Summary

  • Labour and Plaid Cymru manifestos

  • Labour plans water nationalisation...

  • ...more childcare and "excessive pay" levy

  • 45p tax rate from £80,000, 50p from £123,000

  • Plaid aim to seize Brexit gains for Wales

  • Lib Dems promise cash for entrepreneurs

  1. Cable: 'We're talking to the 55%'published at 10:41 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    John Pienaar
    Pienaar’s Politics

    "We're talking to the 55%... the majority do not want hard Brexit," says Vince Cable.

    He says the Liberal Democrats are offering opposition to legislation going through parliament.

    "If these negotations turn out to be a complete mess... the public should have an opportunity to revisit this whole issue."

  2. Labour: Conservative landslide not in the national interestpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    ITV

    Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth responds to David Davis' earlier comments, arguing "he didn't give a convincing answer" as to why having a bigger majority would help the government in Brexit talks. 

    "There was no explanation as to why [a Conservative landslide] is in the national interest - it's in the Tories' interest, not the national interest," he says. 

  3. Cable: We're ensuring effective oppositionpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    John Pienaar
    Pienaar’s Politics

    Vince Cable, Lib Dem candidate and ex-business secretary, denies any plan of a coalition with Labour.

    On the question of a progressive Alliance, he says there's a limited understanding locally with the Greens.

    With polls predicting a large Tory win at the election, the other parties are making sure they have a sufficient number of MPs to provide an effective opposition, he says.

  4. Lewis: 'Need strong opposition'published at 10:35 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    John Pienaar
    Pienaar’s Politics

    Should we worry about the weakness of the opposition? Home Office minister Brandon Lewis is asked.

    "You do want good strong politicians right across the board," Mr Lewis says.

    "It makes the government stand up and look at what is does."

    But he warns against assuming that the polls predicting a Tory landslide are accurate.

    "Don't take anything for granted," he says.

  5. May-Juncker dinner leak 'designed to disrupt'published at 10:28 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    ITV

    David Davis says an account of a dinner between Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May given to the press "was not a leak but a briefing" and it was "designed to be as disruptive as it could be".

    "Much of it was completely wrong," he says. 

  6. Lewis: We'll work with Europolpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    Police minister Brandon Lewis says the UK will carry on working with Europol post-Brexit, despite it working under the auspices of the European Court of Justice.

    "We value Europol. it's hugely important to our security... but there's also precedent," he says, pointing to the US.

    On how we'll negotiate for a meaningful role in Europol, he says "we're a known entity... and have an opportunity going forward."

  7. David Davis: A big majority means a stronger handpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    ITV

    Brexit Secretary David Davis tells Robert Peston: "There are people who say they accept the referendum result but in reality they want to tie our hands."

    He goes on to say "a bad deal can be significantly worse than no deal".

    "Nobody wants no deal - but in any negotiation you need the option to walk away." 

    He argues that after the election "a big majority would give us a stronger hand" in Brexit talks.

  8. Lewis: 'No number' on housing plan costpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    John Pienaar
    Pienaar’s Politics

    Home Office minister Brandon Lewis is talking house building.

    The Tories have announced a plan to boost council housing in the UK, but he can't put a figure on it.

    "I'll be straight with you you won't get a number from me. 

    "This is about working with local authorities... it's not for central government to set and say this is exactly what we're going to set.

    "They're the ones who know what they need in their local areas."

  9. May is 'Heineken politician'published at 10:19 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    John Pienaar
    Pienaar’s Politics

    The Financial Times's Sebastian Payne has a new name for Prime Minister Theresa May.

    He tells Pienaar's Politics she's a "Heineken" politician after tapping into a keeness with the electorate John Major identified also  - conservatism with a small C.

    "Where people just want to get on with their lives," he says.

  10. Emily and Michael's not-so-cosy chatpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

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  11. Sturgeon: Scotland 'not going backwards'published at 10:11 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

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  12. Thornberry nearly drops the 'b bomb'...published at 10:09 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    Michael Fallon and Emily Thornberry

    Emily Thornberry comes very close to swearing on the Marr sofa, accusing Michael Fallon of talking 'boll..." 

    She mouths the rest of the word, before exclaiming "that is untrue!" after he claims Labour wants to renegotiate the future of the Falklands.

    She was getting hot under the collar about Mr Fallon's other claim that Jeremy Corbyn "openly" supported the IRA 30 years ago.

    She claims Michael Fallon was at a party to celebrate President Assad's election victory in Syria in 1997. He says he was in Syria and had met Assad but can't remember being at a party.

  13. Sturgeon accuses May of 'dismissing' Scottish Brexit concernspublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    The Andrew Marr Show

    The Scottish first minister says her priority is to ensure "our voice is heard in the Brexit negotiations".

    She points out the Scottish government came up with a plan to stay in the single market but Theresa May "dismissed those proposals out of hand". 

    She says that regardless of whether voters backed Leave or Remain, Yes or No to independence, a vote for the SNP is one to "strengthen my hand". 

  14. Sturgeon: Nurse's food bank use 'scandal'published at 09:55 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    The Andrew Marr Show

    Nicola Sturgeon says it is a scandal nurse in Scotland are using food banks.

    On nurses pay, it says the Scottish government has always accepted the advice of the independent advisory body which suggests pay levels. 

    "We have had a period of pay restraint in the public sector because of our determination to protect jobs," she admits.

  15. Coming up on Pienaar's Politicspublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

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  16. Sturgeon admits room for improvement on educationpublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    The Andrew Marr Show

    Asked about the international Pisa rankings, Nicola Sturgeon says education has been "very important" in her life and she wants "every young person in Scotland to have the best education".

    She insists she's not being "defensive" but "readily accepts there are areas where we can do better". 

  17. Where is the money coming from?published at 09:48 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

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  18. Sturgeon defends SNP's record on literacypublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    Nicola Sturgeon

    Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon defends her government's record on literacy, following figures showing less than half of 13 and 14-year-olds are performing as well as they should.

    She says it is "not good enough" and there is a plan in place to improve results.

  19. 'Need to learn Libya lessons' - Fallonpublished at 09:47 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    The Andrew Marr Show

    Michael Fallon defends his support for the intervention in Libya, saying it was to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Benghazi.

    "We need to learn lessons from each of these conflicts, there needs to be proper plan for stablisation afterwards and bring in security after the war is over".

  20. Fallon: NHS trusts were repeatedly warned on cyber securitypublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 14 May 2017

    The Andrew Marr Show

    Asked about the NHS cyber attacks, Sir Michael says in a recent review "we identified cyber threats as one of the three principle threats" and set aside funding to deal with it. 

    He tells Andrew Marr NHS trusts were "warned and warned again" to "reduce exposure to the weakest system, Windows XP.

    "It's something we all need to work at," he says.