but what of the launch itself? one senior minister said today that candidates were not involved, and even relevant secretaries of state were taken by surprise. we ll get a response from conservative home. israel faces international criticism over an air strike on rafah that is reported to have killed 45 civilians. the white house says the pictures are heartbeaking but will the president enforce the arms embargo he had threatened? and the nato secretary general calls for western weapons to be used inside russia. at a moment of high risk in the conflict, we ll discuss european defence and ukraine s use of arms beyond its borders. good evening. the labour leader keir starmer has today pledged to stop the chaos and rebuild the country in his first major speech of the election campaign. sir keir starmer appealed to undecided voters, and urged people to trust him to deliver economic stability and protect national security. rishi sunak, who was also campaigning today, dismisse