Labour pledges 100,000 urgent child dental appointments
Labour says it plans to clear dental treatment backlogs and introduced supervised tooth cleaning....
Tories will keep cutting taxes, Sunak promises
Challenged over how he would fund his policies, the PM tells the BBC they will all be “fully funded and costed”....
Liberal Democrats to launch manifesto as new election campaign week kicks off
The Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems are announcing new policies as they gear up to launch their general election manifestos this week....
Lib Dems to pledge £9bn NHS and care ‘rescue package’
Manifesto pledges will include free personal care for older or disabled people at home in England....
Labour pledges 100,000 new childcare places
The funding will come from Labour’s plan to levy VAT on private schools, the party says....
Conservatives pledge to recruit 8,000 new police officers
New police powers to seize knives and recover stolen goods are also being proposed....
Parties pressed over funding of election pledges
Labour and the Tories say their policies are fully funded – but have ruled out major tax rises....
Parties pitch policies ahead of manifesto launches
Labour promise more prison places as the Conservatives pledge mental health support to help people into work....
Sunak’s shocking week makes Tory election fight even tougher
A minister loyal to Rishi Sunak tells BBC there are only two options now: “Lose your head or get on with the campaign”...
Tories set to push permanent stamp duty cut after heated TV debate
It follows a BBC debate where Conservative Penny Mordaunt said Rishi Sunak was “wrong” to leave a D-Day event....