It's been a slightly quieter day on the campaign trail.

That certainly won't be the case tomorrow, as things get back into full swing ahead of a seven-way debate on BBC One and BBC News from 7.30pm - hosted by Mishal Husain.

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Today's page was written by Pia Harold, Ben Hatton, Sean Seddon, Kathryn Armstrong, Seher Asaf, Jacqueline Howard, Cachella Smith and Ali Abbas Ahmadi.

It was edited by Sam Hancock, Sophie Abdulla, Nadia Ragozhina, Marita Maloney and Emily Atkinson.

We'll be drawing our live coverage to a close shortly. But before then, here's a recap of a number of key moments from across the day:

• Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay launched his party's plans to deliver an extra £30bn a year for the NHS in England by 2030
• The plan would include a 1% tax on assets over £10m and 2% on assets over £1bn, which Ramsay says would raise "tens of billions" over the next five years
• It was disclosed today that the Conservative Party accepted a further donation from Frank Hester through his healthcare software company - The Phoenix Partnership - after he was accused of making racist comments about Labour's Diane Abbott
• Over in Scotland, Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said in a surprise announcement that he'll stand for a Westminster seat at the election
• Ross is replacing former minister David Duguid as the candidate in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
• Meanwhile, Liberal Democrats' leader Sir Ed Davey has outlined his party's plans to ensure compensation paid to veterans is not counted when they’re assessed for any means-tested benefits

There are just 28 days left now before the general election - so how are the parties faring?

We've now had the first polls since Nigel Farage became leader of Reform UK and announced he would be standing as a candidate in the election, writes BBC senior political analyst Peter Barnes.

All of them suggest that support for Reform has increased - and both YouGov and Redfield & Wilton have them on 17%, which is the highest they've achieved in any poll since the party changed its name from the Brexit Party.

It's too early to say whether this will be a short-lived boost or a lasting trend. And the new polls aren't enough to have a significant impact on the poll tracker averages. Most other recent polls have shown no significant changes.

On average, Labour retain their commanding lead, with the Conservatives over 20 points behind. Reform are just ahead of the Lib Dems, with the Greens still on 6% and the SNP on 3%.

Find out more about what the latest polls are telling us here.

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As we mentioned earlier, BBC One and BBC News will broadcast a debate tomorrow night with representatives from the seven biggest parties. But how much impact do these debates have on campaigns?

As we draw ever closer to polling day, the BBC's Ellie Price has been asking how they can help or hinder candidates for No 10.

Craig Oliver - a former BBC journalist who went on to run David Cameron's communications team - explains why a party leader ahead in the polls might want to avoid them.

Price also gets some insider tips on debate techniques from John McTernan, Tony Blair's former political secretary, which include avoiding "dad jokes".

You can listen on BBC Sounds here.

The deadline for candidates to register to stand at the general election is less than 24 hours away, so we're getting close to knowing exactly how many MPs do not intend to fight for their place in Westminster.

As it stands, 131 MPs have already announced that they are not contesting their seats. Of that number:

• 75 are from the Conservative Party
• 32 are from Labour
• 10 are independents
• Nine from the SNP
• Three from Sinn Fein
• One from the Green Party
• One from Plaid Cymru

At 17:00 BST tomorrow, registration will close and we will know exactly who is standing in each electorate. Once the names are finalised, we will publish them on the BBC website.

After a visit to France for D-Day commemorations today, party leaders are due to be back in the UK for a full day of campaigning tomorrow.

Here's a look at the excitement to come:

• Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be campaigning around south-west England
• Labour leader Keir Starmer will be teaming up with his deputy Angela Rayner to campaign around London
• Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey is taking a break from the campaign trail, as is Reform UK's Nigel Farage
• The Green Party will be out and about door-knocking
• Leader of the SNP John Swinney will be delivering a speech in Glasgow
• Tomorrow brings the deadline for candidates to register to stand for the general election. Once the lists in each electorate are finalised, we will publish them here on the BBC website

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The seven biggest political parties in Great Britain will go head-to-head in a debate broadcast on BBC One and BBC News from 19:30 BST -presented by Mishal Husain.

