Election latest: Sunday political interviews

Summary

Labour: No tax rises below £80,000
Tories' mental health treatment pledge
Lib Dems to keep pensions 'triple lock'...
...but means-test winter fuel payment
General election on 8 June

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Esther Webber and Brian Wheeler

A guide to why MPs are no longer MPspublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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Lunchtime recap: What elections are there today?published at 12:40 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
Just a reminder that voters are going to the polls for local and mayoral elections in England, Wales and Scotland.
A total of 4,851 council seats are up for grabs in 88 councils - all of those in Scotland and Wales, plus 34 in England, including 27 counties.
Six new "metro mayors" will be elected, covering areas including Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and the West of England.
Voting will continue until 10pm, with the first results expected at about 2.30am - but with many counts taking place in the morning, we don't expect all the results to be known much before tea time on Friday.
Picture gallery: Dogs at polling stations in Walespublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
A selection of pictures of pets at polling stations across Wales. See the full picture gallery.
Prince Philip to step down from carrying out royal engagementspublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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As polling continues across Britain, the big story of the day so far is that it has been announced that the Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn.
The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is supported by the Queen, a palace spokesman said.
The duke, who turns 96 next month, will attend previously scheduled engagements between now and August but will not accept new invitations.
The Queen "will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements", the palace said.
Follow our live coverage of reaction
Sneak preview of today's Daily Politics...published at 11:39 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
It's on BBC Two at noon
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The Scottish difference at local election timepublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
In Scotland, anyone aged 16 or over can vote and the election uses the single transferable vote system (STV), with voters ranking candidates in order of preference.
The system makes it harder for parties to win outright control of local authorities,
Read more.
How the BBC reports polling daypublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
The BBC, like other broadcasters, isn't allowed to report details of campaigning while the polls are open.
The BBC is required by electoral law to adopt a code of practice, ensuring fairness between candidates.
The basic principle behind due impartiality in political coverage is set out in the agreement accompanying the BBC Charter.
This requires the BBC over time to give due weight and prominence to the main strands of argument and main parties.
There are detailed guidelines on how the BBC covers elections, including on polling day, here.
A 'politics-free day' for the local electionspublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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Caravans and village hallspublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
A few of the places where polling stations have been set up today...
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Will you need umbrellas or sunglasses to vote?published at 08:55 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
Voters in Scotland look to have the best of the weather for the local elections, with sunshine on the cards. But it does not look like umbrellas will be needed elsewhere.
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Feline fightback?published at 08:38 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
One cat owner tweets...
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Time for more dogspublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
A few more pooches at polling stations...
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Who's standing for mayor in the West Midlands?published at 08:17 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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James Burn - Green Party
Pete Durnell - UKIP
Beverley Nielsen - Liberal Democrat
Sion Simon - Labour
Graham Stevenson - Communist
Andy Street - Conservative
Local authorities included in the mayoral region: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall
Who's standing for mayor in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough?published at 07:55 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
Paul Bullen - UKIP
Rod Cantrill - Liberal Democrat
Peter Dawe - Independent
Stephen Goldspink - English Democrats
Julie Howell - Green Party
James Palmer - Conservative
Kevin Price - Labour
Local authorities included in the mayoral region: Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, East Cambridge District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Peterborough City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council
Who's standing for mayor in Tees Valley?published at 07:54 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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Chris Foote Wood - Liberal Democrat
Ben Houchen - Conservative
Sue Jeffrey - Labour
John Tennant - UKIP
Local authorities included in the mayoral region: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-On-Tees.
Who's standing for mayor in Greater Manchester?published at 07:48 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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Greater Manchester's Mayoral Election Candidates (listed in alphabetical order)
Sean Anstee - Conservative
Mohammad Aslam - Independent
Jane Brophy - Liberal Democrats
Andy Burnham - Labour
Marcus Farmer - Independent
Stephen Morris - English Democrats
Shneur Odze - UKIP
Will Patterson - Green Party
Local authorities included in the mayoral region: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan
Who's standing for mayor in Liverpool City Region?published at 07:38 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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Liverpool City Region's Mayoral Election Candidates (listed in alphabetical order)
Roger Bannister - Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition
Paul Breen - Get the Coppers off the Jury
Tony Caldeira - Conservative
Carl Cashman - Liberal Democrat
Tom Crone - Green Party
Tabitha Morton - Women's Equality Party
Steve Rotheram - Labour
Paula Walters - UKIP
Find out more about the candidates
Local authorities included in the mayoral region: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral
Who's standing for mayor in the West of England?published at 07:35 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
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From left to right: Stephen Williams (Lib Dems), Lesley Ann Mansell (Labour), John Christopher Savage (Independent), Darren Edward Hall (Green Party), Aaron Warren Foot (UKIP), Tim Bowles (Conservative)
Six candidates have put their names forward for the upcoming West of England metro mayor elections in May.
The metro mayor role covers Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset council areas.
The £62,000 salaried post is part of government efforts to devolve more power to the regions over key issues such as planning and roads.
There is one independent and candidates from the Conservatives, UKIP, Green Party, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
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More democratic dogspublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
The Twitter hashtag #dogsatpollingstations, external is already going strong.
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First canine contribution of the daypublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 4 May 2017
It's become something of a tradition for voters to post pictures of pets accompanying them to the polling station - and the canine snaps have begun already.
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