ram were always together in London. He was one of Abu Qatada's

supporters in London and would always meet up.

All the time, the police operation is expanding as the detectives try

to find missing bomb parts and members of the bomber's network not

already in custody. Well all of those who died in

Monday's attacks have been named. The 22 victim was 15-year-old Megan

Hurley. Danny supports from Manchester on a community grieving

for lost family and friends. Manchester, a city which has been

punched and badly wounded. Yes, it's trying to carry on but it doesn't

feel right. The people of this area feel so sorry for those directly

affected. How do you explain that to your

children? Someone just #k078s... And done that. In a concert... It is

just awful. I'll be holding tonne my kids that little bit tighter.

It is inconceivable to understand how the families are feeling.

Especially of the children. It's just shocking. You just want to do

something. Even if you can come here and bring flowers and put them down

and remember the dead. I've been a Coronation Street

superfan... 29-year-old Martyn Hett was well known online, his mum paid

tribute to him. At the moment, it will change, it

will hit me at some point but at this minute I don't feel the need to

be upset and cry. When I think of Martyn all I can think of is smiling

because I have so many fondant really funny memories.

The final and 22nd victim to be named today was 15-year-old Megan

Hurley. His family's business on Merseyside is closed as they try to

deal with their loss. In the north-east, further tributes

were made to Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, the teenage couple

devoted to each other. From the moment she walked in the

door, she had the smile on her face, it rubbed off on everybody else. If

you had a busy day, her smiling face-lifted you.

There is a very sombre and respectful atmosphere here. It may

be four days after the atrocity but it really is the blink of an eye.

People are still trying to come to termed with what happened and coming

to pay their respects. The sea of tributes will grow. A focal point

Until the tragedy in Manchester on Monday, the London bombings

of 2005 were the worst atrocity by British-born Islamist terrorists.

Twelve years ago, the bombers were led by a gang who grew up

Our Religious Affairs Correspondent Martin Bashir,

has been there to gauge the response to what's happened in Manchester.

What have you been doing since 77? Why do we have another terrorist

attack in the UK after 12 years? This man was related to Mohammed

Sadiq Khan, one of the ringleaders who left the city of Leeds to plant

death and destruction in London on the 7th of July 2000 and five.

Yellow market is a critical point,... He showed us ask new -- he

he asked us not to show his face. These people are members of the

leads Muslim youth group. They offer voluntary service to the community

and believe their faith inspires their action. For me, as a Muslim, I

feel outraged that someone could use the name of my religion to justify

carrying out these acts. This is spreading and doesn't look like

stopping any time soon, which is scary for all of us, Muslim and

non-Moslem. People are finding it very hard to accept that these

people who are self-professed Moslems had nothing to do with this.

People seem to see a pattern in particular community of faith and it

can appear that that faith is driving them. For at least the last

decade, social scientists and psychiatrists have tried to

understand why are smaller readies born Muslims express themselves

violence. We know that in migrants and their children, they have all

sorts of difficulties, including Mel to -- including mental illness.

Depressive thinking, pessimism, lack of Parliament and control. But while

academia continues to research the phenomenon, the nation must rely on

community and religious leaders to fight back against the small but

dangerous of you who want to pursue terror. These young men who are

committing terror on our soil profess to belong to the Muslim

community. But it is 12 years since Beeston produced the 7/7 bombers,

and we have it again. And we cannot be complacent. The community broke

ported these perpetrators to the intelligence services, including

Salman Abedi. Cooperation and community engagement remain their

priorities, both here in Leeds and across the country.

Well thousands of us will be heading out to big public

events this weekend, whether it's 90,000 fans at the FA

Cup Final at Wembley, 50,000 watching The Courteeners

at Old Trafford cricket ground, or those of us heading to the local

park and wherever you go there is likely to be a much

In a couple of hours Manchester's Great City Games gets

underway and our sports correspondent Katherine

Thanks, Ben. To give you an idea of the geography, there is a pole-vault

and long jump pit being constructed here. A sprint track is being built.

Jonnie Peacock, the double Paralympic hundred metres champion.

