Summary

  • Party leaders in last day of campaigning across UK

  • Theresa May says human rights laws will not block terror fight

  • Labour's Lyn Brown to stand in for shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, who is ill

  • Voters go to the polls on Thursday

  1. Brexit election? Not in the North Westpublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Political editor Nina Warhurst finds the North West is divided over many more issues than Brexit.

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  2. We should consider 'unpalatable things to keep us safe' - UKIPpublished at 07:11 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Today Programme
    BBC Radio 4

    UKIP immigration spokesman John Bickley has been on Today as well. He says it's time to consider some "unpalatable things within our democracy to keep our people safe".

    He says Muslims are "an important part of our population but they need to feel they are part of Britain" and have "British values".

    And he asks: "Why didn't the Tory government take the passports off these returning jihadis?"

    Turning to immigration, he rejects any suggestion that cutting it could make the country poorer, claiming that, before Labour came to power in 1997, "we had 20 years of balanced migration, during which the economy boomed".

    UKIP wants people to come to the UK "to do high valued jobs" and wants existing EU citizens to stay, Mr Bickley adds.

  3. May human rights statements 'crass' - Cleggpublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Today Programme
    BBC Radio 4

    Nick Clegg

    Theresa May's announcement on human rights is "a rather crass" last-minute attempt to divert attention from some of the more difficult aspect of anti-terrorism legislation, according to the Liberal Democrats' Nick Clegg.

    He tells Today the prime minister is trying to appeal to the "splenetic" prejudices of the right-wing press and "appeal to Nigel Farage and UKIP voters, who she needs on side tomorrow".

    "There is not a shred of evidence to suggest that human rights laws had anything to do" with the Manchester and London attacks, Mr Clegg claims.

    He says the PM should address how the UK could abide with EU data protection rules to gain access to an EU database after Brexit.

  4. Assistant political editor on a 'frustrating' campaignpublished at 06:59 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Today Programme
    BBC Radio 4

    "In many ways, I think, it's been a rather frustrating campaign," Norman Smith tells Today.

    It has been overshadowed, completely understandably, by terrorist outrages in London and Manchester - but it has also featured the main parties being "remarkably parsimonious with detail".

    For example, Norman adds, we don't know how the Conservatives plan to get immigration down or have full details of their social care plans in England.

    Labour hasn't set out how it would get tariff-free access to the single market or what will happen to free movement.

  5. Bickley - We must stop the tolerance of intolerancepublished at 06:58 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    BBC Breakfast

    John Bickley, UKIP's immigration spokesperson, has been on BBC Breakfast, talking about how to tackling potential terror threats.

    He told the programme: "We have to put the rights of British people first. Obviously that means people of all faiths, British citizens." Speaking about the need to promote British values, he said: "We've got to stop being so tolerant of other people's intolerance."

  6. Residents' views from Downing Streetpublished at 06:47 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    What do the residents of Downing Street, Newport, make of those vying for the keys to No 10?

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  7. 'I'm not out of work out of choice'published at 06:46 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Two voters tell us about their experience of the benefit system and how it will affect their vote.

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  8. Election 2017: I'm 18 on polling daypublished at 06:46 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Newsbeat meets some of the youngest voters in the country - those who turn 18 on election day.

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  9. Is healthcare spending really at record levels?published at 06:46 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The BBC's Rachael Thorn gets behind the statistics.

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  10. What's behind May's human rights law announcement?published at 06:46 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Today Programme
    BBC Radio 4

    Theresa May has said she will change human rights laws if they "get in the way" of tackling suspected terrorists.

    BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith tells Today this is partly an attempt to "grab the security agenda by the scruff of the neck" and take it away from the debate about police numbers.

    Norman points out that it is "very, very rare" to get major policy announcements on the final day of campaigning.

    It could mean measures resembling control orders, replaced a few years ago and moves to address "the right to a family life" in human rights laws which, he says, "many terror suspects have used to avoid being deported".

  11. Party leaders criss-crossing the country in final pushpublished at 06:30 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    BBC Breakfast

    Eleaner Garnier

    Welcome back to live coverage as the parties embark on the final day of campaigning before voters go to the polls on Thursday.

    As BBC political correspondent Eleaner Garnier puts it: "The party leaders are going to be criss-crossing the country on their final push, with just 24 hours to go."

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be campaigning on the NHS, claiming the health service will not survive another five years of the Conservatives.

    Conservative leader Theresa May will be pledging billions for housing and infrastructure and also campaigning on her core theme of Brexit.

  12. The Times: MI5 was warned attacker 'wanted to be a terrorist'published at 00:02 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  13. Daily Telegraph: 'I'm going to be a terrorist'published at 00:02 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  14. Express: Vote May or we face disasterpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  15. What Britain's bosses want from the next governmentpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    We ask businesses what single policy they want to see from the next government.

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  16. FT: May targets opposition heartlands as security questions dog final poll pushpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  17. Daily Mail: Apologists for terrorpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  18. Picture: BBC headquarters warming up for big daypublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  19. Sturgeon: Labour's Dugdale not against second independence votepublished at 00:00 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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    Nicola Sturgeon has claimed Labour's leader in Scotland told her she would not oppose a second independence referendum after the Brexit vote.

    The first minister made the accusation against Kezia Dugdale as the leaders of Scotland's four main political parties clashed during a live TV debate.

    Ms Dugdale said the idea that she would not fight for the UK was "nonsense".

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  20. Former attorney general on May's human right law planspublished at 23:29 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

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