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UK: General Election Lunchtime Update: 
- PM Johnson struggling to counter deluge of negative press coverage of pic of
child on floor at Leeds hospital due to lack of beds, and his refusal to look at
pic. Will want campaign on Brexit, not Labour territory of NHS in last 48 hrs.
- Lab Shadow Health Minister John Ashworth caught on tape making disparaging
remarks about Lab campaign and Corbyn as a security risk, saying "I've been
going round these national places, it's dire for Labour... it's dire... it's
awful for them, and it's the combination of Corbyn and Brexit"
- All eyes on final YouGov MRP poll at 2200GMT (1700ET, 2300CET). Projected
68-seat Con maj in late-Nov, and was the most accurate poll before 2017 GE.
- Last 24hrs Opinion Polling:
-- SavantaComRes (From MRP not standard methodology): CON: 43% (+1) LAB: 36% (=)
LDM: 12% (+1) BXP: 3% (-1) GRN: 2% (=)
-- YouGov (Wales): LAB:40%(+2) CON:37%(+5) PC:10%(-1) LDM:6%(-3) BXP:5%(-3)
- Latest Betting Probabilities (Betfair), %: Con maj 72.7, Lab min 9.3, Lab/SNP
6.2, Con min 4.9. Yesterday: 77.8, Lab min 8.7, Con min 4.4

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