disconnected services, it is a convenor of place. one of the things i've pointed out directly to michael gove at the lga conference couple of years ago is the financial hit to local government hasn'tjust meant local government hasn't just meant the local government hasn'tjust meant the underfunding of front line services, it has meant the loss of backroom which undermines the... rachel. if backroom which undermines the... rachel. . rachel. if local government collapses. _ rachel. if local government collapses, this _ rachel. if local government collapses, this country - rachel. if local government - collapses, this country becomes ungovernable.— collapses, this country becomes uncovernable. . . ungovernable. rachel, looking ahead to tomorrow — ungovernable. rachel, looking ahead to tomorrow. itv _ ungovernable. rachel, looking ahead to tomorrow. itv are _ ungovernable. rachel, looking ahead to tomorrow. itv are running - ungovernable. rachel, looking ahead to tomorrow. itv are running the - to tomorrow. itv are running the interview with rishi sunak that they recorded when he went back early from d—day to do it. he went back to do that interview. ijust want from d—day to do it. he went back to do that interview. i just want to ask you something, i know you are not that keen to talk about your brothers however, would boris have left the d—day commemorations early? that is a question for him. left the d-day commemorations early? that is a question for him.— that is a question for him. would ou have that is a question for him. would you have would _ that is a question for him. would you have would any _ that is a question for him. would you have would any johnson - that is a question for him. would - you have would any johnson members you have would anyjohnson members chris green i imagine it not in a million years because i think he understands the importance of the moment . ., understands the importance of the momen . ., understands the importance of the moment . ., ., ., understands the importance of the momen . ., ., . . moment that day to the morale and the emotion — moment that day to the morale and the emotion of— moment that day to the morale and the emotion of this _ moment that day to the morale and the emotion of this country. - moment that day to the morale and the emotion of this country. it - moment that day to the morale and the emotion of this country. it is . the emotion of this country. it is almost, — the emotion of this country. it is almost, it— the emotion of this country. it is almost, it is— the emotion of this country. it is almost, it is the _ the emotion of this country. it is almost, it is the most— the emotion of this country. it is almost, it is the most importanti almost, it is the most important day in the _ almost, it is the most important day in the war— almost, it is the most important day in the war and — almost, it is the most important day in the war and the _ almost, it is the most important day in the war and the idea _ almost, it is the most important day in the war and the idea you - almost, it is the most important day in the war and the idea you would i in the war and the idea you would then— in the war and the idea you would then abandon _ in the war and the idea you would then abandon it _ in the war and the idea you would then abandon it to _ in the war and the idea you would then abandon it to do _ in the war and the idea you would then abandon it to do an - in the war and the idea you wouldl then abandon it to do an interview with itv. — then abandon it to do an interview with itv. it— then abandon it to do an interview with itv, it was— then abandon it to do an interview with itv, it was not— then abandon it to do an interview with itv, it was not even- then abandon it to do an interview with itv, it was not even playing i with itv, it was not even playing for three — with itv, it was not even playing for three days, _ with itv, it was not even playing for three days, it— with itv, it was not even playing for three days, it is— with itv, it was not even playing for three days, it is simply- for three days, it is simply inexplicable. _ for three days, it is simply inexplicable. nobody- for three days, it is simply inexplicable. nobody has. for three days, it is simply. inexplicable. nobody has yet explained _ inexplicable. nobody has yet exolained it~ _ inexplicable. nobody has yet explained it.— inexplicable. nobody has yet explained it. no, nobody has exolained — explained it. no, nobody has exolained it— explained it. no, nobody has explained it as _ explained it. no, nobody has explained it as to _ explained it. no, nobody has explained it as to what - explained it. no, nobody has l explained it as to what actually happened but what do you think happened, he took direction from his official is? i happened, he took direction from his official is? ., ~' happened, he took direction from his official is? ., ~ ., , official is? i work for boris, i can categorically _ official is? i work for boris, i can categorically say _ official is? i work for boris, i can categorically say he _ official is? i work for boris, i can categorically say he would - official is? i work for boris, i can categorically say he would not i official is? i work for boris, i can i categorically say he would not have left. he understood what it meant the people. i was one of the first to say the prime minister definitely should have stuck around. the one thing i will say he needs to teams are prepared to apologise. he can do nothin: are prepared to apologise. he can do nothing else. — are prepared to apologise. he can do nothing else, for— are prepared to apologise. he can do nothing else, for sure. _ are prepared to apologise. he can do nothing else, for sure. i _ are prepared to apologise. he can do nothing else, for sure. i agree - are prepared to apologise. he can do nothing else, for sure. i agree with l nothing else, for sure. i agree with ou but it nothing else, for sure. i agree with you but it is _ nothing else, for sure. i agree with you but it is interesting _ nothing else, for sure. i agree with you but it is interesting that - nothing else, for sure. i agree with you but it is interesting that in - you but it is interesting that in this day and age, you will have another politician to apologise, the public will appreciate that because apologies are hard to find in politics. the bottom line is it is something he will have to build back from. there is no doubt that people didn't like he wasn't there, he has taken it on the chin and is trying to move forward. you taken it on the chin and is trying to move forward.