one subject preoccupying campaign in runcorn. subject preoccu pying labour today is campaign in runcorn. one subject preoccupying labour today is what is going on with diane abbott. jeremy corbyn said she is not well. yes, absolutely. we have learned this morning, after those interviews that diane abbott has given, a couple at least, during this campaign, where she has been widely derided for not being sufficiently across her brief, we learned this morning that she is standing down from her shadow home affairs brief indefinitely, being replaced by her colleague lynn brown. we understand that she is going to take some time to recover from illness. we don't know any more information than that at this stage. but are clearly a decision has been taken that now is not the time for her to be taken that now is not the time for herto be in taken that now is not the time for her to be in a front of house role, if you like, and at least that make offer some explanation for some of those media performances of the last couple of weeks. so tha

, went to the weaver vale in runcorn, we went to the beach at colwyn bay, thousands of people on the00 people at a rally in west kirby, on the beach. and then we we nt kirby, on the beach. and then we went to a huge crowd in watford, and then ending up in harrow. two places where game to game for labour tomorrow. —— we are going to gain. and what is incredible about the campaign, is the enthusiasm of people coming together. it is all the essentials of election campaigning, knocking on doors, asking people to vote. you are going to do asking people to vote. you are going todoa asking people to vote. you are going to do a big amount of that tomorrow? is that a deal? it is also about the debate and the discussions. seven weeks ago when this election was announced, the expertise they are amongst all of our broadsheet journalists, all of our commentators, it is there, they fully understand all these things when they announced this was possible, that was possible all that, this, that. no. it was alla bit of a foregone conclusion. it was all a foregone conclusion for the party that dare not

he was campaigning in runcorn. that is a conservative minority seat.campaigning is significant. there are 17 marginal seats in the north—west. two years ago the north—west. two years ago the north—west upset the national picture. i would north—west upset the national picture. iwould not like north—west upset the national picture. i would not like to call which way any of them will go on friday morning. that go over to my colleague in norwich. here in east anglia most of this region is heavily conservative. one of the few exceptions is here in norwich south, currently held by the labour party. but one stage this seat was being targeted heavily by the conservatives. it will be interesting tomorrow to see what happens. we'll labour actually be able to increase their majority because of the surge that labour have started to pick up on the doorsteps? the main battle in east anglia has been taking part 20 miles ago in north norfolk. the seat held by the liberal democrats has been heavily targeted by the conservatives. most of the cabinet has visited there th

an hour ago he was here in this park in runcorn in cheshire. 806 reasons why he decided to come here. ago in the seat here, the type of place that labour has to snatch back if jeremy corbyn is to make progress. — that the conservatives got two years ago. he has to enrouse spoer to ensure labour voters come out and back him, talking about the conservative cuts, closures and privatisations as he sees them. a long campaigning road ahead for the remainder of the day for labour. 0n he goes to north wales then to watford, rounding off in islington in north london this evening. and now to mack 3. —— now to sima kotecha how is the liberal democrats‘ last day of campaigning shaping up? we have been snaint albans and shaping up? we have been snaint alba ns and they‘ve shaping up? we have been snaint albans and they‘ve been talking about the detrimental affects if the eu were —— uk were to leave the eu. the core pledge of the manifesto is to allow people to vote on the crucial deal between the eu and the uk. tim farron has been speaking to businesses, he is on my left—handside doing media interv

whether you've joined the battle, like the labour faithful here in runcorn today, or you've have other their minds up. my mum works in the nhs, she deserves a pay rise. my school, the children who go to school, the two schools have got to find almost £1 million worth of cuts in the next three years. my niece goes to university, and she is going to leave with £44,000 worth of debt. we've just had enough. stop privatising the railways and bring them back into the public, you know. instead of selling them off all to these private franchises. the glaring differences between the parties and the leaders has grabbed the attention of people who will make such an important, even historic decision tomorrow. government for the many, not the few, isn't just a labour slogan. it's what all the parties and both main contenders for downing street realise they have to offer post—brexit britain. in the hours before the polls opened, people are deciding — instinctively in many cases — who they trust to deliver what they think matters most. in deep blue tatton, conservatism has grown deep roots. so what i

