A number one priority. Here is our Political Correspondent helen catt. Here is our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories� economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability now is change its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes at a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak, a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concern about his drenching in Downing Street. It was wet. The amount of people that gave me an umbrella over the last couple of days. But no questions from journalists instead a Treasury Minister defended the government. Inflation when they came in was ii. I , now its down to 2. 3 , almost target, and thats not by accident. Its not all the government, working in partnership with the bank fo england. That means we are now back on to a situation where things can start to improve and get better. Lib dem leader ed davey was in Chichester Harbour in west sussex to announce plans for a new Water Regulator and to highlight his Campaign Issue of sewage dumping. Todays campaign visits have had a more laid back vibe in an election, though, which is going to be very far from plain sailing. Helen catt, bbc news. Keir starmer says labour would lower the voting age to 16 for General Elections if it wins power. In scotland and wales, 16 And I7 Year Olds can already vote to elect members of their nations parliament. Sir keir says that should be extended. Yes, i want to see 16 and 17 year olds voting. They can go out and work, they can serve in our armed forces and, of course, if they are out and working they pay tax. And therefore they should have a say over how the money they are paying in is being used. So, yes, i want to see that vote for 16 and 17 year olds. If you can work, you can pay tax, serve in your armed forces, then you ought to be able to vote. Our Political Correspondent harry farley is following the Labour Leader in stafford. I am here in stafford, stafford rangers Football Club, this is exactly the sort of area labour need to win if they are going to win that majority they so hope for on july 4th. Keir starmer here on a campaign visit, making a bit of a habit of Campaign Rallies at lower league Football Club. One of the things that came up, one of the things i asked him about was workers� rights, his plan, because there is a bit of a row going on, labour have rebranded their plan for workers� rights as labour� s plan to make work play. A number of unions accusing them of watering down their previous proposals, among them unite the unions general secretary, saying the revised deal has more holes in it than swiss cheese. Keir starmer denying there had been any watering down of proposals, saying they reached a deal with the unions and argues his plan for workers� rights is a key part of labour� s policy of stabilising and growing the economy. The other thing that came up was votes for 16 and 17 year olds across the uk. The Labour Leader was very clear that he wants to see that and he wanted to see 16 and 17 year olds being able to vote after the General Election. Not quite saying it would be in the labour manifesto, but something we should look out for in a few weeks� time. Let� s speak to katy balls, Political Editor of the spectator. Thank you for coming on The Programme. Thank you for coming on The Programme thank you for coming on The Programme. What. Thank you for coming on The Programme. What do j thank you for coming on The Programme. What do you make programme. Hello. What do you make of this idea of programme. Hello. What do you make of this idea of 16 programme. Hello. What do you make of this idea of 16 and programme. Hello what do you make of this idea of 16 and 17 year olds getting a vote in a General Election . It getting a vote in a General Election . Getting a vote in a General Election . , , election . It is interesting. It is something election . It is interesting. It is something keir election . It is interesting. It is something keir starmer election . It is interesting. It is something keir starmer would | something keir starmer would consider, and eu citizens in terms of voter relaxation. But the decision to confirm it at the time he has, originally a story in the times confirmed today, you wonder if they believe it is something that will help get the youth vote out . That could be one thing in terms of the timing of the announcement. When it comes to the 18 plus groups they are trying to work out what their appeal to this group is and this is appeal to this group is and this is a policy which does suggest labour is more in touch with the youth vote than the tories. Even though historically they have been against it as a policy. Historically they have been against it as a policy it as a policy. Interesting, lets focus on the it as a policy. Interesting, lets focus on the campaign it as a policy. Interesting, lets focus on the campaign so it as a policy. Interesting, lets focus on the campaign so far. It as a policy. Interesting, lets l focus on the campaign so far and keir starmer. A focus on Football Clubs, talk to me about that. In terms of his visits, there is a focus on Football Clubs, but if you look at some of the visits keir