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Labour Promises To Reverse Corporation Tax Cut

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Labour will pledge to reverse the Government's final cut in corporation tax to pay for a reduction in rates for small businesses.

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will also promise smaller firms they will be the first to benefit from future tax cuts if Labour takes power in the General Election.

Mr Balls is expected to say today that reversing the corporation tax cut would allow Labour to slash business rates on 1.5 million small business premises.

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Labour argues that 17 small firms would benefit from the cut for every large business helped by the reduction in corporation tax.

The party argues the coalition spent £7bn over the last parliament cutting the main rate of corporation tax to the benefit of larger firms, while revenues from business rates rose by £3bn.

Mr Balls will visit a small business later today where he is expected to say: "Unleashing the potential of smaller businesses to grow, create more good jobs and raise living standards is a vital part of Labour's better plan.

"This is part of our plan to deliver a simpler and fairer tax system for small businesses. This is the right priority when money is tight.

"And it will mean that the tax burden on small businesses will be lower with Labour than under the Tories."

The announcement comes a day after the launch of Ed Miliband's business manifesto was overshadowed by a row over Labour's use of business leaders' quotes in an advert for the party's stance on the EU.

Mr Miliband faced a backlash over the advertisement in the Financial Times, published as Mr Miliband warned voters that leaving the European Union was a "clear and present danger" to British business.

The Conservatives have argued that abandoning the cut in corporation tax would jeopardise economic security.

Treasury Minister David Gauke said: "This would be the first time corporation tax has risen in over 40 years and Labour's plans could cost 96,400 jobs - it would put people's economic security at risk.

"The Conservative Party is helping businesses small and large as part of our long-term economic plan - we don't divide them up for the sake of making a political point."

Labour's pledge comes as Prime Minister Cameron is promising a Conservative government will help business create two million new jobs over the course of the next parliament.

The Liberal Democrats will also promise an additional £3.5bn over the next parliament, with the aim of "revolutionising" adult and child mental health care.

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PM Says Britain Needs To Take Cuts 'Medicine'

By Niall Paterson, Sky News Correspondent

The Conservative leader has refused to say where welfare cuts will fall but insisted that British families still needed to take "the medicine" to help put the country back on track.

In a round of interviews setting out a pledge to create two million extra jobs over the course of the next parliament, David Cameron admitted there were more cuts to be made but would not say where they would fall.

The Conservatives have said they will find £12bn of welfare cuts over the next parliament if they are returned to power on 7 May but have indicated they will not tell voters of the details before the vote.

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Tackled on where the cuts would fall on Sky News Mr Cameron said: "The medicine is that we need to - for two more years - do what we have done for the last five, which is find £1 out of every £100 the Government spends and save it.

"So the choice at this election, if you simplify it, really is: do you want to find that £1saving out of every £100, which families and businesses up and down the country have had to do or do you want to scrap that plan and put up taxes and borrow more."

Mr Cameron said that they had managed to find £20bn of welfare savings in the last five years.

Answering claims he would go down as the "biggest Scrooge prime minister", Mr Cameron said he didn't come into office to make cuts but when he came to power Britain had a budget deficit forecast to be bigger than that of Greece and he had to do the job.

He also dismissed criticism over using his outgoing address at Number 10, at which he officially announces the General Election, to attack his opponent Ed Miliband.

He was the first prime minister to use the platform to speak against the opposition leader but when asked if it was "not cricket", Mr Cameron told Sky's Eamonn Holmes: "In cricket there are two opposing teams".

And he denied he had been in "secret talks" over a coalition and intended to spend the next 37 days working for a majority.

He also said that his wife, Samantha, had not been behind his decision to announce he would only serve two terms as Prime Minister.

Mr Cameron believes the Tories can match the job creation of the past five years, during which the Coalition created an average of 1,000 new jobs every day.

As the second day of campaigning gets under way, the Prime Minister said: "We are the jobs party - and over the next month, we will be fighting for every man and woman who wants to work and earn a wage."

The pledge comes exactly a year after Chancellor George Osborne set a goal of full employment for Britain.

Mr Cameron argues an additional two million jobs is a feasible target thanks to government assistance for business, competitive tax rates, a parliament-long campaign against red tape, plus investment in infrastructure.

He said Labour's plans to reverse corporation tax cuts was a "crazy thing to do when the economy is growing".

The Prime Minister's first outing of the election campaign proper was to address a rally of supporters at a school in Chippenham - a marginal constituency they need to take if they are to stand any chance of winning a majority.

Speaking at the event, Mr Cameron admitted he is not the "perfect" Prime Minister - but insisted he has a record to be "proud" of.

"I don't claim that I have got every call right or that I am the perfect Prime Minister," he said.

"But I know this. I had a job to do in 2010 and it was about sorting out our economy, getting the deficit down and getting people back to work."

On the first day of Labour's campaign, Mr Miliband tried to win over business with the launch of the party's first "mini manifesto".

Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats today sought to distinguish themselves from the Conservatives, and other parties, by focusing on mental health with a pledge of extra funding.

The party promised an additional £3.5bn over the next parliament, with the aim of "revolutionising" adult and child mental health care.

Announcing the pledge, Mr Clegg said: "Equality for people with mental health issues is a liberal mission.

"In government again, we will continue to put mental health front and centre of the political debate.

"That's why I am so immensely proud that we are the first party to put equality for people with mental health problems on the front page of our full General Election manifesto.

"Only the Liberal Democrats can keep Britain on track and provide both a stronger economy and a fairer society with strong public services."

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Not Just Theatre: Queen To Dissolve Parliament

Written By Unknown on Senin, 30 Maret 2015 | 14.59

The Queen will today dissolve Parliament for a twelfth prime minister under her reign.

Winston Churchill was in power when Elizabeth II took to the throne at the age of 25 in February 1952.

Tradition has it that the prime minister asks the monarch to dissolve Parliament but David Cameron's royal visit is more a formality and a piece of theatre than a constitutional necessity.

Under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011, today's date has already been set for the dissolution of Parliament and the date of the next General Election is set as Thursday, 7 May.

However there is a bit more substance to it than a PR stunt for the PM.

The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was introduced to ensure the survival of the coalition, however it mirrors the constitutional settlement that existed before.

Previously, had a prime minister served a full term, a monarch was authorised to end Parliament without the prime minister's permission. But even with the new act the prime minister is still required to seek the Queen's permission.

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Gallery: Then And Now: How They've Changed

How do the strains of leading your party, and working out how to spend the public finances begin to show? It would seem some wear those stresses well - and others less so. So how have the politicians fared? Ed Miliband in 2010 and then 2015.

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PM Heads To Palace As Election Battle Begins

By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent

David Cameron will make a short trip from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace today to ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament.

The final act of pomp and ceremony of his coalition government will be followed by a statement from the Prime Minister on the steps of Number 10 in which he will say the country faces "a stark choice" between the Conservatives and Labour.

Mr Cameron will say: "You can choose an economy that grows, that creates jobs, that generates the money to ensure a properly funded and improving NHS ... and a Government that will cut taxes for 30 million hardworking people …

"Or you can choose the economic chaos of Ed Miliband's Britain - over £3,000 in higher taxes for every working family to pay for more welfare and out-of-control spending. Debt will rise and jobs will be lost as a result."

Labour leader Mr Miliband is joining shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow chancellor Ed Balls for the launch of Labour's business manifesto at Bloomberg.

The Labour Party is expected to release a "dossier" on the EU, setting out how Mr Cameron has, in their view, caved in to the eurosceptics within his party.

Labour will also take out an advert in the Financial Times focusing on their campaign to stay in Europe.

Mr Miliband is expected to say: "There could be nothing worse for our country or for our great exporting businesses than playing political games with our membership in Europe.

"David Cameron used to understand that. But in the past five years our place in the European Union has become less and less secure.

"He used to say he would campaign to keep Britain in Europe. But now he won't rule out campaigning to leave.

"He used to say he would be able to negotiate treaty change in Europe. But now he prefers to keep quiet about that too."

The polls are fluctuating. A Sunday Times Poll put Labour ahead by 3 points but a ComRes Poll for ITV News and the Daily Mail shows the Conservatives 3 points in the lead at 36% to Labour's 32%.

With Parliament dissolved, MPs immediately lose their title and are asked to remove references to it, or place disclaimers on any email or social media account which names them as an MP.

They will also find their parliamentary pass for Westminster Palace ceases to work.

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Clarkson Row: BBC Boss 'Sent Death Threats'

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Clarkson Row: BBC Boss 'Sent Death Threats'

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Police are investigating allegations of threats to kill BBC director general Tony Hall, reportedly linked to his decision to drop presenter Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear.

Scotland Yard confirmed it was looking into the claims after the BBC decided not to renew Clarkson's contract because of his unprovoked attack on producer Oisin Tymon.

Mr Hall, 64, and his wife Cynthia have been under 24-hour guard at their Oxfordshire home since the threats were made on Wednesday, according to reports.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police in Westminster are investigating an allegation of threats to kill. The allegation was reported to police on Wednesday, March 25.

"Inquiries continue. No arrests have been made."

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Model and TV presenter Jodie Kidd is a well-known car expert and amateur racing driver. She currently presents The Classic Car Show on Channel 5

Actor and comedian Stephen Fry famously drives a black cab around London and would be a popular choice for many

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Chris Evans has repeatedly denied that he is interested in the job but bookies still seem to think he's a hot contender

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Comedian Steve Coogan has appeared on Top Gear several times, but since then has been critical of the show's brand of humour

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Former racing driver Eddie Irvine would certainly tick the boxes in terms of car knowledge, but his lack of TV experience could count against him

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A BBC spokeswoman said: "We wouldn't comment on security matters."

