them to downing street. at an event in greater manchester, sir keir starmer will say "wealth creation" would be at at the heart of his government leading to a "decade of national renewal". plaid cymru also launches its manifesto this morning, calling for a new funding dealfor wales. the prime minister is in italy, for the g7 summit of world leaders, where he will push a plan to seize russian assets to fund aid for ukraine. back home, one of his senior aides, the tory candidate craig williams, has admitted he's facing a gambling commission inquiry over a £100 bet he placed on a july election, just three days before rishi sunak�*s surprise announcement. you mustjust see quite a few of these. there are exactly three weeks to polling day, and in the manifesto he's unveiling today, sir keir starmer says there wil be no surprises. the labour leader is well aware every opinion poll continues to indicate a healthy lead for his party, so his manifesto will tread carefully, while promising change. it will be a positive case in detail about the future of the country, how we renew and how we build. 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. labour says its number one priority will be wealth creation in order to improve living standards for all. it claims it has a plan to kick—start growth, won't increase income tax, vat or national insurance, but will invest in the industries of the future, saying that will create 650,000 jobs. the party is making some promises, such as two million more nhs appointments a year to bring down waiting lists, and vat on private school fees to pay for 6,500 teachers for state schools. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer both took part in interviews in front of a live audience on sky news last night. the labour leader faced sustained questioning about his past support forjeremy corbyn... you said, "i do thinkjeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister." did you mean that? i was certain we would lose the 2019 election, we were not ready... that was not my question. i was certain, i was certain we would lose it. ..about his tax plans, and whether he's a bit robotic. you seem more like a political robot. how are you — how you going to convince others like me to vote for your? well... ..the most... laughter. look... we've heard from the labour leader. now it's the prime minister's turn. prime minister, thank you so much forjoining us tonight in grimsby. rishi sunak was jeered when he blamed doctors�* strikes for nhs waiting lists, and a lifelong tory voter said her trust was broken when he was fined for attending a downing street party during the pandemic. in this election i find myself an undecided voter. actions taken by this government actually make me feel ashamed. more generally, at this election as you said, you are undecided. this election is about the future and the future you want for our country. you polling is now worse than in the dying days of the liz truss government. what is going so wrong? well, i have to say it hasn't been an easy 18 months in general, so what i've done though, isjust keep going, to try and do my best for people. how do we know if you won the general election you would still be prime minister in a year's time? laughter. applause. i can appreciate people's frustration, of course we haven't got everything right. but this will be labour's day to set out its vision, and with the days to polling day counting down, the opportunities for the conservatives to change the apparent arc of this election are slipping by. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. speaking to bbc breakfast, the foreign secretary, lord cameron, insisted that the conservatives could pull off a victory onjuly the 4th, and that voters faced a simple choice. the more people that vote conservative, the more conservative members of parliament we'll have, the more effective we will be able to be in parliament. more effective in opposition. if we have more than 325 conservative members of parliament, we will form a government. that is what i am saying, that is what he is saying and it's a truism. when people have read into that that you are already thinking you are'll be defeated, what would you say to them? i would say, look, it is a cliche to say there is only one poll that counts and that is the one on election day, but nevertheless it is true. the public have this huge opportunity to make a decision — do you want to carry on with rishi sunak, who in the last two years has got inflation down from 11% to 2%, he's got the economy growing again, he's announced in this election a whole series of exciting plans, on everything from national service for young people, to tax free basic state pension for pensioners? i think it has been a very energetic campaign, full of content, very agenda setting. do you want that or do you want to take a risk with keir starmer, who doesn't have a plan for the future of the country, and who the last election was telling us thatjeremy corbyn was the greatest thing since sliced bread? let's speak to our political correspondent alicia mccarthy, who's at westminster. i won't ask you about hovis or warburton, lord cameron saying we could win? . , �* , could win? that is right. a very bullish response _ could win? that is right. a very bullish response from - could win? that is right. a very bullish response from lord - could win? that is right. a very - bullish response from lord cameron, david cameron to that question. now obviously it comes after the comments that we had yesterday from a couple of conservative members, saying you know, let's try to stop sir keir starmer getting a supermajority, so obviously the question then to david cameron is why are you saying that? isn't that just admitting defeat. he was bullish saying anything can happen, people said to me in 2015 that i couldn't win, and look what happened then, so, there are still three weeks to go and this famous line, the only poll that counts isjuly 4th, so very much batting that back and of course the appeal that has been made in the last few days and we here it from rishi sunak in that sky debate. if you vote for anybody else apart from the conservatives, you risk putting sir keir starmer into number ten as he sees it. very much saying to people if you vote for reform or if you vote for any of the other smaller parties they won't be prime minister, it is either me or keir starmer. let us talk about craig williams, an embarrassment for the prime minister. if anything comes of it, he is being investigated. what is being accused of having