Summary

  • Campaigning continues ahead of general election on 12 December

  • Boris Johnson launched the Conservatives' election manifesto in Telford

  • He pledged to "get Brexit done" and "forge a new Britain"

  • He also promised 50,000 more nurses, at a cost of £750m a year

  • The Withdrawal Agreement Bill will be back before MPs before 25 December, he said

  • Earlier Labour said it would compensate women who lost out on state pension payments after the retirement age was raised

  • John McDonnell said the money for this will come from "a very special arrangement, a contingency"

Live Reporting

Emma Owen, Dulcie Lee and Jo Couzens

  1. What’s happening today?

    • 08:30 GMT: Chancellor Sajid Javid, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price appear on Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday.
    • 09:00 GMT: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson and Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price are the main guests on BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show.
    • Later on Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto in the West Midlands.
    • Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and Green Party co-leader Sian Berry are also out campaigning today.

  2. What's in the Sunday papers?

    The Observer and Sunday Telegraph front pages

    There are a feast of party pledges splattered across the front pages this Sunday.

    Ahead of the Tory manifesto launch, several papers preview some of the detail.

    Among the policies to be included, the papers report:

    • The Sunday Telegraph says the Tories are promising to scrap NHS hospital car parking charges for some

    • And the Sunday Times and Sunday Express splash on Boris Johnson promising not to raise taxes

    • And the Observer and the Sunday Mirror lead on Labour's pledge to compensate women affected by the rise in state pension age

    Read the full paper review

  3. Good morning

    Boris JohnsonReuters

    Today’s big event is the Conservative Party manifesto launch.

    Boris Johnson will be unveiling his party’s election policies, including a promise to bring back his Brexit deal before Christmas if he achieves a majority.

    We’ll be covering the build-up here as well as bringing you the latest analysis of the manifesto and the launch itself.

    But first up representatives from the main parties will be appearing on the Sunday political programmes - with BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show guests including Conservative minister Michael Gove, Labour’s shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will appear on Sophy Ridge's show on Sky News.