TORIES

• Sunak in Northern Ireland (followed by Birmingham) visits Titanic Quarter in Belfast, asked if he is a “sinking ship“.
• Energy bills are down, Labour would hike them.
• Topline(s):
  • Starmer doesn’t have the guts to debate, how can he stand up to Putin.

LABOUR

• Launches Scottish campaign.
• There will be no new unannounced tax rises under a Labour government.
• Starmer will debate Sunak, but only twice.
• Topline(s):
  • Labour needs Scotland to win.

LIBDEM

• Health focus: “legislate for 24-hour GP appointment rights”
• Topline(s):
  • LibDems will hire 8,000 extra GPs

REFORM

• Running clips from launch rally yesterday with immigration focus.
• Topline(s):
  • Tories’ Rwanda farce will not stop the boats.

Cutting through:

• Tory exodus: same number standing down as 1997.

Latest polls:

YouGov: CON: 21 (+1) LAB: 46 (-1) LDEM: 9 (=) REF: 12 (+1) GRN: 7 (-1)