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Writing in his blog, Mr Cummings warned voters that Remain-supporting parties will "cheat a second referendum" in order to get the result they want. Boris Johnson has warned Leave voters that a vote for any other party would simply stop Brexit. Speaking from Cornwall today, Mr Johnson hit out at the Labour leader as he claimed that he had transitioned from "indecisive" to now not being sure on the matter. Moreover, US President Donald Trump has demanded the UK leaves the EU WITHOUT a trade deal in place according to documents obtained by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - arguing that any involvement in the bloc's Customs Union and single market would make a similar deal with the US a "non-starter".

Meanwhile Boris Johnson’s hopes of negotiating a trade deal with the EU by the end of 2020 - the deadline set out in the Conservative Party’s manifesto published earlier this week - have been dashed by EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, who said the time frame was “too short”. The sensational revelation of secret talks between the UK and the US was highlighted by Mr Corbyn in a press conference earlier, during which he produced both the redacted and unredacted documents, adding: "Perhaps he’d like to explain why these documents confirm the US is demanding the NHS is on the table in the trade talks?" Meanwhile, Mr Barnier, speaking at a confidential meeting of MEPs yesterday, reportedly poured cold water on Mr Johnson’s ambitions, with the possibility of the transition period being extended into 2022. One of the MPs present at the meeting told The Times Mr Barnier had said: “This is very difficult scenario - not much time. Eleven months is too short.” If the Tories won a majority in the election on December 11, trade talks are likely to get underway in February, leaving 11 months get a trade deal in place by the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020.

Dominic Cummings hits out at Remainers

8.04pm update: Barry Gardner challenged over no deal Brexit warnings Today, Labour released a collection of documents which stated that the US and UK had discussed the NHS in a post-Brexit scenario. Labour has claimed that the documents prove that the NHS would be at risk but importantly, BBC presenter, Andrew Neil asked if there was evidence that the UK had agreed to this. Mr Gardiner responded: “If ministers are allowing civil servants to go off and negotiate this, either they are in control of it, in which case they know what is going on, or they are not in control of it." 6.55pm update: Latest poll predicts Boris Johnson victory According to a poll released by Best for Britain, Mr Johnson is on course to win 366 seats after Nigel Farage announced that he would stand down 317 candidates this month. Although that number would give Mr Johnson a majority, the pollster also stated that tactical voting could also play a big role. Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith said: “Even with the Brexit Party collapse, there are still lots of seats in play for Remainers. “This is crucial as it means they could be won by pro-EU parties if voters hold their nose and vote for the party with the best shot of beating the Tories. “Having updated our recommendations just as the first wave of postal votes land on doorsteps, we’re confident that this election is up for grabs."

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5.29pm update: "They will cheat a second referendum" warns Dominic Cummings Writing in his blog, Boris Johnson's adviser warned the public that the Remain-supporting parties will not be beaten in a second referendum. With next month's election looming, Mr Cummings warned that Mr Johnson must get a majority to stop an alliance of Labour, SNP and Lib Dem taking over No 10. He said: "They don’t plan to lose again and they’ve literally written into their manifesto that they will cheat the second referendum — apart from giving millions of foreign citizens the vote, they will rig the question so the ‘choice’ is effectively ‘Remain or Remain’, they will cheat the rules. "If MPs get away with cheating the biggest democratic vote in our history, why should they ever respect democratic votes?" 3.57pm update: "Get Brexit done" slogan criticised by Lord Heseltine Remain supporter and long-term member of the Tory party, Lord Michael Heseltine has disputed the Prime Minister's Brexit pledge. Speaking at a Lib Dem event, Lord Heseltine insisted that although he could get the UK out of the EU on January 31, the biggest issue remains in the transition period. He added: "It is technically true that Boris Johnson could get a parliamentary majority in the ensuing election to enable him to get the legislation through Parliament which would set him on the journey to take Britain out of Europe. "But that does not take us out of Europe. All it does, like a sort of boxer about to enter the ring, he'll take us to a position where the real punch-up begins." 3.21pm update: Boris Johnson attacks Labour's Brexit stance Speaking today, Mr Johnson highlighted the Labour leader's refusal to admit his Brexit stance. Mr Johnson said today: "It's quite an extraordinary state of affairs for someone to be standing for the office of Prime Minister without revealing what stance he would take on Brexit." Additional reporting by Ciaran McGrath.

