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Evening Standard
Politics
Jacob Jarvis

Lib Dem manifesto 2019 LIVE: Leader Jo Swinson lays out policies as UK awaits Conservative and Labour manifestos

Jo Swinson will launch the Liberal Democrats' manifesto today in the aftermath of a TV clash between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

The Lib Dems will lay out their policies today, with a pledge to spend an extra £10 billion a year on schools and recruit 20,000 more teachers if they gain power.

It comes after Ms Swinson hit out at the "two tired, old parties" of Labour and the Tories following the live televised debate between the two leaders on Tuesday, which Mr Johnson narrowly won according to a snap poll.

The pair clashed over their rival Brexit plans, with Mr Corbyn describing the Prime Minister's pledge to "get Brexit done" by the end of January as "nonsense", while Mr Johnson suggested his rival was "not fit to lead our country".

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