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| General election: Tories warned not to 'make political capital out of tragedy' – live news | General election: Tories warned not to 'make political capital out of tragedy' – live news |
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| University says both victims were alumni, with member of staff also injured, as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn pressed on counter-terrorism policies | University says both victims were alumni, with member of staff also injured, as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn pressed on counter-terrorism policies |
| It looks particularly busy on the campaign trail today meanwhile. | |
| The Women’s Equality Party (WEP), which has sought to place the issue of violence and misogyny against women front and centre in the campaign, have been on the ground in Canterbury to support Labour’s Rosie Duffield, who spoke in parliament in October about her own experience of domestic abuse. | |
| The prime minister’s partner, Carrie Symonds is out canvassing for Zac Goldsmith in west London: | |
| Alastair Campbell - out canvassing to help re-elect the Labour MP and former minister Pat McFadden - has tweeted some video of the lengths to which he has apparently gone today to secure one vote in particular. | Alastair Campbell - out canvassing to help re-elect the Labour MP and former minister Pat McFadden - has tweeted some video of the lengths to which he has apparently gone today to secure one vote in particular. |
| Don’t be alarmed as the camera pans down in the first few seconds: | Don’t be alarmed as the camera pans down in the first few seconds: |
| The Conservatives’ lack of policies on equal rights for LGBT+ voters will not go unnoticed, argues Jonathan Cooper, a lawyer and human rights specialist. | The Conservatives’ lack of policies on equal rights for LGBT+ voters will not go unnoticed, argues Jonathan Cooper, a lawyer and human rights specialist. |
| While David Cameron learned from Tony Blair that the LGBT+ vote mattered, Cooper writes in the Guardian: “The lack of any real substance in the Conservative party’s manifesto in relation to LGBT rights suggests the party has either learned nothing from Cameron’s success and May’s blunder or it is supremely confident of its majority and thinks it has no need to court gay people.” | While David Cameron learned from Tony Blair that the LGBT+ vote mattered, Cooper writes in the Guardian: “The lack of any real substance in the Conservative party’s manifesto in relation to LGBT rights suggests the party has either learned nothing from Cameron’s success and May’s blunder or it is supremely confident of its majority and thinks it has no need to court gay people.” |
| “The manifesto makes two references to LGBT people, one to sexual orientation, among a long list of other protected grounds, and no reference to gender identity or trans people.” | “The manifesto makes two references to LGBT people, one to sexual orientation, among a long list of other protected grounds, and no reference to gender identity or trans people.” |
| No journalist likes to refuse an interview but there was a good reason for the BBC to refuse to play into Boris Johnson’s hands by having him on the Andrew Marr Show today, argues Jane Martinson in the Guardian. | No journalist likes to refuse an interview but there was a good reason for the BBC to refuse to play into Boris Johnson’s hands by having him on the Andrew Marr Show today, argues Jane Martinson in the Guardian. |
| While Johnson has avoided a grilling at the hands of Andrew Neil, she adds that the public interest was hardly served in the wake of the London Bridge attacks by Johnson “filibustering his way out of any answers as though he were a poor contestant on Just A Minute”. | While Johnson has avoided a grilling at the hands of Andrew Neil, she adds that the public interest was hardly served in the wake of the London Bridge attacks by Johnson “filibustering his way out of any answers as though he were a poor contestant on Just A Minute”. |
| While other recent “cock-ups” at the BBC have already prompted an alarming number of online conspiracy theories and staff morale is low, Martinson warns of a corrosion in public trust. | While other recent “cock-ups” at the BBC have already prompted an alarming number of online conspiracy theories and staff morale is low, Martinson warns of a corrosion in public trust. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
| The Liberal Democrats could not support Labour’s renationalisation plans in the event of a hung Parliament, the party’s leader Jo Swinson has said. | The Liberal Democrats could not support Labour’s renationalisation plans in the event of a hung Parliament, the party’s leader Jo Swinson has said. |
| She described Jeremy Corbyn’s programme as “a distraction” and said the Labour Party had “not been clear about how they would pay for it”. | She described Jeremy Corbyn’s programme as “a distraction” and said the Labour Party had “not been clear about how they would pay for it”. |
| The Liberal Democrat leader added she does not believe renationalisation is “the way forward”. | The Liberal Democrat leader added she does not believe renationalisation is “the way forward”. |
| Asked whether she would support Labour’s plans, she told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics: | Asked whether she would support Labour’s plans, she told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics: |
| “No, I think renationalisation is a distraction. I don’t think it’s a way to deliver better public services and I think it’s taking us away from, actually, how do you make things better for people?” | “No, I think renationalisation is a distraction. I don’t think it’s a way to deliver better public services and I think it’s taking us away from, actually, how do you make things better for people?” |
| Pushed for further clarity on whether the Liberal Democrats would block the renationalisation of water, | Pushed for further clarity on whether the Liberal Democrats would block the renationalisation of water, |
