The Conservative manifesto: what it means for the West Country

Alongside major announcements including plans to lower immigration, investment in the NHS and means-testing winter fuel payments, the Conservative manifesto appeared to address questions about the cost of social care.

Theresa May has pledged to raise the threshold at which people are eligible for free social care and people can pay for their care expenditure after death.

Financial experts though are carefully cautious about the social care funding model.

Delving deeper into the Conservative's manifesto and the party outlines ideas around how to tackle rural isolation and take back control of our waters.

Theresa May says she wants to provide "stability to farmers as we leave the EU" and offer MPs a free vote on fox hunting. Across the West Country, between scattered cities are our countryside and coastal communities. These are the polices both could expect from a Conservative government.

Countryside communities

On the issue of rural isolation, the Conservatives promise to support pharmacies and village schools in rural areas as well as safeguard the post office network. Theresa May's party wants to:

Coastal communities

Discussing the future of the country's coastal areas, the manifesto outlines plans to extend the Coastal Communities Fund to 2022 and in relation to the nation's fishing communities the manifesto reads: