Summary

  • Theresa May insists Tory policy on tax has not changed

  • Fresh batch of opinion polls published - with wide-ranging predictions

  • Senior Conservative ministers say 'no plans' to raise income tax

  • Jeremy Corbyn says Tories 'in chaos' over tax

  • Nicola Sturgeon travels to key constituencies by helicopter

  1. Corbyn defence vow after Trident grillingpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Labour leader says he would protect Britons from global threats and spend more on the armed forces.

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  2. Rees-Mogg and son hit the campaign trailpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Jacob Rees-Mogg and sonImage source, Instagram
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    Mogg and son

    Social media users are having some fun with this picture of Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and his "mini me" son on the campaign trail together.

    The North East Somerset MP joked "we shall have to take our business elsewhere," as they posed for a picture outside a Labour-supporting tattoo parlour.

    We can't help being reminded of another father and son duo, who cut a sartorial dash of a slightly different kind back in the 1970s (yes that's how old some of your live page writing team are!).

    Anyone else remember Ian Dury and son Baxter posing for this iconic image on the cover of Dury's New Boots and Panties album?

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    Dury and son

  3. More pictures from the campaign trailpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Super Saturday continues for all the parties as they campaign up and down the country.

    Here are some pictures from the trail.

    Nicola SturgeonImage source, Getty Images
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    Nicola Sturgeon tries to score some votes in Scotland

    Jeremy CorbynImage source, PA
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    Jeremy Corbyn attracting big crowds in Nottinghamshire

    Nigel FarageImage source, PA
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    Nigel Farage enjoys a pint in Kent

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    Theresa May chooses tea on her trip to Yorkshire with former Tory leader William Hague

  4. Big boost for youth turnout predictedpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Poll suggests near 50% jump

    Graphic from Hope not HateImage source, Hope not Hate

    A new poll suggests nearly two-thirds of young people are committed to voting in Thursday's general election. The proportion voting in the 2015 general election was 43%.

    The poll was carried out by ICM on behalf of the Hope not Hate campaign and the National Union of Teachers.

    Of those 18 - 24 year olds who are registered to vote and say they intend to do so, 68% say they back Labour.

    54% say the most important issue is the NHS, Brexit comes second with 26%, education and tuition fees come third and fourth.

    72% of the sample said they had no confidence in politicians and politics to solve their problems.

    The BBC was the single most trusted news provider, winning the trust of 49% of young people.

    For full details of the poll findings click here., external

  5. Jeremy Corbyn: Knock, knock - get out and votepublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn

    Jeremy Corbyn had supporters laughing and cheering, when he gave them a comical example of the kind of knocking on doors-type of campaigning he expects them to be involved in on election day.

    He told them:

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    You knock on doors - you identify the Labour supporter and then you very politely go round at 10am on June 8 and ask them to vote. You go round at 12pm and remind them to vote slightly less politely. You go at 2pm and remind them they haven't yet voted. You go at 4pm and ask them why they haven't voted. You go at 6pm and say would they be good enough to go and vote. You go at 8pm and say it really would be a big help if you went to vote - and you go down at 9.30pm and say: 'For Christ's sake, get out of your house and get down to the polling station!'"

  6. Corbyn: Scrapping tuition fees is expensive, but worth itpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn

    Jeremy Corbyn says he knows his plan to scrap university tuition fees "is very expensive" - but doing it will help people contribute to the collective and common good.

    Estimates suggest that scrapping tuition fees in England could cost up to £11bn.

    But the Labour leader tells supporters at a campaign event in Nottinghamshire that the policy will put an end to students leaving university with debts of £50,000 to £60,000.

    "I am told this is very expensive - yes, it is very expensive - I fully understand the cost of it," he says.

    But he says a "person is lost" if they cannot do what they want with their lives because they are put off by the potential debt involved.

    Mr Corbyn also reiterated Labour's plan to have a pupil arts premium that will allow children to learn a musical instrument in school.

    He says he would also restore the education maintenance allowance so youngsters are not prevented from doing A-levels and B-Tech qualifications.

  7. 'Anti-Semitic' comments at Bradford hustingspublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Shouts directed at Labour MP Naz Shah are reported to the West Yorkshire force.

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  8. Not everyone is happy to see Farage...published at 16:53 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  9. Former Labour MP doubts poll boostpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  10. Labour seize top ten hit for campaignpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  11. Observer poll puts Tory lead at 6 pointspublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  12. Corbyn's rally drawing crowds in Nottinghamshirepublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  13. Farage takes a break from campaigningpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  14. Labour tactics in Londonpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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  15. Dugdale: SNP must 'get back to the day job'published at 16:17 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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    Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is also campaigning across Scotland today, claiming the SNP is a divisive force nationwide.

    Speaking in Lanarkshire, she says: "At the general election, Scots can vote for Labour MPs who will fight for jobs and public services or SNP MPs who will only fight for another independence referendum.

    "All across Scotland people are sick and tired of the SNP's obsession with dividing us again while our schools and hospitals suffer.

    "In the vast majority of seats across Scotland it is only Labour that can stop the SNP. Only a vote for Labour can end austerity and send a message to Nicola Sturgeon to get back to the day job."

  16. Farage: Tories will put up taxespublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Nigel Farage in KentImage source, Getty Images

    Another prominent political figure has stepped in to comment on the confusion over Tory tax policy.

    Camapigning in Kent, Nigel Farage, says the Conservatives have lost control of the campaign with just five days to go until the general election.

    "They've got different people sounding off, whether it's on immigration, which is David Davis, whether it's on tax, which is Sir Michael Fallon," the former UKIP leader told the Press Association.

    "One thing is clear, that Theresa May's government will put taxes up. Since 2010, since we had a Conservative Prime Minister, the tax burden has gone up."

  17. Seven polls coming tonight...published at 15:54 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    But who will come out on top?

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  18. Parties push to meet Scottish voterspublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

    Scottish politicians are on the campaign trail with just five days to go until the general election.

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  19. Lib Dems focus on social care reformspublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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    The Lib Dems have unveiled a new poster highlighting their opposition to the Conservative social care reform plans.

    Simon Hughes, the party's candidate for the Bermondsey and Old Southwark seat, joined supporters at the launch in central London.

    It references what critics of the manifesto plans have dubbed a "dementia tax".

    The poster carries a photo of Theresa May and the caption: "Don't bet your house on it."

    Mrs May defended the proposals during Friday's BBC Question Time programme, saying people would no longer have to sell their house during their lifetime to fund care and would be able to protect more of their savings than they can currently.

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  20. Former PM David Cameron sends good luck wishes to Theresa Maypublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 3 June 2017

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