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BBCNEWS BBC News At Five June 2, 2017

Police investigating the manchester bomb attack find a car they say may be significant to their inquiry. And will wonder woman smash the box office . Well have that and the rest of this weeks top releases with james king in the film review. Its 5 oclock were in the city of york with just six days to polling day where later this evening theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will both take part in the bbc Question Time leaders special. And it takes place less than 2a hours after Donald Trumps decision to take america out of the paris climate treaty. Mrs may has been accused by opponents of a pathetic response, she said she was disappointed whileJeremy Corbyn said the decision was reckless and dangerous. Well have more on that in a moment. But mrs may had to deal with another issue earlier today when Craig Mackinlay the conservative candidate in south thanet in kent was charged with offences relating to his Election Expenses two years ago. Two other conservative Party Workers will also faces charges. The Conservative Party says the allegations are unfounded. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has more details. Craig mackinlay. It was one of the big conservative wins in the last general election, stopping nigel farage in south thanet. Their candidate, Craig Mackinlay, won byjust under 3000 votes after talking during the campaign of all the support he had had from big name politicians. We have brought many powerful members of the Government Team down here to show that i am part of a very strong team. But today, Craig Mackinlay, who is standing for re election, was charged with making a false declaration of the money he spent on his campaign. Also charged was his agent, nathan grey, and marion little, a conservative Party Headquarters Campaign Specialist accused of Aiding And Abetting the other two. This was the moment nigel farage found out about the charges as he was out campaigning this morning. Yourejoking . Oh, my good lord. Right, that is big news. Craig mackinlay has just been charged. Once again, it is bad judgment from theresa may. Why on earth would you allow someone to go ahead as a general election candidate when this cloud was clearly hanging over him . There will be questions. It was not the big name politicians that all passed through south thanet two years ago that have led to this case. It was the thousands of pounds spent on hotels for party activists, disclosed by channel 4 news. These were picked up by the National Party and put on their expenses return. But police have been investigating whether, in fact, they should have been entered on Craig Mackinlays local campaign expenses. An investigation has now led to him being charged. The conservative Party Continues to believe that these allegations are unfounded. Craig mackinlay is innocent until Proven Guilty and he remains our candidate. Craig mackinlay has said he will continue to fight for re election. Standing in this general election while accused of declaring false expenses in the last. Daniel sandford, bbc news. Here we are in york and just over three hours time jeremy here we are in york and just over three hours timeJeremy Corbyn and theresa may will be taking part in Question Time and will not be appearing at the same time by the way. Each will take questions from the Studio Audience in separate terms. Vicky young is with me, lets talk about the challenge for both leaders, theresa may, what other challengers fare well in this section takes place . This is coming after her not taking part in the Leaders Debate and she faced a backlash over that, lots of people saying she was running scared and it allowed the labour party to say she was not prepared to defend her record. She has been in the circumstance coming in, people thought she was the front runner but there has been criticism about the campaign that they have run, it was about strong and stable leadership and the u turn on manifesto hasnt helped. People have found she has had difficulty getting her views gcioss had difficulty getting her views across and not sounding human enough if you like. This is her chance the night to put that right. She can be the leader who will take the country through brexit but maybe showing empathy to people in the audience and this is the point. These are the voters in front of asking the questions, not leaders shouting over each other and coming up with sound bites, you have to engage with the audience at these things. Six days until polling day, what challenges doesjeremy until polling day, what challenges does Jeremy Corbyn until polling day, what challenges doesJeremy Corbyn have an engaging . He looks like he has been getting more comfortable. It probably helped to did the debate on wednesday he would have prepped for that, he would have prepped for that, he would have prepped for that, he would have that experience. For him of course its harder in a sense because he doesnt have a record to defend but he will have to talk about how he can be the next Prime Minister. These questions about leadership, suitability have been the most tricky for him, that is what will come up for him. He will talk about his manifesto and his promises but again it is the point unlike when we get there at Press Conferences and they take the microphone away from us, that doesnt happen here, the person who asks a question gets another chance