General election 2019: Johnson, Corbyn, Sturgeon and Swinson prepare for Question Time special – live news
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 buyers
- McDonnell rejects claims Labour would leave people worse off
- Farage asks voters to elect at least some Brexit party candidates
- Plaid Cymru says Wales can be cradle of green revolution
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Speaking to reporters on a visit to Bassetlaw district general hospital, Boris Johnson said that leaving the EU would allow the Conservatives to implement their plan to impose an extra 3% stamp duty on foreign buyers (see 7.43am) without having to leave out EU nationals. He explained:
What we’re doing is putting a 3% increase in stamp duty for foreign buyers.
Now, one of the advantages of getting Brexit done is that you can then do it in a non-discriminatory way between all international buyers – because previously you couldn’t do it with people coming from the 27 other EU countries.