Good evening. Alex here to take you through all the latest from today. The Labour Party unveiled its blueprint for Britain today at a general election campaign event in Manchester, where Sir Keir Starmer promised tax increases of £8.3 billion and the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Elsewhere, as world leaders descend on Puglia, Italy, at the G7 summit, Rishi Sunak leads a who’s who of global disapproval ratings.
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Labour would oversee ‘parliament of tax rises’, says Left-wing think tank
Under the simple slogan “change”, Sir Keir launched Labour’s much-anticipated manifesto and remained steadfast on the party’s decision to include “no tax surprises” for National Insurance, VAT, income and corporation tax. Read more on what is included in the potential Labour government’s plans here.
Conservative officials have criticised the plan as being “totally unserious”.
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Reform UK | Farage willing to lead merged Reform-Conservative party after election
