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Summary

  • Reaction to May and Corbyn TV questioning

  • Labour leader pressed on foreign policy views

  • May defended changes to social care policy

  • UKIP's Paul Nuttall interviewed by Andrew Neil

Live Reporting

Angela Harrison and Tom Moseley

  1. Cost of Tories' free breakfasts 'could treble'

    Hannah Richardson, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News education and social affairs reporter

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    Giving a free breakfast to every primary school child in England could cost more than treble the £60m the Conservatives have set aside for it, academics say.

    A Conservative Party spokesman said the original costing was based on a 25% take-up rate - as not all children would be expected to take part - and that the plan was a cost-effective way to improve education and health results for pupils.

  2. UKIP candidate calls for Nuttall to quit

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  3. UK economy grew by 0.2% in first quarter of 2017

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  4. UKIP will try to appear 'proud and patriotic'

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    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith says the UKIP campaign launch - with leader Paul Nuttall - will aim to woo back supporters:

    He will try to portray UKIP as a proud patriotic party, willing to face up to issues other parties will not face up to, such as immigration. The question is whether that will bring back support from people deserting them in droves, as they seem to be banking now on Theresa May to deliver Brexit.

  5. 'Large increase in EU citizens leaving the UK'

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  6. Immigration figures released: Key points

    Here's what the Office for National Statistics says...

    • Net long-term international migration was estimated to be +248,000 in 2016, down 84,000 from 2015 (statistically significant); immigration was estimated to be 588,000 and emigration 339,000.
    • The net migration change was driven by a statistically significant increase in emigration up 40,000 from 2015, mainly EU citizens (117,000, up 31,000 from 2015) and a decrease of 43,000 in immigration (not statistically significant).
    • EU8 (countries which joined in 2004 such as Poland) citizens have partly driven the changes with a fall in immigration (down 25,000) to 48,000 and a rise in emigration (up 16,000) to 43,000 in 2016 (both statistically significant changes); this resulted in the smallest net migration estimate (+5,000) for the EU8 since joining the EU in 2004.
    • Work remains the most common reason for international migration with 275,000 people immigrating to work in 2016 (down 33,000 from 2015 (not statistically significant); the majority (180,000) had a definite job (similar to 2015) but fewer people immigrated looking for work (95,000, a statistically significant decrease of 35,000 from 2015).
    • Long-term immigration to study (136,000 in 2016) saw a statistically significant decrease of 32,000 from 2015, this largely reflects a decrease reported ; however, the number of visas issued over the same period to non-EU students for 12 months or more was 141,248, a rise of 3%.
    • In 2016 more people were emigrating with a definite job (116,000) than in 2015 (up 17,000, statistically significant); the estimated number of non-British citizens going home to live increased from 29,000 to 52,000 in 2016, this was largely driven by EU citizens, an increase of 21,000 to 43,000, of who around half were EU8 citizens (all statistically significant increases).
    • A total of 9,634 people were granted asylum or an alternative form of protection in the year ending (YE) March 2017, a grant rate of 32%. In addition, 5,453 people were granted humanitarian protection under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme in the year ending March 2017.

  7. Latest migration figures show fall
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    The latest net migration figures for the UK - for 2016 - are down by 84,000.

    Net long-term international migration to the UK was estimated to be 248,000 in 2016, a "statistically significant" fall of 84,000 compared with 2015, official figures show.

  8. Blunkett says terrorism prevention measures 'not adequate'

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    Labour's Lord Blunkett said he did not want to "make party political" points while election campaigning was suspended - but did argue that current Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPims) "are not adequate".

    to replace control orders, which were much more restrictive and had faced much criticism.

    We "need to debate such issues" in the general election campaign, the former home secretary told Today.

  9. Call for cross-party approach to terrorism

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  10. Cobra meeting again

    Ministers arrive ahead of meeting

    The government's Cobra emergency committee is to meet soon - its fourth meeting since the Manchester attack.

    Prime Minister Theresa May will chair it before heading for the Nato summit in Brussels.

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    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

  11. Halting election campaign was right thing to do

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  12. Former home secretary: Troops should be used sparingly

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    Former Labour ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Secretary Lord Blunkett has spoken to Today about the decision to deploy troops to back up armed police, after the terrorism threat level was raised to "critical".

    Lord Blunkett, who was ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Secretary when troops and tanks were deployed at Heathrow airport in the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003, said: "You should use military personnel very sparingly indeed in a democracy."

    He said he had "no problem with the military outside Buckingham Palace" but would have a problem if for the FA Cup final.

  13. UKIP: We are the 'guard dogs of Brexit'

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    Also in his Today programme interview, the leader of UKIP said the party had now become the "guard dogs of Brexit".

    Paul Nuttall said his party would act as an insurance policy for Brexit and could put pressure on the prime minister during negotiations to leave the EU.

    When questioned on the drop in support for UKIP, Mr Nuttall said his party had "won the war" and now they had to "win the peace".

  14. Low-key campaigning to resume after minute's silence

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    A minute's silence will be held across the UK at 11 o'clock this morning, to remember the 22 people who died in the bomb attack in Manchester, the dozens injured and all those affected.

    Politicians suspended their election campaigns immediately after the attack.

    The Conservatives, Labour, Greens and the SNP say they will restart low-key local campaigning today, before resuming national events tomorrow.

    A spokesman for the Conservatives said:

    The Conservative Party will resume local campaigning for the general election at noon, after the minute’s silence to remember all those who lost their lives and others who were affected by the callous attack on innocent life in Manchester. National campaigning will resume on Friday.

  15. Campaigning to resume with UKIP manifesto launch

    Welcome back to live coverage as election campaigning resumes following Monday night's bomb attack in Manchester.

    The majority of the main parties will return to national campaigning on Friday, though local campaigning is expected during Thursday.

    The exception to this is UKIP, who will launch their manifesto shortly.

    Leader Paul Nuttall has said the democratic process "must continue" and told the Today programme earlier:

    We took the decision that the best way to show these people that we will not be beaten, that they will not win,is to to get back in to the saddle, to launch the manifesto.