Cameron: We’ll offer good life for all
Craig TaylorDavid Cameron wants a “good life” for all as he launches the Conservatives’ manifesto with pledges on tax, childcare and housing. BBC News – UK
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Tribute to Alps skiing death boy
The family of a seven-year-old boy who fell to his death on a skiing holiday in the French Alps describe him as a “daring, outgoing, determined little boy”. BBC News – UK
Tories: We’ll find £8bn more for NHS
The Conservatives pledge an extra £8bn a year for the NHS in England by 2020 but Labour and the Lib Dems question how the “unfunded” promise will be paid for. BBC News – UK
PM pledges ‘paid volunteering leave’
The Conservatives pledge three days paid volunteering leave a year and no above-inflation rail fare rises until 2020, but Labour say neither policy is new or fully funded. BBC News – UK
Parties clash over Trident renewal
The Conservatives commit to four new nuclear submarines and say Labour could “barter away” the UK’s nuclear deterrent – something Labour flatly denies. BBC News – UK
Blair attacks Cameron’s EU vote plan
Ex-Labour PM Tony Blair enters the election fray, warning against an EU referendum – but David Cameron hits back, saying he wants to give people the choice. BBC News – UK