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| General election 2019: Leaders seek support on last day of campaign | General election 2019: Leaders seek support on last day of campaign |
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| Scotland's political leaders are stepping up their canvassing efforts in the final day before the general election. | Scotland's political leaders are stepping up their canvassing efforts in the final day before the general election. |
| Jeremy Corbyn will join Scottish Labour's Richard Leonard in Glasgow to campaign for a "vote for hope". | Jeremy Corbyn will join Scottish Labour's Richard Leonard in Glasgow to campaign for a "vote for hope". |
| SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will urge voters to "lock out" Boris Johnson, while Lib Dem Willie Rennie will be in Edinburgh seeking to "stop Brexit". | |
| Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw will hold a rally in Edinburgh. | Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw will hold a rally in Edinburgh. |
| Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, Scottish Greens co-leaders, will also be in Edinburgh to appeal for voters to demand climate action. | Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, Scottish Greens co-leaders, will also be in Edinburgh to appeal for voters to demand climate action. |
| Polls will open at 07:00 GMT on Thursday and close at 22:00. | Polls will open at 07:00 GMT on Thursday and close at 22:00. |
| As part of a whistle-stop tour of the UK, Labour leader Mr Corbyn is expected to address voters in Glasgow with Scottish Labour's manifesto pledge of £100bn investment in Scotland over 10 years. | As part of a whistle-stop tour of the UK, Labour leader Mr Corbyn is expected to address voters in Glasgow with Scottish Labour's manifesto pledge of £100bn investment in Scotland over 10 years. |
| He will repeat promises that he will negotiate a new deal with the EU within three months of being elected and within six months hold a referendum on EU membership, offering the new deal or Remain. | |
| "This is the most important election in a generation and people have the chance on Thursday to vote for a government for the many, not the few," Mr Corbyn will add. | "This is the most important election in a generation and people have the chance on Thursday to vote for a government for the many, not the few," Mr Corbyn will add. |
| 'Time running out' | 'Time running out' |
| Nicola Sturgeon has published an open letter urging people to back her party and "lock out" Tory leader Mr Johnson. | Nicola Sturgeon has published an open letter urging people to back her party and "lock out" Tory leader Mr Johnson. |
| She branded Mr Johnson the "greatest danger to Scotland of any Tory prime minister in modern times". | She branded Mr Johnson the "greatest danger to Scotland of any Tory prime minister in modern times". |
| "Much of what we hold dear in Scotland will be cast aside as Boris Johnson reshapes the UK in his own right-wing Brexiteer image," she wrote. | "Much of what we hold dear in Scotland will be cast aside as Boris Johnson reshapes the UK in his own right-wing Brexiteer image," she wrote. |
| "A vote for the SNP is a vote to protect our NHS, for an end to Tory austerity and for a party that will always stand up for Scotland." | "A vote for the SNP is a vote to protect our NHS, for an end to Tory austerity and for a party that will always stand up for Scotland." |
| Tory MSP Annie Wells accused the SNP leader of "scaremongering", saying: "This is desperate, negative stuff from a first minister who appears to be panicking as this election campaign reaches its conclusion." | Tory MSP Annie Wells accused the SNP leader of "scaremongering", saying: "This is desperate, negative stuff from a first minister who appears to be panicking as this election campaign reaches its conclusion." |
| At a press conference in Edinburgh, Mr Carlaw will highlight the Scottish Conservatives' manifesto pledges, including plans to stop a second independence referendum next year. | At a press conference in Edinburgh, Mr Carlaw will highlight the Scottish Conservatives' manifesto pledges, including plans to stop a second independence referendum next year. |
| The Scottish Liberal Democrats will be at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh arguing that "time is running out" to safeguard Scotland's membership of the UK and the EU. | The Scottish Liberal Democrats will be at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh arguing that "time is running out" to safeguard Scotland's membership of the UK and the EU. |
| Willie Rennie will push the message that every vote for his party is a vote to stop Brexit and build a brighter future for Scotland within the UK. | Willie Rennie will push the message that every vote for his party is a vote to stop Brexit and build a brighter future for Scotland within the UK. |
| The Scottish Greens will highlight their call for climate action to be at the heart of the general election campaign. | The Scottish Greens will highlight their call for climate action to be at the heart of the general election campaign. |
| All of the parties are moving to the "get out the vote" stage of the campaign where they are trying to ensure supporters make it to the polls on Thursday. | All of the parties are moving to the "get out the vote" stage of the campaign where they are trying to ensure supporters make it to the polls on Thursday. |
| In many cases this will mean arranging transport for those who need it. | In many cases this will mean arranging transport for those who need it. |