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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is now the fourth and final candidate taking to the stage at the hustings. He released a video earlier, external making his pitch for leader.

Chris Mason, outside the door, hears him start with a positive message.

"Our divisions are more complicated than rich and poor," Mr Hunt says. "Our mission has to be unity. We need to bring together the country not just get through Brexit - bringing together the 52 and 48%. As well as being compassionate Conservatives, we need to be radical Conservatives."

Labour is very unhappy at leadership contender Matt Hancock's comments a short time ago on Jeremy Corbyn. He said if the Labour leader was elected he would be "the first anti-Semitic leader of a Western nation since the Second World War".

The party's full statement reads:

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Now Team Raab’s briefers are sending us their stuff. "I would take the life chances agenda, one bullet point in the One Nation declaration of Conservative values. And make it the lodestar, the driving mission for the Conservative government I would lead if I became prime minister."

He told the hustings: "The truth is until we have delivered Brexit - until we have kept our promise on Brexit - we can’t go on to talk about the optimistic vision we have for a fairer economy, for a fairer society, that will bring us together."

"As Brexit secretary I looked our EU opposite numbers in the eyes. I know the strengths but also the weaknesses of their positions and that’s why we don’t just need a conviction Brexiteer. We need someone who is resolute, but someone who can navigate the rocky path ahead."

Dominic Raab is the third contender up before the hustings. Political commentators in the corridor give us the early snippets.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock is giving his speech to the One Nation hustings.

He begins by telling the room that he wants to "slay this unicorn that we need a Brexiteer as PM".

He adds: "We don't need a Brexiteer as prime minister. We need someone who is committed to delivering Brexit."

Mr Hancock, at the age of 40, then plays the youth card, saying: "This contest is not about who is the leader for the next six months.

"This contest is about who is the leader for the next six years and beyond."

The leadership hopeful then really goes for it in laying into Jeremy Corbyn.

"The Conservative Party has to get this right," he says. "If we don't, we could end up with the first anti-Semitic leader of a Western nation since the Second World War."

And he says that the Tories wont win the next election "by only appealing to our base".

"We win by appealing to the next generation and appealing to people who haven't voted Conservative before."

In reply, Tory MP Tom Tugendhat replies: "Who said? I wasn't told that!"

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Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins says there is a "range" of things being done by government in order to tackle crime in the UK.

She says funding is being put in place to help young people who are at risk of crime, and there is a new burglary taskforce to see if the UK can "design out crime" in house building.

"We absolutely recognise the impact" of anti-social behaviour, she states.

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On the committee corridor, this evening sees the second instalment of Tory leadership hustings before members of the One Nation caucus of MPs.

The 60-strong group, which opposes a no-deal Brexit, has invited all candidates vying to replace Theresa May to make their pitch for the top job.

Last night, the group heard from Home Secretary Sajid Javid, International Development Secretary Rory Stewart and ex-Commons leader Andrea Leadsom and former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

Tonight, it’s the turn of Environment Secretary Michael Gove, former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Journalists are not allowed inside but our own Chris Mason has his ear to the door and we’ll bring you any details we get of what is said inside.

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Westminster Hall has now turned to a debate on anti-social behaviour in smaller towns and communities.

Labour MP Tracy Brabin, who represents Batley and Span, says that the Conservatives "used to be the party of law and order" but police cuts have undermined that view.

"Crime ruins lives, and citizens lives should not be blighted by it," she adds.

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Conservative Steve Double says that he has constituents who refuse to fundraise for schools because they have been fined for taking students out during term time.

"We should encourage" positive relationships between schools and parents, he says.

He says that parents with mental health and learning disabilities are "at their wits end" because schools will not grant time off, except with a formal diagnosis.

Education Minister Nick Gibb says "it would not be appropriate for government to dictate" what constitutes authorised absences.

"We encourage parents to talk to their child's school, to make their case when they require a leave of absence," he adds.

He says overall absence from school has dropped from 6% in 2010 to 4.8% in 2017-18.

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Shadow work and pensions minister Mike Amesbury says universal credit claimants face "rigid rules".

He calls for "an affordability test" to be introduced to ensure claimants are not "pushed into poverty and destitution" by universal credit deductions.

Government minister Alok Sharma says: "I want to make sure every single person on universal credit gets the help they deserve."