Mr Hall, former chief executive of the Royal Opera House, took over the £450,000 BBC post in April 2013 to replace George Entwistle, who left the corporation in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

He announced on Wednesday that Clarkson would not be retained on the motoring show, saying "a line has been crossed" and that "there cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another".

Mr Tymon had his lip split by Clarkson in a 30-second-long assault on 4 March and took himself to hospital with his injuries.

He was also shouted at by the former Top Gear presenter in a torrent of verbal abuse over food at a hotel in North Yorkshire.

Clarkson reported the incident to the BBC five days later and was suspended by the broadcaster on 10 March.

On Friday, Mr Tymon, who has himself received death threats and abuse from trolls on Twitter, said he did not want to press charges against his former colleague.

North Yorkshire Police said the force is still investigating the incident.

Police could yet bring a charge against 54-year-old Clarkson, although it appears any prosecution would be without the support of the victim himself.

Meanwhile, it remains unclear as to who will take over at Top Gear.

Chris Evans leads the betting as favourite to take over the show, even though he has ruled himself out on more than one occasion.

Top Gear co-hosts James May, 52, and Richard Hammond, 45, have not announced if they will stay at the show or not, but have heavily hinted that they will follow Clarkson out of the corporation.

Asked earlier in the week if he will continue on the BBC2 show, May said the trio came "as a package" and his future requires "a lot of careful thought".

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Alps Crash Co-Pilot 'Planned Place In History'

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A former girlfriend of the co-pilot accused of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane is reported to have told how he suffered nightmares and once ominously woke up screaming: "We're going down!"

According to the Bild newspaper, the ex-lover of Andreas Lubitz, identified only as Mary W, said he had told her last year: "One day I will do something that will change the whole system, and then all will know my name and remember it."

She added: "I never knew what he meant, but now it makes sense."

The 26-year-old stewardess said Lubitz had been tormented by nightmares and his behaviour scared her.

"At night, he woke up and screamed: 'We're going down!', because he had nightmares. He knew how to hide from other people what was really going on inside," she told the paper.

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Gallery: The Victims Of The Germanwings Crash

American Emily Selke, a recent graduate, was on the plane with her mother Yvonne. Raymond Selke has described his wife and daughter as 'amazing people'. Pic: Facebook

Iranian sports journalist Hussein Javadi was on his way to Austria to cover a football match. A friend said he was 'a kind, loving, caring man'. Pic: Maysam Bizær/Hossein Javadi

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Argentinian Sebastian Greco was on board with his girlfriend. Pic: Facebook

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Argentinian Gabriela Maumus, 28, was the daughter of a firefighter. Pic: Facebook

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Spanish victim Carles Milla Masanas, 37. The businessman was on his way to a food industry fayre. Pic: Facebook

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Her claims follow revelations by German prosecutors that Lubitz had hidden a sick note declaring him unfit to work on the day of the disaster before boarding the Barcelona to Dusseldorf flight and piloting it into a mountainside in the French Alps.

All 150 people on board the Airbus A320 were killed in the crash.

The prosecutors' office said: "Documents with medical contents were confiscated that point towards an existing illness and corresponding treatment by doctors.

"The fact there are sick notes saying he was unable to work, among other things, that were found torn up, which were recent and even from the day of the crime, support the assumption based on the preliminary examination that the deceased hid his illness from his employer and his professional colleagues."

Germanwings confirmed the sick note was not submitted to the company.

The prosecutors also said the search found no suicide note or confession, "nor was there any evidence of a political or religious background to what happened".

Lubitz lived with his parents, a banker and a church organist, in his small home town of Montabaur in the Rhineland and kept an apartment in Dusseldorf.

Montabaur Mayor Edmund Schaaf urged reporters camped out in the community to show restraint.

"Regardless of whether the accusations against the co-pilot are true, we sympathise with his family and ask the media to be considerate," he said.

German media has reported Lubitz received treatment for a "serious depressive episode" six years ago during his training to become a pilot.

Lufthansa, parent company of Germanwings, said it was aware he had broken off his training in 2009, but said there was nothing in his background to suggest he was a risk.

The company, which also owns Austrian Airlines and Swiss Air, said he passed all the relevant examinations necessary to become a pilot and was deemed "100% airworthy".

Some 75 German people were on board the aircraft. At least 50 Spanish citizens were also on the flight, along with three Britons.

On Friday, a memorial service was held in Dusseldorf for the German victims of the crash and hundreds of other mourners attended a mass in Barcelona for three generations of one family who died.

Lufthansa said family briefings are planned for later today at its family assistance centre in the French city of Marseille.

The airline also announced it would pay up to 50,000 euros (£36,000) in immediate financial assistance per passenger.

Police and rescue workers are still hunting for the aircraft's second black box on the fifth day of recovery operations at the scene of the crash.

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