Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team Party leaders in frantic push for votes on eve of General Election… A frantic dash for votes all over the country is being made by all the party leaders as the General Election campaign reaches its final day. Theresa May is expected to make five visits across England, Jeremy Corbyn six in Scotland, Wales and England and Tim Farron six across England. Their aim, in the final hours of the election campaign, is to win over voters who are still undecided and make sure their supporters turn out on polling day. The Prime Minister, who began the campaign promising “strong and stable leadership” on Brexit, has been forced in the final days to turn to pledges on fighting terrorism. – Sky News Theresa May: I’ll tear up human rights laws so we can deport terrorists – Telegraph …as Boris Johnson attacks Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit The Tories have unleashed Boris Johnson to attack Jeremy Corbyn in the tense final days of the General Election campaign… Speaking in Brexit-voting north-east England, Mr Johnson said: “It is this country’s destiny to engage not just with our friends and partners in the EU but with the whole of the rest of the world. If we are to make the most of that opportunity then we need the right economic policies. And it makes me shudder to think that we could seriously be about to elect a Corbyn-led coalition that would impose destructive new taxes on businesses, on homes, on gardens – at the very moment when we could be about to go forward with Global Britain.” – Sky News ‘A tricephalous monster!’ At last, Boris is let off the leash – Michael Deacon sketch for the Telegraph (£) > WATCH on BrexitCentral’s YouTube channel: Boris Johnson tells voters in Durham to vote Conservative to secure the best Brexit deal Theresa May urges voters to let her ‘battle for Britain’ Theresa May today urged voters to let her to “battle for Britain” and build a better future as she launched an eve of Election tour of the country. Speaking at the start of a final 24 hour campaign push, the PM vowed to deliver a Brexit dividend worth billions it re-elected tomorrow. She said taking back control of our cash and repatriating money from the EU will mean “more jobs, more homes, better roads and railways”. And she told voters: “Give me your backing in the polling station tomorrow to battle for Britain in Brussels.” A mammoth £23 billion National Productivity Fund will see a fortune poured into housing and transport. And the Tories are promising to “repatriate” billions more that currently goes to Brussels for a British Business Bank that will open offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester and Newport. – The Sun Theresa May wants farm trade with EU to continue – BBC News ‘We can reignite British spirit’: Theresa May says Brexit will build a stronger future – Express Jeremy Corbyn reveals Brexit negotiating tactic: inviting Angela Merkel to watch Arsenal Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he would invite Angela Merkel to watch Arsenal as part of his tactics during the Brexit negotiations. The Labour leader, who is a long-time Arsenal supporter, said he would invite the German chancellor to come and watch his team at the Emirates stadium… On Good Morning Britain in April, the presenter Piers Morgan compared Mr Corbyn to the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, accusing them both of clinging onto and ruining important institutions. He also said the two would not admit to making mistakes. Mr Morgan quoted an article in GQ, saying: “Why Arsene Wenger is Arsenal’s Jeremy Corbyn. Both 67, both past it, both dogmatically stuck in their ways. Blind dogma, culture of laziness, unsackable, refuse to listen to their own people.” Mr Corbyn dismissed this as “nonsense”, arguing that “both of us are extremely hard-working people”. – Telegraph Nick Clegg backs calls for Britons to retain EU citizenship despite calling it a “legally fraught concept” Nick Clegg has become the first senior British politician to back plans for Britons to keep EU citizenship after Brexit if they wish – calling the idea “very attractive”. The next British government should work with Brussels to allow people to retain “a more meaningful connection with the European Union”, the former Liberal Democrat leader said… Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator, has urged Ms May to allow “associate citizenship” for people in the UK angry at losing EU privileges… After delivering a speech insisting voters could still “stop a self-destructive Brexit”, Mr Clegg said he had discussed continued EU citizenship with Mr Verhofstadt. “It is, of course, self-evidently a legally fraught concept, but it’s one that he wants to persist with and I think he should be given every encouragement and support to do so.” – Independent Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have colluded in a conspiracy of silence over Brexit. I’ll tell you the truth – Nick Clegg for the Independent Sir Bob Geldof says Lib Dems are only party with ‘the balls to oppose Brexit’ as he reveals he’s backing the party – Daily Mirror Failure to fly: what happened to Farron’s Lib Dem fightback? – Jessica Elgot for the Guardian EU power grab on UK’s €930bn clearing business would be ‘severely detrimental to Europe’ A global financial trade body has said it has “grave concerns” over EU plans to force the relocation of the €930bn (£810bn) per day clearing business from London to the EU after Brexit. The Futures Industry Association, warned on Tuesday that it “strongly believes” that moving the clearing of transactions denominated in euros would be “severely detrimental to the economic interests of the EU”. It would “fragment these markets, raise costs for end users, and weaken the stability of the financial system, and we therefore oppose such a policy”, the FIA said… The FIA said the location of clearing activity should be, “driven by legitimate market forces operating within a regulatory framework suited for a global market”. It went on: “The euro is one of the world’s great reserve currencies. If it is to maintain this status, it should be traded freely and openly. Policymakers should proceed with caution on