which makes it much trickier. Thank you vicky young. There will be lots of commentators and bloggers along with some Party Representatives in the so called spin room where the battle of the Party Message will be played out during and after the event. Try to settle some kind of narrative. My colleague simon mccoy is there. Thank you. The moment things are warming up on a lot of bbc people talking to other people. To my left is harry gracia of bbc leeds talking to our very own laura greensburg. A lot of interest in the hours, with Me Sam Lister now, what other questions that you think will cause the biggest problems for the leaders tonight . Itll be interesting, we are here at in the glorious city of york and one of the questions theresa may has faced frequently during this campaign is about the cost of living. But also social care, that has been a controversial issue and four jeremy care, that has been a controversial issue and fourJeremy Corbyn it is about wheres the money coming from to fulfil all of his promises. History tells us this is the toughest audience of all things can get quite difficult. For ed miliband this was a very tricky moments, it was a turning point, he had been riding higher than expected and in the last week he really struggled. He had the Question Time audience grilling him and he made the slipway he saidi grilling him and he made the slipway he said i dont think we spent too much before the last crash which really dented him and damaged him. Explain what happened in the immediate aftermath of the debate because this turns into a nest of fibre as every choice to get the message across. This is a spin room, it is an american is a mad we have adopted. Both teams will send their top people and they will put their people through to say how it went, they will pick up the floors of the other candidates and will be really trying to go frit and put their message out there to the journalists gathered here and obviously the Westminster Lobby and journalists from all over the country in the world will be here today. We will speak to you later thank you. 45 minutes for each of the leaders and theresa may and then Jeremy Corbyn but perhaps the toughest audience of all is of course the voters themselves. So thats what the experts think, what about the viewers . And tonight therell be full coverage of the leaders Question Time and the build up here on bbc news from 8pm theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn taking audience questions lets speak now to two guests with direct experience of preparing for this kind of event tom baldwin former head of Media Strategy for labours ed miliband and sean worth an adviser to David Cameron when he was Prime Minister. Tom Festival Talus little bit about the few hours that lead up to an event like this . Festival talus. Few hours that lead up to an event like this . Festivaltalus. This is different to the ones before, it is different to the ones before, it is not a lavatorial contest against someone likejeremy is not a lavatorial contest against someone like Jeremy Paxman is not a lavatorial contest against someone likeJeremy Paxman or a row with several other leaders, this is what the americans call a town hall format. If they are going to rehearse anything in the last few hours it is how you deal with members of the public, how you listen to their questions, talking to them directly, youre not trying to them directly, youre not trying to score points like you might do off another politician, you are trying to show empathy and also above all, not slip up. Indeed and sean ona above all, not slip up. Indeed and sean on a point im thinking you have to build into the strategy the kind of personality that your leader has and that has a bearing on the way you approach it . It is difficult to project what people ask to be honest nowadays, there is nothing like being grilled by a proper professionaljournalist like yourself that will put a politician in discomfort and really pick at the weaknesses and things that are not quite clear. The guys at the show tonight have taken questions from the general public but have obviously selected the ones that they think will really test them so i think we will get questions for theresa may and social care, questions forJeremy Corbyn and the ira, ithink questions forJeremy Corbyn and the ira, i think itll be a tough format the night. It suits theresa may in a way because it is not a head to head withjeremy way because it is not a head to head with Jeremy Corbyn by the expectation would be if you look at the poll ratings that she would beat him in that it in fairnessJeremy Corbyn is a very good Public Speaker and a very good debater so this is a good format for the Prime Minister. We will see what happens tonight. Just a sense from both of you and i will go to tom first on the kind of depth of detail in whats you can prepare for awkward questions, the kind of questions you might think would cause a potential problem, to what extent can you rehearse that . They will be pretty well prepared for that. They will know a lot of the substance, at this stage it is about putting a final gloss on it which is making sure they deal with members of the audience are they really should know the figures. Admittedly after the first event Jeremy Corbyn went on womans hour and did not know the cost of social ca re and did not know the cost of social care but what has been impressive in this campaign is his thick skin, other