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Reporting from Middleton in Greater Manchester, where Nigel Farage has been outlining some of UKIP's spending pledges including hitting the 2% of GDP target for defence, BBC political correspondent Robin Brant says the party is also "trying to get the focus for UKIP back on policy" after the suspension of candidate Janice Atkinson.

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Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has been responding to Theresa May's speech this morning setting out new anti-extremism measures. The Labour politician does not contest the principle behind the speech, but tells The World at One that Theresa May has been home secretary for five years, with radicalisation increasing "every day".

She criticises cuts to the anti-extremism Prevent programme, adding: "At a time when the threat has increased the government is simply not doing enough". Ministers are "not keeping up" with social media, she adds.

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As well as new measures to combat extremism, this morning Home Secretary Theresa May announced a review of Sharia courts in England and Wales. On The World at One, Manzoor Moghal, chairman of the Muslim Forum, says there is a lack of understanding around Sharia courts. He adds: "Sharia courts do not contradict British laws, they are not competing with British laws, they are subservient to British courts all the time".

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Daily Politics comes to an end on a lighter note, with the guests trying a new beer named after the former Conservative leader William Hague. Norman Baker and Brandon Lewis are fans of "Smooth Hague" but Fiona McTaggart is not quite as keen, only willing to take a sniff. Mr Lewis recalls that he has also had a beer named after him by his local brewery, the "Brandon brew".

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A bit of a change of subject but here's some news for theatregoers and other culture vultures. The government has pledged £1m to help with the rebuilding of the Battersea Arts Centre after a devastating fire earlier this month. Jane Ellison, the Conservative MP for Battersea - which happens to be a marginal seat - has said she is "hugely grateful" for the government's response at a "critical time" for the venue.

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With general election polls so close, every scandal, slip of the tongue and embarrassing moment can be used by opponents hoping these can affect the way people vote on 7 May. In a Daily Politics film, Giles Dilnot looks into the news archives to find the moments some political parties may wish had never have happened - at least on camera - when they meet the public. Watch the film which features footage of John Major, Margaret Thatcher, John Prescott, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Martin Bell, Neil Hamilton, Charles Kennedy and Kenny Everett.

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The Daily Politics panel is asked about what happened to Nigel Farage in that pub. "It's intolerable if it's the case that Nigel Farage was deliberately targeted and it was known that his family was there. He's entitled to a day off," Norman Baker says. But he adds that if the encounter happened largely by chance then it would be "fair enough" to take such action. Conservative Brandon Lewis agrees that targeting his family would be "completely unacceptable" and there are plenty of other opportunities "to make a point".

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"Of course I wouldn't want anyone's family to be targets," says Dan Glass. But "what's sickening is the continuing bile that comes out of UKIP's mouth," he says. Those targeted, he says, include breastfeeding mothers, Muslims and people with HIV. Mr Glass says he has received death threats in the past 24 hours, although he does not know who was responsible.

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Patrick O'Flynn, of UKIP, says he finds Dan Glass and his organisation "pretty reprehensible and sickening". He goes on: "If Mr Glass has such a groundswell of support he should stand for election or support one of the many parties that oppose UKIP."

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Dan Glass, the organiser of the protest that targeted Nigel Farage at his local pub on Sunday, speaks to the Daily Politics. He says it was "a celebration of diversity" not really a protest. "Our target was obviously never Nigel Farage's family... but people who are affected by his prejudice can't get a day off from his wounding."

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Patrick O'Flynn says he will not be drawn on the future of MEP Janice Atkinson but says UKIP will run a proper disciplinary process. Jo Coburn reels off a very long list of the UKIP figures who've been suspended in recent months for various misdemeanours. "Have you done a controlled experiment with Labour or the Conservatives?" Mr O'Flynn asks. He says UKIP are very tough on anyone stepping out of line.

Reality Check

According to the Ministry of Justice, there are no definitive figures on the number of sharia courts in the UK. However, a 2009 report by Civitas estimated there were "at least" 85 courts in operation. In the UK, sharia courts are permitted to mediate in family or financial disputes between Muslims using religious law. They pass judgements on a range of religious matters including divorce or inheritance but do not have the authority to settle civil marriage or criminal cases. None of the rulings are legally binding unless both parties have agreed to a formal arbitration ruling. Sharia courts are not allowed to make rulings that run contrary to English law.

It is not known how many cases pass through these religious courts each year. However, similar mediation and arbitration courts exist in the UK Jewish community such as Beth Din which is able to grant a religious divorce, but is not permitted to end a civil marriage."

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The Sun's Kate McCann and Owen Jones, a columnist for the Guardian, are on the BBC News Channel soon for the weekly Campaign Countdown Review. On the menu this week: the latest and ever-contradictory polls; this Thursday's live TV interviews with David Cameron and Ed Miliband; and the chances of a Labour-SNP deal.

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Lib Dem Norman Baker says if he was Ed Miliband, he'd "rule out any sort of deal with the SNP", not just a coalition, because the issue is so "toxic" in England. He says the Lib Dems won't be part of any coalition involving the SNP - but again that's a level of stridency not seen from Nick Clegg.

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The BBC's Jo Coburn presses Conservative Brandon Lewis to rule out any sort of working with the SNP, but he won't do it directly. "I think the prime minister has made his position clear on this," he repeats.

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"There's no way Labour will do deals with the Scottish National Party," says Fiona McTaggart. Ed Miliband certainly hasn't been anything like as strident as that.

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"I think Ed Miliband has lost the plot," Stewart Hosie, of the SNP, tells the Daily Politics. He's referring to the suggestion by the Labour leader earlier that the SNP and the Conservatives are in "an unholy alliance" to keep David Cameron in power. "I do not understand why Ed Miliband is saying these silly things."

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Over on the Daily Politics, the discussion is about Theresa May's speech. Labour's Fiona McTaggart says the first thing Mrs May did when she got into power was cut the Prevent budget, so it's hard to hear her urge more effort from the Muslim community to prevent radicalisation. "What we're seeing is rhetoric designed to stir up fear, but not action that works," she says. Conservative Housing Minister Brandon Lewis says Prevent wasn't working. He says Labour are "confusing spending money with getting the right outcomes".