Asked if she regrets her support for the IRA, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott told Andrew Marr: "It was 34 years ago."

She then says:

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Diane Abbott says when she signed an Early Day Motion in 1989 calling for the abolition of MI5 it was "in need of reform" but she wouldn't do so now.

She defends voting against certain counter-terror legislation, saying some of it was "counter-productive" and "nobody votes without a lot of thought".

She says he voted against one motion proscribing al-Qaeda because it would have also affected dissident groups.

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Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott is asked whether people should trust her to be home secretary.

Asked to say what she would say to voters, she replies: "They should vote Labour because we've put forward a transforming manifesto.

"There's something to be said for a home secretary who's worked in the Home Office and has worked with diverse communities."

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Andrew Marr said he felt tongue-tied to find out that his links to the weather part of his programme had an online presence.

He said: "I learned This week there is an entire twitter account, external devoted to me talking about the weather."

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas says that the government's Prevent anti-extremism programme should be reviewed.

Speaking to Andrew Marr, she said: "Many in the Muslim community believe Prevent has been an attack on their group in particular.

"We need to review Prevent to make sure it is seen as broad and inclusive - not top down through Big Brother."

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Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood tells Andrew Marr: "You can give people more confidence by ensuring police and security services are properly resourced.

"We wouldn't need troops on the streets if there were more police on the streets."

She says Plaid remains opposed to mass surveillance as it's "better they [intelligence services] are watching those who are a risk than the entire population".

Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary from 2007-9, says there is a need for the general election "to get back on track" following the Manchester terror attack.

Reviewing the papers on The Andrew Marr show, she said: "The election is a democratic process that the terror attack was partly against."

She also said it was a "misjudgment" for parties to start talking about "how many people are going to get killed under different governments".

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Sir Craig Oliver draws attention to what he calls "the wobble in the Conservative campaign", but observes Conservatives are consistently leading the polls and "let's not get carried away".

Jacqui Smith, pictured above, says: "If you run on the basis of your leader being strong and stable, and then have a monster mess-up in your manifesto that is going to cause a wobble."

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Reviewing the papers on the Andrew Marr Show, former Labour home secretary Jacqui Smith pays tribute to the "dedication of NHS staff" in the wake of the Manchester attack.

David Cameron's former communications Sir Craig Oliver adds that he thinks it's important to remember the people caught up in the bombing.

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Home Secretary Amber Rudd is to represent the Conservatives in the BBC's live election debate with leaders of some of the other parties, after Theresa May refused to take part.

Labour has yet to confirm who it will send to the debate on 31 May, though aides have previously said that leader Jeremy Corbyn will only join debates if the prime minister is also there.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and Green co-leader Caroline Lucas will line up in the seven-way clash, alongside Scottish National Party deputy leader Angus Robertson.

BBC Sunday Politics

Jo Coburn will be joined by Professor of politics John Curtice, Security Minister Ben Wallace, shadow justice minister Richard Burgon, author Douglas Murray, and Sara Khan, a director of Inspire, the counter-extremism and women's rights organisation.

Her panel of journalists are Steve Richards, Tim Marshall and Julia Hartley-Brewer to comment on the guest interviews and Sunday's political headlines.

The programme starts on BBC One from 11:00 BST, and there will be news of the election campaign from your part of the UK from 11:35.

The Guardian

The Observer has been speaking to Jonathan Powell, external, Tony Blair’s former chief of staff, who warns Labour could be challenged by a more pro-European, progressive rival unless it fills the “yawning chasm” in the political centre ground.

He said there was no pro-European party capable of commanding significant support and that “a different party” could fill the vacuum if Labour opted not to do so

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