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. Watch: Lammy asked about audience calling for attack on Israelpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  2. Watch: Vaizey and Lammy on control orderspublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Andrew Neil
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  3. Questions are 'the same as at the beginning'published at 12:20 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Theresa May

    The prime minister is in Southampton now, as last-ditch campaigning continues.

    She says she has been "very clear" about the Conservative Party's objectives in the Brexit talks and that it is for voters to decide who they trust to build a "stronger, more prosperous Britain".

    She says: "I think the questions at the end of the campaign are the same as at the beginning. It's about who people trust to have the strong and stable leadership to get the best deal for Britain in Europe and who has the will, and crucially the plan, to deliver on Brexit."

    Pressed to say if she had answered any of those questions, Mrs May insisted: "Yes, I have. Read our manifesto.

    "We want to get the best deal for Britain in Europe. We want a deep and special partnership with the EU in the future. We want a comprehensive free trade agreement; we want to continue to cooperate on matters like security and defence."

  4. PM: Changing terror threat could mean new police powers neededpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Theresa May in SouthamptonImage source, PA

    Theresa May has defended her plan to change human rights laws if they get in the way of tackling terror threats.

    The PM says she wants greater powers to restrict the movement of suspects.

    She tells BBC Radio Berkshire that the changing nature of the terror threat means new measures are needed to counter it.

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    "We protected counter-terrorism policing, we're providing funding for an uplift - an increase in the number of armed police - and we're currently protecting police budgets. But if you look at dealing with terrorism, what we need to do is to ensure that the police and security services have the powers that they need."

    Mrs May says as home secretary she gave the police and security services increased powers.

    "But now as the threat has evolved, as the threat has changed, we see terrorism breeding terrorism, we need to say 'enough is enough' and things need to change and we need to look to see whether more powers are needed."

  5. Corbyn: Voters can choose hope or fearpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Labour leader speaking in Runcorn...

    BBC News Channel

    "This generation is being damaged by the austerity created by the banking crisis," Jeremy Corbyn says.

    "Our manifesto offers something very, very different for the future."

    A lot has changed over the election campaign, he says. "The Tory party thought it was going to be a walk in the park."

    "Either you go down the arid road of Tory cuts... or you take the other road."

    And he adds that he is "very proud" of Labour's "positive campaign" and says voters have "a choice of hope or fear".

  6. Campaign catch-uppublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    With one day to go until the election, here's a round-up of what's been happening in the final hours of the campaign...

  7. Election 2017: What the parties saypublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    This is what the major parties are saying on topics you told us matter to you.

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  8. Never a clearer choice in British politics - Corbynpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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    Jeremy Corbyn

    "Never before has there been a clearer choice in British politics about which way we go," says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is campaigning in Runcorn.

    He tells supporters that five more years of the Conservatives would mean "five more years of NHS cuts".

    He describes the NHS as "the most precious and civilised thing that we have in this country", saying Labour will "properly fund" it if it wins.

    There are cheers for that and for Labour's pledge of "free school meals for every child in every primary school" and a "pupil arts premium" to enable every child to learn a musical instrument.

  9. The final pre-election Daily Politicspublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The Daily Politics

    Andrew Neil will be joined by Conservative Ed Vaizey and Labour's David Lammy for the last Daily Politics before the general election.

    They'll be reviewing the campaigns and will hear from the pollsters Damien Lyons-Lowe from Survation, and Deborah Mattinson from Britain Thinks, on BBC2 live from 12:00 BST.

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  10. Conservatives could be heading for 'disappointing result'published at 11:56 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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    Professor John Curtice

    Compared with Theresa May's expectations when she called the election, this is likely to be a relatively disappointing result for the Conservatives, says polling analyst Professor John Curtice.

    He says calling an election was not necessarily "risk-free", even though the Conservatives had a large poll lead at the time.

    Since then the party's lead over Labour has shrunk to around half the size it was then.

    He says Labour has campaigned with a tone of optimism and moved the election "onto its terrain" with a focus on public services.

    There will be "some tinge of disappointment" if Theresa May gets a parliamentary majority of 60 or 70 - but if it is lower then the blame will be laid at her door.

  11. PM's get-well wishes for Diane Abbottpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

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  12. Party activists go right to the wirepublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    This was always going to be a strange election because of Brexit and because it was unexpected.

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  13. Watch: Sturgeon says Dugdale would not oppose indyref2published at 11:33 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Here's the footage from the TV debate yesterday during which the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon claimed Kezia Dugdale had offered to drop her opposition to a new Scottish independence referendum after the Brexit vote.

