Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Nick Clegg has attacked Theresa May's Brexit speech as "delusional".

The former deputy PM said: “Only a year ago, Theresa May declared that being in the EU makes us more secure, more prosperous, more influential.

“The relentlessly upbeat assessment of Brexit in her speech today is a U-turn of epic proportions.

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Former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says it is "extremely doubtful" he could be a "person of interest" to the FBI's investigation into Donald Trump and Russia because he has "no connections" to the country.

His comments, reported by the PA news agency, come after claims reported in The Guardian., external

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Taking questions from the media, Theresa May is asked to spell out what the "dire consequences" she claims would be the outcome of getting Brexit negotiations wrong.

She says that there are people elsewhere in the EU who want to "punish" the UK and those who are "willing to sign up to a deal whatever the price of that deal - they would end up with the worst possible deal at the highest possible price".

Another journalist asks Mrs May to look back to calling the election, when the Tories' poll lead was in double figures.

"Did you ever think in your wildest nightmares that the party would be where it is now?"

Mrs May says voters should think "not about how they voted before but who do they want to see leading this country in the Brexit negotiations".

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will appear in Basildon later, where he's expected to say Theresa May's approach to Brexit risks "a jobs meltdown".

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Mr Corbyn will say Mrs May has left the UK isolated and marginalised in Europe and that she has "needlessly alienated" other EU countries.

As a result the risk of Britain "crashing out" of the EU without a deal, he will say, is now much greater.

Mrs May is returning to her key election message in a lunchtime speech - saying only the Conservatives can secure a successful Brexit, while the Lib Dems are hosting a rally discussing the impact of Britain's exit from the European Union.

Brexit was a major topic of discussion during BBC Essex's debate from the Thurrock constituency this morning.

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Former Labour lord chancellor Lord Falconer - who was a member of Tony Blair's government when university tuition fees were introduced in 1998 - says he would not be opposed to them being abolished.

Jeremy Corbyn says if he comes to power, tuition fees will be scrapped, costing the British economy £11bn.

But quizzed about the policy on BBC2's Daily Politics, Lord Charlie Falconer - a former flatmate of Mr Blair - said: "Looking at the effect on the public finances, it's a possible policy - I'm not opposed to it being part of the over all package."

Asked if the election of Mr Corbyn as Labour leader marked an end of "Blairism", the peer replied: "Yes, it did."

Theresa May tries to contrast her leadership qualities with those of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying: "You can’t negotiate the right Brexit deal for Britain if you don’t believe in Britain.

"You can’t fight for Britain if you don’t have confidence in our strengths and in all that we have to offer."

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The Social Democratic and Labour Party would be interested in joining a progressive alliance to stop a Conservative government, the SDLP's Colum Eastwood has said.

He tells BBC2's Daily Politics his party would be willing to work with Labour, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens.

The SDLP is also calling for a referendum on Irish unity after the general election, he said.

Northern Ireland political institutions need to be up and running and issues dealt with around Brexit before a referendum, he said, but unity would enable Northern Ireland to re-enter the EU.

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Theresa May, who has backed new grammar schools says: "For too long, politicians have said that if you’re rich or well off, you can have a selective education for your child.

"You can send them to a selective private school. You can move to a better catchment area or afford to send them long distances to get the education you want.

"Yet for too long, those same politicians have sought to deny that right to others – to ordinary working people up and down this land.That is a scandal and we will bring it to an end."

And she tells her audience in Teesside:

"For Britain to succeed after Brexit, we need to make the most of every talent and ensure no person or community is left behind," Theresa May says.

"We will build a more united country as our shared values, interests and aspirations bring us together."

She says she is committed to the NHS, adding: "The government I lead will give the NHS its full support and back it with the resources it needs – increasing spending by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years."

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All four candidates standing in the Stoke-on-Trent North constituency were asked how they would woo people who'd voted for UKIP in 2015.

That's because there's no UKIP candidate in this election and, two years ago, 9,542 voted for the party in this area.

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All four candidates were asked to complete the sentence "UKIP supporters should vote for me because..."

• Liberal Democrat Richard Whelan said they should vote for him because he would bring things to the Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and not see the area overlooked in the final Brexit settlement
• Ruth Smeeth for Labour said they should vote for her because she lives in the area and will fight for the community over delivering a Brexit deal that will work for Stoke-on-Trent North
• The Greens' Douglas Rouxel said they should vote for him because he represented a break from the two-party system and wouldn't be beholden as an MP to either of the bigger two parties
• Conservative candidate Ben Adams replied that they should vote for him because the party's leader Theresa May was the right person to deliver the right deal and the Conservatives are committed to leaving Europe

You can hear the debate, if you missed it live on-air, here on the BBC iPlayer.

Theresa May says she has "a clear plan" for Brexit and sets out "12 negotiating objectives".

They include control of immigration, maintaining the Common Travel Area with the Republic of Ireland, rights for EU citizens to remain in the UK, reciprocal rights for UK citizens elsewhere in the EU and "enhanced" rights for workers.

She says the UK will not be subject to decisions by the European Court of Justice and will seek a trading relationship with the EU and "new trade deals with old friends and new allies around the globe".

Theresa May begins her Brexit-themed campaign speech with a pitch to those who voted to leave the EU nearly a year ago.

"We are now 12 months on from the EU referendum, 12 months since the British people voted for a brighter future for our country, 12 months since they voted to leave the European Union and embrace the world.

"And in one week’s time, they have the opportunity to affirm that decision and secure that brighter future by voting for me to continue as prime minister."

Those who voted to leave the EU "did so with their eyes open", she adds, and defied the establishment "with quietly British resolve".

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Immigration should be at sustainable levels - that's at the tens of thousands - by 2022, Home Office Minister Brandon Lewis has said.

Meanwhile, former Labour lord chancellor Lord Falconer says his party's policy is to identify the needs of the economy, although he concedes free movement of people will be reduced post Brexit.

He says there will be significant areas of the British economy that need unskilled labour from overseas.

But he says those people should "not be taking jobs away from the UK".

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