McFadden is now asked about the two-child benefit cap. Angela Rayner and Gordon Brown have both criticised it, so why are Labour not committed to scrapping it?

McFadden says Brown was right to be careful before with his promises he went into government in 1997.

Rajan presses on: if senior figures in his own party say the cap pushes people into poverty, why not change it?

McFadden reiterates his point about Labour's promises in 1997 and then in government, but adds: "You always have to start from the situation that you inherit, and we will inherit a difficult economic situation".

Continuing on council tax bands, Rajan asks how it makes sense to have tax bands in England based on 1991 property valuations.

Rajan points out that was the era of Mikhail Gorbachev and Chesney Hawkes.

McFadden reiterates that Labour has no plans to reconsider council tax - and says Rajan will have to ask the Conservative Party why they haven't revaluated it during their years in government.

"The priority for us is to get the economy moving," he says.

McFadden is now asked about Tory plans to cut tax and "put money back in people's pockets".

Will Labour announce any tax cuts?

McFadden says tax cuts have to be "sustainable and affordable", a lesson we should have learnt two years ago when Liz Truss "crashed the economy", he says.

He says Sunak was meant to be the antidote to Truss but instead Sunak is the latest instalment of the "same fantasy economics".

We are consciously taking a different approach, McFadden says.

Will you be recalculating council tax bands? Rajan asks.

There's nothing in the manifesto that requires any change in tax rates, McFadden replies.

• As a reminder, the Conservatives have announced plans to cut National Insurance by another two percentage points by 2027, if they win the election

McFadden is pressed on his claims of future growth - with Amol Rajan saying that, across the western world countries are struggling to increase growth.

McFadden points to Labour's record in the late 90s and 2000s, saying "our credibility lies in our record".

If that record had been maintained, there would be a lot more money for public services, he says.

What if the growth doesn't come? asks Rajan. Are they being straight with people about potential cuts?

McFadden say government is difficult, but says they will not accept defeat, and says their plans will make a difference to growth.

Pat McFadden is first asked about projections - including from the Resolution Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies - that tax rises or spending cuts will be needed from the next government.

He says those estimates "assume a static situation" in regards to growth. The whole point of the Labour manifesto is a rejection of that assumption, he says.

He says the party doesn't believe that the growth rate in the future should be the same as it was in the past.

"We can be more ambitious," he says.

It's launch day for the Labour manifesto - and sent out to make the pitch to voters this morning is the party's national campaign co-ordinator and shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden.

Like Cameron, he'll be speaking to both Today and BBC Breakfast - with Today first.

Stay with us for the key lines.

Lord Cameron is now asked why Conservative candidate Dame Andrea Jenkyns featured a photo of her with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on her campaign leaflet.

Cameron refuses to be drawn on Farage's feature, but says Jenkyns had asked him for an endorsement for her leaflet, which he sent.

"I hope that's on her leaflet as well," he says.

• As a reminder, a spokesman for Jenkyns said yesterday: "Andrea is above all, a patriot. She fought for Brexit alongside politicians from all parties including Labour and Reform and is proud of being able to transcend party politics and put the country first."

Image source, Andrea Jenkyns

Cameron is now asked about the government missing a 2019 pledge to build 300,000 new homes a year.

It's also put to Cameron that Sunak himself admitted that under the Conservatives, it's harder to own your own home.

Cameron replies by saying that house building has seen a big increase in recent years due to reforms the government has introduced.

He adds that the Help to Buy scheme, which was introduced during Cameron's time as PM, has helped.

However, Cameron does concede that the government haven't built as many houses as they wanted to.

He's then asked if he feels sorry for Sunak as he's got to account for 14 years of Conservative government, from Cameron, to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss?

No, I don't feel sorry for him, Cameron replies.

The Today interview starts with a clip from a Sky election debate programme attendee, talking about Rishi Sunak's Partygate fixed penalty notice in 2022.

Cameron says Sunak said he made a mistake - and goes on to compliment the prime minister on his economic record.

Emma Barnett asks if the foreign secretary understands why some people haven't forgiven him?