    She says she made the offer during a private conversation.

    But Scottish Labour leader Ms Dugdale described the claim as a "categoric lie".

    Sturgeon: 'Dugdale did not oppose indyref2'

    Nicola Sturgeon says she had a private conversation with Kezia Dugdale in which the Labour leader said she would not oppose a second independence referendum.

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  14. UKIP out campaigning in Great Yarmouthpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Paul Nuttall

    UKIP are out campaigning in the east of England today. Here's Paul Nuttall meeting supporters in Great Yarmouth - and we can confirm that, contrary to a rogue entry which appeared earlier on this live page, there's nothing wrong with their battle bus.

  15. 'Familiar themes' likely on Theresa May's last day of campaigningpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Ben Wright

    The BBC's Ben Wright spoke to Victoria Derbyshire from the Conservative campaign trail a little earlier.

    Theresa May was in the constituency of Southampton Test - list of candidates here - which Labour won in 2015 with a majority of less than 4,000.

    It is a Tory target.

    We are likely to see "very familiar themes all day" about Brexit and who would make the best leader of the country out of Mrs May and Jeremy Corbyn, Ben said.

    "Questions of security, though, are going to feature," he added.

  16. Gardiner: Diane Abbott is coming to terms with 'serious illness'published at 11:17 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Diane Abbott

    Diane Abbott has a "serious long-term illness" that "she's been coming to terms with", Labour international trade spokesman Barry Gardiner has said.

    In an interview with Talk Radio's Julia Hartley-Brewer he said: "Diane is clearly not well and I understand that it's a condition which has been diagnosed and it's long term."

    Mr Gardiner said Ms Abbott was a "feisty performer", but her illness was the reason behind recent stumbling TV interviews.

    "Everybody is aware that Diane did not perform well on a couple of programmes, but what we didn't know was why and I think that's become clear," he said.

    "We haven't been told what the condition is but she's been diagnosed.

    "I don't have her medical condition - I'm given to understand she's been diagnosed with a medical condition, which is a long-term condition - and clearly she's been coming to terms with that."

  17. About Lyn Brownpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Lyn BrownImage source, Labour Party

    Here are a few facts about shadow Home Office minister Lyn Brown, who is stepping in to replace Diane Abbott for a time.

    She was one of many Labour MPs who resigned from the frontbench last summer and called for Jeremy Corbyn to go, though she said in a statement, external: "I have enormous respect for him as a person and as a tireless campaigner for the causes we both believe in."

    She returned to the front bench in October and her appointment now makes her the most senior resignee to work with Mr Corbyn again.

    She also defied the party whip and voted against triggering Article 50, external in February.

  18. In quotes: Emily Thornberry on Diane Abbottpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Emily Thornberry

    Diane Abbott's friend and fellow Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry says the shadow home secretary is "not well and she hasn't been well for a few days".

    Asked whether she had a view on the level of media and social media interest in Ms Abbott during the election campaign, the shadow foreign secretary said:

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    Speaking as a friend of hers, and not as a politician, I think that she is immensely strong. I think we all get a lot of abuse - but nobody gets as much abuse as Diane - and I personally think people should be ashamed of themselves. We're only human."

  19. Council still 'urgently investigating' Plymouth postal voting mix-uppublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Andrew Segal
    Local Live

    Post box

    Plymouth City Council says it has been "urgently investigating" more than 1,500 people being affected by a postal voting mix-up.

    The authority confirmed ballot forms had not been sent to all postal voters for Thursday's general election. It said a computer problem was to blame.

    It added: "Our priority is to make sure that anyone affected can place their vote. We are issuing replacement postal vote packs to anyone who has contacted us to say they have not received one, and have so far issued more than 600.

    "On Tuesday evening and first thing Wednesday morning, we are delivering replacement postal vote packs to all those we have identified were missed out and have not yet contacted us, external."

  20. More on Diane Abbottpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Norman Smith

    BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says Labour has indicated that shadow home secretary Diane Abbott is "not at all well".

    Ms Abbott pulled out of an interview on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour yesterday and has been replaced "indefinitely" by shadow policing minister Lyn Brown.

    Norman Smith said: "Let's be honest, a few of us were thinking maybe Labour folk didn't want her to do the debate because she'd had a few tricky interviews.

    "It actually seems she's not at all well because we've had a statement from the Labour Party that she's going to be replaced for the foreseeable future as shadow home secretary by Lynn Brown, who's going to be standing in for her."

    He said shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Ms Abbott was "strong" and "suggested some people should be ashamed themselves for saying she had been pulled back because Labour people didn't have confidence in her".