Summary

  • Nato leaders have been at a reception at Buckingham Palace and talks in No 10 ahead of a meeting on Wednesday

  • Opposition leaders are using Donald Trump's attendance at a Nato summit in the UK to seek clarity on any future trade talks

  • Labour has written to the US president highlighting its concerns about the NHS

  • Mr Trump says he will "stay out of the election", work with any future PM and wants "absolutely nothing to do" with the NHS

  • Boris Johnson says he "categorically" rules out the NHS being on the table

  • The Lib Dems want future protections for UK farmers and consumers

  • And they have suspended a staff member over a "faked" email

  • Jeremy Corbyn apologises in a TV interview for incidents of anti-Semitism within Labour Party

  • Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage took BBC audience questions live on air

  • We've been hearing from people in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, about what they want from the election

  • The country heads to the polls on 12 December

  1. Hancock: Trump comments mean NHS trade debate is 'settled'published at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Earlier, we reported Donald Trump's remarks that he wants "nothing to do" with the NHS in any future trade deal. That contrasted with his comments in the summer, where he said the NHS would be "on the table".

    But Health Secretary Matt Hancock is confident that Mr Trump's latest comments have put any concerns to rest. On Twitter, he quoted the president's remarks, adding: "That's settled."

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  2. How can London's housing crisis be solved?published at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    The lack of affordable housing and the cost of renting are among the biggest issues that Londoners face.

    All the main political parties have promised to tackle the issue in their election manifestos.

    But charities and housing trusts say they could be doing more, such as building affordable homes with prices linked to average wages and providing more help for people to be able to rent and buy.

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    Solving London's housing crisis

  3. Corbyn notes down 'wisdom' from people he meetspublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    ITV

    Jeremy Corbyn
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    Jeremy Corbyn produces his notebook where he jots down "wisdom" from people he meets

    There's a lighter moment during Mr Corbyn's ITV interview when he's asked if he's exhausted with all the campaigning and he'd rather sit back and put his feet up.

    "No, not a bit of it," Mr Corbyn replies: "You get up each day and you do what you believe in, you do your campaigning."

    What keeps him going, he says, is his belief in public service and in representing people.

    "I passionately believe in a country where we don’t have homeless people, where we don't have food banks where we don't have four million children going to school hungry or poor or unable to achieve their best in life."

    He says he is inspired by the wisdom of people he meets around the country and writes notes in his notebook

    "Everyone you meet knows something you don’t know."

  4. I'm not embarassed to meet Trump, says Johnsonpublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Boris Johnson

    On his campaign visit in south-west England, Boris Johnson denies being embarrassed about meeting Donald Trump. Unusually, the prime minister has no one-on-one meeting with the US president as he visits for the Nato anniversary.

    He says he and the president have good relations, as he does with other Nato leaders.

    And Mr Johnson adds he can "categorically rule out any part of the NHS will be on the table in any trade negotiations", including pharmaceuticals.

    Labour's criticism, sparked by leaked documents that suggested the US wanted "full access" to the UK public sector, is "pure Loch Ness monster, Bermuda-triangle stuff", he says.

    Mr Johnson says that Jeremy Corbyn wants "to disband Nato" while he intends to "continue to strengthen" the alliance.

  5. Lord Patten: Johnson and Trump 'share some of the same characteristics'published at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    The former Conservative Party chairman, Lord Patten - who's now the chancellor of Oxford University - has said Donald Trump and Boris Johnson share some of the same characteristics - "and it's not just because they're both blond".

    Lord Patten tells BBC Radio 5 Live Trump is a "populist nationalist", and Mr Johnson - encouraged by his communications adviser, Dominic Cummings - is turning the Conservatives into a "rather narrow, sectarian, English nationalist party".

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  6. Corbyn on anti-Semitism: 'I am very sorry'published at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

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    Jeremy CorbynImage source, ITV

    More from Jeremy Corbyn's interview on ITV's This Morning where he is questioned on his handling of anti-Semitism.