whether you've joined the battle, like the labour faithful here in runcorn today, or you've have otherrywhere have been making their minds up. my mum works in the nhs, she deserves a pay rise. my school, the children who go to school, the two schools have got to find almost £1 million worth of cuts in the next three years. my niece goes to university, and she is going to leave with £44,000 worth of debt. we've just had enough. stop privatising the railways and bring them back into the public, you know. instead of selling them off all to these private franchises. the glaring differences between the parties and the leaders has grabbed the attention of people who will make such an important, even historic decision tomorrow. government for the many, not the few isn't just a labour slogan. it's what all the parties and both main contenders for downing street realise they have to offer post—brexit britain. in the hours before the polls open, people are deciding — instinctively in many cases — who they trust to deliver what they think matters most. in deep blue tatton, conservatism has grown

jeremy corbyn has also been out campaigning, starting the day in glasgow before moving to runcorn inrties main talking point of the final day of campaigning. never before has there been a clearer choice in british politics about which way we go. five more yea rs of about which way we go. five more years of a tory government will mean five more years of custody nhs, five more yea rs five more years of custody nhs, five more years of increased waiting lists and waiting times, —— custody nhs. five more years of people waiting for social care. five more yea rs of waiting for social care. five more years of austerity and cuts to the vast majority of the people of this country. our national health service, i think, country. our national health service, ithink, is country. our national health service, i think, is the most precious and civilised thing that we have in this country. cheering health care free at the point of use by everybody. something very special about that. under these tories it has been underfunded, it has been privatised, the staff offered a pay freeze and in reality a i4%

whether you havejoined the battle like the labour faithful here in runcorn today, all you had other pressingeen making their minds up. my mum works in the nhs, she deserves a pay rise. my school, the children who go to school, the two schools have got to find almost £1 million worth of cuts in the next three years. my niece goes to university and she is going to leave with £44,000 worth of debt. we havejust had enough. you go to university, you have got a student loan, it hasn't stopped you? no, but i feel it will affect me later on in life and i do not think that is fair. you go to university to get a betterjob, but why should you have to pay? stop privatising the railways and bring them back into the public, you know. instead of selling them off to these private franchises. the glaring differences between the parties and the leaders has grabbed the attention of people who will make such an important, even historic decision tomorrow. government for the many, not the few, isn'tjust a labour slogan. it is what all the parties and both main contenders for downing street realise they have to of

this one about scrapping tuition fees, earlier in runcorn that was about more money for the nhs and earlierse triple locks on the state pension. the key question forjeremy corbyn is not just a win over these wavering voters but how many of these young voters but how many of these young voters will turn out. more than a million have gone on the electoral register since the election was called but how many of them will actually turn out is whatjeremy corbyn is hoping for. they hope this is an untapped reservoir of support that could get upset the polls which still have consistently shown a conservative lead. just on the theme of where that support might come from, you mentioned younger voters, lots of the reports in recent weeks have been about jeremy lots of the reports in recent weeks have been aboutjeremy corbyn campaigning in areas where labour has been traditionally strong and some people have read into that that those are areas where labour has been concerned. how does watford fit into that pattern? and what is your reading of that? certainly i think is making a the wearer in effect if

he started in glass go this morning, he's been to runcorn, now in north wales, of back to the midlands core messages about funding the nhs, education, free tuition fees for students and also issues about police numbers is one issues about police numbers is one issue he's just raised issues about police numbers is one issue he'sjust raised here, about, he says, returning police numbers to the streets that the conservative government has taken away. no one can deny the inspiration he has put into crowds like this but the big challenge for him is to project his message beyond the people who come to his rallies to convince the wider electorate that he is credible lead and that his policies are affordable and that his policies are affordable and can be delivered. dan, thank you very much. dan johnson and can be delivered. dan, thank you very much. danjohnson travelling with the labour leader. north, south, east and west, they are having breakfast on the go. this is the last push, the final few miles as they try to win new waver. and even before most voters were awake, theresa may without an

he will roll up here in runcorn in over an hour's time. some labour activists are gathering. and 20 minutes into the breadth you need to become prime minister. you become prime minister not by having a few million people who adore you, you need on top of that plenty who are happy to vote for you and to put up with you as prime minister. the challenge forjeremy corbyn is trying to spread out that support. but they are buoyed up and they are positive labour. they feel like they have had a good last couple of weeks. jeremy corbyn likes it and enjoys it out on the stump. he is off to north wales after he has been here. then he heads to watford and then he ends up in islington, his home patch in north london. so, plenty of miles to go! cheers, chris, thank you very much. sima kotecha is with tim farron and the liberal democrats in st albans. tim farron has just tim farron hasjust pulled tim farron has just pulled this pint. this constituency voted tory in 2005. it was a tory seat until 2015. and now the lib dems are hoping that they can win it because overwhelmingly it voted to re