Theresa May laughs off accusations by Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner that she is seen as an "ogre" in Europe.

The PM stresses that the UK wants to maintain its "deep and special partnership" with the EU - explaining that "we're leaving the EU but we're not leaving Europe".

She says the UK will co-operate on security and defence, adding that last week she was with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others at a Nato meeting showing support on security.

The following day, she said, she was at the G7 summit making a strong statement about the nations' collective commitment to work together to deal with extremism.

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Earlier, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall was on the Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2.

On security, he said Theresa May wasn't to blame for the Manchester bombing, but she was responsible for cutting police numbers. He said local police officers who are known in a neighbourhood were more likely to have the trust of the locals who would pass information to them.

Mr Nuttall also talked about banning Muslim women from wearing a full-face veil. He said other countries in Europe were going the same way with even German Chancellor Angela Merkel being in favour.

"Really?", Jeremy Vine asked.

"She has been very open," Mr Nuttall argued. "It's going to happen anyway across Europe," adding that the veil ban was needed for greater integration.

Google has released its latest data, external on what election-related queries the UK has had for the search engine over the last week. Top of the most-searched political issues is the NHS. Rather worryingly, the top question being asked is "Who should I vote for?".

If you want the information to make up your own mind - the BBC has everything you need to know on its Election 2017 special.

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The prime minister is asked to defend her position that "no deal would be better than a bad deal" on Brexit, which one journalist says critics suggest could result in a "serious recession".

Theresa May says she really does believe no deal will be better than a bad deal, especially as there are "people in Europe who want to punish the UK".

She says members of other political parties "are willing to give anything away whatever that deal is", which she adds would be bad for the UK.

"What we've seen today from Jeremy Corbyn is he'd be willing to do a deal at any price," she says. "He wants to get the worst deal for Britain at the highest possible price."

Mrs May insists she will be fighting for Britain in the negotiations, getting the best possible deal and "making a success of Brexit".

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David Cowling, former editor of political research at the BBC, says the Conservatives are down about two points and Labour up about nine if you compare the average of the first 10 polls during the campaign with the 10 most recent.

But he says Labour should be careful. There's virtually no change among the over-65s,he says, and that should be encouraging for the Conservatives because they vote. Labour's growth in support has come from under-35s, he adds, and they have an annoying habit of not turning out.

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the cost of the childcare pledge could be much higher than Labour estimates because take-up is unpredictable.

Barry Gardiner, shadow business secretary, says getting more mothers back to work - "in a way that this government has stopped them doing" - will help the economy grow and in turn, pay for the policy.

Theresa May is asked about her own description of herself as a "difficult woman" when it comes to the Brexit negotiations.

She is also pressed by a reporter that she has had a "difficult" time over her social care policy which, the journalist adds, "has worried voters".

Mrs May says her social care plans prevent people having to sell their homes in order to pay their care bills.

Mrs May adds that there will be an "absolute cap" on the amount people have to pay for care.

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Labour's Barry Gardiner is annoyed that when Theresa May said "you could provide a breakfast for a child at 6.8p" - what he sees as a pitifully low number - that didn't attract media attention.

"You have chosen to make the lead story on The World at One that Jeremy forgot a figure," he says, clearly angry.

The figure is there in the manifesto, he insists, but "under pressure" and in the face of "rapid fire", people make mistakes.

Mr Gardiner also notes that Chancellor Philip Hammond got the cost of HS2 wrong.

"Politicians are having to remember lots of figures, sometimes they get it wrong. Let's focus on the policy," he adds.

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June O'Sullivan, CEO of charity the London Early Years Foundation, says there's a risk that Labour's childcare promise could cost a lot more than the estimate.

She says that's what the current government is realising - and there's a significant shortfall between what it provides and what providing the care actually costs.

Labour has to deal with that too, she adds.

During a question and answer session following Theresa May's speech, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg asks her if the electorate wants more from her than attacks on Jeremy Corbyn.

Mrs May says "strong and stable leadership" is about being open about the hard choices ahead and having a plan to take Britain into and beyond the Brexit negotiations, while also building a stronger and fairer country for all.

"That's what I have - strong and stable leadership," she adds.

The prime minister repeats the oft cited line that the only way Jeremy Corbyn can get into Number 10 would be via a hung Parliament, "propped up" by the SNP and Lib Dems.

This, she says, would produce "a weak government" with no chance of success in Brexit talks.

"You do it from a position of strength, with a prime minister 100% committed to the cause and a strong government to see it through.

"You can only deliver for Britain if you believe in Britain. And I do."

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Theresa May also restates her insistence that the UK must leave the EU single market because without doing that, freedom of movement couldn't be curtailed.

"Membership of the single market is incompatible with the democratically expressed wishes of the United Kingdom," she argues.

Theresa May made a joke earlier about Jeremy Corbyn being "naked" in Brexit negotiations, such, she said, was his level of unpreparedness for leadership.

A lot of the political commentators are feeling a bit unsettled by the image, while others are deeply unimpressed.

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"Don't let them steal your votes in last year's referendum," Theresa May urges her audience, referring to Labour.

She says the Brexit vote was a cry for change from those who feel life is not fair - citing those struggling to get on the housing ladder, struggling to find a good school for their children, or stuck on low wages because of low-skilled immigration.

"If your patriotism is deemed somehow distasteful, your concerns about immigration are dismissed as colloquial..." the PM continues, she says she has the plan for you.

An ink run means a small number of documents have been reissued in the Dumfries and Galloway constituency.