Summary

  • Leaders clashed on Brexit and public services in seven-way debate

  • Rivals attacked Theresa May for not taking part in debate

  • PM to urge voters to help her 'fulfil promise of Brexit'

  • Tim Farron in Andrew Neil interview on BBC One

  • Greens' co-leader Jonathan Bartley on Jeremy Vine show

  1. Tim Farron talks about border controlspublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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    Tim Farron saying: "The temporary exclusion orders, which exist now – only one has been used in the last two years."

    Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has been talking about security.

    He says: "The temporary exclusion orders, which exist now – only one has been used in the last two years."

    TEOs apply to British citizens suspected of involvement in terrorist activity abroad. They are designed to stop suspects from re-entering the UK unless they give themselves up at the border

    He’s right - only one has been used in the last two years. You can read more about border controls here.

  2. Watch: Rudd and Corbyn challenged on costspublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

  3. Corbyn: '300,000 voted for me to lead party'published at 21:10 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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    Jeremy Corbyn said 300,000 people voted for him as Labour leader.

    He was elected in September 2015 with 251,417 votes, easily beating his three opponents.

    But as Amber Rudd pointed out, 4 out of 5 Labour MPs backed a no confidence vote against Corbyn last summer. To be precise, 172 Labour MPs voted for the motion while just 40 voted against it.

    However, Corbyn withstood that leadership challenge.

    He was re-elected in September 2016, with 313,209 votes, far ahead of challenger Owen Smith.

  4. Debate: Frank Underwood unimpressedpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  5. Time for the reaction...published at 21:09 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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    Now the debate is over, politicians are leaping to give their responses to their leaders' (or senior figures') performances. A word of warning - in previous post-match chats they have never knowingly been anything other than partisan in their views...

    So here's Damian Green, Work and Pensions Secretary. What did he think?

    Well he says it is "completely ridiculous" to say Theresa May didn't care about voters and praised Amber Rudd.

    "She was calm, in control and realistic, discussing difficult issues in an adult way," he said.

    "Although all the other parties agreed on higher taxes, higher spending, more borrowing and higher immigration, they still disliked each other and squabbled.

    "They were the coalition of chaos made flesh."

  6. Today presenter tweets...published at 21:06 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  7. Watch: Wood v Nuttall divorce bill clashpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  8. Rudd: A vote for anyone other than May is a vote for Corbynpublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Winding up, Amber Rudd says that "you've seen the coalition of chaos in action but in the quiet of the polling booth you have a clear choice - a vote for anyone other than Theresa May is a vote for Corbyn".

    "Our government needs to be at our strongest" to take us through Brexit.

  9. Nuttall: UKIP 'Outsiders but right'published at 21:05 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Bringing his remarks to a close, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said: "UKIP will always be the outsider in British politics.

    "It will always be the one the Westminster elites and the establishment media want to mock and ridicule. But we have been proved right - proved right on Brexit, proved right on immigration, proved right on grammar schools and proved right on protecting our police and security services".

  10. Watch: Nuttall pitches leadership skillspublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  11. Welsh and Scottish leaders wrap uppublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    In his closing remarks, Angus Robertson says leadership is about putting the country before your party and criticises Theresa May's calling of an election, calling her the U-turn queen.

    He says he is proud, as the third party in the Commons, or their role in opposition.

    Leanne Wood says leaders should "walk the walk" and be prepared to defend their policies and she is "shocked" that Theresa May has U-turned on so many things.

    Plaid would stick to their promises and lead for Wales, she says.

  12. Farron: 'If she can't be bothered, why should you?'published at 21:02 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Tim Farron says he will give people the final say over Brexit and stand up to the Tories.

    But he saves his main point to make a dig at Theresa May, saying "if she can't be bothered, why should you".

    To a big laugh, he says: "In fact, Bake Off is on BBC Two next. Why not make yourself a brew?

    "You are not worth Theresa May's time, don't give her your time."

  13. Corbyn: The choice is between me and the Conservativespublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    In his closing comments, Jeremy Corbyn says there's "a real choice between a Labour government or a Conservative government - whether young people are saddled with debt or freed from it" and whether public services are boosted or cut.

  14. Green Party: 'Vote for change'published at 21:01 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    In her closing statement, the co-leader of the Green Party says the country "stands at a crossroads".

    Caroline Lucas says the choice is "stark", but it is time to "stand up for what really matters - openness, tolerance and compassion," rather than looking inward to "isolation, division and hate".

  15. Confidence in Corbynpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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    Amber Rudd says 4 out of 5 Labour MPs backed a no confidence vote against the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn. This is correct, it was 172 to 40.

  16. Robertson: May only called election for bigger majoritypublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Angus Robertson says a leader must "put the country before your party"

    "The only reason she called the election was she thought she'd win a massive majority," he says of May.

    "The SNP need to protect the country from the Tories."

  17. Watch: Corbyn on his leadership stylepublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  18. Leaders should 'walk the walk'published at 21:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Leaders should "walk the walk" and should be prepared to "stick to their guns", says Leanne Wood.

    She says it is "shocking" how many times Theresa May has made U-turns.

    She adds that Plaid Cymru will stick to their manifesto promises and "lead for Wales".

  19. May's absence is shadow over election - Farronpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Tim Farron is asked about his leadership qualities. He says Theresa May's absence is the "shadow over the election".

    "How dare you," he says, "call an election and then run away from the debate?"

    He recalls his upbringing in Preston, where he says people were taken for granted by the government.

    "Politicians need to be honest about how they will pay for things," he says. "And if you want to lead the people, you have to like them and spend time among them."

  20. Lucas: First rule of leadership is to show uppublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Caroline Lucas says: "The first rule of leadership is to show up - you don't say it's the most important election of our lifetime and not be bothered to show up."

    She also says having a referendum on the final Brexit deal is about "trusting the British people to have the final say" on leaving the EU.