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• Diane Abbott Exposed By Sky News' Dermot Murnaghan Over Terror Report In Car Crash Interview

  05-06-2017 23:54
  
  Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott was left struggling for words when probed by Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan over a major report on countering terror.
  The Labour MP was quizzed on the Sadiq Khan-commissioned Harris Report, which made recommendations on how to improve London’s readiness for terror in October last year.
  But Abbott failed to demonstrate much grasp of the report just days after the  London Bridge and Borough Market terror attacks on Saturday night.
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• Diane Abbott Exposed By Dermot Murnaghan Over Terror Report In Car Crash Interview

  05-06-2017 23:54
  
  Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott was left struggling for words when probed by Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan over a major report on countering terror. 
  The Labour MP was quizzed on the Sadiq Khan-commissioned Harris Report, which made recommendations on how to improve London’s readiness for terror in October last year.
  But Abbott failed to demonstrate much grasp of the report just days after the  London Bridge and Borough Market terror attacks on Saturday n
  
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• Fiscal deficit: the big silence at heart of election campaigning

  05-06-2017 23:53
  Both parties have ambitious economic plans but neither is pitching them to voters
  
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• London Bridge attacker was well-known member of extremist network

  05-06-2017 23:03
  Khuram Butt filmed praying to black Islamist flag in Regent’s Park
  
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• London Bridge attacker was known member of extremist network

  05-06-2017 23:03
  Khuram Butt filmed praying to black Islamist flag in Regent’s Park
  
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• Thousands of children's operations cancelled each year, NHS figures show

  05-06-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Paediatricians’ leader says figures obtained by Labour are further evidence NHS is being pushed to the brinkThousands of operations on children are being cancelled each year, often because NHS hospitals do not have enough beds, staff or equipment.
  Procedures to repair broken bones, remove rotten teeth or insert grommets are among the 46,211 operations that have been cancelled over the last four years, NHS figures show.Continue reading...
  
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• Donald Trump's Sadiq Khan Tweets 'Spun By Media' Says Sarah Sanders

  05-06-2017 22:02
  
  The White House has attempted to justify Donald Trump’s extraordinary spat with Sadiq Khan by denying he was “picking a fight” despite the President calling the Mayor of London “pathetic” just days after terror struck the capital.
  During a press briefing, Deputy Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee, was asked on three separate occasions about the series of tweets written by Trump.Sweet Jesus, what the hell are you doing, you deranged old fool? Are you trying to sabo
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: me, unpatriotic? That’s complete nonsense

  05-06-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader tells Guardian he expects to win election and that Theresa May is being offensive in portrayal of himJeremy Corbyn has hit back against Theresa May’s attempt to portray him as unpatriotic and soft on terrorism, condemning as “utterly ridiculous” and “offensive” her claim that he “doesn’t believe in Britain”.Related: General election 2017: focus on security as Farron warns against 'knee-jerk response' – politics liveContinue read
  
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• Martin Rowson on Theresa May and police funding cuts – cartoon

  05-06-2017 21:06 via theguardian.com
  
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• How To Win A General Election

  05-06-2017 20:55
  
  The path to No 10 Downing Street is paved with wayward polls, a hostile media and ‘dead cats’. HuffPost UK spoke to three strategists and communication experts who were central to recent Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat general election campaigns about what went right and went wrong in their quest for success. With the 2017 vote days away, here’s what amounts to a 10-point instruction guide from: 
  Sir Craig Oliver, the Conservative Party’s Director of
  
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• Election Countdown: Into the danger zone

  05-06-2017 20:54
  Polling day may only be the start of May’s problems, writes Sebastian Payne
  
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• London Bridge Terror Attack: British Policing 'Arrogant' For Not Arming More Officers, Ex-Marksman Says

  05-06-2017 20:51
  
  Britain is “arrogant” for not routinely arming its police officers with guns, which could have saved lives in the London Bridge attack, a former marksman has said.
  One British Transport Police officer was stabbed by the terrorists when he confronted them with just his baton as they attacked people during their rampage on Saturday.
  The terror attack, the second in Britain in as many weeks, left seven people dead and 48 injured.
  Tony Long, a sharpshooter who shot five people in hi
  
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• London Bridge Terror Attack: Sadiq Khan Tells Terrorists 'Not In My Name'

  05-06-2017 19:58
  
  Sadiq Khan has said the London Bridge attackers do not speak for Muslims, telling a vigil to those killed: “Not in my name”.
  Khan, the first elected Muslim mayor of a European city, called the three men who killed seven people and injured 48 in their rampage on Saturday “sick and evil” as he addressed the vigil in Potters Field Park.
  “Your perverse ideology has nothing to do with the true values of Islam,” he said. 
  He spoke shortly after the second
  
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• Maybot malfunctions under pressure over disappearing police | John Crace

  05-06-2017 19:16 via theguardian.com
  
  In the wake of the London Bridge terror attack, a nation needs its security fears allayed. So why yet more talk of Brexit?The Supreme Leader had never been more clear about anything. The country was talking about one thing and one thing only. Brexit. So she had come to the same library in the Royal United Services Institute in Whitehall where she had launched her leadership campaign almost a year earlier, to talk about Brexit. That’s what the public was demanding and that’s what the
  
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• Trump escalates war of words with London mayor

  05-06-2017 18:54
  Lib Dem’s Farron calls on May to cancel president’s state visit after criticism of Khan
  
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• Does the UK need more police to tackle terrorist threats?