starmer is currently doing, as you say, Football Clubs in the West Midlands, i think that you can see that the labour strategy is unless they go to areas where they are already quite popular and more to go to the marginal places where they think it will be a tight race. I think it will be a tight race. I think because labour is trying to make their vote a lot more efficient at this time around, you have a situation whereby keir starmer will spend a lot of time in the red wall, a lot of time in the West Midlands where labour came out on top, but very narrowly in the regional mayor race where andy street pushed out the tory candidate. I think you will be hearing from those around keir starmer who do not expect him to go to the same areas and they do not expect him to spend much time in cities altogether because cities are where labour does very well. Interesting. Let� s take a look at rishi sunak. What are you picking up from the campaign so far . The rishi sunak. What are you picking up from the campaign so far . From the campaign so far . The first thin to from the campaign so far . The first thing to note from the campaign so far . The first thing to note is from the campaign so far . The first thing to note is it from the campaign so far . The first thing to note is it is from the campaign so far . The first thing to note is it is quite from the campaign so far . The first thing to note is it is quite easy from the campaign so far . The first thing to note is it is quite easy to i thing to note is it is quite easy to criticise the campaign so far in a sense there have been quite a few gaps. You heard rishi sunak today in the clips we have just heard making light of his decision not to take an umbrella out when he stood outside Downing Street and he said he was going to announce an election and left it soaked. The optics of that set off a few tory nerves early on. Probably the best thing he can do now in this position is to laugh it off and show he has got good humour on it. But yesterday there was a lot of mockery, one of his stops in Northern Ireland something had the word titanic in it and there is a sense that because a lot of tory mps didn� t want a Summer Election and now you also have the story exodus with michael gove announcing last night that he is one of the many tory mps not to seek re election, i think it is hard to shake off the fact that campaigners have been distracted on a negative news and it is yet to find its feet. There is still a long time to go but i don� t think it has been the easiest start for rishi sunak. Still think it has been the easiest start for rishi sunak. For rishi sunak. Still six weeks. Katie, for rishi sunak. Still six weeks. Katie. Great for rishi sunak. Still six weeks. Katie, great to for rishi sunak. Still six weeks. Katie, great to speak for rishi sunak. Still six weeks. Katie, great to speak to for rishi sunak. Still six weeks. Katie, great to speak to you. I political rallies are taking place across south africa today as parties make their final attempts to win support ahead of wednesday� s election. It� s expected to be the most tightly contested election since democracy was introduced 30 years ago. The anc, if voted into power next week, Will Focus Onjobs the anc, if voted into power next week, will focus on jobs for the next generation. The Breakaway Parties are also holding final rallies. Let� s cross to my colleague Catherine Byaruhanga who is following events from the anc� s final pre election rally in johannesburg. What is happening there . Hello, lewis. Do what is happening there . Hello, lewis do you what is happening there . Hello, lewis. Do you know what is happening there . Hello, lewis. Do you know what, what is happening there . Hello, lewis. Do you know what, it what is happening there . Hello, lewis. Do you know what, it is l lewis. Do you know what, it is winter here in the Southern Hemisphere but you wouldn� t realise that considering how hot and sunny it is here at the stadium. The anc has its supporters out, they have nearly packed at the stadium, and they really need to show a strong show of support in front of south africans because this is a party that over the past few months have been polling at around 40 of the vote. It needs to get 50 plus in order to remain the Majority Party in south africa. This is the party of nelson mandela, it has dominated south african politics for three decades now. But right now there are real questions about its legacy and whether it has done enough to support south africans. Right now president S Cyril Ramaphosa is promising morejobs, better economy first africa. Let� s take a listen to what he has had to say. First africa. Lets take a listen to what he has had to say. First africa. Lets take a listen to what he has had to say. Over the next five years, what he has had to say. Over the next five years, working what he has had to say. Over the next five years, working with what he has had to say. Over the next five years, working with all| next five years, working with all south next five years, working with all south africans, we will implement a obs south africans, we will implement a jobs plan south africans, we will implement a jobs