Rob Ford, professor of political science at Manchester University, says he expects the gap in the polls between Labour and the Conservatives to narrow between now and the election - following a similar pattern to the 2017 election.

He tweeted that one reason that could happen was the Conservatives had "run out of Brexit Party votes to squeeze".

Secondly, he says that the remaining undecided voters tends to lean towards Labour.

Pollsters YouGov say Labour gained on the Tories in 2017 because their undecided voters "came off the fence" and committed to backing the party.

The organisation says the highest number of applications so far was on its National Voter Registration Day last Friday, which saw more than 300,000. That's almost double any other day since the election was called.

The deadline to register is midnight on Tuesday, so if you need to know how to do it - or how to check whether you're already signed up - check out our guide.

It's lunchtime and a chance to catch up on the latest developments. Here is what is happening:

• Labour are promising to stop private rents rising above inflation and fine landlords who let out sub-standard housing. The Residential Lablords' Association says the policy could see landlords leave the sector, but Jeremy Corbyn says "good" ones have "nothing to fear".

• The Labour leader has also told Waspi women - a group of affected by pension changes - their plight is the "moral responsibility" of the whole country. Yesterday, he pledged £58bn in compensation for the women.
• But Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan says there isn't the money available to meet the demands of the Waspi campaigners.
• Ms Morgan - who is stepping down at the election - also says achieving a trade deal between the UK and the EU before the end if 2020 is possible. Some have been sceptical about that timetable.
• The Liberal Democrats' Chuka Umunna is warning that Boris Johnson will become Donald Trump's "poodle" if the Tories win the election and take the UK out of the EU. He says his party will play a "vital role" in the election, claiming polling showed only the Lib Dems were in a position to take seats from the Tories.Check our poll tracker for the latest.

• Inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is accusing the Conservatives of spreading misinformation. He describes the renaming of a Tory Twitter account as a fact checking body as "impersonation", although senior Tory Brandon Lewis defends the move.

• Former PM Tony Blair tells an audience a Labour majority in the election would "pose a risk" to the UK and a hung Parliament is the best outcome.
• Downing Street confirms that if the Tories are voted back into government, Parliament will be "summoned" to meet on 17 December. The plan is to hold a Queen's Speech on 19 December.

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From one photo opportunity to another...

In the East Midlands, Jeremy Corbyn has been visiting a construction centre in Nottingham and learning a new skill.

Asked by reporters whether he was "building for the future," he replied: "We are indeed."

But pressed on whether his campaign had "hit a brick wall", he added: "That is a really poor joke.

"I thought you could have done better than that."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is out campaigning in Wales today, ahead of an event later to launch his party's "Welsh manifesto".

He's been pictured getting hands on with some sheep at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd.

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We mentioned earlier a potentially busy week in the run-up to Christmas. Well, Downing Street now confirms that if the Conservatives are voted back into government, Parliament will be "summoned" to meet on Tuesday 17 December.

The day will be spent electing the Commons Speaker and swearing new MPs in. (If no-one objects to the current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, that could be done very quickly.)

The plan is to hold a State Opening of Parliament and a Queen's Speech on Thursday 19th.

Downing Street says the state opening would take place with "reduced ceremonial elements", pointing to a similar scenario after the general election in 2017.

No.10 also points out that if there's a change of government after the election, there'd probably be a Queen's Speech in January "on a more usual timetable", but this, of course, would be something for an incoming administration to decide.

A little more from Lib Dem Chuka Umunna, who a short while ago said the Liberal Democrats had a "vital and decisive role to play" in the upcoming election.

"As the last Parliament demonstrated, what matters is the Parliamentary arithmetic, not the wishes of any minority government," he said in a speech in Watford.

In a scenario where Boris Johnson fails to win a majority, he said: "Every Liberal Democrat MP and the full weight of our party will be thrown behind Remain.

"The other scenario is that Boris Johnson is given a majority, allowing him to more or less do exactly as he pleases."

He said that since Mr Johnson had vowed to bring back his withdrawal agreement before Christmas, there would be "little" time to scrutinise it.

In order to avoid the "calamity" of a hard Brexit, the Lib Dems must "at the very least... reduce the number of Conservative MPs".

"Only we can take seats from the Tories in significant numbers," he continued.

He added that polling showed "in a substantial number of seats we are now likely to be the stronger challenger to the Conservatives".

Meanwhile, he said, "far from taking seats from [Mr Johnson], Labour is trying to defends its own from the Tories... in the West Midlands, the North East and Yorkshire".

As part of the BBC's general election coverage, we are taking questions from listeners and viewers.

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A- If a postal vote is sent and arrives before the deadline it is counted, a spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission said.

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The Scottish Greens are targeting free public transport and a four-day working week in their election manifesto.

The party's platform is focused chiefly on tackling the "climate emergency" and building a "more sustainable economy".

They are standing candidates in 22 constituencies around Scotland, up from three in the 2017 election.

Read more.

Our poll tracker measures how people say they are going to vote at the next general election. See the latest here.

If you haven't done so already, there are just 36 hours left to register vote for the general election. More details here about how to do it.

If you need a little more persuasion, some celebrities have taken to social media to try and give you a nudge.

Below are the efforts from bands Franz Ferdinand and Bastille, chef Nigella Lawson, and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke.

Reality Check

The Lib Dems are vowing to commit to spending 2% of GDP on defence and maintain the UK's current commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on international aid.

