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Your support makes all the difference.Labour’s shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has accused the government of “suppressing the truth” for delaying the publication of the report on alleged Russian interference in the UK until after the election. “What have you got to hide?” she asked.
It came after Jeremy Corbyn claimed Labour can deliver Brexit next year without trashing the economy or the NHS and attacked the prospect of “Thatcherism on steroids” under the Tories, as the parties ramp up general election campaigning.
Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, meanwhile, was forced to apologise after he caused outrage for suggesting Grenfell Tower fire victims lacked “common sense” for not leaving the building in spite of the fire brigade’s stay put advice.
The outgoing Leader of the House faced widespread calls to resign, and was branded “callously irresponsible” by the Fire Brigades Union and “an actual piece of s***” by grime star Stormzy.
Dozens of MPs also lined up to say their final farewell to the Commons ahead of the dissolution of parliament. Political heavyweights such as Ken Clarke, Nicholas Soames, Justine Greening and Owen Smith are among those who shall not stand for office at the next election.
It was only last month that Philip Hammond was promising to give the Conservatives "the fight of a lifetime" as he sought to retain his seat.
The former chancellor vowed to defend his party from entryists after spending 45 years as a member.
Facebook urged to ban political ads ahead of general election as Twitter leads the way
The social media giant should remove political adverts from its platform in the interests of democracy, an outgoing member of the government’s subcommittee on disinformation has said.
I think it's very difficult to see how Facebook can adequately prevent misinformation," said Ian Lucas, a Labour MP.
"I think they are going to see a considerable number of complaints about misleading advertising throughout this election, and it does concern me - it's an issue I have seen growing.
"One of the big debates we are having is around targeted ads. The danger of these adverts is being dismissed. Removing political adverts is the right decision for democracy."
Several misleading adverts have been removed in the past three days.
One advert no longer on the site was posted by the Fair Tax Campaign, a pro-Conservative lobbying group, suggesting “EVERYONE” would pay £214 more tax under Labour despite the party being yet to publish its manifesto.
Twitter last week announced it would be removing political ads, placing pressure on Mark Zuckerberg’s company to do the same amid heavy scrutiny in the US.
...But Twitter's ban on paid political adverts won't stop parties' followers from seeing misleading content.
The Conservatives have come under fire for their edit of Keir Starmer's Good Morning Britain appearance, in which the MP appears stumped by the presenters' questioning over Labour's Brexit stance.
Watch what really happened below.
The Conservatives later doubled down on the "car crash" interview.
Outgoing MPs say farewell ahead of dissolution of parliament
With the dissolution of parliament due to come into effect tonight, outgoing MPs are saying their final farewells to the Commons.
Deputy speaker is offering MPs seven minutes each.
One highlight comes as Tory MP Peter Jones follows Labour's Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods and bemoans an exodus of double-barrelled names: “There will be too few of us after the coming election, I fear”.
Outgoing "Father of the House" Ken Clarke poses for PA's chief photographer Stefan Rousseau's "photo du jour".
Other notable figures standing down at the next election are Nicholas Soames, Sir David Lidington, Owen Smith, Jo Johnson and Kate Hoey.
Ahead of parliament's dissolution, ministers have been taking the chance to sneak out several bits of "bad news" alongside more sparkly policy announcements that should stand it in good stead for the election.
The Mirror has compiled a full list of recent announcements that could portray the government in a less than shimmering light.
The first on this list is the decision to finally launch a public inquiry into alleged abuse at Brook House detention centre, of which you can read more about from Lizzie Dearden here.
Tory MP Andrew Brigden has waded in to defend Jacob Rees-Mogg's comments on Grenfell and it seems unlikely his colleague will thank him for it.
Labour's David Lammy branded the defence "unforgiveable".
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