— taken it on the chin and is trying to move forward. you would have sta ed, to move forward. you would have stayed. would — to move forward. you would have stayed, would you? _ to move forward. you would have stayed, would you? yeah, - to move forward. you would have stayed, would you? yeah, i- to move forward. you would have stayed, would you? yeah, i have| stayed, would you? yeah, i have been a candidate as — stayed, would you? yeah, i have been a candidate as well. _ stayed, would you? yeah, i have been a candidate as well. you have - stayed, would you? yeah, i have been a candidate as well. you have been . stayed, would you? yeah, i have been a candidate as well. you have been a i a candidate as well. you have been a candidatem — a candidate as well. you have been a candidatem a— a candidate as well. you have been a candidate... a little bit of grace on nry— candidate... a little bit of grace on my part. _ candidate... a little bit of grace on my part, you have so much stuff going _ on my part, you have so much stuff going around in your head and i don't _ going around in your head and i don't know— going around in your head and i don't know what is going on through his team _ don't know what is going on through his team obviously but the first thing _ his team obviously but the first thing that popped into my team is where _ thing that popped into my team is where is _ thing that popped into my team is where is his advisors? often as a candidate, — where is his advisors? often as a candidate, you get rolled out, speaker. _ candidate, you get rolled out, speaker, you get back in your box and you _ speaker, you get back in your box and you are — speaker, you get back in your box and you are rolled up to event. but the point _ and you are rolled up to event. but the point back is he chooses the people — the point back is he chooses the people he — the point back is he chooses the people he puts around him. let�*s people he puts around him. let's see if he sa s people he puts around him. let's see if he says anything — people he puts around him. let's see if he says anything about _ people he puts around him. let's see if he says anything about it _ people he puts around him. let's see if he says anything about it in - if he says anything about it in tomorrow's itv interview. he is turninr tomorrow's itv interview. he is turning d-day _ tomorrow's itv interview. he is turning d-day into _ tomorrow's itv interview. he is turning d-day into dunkirk. - tomorrow's itv interview. he is i turning d-day into dunkirk. when tomorrow's itv interview. he is - turning d-day into dunkirk. when he was there and _ turning d-day into dunkirk. when he was there and he _ turning d-day into dunkirk. when he was there and he shouldn't - turning d-day into dunkirk. when he was there and he shouldn't have - turning d-day into dunkirk. when he| was there and he shouldn't have been there. _ was there and he shouldn't have been there. we _ was there and he shouldn't have been there. we have — was there and he shouldn't have been there, we have the _ was there and he shouldn't have been there, we have the benefit _ was there and he shouldn't have been there, we have the benefit of - there, we have the benefit of hindsight. _ there, we have the benefit of hindsight. he _ there, we have the benefit of hindsight, he doesn't - there, we have the benefit of hindsight, he doesn't at - there, we have the benefit of hindsight, he doesn't at the i there, we have the benefit of - hindsight, he doesn't at the time. that's just about it for tonight. victoria is here tomorrow, until then, sleep well, good night. live from london. this is bbc news. rishi sunak has launched the conservative manifesto, with pledges on tax cuts, housing and migration. he also made this admision. i'm not blind to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things have not always been easy and we have not done everything right. labour pledges to create 100,000 extra dental appointments for children, in a bid to clear backlogs in england. ajury has found hunter biden guilty of all three felony gun charges — in the first criminal trial — of a child of a sitting us president. hamas responds to the latest peace proposal for gaza, saying its ready to engage but still wants israel to commit to a permanent ceasefire and completely withdraw its forces. rishi sunak has unveiled the conservative general election manifesto, saying his is the only party with the big ideas to make the country a better place to live. he was speaking at the silverstone race track, and his central pledge was more than £i7—billion in tax cuts. the manifesto also features commitments to build more houses, cap migrant visa numbers, and increase defence spending. our political editor, chris mason, was at the launch. halfway through this election race — it's the moment for the cardboard boxes. within them, bundles of promises, not always kept, that set out a party's blueprint for the next five years. so, the manifesto is here, so is the cabinet, then the prime minister... music, applause, an ovation from party supporters, yes, but also this — a candid acknowledgement from rishi sunak about how you may feel about him and the conservatives. i'm not blind to the fact that people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with me. things are not always been easy and we have not got everything right. but we are the only party in this election with the big ideas to make our country a better place to live. a central theme of this manifesto is tax cuts, including a promise of another 2p cut in employee national insurance. by 2027, we will have halved national insurance to 6% — that is a tax cut, my friends, worth £1,300 to the average worker. rishi sunak praised the enterprise and risk—taking of the self—employed and said this... in the next parliament, we will scrap entirely the main rate of self—employed national insurance. and having acknowledged on bbc panorama last night that it has become harder to buy a home in recent years, the prime minister said he wanted to make it easier... for the first—time buyers purchasing a home up to £425,000, we will abolish stamp duty entirely. stamp duty is a tax on buying a home in england and northern ireland. next, what about the plan to send some migrants to rwanda? some conservatives say it's time the uk left the european convention on human rights, or echr, to make this easier, but mr sunak stopped short of saying that. if we are forced to choose between our security and the jurisdiction