That would leave the SNP with 47 seats in Westminster (losing nine), and the Tories with eight (gaining seven). Labour would keep its sole place, while the Lib Dems would skip from one to three MPs. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PADiaryAt 11am, Ukip launches its election campaign with leader Paul Nuttall in Westminster. At 6pm, John McDonnell and Labour Liverpool city mayoral candidate Steve Rotherham attend a campaign rally in the city. Freeing Boris Johnson might give the illusion of colour but, really, he spoke in shades of May, sounding remarkably like a tactically-timed injection of controlled chaos to an overly dull election campaign.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2017 05:48 UTC