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saying today? this is exactly the kind of seat and area saying today? this is exactly the kind of seat and area that - saying today? this is exactly the | kind of seat and area that labour need to win back if they are going to win a majority in parliament on july the 4th. we are at stafford rangers football club. sir keir starmer making a habit of appearing at lower league football clubs and doing campaign visits in places like this. his message this morning was very much focused on the economy, labour arguing under the conservatives britain has gotten poorer. rishi sunak in yorkshire was making the case that his economic plan is working, he saying that the economy is turning a corner. the other news today is the number of mps deciding to step down and most prominent among them is michael gove, a long serving cabinet ministerfor the gove, a long serving cabinet minister for the conservatives, former education and justice secretary and the current levelling up secretar ....
leader keir starmer on voting age. yes, this is something keir starmer said labour wants to do and is aware has been labour policy for a while now but while we re into election campaign now, we don t know what will make into their manifesto but now he has signalled this move towards giving rise to 16 year olds are something he wants to happen as he has seen happen in other nations and clearly thinks it s a good idea. no indication yet if the tory party will be following suit but the main theme today has been around the economy. keir starmer has also been speaking about that when speaking to voters in the west midlands. he said the stable economy would be the first thing the labour government would focus on. with the conservatives as well, sunak was during a meeting with voters in the north today and we heard from jeremy hunt who did an interview with the daily telegraph and said tax cuts for working people would be what the conservative government if re elected would ....
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 it s 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 country s 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 t ....
launching their campaigns for the weeks to come and setting their pitch to voters. political correspondent harry farley has this report. the campaign is off to a jet setting start. rishi sunak met supporters in a biscuit factory in derbyshire before a trip to a brewery in barry and then to inverness, where he highlighted signs that he says the economy is turning a corner. inflation has returned to normal. wages have been rising faster than prices. the economy is now growing at a healthy rate. and that s why now is the right time to talk about our future. and my view is we need to have leadership that can provide a clear plan, take bold action to deliver a secure future for everyone in scotland and across the country, especially in these uncertain times. sir keir starmer will also be in scotland later, as the campaigns spread across the length and breadth of the uk. the cost of energy will be a point of division today, with labour promising to bring down energy bills for ....
cloud and sea fog around the coast of north east england towards the firth of forth and that pegs back temperatures in the mid teens. most of his in the high teens. tuesday evening, the rain works further north and it is courtesy of this area of low pressure. that pushes further north as we move through the day on wednesday. breezy conditions with those outbreaks of rain. that rain on wednesday could be quite heavy particularly for the north east of england into eastern scotland. elsewhere, sunny spells and a blustery shower. temperatures coming down a notch, it does look fairly unsettled, some heavy rain especially in the north east in the middle of the week. but for most of us, a little bit more optimistic towards the bank holiday weekend. thank you. let sjoin towards the bank holiday weekend. thank you. let s join our colleagues for the news where you are. good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. ahead of the curve and another title for guard ....