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| General election: focus on freedom of movement as Labour debates manifesto – live news | General election: focus on freedom of movement as Labour debates manifesto – live news |
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| Live coverage of the day on the campaign trail, including Labour meeting to decide its manifesto | Live coverage of the day on the campaign trail, including Labour meeting to decide its manifesto |
| We’re now going to close today’s live blog. Thanks for all your comments, and for reading. | |
| The home secretary, Priti Patel, made a last-minute intervention to block a rescue operation to bring British orphans and unaccompanied minors home from Syria, it emerged. | |
| Vince Cable predicted the election would end in a hung parliament, sparking a referendum and another general election. The former leader of the Liberal Democrats said there is a “one in a million” chance that Jeremy Corbyn will become prime minister. | |
| Labour’s manifesto could be released this Thursday, according to social media posts from two shadow cabinet ministers following a meeting today. | |
| Police are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud after claims the Tories offered peerages to senior Brexit party figures to persuade them to stand down in the general election after Labour peer Lord Falconer wrote to the Metropolitan police commissioner and director of public prosecutions calling for an investigation into what he said were “exceptionally serious allegations”. | |
| Michael Gove dismissed the claims peerages were offered as “nonsensical” although he referred to Boris Johnson’s admission that “conversations may have taken place” However, Brexit party MEP Ben Habib rebuffed the Tory denials: “They’re being economical with the truth for sure.” | |
| The Liberal Democrats came under renewed criticism over their “misleading” leaflets. The fact-checking charity Full Fact warned that the misrepresentation of polling data to claim electoral advantage over rivals could have long-term implications for trust in politicians. | |
| A record number of women are expected to stand in next month’s general election. More than 1,100 women have registered as candidates, making up a third of nominations, marking an increase from 29% in 2017 and 26% in 2015. | |
| The Conservative party has said it will triple tree-planting rates if it wins the general election, while the Liberal Democrats have promised they will plant twice as many trees as the Tories. | |
| Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at Boris Johnson after the prime minister claimed his plans to nationalise the UK’s broadband network were part of a “crazed communist scheme”. | Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at Boris Johnson after the prime minister claimed his plans to nationalise the UK’s broadband network were part of a “crazed communist scheme”. |
| He tweeted that the Conservatives would dismiss proposals, if made today, to create the NHS as “health communism”. | He tweeted that the Conservatives would dismiss proposals, if made today, to create the NHS as “health communism”. |
| The government is coming under heightened scrutiny after Brexit party officials alleged that key figures among their ranks were offered government positions and peerages in exchange for standing aside in Labour-held marginals. | The government is coming under heightened scrutiny after Brexit party officials alleged that key figures among their ranks were offered government positions and peerages in exchange for standing aside in Labour-held marginals. |
| Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has come out this afternoon saying: | Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has come out this afternoon saying: |
| In an interview, the Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery said: | In an interview, the Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery said: |
| Earlier, speaking on behalf of the government, Michael Gove said: | Earlier, speaking on behalf of the government, Michael Gove said: |
| Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib, when asked if the Tory Party’s denials were a lie, told Sky: | Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib, when asked if the Tory Party’s denials were a lie, told Sky: |
| Meanwhile, the SNP has demanded a Cabinet Office probe into the allegations. Tommy Sheppard, the party’s candidate for Edinburgh East and its Cabinet Office spokesman, said the allegations “go to the heart of the abuse of the peerage system”: | Meanwhile, the SNP has demanded a Cabinet Office probe into the allegations. Tommy Sheppard, the party’s candidate for Edinburgh East and its Cabinet Office spokesman, said the allegations “go to the heart of the abuse of the peerage system”: |
| This is from the Observer’s Mark Townsend. | This is from the Observer’s Mark Townsend. |
| The University of Bolton’s student union president Ansh Sachdeva has taken the prime minister Boris Johnson on a short tour through the Chancellor’s Mall building where donations of clothing, food, toiletries, other essentials and even phone chargers have flooded in. | The University of Bolton’s student union president Ansh Sachdeva has taken the prime minister Boris Johnson on a short tour through the Chancellor’s Mall building where donations of clothing, food, toiletries, other essentials and even phone chargers have flooded in. |
| Johnson hailed the “incredible response” from the community after appeals were made via social media to help students displaced from the fire. | Johnson hailed the “incredible response” from the community after appeals were made via social media to help students displaced from the fire. |
| He had brief handshakes with a number of the affected students and also met Prof William Morris, the university’s deputy chair of the board of governors, who told the Prime Minister: | He had brief handshakes with a number of the affected students and also met Prof William Morris, the university’s deputy chair of the board of governors, who told the Prime Minister: |
