Labour Makes Faith Vow After Rabbi Attack: U.K. Campaign Trail

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Labour is due to launch its race and faith manifesto just hours after the U.K.’s chief rabbi attacked Jeremy Corbyn’s record in dealing with anti-Semitism in the party. Writing in The Times, Ephraim Mirvis said “a new poison -- sanctioned from the very top -- has taken root” in the party and suggested Corbyn was not fit to be prime minister.

Labour insisted Corbyn was a life-long campaigner against anti-Semitism, but this isn’t the kind of headline the party needs as it lags in the polls going into the final two weeks of the election.

The Labour leader faces a TV grilling on the BBC on Tuesday evening.

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Coming up:

• Corbyn will launch the party’s race and faith manifesto in North London
• The Liberal Democrats announce plans to expand the U.K.’s marine protected areas
• Tuesday is the last day for British citizens to register to vote. They have until 11:59 p.m.

The Polls:

• An ICM/Reuters poll released Monday put the Conservatives on 41%, Labour on 34%, Liberal Democrats on 13% and the Brexit Party on 4%.
• Here’s a summary of recent polls.

Catching Up:

• Four Ways the U.K. Election Could Play Out for Brexit
• Labour, Tories Dig Up Old Attack Lines in Bid for U.K. Power
• Threat to Raab Shows the Shifting Loyalties of U.K. Voters
• SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC’s Andrew Neil that Scotland would look to rejoin the EU if Brexit happens.
• Remain voters will feel free to vote tactically as there’s no chance of a Labour majority, argues Rachel Sylvester in the Times.

The Markets:

• The pound traded at $1.2896 early on Tuesday
• Bloomberg Intelligence has taken a deep-dive into the risks and opportunities the 2019 election brings
• There’s now a 74% chance of a Conservative majority, according to odds offered by Paddy Power.

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