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General election 2019: Boris Johnson cancels Glastonbury event at short notice as protest gathers – live news General election 2019: Boris Johnson cancels Glastonbury event at short notice as protest gathers – live news
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Prime minister changed visit after protesters gathered, plus all the latest from the election campaign todayPrime minister changed visit after protesters gathered, plus all the latest from the election campaign today
The Labour party in Wales have withdrawn a party election broadcast after it emerged that a nurse featured in the video who criticised the Conservative party was an actress.
In the film, which was broadcast on Tuesday on the BBC, ITV and S4C, the nurse tells viewers how a trade deal with US president Donald Trump is a threat to the NHS.
Labour said the production company had used an actress without telling them and as soon as it was brought to its attention it withdrew the advert. It will not be working with the company in future, a spokesman said.
The deadline for election candidates to be nominated was 4pm today. That means that, if a candidate now withdraws, it is too late for their party to replace them. And, right on cue, Rupert Lowe has announced that, despite being selected as the Brexit party candidate for Dudley North, he is not going to contest the election.The deadline for election candidates to be nominated was 4pm today. That means that, if a candidate now withdraws, it is too late for their party to replace them. And, right on cue, Rupert Lowe has announced that, despite being selected as the Brexit party candidate for Dudley North, he is not going to contest the election.
Dudley North is a Labour/Tory marginal where Labour won by just 22 votes in 2017. The MP was Ian Austin, who left Labour to sit as an independent and who is now urging voters to back Boris Johnson.Dudley North is a Labour/Tory marginal where Labour won by just 22 votes in 2017. The MP was Ian Austin, who left Labour to sit as an independent and who is now urging voters to back Boris Johnson.
In a statement, Lowe says he cannot afford to take the risk of his candidature helping Labour win.In a statement, Lowe says he cannot afford to take the risk of his candidature helping Labour win.
In an interview with Sky News Jeremy Corbyn confirmed that the “extend free movement” motion passed at conference would not necessarily be included in full in the party’s manifesto. The party’s manifesto policy on immigration (and everything else) would be decided at a Clause V meeting of the party this weekend, he said. He went on:In an interview with Sky News Jeremy Corbyn confirmed that the “extend free movement” motion passed at conference would not necessarily be included in full in the party’s manifesto. The party’s manifesto policy on immigration (and everything else) would be decided at a Clause V meeting of the party this weekend, he said. He went on:
Tory sources are dismissing the Nigel Farage claim (see 4.20pm) as rubbish and “typical Farage attention-seeking”. They may say something more specific later.Tory sources are dismissing the Nigel Farage claim (see 4.20pm) as rubbish and “typical Farage attention-seeking”. They may say something more specific later.
Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, claims Sir Edward Lister, Boris Johnson’s chief strategic adviser in No 10, has been calling Brexit party candidates offering them jobs if they stand down in target seats.Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, claims Sir Edward Lister, Boris Johnson’s chief strategic adviser in No 10, has been calling Brexit party candidates offering them jobs if they stand down in target seats.
I’ve asked the Tories for a comment, and will post their reply when I get it.I’ve asked the Tories for a comment, and will post their reply when I get it.
UPDATE: Tory sources are dismissing the Nigel Farage claim as rubbish and “typical Farage attention-seeking”. They may say something more specific later.UPDATE: Tory sources are dismissing the Nigel Farage claim as rubbish and “typical Farage attention-seeking”. They may say something more specific later.
On the BBC’s World at One Matt Hancock, the health secretary, said that increasing demand was to a large extent responsible for A&E waiting times in England being at their worst level for 15 years. Over the last five years the number of people going to A&E had risen by a quarter, he said. “Parts of the system are responding extremely well,” he insisted. He went on:On the BBC’s World at One Matt Hancock, the health secretary, said that increasing demand was to a large extent responsible for A&E waiting times in England being at their worst level for 15 years. Over the last five years the number of people going to A&E had risen by a quarter, he said. “Parts of the system are responding extremely well,” he insisted. He went on:
Jonathan Ashworth, his Labour shadow, said Hancock’s response was “staggering”.Jonathan Ashworth, his Labour shadow, said Hancock’s response was “staggering”.
