Fact Watch: Did the number of social rented homes fall by 420,000 under Labour?
Claim: The number of social rented homes fell by 420,000 under Labour.
Evening Standard comment: A cautious Conservative manifesto, not a revolutionary one
Today’s Conservative manifesto is solid, straight-forward and much of it is sensible. It reflects the cautious incrementalism of its principal author. Anyone still expecting Theresa May to be the next Mrs Thatcher will be disappointed. There are no bold plans to roll back the frontiers of the state, or extend the private market into the public sphere. The small group of Brexiteers who think leaving the EU will turn Britain into a new low-tax, low-regulation Singapore will find their delusion exposed.
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House prices soar in Royal Docks as Londoners seek waterside homes
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Rents in Blackheath up by £96 a month in 'worrying trend'
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House prices soar in towns with faster London commutes than Zone 3
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House price growth in Haringey outpaces rest of London
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Chelsea Flower Show preview: the medal contenders and show highlights
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1/30 Strike a pose
Bella Hadid poses during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival
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2/30 Sorry. Beach is full
A woman looks at cows on the Mare e Sol beach in Coti-Chiavari, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. A herd of 30 wild cattle take up their summer residence on stretch of beach each year
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3/30 Corking idea
The Cork Studio owned by Tom Hardy from London has been shortlisted in the Eco category in the 2017 Shed of the Year competition
PA
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4/30 Water record
Channel 4 radio host Stu Tolan broadcast from the bottom of The Ambassador Lagoon at Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai for a world record 5 hours, 25 minutes and 25 seconds
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5/30 Peek-a-boo
A Great Crested Grebe nurses two young on its back in Blackwall Basin, London
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6/30 Gettin Jiggy Wit It
Director Pedro Almodovar, Jury President of the 70th Cannes Film Festival, and Jury members Jessica Chastain and Will Smith pose ahead of the event opening
Reuters
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7/30 Rolling out the red carpet
Staff members lay out the red carpet outside the Palais des Festivals in the southeastern French city of Cannes
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8/30 Owww, watch where you stick that thing
Paramilitary guards shout during a welcoming ceremony for Argentine President Mauricio Macri outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
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9/30 Heads down and concentrate in the front row!
Prime Minister Theresa May met pupils of Nishkam Primary School in Birmingham. Nishkam Primary School is a Sikh ethos, multi-faith school for girls and boys aged 4 to 11 years
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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10/30 Making Daisy smile
Prince William attaches a name tag to sixc-year-old patient Daisy Wood, during a visit to the Royal Marsden hospital in Sutton. During the visit, which marks 10 years since His Royal Highness became President of the centre, The Duke accompanied staff as they went about their daily activities in treating and caring for patients
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
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11/30 New plan to double the number of Lib Dems
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron leaves the Royal College of Nursing conference at Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre following a General Election campaign visit
Gareth Fuller/PA
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12/30 Tower tradition
The captain and his shore party of the HMS Richmond are accompanied by Yeoman Warders as they march through the Tower of London to take part in the ancient ceremony of the Constable's Dues, in which they presented a barrel of wine
Victoria Jones/PA
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13/30 Battling babies
Sumo wresters hold up crying babies in front of a referee clad in a traditional costume during a "Baby-cry Sumo" event at the Kamegaike-Hachiman Shrine in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture
AFP/Getty Images
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14/30 No pitch invasion allowe here
Members of the Korean People's Army cheer North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, showing more restraint than the Spurs fans who ran on to the White Hart Lane pitch after the final game there on Sunday
KCNA/Reuters
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Bob McKee, of Owasso, sits in a chair from his recreational vehicle among the remains of his shed after taking storm damage in Owasso
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Ferrari driver Fabio Barone and his Ferrari 458 Italia competes against a Roman chariot drawn by two horses on "Ben Hur" movie set at Cinecitta World amusement park
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Rihanna arrives at the Dior Cruise Show at the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve in in Calabasas, California
Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
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Palestinian demonstrator throws back teargas canister during clashes with Israeli troops after a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, southeast of Nablus city
Majdi Mohammed/AP
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19/30 Atmospheric
A very reddy-orange sunrise was seen from Primose Hill
Jeremy Selwyn
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20/30 Overcome by shyness
A young boy reacts after he handed a bouquet of flowers to The Duchess of Cambridge in Luxembourg
Toby Melville/Reuters
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21/30 Who's that we can see
A staff member uses "heads on sticks" to check camera blocking for the forthcoming Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards at Royal Festival Hall, London
Lauren Hurley/PA
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22/30 Red faced
A soldier from honour guards holds a red flag during a welcoming ceremony for Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (not pictured) outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China
Jason Lee/Reuters
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23/30 Posing for the many, not the few
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party poses for selfies at a campaign event in Leeds
Phil Noble/Reuters
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24/30 Seal hunting
A staff member reaches in as a little boy tries to take the Vice Presidential Seal from the podium as Vice President Mike Pence speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Carolyn Kaster/AP
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25/30 And to make a coalition, you've got to mix all the different ingredients
Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron joins pupils for a cookery class during his visit to Lewannick Primary School in Cornwall, where he unveiled the party's landmark education funding policy.
Yui Mok/PA
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26/30 Pop art
A clown creates a huge bubble during an anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia
Fernando Vergara/AP
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27/30 Lib Dems to the rescue or campaign is beached?
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and the party's local candidate Tessa Munt were on board a hovercraft during a visit to the Burnham Area Rescue Boat as the General Election campaign hit Somerset
Yui Mok/PA
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28/30 Wall Meet Again
The V&A; is hosting a mammoth Pink Flord exhibition that is a must-see for fans
Nigel Howard
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29/30 Rambo flashbacks?
An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter flies in front of a wall of fire during the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina
Reuters
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Ukip leader Paul Nuttall speaking at a policy launch event in Gt George Street, London
Victoria Jones/PA
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London's Cork Studio competes with 'Tardis' for Shed of the Year
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Moderate house price growth returns to London's prime boroughs
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Penthouse overlooking Buckingham Palace for sale for £18m
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