Summary

  • Representatives from Labour, the Lib Dems, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have taken part in a TV debate

  • The Tories and Brexit Party both declined to join Channel 4's 'Britain Decides: The Everything But Brexit Debate'

  • Politicians have been making their final pitches to voters on the morning's political programmes

  • Boris Johnson insisted there would be no checks on goods going between NI and GB under his deal

  • John McDonnell said he worried that the anti-Semitism row may cost Labour votes on Thursday

  • Nigel Farage said the Brexit Party will change its name to the Reform Party after the UK leaves the EU

  • On the campaign trail, the Conservatives are today focusing on their "Australian points-based system"

  • Labour are setting more detail on their plans for social care, including a National Care Service

  • And the Liberal Democrats are talking about investment in infrastructure projects outside London

  1. Leaked documents reveal 'excruciating detail of trade talks'published at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Still at the rally in Bangor, Jeremy Corbyn has been speaking about the 400 pages of leaked documents which go into "excruciating detail" what the demands of the US would be in a post-Brexit trade deal.

    The Labour leader repeated his popular campaign slogan that, under Labour, the NHS is "not for sale", adding that the health service was currently "under threat".

    "Boris Johnson and the Tories can obfuscate as much as they like. The evidence is very clearly there what their intention is."

    On Friday Reddit said it suspected that leaked documents detailing UK-US trade talks were posted on its platform by an account linked to a campaign "originating from Russia".

  2. Corbyn: 'Wrongs of the past have to be righted'published at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Jeremy Corbyn at a rally in Bangor, in north Wales

    Jeremy Corbyn is using a rally at Bangor University in North Wales to attack the "political choice" of austerity, and call for the "wrongs of the past... to be righted".

    Attacking "cruel" Universal Credit and reinforcing his pledge to compensate so-called Waspi women, the Labour leader said "poverty has been imposed on this country because of austerity".

    The Labour leader added: "In 2010 a political choice was made. They [the government] could have invested for the future. Instead they decided to cut for the present and damage the life chances of a whole generation of people across the UK.

    "The price of austerity is not paid by the rich. It is not paid by the billionaires, by the 150 billionaires in Britain."

    Instead, he said, it was paid for by the homeless, those going through mental health stress, younger generations and the "underfunding of public services all over Britain".

    None of this was at all necessary, he insisted.

    Mr Corbyn said the "wrongs of the past have to be righted", adding: "You can't cut your way to prosperity, you invest your way to prosperity."

    He noted that "not one" of the billionaires in Britain had contributed to the Labour Party.

    You can read our analysis of what Labour is promising and compare their policies with those of the other parties with our guide to the party manifestos.

  3. General election 2019: A matter of mistrust?published at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    With a few days until voting, is the line between truth and lies becoming more blurred?

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  4. How angry are you?published at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    BBC Stories and Newsbeat went to Cheltenham to ask people what makes them angry, and what they want from politicians.

    Some of them said they felt angry because they didn't know who one political leader was...

    How angry are you?

    BBC Stories and Newsbeat went to Cheltenham to ask people what makes them angry, and what they want from politicians.

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  5. In case you missed it: Electioncastpublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Our Electioncast presenter Adam Fleming has this shameless plug for yesterday's podcast.

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  6. Reality Check on PM's claim of no NI-GB goods checkspublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Reality Check

    Boris JohnsonImage source, GETTY IMAGES

    Mr Johnson has insisted there won't be any checks for goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain under his Brexit deal.

    He told Sky News "the only checks that there would be, would be if something was coming from GB via Northern Ireland and was going on to the Republic, then there might be checks at the border into Northern Ireland".

    But our Reality Check team have looked into it and found some goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain will have to be checked even if they are staying in Northern Ireland.

    Read more here.

  7. Corbyn arrives in Bangor for speechpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Jeremy CorbynImage source, ITN pool

    Continuing his weekend tour of Wales, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives in Bangor.

    There's a room of people waiting to hear him speak - we'll let you know when he takes to the stage...

  8. 'It's the PM here'published at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Boris JohnsonImage source, BEN STANSALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

    As we told you a moment ago, the prime minister and members of his cabinet have been visiting the headquarters of the Conservative Party's campaign in central London.