| She said: “We don’t think that renationalisation is the way forward.” | She said: “We don’t think that renationalisation is the way forward.” |
| Questioned further on whether the Liberal Democrats would veto renationalisation, she said the issue was a “fantasy situation”. | Questioned further on whether the Liberal Democrats would veto renationalisation, she said the issue was a “fantasy situation”. |
| She added: “Nobody is expecting, on the current scenario, that Jeremy Corbyn is getting anywhere near Downing Street and the Liberal Democrats are going to put him there. So the Labour manifesto, it’s a wish list, they cannot deliver it.” | She added: “Nobody is expecting, on the current scenario, that Jeremy Corbyn is getting anywhere near Downing Street and the Liberal Democrats are going to put him there. So the Labour manifesto, it’s a wish list, they cannot deliver it.” |
| The campaigner and businesswoman Gina Miller has called on Remain voters to vote tactically in the general election, saying that doing so could prevent a Conservative majority. | The campaigner and businesswoman Gina Miller has called on Remain voters to vote tactically in the general election, saying that doing so could prevent a Conservative majority. |
| Presenting a new poll and MRP seat projection for ‘Remain United’ on ‘Sophy Ridge on Sunday’, she said: “With no tactical voting, just based on voter intention at the moment and where the polls are sitting and the difference between the seats, there would be a 12 seat majority for the Conservatives.” | Presenting a new poll and MRP seat projection for ‘Remain United’ on ‘Sophy Ridge on Sunday’, she said: “With no tactical voting, just based on voter intention at the moment and where the polls are sitting and the difference between the seats, there would be a 12 seat majority for the Conservatives.” |
| “What we’re doing is we’re giving people recommendations and the other polling we did was on tactical voting intentions and what we’re finding is that it is staying stable for about 45% of Remain and soft Leave voters saying that they intend to tactically vote.” | “What we’re doing is we’re giving people recommendations and the other polling we did was on tactical voting intentions and what we’re finding is that it is staying stable for about 45% of Remain and soft Leave voters saying that they intend to tactically vote.” |
| The Conservatives appears to have acquiesced to BBC demands that they take down Facebook adverts featuring footage of journalists Laura Kuenssberg and Huw Edwards. | The Conservatives appears to have acquiesced to BBC demands that they take down Facebook adverts featuring footage of journalists Laura Kuenssberg and Huw Edwards. |
| As reported by the Guardian’s Jim Waterson, the broadcaster had argued that their inclusion could damage perceptions of the corporation’s impartiality. | As reported by the Guardian’s Jim Waterson, the broadcaster had argued that their inclusion could damage perceptions of the corporation’s impartiality. |
| A woman who was one of the two people killed in the London Bridge attack was a former student, Cambridge University has said. | A woman who was one of the two people killed in the London Bridge attack was a former student, Cambridge University has said. |
| The university has released a statement after Jack Merritt, a course coordinator for Learning Together, a programme run by the University of Cambridge’s institute of criminology, was named as the first victim in the London Bridge attack. | The university has released a statement after Jack Merritt, a course coordinator for Learning Together, a programme run by the University of Cambridge’s institute of criminology, was named as the first victim in the London Bridge attack. |
| In a statement on Sunday, Professor Stephen J Toope, vice-chancellor of the university, said: “I am devastated to learn that among the victims of the London Bridge attack were staff and alumni of the University of Cambridge, taking part in an event to mark five years of the Learning Together programme. | In a statement on Sunday, Professor Stephen J Toope, vice-chancellor of the university, said: “I am devastated to learn that among the victims of the London Bridge attack were staff and alumni of the University of Cambridge, taking part in an event to mark five years of the Learning Together programme. |
| “What should have been a joyous opportunity to celebrate the achievements of this unique and socially transformative programme, hosted by our Institute of Criminology, was instead disrupted by an unspeakable criminal act. | “What should have been a joyous opportunity to celebrate the achievements of this unique and socially transformative programme, hosted by our Institute of Criminology, was instead disrupted by an unspeakable criminal act. |
| “I am sad beyond words to report that a course co-ordinator, Jack Merritt, was killed, as was a former student not yet named by the Metropolitan Police. Among the three people injured, whose identities have not been publicly released, is a member of university staff.“Our university condemns this abhorrent and senseless act of terror. Our condolences, our thoughts and our deepest sympathies are with the victims and their families.” | “I am sad beyond words to report that a course co-ordinator, Jack Merritt, was killed, as was a former student not yet named by the Metropolitan Police. Among the three people injured, whose identities have not been publicly released, is a member of university staff.“Our university condemns this abhorrent and senseless act of terror. Our condolences, our thoughts and our deepest sympathies are with the victims and their families.” |
| The medical director for the NHS in London, Dr Vin Diwakar, has meanwhile said that one of the three people injured in the attack had been allowed to return home while the other two remain in a stable condition in hospital. | The medical director for the NHS in London, Dr Vin Diwakar, has meanwhile said that one of the three people injured in the attack had been allowed to return home while the other two remain in a stable condition in hospital. |
