Hugh Grant says Theresa May's decision to abandon a commitment to a second inquiry into the press amounts to "an act of extraordinary treachery".

Allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World led to the setting up of the Leveson Inquiry in 2011.

But the Tory manifesto says the second stage of the inquiry into corporate malpractice and papers' ties to the police will not take place.

Grant - a supporter of campaign group Hacked Off - told ITV's Peston on Sunday he feels "unbelievable anger" on behalf of people who say they had been wronged by sections of the British media.

The actor adds: "They were given personal promises by the last Tory prime minister - both in Parliament and to their faces, that Leveson would be seen through, that they would be protected whatever the outcome of it, that they are the ones that are important.

"Now this prime minister - for short term political gain... to get herself good headlines, to get herself elected - throws it all away."

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More on Tim Farron's interview on Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, during which he was asked five times to outline his stance on abortion - including whether he believes it is "wrong".

The Lib Dem leader - responding to claims first reported in a 2007 interview - said he believed "women should have access under law which is safe and legal".

Stressing other concerns such as schools and Brexit, he added: "I think people think it's bizarre that journalists and others spend their time banging on about someone's faith."

Ms Ridge responded by saying: "I'm just asking you a very straight question about whether you think abortion is wrong?"

Mr Farron, who has also faced questions in recent weeks about his Christian faith and views on gay sex, replied: "I've answered it, which is I'm a liberal. I protect and defend people's rights to make those choices.

"I believe abortion should be safe, legally accessible. That's what I believed then, that's what I believe now."

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron says the Conservative manifesto proposals on social care reform show those at the top of the party are "mean, calculating and uncaring".

Speaking on Sky New's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, he says the pledge indicates the Conservatives think they have the general election "in the bag".

But amid warnings they will go down badly with core Tory voters, he says it shows "the Conservatives [are] under growing pressure because they have chosen a dementia tax".

Reality Check

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was asked this morning about the Conservatives' plan to fund social care, outlined in the Party's manifesto.

"We've quadrupled the amount that you can pass on to your kids from about £23,000 to £100,000 and nobody will face the terror of being forced to sell their home while they are alive," he said.

That's not quite the full picture though.

It is true that someone receiving residential social care could see their assets depleted to £23,250 before the state picked up the tab. And that includes their house - because for those in residential social care, a property is taken into consideration.

Under the new plan, £100,000 of their assets would be protected.

But, if you're living in your house now and you need social care, your house is not included in the assessment of your assets. So it can be passed on to descendants without being used to pay any social care bill.

Under the Tories' new plan, that changes.

If you receive care in your home, your assets - including your house - will be taken into account.

So after the death of the relative, the house could be sold to cover any social care costs, which could total hundreds of thousand of pounds.

Therefore anyone in line to inherit a house worth more than £100,000 could see their inheritance seriously depleted.

BBC Reality Check covered this area in detail last week.

BBC Sunday Politics

Liberal Democrat Tom Brake, has defended his party's campaign focus on Brexit.

Speaking on the London edition of the BBC's Sunday Politics, Mr Brake, who was MP for Carshalton and Wallington until the election, said his party's position was not one of opposition to the referendum outcome, it was about the approach going forward.

"It's about giving people the opportunity once the prime minister has completed the deal to have their say because what we don't know at present is whether that deal might, for instance, require the UK to pay, who knows, thirty or fifty billion euros. If that is the case, I would have thought, there is a substantial proportion of people who would be interested in having a view on that".

BBC Sunday Politics

A Labour government would go back to the proposals put forward by economist Sir Andrew Dilnot for a cap on social care costs, according to shadow Treasury minister Peter Dowd.

Speaking on the Sunday Politics, Mr Dowd dismissed latest Tory plans for a floor on costs after which assets would be protected, saying "to pluck a figure of £100,000 out of thin air is just not sensible".

Labour, he said, is seeking a policy that is both "reasonable" and "fair", and if that principle was accepted it would consider a bi-partisan approach given the long-term nature of the problem.

• Labour will "in effect" end the freeze on benefits, says John McDonnell. The policy may not be written in stone, but the money earmarked to deal with the impact of Tory welfare cuts will ultimately have that result, he insisted earlier
• UKIP could be stronger than ever in a couple of years' time, says leader Paul Nuttall. That, he says, is because there'll almost inevitably be some "backsliding on Brexit" by Theresa May, which will spark an angry revolt
• The Green Party would push for an environmental protection act to guarantee clean beaches, action on air pollution and so on, after the UK leaves the EU. Co-leader Caroline Lucas says current plans to bring EU law on the environment into UK statute have no teeth

• The Conservatives' social care plan is the main talking point for the day
• It's very controversial - one Tory think tank says it could be the "biggest stealth tax in history"
• But it’s here to stay, Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green insisted on Andrew Marr's show, and won’t be “looked at again”
• Fellow Tories, including David Gauke, say it’s the right thing to do because “the money has to come from somewhere” and people won’t have to sell their homes during their lifetime to find that money
• Boris Johnson says he understands people have “reservations” about it and the detail has yet to be worked out, but it is "necessary"
• Labour says it is the party committed to protecting pensioners from these sorts of “attacks”

BBC Sunday Politics

Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke showed no sign of backtracking on social care despite pressing by Andrew Neil

The chancellor's number two said the plan put forward by the economist Sir Andrew Dilnot for a cap on payments - a proposal included in the last Conservative manifesto - had run into two problems: much of the benefit would go to those leaving the largest estates and the hoped-for private sector insurance plans had not come to market.

Mr Gauke said it was "tremendously to Theresa May's credit" that she was willing to face up to rising health and social costs.

Ultimately, according to Mr Gauke, it was either the general taxpayer or the individual involved who had to pay and this latest proposal, he said, '"struck the right balance".

BBC Sunday Politics

Senior Conservative David Gauke says the social care plan is based on two conditions the party wanted to meet.

One, he says, "you shouldn't have your entire assets wiped out" if you need long-term care costs. "That won't happen under our plans."

And two, "I don’t think anybody should be forced to sell their house within their lifetime."

It's effectively a stealth inheritance tax on everything above £100,000, says Andrew Neil.

Mr Gauke doesn't agree or disagree with that, but brings the argument back to Theresa May's leadership and "intergenerational fairness".

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Jeremy Corbyn was also asked about comments from Unite union leader Len McCluskey last week, in which, initially at least, he seemed somewhat pessimistic about Labour's prospects.

"Len McCluskey was thinking out loud, I believe," he replies, but adds that he hadn't spoken to him before or since.

BBC Sunday Politics

Sky News

"I've always wanted there to be peace in Ireland," says Jeremy Corbyn, when asked about his views on the conflict.

Can you condemn unequivocally the IRA, he is asked.

"Look, bombing is wrong... All bombing has to be condemned."

He's pushed a number of times for an outright condemnation, but declines to give one, focusing on condemning violence on all sides.

The Work and Pensions Secretary explained how social care would be funded by the Conservatives.