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Home Secretary Amber Rudd was left humiliated when the BBC Election Debate audience laughed at her after saying: "Judge us on our record."

The plea was met with loud cries and laughter from the studio audience in Cambridge.

Ms Rudd was debating on stage with Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and Green co-leader Caroline Lucas.

Ms Rudd was asked why her manifesto did not have full costings attached to it like Labour’s did.

She replied: “Judge us on our record."

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But the audience burst out laughing and there were some sounds similar to small boos.

Mr Corbyn spoke next. “At every single turn,” he said, the Tories have tried to cut corporation tax and tax for the wealthy.

Ms Rudd was also attacked earlier over cruel Tory benefit cuts.

The audience cheered then loudly and applauded as Mr Corbyn said to her: “Have you been to a foodbank?

"Have you seen people sleeping around our stations?

"Have you seen the levels of poverty that exist because of your government's conscious decisions on the deficit?”