The line-up

• Conservative Party: Penny Mordaunt
• Labour Party: Angela Rayner
• Scottish National Party: Stephen Flynn
• Liberal Democrats: Daisy Cooper
• Green Party: Carla Denyer
• Reform Party: Nigel Farage
• Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth

During the face-off, members of the public and audience will be given the opportunity to ask questions to the participants.

At the end of the debate, each of the participants will be invited to give a 30-second closing statement.

We'll also be bringing you updates via our live page.

There are a number of other events scheduled to take place over June. You can find further details here.

David Deans
BBC Wales politics reporter

A Conservative candidate has withdrawn from the general election over "wholly inappropriate" comments he posted on a website.

Sam Trask, who was standing in Bridgend in south Wales, made sexually crude posts about women on the MyFitnessPal app and website, according to the Mirror.

Trask apologised for the comments, which he said were made a number of years ago.

His decision leaves the Tories without a candidate in Bridgend - a day before nominations close.

Other candidates for the seat are:

• Welsh Labour – Chris Elmore
• Welsh Liberal Democrats – Claire Waller
• Plaid Cymru – Iolo Caudy
• Reform UK – Caroline Jones
• Green Party – Debra Cooper
• Independent - Mark Richard John

A full list of candidates for Bridgend, and other constituencies, will be available on the BBC News website when nominations close on Friday

Office for Statistics Regulation weighs in on £2,000 tax claimpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 6 June

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You've no doubt noticed there's been a big row over Conservative claims that Labour would put up taxes by £2,000 to fund spending plans.

Rishi Sunak made the claim in the ITV debate - Labour say it's a lie.

BBC Verify has looked at the figures and shown some of the reasons they risk misleading people.

Now, the UK's statistics watchdog has just published, external its findings on the claim.

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) isn't as critical as it has been in the past - when it has rebuked the Government for some of its use of stats.

It has highlighted that some of the figures used did not come from the Treasury - as Rishi Sunak had claimed.

But it does warn against lumping figures for several years together, saying: "Without reading the full Conservative Party costing document, external, someone hearing the claim would have no way of knowing that this is an estimate summed together over four years. We warned against this practice a few days ago, following its use in presenting prospective future increases in defence spending."

The OSR does however note that this isn't the first time the Treasury has been asked to look into opposition costings.

The Lib Dems have been campaigning on the rights of carers and those living with disabilities, but many people who are disabled have been in touch with the BBC's Access All podcast to say that they feel invisible during this election campaign.

Disabled people make up about 24% of the UK’s population – that’s 16 million people.

Fazilet Hadid from Disability Rights UK said she felt she was “living in a different universe” to the politicians making pledges.

“When you think about disproportionate poverty, the disability employment gap, the disability pay gap, the fact that disabled children in schools aren’t getting the educational support they need, the fact that social care charges are going up, I really don’t know what world they’re in.”

You can hear more about this and the impact the need to show ID at polling stations is having on people with learning disabilities by listening to BBC Access All - a podcast all about disability and mental health.

While Liberal Democrat's leader Sir Ed Davey has been out campaigning on veterans' compensation (see our previous post), the party's deputy leader has been speaking to the BBC about their plans for cancer care.

Daisy Cooper has said that under Lib Dem plans, patients with urgent cancer referrals would receive treatment within 62 days.

Cooper says the current government has missed this target "every single year" since 2015, but the Lib Dems would make it happen.

She's promising new radiotherapy machines, more cancer nurses, and the creation of a new cancer survival act to reach this target within five years.

The money to fund the plans would come from "really big companies" rather than "struggling families", she adds.

Lib Dems hope to connect with voters who yearn for something differentpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 6 June

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Damian Grammaticas
Political correspondent, reporting from Oxfordshire

We all know Sir Ed Davey likes an active day on the campaign trail.

Today his team calibrated things to be a little more low-key. There were no stunts in case that might not chime with the mood on the anniversary of D-Day.