  05-06-2017 18:17
  After three recent attacks, critics say Theresa May was wrong to cut police numbers
  
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• Theresa May and the great Qatar conundrum

  05-06-2017 17:53
  Gulf state has become a disproportionately important financial investor in UK
  
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• Terrorism forces a serious end to this frivolous general election

  05-06-2017 17:46
  Theresa May is entitled to harden her line on extremism and Labour to query police cuts
  
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• General Election 2017 Guide For Parents: What All The Manifestos Say About Children

  05-06-2017 17:02
  
  With the general election looming on Thursday 8 June we’ve been bombarded with political information over the last few weeks.
  It can be hard to make sense of all of the noise from each party, with all the fuss about TV debate no shows, politicians rapping and muddled figures. 
  So HuffPost UK has scoured the manifestos to find the policies that relate directly to children (up to the age of 16) - after all they’re the ones who are going to be most affected by the next governm
  
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• Theresa May must condemn Trump in the British national interest

  05-06-2017 17:00
  
  The US president is attacking the mayor of London in the wake of a terrorist atrocity. Basic patriotic decency and security considerations demand May condemn him.
  
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• May attacks Corbyn's 'shoot to kill' stance as BBC clip is shared online

  05-06-2017 16:57 via theguardian.com
  
  PM echoes Laura Kuenssberg’s controversial interview with Labour leader from 2015 after clip gains popularity onlineLondon Bridge attacks - latest updates
  What we know so farTheresa May has accused Jeremy Corbyn of being opposed to using “shoot to kill” to deal with terrorist incidents, repeating a controversial claim that is being spread widely on social media via a misleadingly headlined 18-month-old BBC video clip. During a speech on Monday in Whitehall at which she was repe
  
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• London mayor accuses May of underfunding capital’s security

  05-06-2017 16:56
  UK prime minister under pressure over police cuts just days before general election
  
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• Labour And Union Chiefs Say Theresa May 'Has Questions To Answer' Over Police Cuts

  05-06-2017 16:37
  
  Labour and union chiefs say Theresa May has questions to answer on emergency service cuts in the wake of terror attacks on Manchester and London.
  Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer chaired a panel with representatives from the PCS, UNISON, Unite, the Fire Brigades Union, TSSA and RMT shortly after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called for the Prime Minister to resign for presiding over police cuts when she was Home Secretary.
  While at pains to point out responsibility for the atrocities, which k
  
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• Will young Labour voters turn out for the UK general election?

  05-06-2017 16:31
  Corbyn is winning over the youth, but they are less likely to vote than their elders
  
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• Health service campaigners struggle to be heard in UK election

  05-06-2017 16:06
  Jeremy Hunt challenged in his Tory stronghold on record as health secretary
  
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• Will Theresa May win the UK general election on Thursday?

  05-06-2017 14:54
  Most pundits believe the Conservative PM will be returned but some caution is needed
  
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• Here Are The Words Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn Have Tweeted Most Since The Election Was Called

  05-06-2017 14:52
  
  With social media playing a bigger part in our democracy than ever before, politicians are expected to hit the right notes with their online communications.
  More and more voters say they get their news from Facebook and Twitter rather than traditional media outlets and an analysis of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn’s Twitter feeds, by digital marketing company Builtvisible, has revealed the words they’ve tweeted most frequently since the election was called.
  Top of the list for the PM
  
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• May's response to terror shows she doesn't understand the internet

  05-06-2017 14:40
  
  Theresa May’s response to the London Bridge attack exposes muddled thinking and uses terror to further a broader agenda
  
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• 100,000 Discount New Homes For First Time Buyers If Labour Wins The General Election

  05-06-2017 14:04
  
  First-time buyers will be offered 100,000 new homes on the cheap as Labour tries to help those priced out of the housing market. 
  The party today announced it would create a ‘FirstBuy’ homes scheme if it wins the election, which would see the asking price of the new homes capped in line with average earnings across the country.
  The 100,000 homes would only be available to first-time buyers, and local people would be given ‘first-dibs’ on the properties.
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• 'Stop saying he’s unelectable!' Grime4Corbyn movement moshes for Jeremy

  05-06-2017 13:41 via theguardian.com
  
  An event in north London brought together grime MCs and young voters to champion Jeremy Corbyn, as the #grime4corbyn campaign gathers paceMoshpits, spasmodic dancing and shouting the word “brap” are not common features of Labour party rallies. But on Saturday in Tottenham, north London, that’s how hundreds of young voters chose to celebrate their left-leaning political preference, as they crammed into a converted warehouse to party in the name of Jeremy Corbyn. Related: #grime4
  
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• How does the UK electoral system work?

