Thanks. Just how big was that win for liverpool against Manchester City on yesterday . Ill have more on the premier league sport now on afternoon live. Title race, withJurgen Klopps side sarah, and can anyone stop eight points clear at liverpool winning the premier the top of the table. League this season . Thanks, sarah. Matt taylor has the weather. Liverpool winning the premier slightly liverpool winning the premier premature . Yes, jus it certainly is in the news, some slightly, slightly premature . Yes, just slightly, but everyone is talking downpours at the moment, the ground about them, even the Manchester City is saturated and river levels are manager at Pep Guardiola. He has high. Things turning drier for a hailed them as the best team in the world while but we cannot relaxjust yet. Right now. I will tell you why within the next 8 points clear at half an hour. The top of the table from leicester and chelsea and 9 points clear of Manchester City in fourth after that 3 1 win at anfield. Theres certainly remembering those a lot of momentum with who died in two world wars Jurgen Klopps side and all conflicts since full of confidence and self belief liverpool are on this remarakable run bowls one loss in 51 league games. All in the hope of ending that 30 year wait for the title, city, are the defending champions. The man who captained them to that title last season vincent kompa ny still thinks they can win. They have been crowned champions twice now, hello, everyone back to back, and i dont see this is afternoon live. Why the game yesterday the leader of the brexit would give them any doubt. Party, nigel farage, if i was in the dressing room has abandoned his plans to field more than six hundred candidates yesterday i would be thinking we created a lot of chances in next months general election. Against a very strong liverpool, more chances than in previous years when we went to anfield, in whats being seen as a boost and nine points is something for the conservatives, mr farage said his party would not you can overcome. Contest the 317 seats won by the tories in 2017. With a busy winter period coming, speaking on the campaign trail in hartlepool, he said he had no great love for the conservatives, i would still believe. But giving borisjohnson half a chance would prevent another referendum from being held. In response, borisjohnson says he has absolutely not done im sure the Leicester City and a deal with nigel farage, chelsea fans will also be believing. But did welcome the decision. In the past few minutes, Jeremy Corbyn says when it comes to var, some people donald trump has got his wish. Would like a replay. We dont want to continue talking after he called for an allegiance about it, but we still are. Plenty between the brexit party and the of debate over the last 12 weeks and conservatives. Lets listen to that announcement it will continue, there was more on a little earlierfrom nigel farage. I weighed up boriss promises and is he going to stick sunday. To them against the threat, particularly in the south and the south west, city could have had a penalty before that we let in a lot liverpool scored their opening goal of remainer liberal democrat mps. Trent Alexander Arnold looked to have handled the ball in his own area but it was cleared by the var team. Pep guardiola made it pretty clear what he thought the reason i was quiet is i waited of the decisions on the day. And today Neil Swarbrick the head of implementation for var until last night to decide, in the premier league was here and ill tell you now exactly and he told us that it could take 2 or 3 years before what we are going to do. They are completely happy with how the brexit party will not contest the system is used. The 317 seats the conservatives won we have been at this at the last election. For nearly three years now, and obviously we have officiated 70 but what we will do is concentrate our total effort games in the league cup, fa cup, into all of the seats that are held for the last two seasons, by the labour party who have trying to get experience, but that is nothing like doing 10 completely broken their manifesto premier league games over the weekend, pledge in 2017 to respect the result we realise that, and we know we will be scrutinised of the referendum, and we will also take on the rest and there will be people looking of the remainer parties. We will stand up and fight them all. Borisjohnson claimed at our every move, the announcement by nigel farage but the position im in, im that the brexit party wont stand comfortable with where we are. Candidates in seats won ive no doubt there is room by the conservatives in the last for improvement, in terms of speed, election showed that only his party we will get there, but it has been could deliver brexit. A good work in progress for me. Mrjohnson denied doing the premier league and a deal with mr farage. Championship is now on its International Break absolutely not. And theres bad news for scotland the leeds united captain liam cooper but what i can say is im glad there is a recognition has been forced to withdraw that there is only one way to get from the squad for their upcoming euro 2020 qualifiers. He suffered a muscle tear brexit done and that is to vote for in his groin, during leeds win over blackburn on saturday. Us and vote for the conservatives. Scotland cannot qualify from their group but they may make it to the finals through a Nations League play off. Theyre away to cyprus on saturday, then host kazakhstan three days later. And we have a fantastic plan for this country, ellen white is one of four we are spending much more on health, players who will be missing from the england squad for tomorrows friendly education, investing in police, against the czech republic. Just here in the West Midlands, she scored in their doing all sorts of wonderful things. Defeat to germany but all that would be so much easier if we could get on saturday her First International match since her return brexit over the line. From a knee injury but shell be rested tomorrow, and i hope people will understand along with captain steph houghton. The only way to move our country forward, to unleash the potential Alex Greenwood and jodie taylor are out with injury. Of the whole country, england have lost five is to deliver brexit by january, as only the conservatives can. Of their last seven matches. In the past few minutes Jeremy Corbyn has taken to twitter Stefanos Tsitsipas has the edge to give his reaction. Over Daniil Medvedev, in the first of todays matches at the year ending atp finals. These are live pictures from the o2 arena in london tsitsipas took the first set on a tie break its going with serve in the second a very tight match, this one you can watch it live over on bbc two. Rafa nadal plays Alexander Zverev in the evening session. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for our Political Correspondent you in the next hour. Tom barton is in hartlepool. This is quite a climb down, isnt the leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has abandoned his plans to field it . Absolutely. Nigel farage has for more than 600 candidates in next months general election. The past few weeks been talking in whats being seen as a boost for the conservatives, mr farage said his party would not about the prospect of an electoral contest the 317 seats won by the tories in 2017. Alliance with the conservatives, he explained his decision essentially asking the conservatives to our reporter tom barton. To do for the brexit party what the we are not standing in the 317 seats brexit party has today done for the the conservatives won at the 2017 tories, asking them to stand out in general election because boris places where they think they can johnson last night said they will be no extension beyond 2020 and he said win. The conservatives consistently said that they will not do that and he is going for a canada plus style yet today nigel farage unilaterally trade deal, not political alignment, has done his side of this bargain so that is a big shift of position, and stood down in those seats which a much more positive shift in the conservatives are defending. Position. There are questions about this sounds like good news for the whether he keeps those promises so what we will do is fight against the tories and bettisjohnson will breathe a sigh of relief for those labour seats and the remainer seats where they are defending a parties and focus our efforts and i small majority and they are vote wa nt to parties and focus our efforts and i want to get the Brexit Party Mps might be split by the brexit party. Into westminster to make sure that borisjohnson keeps those promises. What it does not allow the tories to what about the conservative seats do is to get an easier run at those which are held by remain supporting conservative full labour marginals mps . They have nearly all gone. That conservative and labour marginals is the truth of it, they have where they hope to gain seats. The retired, they have joined the only way they can form a majority liberal democrats, there is a conservative manifesto published government is to make significant soon conservative manifesto published soon which will commit itself to gains. They need nets nine extra brexit and if anyone stands on that and then opposes it, that would be seats in order to form a majority rank dishonesty. You were hoping to and they may well end up losing some in scotland, which of course means win in places like hartlepool where we are today, is there a danger that they need to make significant gains by doing this, essentially getting elsewhere. If the brexit party continue to stand against them as it into bed with the conservatives, appears they are still planning to that you will put off some labour do then this might be some relief to voters . That you will put off some labour voters . I dont trust the conservative party at all, they have borisjohnson do then this might be some relief to Boris Johnson today do then this might be some relief to borisjohnson today because he does left us down, but ive said, ok, the not need to worry as much about the seats they are defending, but they Prime Minister has moved to a position that looks a bit more like do still, they are still going to brexit and for once lets forget about left and right, lets think struggle potentially to make those about left and right, lets think about putting country before party, gains because they brexit party are and that is why im prepared to give them a pass, just about the benefit not relinquishing their battle there. Of the doubt, and to say, two labour as far as the mood music from nigel voters, your party promised you at farage, was there any suggestion he the last election they would honour the last election they would honour the result of the referendum and may make further concessions to they know want you to force you to whoever because, lets face it, vote again and i think a second there is an argument he just cannot referendum is the worst outcome of get the candidates . All, get us in westminster and then the brexit party had, he said, we can challenge the conservatives, not just to deliver we can challenge the conservatives, notjust to deliver brexit but also signed 600 nomination forms to fight to get money back into the regions. All of those seats across england, isnt the message to labour voters wales and scotland, the vast who supported brexit that a vote for majority, at any rate. Presumably he the brexit party is a proxy vote for the brexit party is a proxy vote for the conservatives . No, it is a vote had candidates but, yes, there is a for brexit, a vote for a party that believes in brexit with its heart and soul and is dedicated to its question that remains for nigel farage, no suggestion today he will delivery. Are you worried about how this will go down in places like concede any further than he already hartlepool where whilst