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Sunak is next asked about the recent success of Marine Le Pen's far right National Rally party in France's election and what that means for the UK.

He tells the audience that, without getting into what happens in other countries, he will lay out the Conservative Party's plan to lower immigration.

The prime minister says the levels of migration in the UK are forecast to halve over next 12 months, adding that he will ensure there is a vote in Parliament to set an annual cap on the number of immigrants.

"When to comes to illegal migration I think it's unfair, I say that coming from a family of immigrants," Sunak says.

He adds that people who come here illegally won't get to stay, making the case for the Rwanda policy to fly some migrants there to "remove the incentive" for people to cross the channel on small boats.

Asked about inflation and the "triple lock plus", Sunak says inflation is coming down, wages are rising, and he says they have begun to reduce taxes, stressing that if re-elected they will go further.

He says the triple lock plus will raise the personal allowance for pensioners to ensure the state pension is never taxed.

Under Labour, he claims people will be paying tax on the state pension "for the first time in our country's history".

BBC Verify have looked into claims about taxing the state pension - you can read that here.

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Sunak's first question from the audience is over pharmacy funding, with the prime minister asked what his plans are for them over the next five years after around 1,000 have closed in recent years.

The prime minister responds by saying he worked for his mother in her pharmacy as a child, riding his bike around Southampton to deliver prescriptions to elderly people.

Sunak adds that if he's re-elected he will expand the pharmacy first service, external, which allows pharmacists to diagnose and treat some illnesses to relieve pressure on GPs, to cover more conditions.

Sunak claims Labour will increase people's taxes – "mark my words, your house, your car, your pension, your savings, you name it, they will tax it".

"If I remain as your prime minister on Friday we will keep going to cut all of your taxes," he says, adding his party is committed to abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers and says he will give pensioners security in retirement.

He reiterates he oversaw the furlough support package and says he will continue to serve if given the opportunity.

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Let's turn now to the Conservative campaign.

Rishi Sunak is currently taking part in a Q&A with staff a drug distribution facility in Staffordshire.

The prime minister opens the session by telling the assembled crowd it is a "big week" and acknowledges the frustrations of those who supported the party in the 2019 election or before.

He repeats the Tory warnings that the vote on Thursday is "not a by-election" and claims it's a "choice about who governs us for years".

"If you hand Labour a blank cheque, you will not be able to get that back. So think about what that means," Sunak says.

He goes on to say Labour won't carry through with the Tory plan to fly some asylum seekers to Rwanda, adding his opponents have "no answers on securing borders and immigration".

Back on solid ground, following his bungee jump earlier, Sir Ed Davey is urging people to vote tactically.

He tells reporters “the Conservatives are very worried about the Liberal Democrats” across the south of England, and urges voters to “go onto those tactical voting websites” and “look at the reality”.

“A vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote to get rid of the Conservatives," he says.

Davey is also asked about his party's plans to reverse Tory cuts to Bereavement Support Payments.

He mentions how important such payments were for his own family and says he has to “fight for others” in similar situations.

Asked how he plans to fund the policy, Davey says the Lib Dems would tax banks and technology giants, saying it's “reasonable” for them to “pay a bit more tax”.

Clear frustration with SNP leader from Scottish voterspublished at 11:09 1 July

11:09 1 July

Rajdeep Sandhu
Westminster correspondent

There's a difficulty for the SNP in this election.

While in Westminster they are in opposition, in Scotland they are the party of government and have been in charge for over a decade.

Even though this isn't an election for Holyrood - that will happen in 2026 - Scottish voters may intentionally or perhaps accidently end up punishing the SNP if they feel things in Scotland aren't working as well as they should.

Some of that frustration was clear from the questions callers had on BBC Radio 5 Live for SNP leader John Swinney. They wanted to know about ferries, drug deaths and NHS waiting times.

All of those issues are devolved, but we've seen time and time again in this election those are the issues important to people regardless of which government holds that responsibility.

How many drug deaths does Scotland have?published at 11:02 1 July

11:02 1 July

By Anthony Reuben

Speaking a little earlier on BBC Radio 5 Live, SNP leader John Swinney spoke about “the appalling level of drug deaths that we have”.

So how bad is this in Scotland?

The latest figures we have are for the whole of 2023, when there were 1,197 suspected drug deaths, external, which was up 10% from the previous year, but down 15% from the 2020 peak.

The last time international comparisons were done was for 2022 when Scotland had 248 deaths per million, which was the worst death rate in the UK and indeed the whole of Europe.

Scotland’s first minister has been campaigning for the SNP in Peterhead this morning, paying a visit to the town’s fish market.

He met market bosses and watched the auction as buyers bid for the latest catch.

Swinney is in North East Scotland to talk about Brexit, and said his party offers an alternative vision.

He believes that Scotland should rejoin the European Union as an independent country.

