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- PM repeats vow to 'keep cutting taxes'
- Starmer warned of 'shortest honeymoon ever'
- Lib Dem leader tells voters to 'take the plunge'
- Minister criticises 'celebrating' of Banksy migrant boat inflatable
- Ed Conway: The science and security of the exit poll
- Three days to go! Polls open this Thursday
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The campaign is in its final week, with just three days to go until Britons will cast their votes in the general election.
It's 12pm - here's your catch-up on what has happened so far:
- Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been at a campaign event in Hitchin today, where he has urged the British public to "vote for a summer of change" with his party;
- He was also asked by our political editor Beth Rigby if he worries about his popularity, and potentially having the "longest wedding and shortest honeymoon" with the British public;
- Sir Keir said his record speaks for itself, claiming his "track record as a leader is clear" - and Labour is a changed party.
- We've also heard from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the last hour, who promised to "work his socks off" for the British people;
- He said: "I know you're frustrated with me, frustrated with our party, it hasn't been an easy few years for anybody. I get all of that";
- Earlier, Home Secretary James Cleverlycriticised what he perceived as "joking and celebrating about criminal actions which cost lives" when an inflatable boat curated by Banksy was spotted at Glastonbury.
- And, in typical Liberal Democrat fashion, Sir Ed Davey partook in a spot of bungee jumping today - his message was to encourage people to "try something new" and vote for his party.
Follow along for the latest political updates throughout the day.
PM not concerned about delays to postal ballots, Number 10 says
Rishi Sunak is not concerned that some people could be disenfranchised by delays to receiving their postal ballots ahead of Thursday, Downing Street has said.
Asked this question, the prime minister's spokesman said simply: "No."
He added: "We are aware of some concerns around the printing and delivery of postal ballot packs in some local areas.
"We're working closely with the Electoral Commission, returning officers, Royal Mail and the print suppliers to support the resolution of these issues.
"We understand that the Royal Mail will also be conducting sweeps of their delivery system on polling day to make sure that any ballot packs still in the postal system are identified and passed to returning officers ahead of polls closing.
"And anyone who hasn't received their postal ballot yet may want to contact their returning officer or arrange for it to be reissued, or to arrange for an alternative avenue to cast their ballot."
The official said this could include applying for an emergency proxy.
Sunak worries for national security under Starmer government
The UK's national security will be undermined under a Labour government, Rishi Sunak has claimed.
"I'm fighting hard for every vote," he said
The prime minister also said he wanted people to be aware of the dangers of Britain "sleepwalking" into a massive Labour majority.
"I worry about our nation's security," he said, before claiming that Sir Keir Starmer will cut the Tories' planned defence spending increase and NATO contributions.
Sir Keir has pledged to continue the UK's support for NATO and Ukraine, but will only commit to upping defence spending to 2.5% of GDP when the economic conditions allow.
Poll tracker: Where do the parties stand today?
Our live poll tracker collates the results of opinion surveys carried out by all the main polling organisations - and allows you to see how the political parties are performing in the run-up to the general election.
With under a week to go, the Tories and Labour have taken a drop, while support for Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats is on the rise.
Read more about the trackerhere.
Campaign Check: Will Poland's economic growth overtake the UK's?
Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have made various claims about the state of the UK's economy and their plans to change that.
But Sky's economics and data editorEd Conway has fact-checked one of the Labour leader's pre-election claims about "British people falling behind".
"I'm not comfortable with a trajectory that will soon see Britain overtaken by Poland," Sir Keir said last year.
So will Poland's economy soon overtake the UK's?
Not quite.
When considering both countries' GDP per capita, Poland's economy is indeed growing at a faster rate than the UK's at the moment.
"If you just assume that those lines continue as they have been for the last 10 years,Poland [will have] overtaken the UK [by 2030]. That is the point that Keir Starmer is making," Ed says.
"But here's the thing. You can't really treat economics like this because fast-growing frontier economies don't always maintain their growth rate. You can't always assume that that's going to continue as it was before."
Forecasts from the International Monetary Fund show that while the gap between both countries is narrowing, the UK is still 8% bigger in terms of GDP per capita than Poland by the end of the decade.
Using the same logic that the Labour leader is, Poland would overtake the US as the world's wealthiest economy by 2050 - a claim Ed calls "ridiculous".
