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Late last night, Jeremy Corbyn condemned what he said was a "coup" in Bolivia following the resignation of the country's long-standing leader Evo Morales.

Mr Morales is standing down after 14 years as president after a wave of public protests over his disputed re-election last month.

The Labour leader said Mr Morales' treatment at the hands of the armed forces - who had called on him to quit - was "appalling".

According to the Sun's political editor Tom Newton Dunn a short time ago,, external the Conservatives are likely to try and make political capital out of Mr Corbyn's intervention - given the political circumstances in the country and his history of supporting left-wing leaders in South America.

And, right on cue, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has come out and attacked Mr Corbyn's intervention.

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At about midday we're expecting to hear from Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage at an event in Hartlepool. It comes against a backdrop of talk of potential pacts between his party and the Conservatives.

The Tories have said no to any such pact, prompting Mr Farage to vow to fight them "in every seat in the land". Some suggest, though, that by doing that he risks splitting the Leave vote, meaning someone else is elected instead.

Hartlepool is a Brexit heartland seat - The Brexit Party says it's their number one target - 70% of people there voted to leave the EU in 2016.

Labour won the seat in 2017 by 7,000 or so votes.

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The Green Party has been busy this morning, with co-leaders Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley appearing on LBC and BBC 5Live respectively and deputy leader Amelia Womack being interviewed on Talk Radio.

But it is an interview which Ms Berry did for BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour on Sunday that really caught our eye.

There's been a lot of talk in the early stages of the campaign about the terms on which the smaller opposition parties might support a minority Labour government.

The Greens only had one MP in the last Parliament, but if they managed to elect a handful more, they could wield real influence in the event no party wins a majority.

During the programme, Ms Berry set out three "red lines" - or should we say "green lines" - for helping Jeremy Corbyn get into Downing Street.

They are "real" climate action, reversing austerity and introducing a proportional voting system for UK general elections.

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About £1bn worth of North Sea revenues should be spent on helping communities dependent on oil and gas to create greener industries, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The SNP leader - pictured here campaigning at the weekend - is proposing that areas such as Aberdeen and the north-east of Scotland should be "supported" to make the transition to low carbon economies.

Environmental campaigners have been putting pressure on Ms Sturgeon to "turn off the taps" in the North Sea.

But speaking on the campaign trail in Aberdeen, she said: "The SNP will never argue for the oil and gas industry to be shut down overnight."

Instead, the SNP is proposing that £1bn of the estimated £8.5bn revenues over the next five years should be set aside for oil-dependent areas.

The Scottish government has passed legislation committing Scotland to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 - five years ahead of the UK target.

Earlier this morning, we reflected on the row in Jarrow about the selection of Labour's candidate Kate Osborne.

She has been criticised for posting a picture on social media of former Prime Minister Theresa May with a gun to her head.

Now, according to Politics Home's Kevin Schofield, members of Ms Osborne's local party have urged Labour's ruling body to reconsider her selection, saying her apology for the 2017 post "is not enough".

In the letter, the local association refers to the murder of Jo Cox in 2016 and says "in an environment of growing threats of violence against women from all political parties, it is astonishing to us that someone who has posted such content is deemed suitable to be a parliamentary candidate for Labour."

BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale says it isn't the first time the Conservatives have promised to end what they’ve called “vexatious legal claims and prosecutions against British soldiers accused of wrongdoing on the battlefield - such as allegations of abuse or unlawful killing.

The past four Tory defence secretaries have all pledged to introduce legislation, but have so far failed to deliver.

They now believe they might have a solution by amending the Human Rights Act so it does not apply to incidents before 2000, but recent history has shown any change will be easier said than done.

The BBC's Northern Ireland political reporter, Jayne McCormick, says Boris Johnson vowed to change the law on prosecutions during the Tory leadership contest, but the government was criticised when no such legislation was included in the Queen's Speech in October.

That is why some are saying this fresh commitment is merely a vote-grabber, albeit including it in a party manifesto puts more of an onus on a government to follow through.

What is less clear is the detail of all this. How would such a proposal work alongside current law? Who would it apply to? What impact would the move have in Northern Ireland, where legacy remains divisive and unresolved?

Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile, is expected to take part in a commemorative event in north London, to be attended by veterans and members of the public.

It's been a relatively low-key start to the campaign this morning, reflecting perhaps the fact that the UK is marking Armistice Day.

But here are the main headlines so far:

• The UK has avoided slipping into recession, with the economy growing 0.3% in the three months to the end of September
• Chancellor Sajid Javid has welcomed the "solid" figures but opposition parties say the data - showing growth is at its slowest for almost a decade - is "anaemic".
• The Conservatives and Labour are unveiling a series of policies to improve the lives of UK service personnel and their families.
• Emily Thornberry says Jeremy Corbyn would do "anything to protect his country" amid questions about whether the Labour leader would sanction a nuclear strike
• The Lib Dems are proposing a £10,000 fund for all adults to pay for skills training

There's plenty to come later with Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail and Nigel Farage hosting a "key" Brexit Party campaign event in Hartlepool.

