Ms Swinson tells Lib Dem supporters at the launch that Boris Johnson is "unfit to be prime minister" and his Brexit deal would "damage the economy".

"This is not a normal election," Ms Swinson says.

On Brexit, she says Labour and Conservative "merge into one".

“When I look at Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn I am certain I could do a better job than either of them," she adds.

Find out more about what the Lib Dems are promising on Brexit here.

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson is now beginning her speech - with a pitch for the top job.

"I am excited for the weeks ahead, to stand here as your candidate for prime minister," she says.

The Lib Dems are launching their election campaign this morning in Westminster, setting out their anti-Brexit position.

Luciana Berger, who left the Labour Party to join the Lib Dems, is speaking first.

She says the Lib Dems will "stop Brexit and build a brighter future".

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Labour's promise to "get Brexit sorted" within six months of winning power has been dismissed as "fairy tale politics" by the Conservatives in the first clash of the election campaign on the issue.

Jeremy Corbyn is vowing to get a better deal within three months and then give the public the final say of whether to leave or remain in another referendum.

He will claim Boris Johnson's own deal will lead to "Thatcherism on steroids".

But the Tories said Labour's plan would result in "paralysing uncertainty".

However, the Tories' commitment to negotiate a new free trade deal with the EU in just over a year is also coming under scrutiny.

Read the full story here.

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Cabinet minister Michael Gove has denied the government is sitting on a report into alleged Russian interference in UK democratic processes.

“It’s going through appropriate procedures, I think it’s been lodged with No 10 and it will be published in due course," he tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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The former head of MI5 is backing calls for a parliamentary report into alleged Russian interference in the UK democratic process to be published before the general election.

The government is being accused of holding back the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee after indicating it would not be cleared for release before Parliament is dissolved on Wednesday.

However Lord Evans of Weardale, who was MI5 director general until 2013, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme "in principle" he believes the report should be released.

"If the government have a reason why this should not be published before the election, then I think they should make it very clear what that reason is," he says.

On Monday the Prime Minister's official spokesman indicated the necessary clearance process had not yet been completed.

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Cabinet minister Michael Gove says there will be an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the Conservative Party before the end of the year.

He tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the inquiry will be "as open as possible", and criticises the Labour Party's inquiry into anti-Semitism.

In the run up to the Conservative leadership election, the contenders, including Mr Gove and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, supported the idea of an inquiry.

Election campaigns are another branch of the marketing industry - which could be more efficient than traditional adverts.

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Cabinet minister Michael Gove says there will be no extension to the planned Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020.

While he says preparations for a no-deal Brexit will continue, he tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme he is confident his government could secure a new free trade agreement with the EU by that date.

"Let’s remember that the EU itself has shown flexibility over the last two months and has moved significantly in order to give Boris Johnson a great deal," he says.

"There will be a strong interest from the Irish government, from the French government, and from our other partners in making sure that we move to a new relationship," he adds.

The agreement to withdraw the UK from the EU has not yet been agreed by Parliament.

The NHS is a key battleground in the general election.

Whether it is extra money, tackling growing waiting lists or recruiting staff, politicians are keen to be seen championing the NHS.

But what shape is the NHS actually in?

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The new Commons speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, says he wants to restore what he calls Parliament's "tarnished" reputation.

The Labour MP has taken over from John Bercow, who retired last week.

"I think when the public look at Parliament they think they're at odds," he tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"So what we've got to try and do is set the best example in Parliament. Behaviour is a good way to start.

"I think the bear pit politics needs to end quickly."

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Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer says Labour's plan to negotiate a new Brexit deal with the EU within three months if they win power is "very realistic".

"I have been talking to officials in the [European] Commission for the best part of three years and to very senior politicians in all the EU 27 countries," he tells BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

"I know very well what the parameters of a deal are. I am confident, first, that it can be secured and second that it can be secured within a very short period of time."

"I actually think it will take a lot less [than three months]," he adds.

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Senior cabinet minister Michael Gove says Labour's plan to negotiate a new Brexit deal before holding another referendum is "fantasy".

Mr Gove, who is in charge of preparations in the event of no-deal between the UK and the EU, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme that spending months negotiating a new deal would lead to "more paralysing uncertainty".

"It's a fairy-tale if you imagine that Jeremy Corbyn can get Brexit done," he says.

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