"That is the mathematical trick that's being played in order to make it seem like the UK is falling behind. And it's just one of the tricks that we've seen in this long election campaign."
'I will work my socks off for you,' Sunak says
The prime minister is speaking while on a business visit in Staffordshire, with the general election now just three days away.
"I'm going to cut straight to it - I know many of you who supported us in the past have some hesitations about doing that again," he admits.
"I know you're frustrated with me, frustrated with our party, it hasn't been an easy few years for anybody. I get all of that."
He warns against allowing Labour to gain a "supermajority".
"Crucially, you should think about what it means for your bank accounts, because I promise you Labour will do what they do every single time, and that is raise your taxes."
"If I am still the prime minister on Friday… I will keep cutting your taxes," he says.
"I will always work my socks off for you," he says in closing.
Starmer must 'repel dangerous anti-devolution legislation' if he wins, SNP warns
A Scottish National Party politician has challenged Sir Keir Starmer to "repeal the dangerous anti-devolution legislation introduced by the Tories" when he becomes prime minister next week.
Fiona Hyslop MSP has said Labour must repeal post-Brexit legislation, adding Westminster has increasingly grabbed power with legislation blocked by the UK government, despite receiving cross-party support in the Scottish parliament.
It comes as the Scottish parliament marks 25 years to the day since its opening on Monday.
Ms Hyslop said: "Scotland's parliament has been transformative for the lives of people who live here.
"On its 25th anniversary, the SNP affirms our commitment to protecting our national parliament and its hard-fought-for powers from the shameful power grabs of Westminster."
He said Holyrood's powers "have been under threat" in recent years, having seen Westminster "over-riding decisions" made.
The Scottish Labour Party was contacted for comment.
Starmer: Being a dad makes me a better politician
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said being a father has helped him become a better politician, describing his children as his "pride and joy".
He told Virgin Radio: "We've had a strategy in place and we'll try to keep to it, which is to carve out really protected time for the kids, so on a Friday - I've been doing this for years - I will not do a work-related thing after six o'clock, pretty well come what may.
"There are a few exceptions, but that's what we do."
He said his son and daughter are his "pride and joy" and "I don't want to lose that time".
Sir Keir added: "I don't believe in the theory that you are a better decision maker if you don't allow yourself the space to be a dad and to have time for your kids.
"Actually, it helps me, it takes me away from the pressure, it relaxes me, and I think, actually, not only is it what I want to do as a dad, it is better."
In politics "some people think, if you fill your diary 24/7 and don't do anything else, that makes you a much better decision maker".
"I don't agree with that, I think you've got to make space, so we do it. "
Why did the Lib Dem leader bungee jump today?
Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has urged Britons to "take the plunge" and vote for his party at Thursday's general election.
He was asked for the reason behind his stunt today, which saw Sir Ed bungee jump from a crane in Eastbourne.
The Lib Dem leader said: "I'm asking people to do something many people have never done before, which is vote Liberal Democrat this coming Thursday.
"We're finding a lot of life-long Conservatives considering us, they don't want to vote Conservatives. We're saying do something you have never done.
"I have just done it - I've never done that [bungee jumped] before.
"So, take the plunge - vote for health and care, which is our main priority unlike anybody else's."
You can watch the moment again below:
Biggest wedding and shortest honeymoon: Is Starmer worried about his popularity if he is to enter Number 10?
Taking questions from the media, Sir Keir Starmer is asked by our political editor Beth Rigby whether he worries about his own popularity if he enters Number 10.
"You could be the most unpopular Labour leader to become prime minister and enter Number 10" Beth says.
"Does that worry you? You could end up with the biggest wedding and the shortest honeymoon ever with the British public."
The Labour leader says he "stands by" his record.
He adds: "I stand on my record - four and a half years ago when I took over as leader of the Labour Party I got similar questions.
"Which is - your party has lost really badly, it may never win an election again... are you capable as leader of the Labour Party of pulling it around and seriously putting it before the electorate as a credible force for change.
"And I said yes."
He says Labour is a changed party, claiming his "track record as a leader is clear".
Beth comes back, asking if a pillow handed out to journalists by the Labour Party today is what he sleeps on at night.
The pillows are printed with a mocked-up photo of the prime minister in bed and the words "Don't wake up to five more years of the Tories".
Sir Keir laughs: "No."
He goes on to say it is "a very, very good pillow for us to have across the country."
