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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 joined Scottish Labour's Richard Leonard in Glasgow to campaign for a "vote for hope". | Jeremy Corbyn joined Scottish Labour's Richard Leonard in Glasgow to campaign for a "vote for hope". |
| SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon urged voters to "lock out" Boris Johnson, while Lib Dem Willie Rennie was in Edinburgh seeking to "stop Brexit". | SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon urged voters to "lock out" Boris Johnson, while Lib Dem Willie Rennie was in Edinburgh seeking to "stop Brexit". |
| Interim Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw also held a rally in Edinburgh. | Interim Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw also held a rally in Edinburgh. |
| Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, the Scottish Greens' co-leaders, were in the capital to appeal for voters to demand climate action. | |
| The party leaders will also have a final clash in the Holyrood chamber, with first minister's questions taking place on Wednesday afternoon due to the parliament being closed on polling day. | The party leaders will also have a final clash in the Holyrood chamber, with first minister's questions taking place on Wednesday afternoon due to the parliament being closed on polling day. |
| 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 whistlestop tour of the UK, Labour leader Mr Corbyn addressed voters in Glasgow with Scottish Labour's manifesto pledge of £100bn investment in Scotland over 10 years. | As part of a whistlestop tour of the UK, Labour leader Mr Corbyn addressed voters in Glasgow with Scottish Labour's manifesto pledge of £100bn investment in Scotland over 10 years. |
| He repeated 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 a choice between the new deal or Remain. | He repeated 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 a choice between the new deal or Remain. |
| Mr Corbyn said: "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 said: "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." |
| Ms Sturgeon has published an open letter urging people to back her party and "lock out" Tory leader Mr Johnson. | Ms 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." |
| Mr Carlaw held a rally in Edinburgh alongside his former boss Ruth Davidson, saying the election is "on a knife-edge". | Mr Carlaw held a rally in Edinburgh alongside his former boss Ruth Davidson, saying the election is "on a knife-edge". |
| He said: "A few hundred votes either way will decide whether Nicola Sturgeon gets her way and takes us back to a second referendum next year - or whether we can all move forward as a country to take on the challenges and opportunities ahead. | He said: "A few hundred votes either way will decide whether Nicola Sturgeon gets her way and takes us back to a second referendum next year - or whether we can all move forward as a country to take on the challenges and opportunities ahead. |
| "The fact is we are now staring down at the very real risk of a second referendum on independence being held next year. A second referendum which would divide us all over again and could lead to the break-up of our country by Christmas next year." | "The fact is we are now staring down at the very real risk of a second referendum on independence being held next year. A second referendum which would divide us all over again and could lead to the break-up of our country by Christmas next year." |
| The Scottish Liberal Democrats were 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 were 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 said every vote for his party was a vote to stop Brexit and "build a brighter future for Scotland within the UK". | |
| The Scottish Greens highlighted their call for climate action to be at the heart of the general election campaign. | |
| All of the parties are moving to the "get-the-vote-out" 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-the-vote-out" 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. |