politicians would have locked themselves in a room after the interview, he came out and said it is not a problem and that has contributed to the dynamic of this campaign which means theresa may goes into night with the pressure on her. She is still in the lead but somehow she has to reassert control, she doesnt need a game changer but has to use this to show she is on top of her game and has to try to re establish and strengthen stability which dissolved in front of us in the last few weeks. Your thoughts then on the potential problems and picking up on tom s point if there is a confidence issue and how that can be shown as well. This format is of benefit to Jeremy Corbyn, the issue for the Conservative Party, when they call the general election theresa may was at the height of a popularity in Jeremy Corbyn was at the low point of tears, it can only go one way and the trends will converge. It is like a boxing match between mike tyson and mr bean, no one would route for mike tyson in that. This will hope to reason maybe its because there is not an expectation that she will be so much better than him and in this reality she probably wont be. Asi this reality she probably wont be. As i saidjeremy this reality she probably wont be. As i said Jeremy Corbyn is a very good debater and is a Good Campaign so the amount you can prepare, the weaknesses that Jeremy Corbyn has had is on the numbers and his personal character, theresa may it has been her manifesto commie u turns, social care, not huge tax but there has been the question and tonight theresa may willjust be looking for a solid performance, corbin has everything to gain for this. Intriguing from both of you. Throughjust over this. Intriguing from both of you. Through just over three hours to go. Thank you for your thoughts. So thats what the experts think, what about the viewers . Letsjoin sophie long who is in a cafe in york. Thanks very much. Im in the centre of york along the banks of the river ata of york along the banks of the river at a wine bar and there has been debate ahead of the programme tonight, lets huge juicy. Debate ahead of the programme tonight, lets hugejuicy. Have you enjoyed the campaign . Yes. What about a enjoyed the campaign . Yes. What Abouta Campaign . Enjoyed the campaign . Yes. What about a campaign . She shot herself in the trying to hurt old age pensioners, i want to ask her why she thinks it is for our friends who owfi a she thinks it is for our friends who own a £150,000 house to have their sun left at 100,004 my wife and i who own a £450,000 house that if we get dementia, we have 100,000 left and it cost us 350,000 and our friends cost 50. You dont think thatis friends cost 50. You dont think that is fair . It is not fair at all. I would normally vote for ukip but i will vote for her to keep the nutcase out. You work at this wine barand nutcase out. You work at this wine bar and you have a different perspective, you are a little bit younger in your 20s, have you been following the campaign . Yes ivan following the campaign . Yes ivan following labour Jeremy Corbyn. Following the campaign . Yes ivan following labourJeremy Corbyn. My main concern is the nhs, i dont wa nt main concern is the nhs, i dont want it to be sold or privatise and i wanted to be accessible and beneficial. You are looking for questions on that tonight . What about you joe . I think labour has come out with a manifesto that has been fully budgeted and Jeremy Corbyn is a leader is relatable and actually wants to spend the time to get to know voters. In terms of the debates do you think it was important she wasnt there on wednesday, does that bother you . She shouldve been there. What do you quys shouldve been there. What do you guys think . I thought she should have turned up originally but having seen the left wing audience that the bbc had chosen she did the right thing by not turning up. Supposedly cyber that it wasnt as it turned out with my bbc things. What about you . Im looking for the immigration and the effect it is having on the nhs. I worked all my live, paid my insurance, people come into this country, going to the hospital and get anything they want, dont pay a penny and they go back to where they have come from. We have to leave it there, thank you for letting me interrupt. Just a few ideas of what other people will be looking at the night. Some very interesting views there. And tonight therell be full coverage of the leaders Question Time and the build up here on bbc news from 8pm theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn taking audience questions, chaired by david dimbleby. The event is live at 8. 30pm. We will start our coverage at eight. That is it from york for now. Thank you indeed. This is bbc news at five the headlines the Prime Minister has been defending her decision to not sign a letter of protest to President Trump that he pulled out of the paris climate accord. Theresa may said she made it clear to President Trump during a telephone call, that the uk wanted the us to stay within the agreement. Meanwhile, in brussels, the eu and china have beenjoining forces, to send a message to the world that they stand by the Paris Agreement. From brussels, our correspondent damian grammaticas. In the fight against global warming, and just hours after donald trump retreated, enter new leaders the eu and china. Apart from the us, these are the worlds other two economic hea

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