General Election Lunchtime Update: -............>

UK: General Election Lunchtime Update: 

- Significant focus on YouGov's MRP poll that shows Cons would win 68-seat

majority if election held today. Con 359 (+42), Lab 211 (-51), SNP 43 (+8), Lib

Dem 13 (+1), Green 1 (=). In 2017 MRP was only one that called hung parl't. 

- Institute for Fiscal Studies has stated that neither Con nor Lab spending

plans are "properly credible" and that Lib Dems are "most fiscally prudent".

More of a blow to Cons, who present themselves as party of economic sensibility,

than Lab, which advocates radical shift in economy. 

- Channel 4 set to host debate devoted to climate change 1900GMT (1400ET,

2000CET). Lab, LDem, SNP, Green leaders all there but Johnson not attending.

- Last 24hrs Opinion Polling: 

-- IpsosMORI (Scotland): SNP: 44% CON: 26% LAB: 16% LDEM: 11% GRN: 2%

-- SavantaComRes: CON: 41% (-1) LAB: 34% (+2) LDEM: 13% (-2) BREX: 5% (-) GRN:

2% (-)

- Latest Betting Probabilities, %: Con maj 70.2, Lab min 10.6, Con min 6.1,

Lab/SNP 4.6. Yesterday: Con maj 67.8, Lab min 11.2, Con min 6.1, Lab/SNP 6.1.