He said: “The only way to deliver that and put an end to the failure of Brexit which has caused so much damage to Scotland is to vote SNP on Thursday.”

Warning: this post contains language some may find offensive.

More from Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe now, who has been challenged on revelations that some of the party's candidates have made sexist and derogatory statements about women.

The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg found examples including "modern feminism belongs in the sewer of self-hate" and another describing them as "gutter sluts" and "thick tarts".

Asked on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour about the comments, Widdicombe says they are "completely unacceptable".

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Over on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Reform UK spokeswoman and former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe is making a pitch to voters.

Asked why women should vote for the party, she says Reform "believe quite fiercely in guarding women's spaces" like changing rooms and toilets from transgender people.

"All places where women might feel vulnerable, and which hitherto we had taken for granted, would be protected from male invasion," Widdecombe says.

She then says Reform supports childcare-improvement policies like introducing transferable tax allowances for households.

Widdecombe says this would mean families would be taxed the same amount on a single income as they would as a shared household with two working parents if a woman chooses to leave work to raise children.

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There's quite a lot of variation between the polls but they all agree that Labour has a big lead over the Conservatives.

The polls have had quite a broad range of figures over the last few days, particularly for the Conservatives and Reform UK.

This is partly explained by how different polling companies deal with people who say they're undecided about how to vote - but there's certainly more variation than at the same stage of the last election campaign in 2019.

However, if you look at the poll averages, there's been very little change for any of the parties over the last ten days or so.

Labour still has a lead of around 20 points over the Conservatives with Reform UK in third and the Liberal Democrats in fourth.

You can see more from the BBC's poll tracker here.

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Starmer is asked by the BBC's political correspondent Iain Watson if he can lay out "three tangible things" that will change under a Labour government

The Labour leader says bringing about change is about first returning politics to service.

Starmer continues to repeat the themes of Labour's campaign, saying the party will get on with its first steps - like making extra NHS appointments available, and recruiting more teachers and police officers.

After saying he won't take any lectures on elections from the Conservatives, Starmer adds: "Don't forget what the Tories have done to our country."

As we just mentioned, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is out campaigning at Hitchin Town FC today, where he is delivering a speech to a group of Labour supporters.

The Labour leader runs through some now familiar messages – he says this can be a "summer of change" and encourages people to "turn the page and start to rebuild our country with Labour".

"This is the final mile, these are the last hard yards. But the last steps are always the hardest," he says, adding "people need convincing, there are undecided voters out there."

He asks voters to judge him in five years' time against improved public services, the economy and living standards.

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Another campaign visit from Keir Starmer, another lower league football ground as the venue.

Like almost all events, it is invitation-only. These activists have come from across Hertfordshire and Essex to hear their leader's stump speech.

In some seats here in south-east England, campaigners tell me they are getting a positive welcome on the doorstep.

But Labour's mantra "if you want change, you have to vote for it" seems justified in other seats. One canvasser told me they were still getting quite a few "don't knows" and a lack of enthusiasm for any party.

As promised, here's footage of Lib Dem leader Ed Davey completing a bungee jump this morning while on the campaign trail in Eastbourne.

"Do something you've never done before. Vote Liberal Democrat!" he can be heard shouting.

The next question for SNP leader John Swinney, sent in via text message, is on heroin and fentanyl deaths across Scotland

Swinney says Scotland has a drugs mission to make sure that users are provided with support to prevent the "appalling levels" of deaths.

He also accepts the "stress and the sadness" any drug-related deaths cause.

On the back of this, the final call comes from Lucy, who asks the first minister why young people don't trust politicians anymore.

Swinney insists the SNP "commands confidence" among younger voters in Scotland, but says politicians must "work hard" to earn the "trust and confidence" of the people they serve.

And that's it for his phone-in with BBC Radio 5 Live.

Let's return once again to John Swinney's phone-in with BBC Radio 5 Live.

Asked by caller David if he support's Labour's plans to charge VAT on private school fees, given 30% of children in Edinburgh attended independent schools, Swinney says he supports the policy.

The first minister says he understands the "choices and sacrifices" people make, but says the SNP needs to look at where the money comes from to fund the government.

The next question comes from Ben in Islay, who asks what the SNP will do to sort out problems with ferries in Scotland's Western Isles, after issues prevented food and medicine from getting onto the island.

Swinney says there are new vessels being built and apologises for how late they are.

While we've been hearing from the SNP's John Swinney, Ed Davey has been making one last leap in the Lib Dems' election campaign.

Davey is in Eastbourne, where he's just completed a bungee jump in a bid to grab voters' attention before the polls open on Thursday.

Here's a look a some pictures from that stunt - and we'll have footage to bring you very shortly.

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Campbell says lots of people are making the point that the SNP is a "party mired in sleaze".

Swinney says he accepts the party has "had difficulties".

But he adds that he is the leader now to ensure the party is united and engaging with the people of Scotland "on the issues that matter", and says that's the focus of their campaign.