2.36pm update: "I'm allowed one sip": Johnson denies breaking "no booze till Brexit" vow Boris Johnson has insisted that he has not broken his vow not to drink until he gets Brexit done as he sipped cider on a visit to Cornwall. The Prime Minister pulled a pint of Rattler - which he tried to pronounce in a Cornish accent - at the Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm and then appeared unable to resist sampling it. He told watching press: "I'm not allowed to drink anything... but I can have a sip as long as everybody understands that this is not properly... "This is not breaking my vow - I'm not allowed to drink until we get Brexit done but I'm going to have one small sip." 1.36pm update: Corbyn "in denial" over anti-Semitism", claims Farage Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has said Mr Corbyn is "in denial" about allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Speaking at an event in Doncaster, Mr Farage said a "very, very extreme cult has taken over the Labour Party". Addressing the audience about Mr Corbyn's appearance on the BBC, he said: "He's completely in denial, isn't he? "His friendships with Hamas, his friendships with Hezbollah, a very, very extreme cult has taken over the Labour Party. He doesn't look like a prime minister. "I'm being told in Yorkshire by people, had it from several people, that actually the man is effectively an IRA sympathiser to boot and people feel very strongly about that." 1.08pm update: Corbyn and Johnson duck seven-way debate Neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Boris Johnson will attend the BBC's seven-way election debate on Friday. The BBC News press team has announced that Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak will attend for the Tories while shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey will be Labour's representative. Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon will both feature in the debate. Also due to take part are leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price, former leader of the Green Party and Green candidate for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas, and Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice. The debate is due to take place on BBC One on Friday November 29 at 7.30pm.

Meanwhile, speaking yesterday, Sabine Weyand, who was Mr Barnier’s deputy and who now spearheads the European Commission trade department, said the bloc needed to “build muscle” to impose itself on the UK after Brexit. She told the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum: “That means the EU has to pull together its instruments and act as a more joined-up actor by putting together its industrial policy, finances, trade policy, research policy in order to assert its own model. “Brexit reinforces the need for the EU to strengthen itself." JUST IN: Neil EXPOSES how Corbyn will make pensioners on £14k pay £400 MORE tax

A screenshot of the relevant sentence underlined by Mr Corbyn

12.36pm update: "It's not true," insists Truss Responding to the leak of the trade dossier, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss accused Labour of "out-and-out lying" in saying the NHS was for sale. The Tories pointed out the NHS was only mentioned four times in the documents - which they said have been online for months - and the NHS, drugs and pharmaceuticals were not mentioned at all in the most recent discussions between UK and US officials. Ms Truss said: "Jeremy Corbyn is getting desperate and is out-and-out lying to the public about what these documents contain. He has always believed in conspiracy theories - which is why he has failed to crack down on the scourge of anti-Semitism in his party. "This is the man that has caused huge offence by blaming an imaginary 'Zionist lobby' for society's ills and now he has decided to smear UK officials too. "People should not believe a word that he says - this stunt is simply a smokescreen for the fact that he has no plan for Brexit and that he has been forced to admit that he wants to increase taxes for millions of families. "As we have consistently made clear, the NHS will not be on the table in any future trade deal and the price that the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the table."

12.33pm update: Laura Kuenssberg skewers Corbyn on NHS 'sell off' document - 'It's two different things!' Speaking in London, Jeremy Corbyn claimed to have discovered Government documents proving discussions between the US and Boris Johnson on the future of the NHS. The Labour leader claimed the obtained documents, which he offered the press for journalists to scrutinise, showed US President Donald Trump has, in fact, demanded the NHS be on the negotiating table when discussions over a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK will begin. But Ms Kuenssberg grilled the Labour leader highlighting the document may indeed prove that the US is interested in having a role in the UK drugs market, but that would be short of proving ministers actually agreed to put the NHS on the negotiating table with Donald Trump. 11.36am update: Sturgeon lambasts Corbyn for neutral stance SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said her party pledged a second referendum on Brexit while attacking the Labour leader's plans for a neutral stance. Speaking at the party's manifesto launch in Glasgow, she said: "The SNP, Scotland's Remain party, backs a new, UK-wide referendum on EU membership. "Jeremy Corbyn, incredibly, says that he is neutral on the issue of Leave or Remain. "That means he is neutral on job losses, cuts to living standards and the erosion of our rights. "And, of course, he would be happy to sit back and see Scotland taken out of the EU, even if there is a majority for Remain in Scotland but not in the UK." The First Minister reiterated her assertion that Brexit will "dominate" Westminster in the coming years, adding that "Scotland will pay a heavy price for the Tory's Brexit obsession and Labour's neutrality, or to give it its proper description, Labour's woeful lack of leadership." She said Scotland's future is at stake in this election, asking Scottish voters to consider who should decide the future of Scotland: "the people of Scotland? Or Boris Johnson".

11.24am update: Euro economy 'set to go cashless' as ECB preps own bitcoin-style crypto With Brexit looming, the European Central Bank is planning to develop its own digital currency - just months after former President Jean-Claude Trichet dismissed cryptocurrency bitcoin as "not real" and not the future of money. Benoit Coueure, who has sat on the ECB's executive board since 2011, told a conference in Brussels a "central bank digital currency could ensure that citizens remain able to use central bank money even if cash is eventually no longer used." However, crytocurrencies are notoriously hard to regulate, and Mr Trichet last week told a conference in China: "I am strongly against bitcoin, and I think we are a little complacent. "Bitcoin itself is not real, with the characteristics that a currency must have." He added that cryptocurrency speculation was "not healthy".

11.10am update: 'You won't clap as loud any more!' EU chief lashes out at pro-Brexit MEPs in fiery rant Ursula von der Leyen declared the vast majority of MEPs will be happy to see the backs of the Brexit Party as she fought for their support to take office. The incoming European Commission president branded the Brexiteers a “very, very, very small group” after they celebrated her sombre plans for life without Britain. She said: “We all know that one member of our family intends to leave our Union…” Before the German could move on, the European Parliament, descended into a shouting contest between the few Brexit Party MEPs to make the trip to Strasbourg and pro-Brussels parliamentarians. 10.42am update: Meetings have already taken place on NHS, claims Corbyn Mr Corbyn said the 451 pages of documents covered six rounds of talks from July 2017 to "just a few months ago". He said the meetings took place in Washington and London. He added: "We are talking here about secret talks for a deal with Donald Trump after Brexit." On medicine pricing, he said discussions had already been concluded between the two sides on lengthening patents. He said: "Longer patents can only mean one thing - more expensive drugs. Lives will be put at risk as a result of this." 10.29am update: Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘sixth-form socialism’ will be ‘kick in the teeth’ for millions of Britons The Taxpayers’ Alliance has launched a scathing attack on Jeremy Corbyn, claiming the Labour leader’s “sixth-form socialism”, and specifically plans for a so-called Financial Transactions Tax, would be a “kick in the teeth” for millions of Britons. The pressure group was commenting on an analysis by the Conservative Party affiliated Conservative Research Group, suggesting Labour’s proposals could push the retirement dates of some people back by an average of three and half years, and costs them £11,000. In the East Midlands, the report claimed the proposals would cost savers an average of £6,150 per person - and result in them having to work an extra 50 months, more than four years. Researchers claim Labour’s scheme could impact up to 10 million people. 10.26am update: Corbyn says documents prove NHS "on the table" in post-Brexit trade deal talks Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour has obtained official documents showing that the US is demanding that the NHS will be "on the table" in talks on a post-Brexit trade deal. The Labour leader said the uncensored papers gave the lie to Boris Johnson's claims that the NHS would not be part of any trade talks. "The uncensored documents leave Boris Johnson's denials in absolute tatters," he told a news conference in London. "We have now got evidence that under Boris Johnson the NHS is on the table and will be up for sale. "He tried to cover it up in a secret agenda and today it has been exposed." 10.11am update: "I will always be a Remainer," says von der Leyen The EU Commission president-elect has said her ambitious agenda at the head of the European Union's executive will centre on the "existential issue" of battling climate change. Ursula von der Leyen told the EU plenary hours before she and her team of commissioners were set to be approved that she would work on "a European Green Deal" so the EU can continue to be a global leader on the climate change issue. Ms Von der Leyen said that "climate change is about all of us. "We have the duty to act and the power to lead." She has said that she will come forward with a comprehensive plan within the first 100 days of her tenure, which is set to start on Sunday. Addressing Brexit, Ms von der Leyen tweeted in English to insist on close cooperation with the UK although she said she was still a Remainer. She tweeted: "We all know that one member of our family intends to leave our Union. "I have made no secret that I will always be a Remainer. "But I will also always respect the decision taken by the British people." 9.49am update: Polling guru John Curtice makes shocking Brexit prediction for 2019 general election Polling expert Sir John Curtice shared his prediction on one Brexit outcome for the upcoming 2019 general election, saying there is a “clear binary choice” for voters. Boris Johnson released the Tory manifesto on Sunday, as he urged the public to become “Corbyn-neutral by Christmas”. Political scientist Sir John Curtice said voters face a “clear binary choice” in the 2019 general election, warning the UK will “undoubtedly head towards an extension” if there is a hung parliament. The Politics Professor at Strathclyde University told Channel 4 News: “This is pretty much a binary election. 8.58am update: NHS relying on less qualified staff as a result of shortage of EU nurses he NHS is relying on less qualified staff to plug workforce gaps due to a huge shortage of nurses, a new report says. Support staff, such as healthcare assistants and nursing associates, have been used to shore up staffing numbers, according to the Health Foundation charity. The NHS has relied upon overseas recruitment, but a lack of EU nurses due to Brexit means it is now taking more nurses from countries including India and the Philippines. At present, there are almost 44,000 nursing vacancies across the NHS (12 percent of the nursing workforce), but this could hit 100,000 vacancies in a decade, the report says.

