Susana Mendonca
BBC Radio London Political Reporter

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Here's the moment that Theresa May greeted European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Downing Street.

They looked genuinely pleased to see each other and certainly have a lot to discuss. 

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As we mentioned earlier, Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier's entrance was rather more low key. He arrived with a number of other officials, briefcase and folder in hand. 

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Gina Miller - the lead claimant in the legal fight to get Parliament to vote on whether the UK could start the process of leaving the EU - has told Channel 4 news she is "absolutely not standing” in the upcoming election.  

She was talking about the launch of her tactical voting campaign for the election, called Best for Britain.

Since setting up a crowdfunding site six days ago, she said almost 10,000 people had signed up and close to £300,000 in donations had been received.

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has arrived in Downing Street for talks with Theresa May.

He and other EU officials, including European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, are having a working dinner with the PM ahead of Saturday's crucial summit of the other 27 EU members - at which they are expected to agree their own negotiating priorities.

Mrs May greeted Mr Juncker herself outside Downing Street while Mr Barnier slipped in a few moments later among a gaggle of officials. 

The seat became available after Alan Johnson said he would not serve for another five years. 

Among those said to be in the running were David Prescott, the son of the former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott and Sam Tarry, a leading figure within the Momentum pressure group.

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BBC Dorset political reporter

The former Christchurch UKIP parliamentary candidate Robin Grey has told the BBC's political reporter in Dorset that he won’t be standing in Christchurch against the pro-Brexit conservative Chris Chope who currently holds the seat.

Earlier this week, UKIP confirmed they would not stand against another prominent Brexiteer - Conor Burns - in Bournemouth West.

Voters in Dorset overwhelmingly backed leaving the European Union in the referendum. 

The Labour leader says he is only interested in a head-to-head clash with Theresa May.

Here's a round-up of today's top stories:

• Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clash over the "choice" facing voters in the final PMQs before the general election
• Ex-MP David Ward is sacked as a Lib Dem general election candidate, party leader Tim Farron says
• Theresa May is to meet the EU's chief Brexit negotiator for the first time - in the run-up to a crucial summit of the remaining 27 EU members
• Police investigating the 2015 General Election expenses of Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay have sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
• NHS staff will get higher pay and there will be no tuition fees for student nurses and midwives under a Labour government, the party is promising
• MPs have questioned "how much of a grip" the Department for Education has on providing school places where they are needed in England.  

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Britain is to accept an extra 130 refugee children under the Dubs route - after the government discovered places had been under-counted due to an "administrative error".

Labour peer Lord Dubs, who came to Britain as a refugee during the Holocaust, spearheaded a scheme to take in unaccompanied children caught in the humanitarian crisis gripping Europe. 

Ministers faced a backlash in February when they announced that 350 unaccompanied minors would arrive from Europe through the scheme - well below the 3,000 that campaigners had called for. 

Now the Home Office has announced that the total number of children resettled under the programme - officially Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 - will rise to 480.

The figure is being increased after officials discovered that scores of offers to provide support for youngsters from local councils were mistakenly missed off.

But Lord Dubs, who is campaigning for the government to take in thousands more refugee children, said: 

The Scottish National Party says it is the “only party standing up for the NHS” - and has urged Labour and the Conservatives to come up with “truly ambitious” plans for the health service in England rather than "warm words".

The party says it has protected nursing bursaries and free tuition in Scotland, while the number of nurses, doctors and dentists working in Scotland’s NHS has increased, with staffing "at record levels, up more than 12,200".

SNP health spokesman Dr Philippa Whitford said:

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Prof Charlie Beckett from the London School of Economics and Political Science told the BBC, televised debates "can really cut through" to voters. 

Prof Beckett added: "It is about engaging people - letting people hear the argument. In an age where there are so many different sources, TV still remains the best way to get people's attention."

The comments come as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not take part in televised debates ahead of the election if Theresa May is not involved. 

But Dr Eamonn Butler director of policy think tank, the Adam Smith Institute, said the debates weren't suited to the British constitutuion.

"What you get in TV debates is the high profile performer," he said. 

"Do we want an election to be decided on an hour spat between two individuals? We're not voting on party leaders but members of parliament to represent us." 

Veteran Conservative MP Sir Simon Burns had journalists scurrying for their dictionaries when he praised his Chelmsford constituents as being "perspicacious".

Sir Simon, who is stepping down after 30 years in the job, used the term - which means quick in noticing, keen or shrewd - during his final comments in Parliament at the last Prime Minister's Questions before the 8 June general election.

He told the prime minister that it had been a privilege and honour "to represent the great people of Chelmsford", adding: "May I also tell you that the people of Chelmsford are perspicacious."

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Theresa May is to meet the EU's chief Brexit negotiator for the first time later, in the run-up to a crucial summit of the remaining 27 EU members.

The prime minister will have a working dinner with Michel Barnier and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Downing Street.

On Saturday, EU leaders meet to agree their key negotiating principles based on draft guidelines issued last month.

Official talks will not begin until after the general election on 8 June.

The UK is on course to leave the EU in March 2019, after Mrs May triggered Article 50 last month.

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Most of the content on a website mentioned by Theresa May at PMQs appears to have been taken down.

The PM read out some of the questions posed on the I Like Corbyn But..., external site after the shadow home secretary Diane Abbott linked to it from her twitter account.

Although the site remains live, it now only offers a few short sentences appearing to 'thank' the PM, but its questions and answers about the Labour leader are no longer available.

The Labour Party has indicated that Jeremy Corbyn will not be taking part in televised debates ahead of the 8 June election - if Theresa May is not involved.

The prime minister has already made clear that she won't be going head-to-head with other political leaders. The smaller parties are now accusing the two main parties of "running scared".

Pressed on the issue, Mr Corbyn told the BBC: "The debate has to include the prime minister, the leader of the Conservative Party, and we are for that debate."

Asked in what format people would be able to see the Labour leader, he retorted: "You'll see me all over the country taking questions from people on the streets."

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Kent Police have sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service as part of its investigation into the 2015 general election expenses of the Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay, a CPS source has confirmed to the BBC.

Mr Mackinlay beat former UKIP leader Nigel Farage in the South Thanet seat.

It is now up to the CPS to decide whether any charges should be brought against either Mr Mackinlay or his agent. 

Mr Mackinlay has said he plans to stand again in the seat in the 8 June general election.