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diego costa then extended chelsea s lead with his 50th premier league goal. he added a 51st in the 89th minute before another ex chelsea player ryan bertrand gave the scoreline an air of respectability in added time. conte‘s men coping perfectly with the psychological pressure of a title run in. we are playing with this pressure from a long time, but it s normal because when you play and when you have to fight, and you are fighting for the title, it s normal to have this type of pressure. you must be ready for this mental effort also, not only physical effort but also mental effort. but, yeah, it s not easy, not easy, but we are fighting and we are ready to fight from now until the end. over in spain, atletico madrid s faint title aspirations have surely been snuffed after they were beaten 1 0 at home to villareal. they stay seven points behind the top two having played two games more than real madrid and one game more than barcelona. former england captain tony adams ....
pressure on them also. so far, perhaps nothing has happened and perhaps it has. chelsea stay well in front at the top of the premier league. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said there will be no increase in vat if the conservatives win the general election. however the prime minister has given her clearest signal yet that her party will abandon its promise not to raise income tax or national insurance contributions. labour has also promised not to raise vat, with leaderjeremy corbyn saying any other tax rises will fall on what he calls the top end and not on low and middle earners. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. in the swing of an election campaign, there is, for some, an unmentionable word. of whether her government would increase taxes, but this morning she gave the strongest indication yet that she will drop a previous tory commitment not to raise national insurance, income tax or vat. we have no plans to increase the level ....
while their title rivals tottenham, beat arsenal in the north london derby. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says there ll be no increase in vat, if the conservatives win the general election. but the prime minister did signal that she would scrap a pledge, not to raise income tax or national insurance. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has also promised not to raise vat. he said labour would protect middle income earners and end what he called tax giveaways to the rich . our political correspondent ben wright reports. so, this will be a law. this is a guarantee, because i know what needs to be done. it was a startling policy, a solemn promise made days before the 2015 general election. david cameron said that three key taxes, vat, income tax and national insurance, would not go up for a five year parliament, so will theresa may repeat that pledge in her manifesto? we have no plans to increase the level of tax, but i am also very clear that i don t want t ....
good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says there ll be no increase in vat if the conservatives win the general election. but the prime minister did signal that she would scrap a pledge, not to raise income tax or national insurance. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has also promised not to raise vat. he said labour would protect middle income earners and end what he called tax giveaways to the rich . our political correspondent ben wright reports. so, this will be a law. this is a guarantee, because i know what needs to be done. it was a startling policy, a solemn promise made days before the 2015 general election. david cameron said that three key taxes, vat, income tax and national insurance, would not go up for a five year parliament, so will theresa may repeat that pledge in her manifesto? we have no plans to increase the level of tax, but i am also very clear that i don t want to make specific proposals on taxes unless i am sure that i can deliver on tho ....
also in the programme: a scrappage scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the government strategy to tackle air pollution is due to be published later. i ll be looking at what that might mean for car owners. and a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. and in sport, manchester united reign in spain, where marcus rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the europa league final. and sarah keith lucas has the weather. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. there has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterday s local elections. the tories have made significant gains in england and wales. counting doesn t start in scotland until later. all the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. the conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. here s our politica ....