"Of course I understand that," he says.

It's a busy morning for the foreign secretary - he's now speaking to Emma Barnett on Today. Listen live by pressing the second Play button at the top of the page.

We'll have the key lines here.

Cameron is now asked about Craig Williams, a parliamentary aide to Rishi Sunak, who has admitted placing a bet on the election.

Cameron says this was a "foolish decision" and that Williams was being investigated by the Gambling Commission.

He adds that he won't comment further while that investigation is ongoing - but Williams will face consequences for his action.

Charlie Stayt now recites to Lord Cameron a statement he made as prime minister in 2013, where he said he would reduce migration to the "tens of thousands" (this was a repeated Conservative election pledge from 2010 onwards).

Stayt asks why should people trust the Tories on immigration.

Lord Cameron says the UK has "rightly" welcomed over 250,000 Ukrainians over 150,000 people from Hong Kong.

And he adds the effects of Covid reduced the workforce significantly - meaning more migrants were needed.

Cameron is now asked about comments from Defence Secretary Grant Shapps yesterday, where he discussed a possible Labour "supermajority".

Why is he talking that way? Are you already defeated? asks Breakfast's Charlie Stayt.

Cameron says the choice is between Rishi Sunak - "who's brought inflation down, got the economy growing again" - or do you want to take a risk on Keir Starmer who doesn't have a plan?

Cameron also reference's Starmer's recent comments on Jeremy Corbyn and the 2019 election - see below - saying he wasn't telling the voters the truth.

Lord Cameron is now asked if he thinks the Tories can win the general election.

"Absolutely," he responds. "Any outcome is possible."

He says time spent talking about outcomes is "time wasted" because that time is not spent discussing tax, the economy or keeping the country safe.

He adds - accepting it is a cliche - that the "only poll that matters" is on 4 July.

The first question is about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to leave D-Day commemorations early last week.

Cameron says that Sunak attended the two key British events - one in Portsmouth, then one in Normandy - before returning to the UK, missing the international event.

Cameron says Sunak has said it was a mistake, and we should leave it at that.

Cameron is asked what advice he gave Sunak but he refuses to be drawn, and says he works as part of a team.

Foreign Secretary David Cameron is now live on BBC Breakfast.

He'll also speak to BBC Radio 4's Today programme shortly after.

You can watch his Breakfast interview by clicking the Play button at the top of the page.

Emily Atkinson
Live reporter

Welcome to the morning “media round” – a series of broadcast interviews given by the figures leading today’s news agenda.

Since it’s launch day for the Plaid Cymru manifesto, the first was with Liz Saville Roberts on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, which we covered below.

Shortly, we'll hear from Foreign Secretary David Cameron for the Conservatives and shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden for Labour.

Both McFadden and Cameron are due to speak on Today and BBC Breakfast.

And while that's happening, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting will be giving a round of interviews to regional radio, starting with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire just after 07:30.

We’ll bring you the key lines here - and you can watch along live by clicking the Play button above.

Saville Roberts is now asked about how her party had to pull a candidate who liked a tweet from ex-British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin, which described Hamas as the "resistance".

How will her party deal with similar situations?

Saville Roberts says this is a problem for every political party, particularly as you go into a snap election.

She adds that she is now confident in all of Plaid Cymru's other candidates.

Saville Roberts is next asked about her party's wish to join the customs union and single market.

She says it has always been Plaid Cymru's point of view that Wales functions better as part of the European Union.

The next question is on whether Plaid is still pushing for an independent Wales - and if the party would call a referendum in 2026 if it won power.

She responds that the party are always working towards an independent Wales, without responding directly to the question of a referendum.

First up in this morning's media round of interviews is Liz Saville Roberts, who was Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader before Parliament was dissolved.

As a reminder, Plaid Cymru are launching their manifesto today, just before Labour.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Saville Roberts says there is a "paper's width" between Labour and the Conservatives on austerity.

She says the election is about the cost of living crisis and the economy - and repeats a Plaid line about Wales being "owed" £4bn because HS2 will be an England-only railway line.

Image source, PA Media