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  General election 2019: Nigel Farage plays down claims Brexit party could split leave vote – live news

  

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  All the latest from the campaign as Brexit party and Plaid Cymru launch manifestos, Labour sells its own plan and Tories announce 3% extra stamp duty for foreign property buyersMcDonnell rejects claims Labour would leave people worse offNigel Farage asks voters to elect at least some Brexit party candidatesPlaid Cymru says Wales can be cradle of a global green revolutionSign up for the election briefing 2.12pm GMT 2.06pm GMT Good afternoon. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Mattha Busby.I’ll be here for the rest of the day, including to cover the BBC’s general election Question Time, featuring Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon and Jo Swinson all being quizzed by the Question Time audience in Sheffield. Fiona Bruce will be chairing.Llanishen (Cardiff) result:CON: 43.4% (+6.3)LAB: 34.7% (-1.2)LDEM: 10.7% (+3.1)PC: 5.8% (-2.7)GRN: 3.8% (-3.0)IND: 1.6% (+1.6)Conservative GAIN from Labour.Torry/Ferryhill (Aberdeen) first preferences:SNP: 43.2% (+11.8)CON: 26.0% (+2.1)LAB: 10.6% (-12.8)LDEM: 8.4% (+3.3)GRN: 8.1% (+3.3)IND: 2.3% (+2.3)UKIP: 1.4% (+0.5)SNP HOLD.Loxwood (Chichester) result:CON: 61.8% (+17.4)LDEM: 29.9% (-25.7)GRN: 7.7% (+7.7)PAT: 0.6% (+0.6)Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat.Bourne (West Sussex) result:CON: 48.9% (+8.7)LDEM: 36.0% (+16.5)GRN: 8.9% (+2.0)LAB: 5.8% (-2.1)PAT: 0.4% (+0.4)Conservative HOLD.No UKIP (-25.6) as prev.Birch Green (West Lancashire) result:LAB: 60.8% (-28.0)SKIND: 29.8% (+29.8)CON: 9.4% (-1.8)Labour HOLD.SKIND: Skelmersdale/Skem Independent.Keith & Cullen (Moray) result:CON: 41.5% (+7.1)SNP: 38.1% (-0.7)IND: 12.7% (+3.3)LDEM: 7.7% (+7.7)Conservative GAIN from Independent.No other Ind (-17.4) as prev. Continue reading...

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