plan to put all south africans to work jobs plan to put all south africans to work. We will build our industries and invest in an Inclusive Industries and invest in an inclusive economy. We will tackle the high inclusive economy. We will tackle the high cost of living. We will invest the high cost of living. We will invest in the high cost of living. We will invest in our people and provide services invest in our people and provide services that our people need. We will continue to defend our democracy and advance the freedom that we democracy and advance the freedom that we fought so hard. We will continue that we fought so hard. We will continue to build a better africa and a continue to build a better africa and a better world for all our chitdren and a better world for all our children to grow up in. We heard that message children to grow up in. We heard that message there, children to grow up in. We heard that message there, what children to grow up in. We heard that message there, what about| children to grow up in. We heard that message there, what about the opponents . Talk us through it. Yes. Opponents . Talk us through it. Yes, lewis, opponents . Talk us through it. Yes, lewis. There opponents . Talk us through it. Yes, lewis, there are opponents . Talk us through it. Yes, lewis, there are around opponents . Talk us through it. Yes, lewis, there are around 17 opponents . Talk us through it. Yes lewis, there are around 17 Political Parties and organisations that are challenging president Cyril Ramaphosa and his anc party. At the moment there is another rally happening in the north of the country and that is led Byjulius Malema and he leads the eff. It is a left party that is calling for the nationalisation of mining and mines. Tomorrow there will be a rally by the democratic alliance, the long time Opposition Party in south africa. When you look at all those parties there is a wide range of choices before south africans. There are about 27 Million People who are expected to vote. They are engaged in this process. There are debates every day on the tv, on social media. But there are also much smaller parties and some have only existed just for a year. The question is with all of these opposition parties they are going to eat away at the anc� s support, but are any of them going to be Strong Enough to challenge it . That is a big question. Enough to challenge it . That is a big question enough to challenge it . That is a bi ruestion. ,. , big question. Thank you so much for that. To israel now where the military has continued its attacks across gaza including in the city of rafah despite the un� s top court ordering it to immediately stop its offensive there on friday. The european union� s top diplomat says the bloc will have to make a choice between supporting israel, or International Institutions and the rule of law. Josep borrell was speaking after the un� s highest court ruled that israel had to halt its Military Offensive in response to a case brought by south africa. They� ve accused israel of violating the Un Genocide Convention in gaza. Israel has said no power on earth will stop it going after hamas. Our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams is injerusalem. There� s certainly no sign yet of a let up in israel� s Military Campaign in the Southern Gaza strip. We� ve heard reports this morning of fresh air strikes in the rafah area. What we don� t yet know is the situation on the ground. We know that israeli troops and armour are poised very close to the center of rafah, but they haven� t yet gone into the centre of that built up area. And we don� t know exactly what the military� s plans are. Israel continues to say that the operation is limited. It highlights the fact that it has given civilians lots of opportunity to move out of harm� s way. But the un� s humanitarian affairs boss, martin griffiths, tweeted last night that there is nothing limited about this campaign. He said, and i quote, the Ground Incursion In Rafah has displaced more than 800,000 people, fleeing once again in fear for their lives and arriving in areas without adequate shelter, latrines and clean water. So the un� s view is that this is having a major impact on the civilian population of the Southern Gaza strip and one that is not being properly addressed from the Point Of View of aid and shelter and Everything Else that people need. Of course, there is still the fear of what happens to the hundreds of thousands of people who are still in rafah, who have yet to flee, who have yet to be told to flee by the israelis. What happens to them if indeed a full scale invasion of the city takes place . 0ne Slight Development on the Aid Situation Last Night following a call Betweenjoe Biden and the egyptian leader Abdel Fattah El sisi. Egypt has agreed to send trucks that were backed up, waiting to go into through the rafah crossing, which is closed has been waiting to go into through the rafah crossing, which is closed, has been for the last two or three weeks, egypt has agreed to send those trucks round to the kerem shalom crossing, that is the israeli crossing nearby. That could help the flow of aid into the Southern Gaza strip, but it� s a littl