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    A majority of the British public wants Theresa May to go head to head with her rivals in live TV debates during the election campaign, an exclusive poll for The Independent shows. The BMG Research survey reveals more than half of people want the live contests to go ahead, but comes after Ms May’s outright refusal to face up to other party leaders. The Prime Minister’s rivals leapt on the study, accusing Ms May of running scared and ducking her responsibility to take part in democratic debate ahead of an election that will prove crucial to Brexit. They also renewed calls for broadcasters to go ahead with the debates and empty chair Ms May if she continues to reject calls to take part. Respondents were asked whether leaders of the UK’s major political parties should particip...

    Theresa May speaks to supporters at a community centre in Bridgend, Wales. Conservative strategists are warning that the current crop of opinion polls suggesting Theresa May will cruise to victory in June’s general election could dissuade voters from turning out to vote for the party. The belief is that a landslide election narrative may also encourage others to back Labour and other opposition parties simply in an attempt to minimise the scale of the anticipated majority, prompting the prime minister to warn about the issue on Tuesday. On a campaign visit to Wales, May said: Remember, the opinion polls were wrong in the 2015 general election, they were wrong in the referendum, and Jeremy Corbyn himself has said that he was a 200-1 outsider for the Labour leadership in 201...

    EU flag flying in front of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster Labour will today unveil plans to frustrate Brexit by scrapping the Tories’ Great Repeal Bill, raising the prospect of a second European Union referendum. Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Exiting the EU secretary, will commit Labour to a new EU Rights and Protections Bill to ensure there is no change to workers’ rights, consumer rights or environmental protections. Sir Keir will also say that unlike Theresa May, the Tory leader Labour will not walk away from the European Union without any agreement, saying it will not accept ‘no deal’ as a viable option. Sir Keir Starmer A Labour Government will also scrap the Tories’ Brexit White Paper, which set out the Government's plans for Brexit, and replace it with f...