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| General election: Swinson condemns Johnson over Trump friendship ahead of London visit – live | General election: Swinson condemns Johnson over Trump friendship ahead of London visit – live |
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| Ahead of Trump’s arrival for Nato, Lib Dem leader said leaders should be ‘very careful’ about relationship with the president | Ahead of Trump’s arrival for Nato, Lib Dem leader said leaders should be ‘very careful’ about relationship with the president |
| Vigil to be held in London for London Bridge victims | |
| The Press Association reports a vigil will be held to pay tribute to the victims killed in the London Bridge terror attack and to honour the emergency services and members of the public who responded to the incident. | |
| Former University of Cambridge students Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, were fatally stabbed by 28-year-old convicted terrorist Usman Khan in Friday’s attack. | |
| Mayor Sadiq Khan will be among those who are due to gather at 11am on Monday morning at a remembrance service at Guildhall Yard, where Londoners will be able to lay flowers. | |
| It comes as West Midlands Police said a 34-year-old man arrested in Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts has been recalled to prison due to a suspected breach of his licence conditions. | |
| What’s happening today: | |
| Labour has announced what it is billing as the biggest ever plan to cut rail fares, promising to immediately reduce the price of season tickets by a third. Jeremy Corbyn will be in London to talk rail policies. | |
| Boris Johnson will be in the south of England before he heads to a rally in the east of England. | |
| The Lib Dem justice spokesman, Phillip Lee, will be in London to talk about mental health initiatives. | |
| Nigel Farage will campaign in North Wales. | |
| Nicola Sturgeon will visit Lockerbie, where she will warn that rural Scotland is among the areas most at risk from a bad Brexit deal. | |
| Sinn Féin will launch its manifesto in Londonderry. | |
| Ukip will launch its manifesto in London. | |
| And a new political ad from the Conservatives last night. | |
| In light of the plea from Jack Merritt’s family that his death not be used for political ends, there are some interesting front pages today. | In light of the plea from Jack Merritt’s family that his death not be used for political ends, there are some interesting front pages today. |
| David Merritt, the father of the man killed in the attack, has taken issue with the front pages of the Mail and Express, urging them not to use his son’s death “to promote your vile propaganda”. | David Merritt, the father of the man killed in the attack, has taken issue with the front pages of the Mail and Express, urging them not to use his son’s death “to promote your vile propaganda”. |
| And, in very different coverage, here’s the front page of today’s Cambridge News, which is the paper from the town that Merritt and the other victim Saskia Jones studied and lived. | And, in very different coverage, here’s the front page of today’s Cambridge News, which is the paper from the town that Merritt and the other victim Saskia Jones studied and lived. |
| Good morning and welcome to the first day of the last full week of the election campaign. We’re in the home stretch now, folks. | |
| Yesterday was a big day for politicians being controversial on TV. Boris Johnson was accused of using his extended sit-down with Andrew Marr to make the London Bridge attacks political, by laying the blame for the release of the attacker at Labour’s feet, despite pleas from the family of one of the victims not to exploit victims’ deaths. | |
| Meanwhile, party leaders attacked the prime minister for his closeness to Donald Trump in a seven-way TV debate on the eve of the US president’s visit to the UK for a Nato summit. | |
| Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, the Greens and Plaid Cymru all expressed concern about Johnson’s relationship with Trump, with Nicola Sturgeon saying he should “sup with a very long spoon” when dealing with the president. | |
| Jo Swinson, the Lib Dem leader, was applauded for a speech condemning Trump for his comments on women and religious minorities, while Richard Burgon, Labour’s shadow justice secretary, accused Trump and Johnson of “conspiring” together. | Jo Swinson, the Lib Dem leader, was applauded for a speech condemning Trump for his comments on women and religious minorities, while Richard Burgon, Labour’s shadow justice secretary, accused Trump and Johnson of “conspiring” together. |
| Swinson said: “It seems like there’s three people in the special relationship. Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Donald Trump. | Swinson said: “It seems like there’s three people in the special relationship. Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Donald Trump. |
| “We obviously have a hugely important relationship with the US. But make no mistake, the current occupant of the White House is not somebody who shares our values. | “We obviously have a hugely important relationship with the US. But make no mistake, the current occupant of the White House is not somebody who shares our values. |
| “This is someone who has boasted about sexually assaulting women, whose policies are discriminatory against people from different religious backgrounds and is separating parents from their children at the border. And we should be very careful with that relationship. The last thing we should have done is roll out the red carpet for a state visit.” | “This is someone who has boasted about sexually assaulting women, whose policies are discriminatory against people from different religious backgrounds and is separating parents from their children at the border. And we should be very careful with that relationship. The last thing we should have done is roll out the red carpet for a state visit.” |
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