A draft of Labour's 51-page general election manifesto has been leaked, but what does it say about London?

Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, tells the BBC that the Labour manifesto is the "biggest state intervention in the economy since the 1970s outside of a crisis” – a reference to nationalising the banks in 2008.

He says the manifesto promises "very big spending increases, substantial tax increases and a big increase in borrowing" but also "new ways in which the state would intervene in the economy".

He highlights the rise to the minimum wage - "high enough to set the pay for more than a quarter of private sector workers and well over a half of young workers".  

He also mentions changes to employment legislation which, if implemented, would dramatically change the UK labour market, including full rights from day one, banning zero-hour contracts and doubling paid paternity leave. 

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Local residents in Halifax, West Yorkshire, who voted in favour of Brexit, share their views with  Nick Robinson, external over a takeaway.   

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David Cameron has said he believes the present election campaign is one of the most defining elections he can remember, representing a "straight choice" for the voters.

"I resigned after the Brexit vote because I knew that this country needed fresh leadership and that's exactly what Theresa May is delivering....I want her to have the biggest possible majority so she can deliver the best possible deal. Labour have put up a candidate who is not cut-out to be prime minister."

Giving a hint at his own stance on the issue, Mr Cameron that it was important for Mrs May to win a convincing mandate so that she could "stand up to people that want an extreme Brexit either here or in Brussels",

But challenged by one young local where he was campaigning in Cheshire that Brexit was "a mess" and that he should bear some responsibility for it, the former prime minister said: "We can make it work."

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Rob Smith is live from Chatham for a South East Today election special from 18:30 BST.

And that means a lot of plugging and cabling.

Labour leader speaks after party meets to finalise its manifesto following leak of draft version.

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Labour's draft manifesto pledges to bring Britain's railways back into public ownership. But how would it work?

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The leaked version of the Labour Party manifesto commits to "take energy back into public ownership to deliver renewable energy, affordability for consumers, and democratic control". Why?  

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UKIP won’t field a candidate in Eastbourne or Lewes at next month's general election, BBC Sussex has learned.

In both constituencies, Tory incumbents who voted to leave the EU are facing strong challenges from Lib Dem candidates. 

The Liberal Democrats have said they would give the people a second EU referendum, and are campaigning against leaving the single market.

In a statement, UKIP Lewes's chairman Linda Lord said that standing aside was in the "best interests of the country generally".

The party's chair in Eastbourne, Ian Garbutt, said they had "put country before party," and would "urge all those who would have voted UKIP to consider Brexit before casting their vote".

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Andrew Neil be reviewing the election campaign with Liz Kendall and Michael Portillo on the This Week big red sofa.

They will be joined by Douglas Murray talking immigration, while the Mirror's Kevin Maguire (above) will rounding up the political week in a film from the kitchen, and then David Baddiel (below) will look at honesty.

It will all be live at 23:45 BST on BBC One

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Len McCluskey, Unite’s general secretary, says: “we’re doing what we always do, supporting the Labour Party” when asked if Unite was pumping money into their campaign.

Politics Home earlier reported that Unite has agreed to give Labour up to £4.5m to fight the general election - with the possibility of more cash if required - adding that an initial payment of just under £2m has already been donated to Labour.

When Mr McCluskey was asked if it was £4m, he responded by shaking his hand as if to imply "thereabouts".

Theresa May is taking to the airwaves a little later, at 19:00 BST on LBC radio. It's being promoted as: "Your questions, her answers". Should be worth a listen. 

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A draft of the Labour Party's general election manifesto has been leaked, revealing plans to nationalise the railways.

Dr Richard Wellings is head of Transport at the free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs.

He tells BBC Radio 4's The World at One that taking the railways back into state ownership is a bad idea as there are poor incentives "for innovation... and cost control" which could result in "the inefficient state ownership we saw in the 1970's"

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BBC Look East political correspondent

The UK Independence Party has launched its fisheries policy, promising fishermen along the east coast that they will "always have a friend in UKIP".

The party wants the UK to have full control of fishing within its territorial waters once we've left the EU. 

Its fisheries spokesman Mike Hookem MEP said he was worried that the Conservatives would sacrifice fishing rights as part of the wider Brexit negotiations. 

"Despite some Conservatives talking tough, no action has been taken to convince me that they have any intention of supporting the industry or reclaiming our waters," he said.

"The details [of the manifesto] will be published in the next few days - the details will be set out to you including the costings of all the pledges and promises we make and I know you're all looking forward to reading it in great detail.

"And at that time and that point you will be able to ask all the questions you like."

Speaking on the steps outside where the meeting was held, Jeremy Corbyn said: "We've just concluded our meeting - we unanimously agreed the content" and it will put forward "informed, interesting and sensible" policies. 

He said it was an "offer to transform the lives of many people in our society" and would be "popular", ensuring "nobody left behind".  

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn poses for the photographers and then says that the party has now agreed its manifesto - a revised version of the draft manifesto (which we've all seen as a result of the leak).