done? yeah. being accused of having done? yeah, this is a story — being accused of having done? yeah, this is a story in _ being accused of having done? yeah, this is a story in one _ being accused of having done? yeah, this is a story in one of— being accused of having done? yeah, this is a story in one of the _ being accused of having done? yeah, this is a story in one of the paper - this is a story in one of the paper last night and what they were saying is that couple of days before the election was called, this man craig william who was a parliamentary aide to rishi sunak went along and put a bet on the fact that the election was going to be called injuly. now, the gambling commission is investigating this, craig williams has said he likes to have a flutter and he is co—operating with that investigation, interestingly, david cameron was asked about it in that interview that we just heard a clip from earlier, and he said that because this investigation is going on he didn't want to comment too much on that, he said that craig williams would have to deal with whatever consequences they were but he did call it a clearly very foolish decision. yes, and let us talk about labour, because of course it is a huge day for the labour party and the manifesto is due to be launched, no surprises, we pretty much know more or less what labour are about don't we. . , ~ or less what labour are about don't we, ., , ~ ., or less what labour are about don't we. . , ~ ., , . we. that is right. we are very much bein: told we. that is right. we are very much being told to _ we. that is right. we are very much being told to expect _ we. that is right. we are very much being told to expect reassurance i being told to expect reassurance rather than revelation was the phrase i liked this morning about it and that is part of labour's plan, it set out its six steps of 18 or so months ago was the sort of the big ideas, we has refined to six steps and this is the continuation of that, so expect to hear a lot in this manifesto not about tax and spend but about things like planning and the modern industrial strategy, because what labour's focussing on is growth, how to get the economy growing and moving, because it says if you do that then you generate the money that allows it to do the things it wants to do. and finally, plaid cymru, they also have a manifesto launch very shortly. have a manifesto launch very shortl . . , ., , shortly. that is right. plaid cymru ease manifesto _ shortly. that is right. plaid cymru ease manifesto out _ shortly. that is right. plaid cymru ease manifesto out today. - shortly. that is right. plaid cymru ease manifesto out today. this i shortly. that is right. plaid cymru ease manifesto out today. this is| ease manifesto out today. this is all about they say this election is about the economy, that is the thing thatis about the economy, that is the thing that is going to dominate, and they are talking all about how to get a fairerfunding dealfor wales. they fairer funding deal for wales. they also fairerfunding dealfor wales. they also say that because of the way that hsz, also say that because of the way that hs2, this high speed rail line was being billed as a england and wales project they are missing out on fund, they are saying they are fighting to get a better economic dealfor wales if you like. good fighting to get a better economic deal for wales if you like. good to talk to you. _ deal for wales if you like. good to talk to you, thank _ deal for wales if you like. good to talk to you, thank you _ deal for wales if you like. good to talk to you, thank you very - deal for wales if you like. good to talk to you, thank you very much. | talk to you, thank you very much. sniesmt let us get more on labour's manifesto launch. sniesmt let us get more on labour's manifesto launch. with me is patrick diamond, former head of policy planning in number 10 downing street under former labour prime minister's tony blair and gordon brown. you co—wrote manifestos for labour. i have seen both sides. which side tastes better i have seen both sides. which side tastes bette— tastes better victory. writing manifestos — tastes better victory. writing manifestos is _ tastes better victory. writing manifestos is difficult - tastes better victory. writing manifestos is difficult and - tastes better victory. writing manifestos is difficult and i i tastes better victory. writing - manifestos is difficult and i don't envy any of them.— manifestos is difficult and i don't envy any of them.- it's - manifestos is difficult and i don't envy any of them.- it's a i envy any of them. why? it's a difficult balancing _ envy any of them. why? it's a difficult balancing act - envy any of them. why? it's a difficult balancing act because you is to have a message for the country that energises voters and connects with the ones you need to win support from, you have to unite the party because you need to make sure activist also go out and really set the message of the manifesto. so they have to get it, they have to understand what you are talk about because they have to pass that message on because they have to pass that message 0— because they have to pass that messae 0 , ., ., , ., , ., ., message on yes a manifesto is not a comlex message on yes a manifesto is not a complex message — message on yes a manifesto is not a complex message it's _ message on yes a manifesto is not a complex message it's a _ message on yes a manifesto is not a complex message it's a set - message on yes a manifesto is not a complex message it's a set of- complex message it's a set of commitments that have to connect with voters and make sense of their every day lives so the trick is to have sellable policy commitment that voters understand but to tell a broader story about where you see the country going in the future. in the country going in the future. in the past you would be tied to your manifesto, you are going back, u—turning how much is true now a day, once you get nit there, is that like written in blood so to speak or can you deviate moving forward? there is something about manifestos which means once a commitment is in there, party has to stick by it. parties will suffer if they are seen not to deliver on their commitment, however in recent years as we have seen with all of the shocks from the energy price shock coming out of war in ukraine, the long—term effects of covid it is harderfor parties in ukraine, the long—term effects of covid it is harder for parties to stick to their commitment, there is no question about that, but voters will watch carefully to see what has been delivered.