Sir Keir Starmer will promise to “shut the door” on Vladimir Putin with his local energy plan – while Rishi Sunak will propose an annual visa cap to try to reduce immigration as the election campaign continues today.
O Prime Minister will try to win over voters after what was perhaps the most difficult day of the campaign so far, on Monday – with some Conservatives fearing Nigel Farage the decision to lead the reformist party could split the conservative vote.
Mr Farage is also running to be MP for Clacton and will launch his campaign in the Essex constituency today.
A difficult day got worse for Mr Sunak when a YouGov poll suggested Labor could be on track for a historic landslide victory – with the party projected to win a 194-seat majority.
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On the 14th day of the campaign, the Labor leader Mr Keir will claim that his party’s plan to create a public clean energy company, GB Energy, will help protect the UK from fuel price spikes like those that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
He will say: “With Great British Energy, my change Labor Party will close the door put on.
“Energy policy is now a national security issue. It is a key component of our country’s resilience and ability to face future shocks.
“We simply cannot afford to remain as vulnerable to price spikes as we have been in the past.
“Keeping the lights on and heating our homes shouldn’t mean leaving our door open to Russia.”
Labor has said GB Energy will be based in Scotland and will be funded through a one-off tax on major oil and gas companies, with an initial capitalization of £8.3 billion over the course of a parliament.
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Meanwhile, the Conservatives will propose an annual cap on work and family visas in their efforts to ensure immigration numbers fall year on year if they are still in government after the election.
More than 10,000 migrants arrived in the UK this year after crossing the English Channel and immigration has become a key battleground in the campaign.
The proposed plan would give parliament a direct role in defining migration levels, with MPs voting on the number.
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Sunak will say: “We have taken bold action to reduce the number of people coming to this country. The plan is working, but migration levels are still too high, so we are going further.
“Labour’s migrant amnesty will make the UK a global magnet for illegal immigrants and they have no plan to reduce net migration, while we have a clear plan to stop the boats and impose a legal cap on numbers.
“The Conservatives are the only party that is willing to take the bold steps needed to reduce immigration numbers.”
The annual cap would be placed on the number of visas that can be granted to those coming to the UK on a work or family route.
Temporary employment routes, such as seasonal agricultural workers, would not be covered by the cap.
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Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats are promising action on an issue described as “deeply personal” for the party leader Sir Ed Daveyas they say daily care for adults in need, including the elderly and disabled, would be free.
Care provision should be based on need rather than ability to pay, the party said, as it promised what it described as free personal care for people, whether at home or in nursing homes.
This would cover nursing care, mobility assistance, hygiene and medication, he said, adding that people in residential care would still have to contribute to their accommodation.
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Sir Ed said: “As a carer for my disabled son, and after caring for my ill mother when I was young, care is deeply personal to me.
“That’s why I’m putting solving the healthcare crisis at the heart of the Liberal Democrats’ offer to the country this election.”
The party said its plan for England – based on the model introduced by the Liberal Democrats in Scotland’s 2002 government – would cost £2.7 billion a year until 2028-29 and would be “entirely funded” by reversing tax cuts to the big banks. since 2016.
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