General election: Here's what happened on day 16 of the campaign
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Thursday 21 November 2019 21:29, UK
There are three weeks until voters go to the polls. Here's your quick rundown of what happened on day 16 of the general election campaign.
In a sentence: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed his party's general election manifesto, which he described as the most "ambitious and radical" programme of reform in decades.
In a paragraph: A 5% pay rise for all public sector workers from April next year was among the eye-catching pledges unveiled by Mr Corbyn at Labour's manifesto launch in Birmingham. The party said it would raise an additional £82.9bn through a variety of taxes. This includes increasing income tax for those earning more than £80,000 and raising corporation tax to 26%, from the current 19%.
In 100 words: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Labour's manifesto had no "economic credibility" and attacked a lack of a clear plan for Brexit as "the hole at the heart" of Mr Corbyn's proposals.
The Confederation of British Industry claimed the "most vulnerable in society" will "pay the price" for Labour's "economic experiment" and warned firms could leave the UK if the party implemented its plans.
But Labour-friendly trade union GMB claimed the party's programme would be "life-changing" for millions, adding: "We need real change, not tinkering around the edges of a system that was built by millionaires."
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The Conservatives have yet to reveal their own manifesto, but Mr Johnson has already announced it will include a promise to raise the threshold for national insurance contributions from £8,628 per year to £9,500.
Chancellor Sajid Javid contradicted the prime minister's assessment of how much money the move would save workers.
"If we're lucky enough to be elected, so the first budget we will go up to the £9,500 threshold and that will, as I say, put £500 into the pockets of everybody," Mr Johnson told ITV News.
But Mr Javid admitted the savings figure was lower and the claim was based on an ambition to raise the threshold to £12,500.
The Chancellor told Paste BN the true figure would mean most people saving around £85 a year to begin with.
Meanwhile, an attack ad run by the Conservatives broke Google rules because of an error by Google, Paste BN revealed.
And the Conservatives received more than £5.6m in reportable donations in the first six days of the general election campaign - compared with Labour's £218,500.
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