    We've just found out that Mr Johnson did actually call someone while the above picture was taken.

    Chancellor Sajid Javid handed him a headset to wear and Mr Johnson spoke to a voter.

    He told them his name before adding: "I'm the prime minister."

    He had a short chat with the person on the other end of the phone before giving the speech we've written about below.

    Dominic Raab, Michael Gove and Theresa Villiers were among other senior ministers making calls at the party's offices in Millbank.

  9. PM tells supporters: 'Do not forget what happened in 2017'published at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Boris Johnson

    The prime minister's short speech at his campaign HQ in London gives him the chance to deliver familiar lines about his "dynamic One Nation Conservative" vision for the country once he can "get Brexit done".

    But he also has a warning for his supporters - that the "horses can still change places" in the final week of the campaign.

    "Do not forget what happened in 2017 - we remember. This is a close-fought election," he says.

    Mr Johnson is referring to the way then-PM Theresa May lost her majority in the last general election, rather than achieving her aim of boosting Conservative MP numbers.

    "We're going to get there," he tells his team.

    "Keep the ball firmly at the back of the scrum, and drive for the line."

    He then posted a cabinet team selfie...

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  10. Cabinet pick up the phone at Tory call centrepublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Sajid Javid and Boris Johnson at Conservative Campaign Headquarters call centreImage source, Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

    Many cabinet members have gathered at the Conservative Party's campaign headquarters to meet the people working on the phones.

    The prime minister is about to deliver a short speech for his supporters - we'll bring you the top lines.

  11. Tory immigration policy 'scant on detail'published at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

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    Satbir Singh

    Now for a bit of analysis of the Conservative Party's immigration policy.

    The party pledges to end freedom of movement, so someone's chances of getting into the UK esentially comes down to the skills they can offer.

    Tories say this will create a "fairer system" and attract the "brightest and the best from around the world" while driving down immigration figures.

    But Satbir Singh, the chief executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, says the policy is "scant on detail".

    Mr Singh says we "need a fairer, more human system" to immigration but that "spitting out a series of unworkable, politically-charged soundbites" is not the way to get there.

    "We've been hearing this sound-bite of an Australian-style points-based system for a very long time now," he says.

    He says the detail in the Tory pledge that has been provided suggests there will be "more exploitation and trafficking" because the system involves "tying workers to an employer" and thus removing their right to move jobs.

    He also shows scepticism at how a system can manage to attract "only the best and brightest".

    Home Secretary Priti Patel says: "The vote to leave the EU was a vote to take back control of our borders, and that is exactly what a Conservative majority government will do by getting Brexit done and ending freedom of movement."

    You can read more about where the parties stand on immigration here.

  12. How do the parties compare?published at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Poll tracker

    It's not long to go now - just five sleeps till results day!

    If you're interested in the latest opinion poll trends, check out our poll tracker, which measures how people say they are going to vote at the next general election.

  13. Your questions on climate change and the environmentpublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Girl feeding ducksImage source, GETTY IMAGES

    Let's get away from what the politicians are talking about for a moment, and concentrate on the things that you've been asking us.

    Concerns about the environment are a major theme, and people have been wondering what the parties' plans on green issues are, including:

    • What is being done to stop the decline in UK wildlife?
    • What will be done about single-use plastics?
    • How could UK industry be affected by promises to tackle climate change?

    Click here to find out what our experts make of the pledges.

  14. Watch: Cleverly apologises for Tory Party Islamophobiapublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    We didn't have enough hands on deck to listen to Pienaar's Politics on BBC Radio 5 Live earlier, but luckily for us some of our colleagues have clipped up some key moments.

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  15. What did we learn from this morning's political shows?published at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    We've heard from a lot of politicians this morning. Here's a quick rundown of what they said, in case you didn't catch them earlier.

    • Boris Johnson refused to say whether he will resign if the Conservatives fail to win a majority, but he did admit that the naughtiest thing he’s ever done (that he’s prepared to admit to) is riding his bike on the pavement.
    • Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth warned people “not to get ill… or poor” if the Tories secure another five years in power and accused Mr Johnson of "misleading" the public by saying he will bring immigration levels down.
    • Jo Swinson said she will not resign if the Liberal Democrats lose MPs, as she branded Nigel Farage’s decision to stand down Brexit Party candidates in Tory-held seats a “stitch-up”.
    • Home office minister Brandon Lewis said there will not be a border down the Irish Sea. He also denied that there was Russian money funding the Conservative election campaign.
    • Mr Farage revealed that he’s already registered a new political group – the Reform Party – to replace the Brexit Party if the UK leaves the EU.
    • Nicola Sturgeon said that her “key priority” is stopping Mr Johnson moving into No 10, adding that Jeremy Corbyn will have to look to the SNP for support if Labour fails to secure an overall majority.
    • John McDonnell said Labour hasn’t been “quick enough or ruthless enough” in tackling anti-Semitism, expressing concerns that it “has had its effect” on the election campaign.
  16. Watch: Sturgeon 'sorry' for missed NHS treatmentspublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    The Andrew Marr Show

    Here's a bit of the Andrew Marr show we didn't get to earlier.

    SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon often tells us she's proud that Scotland's health service is performing better than the corresponding bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    Here she tells Marr she's sorry about elements of her Scottish government's record on running NHS Scotland.

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  17. McDonnell 'worries' anti-Semitism row may cost Labour votespublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    John McDonnell

    The shadow chancellor's final section of his interview focuses on his party's response to anti-Semitism in its ranks.

    Mr McDonnell says in the past the Labour Party hasn't been "quick enough or ruthless enough" in dealing with anti-Jewish racism, but that new procedures taken on by the party are now "dealing with that".

    He says there will be a report detailing the party's progress in January.

    But he points out that the issue might have lost Labour some crucial support ahead of the poll on Thursday.

    "I worry that this has had its effect [on the election]," he says.

    "We've done everything, I think, we can possibly do," he says, but adds "we've always got to learn lessons".

    Mr McDonnell offered an apology to the Jewish community "for the suffering we've inflicted on them", adding what his aspirations for the future are: "We're going to learn more lessons and we want to be the shining example of anti-racism that the Labour Party should be.

    "I hope I come out of this now, having gone through this horrible period, we come out of it now actually showing respect to the Jewish community and tackling this issue."

    You can read more about the anti-Semitism row that has plagued the Labour Party here.

  18. Sturgeon 'not asking Labour to back Scotland independence'published at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    The Andrew Marr Show

    We're still playing catch-up here, so here's a bit more from Nicola Sturgeon earlier.

    She has said that she is not asking Labour to back the idea of another Scottish independence referendum, but "respect the principle".

    The SNP leader told Andrew Marr: "I'm not asking Labour to support Scottish independence, I'm not even asking them to support the idea that there should be another independence referendum.

    "I'm making the reasonable request that they respect the principle, which is that if there's a referendum, and the timing of the referendum, should not be matters for Westminster to determine.

    "They should be matters for the Scottish people in Parliament to determine."

  19. McDonnell: £58bn for Waspi women will mostly be borrowedpublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    The Andrew Marr Show

    Mr McDonnell says the £58bn pledged to women who lost out as a result of changes to the pension age will mostly be funded by government borrowing.

    The promise to compensate the so-called Waspi women will be paid for from "what headroom we would inherit" from the current government, or "we will borrow", Mr McDonnell tells Marr.

    When Marr points out there's hardly any government reserves to be inherited, Mr McDonnell says: "The bulk of this will be borrowed - we've got to be honest about that. But it's the right thing to do."

    "I don't shy away from that because this is a historic injustice... I'm standing by these women, I will not be moved by this," the shadow chancellor adds.

    Reality Check: What is Labour offering to Waspi women?

  20. Would a Labour chancellor want to overthrow capitalism?published at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    The Andrew Marr Show

    John McDonnell

    Marr's final guest is shadow chancellor, John McDonnell.

    "I want to make sure our economy works for everybody."

    Marr asks if that means overthrowing capitalism - but Mr McDonnell says no. He says it's about "transforming capitalism".

    "Our economy is failing the vast majority our people."

    He adds that we must also change the economy to cope with "the existential threat of climate change".

    "We have to change our economy to enable us to meet that challenge."