Who are the "hard-working" and "ordinary" people that politicians love to appeal to?

It might seem like a strange question, but what jobs do people in the UK actually do? And what issues might be on their minds if they're taking their workplace into account?

Laura Gardiner, from think tank the Resolution Foundation, takes a close look.

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As much as it would be a relief that a formal recession has been avoided with the release of this morning'seconomic growth figures, the picture is very sluggish, in keeping with what has been called a “slow puncture” economy.

Growth of 0.3% between July and September is clearly preferable to another quarter of contraction, but still slow by a normal historical standard.

Indeed, comparing the third quarter this year to the same period in 2018, growth of just 1% is the slowest since the aftermath of the financial crisis. It is the weakest two quarters since the financial crisis.

The background is a slower European and world economy reeling from trade wars.

But years of damaged business investment, after the Brexit referendum, are taking their toll on growth. The latest figures in the month of September showed a contraction of 0.1%. This year has seen volatile data, with car industry shutdowns and two bouts of ultimately unneeded no-deal Brexit stockpiling.

So recession avoided, but this is not the “bounce back” promised by some.

The opposition parties are piling in on the economic figures, describing the UK's performance as "anaemic".

The Lib Dems say the figures, welcomed earlier by Sajid Javid, are "anything but a cause of celebration" as they represent the slowest growth for almost a decade.

The party's Treasury spokesman Ed Davey argues that Brexit will keep the UK's economy under-performing for years.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has welcomed the latest economic data, saying it shows the fundamentals of the UK economy are "strong".

He uses the figures - which remember are slightly worse than forecast although an improvement on the last quarter - to take a swipe at Labour.

Year-on-year GDP growth slowed to 1% in the three months to the end of September - the lowest since the first three months of 2010.

The latest economic figures are good news for Downing Street in the middle of an election campaign, commentators are suggesting.

Newly published data show the economy grew by 0.3% in the three months to the end of September.

This contrasts with the 0.2% contraction in the second quarter, which sparked fears the UK could be on the verge of heading into recession - that is officially defined as two successive quarters of economic contraction.

While 0.3% growth is not strong by historic standards - as our economics editor Faisal Islam notes below - and lower than the 0.4% forecast, the Sun's political editor says the government will still be breathing a "huge sigh of relief".

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Monday's most headline-grabbing proposal comes from the Conservatives. It is the idea of trying to protect veterans facing what they call “vexatious” prosecutions.

Multiple defence secretaries have talked about this idea, particularly in relation to Northern Ireland, trying to ensure that people who served there 30 or 40 years ago aren’t subject to continuing investigations over alleged offences.

They are seeking to amend the Human Rights Act, which by and large has been the main legal device used by those prosecuting soldiers. This, in effect, would ensure it would not apply to cases of alleged abuse before the law came into force in 2000.

But that wouldn’t stop all claims, because there are other routes to bring new prosecutions, and existing prosecutions would still go ahead.

And actually amending the HRA is probably a good deal more complex than it looks at first sight - it is enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement, so you would have to unpick part of that.

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The Lib Dems are claiming the proposed rescue of British Steel by a Chinese firm should sound "alarm bells" for Britain as it contemplates leaving the EU.

Its business spokesman Sam Gyimah, once a Conservative business minister, suggests it is a signal of how the UK could be "overtaken by rising economic powers" if, in his words, it retreats from its largest market.

But Conservative candidate Neil O'Brien says his former colleague's remarks are "pure opportunism".

He welcomes the Chinese intervention and says the Lib Dems have no answers to making British manufacturing more competitive in a globalised market.

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The world doesn't stop just because an election is on, so who's in charge?

Well, right now MPs are just ordinary members of the public again like you and me, and every seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant.

However, the basic principle is that the Queen must have a government at all times, so the prime minister and other ministers keep their posts - albeit with reduced scope for decision-making.

Read our piece to find out more.

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As we mentioned earlier, Sunday was dominated by a war of words over Labour's spending plans, after the Conservatives claimed they would cost the country an "eye-watering" £1.2 trillion.

Labour dismissed the figures as "fake news" but the row has revived calls for some kind of independent scrutiny of the parties' economic promises.

The Lib Dems have weighed in, saying they would be happy to get the Office for Budget Responsibility to scrutinise their own plans and challenged others to do the same.

The OBR analyses the impact of government policies on economic growth and the state of the public finances but has no role in number-crunching opposition plans.

The BBC's Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris says there are countries, such as the Netherlands, where an independent watchdog already does this.

But he says it is too late for this to happen before polling day on 12 December as it would require a change in the law to alter the OBR's remit.

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