See the Tory manifesto pledges on Brexit, immigration, social care and more
The Conservatives today unveiled their General Election manifesto, finally revealing their vision for the next five years
THERESA May's Tories today revealed their vision for the next five years.
The Conservative manifesto is stuffed with policies on social care, pensions, education - and of course Brexit.
Take a look at some of the most important proposals:
Brexit
Leave the European single market and customs union and seek comprehensive free trade and customs agreement
A vote in both Houses of Parliament on the "final agreement" for Brexit
Convert EU law into UK law and allow Parliament to "amend, repeal or improve" any piece of it
Use money coming back from EU to create "United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund" to reduce regional inequality
Immigration
Aim to reduce annual net migration to the tens of thousands
Students expected to leave at the end of their course unless they meet new "higher" requirements to stay.
Doubling the charge companies must pay to bring skilled workers in from outside the EU
Tax and spending
The personal tax-free allowance increased to £12,500 and higher tax rate threshold increased to £50,000 by 2020
Corporation tax to fall to 17% by 2020 and a full review of business rates
The pledge to balance the budget pushed back to the "middle of the next decade"
National living wage upped to 60% of median earnings by 2020
Executive pay packages subject to annual votes by shareholders and ration to average worker published
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Pensions and older people
Triple lock guarantee kept until 2020 - then replaced with double lock, meaning pensions will rise in line with earnings or inflation, whichever is highest
Tougher punishments for those caught mismanaging pension schemes - more powers to regulator and possible new criminal offence
Social care
Pensioners will only have to pay for their own care until their wealth drops to £100,000, after which the state will step in
No one in care will have to sell their home to fund it
The measure will be funded by ending winter fuel payments for the wealthy who can already afford to heat their homes
Markets
Make it clearer for mobile phone customers to know when they have paid off the price of their handset
Crackdown on “exaggerated and fraudulent" whiplash claims
Review rail ticketing to remove "complexity and perverse" pricing, and new minimum service levels agreed with train companies
Energy
Smart meters offered to every household and business by the end of 2020.
Make it easier to switch energy providers and introduce a "safeguard tariff cap".
Media
Second part of Leveson Inquiry into the press ditched and repeal section 40 of Crime and Courts Act 2014 to force newspapers to pay opponents' legal costs in libel cases
Channel 4 will remain publicly owned but relocated out of London
Defence
Spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence and increase the budget by at least 0.5 per cent above inflation every year
Pledge to "maintain" the overall size of the armed forces and retain Trident nuclear deterrent
Better compensation for injured personnel and the families of those killed in combat
Crime and justice
Crackdown on foreign criminals entering Britain, and better monitoring of immigrants who have been earmarked for deportation after committing crimes
A new "independent public advocate" to help support victims of major public disasters
New police force guarding all forms of infrastructure including the railways, military installations and nuclear power stations
Housing
Build 1million homes by the end of 2020, and another 500,00 over the next two years
Support for mid-rise housing developments such as terraced streets and mansion blocks, while protecing national parks and the green belt
Encourage councils to build more social housing which will be sold off to the private sector within 15 years
Education
Allow the opening of new grammar schools, overturning a decades-old ban - but the schools will have to accept pupils after the age of 11 as well as through the usual route
Encourage new free schools, faith schools and specialist maths schools
All pupils will have to know their times tables by the age of 11, and 90 per cent of school children will take an academically rigorous combination of GCSEs
High-flying graduates will have their student loans written off if they agree to go into teaching and stay there long-term
Health
Increase funding to the NHS by £8billion over the next five years to stave off a looming cash crisis
Ensure that 140,000 health workers from other EU countries are able to stay in Britain after Brexit, and train up UK students to work as doctors and nurses
Treble the Immigration Health Surcharge paid by foreigners living in Britain - migrant workers will have to pay £600 and students £450
Voting and democracy
Repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and return to the previous status quo, where the Prime Minister has the power to call elections
Allow British expats to continue voting in UK elections for life, instead of for 15 years as currently
Continue the boundary review which will cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600
Require would-be voters to present ID at the polling booth