Brexit

John Ray Correspondent

Three years on from the Brexit vote, it might seem odd that the issue hasn’t merited much of a mention in this election, writes John Ray.

The PM is embarking on a blitz of Labour’s heartlands as the election campaign enters its final few days.

The prime minister will blast Mr Corbyn for sticking ‘two fingers up to the public’ on Brexit during his tour of Labour seats.

Nigel Farage also predicted the Brexit Party had a "seriously good chance of winning" in a "handful" of seats in the General Election.

The former prime minister is urging voters in three constituencies not to vote for the party he once led.

Mr Corbyn said Mr Johnson's Brexit deal will be 'disastrous for businesses and jobs all across the UK'.

The prime minister told Robert Peston by 31 January 2020, "we will have got Brexit done."

Allegra Stratton National Editor

The area is 71% Leave and so all in, a perfect petri-dish of conditions in which to grow a Tory win.

Standing alongside Michael Gove and former Labour MP Gisela Stuart, Mr Johnson tried to focus the General Election back onto Brexit.

Joel Hills Business and Economics Editor

The considered, settled, expert view of the Insititute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is that “neither manfesto is a properly credible prospectus”