“Mr Sunak needs either a record campaign swing or for the polls to be wrong and have their worst election ever”

Polling expert Sir John Curtice gives his verdict on the state of the polls at the beginning of the election in just 60 seconds

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“This is just… a desperate gimmick”

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says “the sums don’t add up” on the Conservatives’ national service proposals

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“We certainly won’t be increasing income tax or national insurance”

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells #BBCLauraK that she would like “taxes on working people to be lower” and that she wants economic growth to fund future public spending increases

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“I don’t want to make cuts”

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she wouldn’t 'be bringing back austerity' if Labour takes over but doesn’t rule out making any public spending cuts to meet fiscal targets

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“We’re now seeing [immigration] figures coming down”

Home Secretary James Cleverly says visa routes for health workers were “utilised far more than we wanted” and that is partly why immigration is at higher levels than his party promised

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“We’ve told the police… to act on every reasonable line of inquiry”

Home Secretary James Cleverly defends the Conservatives’ record on crime after #BBCLauraK asks him about the fact that the number of crimes reported to police has gone up

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“Too many young people [are] living in their own bubble”

Home Secretary James Cleverly defends the Conservatives’ pledge to reintroduce mandatory national service and says it would help “fragmentation we've seen in society”

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Joining #BBCLauraK

Home Secretary James Cleverly
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Former Conservative cabinet minister Nicky Morgan
Former Labour cabinet minister Alan Johnson
John Lewis chair Sharon White

Sunday 9am BBC One

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Michael Gove is to stand down at the general election

Listen to Chris Mason break the news as it happened on the latest #BBCNewscast ...

More than 100 MPs standing down at general election as Conservatives lead exodus

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On tonight’s Any Questions, Alex Forsyth is joined at Gairloch Community Hall by Anneliese Dodds, Alister Jack, Kate Forbes, Christine Jardine and Lorna Slater. #BBCAQ

Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on BBC Radio 4 on on demand on BBC Sounds.

Cat and dog theft will be a criminal offence from August bbc.in/3R0c1FU

Keir Starmer pledges to make Scotland 'central to the mission' of a Labour government

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What is a general election, how many MPs are there, and how do you get to vote?

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Rishi Sunak disappointed smoking ban will not become law bbc.in/3UX7Hs7

'He's genuinely a hero to me'

An emotional Steve Baker reacts to news that fellow Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay will not seek re-election after a life-threatening episode of sepsis

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The deadline to apply for a postal vote for the general election is 17:00 BST on Wednesday 19 June

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Liberal Democrats have put the NHS and our care system 'at the centre of our campaign', Ed Davey says

'We're coming forward with new ideas about how we can transform our health system,' the Lib Dem leader adds

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