Its pledge on tuition fees in england theyll be scrapped for students starting this year. President trump is in israel. He speaks of a rare opportunity for peace with the palestinians. The sun was out, the garden is in full bloom, yes, time for the Chelsea Flower Show. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news, david moyes resigns as manager of sunderland following the clubs relegation from the Premier League this season. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theresa may calls it a clarification, Opposition Parties call it a u turn. Either way, the conservatives have spent the day defending their decision to include a cap on the amount anyone in england will have to spend on social care. There was no explicit pledge to have such a cap in the partys manifesto last week, leading critics to label it a dementia tax. Labour accused the conservatives of being mired in chaos and confusion over the policy, while the Liberal Democrats called it a manifesto meltdown. Heres our Political Editor, laura kuennssberg. Surreally rolling along, it had seemed, with only a few noises off. And Antihunting Protest was the last of the tories problems today. The ma nifesto of the tories problems today. The manifesto created a Mess Over Social Ca Re Manifesto created a mess over social care that had to be cleared up. The original version of the tory plans we re original version of the tory plans were to be bundled away. It might not sound like it, but this is a big change to what theresa may had planned introducing a limit, a cap, on how much people in england could have to pay. This manifesto says that we will come forward with a consultation paper, a government green paper, and that Consultation Win include an absolute limit on the amount people have to pay for their ca re costs. Amount people have to pay for their care costs. You have Just Announced a significant change to what was offered in your manifesto, saying there will now be the possibility of a cap on social care that was not in the plans that was announced just four days ago. That doesnt look so strong and stable, Prime Minister, it looks rather like panic in the face of opposition. Our Social Care System will collapse unless we address this problem, and we cant leave it to the future, we have to start dealing with it now. That is why i want to fix it, and im going to pick said. She was, though, pressed again and again, seeming exasperated by the end. Lets be clear, we have not changed the principles that we set out in the ma nifesto, principles that we set out in the manifesto, we are very clear about the principles upon which this system will operate. She wasnt hanging around. And ministers, well, they didnt really want to talk about it either. Can i press you very quickly about the u turn on social care . Secretary of state, can we ask you very quickly about the u turn on social care . When did theresa may change your mind . A closed door, becausejust theresa may change your mind . A closed door, because just yesterday ministers were saying nothing was going to change. Any chance that you will get it again . No. But there we re will get it again . No. But there were concerns inside the party. The Prime Minister herself had heard nervous on the doorstep. The principle of a coupes and stays the same, but the Change Of Heart is a giftand the same, but the Change Of Heart is a gift and a source of gags for labour. Another uturn, jeremy . You cannot trust this woman, she does u turns an immigration, on parliament wont be meeting, having an election until 2020 you cant trust but the opposition is still attacking the part of the plan that remains the value of peoples homes in england will be factored in for all kinds of social care, even no assets below £100,000 will be protected. This is what happens when you have a government that thinks its going to win with an enormous majority. Governments that have Landslide Majorities make bad decisions, make mistakes and take people for granted. Social care is devolved, decided separately in wales, Northern Ireland, and in scotland, where her plans for the future will be published in the Ma Nifesto Future will be published in the manifesto tomorrow. Theresa may, though, has been trying to make inroads in areas that have been hostile to tories for years. Shes a liar and hostile to tories for years. Shes a liarand a hostile to tories for years. Shes a liar and a coward and dont forget, shes been trying to make this Campaign Alla shes been trying to make this campaign all a question of leadership. Are you embarrassed by this u turn, Prime Minister . leadership. Are you embarrassed by this uturn, Prime Minister . tories out, tories out the Prime Minister is adamant she has not budged on her principles, but she has made a big change to her plans published just a few days ago. For the first time in this general Election Campaign, theresa may looks rattled. The tories say they are the only ones who are willing to be honest about the cost of social care. Why was there no mention of a cap in the ma nifesto . There no mention of a cap in the manifesto . But if honesty is the best policy, seemingly, that involves being ready, at short notice, to take your own plans apart. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, wrexham. The cost of paying for social care is one of the greatest financial and emotional challenges any family faces. And it is a problem thats likely to become more common as increasing numbers of people live into old age. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, takes a look at one familys reaction to the new conservative plans. Pensioner peter martin is full time carerfor his Adh Pensioner peter martin is full time carer for his adh old pensioner peter martin is full time carerfor his adh old mother pensioner peter martin is full time carer for his adh old mother doris. Limited savings mean they qualify for council help, getting three visits a day. His adh year old mother doris. Peter has spent the last few days trying to work out what the conservative care plans would mean for them. He believes theyd lose local authority help because the value of their home would be included in calculations for the first time. At the moment, we are paying £68 a month, and if the new system came into effect tomorrow, we be paying £950 a month. He also wants more details before being reassured by a cap on care costs. Under the new system, i see only uncertainty, i see the money disappearing very quickly, the debt rising very quickly. And thenjust a and then just a complete lack of certainty over the future. So what would the tory plans mean for people who need care . At the moment, in england, anyone who has assets or savings of more than about £23,000 pays for their care. Last week, in a ma nifesto, pays for their care. Last week, in a manifesto, the conservatives said theyd increase that, allowing people to keep £100,000. The value of their home would be included in the calculation is for both residential and home care. Deferred payments would allow the costs to be recouped from someones estate after death. But it was what was missing thatis death. But it was what was missing that is called the controversy. No mention of a cap or limit to the massive costs mention of a cap or limit to the massive costs some mention of a cap or limit to the massive costs some would still face before they got council help. It had been a 2015 election promise, now theresa may says they will consult on what she calls an absolute limit but does not say what that will be. Sir Andrew Dilnot wrote the report that said a cap on care costs was essential to help people plan ahead. Worried by last weeks proposals, he welcomes this change. The proposals, as they were described last week, failed to answer one of the two Big Questions about social care how is everybody going to manage what they face . With last weeks proposals, people were left with enormous fear about the future. Putting a cap in place means people will be above to manage. Many questions remain about the costs and details of the plans, but for people like peter and doris, getting this right couldnt be more important. Alison holt, bbc news. Lets speak to laura in wrexham, where theresa may has been speaking today. Just how damaging is this for theresa may . Well, this peaceful evening in wrexham in wales is a real contrast to a very bumpy day for the Prime Minister and the tories. I think this has certainly been one of if not the most difficult days she has had in this campaign, choosing to clarify one of the main ideas from the manifesto, because in political speak, clarifying, well, that means changing your plans. And she did that without being able to tell us at what point this Cap On Social Ca Re costs at what point this cap on social care costs might be introduced. Would it be £100,000 . Would it be £10,000 . I asked that this morning, i wasnt the only one, and she was not able to give us wakeley answer. In the last couple of hours, the Bbcs Andrew Neil has had another 90, Bbcs Andrew Neil has had another go, and are not getting very far with getting an answer. What were going to do, as we said in our manifesto, is publish. We refer to a green paper of course, a green paper, many people may not realise, a green paper is a consultation, so we want to take peoples views, the views of charities, the views of others, on how the system should be operating. What ive said today is that we will have. So we dont know what the size of the cap is . So we will have, in that consultation, that concept of an absolute limit on the costs that people have to pay. Well, ministers ive spoken to today have said, of course, the important thing is to try to get this right before setting out firm plans, so having a consultation is the right choice to make. Theyve also said it was better to deal with this problem now, rather than risk the concerns over this policy overtaking the whole Election Campaign. But it is worth saying that no main party leader has had to make this kind of change to a Manifesto Plan in living memory. The Tory Manifesto was, after all, only published four days ago. And particularly when theresa may has chosen to try to make this Election Campaign all about leadership, all about authority, all about her ability to make decisions, what has happened today suggests that she is rather more susceptible to pressure than the tories would have you believe. Laura, thank you. Tonight, as part of his series of interviews with all the main party leaders, you can see andrew neils full interview with theresa may. Thats on bbc one at seven oclock. Labour says it would bring forward its pledge to scrap tuition fees to include students starting university in england this autumn thats if it wins the election. The party also says that students who are part way through their courses would not have to pay for the remaining years. