Trump says he'll stay out of the election...then talks about Johnson, Brexit and the NHS - a podcast by ITV News

He’s unpredictable and he’s over here - Donald Trump is in the UK for a three-day visit. He said to journalists this morning that he would "stay out of the election". Less than 10 minutes later, he said Boris Johnson was very capable. Mr Trump then went onto say he was a fan of Brexit, and when asked about whether he could work with Jeremy Corbyn if he became PM, said "I can work with anybody". And on the NHS - the subject of many a row during this campaign, he said the health service would not be on the table during UK-US trade talks after Brexit and America would not be interested even it was "handed to us on a platter". Will the president's comments have an impact on the campaign - or will voters be turned off by a foreign leader talking about our election? Daniel and Shehab get Robert's take. Daniel and Shehab also catch up with ITV News National Editor Allegra Stratton - she's spent the last few weeks travelling the country and racking up thousands of miles (with a few Big Macs and G&Ts along the way) visiting the battleground seats that could be crucial in deciding the outcome of the election. Allegra shares what she's found speaking to voters in those key seats - is Brexit the only thing on their minds? We’ll bring you a new episode of Calling Peston every weekday around 5pm throughout the election campaign. Don’t forget to subscribe - and if you like what you hear, do rate us and leave a review. Get in touch with the Calling Peston team - contact @DanielHewittITV, @ShehabKhan and @Peston. For the latest election news, go to itv.com/news and follow @ITVNewsPolitics on Twitter.

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