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| May and Corbyn enter last weekend of election campaign after harsh Question Time - politics live | May and Corbyn enter last weekend of election campaign after harsh Question Time - politics live |
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| Today's papers | |
| Much of the focus of Saturday’s papers is on last night’s debate. | |
| “PM falters as she is challenged over record on public services” is the Guardian splash. | |
| The Telegraph leads on the line that the PM had “balls” to call the election and focuses on criticism levelled at Corbyn about Trident, while the Mirror takes another tack, saying May was “savaged over her dismal record”. | |
| The Mirror shines a light on May in its piece headlined “Grilled chicken”, saying she was “savaged over her dismal record” by the audience, with one member saying she has made U-turns and broken promises. | |
| May gets a lighter write-up in the Times, with sketch writer Patrick Kidd comparing her “straight bat” approach to questions to that of her hero Geoffrey Boycott. | |
| The Sun says Corbyn was “heckled over his sums as an audience member compared his manifesto to a wishlist for Father Christmas”. | |
| The other main story in the papers follows up comments from Nicola Sturgeon that she would be prepared to back Labour on a vote-by-vote basis. | |
| The Mail runs the headline “Sturgeon: Vote Corbyn, Get Me”, while the Express has “Sturgeon: I’ll Help Corbyn”. | |
| The announcement that Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay would face charges over alleged electoral expenses fraud leads the Mirror and i. | |
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| Yesterday the Guardian published its election editorial backing Labour. I’ve pasted a section below, but you can read the full article here. | Yesterday the Guardian published its election editorial backing Labour. I’ve pasted a section below, but you can read the full article here. |
| As Mrs May’s credibility on the campaign has withered, Mr Corbyn’s has grown. Mr Corbyn unquestionably has his flaws. Many see him as a fluke, a fringe candidate who stole the Labour leadership while the rest of his party was asleep. In parliament he failed to reach beyond his faction. He is not fluent on the issues raised by a modern, sophisticated digital economy. His record of protest explains why some struggle to see him as prime minister. | As Mrs May’s credibility on the campaign has withered, Mr Corbyn’s has grown. Mr Corbyn unquestionably has his flaws. Many see him as a fluke, a fringe candidate who stole the Labour leadership while the rest of his party was asleep. In parliament he failed to reach beyond his faction. He is not fluent on the issues raised by a modern, sophisticated digital economy. His record of protest explains why some struggle to see him as prime minister. |
| But Labour’s leader has had a good campaign. He has been energetic and effective on the stump, comfortable in his own skin and in the presence of others. He clearly likes people and is interested in them. He has generated an unfamiliar sense of the possible; once again, people are excited by politics. The campaign itself has been unexpectedly strategic, based on a manifesto adroitly pitched both at energising Labour’s base and the under-35s, who have responded with rare enthusiasm. That manifesto quickened political pulses. It’s not perfect – it over-emphasises the state and fails to tackle Tory benefit cuts – but it is a genuine attempt to address a failing social and economic model. | But Labour’s leader has had a good campaign. He has been energetic and effective on the stump, comfortable in his own skin and in the presence of others. He clearly likes people and is interested in them. He has generated an unfamiliar sense of the possible; once again, people are excited by politics. The campaign itself has been unexpectedly strategic, based on a manifesto adroitly pitched both at energising Labour’s base and the under-35s, who have responded with rare enthusiasm. That manifesto quickened political pulses. It’s not perfect – it over-emphasises the state and fails to tackle Tory benefit cuts – but it is a genuine attempt to address a failing social and economic model. |
| Meanwhile, you can take a look at the Guardian’s leader line on every general election since 1918 here. | Meanwhile, you can take a look at the Guardian’s leader line on every general election since 1918 here. |
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| Today's campaign schedule | Today's campaign schedule |
| Theresa May is campaigning in Penistone and Dewsbury, Yorkshire, from around 10am. | Theresa May is campaigning in Penistone and Dewsbury, Yorkshire, from around 10am. |
| Jeremy Corbyn is in Lincoln from 11.15am, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, from 2.15pm and Beeston from 3.45pm. | Jeremy Corbyn is in Lincoln from 11.15am, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, from 2.15pm and Beeston from 3.45pm. |
| Nigel Farage is in Thurrock from 10am and Thanet. | Nigel Farage is in Thurrock from 10am and Thanet. |
| Nicola Sturgeon is visiting 30 constituencies by helicopter from 9am. | Nicola Sturgeon is visiting 30 constituencies by helicopter from 9am. |
| Other events include the Labour former chancellor Alistair Darling in Glasgow; the Ukip leader, Paul Nuttall, in Skegness, and Simon Hughes unveiling a Lib Dem campaign poster in Westminster. | Other events include the Labour former chancellor Alistair Darling in Glasgow; the Ukip leader, Paul Nuttall, in Skegness, and Simon Hughes unveiling a Lib Dem campaign poster in Westminster. |
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| In response to Fallon’s comments, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said the policy showed the Tories were the party for “the few, not the many”: | In response to Fallon’s comments, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said the policy showed the Tories were the party for “the few, not the many”: |
| The mask has finally slipped. The only guarantee the Tories are prepared to give at this election is to big business and high earners, while low and middle income earners have seen no guarantee from Theresa May that their taxes won’t be raised, and pensioners are left to worry about whether they will be able to heat their homes or even keep their homes, with no clarity on cuts to winter fuel payments or the dementia tax. | The mask has finally slipped. The only guarantee the Tories are prepared to give at this election is to big business and high earners, while low and middle income earners have seen no guarantee from Theresa May that their taxes won’t be raised, and pensioners are left to worry about whether they will be able to heat their homes or even keep their homes, with no clarity on cuts to winter fuel payments or the dementia tax. |
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| Michael Fallon says income tax 'absolutely' will not rise under Tories | Michael Fallon says income tax 'absolutely' will not rise under Tories |
| The defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has said in an interview published today that high earners will not face income tax rises if Theresa May is returned to No 10. | The defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has said in an interview published today that high earners will not face income tax rises if Theresa May is returned to No 10. |
| The Conservative manifesto committed to keeping tax “as low as possible” but did not commit to David Cameron’s triple tax lock, which ruled out increases in income tax, VAT and national insurance. Asked by the Daily Telegraph if high earners could confidently vote Conservative safe in the knowledge that their income tax would not rise, Fallon said: | The Conservative manifesto committed to keeping tax “as low as possible” but did not commit to David Cameron’s triple tax lock, which ruled out increases in income tax, VAT and national insurance. Asked by the Daily Telegraph if high earners could confidently vote Conservative safe in the knowledge that their income tax would not rise, Fallon said: |
| Yes. You’ve seen our record. We’re not in the business of punishing people for getting on. On the contrary, we want people to keep more of their earnings. | Yes. You’ve seen our record. We’re not in the business of punishing people for getting on. On the contrary, we want people to keep more of their earnings. |
| The only way they can be sure their taxes won’t rise is to vote Conservative. We already know your tax will go up if you vote Labour on Thursday. | The only way they can be sure their taxes won’t rise is to vote Conservative. We already know your tax will go up if you vote Labour on Thursday. |
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| Nadia Khomami | Nadia Khomami |
| Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the final Saturday of the general election campaign. The parties have released some of the big guns for a series of media appearances in a last-ditch attempt to win over voters. | Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the final Saturday of the general election campaign. The parties have released some of the big guns for a series of media appearances in a last-ditch attempt to win over voters. |
| Discussions continue over the events of last night, when Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn appeared on a special edition of BBC Question Time to answer audience questions and put forward their case for being elected to Downing Street. Both faced a string of hostile questions on everything from taxation to foreign policy. | Discussions continue over the events of last night, when Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn appeared on a special edition of BBC Question Time to answer audience questions and put forward their case for being elected to Downing Street. Both faced a string of hostile questions on everything from taxation to foreign policy. |
| May, under pressure after refusing to turn up for a TV debate earlier in the week, was animated at first and rejected an accusation that she had performed a U-turn by calling a snap general election. But the prime minister came under sustained pressure over the Conservative party’s record on public sector pay, mental health services and social care. The standout moment was when a nurse, Victoria Davey, confronted her over the 1% pay increase received by NHS staff, to which May responded: “I’m being honest with you saying we will put more money in, but there isn’t a magic money tree that we can shake to get everything we want.” | May, under pressure after refusing to turn up for a TV debate earlier in the week, was animated at first and rejected an accusation that she had performed a U-turn by calling a snap general election. But the prime minister came under sustained pressure over the Conservative party’s record on public sector pay, mental health services and social care. The standout moment was when a nurse, Victoria Davey, confronted her over the 1% pay increase received by NHS staff, to which May responded: “I’m being honest with you saying we will put more money in, but there isn’t a magic money tree that we can shake to get everything we want.” |
| Another woman from the audience became emotional as she described emerging from a fitness-for-work test in tears after being asked about her suicide attempts. | Another woman from the audience became emotional as she described emerging from a fitness-for-work test in tears after being asked about her suicide attempts. |
| Corbyn’s most uncomfortable moment was when he was questioned repeatedly over defence and security. Pressed over his willingness to push the nuclear button in the face of imminent threat, the Labour leader insisted that “the idea of anyone ever using a nuclear weapon anywhere in the world is utterly appalling and terrible”. Asked again if there were any circumstances in which he would use such a weapon, Corbyn said his party had committed to renew Trident. | Corbyn’s most uncomfortable moment was when he was questioned repeatedly over defence and security. Pressed over his willingness to push the nuclear button in the face of imminent threat, the Labour leader insisted that “the idea of anyone ever using a nuclear weapon anywhere in the world is utterly appalling and terrible”. Asked again if there were any circumstances in which he would use such a weapon, Corbyn said his party had committed to renew Trident. |
| The comments led to a heated exchange, with an exasperated member of the audience asking if Corbyn would not even fire back if attacked. He finally received support from one woman in the audience who said she could not understand why others wanted to kill millions of people by discharging a nuclear weapon. | The comments led to a heated exchange, with an exasperated member of the audience asking if Corbyn would not even fire back if attacked. He finally received support from one woman in the audience who said she could not understand why others wanted to kill millions of people by discharging a nuclear weapon. |
| You can read our full report of the debate below. | You can read our full report of the debate below. |
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