According to the BBC’s Norman Smith, Priti Patel, the home secretary, did eventually confirm that the Tories went to reduce immigration in her broadcast interview. (See 3.52pm.)According to the BBC’s Norman Smith, Priti Patel, the home secretary, did eventually confirm that the Tories went to reduce immigration in her broadcast interview. (See 3.52pm.)
Boris Johnson labelled climate change protesters “crusties” after security concerns forced him to change his election campaign visit to a bakery, the Press Association reports. Extinction Rebellion activists were positioned outside Burns The Bread in Glastonbury, Somerset, prompting a decision to divert the prime minister to one of the company’s shops in Wells. At the shop in Wells Johnson commented on the change in plan, saying: “There were lots of crusties there - more crusty than your loaves.”Boris Johnson labelled climate change protesters “crusties” after security concerns forced him to change his election campaign visit to a bakery, the Press Association reports. Extinction Rebellion activists were positioned outside Burns The Bread in Glastonbury, Somerset, prompting a decision to divert the prime minister to one of the company’s shops in Wells. At the shop in Wells Johnson commented on the change in plan, saying: “There were lots of crusties there - more crusty than your loaves.”
In a press notice overnight Priti Patel, the home secretary, said the Conservatives would “reduce immigration overall”. But in an interview this afternoon she has appeared to back away from that pledge, according to the BBC’s Callum May and Norman Smith.In a press notice overnight Priti Patel, the home secretary, said the Conservatives would “reduce immigration overall”. But in an interview this afternoon she has appeared to back away from that pledge, according to the BBC’s Callum May and Norman Smith.
Scottish Labour strategists have armed Jeremy Corbyn with data on the numbers of people giving disability payments for mental illness and child poverty for each of the Westminster constituencies he has visited in Scotland.Scottish Labour strategists have armed Jeremy Corbyn with data on the numbers of people giving disability payments for mental illness and child poverty for each of the Westminster constituencies he has visited in Scotland.
In an effort to switch the agenda from the harder territory of Brexit or Scottish independence on to core topics such as poverty, party officials have mined official data to produce fact sheets for Corbyn and Labour candidates to use in campaigning.In an effort to switch the agenda from the harder territory of Brexit or Scottish independence on to core topics such as poverty, party officials have mined official data to produce fact sheets for Corbyn and Labour candidates to use in campaigning.
Corbyn’s two-day trip to Scotland, taking in key seats in Glasgow, Hamilton, Uddingston, Dundee and West Lothian, has been short on new policies but heavy in incident. He has been heckled by opponents, and tripped himself up on party policy on a Scottish independence referendum.Corbyn’s two-day trip to Scotland, taking in key seats in Glasgow, Hamilton, Uddingston, Dundee and West Lothian, has been short on new policies but heavy in incident. He has been heckled by opponents, and tripped himself up on party policy on a Scottish independence referendum.
But addressing the small crowds and audiences which gather at campaign stops, Corbyn reels off data on local poverty levels. Speaking at Newtongrange Scottish mining museum in Midlothian on Thursday, where Labour’s Danielle Rowley won a shock victory in 2017, he lambasted the Conservatives and Lib Dems for their “political choice of imposing austerity on the whole of the UK … Nine years later we see the result of it.” He said:But addressing the small crowds and audiences which gather at campaign stops, Corbyn reels off data on local poverty levels. Speaking at Newtongrange Scottish mining museum in Midlothian on Thursday, where Labour’s Danielle Rowley won a shock victory in 2017, he lambasted the Conservatives and Lib Dems for their “political choice of imposing austerity on the whole of the UK … Nine years later we see the result of it.” He said: