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Over in the Commons, the political equivalent of the testimonial match is taking place. MPs standing down at this election get their last moment in the spotlight this afternoon.

One of them, Conservative MP Sir Patrick McLoughlin - who is standing down after 33 years in Parliament - says he will "miss tremendously" representing his Derbyshire Dales constituency in the Peak District.

"Thirty-three years, it's time to move on," he adds - before paying tribute to his wife, whom he says has always been his strongest supporter.

He says his constituency is one of the most beautiful in the country, but also adds it is important people are not "priced out" from being able to live in the Peak District National Park.

Reviewing his time as transport secretary under David Cameron, he says his time at the department taught him how "how long and difficult" major infrastructure projects can prove.

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Jeremy Corbyn claims a Brexit trade deal with the US could mean much higher drugs prices for the NHS. The BBC's Reality Check team has gone over the figures with a fine-tooth comb.

Need some help sorting your purdah from your hustings? Check out our handy translator.

Away from the electioneering, Boris Johnson's held his final cabinet meeting ahead of the 12 December poll.

Whether it is his final cabinet as prime minister full stop will be up to the voters.

However, one of those listening to him speak definitely won't be back - Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan is among more than 60 MPs who have said they are standing down.

Read about the others here

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After a busy morning following politicians on the campaign trail, and on (another) day that has been dominated by Brexit, here's a recap of what's happened so far:

• Lib Dem Jo Swinson has launched her party's campaign, saying the election could be "a moment for seismic change" and promising a £50bn "Remain bonus"
• In a speech in Essex, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his plan to get a better Brexit deal and then put it to the public in another referendum was "clear and simple"
• But the Conservatives argue Labour's plan would result in "paralysing uncertainty"
• Michael Gove, the minister in charge of Brexit planning, has said a majority Conservative government would "absolutely not" extend the transition period after the UK's departure from the EU - even if a trade deal hasn't been agreed by then. The transition period it is due to end at the start of 2021
• Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for saying it would have been "common sense" to flee the Grenfell Tower fire, ignoring fire brigade advice. He has since apologised
• Sir Lindsay Hoyle has begun his first day as the new House of Commons Speaker, after he was elected last night

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There will no doubt be a number of new faces in Parliament after the election - but also a number of familiar personalities exiting the stage, with more than 60 MPs due to stand down.

Later this afternoon, they will get the chance to make valedictory speeches before the day's closing debate, on special educational needs funding in Suffolk, gets under way.

Parliament will be dissolved at one minute past midnight this evening, at which point MPs revert to being members of the public.

We'll bring you the highlights as they deliver their parting words.

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A bit more more from Nigel Farage's campaign visit. On the first campaign event of his election tour, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is asked why his party are potentially splitting the Leave vote by standing candidates in places like Bolsover, which is traditionally a Labour seat, but also on the Conservative Party's target list.

He says it is "fantasy" to think the Conservatives could take seats that have been Labour "for decade after decade".

"We showed in the EU elections our potential," he says, referring to his party's success at winning 29 seats in the European Parliament in May.

"'Oh you'll split the Tory vote'. No," he says.

"It was the Labour vote we hurt and if you look at my schedule this week and where I'm going, I think the five million Labour leavers are the most likely people to vote for the Brexit Party - that is our key target audience."

Labour's shadow housing secretary John Healey says Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg’s comment about Grenfell “wasn’t a slip of the tongue, it’s the mind set of the nasty party".

Mr Rees-Mogg has been criticised today for suggesting it would have been "common sense" to flee the tower, ignoring fire brigade advice. He later apologised.

“I’m glad he’s been forced to apologise," Mr Healey said.

“This was people fearing for their lives, staying put because firefighters told them to do so.

“What he said is shameful."

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Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry says a delay in publishing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy is driven by "utterly unjustifiable, unprecedented and clearly politically-motivated reasons".

She tells the Commons: "This is nothing less than an attempt to suppress the truth from the public and from Parliament and it is an affront to our democracy."

"I fear it is because [Downing Street] realise that this report will lead to other questions about the links between Russia and Brexit and with the current leadership of the Tory party, which risks derailing their election campaign," she adds.

Cabinet minister Michael Gove has rejected claims the government is suppressing the report.

Responding, Foreign Office Minister Christopher Pincher accuses the Labour leadership of having closer links to Russia than the Conservatives.

"It's rather rich for her to suggest that somehow the Conservative Party and this government is linked to Russian disinformation, given the way that her own party leadership has acted and the responsibility her own party leadership has had down the years for being hand-in-hand with their Russian friends," he adds.

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The gloves are off, and then on again, and the Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is accusing the Labour party of offering a "rigged referendum in which the choice is Remain vs Remain".

Speaking from a boxing ring in Bolsover, Derbyshire, a Labour constituency, he says if Labour wins the election, it will re-negotiate a Brexit deal with Brussels to keep the UK effectively part of the customs union and single market.

He adds: "They will then put that to a referendum...and they will put Remain against their new deal, which is effectively, Remain, and they will campaign against the deal that they've negotiated."

He accuses Labour of offering "a rigged referendum" "with a completely false choice that effectively leaves us in [the EU]".

But Jeremy Corbyn says his plan for dealing with Brexit is "clear and simple".

A BBC radio presenter has left his job as he bids to become a Conservative candidate in the general election on 12 December.

Nick Conrad, who hosted BBC Radio Norfolk's breakfast show, is on the party's shortlist to stand in the Broadland constituency.

The Tories have held the Norfolk seat since it was created in 2010.

Read our story here.

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Former Conservative MP Anne Milton says she is standing as an independent in the upcoming election.

Ms Milton, who was an education minister under Theresa May, had the Conservative whip withdrawn after voting to block a no-deal Brexit.

In a letter to the prime minister, she says she felt "unable to stand as a Conservative candidate" in her Guildford constituency.

"I want to represent my constituency without being bound by party politics," she writes.

"People have become increasingly frustrated by political parties and their inability to work together for the common good and I believe Guildford needs a credible alternative."

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Helen Whately also said the Conservatives would invest in the NHS.

Labour has accused the Conservatives of seeking to "hijack Brexit to sell out the NHS" to American firms.

Jeremy Corbyn claimed Boris Johnson's strategy would see an extra £500m a week spent on buying medicines.

Ms Whately also said that the Conservatives were "absolutely committed to the health service," and that the government has a "great track record" on drug prices for the NHS.

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