Instead Davey, in a "King of the Grill" apron, flipped some burgers at a D-Day barbecue brunch in Wiltshire.

For an appropriate policy announcement there was a plan that compensation paid to veterans should not be counted when they’re assessed for any means-tested benefits.

Then it was a zip up to Oxfordshire for a visit to a sustainability project. It was a Repair Shop-type set up, where old, donated tools, equipment, bikes and household items are refurbished and sold.

Davey brandished a hedge-trimmer (not plugged in), though their approach to this campaign is less to savage opponents more to try to charm voters, and sound serious but friendly.

And that’s exactly the sweet-spot their party political broadcast just released aims for too.

It’s a very personal film focussing in on Davey and his profoundly disabled son. Amidst all the angry debates and accusations elsewhere it has gained traction online.

The Lib Dems may be a little below the radar but make no mistake there is a lot of thought behind his appearances.

It boils down to a clear strategy, hoping the look and feel of their campaign can connect with voters who yearn for something a bit different.

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Some Scottish Conservatives are sceptical of Ross's U-turn to stand for Parliamentpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 6 June

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Rajdeep Sandhu
Scotland political correspondent

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In Scotland, there's been some consternation among the Scottish Conservatives that Douglas Ross could be back both an MP and MSP.

While some in the party feel this would strengthen the link between Westminster and Holyrood, others wonder if it is sustainable. One Conservative MSP tells me he doesn't think "it's viable" and warns there would need to be a conversation after the general election.

It's not unusual to be both an MP and MSP. Both John Swinney and Alex Salmond did it, but it leads to continual questions of loyalty and stamina. These questions are exacerbated for Douglas Ross because he has a third job as a football referee.

The MSP I spoke to went on to point out that choosing to U-turn on standing as an MP "inextricably links" Douglas Ross's fate to the general election in a way perhaps previous Scottish Conservatives leaders' fortunes weren't.

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Labour is campaigning on pensions today, with Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall meeting retirees in Essex.

She has been continuing Labour's attack on the Tory pledge to raise the tax-free pension allowance, saying pensioners she has spoken to don't believe the promise.

When it is put to her that Rishi Sunak is right to say some pensioners will face paying more tax if Labour doesn't raise the threshold, Kendall says it is "completely rich and a joke coming from the Tories when we have the highest tax burden in this country for 70 years".

Kendall also says Labour has been "really honest with people" following criticism by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) that both Labour and the Tories haven't given the full picture about taxes that might need to be raised.

"We will not raise taxes on working people. We won’t raise income tax, national insurance contributions or VAT," she reiterates.

A closer look at the Green Party's healthcare spending planspublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 6 June

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Hugh Pym
Health editor

As we've been reporting, the Green Party is proposing significant investment in the NHS and social care in England to be funded by significant increases in taxes on wealth.

The plans include £30 billion a year extra for NHS England by 2030. This year that budget is around £165 billion and would be expected to increase each year anyway because of inflation and increased patient demand.

On top of that would come £20 billion a year extra for social care by 2030 and a £20 billion investment in upgrading hospitals and equipment over the lifetime of a parliament.

No new details of how this would be paid for have been released today but a previous budget document sets out plans for a wealth tax rising to 2% for wealth of about £1 billion, reforms to capital gains tax and an extension of National Insurance.

The revenues from these tax changes would have to fund green investment plans and other policies such as measures to improve housing, as well as health and social care.

How this will break down is not yet clear. The Green Party says more detail will come with the publication of its manifesto.

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Some of the summer's biggest festivals are offering people aged 18-34 the chance to win free tickets - part of a campaign to try and increase youth participation in the upcoming election.

The Just Vote campaign is founded by Dale Vince (mentioned in our last post), the owner of green energy firm Ecotricity and a Labour donor, who's been highly critical of the Conservative Party.

Reading and Leeds festivals are involved in the scheme, as is Glastonbury.

Melvin Benn, the managing director of Festival Nation - which runs Reading and Leeds - says working with Just Vote is a "great way to empower our audiences to channel their energy into exercising their democratic right at this historic moment".