The party - which is pledging to stop Brexit altogether - says staying in the EU will boost the UK economy and allow it to outspend the Tories on defence by £993m by 2024-25 and on foreign aid by £340m.

According to our colleagues in Reality Check, it's true that the vast majority of forecasts do expect the economy would be bigger if the UK were to stay in the EU. That would mean the government's tax take would be bigger.

But the Lib Dems' £50bn figure for that "Remain bonus" - over five years - cannot be predicted with any certainty. Also, it is not a hugely significant amount in terms of overall government expenditure. The last Budget, for example, estimated that the UK government would spend a total of £842bn in this year alone.

Norman Smith
Assistant political editor

The Lib Dems' decision to now position themselves as the party to stop a Boris Johnson majority is quite a step back from their initial ambition to form the next government.

Nevertheless, Chuka Umunna says he doesn't think the party made a mistake by suggesting at the outset of the campaign that leader Jo Swinson could be prime minister.

As we trailed earlier, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Chuka Umunna is making a speech in Watford, where he is directing some stinging criticism at Boris Johnson.

He is urging voters to back Lib Dem candidates at the election in order to deprive the Tories of a majority.

He says: "UK voters have a choice to make at this election. Give a majority to Boris Johnson, a man who is determined to take us out of the European Union, who has chosen to align with right-wing authoritarian nationalist forces who are opposed to the international rules-based order.

"Or elect as many Liberal Democrat MPs as possible to deprive Johnson of a majority and ensure the arithmatic in a new House of Commons can deliver a people's vote and pave the way to secure not only Britain's place in the heart of Europe, but as a world leader too.

"The situation is pressing, it is urgent, and we've got just 17 days to do it."

The Conservatives insist delivering Brexit is not about cutting international ties, but about leaving the institution of the European Union, as requested by the British people at the 2016 referendum.

Casting our minds ahead, for a moment, to the aftermath of the election... when could Parliament be back in action?

MPs have to be sworn in and new Parliaments usually begin with a State Opening of Parliament and a Queen's Speech, setting out the government's plans.

The Institute for Government (IfG) says the process of starting a new Parliament could be accelerated.

If, after the election, it is clear that a government could be formed and if the parties, the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle and the Queen agree, the Commons might be able to get down to business super-fast - on Tuesday 17 December.

The IfG has unearthed a 2015 report which sets out what a speedy process for a new Parliament could look like.

For example, the process of swearing in the 650 MPs could be accelerated so that instead of standing in one line they could form two orderly queues in the Commons chamber.

The last few years have shown that if the political will exists, Parliament's rules - or standing orders - can be readily amended.

But a new government might also want to consider how popular it will make itself holding sittings right up until Christmas...

You can read more here, external from the IfG about the new Parliament.

There are, believe it or not, only two-and-a-half weeks left to go until polling day. We've already seen a couple of big TV set-piece events - but what other prime-time political outings should you make room for in your diary?

Well, BBC-wise you have:

• 29 November: A live debate with figures from the seven major political parties in the UK - Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, Scottish National Party (SNP), Greens, Plaid Cymru and the Brexit Party
• 6 December: A live head-to-head debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.
• 9 December: A Question Time Under 30 special, focused on an audience made up of young voters.

Elsewhere, Channel 4 is set to hold the first ever election debate focused solely on climate change. The Lib Dems, Labour and Greens have already committed to the as yet unscheduled event, but Boris Johnson is reportedly yet to say he'll join in too.

Read more on TV debates here.

Ben Wright
BBC political correspondent

We’re in mid-Wales today in the constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire, which, of course, the Lib Dems took in a by-election earlier this year.

Boris Johnson hopes he can get it back and he'll soon be here at an agricultural show to talk to voters.

Wales is one of the big battlegrounds in this general election campaign. Both the Labour Party and the Tories are hoping to make gains here.

For the Tories, it’s particularly mid and north-Wales that they’ve got their eyes on.

Later in the day, Boris Johnson is expected to be talking about plans for infrastructure improvements in Wales, for developing businesses across the border, and increased co-operation between England and Wales in the border areas.

This is a safety first campaign for Boris Johnson, which is why you saw quite a muted manifesto launch yesterday.

He’ll just want to get through events like this without anything going wrong - avoiding any political cowpats as he goes.

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A cross-party solution to the crisis in social care in England can be found if there is enough "political will", a leading expert has said.

Sir Andrew Dilnot said he was "puzzled" at a lack of progress on the issue, given wide support for more funding and a cap on individual care costs.

Read more.

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Rent control is an idea that has been tried in many cities worldwide, and it could be coming here if Labour wins the election.

Another plug for our feature which tells you more about how it works.

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A bit more from Jeremy Corbyn on his other big promise right now - to stop private rents rising above inflation and fine landlords who let out sub-standard property.

He has insisted landlords who are "very good" have "nothing to fear whatsoever".

Speaking at the Renishaw Miners social club, Mr Corbyn said: "It's only those who don't look after their properties properly, charge too much in rent, and don't treat their tenants correctly [who have anything to fear.]"

Mr Corbyn also responded to the Residential Landlords' Association claim that Labour's housing announcement could see landlords leaving the private rental sector.

"I can't imagine why they would say such a thing," he added.

"What we're doing is ensuring that all tenants have somewhere that is safe and secure in which to live. And I can't imagine that any landlord would object to their property being inspected to make sure it is up to standard to be put on the rental market."

The Tories have also set out plans to help tenants, including scrapping "no fault" evictions.