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. Farron's 'personal commitment' to NHSpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Theresa May is assuming a colossal landslide and that's why she hasn't turned up to debate, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says.

    He says voters would only see the results of her pledges after the election and she's asking for a 'blank cheque' - for example on how much they would have to pay for social care.

    The Lib Dems have costed their plans, he says, and underlying them is a wish not to leave the EU.

    He mentions his mother, and her ovarian cancer - telling how she died in the hospital where she gave birth earlier in life. And says the NHS is "personal" for him.

  2. Abandoning the triple lock on state pensionspublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Reality Check

    There's a big row between Home Secretary Amber Rudd and almost everybody about getting rid of the triple lock on the state pension, which means it rises each year by average earnings, inflation or 2.5%, whichever is higher.

    The Conservatives plan to reduce it to a double lock, meaning that it wouldn't rise by a minimum of 2.5%. The other parties plan to maintain the triple-lock.

    You can read more about it here.

  3. Rudd: We protect the poorestpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd says her party has "made a clear decision to protect the poorest in our society".

    "Winter fuel payments won't be available for billionaires," she points out.

    The means testing level will be consulted on, and she stresses "we will always look after pensioners".

  4. Robertson: PM 'didn't have the guts to come and answer'published at 20:21 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Debate

    Angus Robertson "congratulates" the Labour Party for following the SNP with a pledge to scrap tuition fees.

    But for older people, he says his party has a concern about the "dementia tax", cuts to pensions and the end of fuel payments, if there is a Tory government on 9 June.

    He called for Amber Rudd to give the detail so people know where they stand, after saying the prime minister "didn't have the guts to come and answer".

  5. Corbyn: Our plans add uppublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn says Labour would "ensure our manufacturing industry and jobs are protected".

    "The government has made choices - and those choices mean hospitals are underfunded and schools are overcrowded. Their only solution is to reduce corporation tax."

    On Labour's spending plans he says: "I'm absolutely sure they add up."

  6. Tories willing to make 'difficult decisions'published at 20:20 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Amber Rudd asks the audience to judge the Conservatives on their record, after being questioned about why they left out costings from their manifesto.

    She says the only way to have the money to invest into public services is to have a good economy.

    But she says the Tories are the only ones willing to make the difficult decisions to improve that economy.

  7. Debate 'winner' declaredpublished at 20:19 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Sunday Times political editor votes Husain

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  8. Former UKIP leader says what he thinks of it so far...published at 20:19 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  9. Who is Angus Robertson?published at 20:19 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Angus RobertsonImage source, Get

    The SNP's deputy leader has been the party's most high profile MP at Westminster, with the job of quizzing Theresa May every week at prime minister's questions in the last Parliament.

    The 47-year-old heavy metal fan was first elected as MP for Moray in 2001, a seat he has represented ever since.

    He is hoping to continue doing so after 8 June.

    A former journalist, he worked for the BBC World Service as a foreign and diplomatic correspondent, and the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, before entering politics.

    He was born in London to a German mother and Scottish father and grew up in Edinburgh.

  10. The missing leader point...published at 20:18 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  11. Watch: Which party will help those in need?published at 20:16 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

  12. Watch: Robertson says debate 'shames us all'published at 20:15 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  13. Watch: Parties clash on migrationpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

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  14. Question: Where is the money for public service promises coming from?published at 20:15 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Caroline Lucas says there needs to be a wealth tax and corporation tax levels must be looked at.

    And she says there is vast inequality in this country, and that problem needs to be sorted out.

    More money should go into the NHS and other public services she says, and they should be held in public hands.

  15. Rudd condemns rivals' 'squabbling'published at 20:14 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Amber Rudd, landing one of Conservatives' key campaign messages, accuses her rivals of "squabbling" and asks people to reflect on how "chaotic" a coalition of their parties would be.

    Plaid and the Greens accuse her of being in effective coalition with UKIP.

  16. Does Wales need more immigration?published at 20:13 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Reality Check

    Leanne Wood

    There was a disagreement between Plaid leader Leanne Wood and presenter Mishal Husain about whether the party wants to encourage more workers to migrate to Wales.

    "We're happy with the ones we've got," Ms Wood says.

    Here's what the Plaid manifesto says: "We will create a Welsh Migration Advisory Service so that we can have a system that suits Wales's needs. Welsh-specific visas are necessary to plug skills gaps and to protect our health service from staff shortages."

    You can read more about Plaid's plans to demand that EU funding to Wales is maintained here.

  17. Free movement argument- 'aping UKIP'?published at 20:13 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Debate

    Jeremy Corbyn said hat there were problems with the exploitation of people being brought in "wholesale" and this, in turn, cuts wages for others.

    He says he demanded better regulation before the EU referendum.

    But Angus Robertson from the SNP accuses him of "aping UKIP" on arguments about immigration.

    "Why don't you stand up to the Tories and say we want to remain within the European single market because it matters to jobs for people from Britain and the rest of Europe?"

  18. Recap: The second question raised issue of immigrationpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    This was the wording of the question: "Once we have left the EU, how will your party ensure we have the workers and the skills we need to make the UK a success?"

    UKIP leader Paul Nuttall suggests the answer lay in control of immigration via an Australian-style points-based system. Foreigners who had the skills that were needed would be welcome. "Beyond that," said Mr Nuttall, "we have to get the population under control."

    Lib Dem leader Tim Farron accused Mr Nuttall of demonising immigrants. He accepted immigration created pressures that had to be met but said Britain needed an immigration policy that was good for the country and not written to appease UKIP.

  19. Lucas defends EU free movementpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    The Greens' Caroline Lucas says she wants to "make the case" for freedom of movement across the EU, the ability of people to be able to "live and love" in other countries.

    "The Britain I love is a confident outward-looking country," she says, which well knows the "benefits" of migration.

    The wait to see a GP is not because of migration, but because of the government not investing enough in public services, she says.

    In the NHS: "A migrant is more likely to be treating you, than ahead of you in the queue."

  20. Robertson: Everyone understands immigrants' contributionpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 31 May 2017

    Angus Robertson says the debate on immigration "shames and demeans us all" and there's "nobody who doesn't understand the contribution immigrants have made".

    He describes the absence of a guarantee on EU nationals' rights as "unacceptable".