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A mainstream third party could emerge in the United States, according to Nigel Farage. 

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Farage said that if Donald Trump loses Tuesday's election to his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, the Republican party's support could split. 

"In name 'The Donald' is the Republican party candidate. But it is in name only," he said. 

Mr Farage drew parallels between himself and the American property magnate, saying "I don't think the Republican establishment will ever fully accept Trump - rather like the way the Conservative party here feels about me."

Read more: If Donald Trump doesn’t win, a third party, like Ukip, will emerge in the US , external

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In an article on the Conservativehome website, the MP James Cartlidge has called for the government to abandon its appeal to the Supreme Court and table a parliamentary vote on a one-line-bill to trigger Article 50 in March 2017.

The Conservative MP said: "The government should ditch the appeal and be done with.

"I campaigned for Remain, but can see no logical or democratically moral alternative to voting to support such a bill on second reading." 

The South Suffolk MP acknowledged that a parliamentary vote would raise the likelihood of an early election, with the risk of opposition to a government bill in the Lords. 

Mr Cartlidge suggested there was a need to consider a plan B, asking: "If Theresa May is forced to go the country, what will be the platform for our pitch to the electorate? 

Read more: The triple lock. The NHS. The aid budget. If there’s to be a snap election, we’ll need a new manifesto, external

Coverage of Monday at the Northern Ireland Assembly, as MLAs approve an SDLP motion demanding an "urgent, renewed effort" to conclude Troubles legacy cases.

The government's chief legal adviser has defended the High Court judges over their Brexit ruling. Addressing an Access to Justice event, Jeremy Wright said judges should be able to reach their verdict without "being harassed or intimidated", the Guardian reports, external.

The prime minister indicated a possible boost for the UK's defence industry at a press briefing in India. 

Theresa May said the UK was ready to support Indian defence "through technology transfer and by jointly promoting our defence equipment in other markets."

The prime minister rounded off a press briefing with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi by saying the UK and India would be brought closer together by a shared future of partnership.

Theresa May said the two countries enjoyed "a unique friendship" and "a natural partnership."

The prime minister hinted at the government's trade priorities after Brexit, saying that "as the UK leaves the EU and India rises, we should seize the opportunities ahead".

Visas have been one of the key issues during Mrs May's visit, with Prime Minister Modi calling for "greater mobility" for India's young people, while the UK government is committed to reducing net migration.

Mrs May says the UK "will consider further improvements to our visa offer, if at the same time we can step up the speed and volume of the return of Indians with no right to remain in the UK".

Theresa May has talked of business cooperation between the UK and India, announcing that £600 million worth of rupee-denominated "masala bonds" will be available on the London stock market over the next three months.

The prime minister said £1bn worth of business deals would be signed over the course of her visit to India. 

Mrs May also said that India would become the first visa country to take part in the UK's registered traveller scheme, making it faster for business travellers to pass through UK immigration at airports. 

Prime Minister Modi out sets out the historic ties between the UK and India, saying the two nations have agreed to establish a joint working group on trade, defence and security partnerships and to work together on "cross border terrorism".

The two countries have a unique, "multifaceted" partnership, he says.

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Prime Minister Theresa May is on stage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where they are both set to speak.

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Candidate in the UKIP leadership race, Suzanne Evans, says she feels judges "should be subject to some sort of democratic control".

The government is to give its official response later to the High Court's decision that Parliament should vote on the formal process of leaving the EU. Suzanne Evans told the Today programme she "questions the legitimacy of this particular case".

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UKIP leadership candidate Suzanne Evans has suggested judges should be "subject to some kind of democratic control" following last week's High Court ruling on how Article 50 is invoked.

Ms Evans told the Today Programme: "I think there is a debate to be had about whether or not judges should be subject to some kind of democratic control to inspire confidence in the judiciary, but while safeguarding their judicial independence, which is, of course, fundamental and very important."