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Your support makes all the difference.Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May are to face off at PMQs for the last time before the general election.
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• Labour beating Tories with under-40s
• May accused of lying over NHS funding
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The final PMQs before polling day comes on the same day as Labour announces its NHS policy of ending the Tories' pay freeze on NHS staff.
Mr Corbyn might be expected to use his PMQs questions to bolster his party's campaign pledges.
The NHS row comes a day after Ms May said the Government had to stop 'ducking' the issue of the looming social care crisis. She hinted that the Conservative manifesto would contain a 'long term' solution to the issue.
Mr Corbyn has used his platform at PMQs to raise the issue of social care cuts before.
Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop asks about the future of the British steel industry. Theresa May notes that he is standing down at the general election. She takes the opportunity to take a job at Corbyn, before answering:
"What is important for the steel industry in this country is that this Government has taken action to support the steel industry."
Tory MP Mary Robinson asks about the greenbelt around Manchester - Theresa May says greenfield sites should only be used where brownfield have already been exhausted.
Tory MP Julian Study asks about transport infrastructure in York. He asks if the PM will continue to improve infrastructure.
The PM replies:
We've been able to invest in York ... you can only invest in infrastructure if you've got the strong and stable leadership that secures the strong economy
Labour's Stephen Timms asks about Fixed Odds Betting Terminals. The PM replies that "there will be a government response" to a recent consultation on it.
We are now in a situation where these things will be published after the general election
MPs are asking the PM to visit their constituencies. Labour's Alan Whitehead asks her to visit schools in Southampton, which he says she will find in "despair".
Theresa May says it is "perfectly possible I might find myself in Southampton in the coming weeks".
Tory MP Sir Alan Haselhurst says he wants improved railways, fast broadband, and quieter skies in Saffron Walden, his constituency. Theresa May thanks him as "a stalwart and a champion of the people". She says it's only possible to do the stuff he wants "with a strong economy".
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