Election round-up: Keep the faith

In a tour of the North East, the Tory leader will continue her efforts to put Brexit at the top of the campaign agenda, stating that she "believes" in the British people and her ability to "shape a better future for Britain".

However, much of the focus today remains on the BBC debate, which saw Mrs May's stand-in Amber Rudd mocked and booed for suggesting voters should judge the Tories on their record in government.

The hostility expressed toward Ms Rudd has prompted Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to accuse the BBC of sourcing "the most leftwing audience" he had ever seen.

It comes as:

- Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected to make a speech in Basildon setting out his own rival vision for Brexit. Mr Corbyn will argue that the Conservatives’ "reckless approach" has left Britain "isolated and marginalised" and risks triggering a "jobs meltdown" across the country.

- SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon faces her political rivals at First Minister's Questions as the election campaign enters its last week. Following the Manchester terror attack, last week's First Minister's Questions had a sombre air, but with just seven days before voters take to the polls, a return to heated debate is expected.

- Theresa May and fellow ministers come under pressure to challenge President Trump over his opposition to the Paris Climate Change agreement. The US leader is expected to announce he will pull out of the deal, which commits signatories to reducing global carbon emissions.

- Ukip sets out plans to restrict sex education for schoolchildren under 16 to the "normal science" of reproduction and chromosomes. The party's education spokesman David Kurten says it is wrong to suggest anything to do with "non-reproductive sexual acts, sex change operations or gender fluidity" should be taught by schools to pupils under the age of consent.