Asha Philip, one of the rising stars, just amongst some of the

names who will be taking to the stage here in Manchester, and all of

it just a 5-10 minute walk away from the arena where that bombing took

place on Monday night. As you would expect, security is incredibly tight

with armed police all over the square, hundreds of officers visible

in the city centre. It will be interesting to see what effect this

week's tragedy has had on the crowd is expected later here today. It is

a free event and you don't need a ticket, so will people stay awake? I

expect the opposite will be true, given the way that Manchester has

responded so far. That is because across the country some events have

been cancelled, not just because of a mark of respect and the increased

terror threat, which is understandable, and entirely

appropriate, that Manchester has had to make a different decision. After

consulting the police and security servers is, this event will go

ahead, as will be great Manchester run over the weekend, because this

is another chance for the people of the city to say, we are not afraid

and not cowed. The message is that life goes on as normal. Catherine,

many thanks indeed. Jeremy Corbyn says there's a link

between British military action abroad and terrorism at home -

the Labour leader calls for a different approach

to foreign policy. Coming up: With the election

looming, we're in Cumbria taking the political pulse in one

of Britain's most Left out of the latest

England squad and seemingly surplus to requirements

at Manchester United, Rooney says he'll decide

on his future in the next two weeks. President Trump is at a G7 summit

with leaders of the world's major economies in Sicily,

on the last leg of his Four of the group's leaders -

including Mr Trump and Theresa May - will be sitting around the table

for the first time. Mrs May is expected to urge her

colleagues to do more Our Diplomatic Correspondent James

Landale reports from Sicily. Over the centuries, this ancient

hilltop in eastern Sicily has been But the players on this

stage are facing a very modern challenge: The threat

of global terrorism. Theresa May told her G7

colleagues that they had to do more to combat the spread

of extremism online. By making internet companies

develop new technologies to identify and take

down dangerous material. And in the margins, the Prime

Minister had a private meeting with the new French president,

where they discussed the recent attacks

in The incident shows why

it's so important for us And I look forward to the

opportunity now to speak directly with you, but of course, but also

the discussions here more widely at the G7 about how we can work further

to defeat the terrorists. We will be here to cooperate

and do everything we can to increase this cooperation

at the European level. In order to do more and work with

you against terrorism. summit, and the fear

amongst his fellow leaders would walk his own path on issues

such as trade and climate change. But the Italian hosts

were doing everything summit together and heading

in the same direction. And on counterterrorism,

some said they were impressed by Mr

Trump's determination. I totally agreed with him

when he said that the international community, the G7,

the United States, Europe, should be tough, even brutal,

vis-a-vis terrorism and Isis. This afternoon, the G7

will issue a statement condemning the Manchester bombing

and agree to step up the fight Theresa May will leave early this

afternoon so that she can continue to deal with the reality

on the ground at home that has been President Trump's son-in-law and

adviser, Jared Kushner, is reported to be under scrutiny by the FBI

enquiry into alleged Russian interference in last year's

presidential election. Investigators are said to believe

Mr Kushner might have relevant information,

but that doesn't necessarily mean Here's our North America

Correspondent Nick Bryant. Jared Kushner is arguably Donald

Trump's most trusted White House adviser, and so the FBI is now

scrutinising a member of the Of interest to investigators are

meetings that took place in December last year, during the presidential

transition, between Mr Kushner and the Russian ambassador

to Washington, and also a leading Sergei Gorkov is the head

of an institution that's been subject to US sanctions

imposed by the Obama administration following Russia's

annexation of Crimea. Jared Kushner, the

President's son-in-law. The person of interest has a name,

and that name is Jared Kushner. This does not mean

that Jared Kushner is suspected of a crime,

or that he is accused of wrongdoing, but investigators

do apparently believe he has

information that is relevant to His lawyer told the BBC

that the 36-year-old has already volunteered to share with Congress

what he knows about these meetings, and will do the same

if contacted in connection Russia is fine, but

whether it's Russia or anybody else, my total

priority, believe me, During this Trump presidency,

the extraordinary This is noteworthy

because it takes the FBI's Russian enquiry

inside the White House. Mr Kushner is the only west wing

official known to be a key With just 13 days to go,

the parties will be looking to target every voter,

no matter where they live. Some of the hardest to reach might

be the rural voters of Cumbria, where farming and tourism

are vital to the economy. The BBC's North East and Cumbria

Political Editor Richard Moss has travelled across the county to find

out about the issues Sale day at Longtown

livestock mart, right on the northern edge

of Cumbrian farmers' main concern

today maybe the cost of a bull, but another B word dominates

the election - Brexit. Farmers are like everybody

else in the country, But I still think are of the firm

belief that they are independent country

than they are as part of the EU. Certainty is in short supply,

the farmers here are searching for answers

on how leaving the EU will affect their financial support

or ability to export. If we had an interruption

in the ability to export, that would be our trade

is completely finished. It would probably wipe

a year's profit out. We have to have a good deal,

