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they say it would pay for the recruitment and retention of 8,000 gps and will be funded by raising tax for the big banks. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. leader of the liberal democrats ed davey. applause applause a day to make some noise. the liberal democrats have been loudly declaring nhs and social care in crisis. with a leader who has spoken about his experience of caring for his disabled son and previously his mother. , ., , ., his disabled son and previously his mother. , ., ., , ., mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale - mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of- mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the| chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous, so our manifesto doesn t shy away from that. we are putting forward a bold, amb ....
you want the bbc to cover, and time and again, housing came up. peter felix, who lives locally, was one of the many who contacted us through your voice, your vote. he and his partner are both in their 40s. they would love to buy a home together, but can t get onto the housing ladder. the average price paid by a first time buyer in the uk last year was just over quarter of a million pounds. that s up from £109,000 20 years earlier. the average age of a first time buyer in the uk is now 33. at the same time, private rental costs have gone up more than 9% in just the last year. so tonight, we re here in the black country to the west of birmingham, where peter now lives with his partner rebecca. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has been to meet them. there s nothing, there s no help. we just want a home. we just want to have our own home. that s what we d probably like. peter paints and decorates homes. do you want to hand, pete? please. but he and his partner rebec ....
announced in this campaign, that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. nick robinson also showed mr sunak a photo of the international d day event that he apologised for missing last week. the prime minister says he never meant to cause hurt or offence, which is why he s apologised unreservedly for the mistake. i want you to look at this photograph. the president of the united states, the chancellor of germany, the president of france and, for the united kingdom. ..your predecessor, david cameron, the foreign secretary. how do you feel when you look at that photo of d day at omaha beach? that photo of d day at omaha beach? well, the last thing that i wanted to do was cause anyone any hurt or offence or upset, which is why i apologised unreservedly for the mistake that i made. and i can only ask that i hope people can find it within their hearts to forgive me and also look at my actions as prime ministe ....
tax for the big banks. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. leader of the liberal democrats, ed davey! applause. a day to make some noise. the liberal democrats have been loudly declaring that the nhs and social care is in crisis. with a leader who has spoken about his experience of caring for his disabled son and previously his mother. after years of conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous, so our manifesto doesn t shy away from that. we are putting forward a bold, ambitious and fully costed plan to tackle the health and care crisis from top to bottom. this is a manifesto to save the nhs. crisis from top to bottom. the lib dems are pledging to give everyone the right to see a gp within seven days or 2a hours if urgent. provide free at home care for the elderly and disabled. and guarantee access to an nhs dentist in an emergency. the party also wants to lift the two child benefit cap, increase aviation taxes on people who fr ....
to supporting our armed forces. there are difficult battles to fight, and then there are campaigns that are going so badly your are going so badly, your own ministers are being asked whether you might resign. has that crossed your mind? i m energised about the vision we re putting forward for the country. this campaign is only.not even halfway through yet. for the last few weeks now, the party leaders have been dashing around the country. now, they don t go to places by accident or on a whim in election campaigns. most of the time, they are going to places that they think are on the front line, where a visit from them might just make a difference. here is a look at the geography of rishi sunak s scampering around the uk. now, nearly all of these places on the map here are places that elected a conservative mp last time in other words, he is on the defensive. now, that isn t that much of a surprise given the tories won big time last time. but he s also been popping up ....