many people has, but there will still be support brexit, the idea of voting lingering questions from some of his for the conservatives is a dirty candidates about whether they should word . Yes, we are not asking them to be standing against the conservatives in seats that the vote for the conservatives, we are asking them to vote for the brexit tories think they can gain from party and if you look at our candidates we cover a huge range of labour. The mood music from nigel farage labour. The mood music from nigel fa rage really labour. The mood music from nigel farage really is about places like backgrounds, lots of former labour this, like hartlepool, which were activists, and also former conservatives, this is not about left and right, it is about getting very significantly pro brexit in the the independence of our country. The referendum and, in fact, in the Prime Minister has made promises and european elections this year they we have heard them before which had been broken but ourjob is to succeed in areas like this to make w011 european elections this year they won 55 , the brexit party. They sure that he keeps them because of a think they can win seats like this certain or labour want to do is have another referendum. You asked boris from the labour party, seats where johnson for an alliance, he said no, there is a strong brexit vote and a you did what you were proposing anyway. I think leaving the eu is labour majority, albeit, 7000 the right thing to do, and if i put significant but not overwhelming. Up the right thing to do, and if i put up 600 candids and i was i was and yet there are plenty of other prepared to do i realised it would seats where they are standing, meana prepared to do i realised it would mean a lot of liberal democrats winning in the south and south west saying they want to be labour but which are not necessarily as a 600 winning in the south and south west 600 candidates as i was prepared to do. There is a National Interest winnable for them. Big questions here which is greater. Still for the brexit party and certainly some relief for Boris Johnson but not overwhelming relief at all today. What thank you, tom. News from our north east Political Editor richard moss the conservatives say they will be we can cross to glasgow and speak fielding a candidate to the polling expert in the brexit partys top target seat of hartlepool, professor sirjohn curtice. Despite nigel farage announcing 0n that his party wont be standing on that last point, its a boost for in seats held by the tories. Borisjohnson but how big a boost, the polling expert, professor sirjohn curtice, told me how helpful borisjohnson will find Nigel Farages really . Announcement of the brexit party not not as big as we might imagine. Targeting conservative seats. If the brexit party does not fight a seat the conservative should be not as big a boost as we might imagine. Advantaged i to some polling around 70 of those who say they would vote if the brexit party does not fight for the brexit party indicated if a seat the conservatives should be the brexit party did not stand they would vote conservative. Another 22 advantaged according to polling said they would vote labour. The net around 70 of those who say they would vote for the brexit party indicated impact of them standing down is only if the brexit party did not stand half of the vote it would get at they would vote conservative. But another 22 said least in conservative and labour they would vote labour. Contest. The brexit Party Support the net impact of them standing down has long been diminishing asset. Is only half of the vote it theyve been losing support such would get at least in conservative that extent at least standing down and labour contests. Is not as important as it would have the brexit Party Support has long been a few weeks ago. That said, there are essentially three battles been a diminishing asset. Borisjohnson is there are essentially three battles Boris Johnson is fighting. There are essentially three battles borisjohnson is fighting. Firstly he is trying to defend seats in scotla nd he is trying to defend seats in scotland against the snp. Nigel farage standing down in scotland is theyve been losing support to such not going to make much missed an extent that standing down is not as important as it would have been a few weeks ago. That said, there are essentially three battles make much difference because he does Boris Johnson is fighting. Not have many votes in scotland to firstly he is trying to defend seats in scotland against the snp. Begin with. The second is seats the nigel farage standing down in scotland is not liberal democrats hope to pick up going to make much difference because he does not have many votes from the conservative, which is the in scotland to begin with. Group nigel farage mentioned in the second is seats the liberal democrats hope to pick up from the conservatives, particular in his speech. The brexit which is the group Party Standing down at their nigel farage mentioned particularly in those seats where in particular in his speech. The liberal democrats are challenging weather is quite a cat the brexit Party Standing down, might leave a vote, could well be particularly in those seats advantageous to the conservatives. We are not quite sure how the lib where the liberal democrats are dems were going to do in those seats anyway. 0ther seats they are challenging where there was quite a leave vote, could challenging are very pro remain. 0ne well be advantageous to the conservatives. Way to think about it is last week we are not quite sure how at the decision of the liberal the lib dems were going to do democrats and greens to enter into a in those seats, anyway. Pa ct 0ther seats they are challenging democrats and greens to enter into a pact might have given the liberal democrats some seats, maybe this has are very pro remain. Simply negated the effect of that. 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