how long could you last without your smartphone? we met —— we meet at the teenagers swapping there is for a brick phone forfive teenagers swapping there is for a brick phone for five days. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. let's take a look at the main election developments this hour — the prime minister has said he has not given up hope after his defence secretary warned the electorate not to give labour what he called a supermajority at the next election. he said a big victory at the polls could give labour �*unchecked power�*. the labour leader sir keir starmer has responded saying if you want change — you have to vote for it. labour have been pushing their policies for drivers today. they have pledged to fill1 million potholes. the greens have launched their manifesto with a plan to boost health and social care spending by £50 billion a year — partly paid for by a wealth tax. the liberal democrats have outlined more details behind its plan to replace water industry watchdog ofwat with a "tough new regulator". com plete complete with an ed davey photo op! with a round—up of the main developments so far today, here's our political correspondent jess parker. from a rainsoaked election kick—off to handing some d—day duties to his foreign secretary, the tory campaign has had its awkward moments. and now a rallying cry from one of rishi sunak�*s top team, seemingly not for a conservative victory but warning against a labour rout. you don't want to have somebody receive a super majority, and in this case of course the concern would be if keir starmer were to go into number ten — it will either be rishi sunak or keir starmer, there is no other outcome to this election — and that power was in some way unchecked, it would be very bad news for people in this country. even more unusual is that these comments come just a day after the tory manifesto launch, an occasion that is meant to energise. while rishi sunak has again been accused of being out of touch after, in an interview recorded last week, he was asked about what he had had to go without as a child. like lots of people, there will be all sorts of things that i would have wanted as a kid that i could not have. famously, sky tv! that was something that we never had growing up, actually. but there are lots of things, but again, that's... my experience is obviously going to be what my experience was, what is more important is my values and how i was raised, and i was raised in a household where hard work was really important. the prime minister told reporters today off—camera that he has not given up on victory. rishi sunak said he will fight for every vote but his repeated efforts to try and eat into labour's significant poll lead just don't appear to be working. what's more, his campaign since it started has built up an undesirable reputation, one of being prone to political gaffes and unforced errors. at a car repair training centre, labour has been talking about tackling potholes — and sir keir starmer has faced his own bumps in the road, notably rows over candidate selection, while the tories say labour's policy offer is thin. i am not complacent about this, i know that every single vote has to be earned, nobody has cast a vote in this election yet but it is important, i think, for the country that we have change, and i think for change, we need a mandate. tomorrow, labour publishes its manifesto. with three weeks until polling day, they may have the momentum, but politics can move, and fast — nothing is locked in. jessica parker, bbc news, in westminster. let's speak to our political correspondent harry farley, who's with the conservative campaign. where are you, and why? i'm in grimsby. _ where are you, and why? i'm in grimsby. the — where are you, and why? i'm in grimsby, the prime _ where are you, and why? i'm in grimsby, the prime minister- where are you, and why? i'm in | grimsby, the prime minister has where are you, and why? i'm in - grimsby, the prime minister has been campaigning in the nearby area and hasjust campaigning in the nearby area and has just arrived campaigning in the nearby area and hasjust arrived for campaigning in the nearby area and has just arrived for the sky news tv debate tonight against sir keir starmer, the labour leader, facing questions over whether he has already conceded defeat. you heard in that package from jess that the defence secretary grant shapps said that labour should not be given a supermajority, appearing to argue that people should vote for conservatives not to get a conservatives not to get a conservative government but to limit the scale of a labour victory. we spoke to the prime minister on the tory campaign bus on the way to lincolnshire, he denied he had conceded defeat, he said he was fighting hard for every vote but i suspect that is something we will hear more from him later. one of the messages from sir keir starmer and the labour party, given their lead in the polls has been against complacency, they have been warning their candidates, their officials, by campaigners against complacency and against assuming they have already won this election. this shift from the conservatives, from grant shapps in particular, are good people should vote conservative to limit a labour majority, that is a challenge to that sense of complacency and keir starmer arguing that no votes are in and that if people want change they need to vote for it. it is an interesting shift in the conservative campaign tactic. a shift, are there still separate, conflicting voices? we have to also speu conflicting voices? we have to also spell out that the polls are not fully accurate, we saw with theresa may losing the size of her majority, we saw david cameron winning a majority, against some predictions, so we must be incredibly careful? yes, you are right, things can change. obviously theresa may went into the 2017 election with quite a healthy lead in the polls and everything changed. we are only halfway through this campaign, we must remember there is a long way to go. we should not skip over the grant shapps comments, it was quite notable a shift. i have spoken to a number of conservative candidates through the day asking for their reaction and all of the ones i had spoken to have told me that is just the reality on the ground and they are deploying that argument on the doorstep, they are staying —— saying to voters that they are essentially saying keir starmer will be the prime minister, who do you want holding into account, they have been repeating that on the doorstep. i want to raise something else that is