possibly restricting the use of the euro currency.” – Independent EU to outline plan to use funds for defence for first time The European Union is mulling a €1bn (£870m) defence fund, as Britain’s impending departure raises hopes of deeper military cooperation in the bloc. The EU’s executive arm will outline plans on Wednesday for a fund to pool research into new military technology, such as drones, air-to-air refuelling planes and cyber-defence systems… The ideas will feed into a tough debate about the EU’s post-Brexit budget. Battle lines are already being drawn over how to fill the €10bn hole that will be left by the UK, with net payers, such as Sweden, insisting they will not stump up more money. – Guardian After years of talk, EU plans defense spending spree – Politico BrexitCentral editor-at-large Matthew Elliott speaks to American CNBC network about Brexit UK economy’s ‘done pretty well’ since Brexit vote – CNBC British PM wants to go for ‘open Brexit’ – CNBC Matthew Elliott confident Brexit will be a win-win situation – CNBC The Times: The Conservatives may have fought a lacklustre campaign but they are by far the best party to deal with the huge challenges that lie ahead Britain has embarked on a journey towards Brexit that will require firm, far-sighted decision-making at every turn. To her credit, unlike some of her backbenchers, Mrs May understands the scale of the task ahead… The party best placed to form the next government is without doubt the Conservatives. The nation is entering a period of uncertainty that will involve change as momentous as any since the Second World War. Mrs May’s party is the only one to have grappled seriously with the complexities of Brexit, or with the challenge of funding public services when growth is in danger of stalling. None of the others has earned the public’s trust, and a cabinet led by Mr Corbyn would be a catastrophe. The prime minister herself has had a bruising campaign but remains a formidably experienced politician. She has an appetite for detail that will serve her well in Brexit talks. – The Times (£) editorial A Corbyn government would be a calamity – everything else is just noise – Telegraph (£) editorial Forget Ukip or Labour, vote Tory — they alone are committed to seeing Brexit through in full – The Sun says Vote May or we face disaster: It’s time for patriotic realism not socialist indulgence – Express editorial > Jonathan Isaby and Matthew Elliott on BrexitCentral: To secure Brexit, we need to re-elect the Conservatives tomorrow Joseph Hackett: Labour still hasn’t got a coherent position on Brexit For the last year, Labour have floundered between various different ‘soft Brexit’ positions… The party’s Brexit plan, as detailed in their manifesto, follows the same pattern. The manifesto includes a range of ‘soft Brexit’ pledges, most of which would be serious missteps in the negotiations. Ruling out a ‘no deal’ Brexit, for instance, would lead Corbyn into the same trap which befell David Cameron during so-called ‘renegotiations’ before the referendum… Amidst all this, Labour’s manifesto commitment to ending free movement – trumpeted as a major internal victory for Sir Keir Starmer, the Shadow Brexit Secretary – is worthless. It is even questionable whether the wording of the manifesto actually rules out remaining inside the EU after all. – Joseph Hackett for ConservativeHome Alan Renwick: If Theresa May loses the General Election in June, is Brexit over? Without an electoral mandate to stop Brexit, even if some kind of Labour–SNP–Lib Dem government deal were to emerge after the election, the Brexit process would continue, and the government would continue to negotiate the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. We can deduce from past announcements that such a government would pursue a very different kind of Brexit from Theresa May’s version: it would, for example, probably seek continuing membership of the single market. The talks would, nevertheless, go on. But what would happen once the talks had concluded? If it doesn’t get a deal that it likes, could such a government decide not to pursue Brexit after all? That depends on three things: the law; the European politics; and the domestic politics. – Alan Renwick for the Telegraph The Independent: Regardless of Brexit, the free movement of European people is coming to an end Many of the leaders of the EU, Angela Merkel prime among them, speak resolutely of the four freedoms of the Union: of goods, capital, services and people, and of their indivisibility. But there is a fifth freedom that cannot be ignored, and that is the freedom from the fear of murder. Free movement is already constrained in practice, not least by a system of surveillance and watch lists, so what will happen in the coming years is a matter of degree rather than of principle. It is a shame that movement will become more constrained rather than less, but the peoples of Europe will demand it. The post-war European dream will have to adjust to new threats. Despite some of the more colourful warnings from David Cameron in the EU referendum campaign last year, the modern security threat in Europe is no longer that of war between nations, but of terrorism. – Independent editorial Brexit comment in brief This election is about Brexit – John Redwood’s Diary Scottish National Party hampered by Brexit and its own success – Peter Geoghegan for Politico Don’t panic! Britain has a strong Brexit hand – Joseph Hackett for CapX Brexit news in brief Paris’s Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral – BBC News EU negotiators steeled for post-election Brexit crisis – FT (£) Juncker wants Corbyn to win election so Labour can undo Brexit, voters warned – Express Northern Ireland leaders clash on terrorism and Brexit at UTV election debate – BBC News Politicians urged to use Brexit to boost farmers – Scotsman Theresa May’s planned immigration cut ‘could damage economy’ – Sky News Ineos says building new 4×4 cars in Europe would not be a snub to post-Brexit Britain – Telegraph One of the ‘Bad Boys of Brexit’, Richard Tice, plots £100m stock market return – Telegraph Brussels plot to fly EU flag for medal winners at Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Express