and we need a strong My son is farming, and my grand

daughter and grandson, they are farming, and I've got a great

granddaughter who just left school, I just want stability and a bit

of honesty from politicians, 40 miles away in Keswick,

and locals also want answers. Tourists are the town's

lifeblood and give 22-year-old Josh his

job, but the town's popularity poses problems

he House prices in this

area are absolutely For me to be able to buy a house

is really quite hard. I can't fork out the amount of money

they want just for a deposit. My friends are all

having to move away. And student Lydia finds it tough

to afford to even make it to work. I think things like bus prices,

particularly for young people trying For example, I need to get

through to Keswick for work, and it's like ?10 return,

which is too much, really. Tour driver Andy has his

own transport and knows that getting around

the county can be a problem. When all the visitors have gone,

it's very much an elderly Local access to hospitals in

particular, and of course, the roads. We need good roads. A lot of

them have got big holes in them at the moment. On a day like today in

surroundings like this, it's hard to believe that anyone in Cumbria could

have a care in the world, but actually, from the price of land to

the cost of a house, voters here do want issues addressed by the

politicians after the 8th of June. Richard Moss, BBC News, in Keswick.

It's a dream which has been more than ?100 million

in the making - now, four-time Olympic sailing champion

Sir Ben Ainslie is vying to win the oldest trophy in international

Britain has never won the competition, but Ainslie

and his team hope to change that when qualifying begins

Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks was given exclusive access

to the team as they prepared to race.

As the most successful sailor in Olympic history, Sir Ben Ainslie is

well versed in pursuit of glory. Over in Bermuda, he finds himself in

a most unfamiliar role, that of underdog. In its 166- year history,

no British team has ever won the America's Cup. I guess you could say

the America's Cup becomes a life of section. It's very hard as a new

team to come into the cup and be in a dominant position. That is what we

are aiming to achieve. I think we have certainly come a long way in

the last three years. Ben Ainslie has previous in the cup. Four years

ago, he won the oldest trophy in sport with US team Oracle. In a

spectacular fight back, they came from 8-1 down to beat New Zealand

9-8. COMMENTATOR: The comeback of 2013 is complete. This sport is

dubbed Formula 1 on water, and on Bermuda great's sound -- on

Bermuda's great Sam, I got to see all the boats in action. Wow, it's

only when you see this close-up that you can appreciate that these are

less like boats and more like planes. They are gliding over the

water on Foyles, and the aim is not to touch the water as much as

possible, which would cause drag, and that makes them go faster. It is

amazing to watch. There was no engine on-board. It's all generated

by sheer muscle the sailors. Speed is the key here - the boats are

capable of hitting up to 60 mph. BA are have struggled a little in

practice. Ainslie's live Giorgi, who has moved to Bermuda with their

ten-month-old daughter and two dogs, believe that his rivals write him

off at their peril. If you are silly enough to wind him up to that level

where he feels like his back is against the wall, he will respond in

the only way he knows how, which is to win on the water. It is a costly

venture. BA are have spent ?110 million chasing the dream. 6.5

million of that is cash payers' cash. For Ben Ainslie, the trophy

would be priceless. Personally, and for everyone in the team, I think it

would be the biggest achievement if we can pull this off and win the

America's Cup for Britain. Look at our sporting maritime heritage, it's

the one thing that's missing. It would be huge if we could bring the

cup home. Mild-mannered of the water, ruthless on it. This night of

the realm is a man on a mission. Natalie Perks, BBC News, Bermuda.

It is not often we get pictures like this - not a cloud in the sky. A

little bit of high cloud there across Scotland, where we could see

one of the highest temperatures again in the UK. A bit of cloud

bubbling up in Northern Ireland. That is because we have this whether

from encroaching from the West, and that will bring the gradual thundery

breakdown over the course of the Beacon. Before that point, this

afternoon is looking pretty glorious, plenty of sunshine, a bit

of a breeze across southern areas. This south and east coast will be a

touch cooler. Inland, very hot. We could see 30 Celsius across northern

Scotland. Things begin to change this evening and overnight. That

weather front gets its act together and pushes into South and western

areas and we will start to see showery rain, maybe thundery with

lightning. It will be another warm and muggy night. A lot of energy in

the atmosphere, so that weather front that will continue to move

north and east on Saturday morning will fairly quickly bring showers

and thunderstorms to northern and eastern parts. The afternoon could

see more intense storms. In southern areas, a nice afternoon to come. A

little fresher in South Wales in south-west England. In the Midlands,

really warm and humid. Temperatures up to 29 Celsius. Thunderstorms in

northern England could be pretty intense. Possible flash flooding, so

watch out for those. For Western parts of Northern Ireland and north

and western Scotland, persistent rain cloud -- rain and cloud. That

could be some torrential downpours in the south later in the day.

Fresher in the north and west. Sunday night into Monday, some

really intention is thunderstorms pushing to the north. They will be

slow to clear on bank holiday Monday. Colour and fresher for the

Northwest with sunshine and showers. There will be some good spells of

sunshine around. Most of us will see showers and thunderstorms through

the weekend, and it will be gradually turning fresher for all.

That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me.