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has the story. In what used to be hulls old fruit and veg market, Jeremy Corbyn apt is sales pitch to students. Labour had already promised to scrap tuition fees for english students studying at English Universities from next year, now he says student starting this year will be free of fees. Surely, we should be investing in oui surely, we should be investing in our future. Somebody who doesnt achieve the profession they want, nursing, teaching, medicine in some other form, nursing, teaching, medicine in some otherform, engineering, whatever it happens to be, they lose out, but we asa happens to be, they lose out, but we as a society lose out because weve lost a qualified person. From this autumn, universities in england can charge up to £9,250 a yearfor undergraduate courses, but labour says new students, and those partway through courses, would have free tuition from this autumn. The party claims this policy would cost the taxpayer £9. 5 billion a year. But the tories, lib dems and those studying the numbers said the policy would benefit better of graduates most of all. If you are a rather to lee lo owner, you will never pay back anything like what you have borrowed, and the whole thing gets written off after 30 years. It is only the higher earners that pay it all back, so if you get rid of the tuition fees, it is the highest earners who benefit the most. Actually, the very lowest earners do not benefit much at all. Education isa not benefit much at all. Education is a devolved issue, and scottish stu d e nts is a devolved issue, and scottish students at scottish universities, for instance, already pay no fees. In hull, students weighed up the latest inducement from labour. M in hull, students weighed up the latest inducement from labour. It is a great thing in principle, but im concerned about how it will be funded. Trident is a major concern, i will not be voting labour, u nfortu nately. I will not be voting labour, unfortunately. It is going to go down well with students, Labour Policies are historically pretty popular with students, i think this will be absolutely no exception. But whileJeremy Corbyn will be absolutely no exception. But while Jeremy Corbyn wheeled will be absolutely no exception. But whileJeremy Corbyn wheeled out this big hitter to take his party s message to local voters, it was his own political past causing him difficulty. Jeremy corbyn has been in hull talking about the future of young people, but hes also been fending off questions about his own past, in particular his support for sinn fein during the doubles in Northern Ireland and his refusal over the weekend to single out the ira for condemnation. He was today again as do unequivocally condemn the actions during the troubles. Again as do unequivocally condemn the actions during the troubleslj condemn the actions during the troubles. condemn all acts of violence in Northern Ireland, from wherever they came. I spent the whole of the 1980s representing a constituency with a large number of irish people in it, we wa nted large number of irish people in it, we wanted peace, justice, a solution. And then Jeremy Corbyn was on to his neck to rally in scarborough, a seat with a big tory majority for labour to overturn, but his supporters here, young and old, do not doubt him. Ben wright, bbc news, hull. Our top story this evening. Theresa may has defended herself against accusations of a u turn over social care policy. And still to come the Chelsea Flower Show blooms again. We get a sneak preview. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, russias given a final warning to address doping or face a total ban from next years Winter Olympics in pyeongchang. Donald trump has arrived in israel on the second leg of his tour of The Middle East and europe. Hes meeting israeli and palestinian leaders. President trump has said he wants to reach a deal between them, and said there was a rare opportunity for peace. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has been travelling with him. He sent this report. Even with his arrival on air force one, a small piece of history was made the first ever direct flight between saudi arabia and israel. The two countries have no diplomatic relations. But the self proclaimed deal maker has his eye on a much bigger prize the ultimate deal, he calls it, peace between israelis and palestinians. We have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region, and to its people, defeating terrorism and creating a future of harmony, prosperity and peace. But we can only get there working together there is no other way. After the warmth of his reception in saudi arabia, it seemed the whole israeli ruling class had decamped to Ben Gurion Airport to make a public display of appreciation towards this countrys most important ally. It was then on tojerusalem, a still divided city Whose Future Status will be hotly contested in any peace agreement. And for all the delight there is to welcome president trump, there is also unease. When donald trump was a candidate, he vowed that the us embassy would be moving from tel aviv to jerusalem. Now, under pressure from the palestinians, that seems increasingly unlikely. As a candidate, he had nothing to say about settlement building in the west bank. Now that hes president , hes urging israelis to be cautious. It seems that the candidate and the president can be two different people. But symbols can be as important as words, and it wont have been lost on israelis that donald trump became the first sitting us president to visit the western wall, one ofjudaisms holiest sites. He paused and put a note into a crevice between the stones in a tradition going back centuries. He also went to the Church Of The Holy Sepulchre in the old city, where its believed thatjesus was buried and resurrected. The Trump Mission to bring together the three great religions of christianity, judaism and islam. But in the west bank, talk of peace and new beginnings seemed as far away as ever, as Israeli Soldiers clashed with palest