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• Revealed: Tory ‘dark’ ads targeted voters’ Facebook feeds in Welsh marginal seat

  27-05-2017 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Unregulated practice discovered after posts attacking Jeremy Corbyn drown out campaign aimed at boosting youth voteThe Observer has obtained a series of Conservative party attack ads sent to voters last week in the key marginal constituency of Delyn, north Wales. Activists captured the ads using dummy Facebook accounts after finding that their own ad – encouraging young people to register to vote – were being “drowned out” by the Tory ads.The Conservatives have refused to
  
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• Theresa May lays out plans to tackle domestic extremism

  27-05-2017 23:13
  Prime minister says values need to be protected even when ‘embarrassing’ to do so  
  
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• General election 2017: Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn face-off over security

  27-05-2017 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May vows to "take on extremists", as Jeremy Corbyn promises thousands more police and security staff.
  
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• Tory nerves fray as Jeremy Corbyn narrows Theresa May’s lead in new poll

  27-05-2017 19:55 via theguardian.com
  
  • 37% of voters have lower opinion of prime minister than at start of month• 39% have more positive view of Labour leader, says Observer/Opinium researchJeremy Corbyn has dramatically cut Theresa May’s previously commanding lead in approval ratings among voters, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll, in a further sign that the race for Downing Street may be tightening with 10 days to go until the general election.The narrowing of May’s lead suggests her decision to
  
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• Britain needs a parliament of mayors to promote urban interests

  27-05-2017 19:44
  UK cities need to become much louder in arguing for growth-friendly policies
  
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• Senior figures on Scotland campaign trail

  27-05-2017 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Senior political figures have been out campaigning on the penultimate weekend before the general election.
  
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• Manchester attack: Terror threat reduced from critical to severe

  27-05-2017 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The national terrorism threat level comes down to severe, meaning an attack is likely, not imminent.
  
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• General election 2017: Osborne: Tory plans badly thought through

  27-05-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Chancellor George Osborne criticises manifesto commitments on social care and immigration.
  
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• Tory Voters In HuffPost UK-Edelman Focus Group Say Theresa May's Social Care Policy Is 'Not Fair'

  27-05-2017 18:02
  
  Theresa May’s social care policy is seen as not “fair” by likely Tory voters who took part in the latest HuffPost UK-Edelman general election focus group.
  The prime minister on Monday performed an unprecedented u-turn when she said the Conservative Party would introduce a cap on how much people had to pay for care.
  Her manifesto, released just four days earlier, did not include a cap. The original policy had been branded a “dementia tax” by critics.
  The nine former
  
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• 'If I Were Prime Minister...’ Watford Voters Tell HuffPost UK Their Priorities

  27-05-2017 18:02
  
  As part of our Beyond Brexit series, we asked voters in Watford what they would do if they were prime minister.
  In the wake of the row over Conservative social care policy, Lindsay, who works part time at a soft furnishing company and has three children, said she would invest “more money in finding a cure for Alzheimer’s”.
  Tony, who used to work in a university and has three grown up children, also said he would block the so-called “dementia tax”.
  Fiona, a part tim
  
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• Analysis: What Watford's HuffPost UK-Edelman Focus Group Tells Us About The General Election

  27-05-2017 18:01
  
  “It’s slim pickings,” said Mel, a team leader for a retail company with two children.
  At this one phrase, the eight other former Lib Dem voters at the HuffPost UK-Edelman focus group in Watford on Thursday all nodded and sighed.
  If there is one thing these voters are telling the political class - it is that they are deeply unenthused about the choices they have been presented with at this election.
  They will vote. But if Theresa May does secure the landslide some have predicte
  
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• General election 2017: One Liberal Democrat leader and his dog

  27-05-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tim Farron's dog proved a hit with journalists when they went to interview him in Cumbria.
  
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• General election 2017: Duncan Smith demands Corbyn IRA apology

  27-05-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservative politician Iain Duncan Smith condemns Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's stance on the IRA.
  
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• General election 2017: Corbyn says IRA bombing campaign was wrong

  27-05-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn says he was "appalled" by the violence used by the IRA during the Troubles
  
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• IRA bombing campaign 'wrong' - Jeremy Corbyn

  27-05-2017 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn seeks to distance himself from IRA's actions in the Troubles, as Tories step up criticism.
  
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• Nick Clegg: Tory school meal plans 'hit children's health'

  27-05-2017 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nick Clegg says children will not get free fruit and vegetables under Tory plans for English schools.
  
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• UK lowers terror threat level to severe

  27-05-2017 13:46
  Move follows fresh raids and arrests in the northern city of Manchester
  
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• Armed police patrol UK cultural and sporting events after Manchester bombing

  27-05-2017 11:24
  Unprecedented level of security for holiday weekend events
  
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• Labour promises flexible train tickets and money for grassroots football

  27-05-2017 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn bids for the football fan vote on FA Cup Final day with a 'flexible' train ticket plan.
  
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• The Libya fallout shows how Theresa May has failed on terror | Paul Mason

  27-05-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As home secretary she didn’t see the threat from anti-Gaddafi rebels. And as prime minister, from police cuts to article 50, she’s still making the wrong callsSalman Abedi was British by birth, Libyan by background, a radical Islamist by identity, loyal to a “caliphate” based in Raqqa, Syria. These facts should be the starting point of our response to the atrocity he perpetrated: the threat is global, yet our state is national, and our communities local. Our state and our
  
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• Lib Dems attack Tory school meal plans with new campaign poster

  27-05-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Nick Clegg warns less stringent rules on nutritional standards for breakfasts risks exacerbating obesity crisisScrapping free school lunches in favour of free breakfasts could have a significant nutritional cost, Nick Clegg has warned, saying Theresa May should take “her inspiration from Jamie Oliver not Oliver Twist”.The Liberal Democrats will launch a new poster campaign on Saturday to protest against the scrapping of universal free school lunches for primary school pupils under se
  
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• Nick Clegg Should Replace Tim Farron As Lib Dem Leader, Says HuffPost UK-Edelman Focus Group

  27-05-2017 02:50
  
  Nick Clegg should return as leader of the Liberal Democrats, according to participants in the latest HuffPost UK-Edelman general election focus group.
  Former Lib Dem voters in the traditional three-way battleground constituency of Watford revealed they did not like current leader Tim Farron - who was seen as “weak” and “a bit shifty”.
  The party, which has not seen a surge in the polls during the campaign as many expected, was also said to have “lost their way”
  
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• Manchester attack: Police make 11th arrest in bombing investigation – live

  27-05-2017 01:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Police arrest man in Moss Side overnight; nine now in custodyKatie Hopkins leaves LBC radio show after ‘final solution’ tweetUK police end suspension of intelligence sharing with USAll 22 victims of Manchester Arena bombing named
  Jeremy Corbyn: ‘war on terror is simply not working’ 12.18am BSTHello, Bonnie Malkin picking up the blog for the next little while. Our latest report from Manchester describes how detectives investigating the bombing say they have “got hold
  
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• Labour Uses FA Cup Final Day To Pledge Crackdown On Ticket Touts

  27-05-2017 01:02
  
  Labour has pledged to clamp down on ticket touts and force Premier League clubs to invest more in grassroots football.
  Arsenal, Jeremy Corbyn’s favoured team, take on Chelsea at Wembley in the FA Cup final on Saturday.  The Labour leader is using the clash as an opportunity to remind voters of his party’s manifesto commitment to ensure five per cent of the Premier League’s broadcast income is diverted to lower level clubs.
  “The FA Cup final marks the greatest day of
  
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