General election 2017: Green, May, McDonnell, Abbott and Gauke

Voters want to know how the extra billions for schools and hospitals that politicians pledge are going to be paid for, which taxes are going up and which benefits are being cut.

But that means cold, hard numbers - something that some politicians seem to have trouble with as these election interview clips recall.

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