| The PM then travelled to the town centre where Dave Keelan, assistant chief fire officer at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, showed him the fire-damaged building and the ongoing recovery effort. | The PM then travelled to the town centre where Dave Keelan, assistant chief fire officer at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, showed him the fire-damaged building and the ongoing recovery effort. |
| A record number of women are expected to stand in next month’s general election. | A record number of women are expected to stand in next month’s general election. |
| More than 1,100 women have registered as candidates, making up a third of nominations, marking an increase from 29% in 2017 and 26% in 2015. | More than 1,100 women have registered as candidates, making up a third of nominations, marking an increase from 29% in 2017 and 26% in 2015. |
| The Guardian’s Molly Blackall reports: | The Guardian’s Molly Blackall reports: |
| Vince Cable predicts the election will end in a hung parliament, sparking a referendum and another general election. | Vince Cable predicts the election will end in a hung parliament, sparking a referendum and another general election. |
| The former leader of the Liberal Democrats said there is a “one in a million” chance that Jeremy Corbyn will become prime minister. “The idea of Jeremy Corbyn winning and becoming Prime Minister, one in a million. It’s not going to happen,” Cable told Sophy Ridge on Sky News. “I think we’re faced with either a Johnson majority, it could happen. Although I think more likely, no majority, but hung in a different way, with more of us and more SNP.” | The former leader of the Liberal Democrats said there is a “one in a million” chance that Jeremy Corbyn will become prime minister. “The idea of Jeremy Corbyn winning and becoming Prime Minister, one in a million. It’s not going to happen,” Cable told Sophy Ridge on Sky News. “I think we’re faced with either a Johnson majority, it could happen. Although I think more likely, no majority, but hung in a different way, with more of us and more SNP.” |
| When asked if Corbyn gets into Number 10 in the event of a hung parliament, Vince said: “No it doesn’t and we’ve been absolutely clear we couldn’t possibly allow that to happen. | When asked if Corbyn gets into Number 10 in the event of a hung parliament, Vince said: “No it doesn’t and we’ve been absolutely clear we couldn’t possibly allow that to happen. |
| “It would probably be some more neutral figure and then leading into a referendum to resolve the Brexit issue and another General Election soon after that.” | “It would probably be some more neutral figure and then leading into a referendum to resolve the Brexit issue and another General Election soon after that.” |
| Labour’s manifesto could drop this Thursday, according to social media posts from two shadow cabinet ministers. | Labour’s manifesto could drop this Thursday, according to social media posts from two shadow cabinet ministers. |
| In a video posted on her Twitter account, shadow education secretory Angela Rayner said: “Today I am going to our manifesto meeting where the trade unions, senior members of the Labour party, and the shadow cabinet will all get together to decide what goes in our manifesto. | In a video posted on her Twitter account, shadow education secretory Angela Rayner said: “Today I am going to our manifesto meeting where the trade unions, senior members of the Labour party, and the shadow cabinet will all get together to decide what goes in our manifesto. |
| “Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. My lips are going to have to be sealed until Thursday when we formally annouce it.” | “Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. My lips are going to have to be sealed until Thursday when we formally annouce it.” |
| Dan Carden, the shadow secretary of state for international development, also tweeted that the manifesto will be announced on Thursday | Dan Carden, the shadow secretary of state for international development, also tweeted that the manifesto will be announced on Thursday |
| The home secretary, Priti Patel, made a last-minute intervention to block a rescue operation to bring British orphans and unaccompanied minors home from Syria, the Observer has revealed. | The home secretary, Priti Patel, made a last-minute intervention to block a rescue operation to bring British orphans and unaccompanied minors home from Syria, the Observer has revealed. |
| Patel was backed by several other ministers, including the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, when she objected to the extraction of British children from the war-ravaged country during National Security Council meetings last month and internal discussions. | Patel was backed by several other ministers, including the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, when she objected to the extraction of British children from the war-ravaged country during National Security Council meetings last month and internal discussions. |
| Mark Townsend, the Observer’s home affairs editor, reports: | Mark Townsend, the Observer’s home affairs editor, reports: |
| Nicola Sturgeon campaigns in Arbroath, Scotland. The first minister is visiting pro-Brexit communities in north-east Scotland to warn against the economic harm that will be done by a Tory Brexit | Nicola Sturgeon campaigns in Arbroath, Scotland. The first minister is visiting pro-Brexit communities in north-east Scotland to warn against the economic harm that will be done by a Tory Brexit |
| A 71-year-old told Boris Johnson to deliver on his Brexit promises or face receiving an “unpleasant” letter. | A 71-year-old told Boris Johnson to deliver on his Brexit promises or face receiving an “unpleasant” letter. |
| Johnson was out campaigning in Mansfield for Tory candidate Ben Bradley, who won the seat from Labour in 2017 by a majority of 1,057. While Johnson was warmly received by the residents in the four houses they visited in Millersdale Avenue, one woman sought reassurances from Johnson. | Johnson was out campaigning in Mansfield for Tory candidate Ben Bradley, who won the seat from Labour in 2017 by a majority of 1,057. While Johnson was warmly received by the residents in the four houses they visited in Millersdale Avenue, one woman sought reassurances from Johnson. |
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