Voters share their election thoughts and fears with Victoria Derbyshire in Westminster.

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Tim Farron is followed by Tory MP Peter Bone, who was a relentless critic of the coalition between the Conservatives and Lib Dems from 2010 to 2015.

After Mr Farron did not answer questions about another coalition, Mr Bone tells him: "From these benches, there is no chance that we will want you sir."

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Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron argues that former PM David Cameron "put party before country" by holding the EU referendum last year - and Theresa May is doing the same by holding an election.

"Let's not buy this nonsense," he adds. The PM is not holding the election "because she needs a mandate to deliver Brexit", he alleges.

"She looked across the despatch box and could not resist the temptation to do the political equivalent of taking candy from a baby."

Mr Farron faces interventions and heckles from the SNP benches, as the party's MPs ask whether he will "rule out" a coalition with the Conservatives, as happened after the 2010 election.

The Lib Dem leader finds a creative number of ways not to answer the question.

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A Number 10 source says the prime minister won't be changing her position on the TV debates, despite ITV announcing it will hold a leaders' debate in the run up to the general election.

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"ITV has confirmed that there is going to be a leaders' debate," says SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson.

The prime minister's refusal to take part in a debate "is unsustainable in the 21st Century", he says.

"The notion that the UK prime minister might be empty-chaired because she's not prepared to stand up for her arguments is just not sustainable," he adds.

PA reports: "ITV has confirmed it will host a leaders' debate during the general election campaign, despite Theresa May's insistence that she will not take part."

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Angus Robertson says the prime minister did not condemn the "saboteurs" comment earlier during Prime Minister's Questions (it comes from today's Daily Mail headline, external) - and says it is not an understanding of mainstream democracy he shares.

The SNP's Westminster leader says that "it seems to have dawned" on the UK government that the Brexit negotiations are going to be "very difficult", he says.

Condemning the prime minister's refusal to participate in proposed TV debates, he says it is unsustainable in the 21st century to go to the country, and not debate the other leaders of the major political parties.

This election will highlight the dangers to Scotland of "unfettered Tory Westminster government", he says.

He says the SNP looks forward to a general election; and he says he believes most Scots will vote for the SNP.

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An intervention from Gareth Snell, who was only elected as Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central in a by-election in February.

"I try not to take it personally that, having arrived so early, the prime minister is that desperate to get rid of me, she's calling an election," he says.

He suggests that Theresa May is indicating that "she doesn't have confidence in her own government to deliver a Brexit deal for Britain".

He further proposes that the PM tables "a motion of no confidence in her own government, which I will happily vote for".

A thousand jobs at two EU regulators will move, despite UK attempts to keep them, says the Commission.

Brexit may dominate the coming election - but the polls show the NHS is high on the public's list of concerns.

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The Labour party welcomes the general election because it gives the British people the chance to vote for a government which will put their interests first, Jeremy Corbyn says.

"The election gives the British people the chance to change direction," he says.

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Labour's Jeremy Corbyn said his party welcomed moves for a general election, but asked how anyone can trust the prime minister who had claimed she did not want one held until 2020.

"This election is about your government's failure to rebuild the economy and living standards for the majority," he said.

He went on to say the government had been responsible for "cuts to our children's schools which will limit the chances of every child in Britain - four million of whom now live in poverty".

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The general election will be about "leadership and stability", Theresa May has said.

"I will be asking for the public's support to deliver my plan for a stronger Britain," she said.

Labour's Dawn Butler accused the prime minister of asking the country "to vote for a blank cheque" - a charge Mrs May denied.

"The choice before us today is clear ... to trust the people ... and then let the people decide."