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General election: McDonnell questions truth of Trump's NHS claim - live news Shadow chancellor also says Labour will lay out ‘first 100 days’ programme in Birmingham speech as Nato leaders meetFootage appears to show leaders joking about Trump at Nato summitFactcheck: would Labour really save families more than £6,700 a year?Sign up for Andrew Sparrow’s daily election briefing 11.57am GMTMcDonnell says he thinks that, just as the Attlee government is remembered for founding the NHS, the Corbyn government will be remembered for setting up a national education service.Education is not a commodity, he says. He says it is a gift from one generation to another. The national education service will transform lives, he says. 11.52am GMTQ: Why were you not more explicit about the Waspi women p...

Footage appears to show world leaders joking about Trump at Nato summit Group including Macron and Johnson appear to be discussing US president A video has emerged that appears to show world leaders joking about Donald Trump at the Nato summit in London, which has been marked by sharp disagreements over spending, future threats including China and Turkey’s role in the alliance.The footage shows leaders including Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron at a function at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening. Johnson asks Macron: “Is that why you were late?” before Trudeau interjects: “He was late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top”. Continue reading... Go to Source

Stakes rise for Republicans as Trump impeachment inquiry enters new phase President’s allies expected to launch procedural objections during judiciary committee hearingsAs round two of public impeachment hearings was set to begin on Wednesday, Republicans were expected to resort to procedural objections and high-temperature harangues in an effort to protect Donald Trump.With the party-line 13-9 approval on Tuesday night by the House intelligence committee of a 300-page report by congressional Democrats describing how Trump abused the power of his office for personal and political gain, the impeachment inquiry has now moved into the hands of the judiciary committee, the last stop in the process before lawmakers would vote on impeaching Trump. Continue reading... Go to Source

Germany expels two Russians over killing of Georgian in Berlin German prosecutors say evidence suggests involvement either by government of Russia or Chechen republicGermany has expelled two Russians working at the Russian embassy in Berlin after federal prosecutors took over the case of a Georgian citizen killed in August in Berlin, saying they had concluded that evidence suggests involvement either by the government of Russia or the Chechen republic.The German foreign ministry said it was responding in this way because Russian authorities had not cooperated in investigations into the murder. Continue reading... Go to Source

Extinction Rebellion protester glues himself to Lib Dem battlebus Activist dressed as bee targets campaign bus as XR tries to push environment up agendaAn Extinction Rebellion protester dressed as a bee has glued himself to the Liberal Democrats’ battlebus, as the environmental group intervenes in the general election.The group said it was “buzzing around” political parties’ campaign battlebuses on Wednesday “demanding the climate and ecological emergency is top of the agenda this election”. Continue reading... Go to Source

Jeremy Corbyn on the offensive over Donald Trump’s plans for NHS Labour leader questions US president’s assertion that he has no interest in health serviceJeremy Corbyn has again sought to pile pressure on the Conservative party over the status of the NHS in any future trade deal with the US, as Donald Trump arrived in London just over a week from polling day.Despite the US president insisting that he would not be interested in access to the NHS if it was presented “on a silver platter”, the Labour leader said he remained deeply sceptical of Trump’s claims and vowed to tackle him personally over the issue. Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump abused presidency for own gain, Democrats' impeachment report concludes Congressional Democrats lay out damning findings and say president improperly pressured Ukraine to influence 2020 electionHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. This Giving Tuesday, consider making a contributionDonald Trump “abused the power of his office for personal and political gain, at the expense of [US] national security”, congressional Democrats alleged in a report on Tuesday, laying out damning conclusions after two weeks of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry. Related: The only antidote to a campaign of lies is a campaign of truth | Richard Wolffe Continue reading... Go to Source

Queen greets her Nato guests – but problems mount for absent son Such engagements would normally be for Prince Andrew to undertake but no longerLatest election news - live updatesAs the Queen hosted world leaders to mark 70 years of Nato cooperation and collective spirit, her Buckingham Palace reception was counterpointed by political discord and protest.Outside, hundreds of anti-Donald Trump and anti-Nato demonstrators blocked roads in central London. Inside, the Duke of York was absent from the guest list, having quit public life in the wake of his car-crash Newsnight interview addressing Virginia Giuffre’s allegations. Continue reading... Go to Source

Turner prize awarded four ways after artists' plea to judges All four nominees asked judges to recognise ‘commonality, multiplicity and solidarity’‘Good for them!’ – subverting the Turner prize is what artists are meant to doAll four artists shortlisted for the 2019 Turner prize have been named winners after they came together and made a plea for judges to recognise the causes of “commonality, multiplicity and solidarity”.At a ceremony in Margate on Tuesday evening, Turner prize history was made when Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani were named the collective winner after they jointly wrote to judges. Continue reading... Go to Source

Grenfell survivors tell party leaders safety delays will cost lives Campaigners say more will die unless flammable cladding is urgently taken off high risesPeople will be burned to death in their homes unless the next government accelerates action to fix hundreds of unsafe apartment blocks, survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster have warned party leaders.In a stark election intervention, people who escaped the west London blaze and bereaved family and friends told Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson of their “deep and grave concern that a Grenfell-like fire is going to occur again”. Continue reading... Go to Source