of a foreign court, including the echr, we will always choose our nation's security. for much of the last 18 months, you have tried everything to try and revive conservative fortunes and not much appears to have worked. could we rename this document today your last chance saloon? well, chris, i've been very clear when i got this job that we'd been through a very difficult time as a country. if you want a secure future, if you want lower taxes, if you want your pensions protected, if you want a more sensible approach to net zero and you want your borders secure, vote conservative at this election. and there ended, perhaps, this man's last big set piece moment to change his fortunes. time, then, to scuttle through the crowds and talk to some cabinet ministers. what do you make of that? i think this is a really exciting manifesto for the future and what i love about it is that it addresses every stage of our lives. mr gove, if this is a game changer, why are you standing down? me? well, i'm an old war horse who has been put out to grass because we need a new generation to support the prime minister in the future. it's a "fudge—arama" on the european convention of human rights? if there is a contradiction between an adjudication in a foreign court and our ability to protect our borders, we protect our borders. are you going to win? this is absolutely in our grasp. i know we're behind in the polls... i notice you're not saying yes. well, it's an election and i can't predict the outcome of an election, that's not my job. the outcome of the election is yourjob at home. the cases the different parties are making are becoming clearer. chris mason, bbc news, at silverstone. labour is promising to create 100,000 extra dental appointments for children, in a bid to clear backlogs in england. the new appointments would be for urgent and emergency care, and on evenings and weekends. access to an nhs dentist, has become increasingly difficult in many areas, with tooth decay the most common reason children aged five to nine, are being admitted to hospital. also on the campaign trail, the liberal democrats are calling for a new rural gp fund, to support doctors' surgeries around the country. they say it forms part of a package of measures, worth one billion pounds, aimed at improving medical services, and giving patients a legal right to see a gp, within a week. the snp has been campaigning in aberdeenshire today. the party says any new drilling licenses for oil and gas need to meet a climate test, contribute to energy security and allow net zero goals to be met. it argues labour "doesn't believe in new licenses" and the conservatives have adopted a "climate denial position". here's the snp�*s westminster leader, stephen flynn. i don't frankly think it matters very much, because the tories are finished. everyone knows they are finished. you can promise everything under the sun — he's not going to be the prime minister in just a few weeks' time, he'll be back off to california. what we need to do is therefore shine a light on what keir starmer�*s positions are. he believes in the continuation of £18 billion worth of public sector cuts and breaks it, which has crippled the scottish economy, and he believes in the continuation of very many policies which have impacted people in scotland on a daily basis. that's not good enough, and that's why we need snp mps in westminster putting scotland first. only we can provide that in this election. nigel farage has posted a video on social media in which a man appears to throw objects at his campaign bus in barnsley. nigel farage thanked south yorkshire police after they arrested a 28—year—old man. the leader of the reform party said he will "not be bullied or cowed". our political correspondent, hannah miller, joins us live from westminster. conservatives focusing very much on tax cuts and the manifesto for the powers of been received? the interesting — powers of been received? tue: interesting thing that powers of been received? ti2 interesting thing that the conservative party is promising is that they are relatively concrete, the numbers that they are saying that they were cut peoples taxes by they are promising things that they would do for that what is much less clear and what many analysts throughout today have pointed out is that their idea for example of saving money by cutting the welfare bill by not allowing that to go up in the way that it is forecast to, there is not quite so much of a clear policy as to exactly how that is going to be achieved. they have set out some ideas but it's a whole, and aspiration, it's something they want to do for that whether they can get the savings that they think they can and that they are reliant on getting an orderfor all can and that they are reliant on getting an order for all of their other policies is a question that many people have asked throughout today. and that includes some economists, respected economists as well as the labour party you would expect be raising questions on the announcement from conservatives today. announcement from conservatives toda . , announcement from conservatives toda. , ., , , announcement from conservatives toda. , ., ,_ today. focusing on dentistry but the 've today. focusing on dentistry but they've got _ today. focusing on dentistry but they've got a — today. focusing on dentistry but they've got a row _ today. focusing on dentistry but they've got a row brewing - today. focusing on dentistry but they've got a row brewing on - today. focusing on dentistry but they've got a row brewing on a l they've got a row brewing on a former candidate. this they've got a row brewing on a former candidate.— they've got a row brewing on a former candidate. this is the case ofthe former candidate. this is the case of the labour _ former candidate. this is the case of the labour party _ former candidate. this is the case of the labour party candidate - former candidate. this is the case of the labour party candidate and | of the labour party candidate and richard greene until she was deselected by the labour party over some posts that she allegedly made on social media quite a long time ago now. what has happened today is that 50 members of the constituency labour party there have resigned their membership of the labour party. they've issued a public a letter in which dave said that she was deselected in an appalling and unfair manner. they say they will now be campaigning for when she is standing as an independent candidate. members of the labour party now former labour party members campaigning f