The Spectator

J, externalames Forsyth in the Spectator says Theresa May gave her best TV performance of the election tonight. "After a prolonged Tory wobble, her performance will have steadied jangling Tory nerves," he writes.

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Although it hasn't always been at the forefront of the daily news cycle, Brexit is THE key issue overshadowing this election.

Theresa May said she had called the vote to strengthen her hand in withdrawal negotiations with the European Union.

Whoever forms the next government will find their days filled with the complexities of unravelling 40 years of British policy, laws and regulation tying us in to the rest of the EU.

Here's our guide to where the parties stand on this issue of issues.

BBC Newsnight

Newsnight political editor Nicholas Watt says that before tonight's programme Theresa May had been seen to "struggle" in this campaign, whereas Jeremy Corbyn "has been having a very good few weeks".

In that context, "May performed better than expectations" and there are some "happy Cabinet ministers".

But on the other hand Mr Corbyn managed to hammer home his message that "May wouldn't debate with him".

They both stuck to their positions but faced a couple of "uncomfortable moments" - for Mrs May on social care, and for Mr Corbyn on nuclear weapons.

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Well, Question Time’s page on Red Button – where viewers text in their opinions during the broadcast and see them displayed on screen – received 15,916 texts during the 90 minutes that the special show was on air.

The only time the programme has topped that amount was when the-then BNP leader Nick Griffin appeared on the panel in October 2009.

Abigail Eatock asked Mrs May the first question of the night, about why the public should trust her.

The UKIP supporter says she wasn't particularly impressed with the response she got.

"I felt it was a lot of political spiel," she says, adding that she felt the answer was too rehearsed.

Meanwhile, undecided voter John asked the question that has got many people talking - would Mr Corbyn ever use nuclear weapons.

"I had high hopes until he didn't answer on Trident," he says.

"I pushed again on red button issue, but he shot me down better than he would shoot any enemy down."

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Theresa May faces angry nurses and Jeremy Corbyn is quizzed about nuclear weapons in Question Time special.

Jonathan Bartley from the Green Party criticises Jeremy Corbyn's stance on nuclear weapons - that we should renew Trident nuclear weapons but not use them - characterising it as "HMS Pointless".

He also has harsh words for what he terms Theresa May's "really weak performance" - but defends her for not knowing about the minutiae of aid policy, adding that we should be fairer to our politicians.

Today the former contender for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders, was giving a speech in Oxford in which he condemned President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement on climate change.

He stopped short of endorsing Jeremy Corbyn for prime minister but praised the Labour leader for "trying to revitalise democracy".

He said: "[Jeremy Corbyn] is talking about income and wealth inequality, and I happen to think there is no issue more important in the United States and around the world than that issue is."

Gary O'Donoghue
BBC political correspondent

This was not a classic by any means, but it did represent the most sustained period of grilling these two leaders have had so far.

Neither was seriously put off their stride but there were wobbles.

Theresa May seemed most uneasy when confronted with the experience one woman had with the controversial work capability test. She seemed reluctant to engage and empathise beyond a few carefully chosen words.

Jeremy Corbyn was heckled when he showed himself unwilling to say whether there were any circumstances in which he'd use nuclear weapons; and past dealings with Sinn Fein/IRA clearly had a number of audience members concerned.

Given the main purpose from the leaders' point of view was not to fall flat on their face; they will consider this "job done". Less clear whether this will actually change any minds out there.

BBC News Channel

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is in the house.

He condemns the "crypto-communist cabal" of the Labour leadership with "contempt" for business that he says wants to take Britain back to the 1970s.

"The risk is that the economy will tank and be shredded by Labour proposals to whack up taxes on businesses," he says.

He says Jeremy Corbyn was "advertising to the world" his views on nuclear weapons.

Labour's Ian Lavery asks if anyone really wants "this guy" - Mr Johnson - negotiating for Britain in the Brexit talks.

There's real needle between the pair.

The Independent

For someone who is supposedly hiding from public debate, the Prime Minister came out fighting, writes John Rentoul, external.

Theresa May says she will make a success of Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn says the government's financial policy has helped the richest and hurt the poorest.

BBC News Channel

Brexit Secretary David Davis says Labour's negotiating stance is to reveal Britain's hand ahead of the talks with the rest of the EU, and says Jeremy Corbyn would lose for Britain if he was prime minister.