On AM: A statement from sacked FBI director James Comey, set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee tomorrow, says that Trump asked him to let the investigation into Mike Flynn 'go' and help 'lift the cloud' from his administration due to alleged links to Russia; and UK politicians step up their campaigning ahead of today's election. This is an early edition of AM. The complete 30 minute edition will be available for download at 9am.
