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| General election 2019: Court rejects Lib Dem and SNP bid to join Johnson and Corbyn in ITV debate – live news | |
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| Liberal Democrats and Scottish National party fail in attempt to be included in ITV debate. Follow the latest developments, live | Liberal Democrats and Scottish National party fail in attempt to be included in ITV debate. Follow the latest developments, live |
| ITV’s Rachel Younger has more on the reason for the high court’s decision not to allow the Lib Dem/SNP legal challenge to tomorrow’s two-party election leaders’ debate. | ITV’s Rachel Younger has more on the reason for the high court’s decision not to allow the Lib Dem/SNP legal challenge to tomorrow’s two-party election leaders’ debate. |
| From my colleague Jim Waterson | From my colleague Jim Waterson |
| The SNP has said the high court decision allowing ITV to go ahead with an election leaders’ debate excluding Nicola Sturgeon means that Scottish voters are being treated as “second-class citizens”. This is from Ian Blackford, the party’s leader at Westminster. | The SNP has said the high court decision allowing ITV to go ahead with an election leaders’ debate excluding Nicola Sturgeon means that Scottish voters are being treated as “second-class citizens”. This is from Ian Blackford, the party’s leader at Westminster. |
| The SNP says decisions about who gets invited to election debates should be taken by an independent body, not by politicians or broadcasters. | The SNP says decisions about who gets invited to election debates should be taken by an independent body, not by politicians or broadcasters. |
| A Labour government would launch an investigation into British colonialism and its legacy today, the party’s election manifesto is expected to declare, according to this HuffPost UK story by Paul Waugh. | A Labour government would launch an investigation into British colonialism and its legacy today, the party’s election manifesto is expected to declare, according to this HuffPost UK story by Paul Waugh. |
| David Gauke, the former Tory justice secretary who is trying to defend his South West Hertfordshire seat as an independent, having been thrown out of the parliamentary party for rebelling over Brexit, has been campaigning today with Amber Rudd, another former Tory cabinet minister who resigned the whip over Brexit. | David Gauke, the former Tory justice secretary who is trying to defend his South West Hertfordshire seat as an independent, having been thrown out of the parliamentary party for rebelling over Brexit, has been campaigning today with Amber Rudd, another former Tory cabinet minister who resigned the whip over Brexit. |
| Willie Rennie, the Liberal Democrat leader in Scotland, has claimed the Lib Dems are “stronger” as a party after their time in coalition with the Tories. But he admitted he has “regrets” about some of the policies that were introduced. He told BBC Radio Scotland. | Willie Rennie, the Liberal Democrat leader in Scotland, has claimed the Lib Dems are “stronger” as a party after their time in coalition with the Tories. But he admitted he has “regrets” about some of the policies that were introduced. He told BBC Radio Scotland. |
| Speaking at a Unite conference in Brigton, the union’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, described Boris Johnson as “Eton’s answer to Del Boy”. He said: | Speaking at a Unite conference in Brigton, the union’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, described Boris Johnson as “Eton’s answer to Del Boy”. He said: |
| And here is my colleague Owen Bowcott’s story on the high court decision. | And here is my colleague Owen Bowcott’s story on the high court decision. |
| The Press Association has just snapped this. | The Press Association has just snapped this. |
| Patience Wheatcroft, a Conservative member of the House of Lords and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph, has announced that she is supporting the Lib Dem Chuka Umunna to be the next MP for the Cities of London and Westminster. She is a strong opponent of Brexit and supports a second referendum. | Patience Wheatcroft, a Conservative member of the House of Lords and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph, has announced that she is supporting the Lib Dem Chuka Umunna to be the next MP for the Cities of London and Westminster. She is a strong opponent of Brexit and supports a second referendum. |
| Here is the CBI reaction to Jo Swinson’s speech. This is from Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI’s director general. | Here is the CBI reaction to Jo Swinson’s speech. This is from Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI’s director general. |
| We have not written much here today about Jennifer Arcuri, who has been giving interviews about her friendship with Boris Johnson, which has now led to him being subject to various investigations into whether he abused his position as London mayor because her firm benefited from sponsorship and trade mission access during his term in office. But my colleague Marina Hyde has been watching, and she has a great write-up here. | We have not written much here today about Jennifer Arcuri, who has been giving interviews about her friendship with Boris Johnson, which has now led to him being subject to various investigations into whether he abused his position as London mayor because her firm benefited from sponsorship and trade mission access during his term in office. But my colleague Marina Hyde has been watching, and she has a great write-up here. |
| And here is an extract. | And here is an extract. |
| On the Today programme this morning Andrea Leadsom, the business secretary, said that cutting the rate of corporation tax had led to the overall income to the government from this tax going up. Given that she was speaking only hours before Boris Johnson announced that he was abandoning a proposed further cut in corporation tax, her comment could be seen as an implicit criticism of the policy her leader was about to announce. She told the programme: | On the Today programme this morning Andrea Leadsom, the business secretary, said that cutting the rate of corporation tax had led to the overall income to the government from this tax going up. Given that she was speaking only hours before Boris Johnson announced that he was abandoning a proposed further cut in corporation tax, her comment could be seen as an implicit criticism of the policy her leader was about to announce. She told the programme: |
| This afternoon the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the tax and spending thinktank, has published a short briefing note on the Johnson announcement. It says that, while Leadsom may be correct in saying overall revenue has gone up while the rate has gone down, she would have been wrong if she was implying a causal relationship. The IFS says: | This afternoon the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the tax and spending thinktank, has published a short briefing note on the Johnson announcement. It says that, while Leadsom may be correct in saying overall revenue has gone up while the rate has gone down, she would have been wrong if she was implying a causal relationship. The IFS says: |
| The IFS also says the Johnson decision to abandon the proposed cut in corporation tax will free up £6bn for the government to spend on other things. | The IFS also says the Johnson decision to abandon the proposed cut in corporation tax will free up £6bn for the government to spend on other things. |
| These are from the Press Association’s Ian Jones. | These are from the Press Association’s Ian Jones. |
| Labour has softened its pledge to find a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2030 after unions pushed for a target of significant progress rather than a firm commitment, my colleagues Rowena Mason, Heather Stewart and Matthew Taylor report. | Labour has softened its pledge to find a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2030 after unions pushed for a target of significant progress rather than a firm commitment, my colleagues Rowena Mason, Heather Stewart and Matthew Taylor report. |