Good morning and welcome to the first full day of the official election campaign – and our first special election edition of the Guardian morning briefing. As we head towards 12 December there will be more and more election news, so the briefing will reflect that. You can consider this your jumping off point for our daily live coverage. And we will continue to bring you a taste of the rest of the news from the UK and beyond. What’s going on? The debate about the direction of the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn looks set to kick off again after Tom Watson announced last night that he will step down as deputy leader. Watson – who has spent 35 years in full-time politics, and has represented West Bromwich East as its MP since 2001 – has repeatedly clashed with Corbyn, including over the Labour leader’s Brexit stance and handling of antisemitism. One senior Labour figure said Watson’s announcement had led to “a great sense of desolation and abandonment sweeping the moderates” in the party. Watson insisted his resignation was “personal, not political” and said he would “spend this election fighting for brilliant Labour candidates and a better future for… Read full this story
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