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Brexit news: Latest updates at 5am from the past 12 hours

HERE is your daily briefing on all the Brexit and General Election news from the past 12 hours.

Last night PM Boris Johnson debated labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, with other party leaders also quizzed. Here's what they had to say about Brexit.

 The pair went head-to-head in last night's debate
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The pair went head-to-head in last night's debateCredit: PA:Press Association

BREXIT BACKERS

Corbyn refused TEN times to say whether he would back his OWN Brexit deal in the bruising TV clash last night.
Johnson repeatedly pushed the Labour leader to answer in their first live debate ahead of the December 12 vote.

The debate was framed by the PM entirely around Brexit, as Corbyn floundered to come down decidedly on whether Britain should leave the EU amid fears from leftie Labour backers that the party's Brexit plan is unclear.

Corbyn dodged questions several times - from both the PM and host Julie Etchingham - on how he would campaign in a second referendum.

He also claimed he wanted to negotiate a new deal in the three months before Brexit is due to kick off - and put it back to the public for ANOTHER referendum.

But ten times in the hour-long debate he refused to say which side he would take afterwards.

 Furious Boris vowed the NHS was 'never for sale'
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Furious Boris vowed the NHS was 'never for sale'Credit: supplied by Pixel8000 07917221968

NHS 'NEVER FOR SALE'

Last night the furious PM vowed the NHS would never be up for sale as part of a trade deal during the first debate ahead of the December general election.

In response to Corbyn's brandishing of blacked-out FOI documents, Boris blasted: "This is an absolute invention, this is completely not true.

"Under no circumstances whatsoever would any Conservative government put the NHS on the table.

"Our NHS will never be for sale."

 Farage claimed he was in talks with Tories to help them out with seats
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Farage claimed he was in talks with Tories to help them out with seatsCredit: � Terry Harris

TOP SECRET  PLANS

Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage said he could potentially pull campaigners from key marginals to help the Conservative party - as his own was rocked by the resignation of an MEP.

He leader announced there are "conversations" ongoing between the Tories and The Brexit Party on a local level.

He said they centred on standing paper candidates in crucial swing seats.

Farage added: "This is an election in which there are Remain deals being done and Brexit deals being done at local level - it’s not particularly surprising.

"I’m aware of some areas in which we may be trying very hard and they may not be trying very hard and in the neighbouring seat it may be the other way around."

The Tories denied any pacts were underway.

During a speech yesterday he urged Tory supporters in 130 Labour-held seats to "vote tactically" and "lend us your support" to get Brexit done.

He said the party had "got a plan" to encourage tactical voting "for areas in which we know we're the strongest" but didn't go into details.

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