Live coverage of the day on the campaign trail, including Labour meeting to decide its manifestoPolice assessing claims that Tories offered peerages to Brexit partyLib Dems criticised for selective use of polling data on leafletsGary Younge: the view from StevenageSign up for Andrew Sparrow’s weekday election briefing email 1.51pm GMT A 71-year-old told Boris Johnson to deliver on his Brexit promises or face receiving an “unpleasant” letter.Johnson was out campaigning in Mansfield for Tory candidate Ben Bradley, who won the seat from Labour in 2017 by a majority of 1,057. While Johnson was warmly received by the residents in the four houses they visited in Millersdale Avenue, one woman sought reassurances from Johnson. Susan Kitchen, 71, answered at the third house and held her dog Peggy while speaking to the PM about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.She said afterwards her heart was going “ten to the dozen” and she was “absolutely shocked” to see Mr Johnson. 1.15pm GMT This is from PA Media:Boris Johnson has been told to deliver on his Brexit promises or face receiving an unpleasant letter.The prime minister knocked on doors in Mansfield in a bid to boost the election cause of Tory candidate Ben Bradley, who won the seat from Labour in 2017 by a majority of 1,057. Continue reading…
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