Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy with the main stories and must-reads on Monday 13 November. Labor improved its lead on the two-party-preferred vote, leading the Coalition by 55% to 45% compared with 54% to 46% in the previous poll. “He was referring to us as political hacks because he was trying to delegitimise the intelligence assessment that was done,” Brennan told CNN. “If I can help mediate or arbitrate, please let me know … I am a very good mediator,” Trump told Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi. If you value what we do and would like to help, please make a contribution or become a supporter today.

Source: The Guardian November 12, 2017 20:03 UTC