— been delivered. labour saying they want to bring _ been delivered. labour saying they want to bring about _ been delivered. labour saying they want to bring about west _ been delivered. labour saying they want to bring about west through l want to bring about west through growing the economy, a lot of economists are worried about that because if the economy doesn't grow will they have to raise personal taxes? do you think things like that should be in the manifesto, you know, look if our plan doesn't go to plan we will do plan b, or do you think it is right for parties to say this is the road we are taking and we are not going to deviate? for labour we are not going to deviate? er?" labour they have to go on a message about creating well. we know labour has been seen as the party more likely to raise taxes and increase public spending and in the current financial economic environment labour cannot afford to be seen as that type of party u so the strong message about growth is completely understandable, i think there are limits to how much we can expect parties to spell out their detailed spending commitments, so far ahead but there is frustration round this election campaign, we have seen the institute for fiscal studies saying there is a lack of condid conversation, making choicings about public spending. who conversation, making choicings about public spending-— public spending. who writes it with ou, in public spending. who writes it with you. in 2005. _ public spending. who writes it with you, in 2005, 2010, _ public spending. who writes it with you, in 2005, 2010, who _ public spending. who writes it with you, in 2005, 2010, who had - public spending. who writes it with you, in 2005, 2010, who had the | public spending. who writes it with - you, in 2005, 2010, who had the main control over it, was it's the prime minister? it control over it, was it's the prime minister? , ., ., minister? it is the leader of the .a l minister? it is the leader of the party. whether— minister? it is the leader of the party, whether it's _ minister? it is the leader of the party, whether it's the - minister? it is the leader of the party, whether it's the prime i party, whether it's the prime minister or the leader of the opposition who has to own it. as one 0pposition who has to own it. as one of your correspondents said there are 311 pictures of storm in the labour manifesto. he are 34 pictures of storm in the labour manifesto.— are 311 pictures of storm in the labour manifesto. . , , , labour manifesto. he has his sleeved rolled u- i labour manifesto. he has his sleeved rolled up i have _ labour manifesto. he has his sleeved rolled up i have heard, _ labour manifesto. he has his sleeved rolled up i have heard, is— labour manifesto. he has his sleeved rolled up i have heard, is that - labour manifesto. he has his sleeved rolled up i have heard, is that a - rolled up i have heard, is that a good idea, is that telling us i'm ready? he good idea, is that telling us i'm read ? ., , good idea, is that telling us i'm read ? . , ., ., ., “ ready? he wants to get to work, start changing — ready? he wants to get to work, start changing the _ ready? he wants to get to work, start changing the country, - ready? he wants to get to work, start changing the country, it. ready? he wants to get to work, start changing the country, it is| start changing the country, it is understandable he would want to project that kind of image today i5 project that kind of image today is it about image, how much is about style, how much is about substance it is about substance, setting out asian is v i can'tjust be a story, it to be underpinned by commitment when you were in office. if it to be underpinned by commitment when you were in office.— when you were in office. if you were still there advising _ when you were in office. if you were still there advising the _ when you were in office. if you were still there advising the labour - still there advising the labour party, what would you be saying to them, what do you think is where they are falling short and where do you think they are doing well. the core message _ you think they are doing well. tue: core message is you think they are doing well. tte: core message is being you think they are doing well. t'te: core message is being clearly delivered, wealth creation not tax and spend, they have to remember they have to energise voter, this is an election where as some of your reporter has shown there are concerns that voters are disengageded so the labour manifesto has to show people that voting will make a difference, whether it is on clean energy, whether it is on improvements in social care, whether on improving public services, that if you vote you can make a difference, improve the quality of your life and the life of your community. the— your life and the life of your community. the your life and the life of your communi . the . a ., , community. the 0k. patrick it has been interesting _ community. the 0k. patrick it has been interesting to _ community. the 0k. patrick it has been interesting to talk _ community. the 0k. patrick it has been interesting to talk to - community. the 0k. patrick it has been interesting to talk to you, i been interesting to talk to you, thank you for coming on the the show and talking to us. the plaid cymru also launches its election manifesto today, saying it will demand a new funding dealfor wales. speaking to the bbc�*s nick robinson, the party's leader said he wanted people to "recognise that tax is a good thing" and called for an "honest debate" on the issue. we have a number of proposals for bringing in more of a tax. for example, making sure that those oil and gas companies pay more of a windfall tax, that the corporates pay more, that those who have the huge amounts of wealth are targeted through a wealth tax. so, through a fair taxation system. the prime minister is taking a brief pause from election campaigning tojoin other world leaders have arrived in southern italy for the 50th g7 leaders' summit. the event brings together leaders of the world's seven largest advanced economies to tackle some of the biggest issues, including the wars in gaza and ukraine. they're expected to approve a plan to use interest from frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion dollars a year for kyiv. rishi sunak will also announce a new £242 million aid package for ukraine. 0n the sidelinesjoe biden and president zelensky are expected to sign a new security agreement. let's speak to mark lowen who