  05-06-2017 13:11
  What is a ‘snap’ election, how is a government formed and what happens in a hung parliament?
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Demands Theresa May Resign As Prime Minister Over Cuts To Police Numbers

  05-06-2017 13:09
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has called for Theresa May to resign as prime minister for presiding over cuts in police numbers while Home Secretary.
  The Labour leader told ITV he backed similar calls by “very responsible people” who are “very worried” about her record.
  Corbyn was asked: “Given her record on policing numbers there have been calls for her resignation. Would you back those calls?”
  He said: “Indeed I would”.
  “She was at the Home Office for all t
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Changes His Mind Over Whether Theresa May Should Resign As Prime Minister

  05-06-2017 13:09
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has changed his mind over whether Theresa May should resign over cuts to police numbers while she was Home Secretary.
  The Labour leader this morning said he backed calls from some, including David Cameron’s former strategist Steve Hilton, that the prime minister should quit in the wake of the terror attacks on London Bridge.
  However Corbyn later clarified that he did not think May should resign and that people should vote her out of office one June 8.
  Asked by ITV News this m
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn’s surge: miracle or mirage?

  05-06-2017 12:49
  Opinion polls tighten in UK general election race as polling day nears
  
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• Theresa May Should Resign Over London Bridge Attack, Says Steve Hilton

  05-06-2017 12:09
  
  Theresa May should resign as prime minister rather than be seeking to win a general election in three days time, David Cameron’s former top adviser has said.
  Steve Hilton said on Twitter this morning the prime minister was “responsible” for “security failures” that resulted in terror attacks in London Bridge, Manchester and Westminster Bridge. 
  He said May “should be resigning not seeking re-election”.
  HIlton also tweeted a picture of a newspaper ar
  
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• General election 2017: Security dominates campaigning

  05-06-2017 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May to stress need for leadership to tackle terror threat, as rivals criticise her record.
  
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• Philip Hammond, not Nick Timothy, is the Tories' weak link in this election

  05-06-2017 11:42
  
  The chancellor's tight fist is the source of many Tory problems
  
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• London attack: Tech firms fight back in extremism row

  05-06-2017 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google, Facebook and Twitter say they are tackling extremism after Theresa May urges more regulation.
  
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• London attack: Archbishop Justin Welby warns against 'religious illiteracy'

  05-06-2017 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Justin Welby says people should put themselves 'in the shoes of religious believers'
  
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• The Waugh Zone Monday June 5, 2017

  05-06-2017 11:07
  
  1. MARKET FAILURE?
  London Bridge and Borough Market are very visible symbols of our capital city’s, and Britain’s, talent for renewal and regeneration. So full of life and ideas, they offer a powerfully stark contrast to the death cult of the deranged extremist Islamism that struck on Saturday night. From the bloke who held onto his pint to Progress’s Richard Angell going back to pay his restaurant bill, we’ve seen a superbly British mix of defiance and compassion.
  
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• Karen Bradley Repeatedly Refuses Answer If Armed Police Numbers Have Fallen Under The Tories

  05-06-2017 10:30
  
  Culture Secretary Karen Bradley this morning repeatedly refused to say whether the number of armed police has fallen since 2010, leading to heated exchanges with ITV presenter Piers Morgan.
  In the wake of London Bridge attack, Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of attempting to “protect the public on the cheap”.
  Asked about police numbers by Morgan on Good Morning Britain this morning, Bradley refused to answer. 
  “Do you know if the number of armed police has gone up or
  
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• Merkel's new world order?

  05-06-2017 10:19
  
  Brexit and Trump risk damaging international cooperation
  
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• General election 2017: Greens and UKIP grilled on terror policy

  05-06-2017 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Bartley and Paul Nuttall are quizzed by a BBC Question Time audience in Bristol.
  
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• Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin on World Environment Day | First Dog on the Moon

  05-06-2017 07:35 via theguardian.com
  
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• Tim Farron warns of win for terrorists if web is made surveillance tool

  05-06-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Theresa May’s pledge to curb radical jihadis by regulating internet is risk to freedom and civil liberties, says Lib Dem leaderTheresa May’s pledge to regulate the internet to clamp down on the “safe space” for radical jihadis risks turning the web into a tool for surveillance and censorship, the Liberal Democrats’ leader has said.Tim Farron, likening May’s plan to North Korea’s and China’s state monitoring, said the prime minister’s speech,
  
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• General Election 2017: How do you vote if you're blind?

  05-06-2017 06:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everyone is entitled to keep their choice secret, but in practice someone might get a sneak peek.
  
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• Does Russia care about the UK election?

  05-06-2017 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Steve Rosenberg travels to the town of Reutov, twinned with Mansfield, to find out.
  
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• General election 2017: Muslim women centre stage in Bradford West

  05-06-2017 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradford's patriarchal clan networks are quickly becoming electorally irrelevant and this year there are two Muslim women candidates.
  
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• UKIP's leader on the London attacks and more police on UK streets

  05-06-2017 00:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Nuttall calls for 20,000 more police officers on UK streets, and for a review of funding of mosques in Britain.
  
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• Green co-leader on de-radicalisation policy after terror attacks

  05-06-2017 00:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Green co-leader says anti-radicalisation programme is "alienating" Muslim communities
  
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