Election day ahead: Labour pains by Corbyn to net mums’ vote
After facing Jeremy Paxman on Battle for Number 10, the Labour leader will now hit the keyboard for a Mumsnet chat.
On the campaign trail today
Fresh from the hot lights of the TV studio, Theresa May will be back on the road as we continue the last full week of campaigning before the General Election as the Conservative battlebus takes the PM to the West Midlands.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn takes to the airwaves on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, after his grilling by Jeremy Paxman, hits the keyboard in a Mumsnet chat at noon, then heads to the BBC One Show sofa in the evening.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron will be in Bermondsey, a seat his party lost in 2015 and will be hoping to regain.
North of the border, and the SNP will be launching its manifesto in Perth.
What’s in the news?
The not-a-debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May is the political story making the headlines in Tuesday’s papers, with the i calling the clash between the party leaders and Jeremy Paxman “bruising”.
On the inside pages, the paper says both leaders failed “to land decisive blows”, adding that Mr Corbyn “emerged unscathed”.
The Telegraph, perhaps unsurprisingly, takes a different stance suggesting that Mr Corbyn “ducked” a question on whether he would launch a drone strike, while the Times has a story about Mrs May’s plans to “woo” the working class and focusing on getting Labour and Ukip voters to turn to her party.
The other story making the inside pages is Conservative candidate Dominic Raab who provoked anger when he claimed foodbank users were not “languishing in poverty” and instead had “cashflow problems”.
Who’s saying what?
“I am clear about the instruction I have been given, clear about what needs to be done, and ready to get on with the job on day one – while Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t have the belief, the will or the plan to deliver Brexit” – Theresa May, from a speech she is expected to give on Tuesday
“The current patchy support for childcare is holding back too many families. High-quality childcare can transform a child’s life chances and make it much easier for parents to work” – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as he launches his party’s plans for childcare.
“His interview with Mr Corbyn was a nightmare – and not for the Labour leader” – Telegraph sketch writer Michael Deacon on rottweiler-turned “tired old dog” Jeremy Paxman.