    He says that when he became party leader he put "processes in place" for dealing with it and a "rapid system" for dealing with the most "egregious cases".

    He says: "I want everyone in this country to feel secure. There is no place whatsover for anti-Semitism in this country."

    Pressed a couple of times to say sorry, he states: "Obviously I am very sorry for everything that’s happened.

    "I am dealing with it. I have dealt with it. Other parties are also affected by anti-Semitism."

    "We just do not accept it in any form whatsoever."

  7. Election battleground: Enniskillenpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Stormont AssemblyImage source, PA Media
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    The Northern Irish Assembly has not sat at Stormont (pictured above) since January 2017

    As politicians campaign for votes, we are looking closely at the places where the election could be won or lost.

    The town of Enniskillen - just a few miles from the UK-Irish border - is in the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone, which is typically among Northern Ireland’s closest-run contests.

    However, one man there is trying to break the deadlock between the parties.

    Dylan Quinn walked 90 miles to the Stormont Assembly building - a mile for each of the assembly members not currently sitting.

    Read his full story, and the story of Enniskillen at a time of political uncertainty, here.

  8. Corbyn dismisses Johnson remarks as 'ridiculous'published at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    ITV

    Jeremy Corbyn is speaking to ITV's This Morning, where he's asked about Boris Johnson's comment in the Sun newspaper that the country wouldn't be "safe" under the Labour leader because of his "long history" of "siding" with terrorists.

    Mr Corbyn dismisses his remarks as "colourful and ridiculous language".

    "The first priority of any government is to keep people safe", he says, adding: "It also means making sure we are reducing tensions around the world."

  9. David Gauke takes new approach to election endorsementpublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Ken Clarke's endorsement of his fellow independent David Gauke has raised eyebrows on Twitter.

    In the absence of the former chancellor himself, Mr Gauke does his best impression of the Mr Clarke's distinct tone.

    Both men had the Conservative whip removed after rebelling against Boris Johnson's government over Brexit.

    David gaukeImage source, Getty Images

    It's not the first time an endorsement for Mr Gauke's campaign has garnered attention on social media, he also posted a video where he was endorsed by a "dismayed longstanding Conservative" (who was also his dad).

  10. Veteran tells Johnson to smarten uppublished at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Boris Johnson's visit to veterans involved a minor dressing-down about the prime minister's standard of dress.

    "You've got dandruff on you," says Paul O'Rourke as they chat on either side of the window of his room at the veterans' centre.

    The 56-year-old, who served in the Royal Irish Rangers, says afterwards that "someone had to say something".

    Mr O'Rourke adds he previously lived in a tent before moving to other accommodation and eventually arriving at the veterans' centre.

  11. In pictures: Johnson meets veteranspublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Before the Nato leaders' meeting in London, Boris Johnson has been paying a visit to a centre for veterans in the south west of England.

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    Boris JohnsonImage source, PA Media
    Boris JohnsonImage source, PA Media
  12. Listen again: Nigel Farage Q&A on 5 Livepublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Nicky Campbell and Nigel Farage

    Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been taking questions from BBC Radio 5 Live listeners in a special programme hosted by Nicky Campbell.

    Mr Farage was asked about topics including Brexit, President Trump, the NHS and the environment.

    Listen back on BBC Sounds.

  13. What has Trump said previously about the NHS?published at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    President Trump told reporters in London this morning that the US was not interested in incorporating the NHS in a potential US-UK trade deal - but that's not what he has said in the past.

    You can watch a clip from Mr Trump - speaking in June - below.

    Media caption,

    Trump: 'NHS on the table in US-UK trade deal'

  14. Nigel Farage Q&A: what we learnedpublished at 10:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    The Brexit Party leader has finished answering an hour's worth of your questions on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC News Channel.

    Here's what Nigel Farage told us:

    • He's actually helping the Conservatives by standing Brexit Party candidates in Labour-Tory marginals
    • The Brexit Party would be on around 14% in the opinion polls if it was standing in every seat in the country - rather than only 3%, as some recent polls suggest
    • It was a mistake to withdraw from politics, as UKIP leader after the 2016 Brexit referendum, but he "won't be going away again"
    • Our quality of life is diminishing as the UK's population rises - immigration should be capped at 50,000, with time-limited work permits issued where there are skills gaps rather than the "right to settle"
    • Donald Trump "doesn't want to buy the NHS", but Mr Farage won't rule out a trade deal with US over pharmaceuticals
    • Despite the US impeachment inquiry, there was nothing wrong with President Trump's investigation into a political rival, Joe Biden
  15. Trump: US doesn't want NHS, even if it is 'on a silver platter'published at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Donald TrumpImage source, Reuters

    The issue of the NHS and any possible future trade deal with the US has been riding high on the news agenda today, given that the US President is in town.

    As we've reported, opposition parties want clarity on what the US wants from the UK in any future deal. But it's not something Mr Trump is going to get into - not this morning, at least. He says the US isn't interested.

    "I don't even know where that rumour started," he tells reporters.

    "If you handed [the NHS] to us on a silver platter, we wouldn't want to have anything to do with it."

    But in June, Mr Trump said the opposite. Asked if the NHS would be included in any trade deal, he said: "When you're dealing in trade, everything is on the table."

  16. Reaction to Farage on 5 Livepublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    On social media, journalists have been reacting to Mr Farage's appearance on 5 Live.

    The Guardian's Peter Walker notes the Brexit Party leader's "grilling" on his ties to a conspiracy theory.

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  17. Would you accept a post in a Conservative government?published at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

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    Nigel Farage

    Philip in Burnley thanks Mr Farage for all that he's done in the last 25 years and asks if he would accept a post in a Conservative government.

    Mr Farage says there is "not a cat’s chance in hell of them wanting me or using me".

    "Perhaps they’re scared of me, perhaps they're right," he adds.

    Asked which Conservatives he likes, he says he is "entertained by some of the things Jacob has to say", referring to Jacob Rees-Mogg.

    Presenter Nicky Campbell asks him what he though of Mr Rees-Mogg's comments on Grenfell, that it would have been "common sense" to flee the tower.

    He Farage says he "didn’t think it was a good thing to say" and that's why Mr Rees-Mogg has "been grounded".

    Asked about his proposal for the House of Lords, which he says should be abolished, Mr Farage says it should be an elected Senate with terms of 10 years.

  18. Will reducing immigration damage our cultural diversity?published at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Liz from Leicestershire says public services are under-funded and immigration is not the problem.

    Nigel Farage responds: "As our population heads inexorably towards 70 million by the end of the next decade, our quality of life is diminishing."

    He says the UK's population has risen by eight million since 1997, and "80% of that rise is because of immigration policies we've pursued" since then.

    "How can you plan or provide NHS health services", Mr Farage asks, "when under open-door migration we've no idea how many people are coming?"

    He argues the UK's infrastructure "cannot cope".

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  19. Trump has 'no interest' in the UK's election - but is a 'fan of Brexit'published at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Donald Trump at US ambassador's residence press conferenceImage source, PA Media

    As we're sure you've clocked by now, US President Donald Trump is in London for a Nato summit, and he's been holding a press conference at the US ambassador's residence.

    Asked about the UK's general election, he says he had "no thoughts" on it.

    "I'll stay out of the election. You know that I was a fan of Brexit. I called it the day before," he says.

    He adds he will be meeting Boris Johnson during his visit.

    "I have many meetings. I have meetings set up with lots of different countries", he adds.

    Asked whether he could work with Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister, he says he could work with anyone.

    "I'm a very easy person to work with", he says.

  20. Watch: Business owner asks Farage for reassurance over no-deal Brexitpublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

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