emerging on the conservative campaign front, one of the candidates, dave andrea jenkyns, has written on x, or twitter, defending one of her election leaflets. it is at the top left of that screen, she is pictured with andrewjo nigel farage, no pictures of her and the prime minister —— she is pictured with nigel farage. she says all conservatives must be prepared to come together to prevent a socialist supermajority at the end of britain as we know it. i supermajority at the end of britain as we know it— as we know it. i think this is a reflection. — as we know it. i think this is a reflection, andrea _ as we know it. i think this is a reflection, andrea jenkyns - as we know it. i think this is a | reflection, andrea jenkyns has as we know it. i think this is a - reflection, andrea jenkyns has been a long—term critic of rishi sunak, we should bear that in mind, was one of the very small number to admit she had written a letter of no confidence in him. not a fan of rishi sunak, a long—term critic, and it is a spokesperson for andrea jenkyns who said she is a patriot, she fought hard for brexit alongside politicians from all parties and is proud of being able to transcend party politics, so that is the view from andrea jenkyns, no response that i had seen any way from the conservative party but it is a reflection i suppose of the concern from some conservative mps about the threat from nigel farage's party, reform uk, and many of those on the right of the party wanted the manifesto we saw yesterday to go further, particularly on the european court of human rights, wanted tougher language around that and perhaps even a commitment to leave the echr if its block to the rwanda scheme. we did not see that language so there was frustration from some on the right of the party about that and the leaflet from andrea jenkyns reminding us all about the breadth of opinion in the conservative party, worth bearing in mind she has been a long—time critic of rishi sunak. for mind she has been a long-time critic of rishi sunak.— of rishi sunak. for now, thank you very much. — of rishi sunak. for now, thank you very much. harry _ of rishi sunak. for now, thank you very much, harry farley. _ more now on the launch of the green party's election manifesto, which includes pledges to invest tens of billions of pounds in public services and clean energy. the money would come from increased taxes on higher earners and the wealthy. the parties' co—leaders said the greens represented "real change" and would "invest to mend broken britain". and would "invest to mend broken britain." the party's co—leader, carla denyer, spelled out the key issues for the party. our manifesto lays out a bold but simple plan — to bring our water companies, our railways and the big five retail energy companies into public ownership. this would end the rip—off of rising bills, appalling service and shareholders trousering millions. we were to restore our ailing high streets too — urban and rural — and recognise their value to the communities they serve by investing in support of small and medium—sized businesses. we would overhaul our tax system to make it fairer. at the heart of this would be a tax on the very richest, the top 1% of people, requiring them to pay a bit more into the pot. let's go live tojenny hill, who is in hofer in east sussex. tell us more about what the greens have announced. —— in hove in east sussex. announced. -- in hove in east sussex. , ., , ., ., sussex. their vision is for a fairer, sussex. their vision is for a fairer. more _ sussex. their vision is for a fairer, more sustainable i sussex. their vision is for a - fairer, more sustainable society, but even they admit that their ambitions come with a really hefty price tag. some of the big purchase like, for example, as they would put it, fixing health and social care in england and wales, they say they would have to spend £50 billion a year to do that. they are pledging to scrap tuition fees and restore student grants, they have a green energy transition which would also cost tens of billions of pounds. it is a huge amount of money, they say their premises are fully funded and they say it is for the richer in society to shoulder more of the burden so you will have heard a lot about this wealth tax they propose which would see assets over 10 million tax charge 1%, 80% levy on assets over 1 million tax charge 1%, 80% levy on assets over1 billion —— a 2% levy on assets over 1 assets over1 billion —— a 2% levy on assets over1 billion. people earning over £50,000 would be expected to pay a bit more in terms of national insurance contributions. there is a lot being promised, a lot of climate change policy press, but you know that this party will not be running the country, it has had one mp, they hope to quadruple that number, they say that however small the number of mps they return to parliament, they will be holding the next government to account. jenni; next government to account. jenny hill, thank you — next government to account. jenny hill, thank you very _ next government to account. jenny hill, thank you very much. - to take a closer look at some of the claims made in the green manifesto launch, here's ben chu from bbc verify. on verify we are asking the same questions of all the parties and their election manifestos this week. so today, what's in the green party manifesto and does it add up? well, their key spending pledge is £50 billion extra per year for health and social care, and to pay for it an increase in taxes, which they say would raise up to £70 billion. so which taxes should go up? well, among them are national insurance, capital gains tax, carbon taxes and a wealth tax, a new wealth tax, which they say would raise £15 billion. so let's focus on this last one. so the greens say it would be levied at a rate of 1% on the assets of people with more than £10 million, and 2% on those with more than £1 billion. would that work? well, a lot would depend on the design of this new wealth tax, and some tax experts are sceptical that it would raise the amount claimed year after year. but the wealth tax expert arun advani of the university of warwickjudges that aiming to raise this total amount of new tax — over £50 billion — including from new wealth taxes, is economically credible, although the merits of doing so are, of course, a matterfor voters. it's also worth putting the size of the green party's manifesto tax and spending package in the context of other parties we've heard from so far. here's the liberal democrats with £27 billion of tax rises and additional spending, and here is the conservatives, £18 billion. that's mainly tax cuts. the greens tower over that with £70 billion of tax rises and new spending. they say they're being more radical because they're being more honest about the scale of the economic challenges facing the country. their opponents will say they're doing it to distinguish themselves and because they'd be unlikely to form the next government. by the way, labour's tax and spending commitments are expected to be smaller than these, so we'll find that out tomorrow and verify will, of course, be here to bring you full analysis. energy is a key issue. nicky schiller is in the suffolk coastal constituency. you nicky schiller is in the suffolk coastal constituency.