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Launching the UKIP manifesto earlier, the party's deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans said Theresa May had "some responsibility" to take for the Manchester bombing.

Was she blaming Mrs May for the attack? No, says UKIP's deputy leader Peter Whittle, who tells PM: "What she was talking about was the fact that people who are in charge...have as their primary function the protection of people in Britain."

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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first official visit to the UK on Friday to meet Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in an expression of UK-US solidarity following the terrorist attack in Manchester on Monday.

During the visit to London, Secretary Tillerson and the Foreign Secretary will write messages of condolence for the victims of the attack and hold talks on a range of foreign policy issues.

About 1,600 Syrians came to Britain between January and March under the government's Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme - the highest number for any three-month period since the scheme began in January 2014.

A total of 7,307 people have so far been granted humanitarian protection under the programme. In the 12 months to March 2017, half of those resettled were under 18.

UKIP's ban on face coverings in public places is one of its most high profile general election pledges.

Its manifesto lists several reasons for the policy - including concerns about vitamin D deficiency:

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UKIP's Paul Nuttall has said his party would beef up security by increasing numbers of police officers, troops and border guards.

Mr Nuttall said UKIP backed a "one in, one out" immigration policy, claiming: "We've got a population problem in this country."

The unveiling of the manifesto in Westminster comes as some low-key campaigning by other parties restarts after Monday evening's attack.

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Former Labour home secretary Jacqui Smith has told ����ý Radio 5 live Theresa May's decision to cut police numbers has “implications for people’s safety”.

“I think it's pretty clear that my party, and I in fact, think that reducing police numbers by 20,000 isn't something that you can do without implications for people's safety,” she said.

Ms Smith, who was home secretary under Gordon Brown between 2007 and 2009, said it was “simplistic” to link the cut in police numbers to Monday’s attack in Manchester.

But she added:

Andrew Neil will be joined by Alan Johnson, Michael Portillo and Suzanne Evans to review the election campaign and Manchester attack, with a film from Jo Coburn.

The studio guests are Sajjan Gohel, the international security director for the Asia-Pacific Foundation (APF) think-tank, on fighting terror, while impressionist Jan Ravens looks at language in the spotlight section.

They are live at 23:45 BST on ����ý One, straight after Question Time.

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• The main political parties suspended all campaigning out of respect for those who have lost their lives in the Manchester bombing, but began low-key, local campaigning this afternoon. Tomorrow, they will re-start their national campaigns.
• were the exception and launched their manifesto this morning, saying this was a message to terrorists that "they would not win".
• The latest net migration figures show there was a drop of 84,000 in 2016 - to 248,000.

The UK Independence Party launches its manifesto ahead of the general election. Here are some key points.

Reacting to the news that net migration to the UK fell by 84,000 to 248,000 last year, Alp Mehmet, vice chairman of Migration Watch UK said:

Saira Grant, chief executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, said people felt unwanted:

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The Manchester bomber returned from Libya just days before Monday's attack and Salman Abedi's family were part of a large Libyan community in Manchester.

Daily Politics reporter Ellie Price looks at why those travelling to and from the war-torn country are of increasing concern to the security services.

Theresa May has said that NATO needs to do more in the fight against terrorism.

The Prime Minister is attending a NATO summit in Brussels, where the alliance will formally agree to share and analyse intelligence.

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If you are looking for an overview of where the parties stand on a range of issues from health to Brexit, the ����ý has a guide - .

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Arriving in Brussels, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said she will make clear to US President Trump that shared intelligence must remain secure.

Her comments come after details about the Manchester bombing investigation were leaked to US media.

She said: "We have a special relationship with the USA. It is our deepest defence and security partnership that we have. Of course that partnership is built on trust. And part of that trust is knowing that intelligence can be shared confidently.

She added: " I will be making clear to President Trump today that intelligence that is shared between law enforcement agencies must remain secure."

City of Edinburgh Council has been unable to form an administration to lead the local authority, three weeks on from local elections.

A meeting on Thursday ended without an agreement and it is unlikely a deal will be reached before the general election.