How much has Frank Hester donated to the Conservatives?published at 15:11 British Summer Time 6 June

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Following that last post we brought you - here's a bit more on the donations that've been made to the Conservative Party by Frank Hester.

Hester’s company was the source of more than half of all donations declared by the Conservatives in the first few months of 2024.

Electoral Commission data shows the party received just under £9m from 189 sources, excluding public funds. Just over £5m of that was from Hester’s company, the Phoenix Partnership. Hester and his company also donated more than £10m declared in 2023.

Total donations received by the Tories and declared in the first quarter of 2024 were 26% down on the same period in 2023.

Labour, meanwhile, has seen donations rise 67% (almost £3m more) in January to March 2024 compared with the same three months of 2023. Donations to the Lib Dems are up by 83% (over £1m more) and donations to the Greens have doubled (rising by £181,000).

Reform UK has declared £25,000 in donations but its former leader Richard Tice has previously loaned the party money, details of which are recorded separately from donations by the Electoral Commission.

Labour’s biggest donor, electicity company Ecotricity, provided 22% of all donations the party registered in the first quarter of 2024. Ecotricity was founded by Dale Vince, who has also given money to Just Stop Oil.

The largest sum donated to Labour by a union was £381,837 from Unite, but this was Labour’s fourth biggest source of donations in that three-month period.

It's been disclosed today that the Conservative Party accepted a further donation from The Phoenix Partnership, the company of Frank Hester, after he had been accused of making racist comments about Labour's Diane Abbott.

Hester allegedly said in 2019 that veteran left-winger Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black women" and should "be shot". When the comments were revealed by the Guardian in March of this year, he apologised - but said his remarks "had nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin".

The businessman donated £150,000 on 8 March, and it was formally accepted on 14 March, according to the Electoral Commission.

The latter was also the day Rishi Sunak faced a volley of criticism about Hester. At the time, Sunak condemned the alleged comments as "wrong" and "racist" but made clear that the Conservatives would not return the money.

Reacting to the news, the Lib Dems have said "not a penny" of the money should be spent by the Conservatives, while Labour say Sunak is "too weak to return the money", and Abbott condemned the Tories taking the money as "an insult to me and all black women".

Earlier today, Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho was pressed on whether it was right for the Tories to accept another donation from Hester. Speaking on BBC North East and Cumbria, she said: "People say comments in private that I'm sure they wish they wouldn't - I know he's apologised for them."

• Read the full story here

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With all this talk about the upcoming election, it can be easy to forget some of the basics - including key dates. Here's an important one.

The deadline to hand in nomination papers for those wanting to stand at the election is 16:00 BST tomorrow. It's the same for those wishing to withdraw their nominations.

As of 10:00 this morning 131 politicians have said they won't stand again - though this is a figure that can still change between now and tomorrow's deadline.

Once nominations have closed, a full list of candidates will be published on the BBC News website.

With just under four weeks until polling day on 4 July, another key date to watch out for is 18 June - the voter registration deadline.

• Find other key dates for the next few weeks here, external

Douglas Fraser
Scotland business and economy editor

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Meanwhile in Edinburgh, parliament is still sitting - but with a strong election campaign vibe to the weekly clash at First Minister's Questions.

It was new deputy FM Kate Forbes fielding the questions this week, with Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross tackling her on the issuing of new licences to drill for oil and gas.

Under its past two leaders, the SNP has said there should be a presumption against new licences, and spoken out against the big fields green-lighted by Tory ministers in recent months.

In north-east Scotland, being hard fought in this election, the impact on jobs offshore and in the supply chain is a big campaign issue.

Under John Swinney and Kate Forbes, it is increasingly clear that SNP opposition to new drilling licences is softening. Kate Forbes told MSPs the party would not let down the workforce while also recognising it has climate change obligations.

Labour has said it won't approve any further licences if it wins power. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is trying to mitigate the political risk in that firm line, saying "the taps won't be turned off", while proposing a plan for a training passport that helps move oil and gas workers into the renewable energy sector.