Leaders and politicians from all parties are in high gear today as the general election campaign enters its final days.
Rishi Sunak says today that Labor would cause “irreversible damage in just 100 days of coming to power”, while his top lieutenants warn of the “danger” of a government led by Sir Keir Starmer.
With research throughout the campaign showing the Conservative Party failing to reduce Labour’s 21-point lead, according to the Sky News Poll Trackerthe Prime Minister has just a few days to change minds across the country in his bid to maintain power.
However, the Labor leader argues that if the Conservatives are re-elected, “they will feel entitled to continue to serve themselves, rather than putting the needs of our country first”.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey continues to promote his party’s proposals for the NHS, while SNP leader John Swinney argues that the Scottish public should “vote SNP to put Scotland’s interests first”.
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Sunak says the Labor Party is ‘untrustworthy’
The Conservative Party continues to warn that a Labor government would see taxes rise, and the Prime Minister argues that Sir Keir’s election would cause “irreversible damage just 100 days after coming to power”.
Mr Sunak said Labor’s plans to impose VAT on private school fees would risk “throwing thousands of families’ plans for the autumn term into chaos, with children wondering whether they will have a desk at school to return to”.
And he also stated that Work it would make Britain the “soft-touch migrant capital of the world”, with “open borders” and an “amnesty for illegal migrants”.
The Prime Minister added: “They cannot be trusted. We must not hand over our taxes, our borders and our security to them. Only the Conservatives will deliver tax cuts, a growing economy and a brighter, more secure future for all”.
Foreign secretary Lord Cameron went further in an interview with The Sunday Times, suggesting that a Labor government would be a threat to national security.
He told the newspaper that Sir Keir “risks weakening Britain’s position and weakening Britain’s defenses, all in a completely unnecessary way”.
The former prime minister described the Labor Party as “hopelessly naive about the dangerous world we live in”, adding: “The last thing we need in Britain right now is another left-wing liberal lawyer running the country.”
But Sir Keir responded, noting that the government has already given him “high-level sensitive information, so much so that they trust us when it comes to national security”.
“To turn around now and make this ridiculous claim just shows how desperate they were going into this election,” he added.
Starmer calls for ‘clear mandate’ to govern
The Labor leader and potential next chancellor, Raquel Reevesalso spoke to The Sunday Times, and they talked about their aim to increase house building “on day one” if they win the election.
Keir Starmer with wife Victoria (right) and Labor deputy leader Angela Rayner at the Royal Horticultural Halls in central London on Saturday. Photo: PA
The newspaper reports that at least three housing announcements are expected to be made in the first fortnight of a Labor government, saying that there are “no” opportunities for young people from working-class backgrounds to own their own home.
And in an article for The Observer, Sir Keir wrote that if voters elect Labor on Thursday, “the work of change begins” and they “will get to work repairing our public services with an immediate injection of cash, along with urgent reforms”.
He also attacked the Tories’ record in power, saying that if they are re-elected, “Britain will remain stuck in its public service-destroying cycle of low growth, high taxes and decline.”
“The unfunded grandstanding contained in their manifesto will once again unleash chaos in our economy. And they will feel entitled to continue serving themselves instead of putting the needs of our country first “, he added.
“Frankly, if they win another five years after everything they’ve put us through in this parliament, they would certainly think they could get away with it.”
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He called for a “clear mandate” to implement his plans, pointing to the “chaos” under Sunak and Liz Truss before him as examples of what happens when prime ministers seek to “govern without that mandate”.
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SNP ‘offers hope for a better future’
Meanwhile, in Scotland, the leader of SNP is appealing to Scots to support his party as polls show the Labor Party could become the largest Scottish parliamentary contingent in more than a decade.
John Swinney argued that although “the result in England is now inevitable”, in “the majority of seats in Scotland there is much contest between the SNP and Labour”.
John Swinney and SNP candidate Tommy Sheppard serve pizza at Portobello Beach and Promenade, Edinburgh. Photo: PA
He attacked the Labor Party, saying a Starmer government “plans to impose £18 billion in public spending cuts – after years of austerity, Brexit and the ongoing cost of living crisis”.
To avoid this, he said, and to “ensure that decisions about Scotland are made in Scotland, then we need to vote SNP”.
“The SNP offers Scotland hope for a better future – but you need to vote for it. This Thursday, vote SNP to put Scotland’s interests first,” she added.
Conservatives ‘failed’ to support grieving families
The Liberal Democrats continue to unveil policies, focused on the NHS and reversing “ruthless Tory cuts” to bereavement payments.
In the latter case, a bereaved family where a spouse or partner has died receives a lump sum of up to £3,500, followed by a monthly payment of up to £350 for 18 months.
Sir Ed Davey tries his hand at archery in Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire. Photo: PA
The party is calling for this period to be extended and pledges to inject an additional £440 million a year into the system by 2028-29 to fund it.
Sir Ed Davey said in a statement: “Rishi Sunak’s government has failed to ensure that families are not left struggling to make ends meet at such a difficult time.
“Liberal Democrats would treat families and children who lose a loved one with dignity and provide the support they deserve.”
He also reiterated his party’s commitment to giving people the legal right to see a GP within a week and start cancer treatment within two months, with Sir Ed saying his party “put health and care at the heart of our fair deal for the country.” “.
Farage goes on the attack
About that, UK Reform is on the offensive after facing a series of racism accusations in recent days.
Nigel Farage during a special for BBC Question Time leaders at the Midlands Arts Center in Birmingham. Photo: PA
The party yesterday withdrew support for three candidatesand came shortly after Channel 4 news broadcast undercover footage showing Andrew Parker, a campaigner defending Farage, using the racial slur “P***” to describe the Prime Minister, describing Islam as a “disgusting cult “, and saying the army should “just shoot” migrants crossing the English Channel.
Nigel Farage went on the attack, with the party saying it had reported Channel 4 to the electoral watchdog for alleged “scandalous interference” over what the party claims was false speech planted by the broadcaster.
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Farage also criticized the BBC, saying he would refuse to appear on its flagship Sunday morning show until they apologized for its “dishonest” audience during a BBC Question Time special on Friday, accusing the broadcaster of having “ behaved like a political actor during this election.”
He will hold a huge rally in Birmingham later today, after speaking to Sky News on Sunday morning with Trevor Phillips at 8.30am.
UK reform leader Nigel Farage will join Sky News’ Trevor Philips from 8.30am this morning on his last program before the election – along with Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, the Party’s national campaign coordinator Labour’s Pat McFadden and SNP leader and Scottish First Minister John Swinney. .
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