- nicky schiller is in the suffolk coastal constituency. you 'oin me in the villa . e coastal constituency. you 'oin me in the village of — coastal constituency. you 'oin me in the village of friston _ coastal constituency. youjoin me in the village of friston about - coastal constituency. youjoin me in the village of friston about 20 - the village of friston about 20 miles from ipswich and there are around 200 residents here. the greens have launched their manifesto and they suggest phasing out nuclear energy and looking at renewables, that issue is very close to the heart of the villagers here. bbc suffolk reporter ben parkerjoins me. the greens targeting a seat but green issues at play?— green issues at play? greens had done really _ green issues at play? greens had done really well _ green issues at play? greens had done really well in _ green issues at play? greens had done really well in local- green issues at play? greens had done really well in local elections here in_ done really well in local elections here in the last couple of years, but has — here in the last couple of years, but has not _ here in the last couple of years, but has not translated to general election— but has not translated to general election results yet but they are heavily — election results yet but they are heavily targeting one seat in suffolk, _ heavily targeting one seat in suffolk, putting a lot of energy and resources — suffolk, putting a lot of energy and resources. we will see whether that works _ resources. we will see whether that works for— resources. we will see whether that works for them. on energy creation, the reason _ works for them. on energy creation, the reason we are in friston, a village — the reason we are in friston, a village not _ the reason we are in friston, a village not on the coastline, the issue _ village not on the coastline, the issue was— village not on the coastline, the issue was offshore wind, how you get that to _ issue was offshore wind, how you get that to plug _ issue was offshore wind, how you get that to plug into our homes, and the current— that to plug into our homes, and the current proposals to build what was a pretty— current proposals to build what was a pretty gigantic industrial substation in a farmer's field behind — substation in a farmer's field behind us. that has got lots of pe0ple's— behind us. that has got lots of people's backs up. there are also plans— people's backs up. there are also plans to _ people's backs up. there are also plans to build a converter station, another— plans to build a converter station, another nearby big site, and there are plans — another nearby big site, and there are plans to link up the suffolk coast _ are plans to link up the suffolk coast with the netherlands to transfer— coast with the netherlands to transfer energy there, and also kent, _ transfer energy there, and also kent, so — transfer energy there, and also kent, so there is the cumulative effect _ kent, so there is the cumulative effect of— kent, so there is the cumulative effect of these industrial projects on a rural— effect of these industrial projects on a rural part of suffolk. it is effect of these industrial pro'ects on a rural part of suffolk.�* on a rural part of suffolk. it is a ciant on a rural part of suffolk. it is a giant substation _ on a rural part of suffolk. it is a giant substation that _ on a rural part of suffolk. it is a giant substation that is - on a rural part of suffolk. it is a | giant substation that is planned. liz has lived here for 12 years and carol has been here for two. what are your concerns about the plans for the substation? taste are your concerns about the plans for the substation?— for the substation? we are a very rural village. _ for the substation? we are a very rural village, we _ for the substation? we are a very rural village, we are _ for the substation? we are a very rural village, we are a _ for the substation? we are a very rural village, we are a hamlet - for the substation? we are a very ruralvillage, we are a hamlet in l rural village, we are a hamlet in fact, _ rural village, we are a hamlet in fact, not— rural village, we are a hamlet in fact, not a — rural village, we are a hamlet in fact, not a village, and the national— fact, not a village, and the national grid has ridden roughshod over us_ national grid has ridden roughshod over us to — national grid has ridden roughshod over us to get their power station in here _ over us to get their power station in here it — over us to get their power station in here. it will fracture our village, _ in here. it will fracture our village, split the village and two and we — village, split the village and two and we will have to put up with all the traffic— and we will have to put up with all the traffic and the noise and the disruption — the traffic and the noise and the disruption in our village, and this is a very— disruption in our village, and this is a very tiny, quiet power of suffolk— is a very tiny, quiet power of suffolk and we will suffer for theirs — suffolk and we will suffer for theirs -- _ suffolk and we will suffer for theirs. —— very tiny, quiet part of suffolk — theirs. -- very tiny, quiet part of suffolk. ,., ., ., theirs. -- very tiny, quiet part of suffolk. ., ., _, ., suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere. — suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere. so _ suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere, so is _ suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere, so is this _ suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere, so is this not _ suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere, so is this not in - suffolk. the power had to come from somewhere, so is this not in my - suffolk. the power had to come fromj somewhere, so is this not in my back yard? somewhere, so is this not in my back