| Boris Johnson has sought to blame Labour for the release of Usman Khan, the convicted terrorist who murdered two people on London Bridge on Friday, as the aftermath of the attack became an increasingly politicised election issue. In an interview on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, the prime minister said it was “ridiculous” that someone such as Khan should have been freed midway through an earlier sentence, and pledged to change the law, saying: “The reason this killer was out on the streets was because of automatic early release which was brought in by a leftie government.” | Boris Johnson has sought to blame Labour for the release of Usman Khan, the convicted terrorist who murdered two people on London Bridge on Friday, as the aftermath of the attack became an increasingly politicised election issue. In an interview on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, the prime minister said it was “ridiculous” that someone such as Khan should have been freed midway through an earlier sentence, and pledged to change the law, saying: “The reason this killer was out on the streets was because of automatic early release which was brought in by a leftie government.” |
| Britain’s repeated military interventions have “exacerbated rather than resolved” the problem of terrorism, according to Jeremy Corbyn, who described Boris Johnson as the world’s leading sycophant towards President Trump. The Labour leader used a speech in York to warn that the so-called “war on terror has manifestly failed”, adding that the world is “living with the consequences” of the botched invasion of Iraq, which he opposed. Corbyn also warned that the UK risks being dragged into a further conflict with Iran and that Labour will “stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen and work to end the war there, not actively support it as the Conservative government has done”. | Britain’s repeated military interventions have “exacerbated rather than resolved” the problem of terrorism, according to Jeremy Corbyn, who described Boris Johnson as the world’s leading sycophant towards President Trump. The Labour leader used a speech in York to warn that the so-called “war on terror has manifestly failed”, adding that the world is “living with the consequences” of the botched invasion of Iraq, which he opposed. Corbyn also warned that the UK risks being dragged into a further conflict with Iran and that Labour will “stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen and work to end the war there, not actively support it as the Conservative government has done”. |
| The UK is on the brink of having the most untrustworthy prime minister of all time, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey has said. Davey criticised Johnson’s response to the London Bridge terror attack and called on him to apologise for “misleading people” over the law regarding early release. He also warned Johnson that he “shouldn’t be trying to make political capital out of a tragedy”. | The UK is on the brink of having the most untrustworthy prime minister of all time, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey has said. Davey criticised Johnson’s response to the London Bridge terror attack and called on him to apologise for “misleading people” over the law regarding early release. He also warned Johnson that he “shouldn’t be trying to make political capital out of a tragedy”. |
| Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has insisted that the Tories were not politicising the London Bridge attack but taking “necessary” measures to protect the public. “We’ve said that we would expect for the serious terrorist offences a minimum of a 14-year sentence … We don’t think that it is the case that they should necessarily be released, we think for some offences they should be imprisoned for life and we also think that terrorist offenders should serve their full sentence, both as a matter of public protection and also confidence in the system.” | Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has insisted that the Tories were not politicising the London Bridge attack but taking “necessary” measures to protect the public. “We’ve said that we would expect for the serious terrorist offences a minimum of a 14-year sentence … We don’t think that it is the case that they should necessarily be released, we think for some offences they should be imprisoned for life and we also think that terrorist offenders should serve their full sentence, both as a matter of public protection and also confidence in the system.” |
| None of the main parties in the general election has a coherent plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the biggest source of carbon in the UK, according to campaigners. The Conservative manifesto highlights the need to repair potholes, but the nearly £30bn to be spent on roads is expected to add to greenhouse gases at a time when they need to be reduced drastically, a report by three NGOs says. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pledges to invest in rail and other public transport, with Labour doing so through nationalising the railways, but they also fall short. | None of the main parties in the general election has a coherent plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the biggest source of carbon in the UK, according to campaigners. The Conservative manifesto highlights the need to repair potholes, but the nearly £30bn to be spent on roads is expected to add to greenhouse gases at a time when they need to be reduced drastically, a report by three NGOs says. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pledges to invest in rail and other public transport, with Labour doing so through nationalising the railways, but they also fall short. |
| The prime minister has been accused of plagiarism by a popular Twitter user on legal affairs who says that Boris Johnson “copied and pasted” from a blog written about the background to the London bridge attacks. | The prime minister has been accused of plagiarism by a popular Twitter user on legal affairs who says that Boris Johnson “copied and pasted” from a blog written about the background to the London bridge attacks. |