8.53am update: Brexit to SHATTER Franco-German alliance as sparks fly between Merkel and Macron Brexit will cause a break in relations between France and Germany due to the buffer role the UK played between the two "remaining heavyweights" of the European Union, Brexit Party MEP Robert Rowland claimed. Germany and France are considered to be the two most influential members of the European Union and are the top two economies of the Eurozone. Brexit is expected to cause a shift in relations within the bloc due to the end of economic contributions to the common budget, a change Mr Rowland claimed would cause sparks to fly between Paris and Berlin. Addressing colleagues in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Mr Rowland said: "Now that the UK is definitely leaving you on January 31 and ending our €17billion contribution to the EU budget, I suppose it was entirely predictable that sparks would fly and acrimony begin between the two remaining heavyweights of the EU. 8.48am update: Brexit and trade tensions push bloc's economy towards 'downturn' THE European Union “may be on the cusp of a cyclical downturn” as Brexit uncertainty and trade disputes continue to wreak havoc to the bloc’s economy, a shock report has warned. In its annual investment report, the European Investment Bank said leaders had “lost a decade of weak investment and policy focused on short-term crisis management”. The fund warned that “real Gross Domestic Product growth has slowed down over the last year in line with falling export demand and weakening manufacturing output”. The report adds: “Trade dispute and Brexit are contributing to rising uncertainty and deteriorating expectations regarding the economic environment and investment outlook." 8.43am update: DUP may try to derail Brexit if Johnson falls short of a majorty, says expert Boris Johnson cannot afford to rely on the DUP in the event of a hung Parliament - and the Northern Irish party might even try and derail Brexit, a policy analyst has said. Writing on the Conservative Home website, Open Europe's Dr David Shiels said: "The Conservatives fall short of an overall majority at the election, they will struggle to convince the DUP to enter into a new confidence and supply arrangement. "The DUP could demand he return to Brussels to re-open the deal, a process which would risk a No Deal Brexit. "Despite the Unionists’ misgivings about Jeremy Corbyn, some may quietly prefer Corbyn’s alternative plan of a referendum between a soft Brexit and no Brexit. The newly-elected leader of the UUP has said that Remain is better than Johnson’s deal." 8.35am update: Sofa chain blames Brexit for drop in orders Sofa chain ScS has said like-for-like orders tumbled 7.1 percent in the 17 weeks to November 23 as Brexit and political uncertainty knocked consumer confidence. But the firm said it saw an improved performance on the first nine weeks of its financial year, when comparable orders had dropped 7.6 percent. 8.23am update: Brexit Party boycotts C4 debate The Brexit Party is boycotting tomorrow night's debate of party leaders on Channel 4, saying it has "no faith" it will be conducted in an objective way. A statement on the party's Twitter feed said: "We have no faith that the broadcaster will conduct this debate in a fair and objective way. "Brexit is the defining issue of our age and the fact that Channel 4 does not want to discuss it speaks volumes about the broadcaster and its Remain position."

The Brexit Party's statement

8.18am update: Post-Brexit tariffs would deal blow to UK car industry, warn experts British annual car production will drop by a third to one million by 2024 if Brexit leads to tariffs with the European Union, a trade body warned on Tuesday, saying output would be lost to other countries. Britons head to the polls in just over two weeks to elect a new government with Prime Minister Boris Johnson promising to pass his Brexit deal as soon as possible, whilst the opposition Labour Party would renegotiate and call a referendum in 2020. If Mr Johnson wins a majority, next year is set to be dominated by talks with Brussels on future trading terms, with British automakers seeking the continuation of free and frictionless trade with their largest export market. The sector, Britain's biggest exporter of goods, warned on Tuesday that World Trade Organisation tariffs on components imported into Britain and exported vehicles would add more than £3.2 billion a year to manufacturing costs in the worst case scenario. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said: "By 2024, falling demand and model reallocation to more competitive and welcoming production locations would see annual output falling to just 1 million vehicles per year." 8.03am update: DUP squirm in stunning U-turn by refusing to rule out second referendum The DUP’s Chief Whip squirmed after being questioned by BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis about his party’s position on supporting a second Brexit referendum. Sir Jeffery Donaldson, the DUP’s Chief Whip, was repeatedly asked whether his party would support another Brexit referendum and potentially ally with a political party separate to the Conservatives should Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal not change. The DUP was miffed when it materialised that Mr Johnson’s Brexit deal would, by default, separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.

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