Well look at all those pledges both lib dem and tory and do the sums. Also tonight Prince Andrew announces tonight he is stepping back from public duties for the foreseeable future, following his interview about his friendship with jeffrey following his interview about his friendship withJeffrey Epstein. The charity that usually offers dental care in poor countries, now offering its services here. Jose mourinho is appointed manager at spurs. Has the self styled special one still got what it takes . Later in the hour, we will have sportsday with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. We will bring you all the election news in just we will bring you all the election news injust a we will bring you all the election news in just a few moments, but literally in the last few minutes, Prince Andrew has announced that he is stepping back from public duties. Lets go straight to our royal correspondent
Knew the ambassador. I dont know him very well. I have not spoken to him much. He is not a man i know well. Seems like a nice guy, though. In other major news this evening an annoucement from Buckingham Palace in the last hour that Prince Andrew is stepping back from public duties for the forseeable future. It follows an explosive interview with the bbc in which he was widely criticised for his lack of remorse over his friendship with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Hello, and welcome. I am Christian Fraser in london, Michelle Fleury is in washington. Two major stories tonight. We are going to turn shortly to the testimony we have been hearing on capitol hill through the day. But we are going to start with the announcement in the last hour that the duke of york, Prince Andrew, is stepping back from his royal duties for the foreseeable future. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew he said he deeply sympathised with epsteins victims and everyone who has been a
Hello, election cast, welcome to the latest episode for daily election podcast, electioncast. It has been a busy one of the campaign trail today, looks to get through it i will be going through it all with laura, our Political Editor and chris mason, Political Correspondent who tonight, much of the day, for them was spent in a nightclub in north london because that is where the liberal democrat leader unveiled her partys the liberal democrat leader unveiled her pa rtys manifesto the liberal democrat leader unveiled her partys manifesto on 90 pages of it. For the first thing we discussed was borisjohnson, it. For the first thing we discussed was Boris Johnson, the it. For the first thing we discussed was borisjohnson, the Prime Minister, seeming to blurt out a centrepiece tory policy that had not been announced yet. It was all about National Insurance and the threshold with which you start paying National Insurance and what comes out of your pay packet and the reason he blurted it out,
Donald trump has not taken a backward step, this is what he said in the last two hours. I dont know him very well, i have not spoken to him very well, i have not spoken to him much. This is not a man i know well. Seems like a nice guy though. The Election Campaign continues. The liberal democrats have launched their manifesto saying to stop brexit to generate a £50 million bonus. Conservatives are making promises or National Insurance and have all the latest on westminster. This is a huge numberfor the royal family. Prince interest to be back from royal duties of the following from royal duties of the following from his bbc news the interview continues. A few hours becky released this statement which he can find online in full, in it he says the circumstances well, lets hear the reaction of the royal commentator. His vision was untenable when it came to the after the interview, he went into the interview believing it was Crisis Management but created a crisis instead of managing it. T
The princes decision. Also on the programme tonight. On the campaign trail on teesside, borisjohnson holds out the prospect of major changes to National Insurance. And in london, the lib dems publish their manifesto, pledging to stop brexit if theyre elected. At the impeachment inquiry in washington, a us diplomat says he followed Donald Trumps orders to put pressure on ukraine to investigate a political rival. And the special one is on the move again. This time its to spurs, where hes signed a four year deal. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, its a winning start for Great Britain in the revamped davis cup, beating the netherlands 2 1 in their Opening Group game. Good evening. Prince andrew, whos been engulfed in controversy because of his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein, has announced he will not undertake any royal duties for the foreseeable future. The prince, whos 59, acknowledged that the epstein scandal had become a major disruption to the royal family,