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LIVEKuenssberg presses SNP's Flynn on Scottish independence and North Sea drillingThe Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems are announcing new policies ahead of the parties launching their general election manifestos this week.
Sunak's shocking week makes Tory election fight even tougherA minister loyal to Rishi Sunak tells BBC there are only two options now: “Lose your head or get on with the campaign"16 hrs agoBBC InDepth
Penny Mordaunt says Rishi Sunak leaving D-Day event was 'wrong'Ms Mordaunt said it was right that Rishi Sunak apologised as senior figures from the other six parties criticised the PM in BBC election debate.22 hrs agoPolitics
Labour says tax thresholds won't change after electionBoth Labour and Tories plan to keep the freeze on the personal tax allowance - effectively raising taxes.18 hrs agoPolitics
Sunak to pledge first-time buyer stamp duty cutThe Conservatives will hope the move puts their campaign back on track after the PM's D-Day bluner1 day agoPolitics
Sunak's shocking week makes Tory election fight even tougherA minister loyal to Rishi Sunak tells BBC there are only two options now: “Lose your head or get on with the campaign"16 hrs agoBBC InDepth
Labour pledge planning law move to boost prison placesThe party says it would by-pass local objections in order to increase prison capacity by 20,000.11 hrs agoPolitics
Tories promise £730m to end 'sick note culture'The Conservatives say they will fund counselling services for an extra 500,000 people to help them into work.11 hrs agoPolitics
Penny Mordaunt says Rishi Sunak leaving D-Day event was 'wrong'Ms Mordaunt said it was right that Rishi Sunak apologised as senior figures from the other six parties criticised the PM in BBC election debate.22 hrs agoPolitics
Lib Dems propose three new national parksThe Chilterns, Mendips, Cotswolds and Quantocks have been named as possible locations.16 hrs ago
Labour vows business rate reform to help High StreetLabour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested that "hard-working small businesses have been held back".15 hrs agoBusiness
Tories insist Ross played no part in dropping candidateDavid Duguid, who had held the Banff and Buchan seat since 2017, has effectively been deselected and will be replaced by Douglas Ross.16 hrs agoScotland
Heated clash on tax and defence in BBC election debatePenny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner repeatedly clashed in a fiery seven party BBC election debate.1 day agoPolitics
David Cameron falls victim to hoax video callA Foreign Office spokesperson says David Cameron is "regretting his mistake".1 day agoEurope

Features & Analysis

Seven takeaways from multi-party BBC election debateD-Day, NHS, tax, immigration - what we learned from the seven parties in the BBC's first election debate.2 days agoPolitics
Seven-party BBC election debate fact-checkedBBC Verify examines claims on tax, defence, NHS and immigration1 day agoBBC Verify
Henry Zeffman: In the spin room, everyone insists their person won the BBC debateHenry Zeffman: The issue that will linger after BBC debate1 day agoPolitics
A debate between two, with others sniping from the sidelinesLabour's Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt for the Conservatives regularly traded blows, says Sir John Curtice.1 day agoPolitics
A simple guide to the 4 July general electionThe next UK general election will take place on 4 July.3 days agoUK Politics

Leader profiles

Who is Rishi Sunak?Rishi Sunak is the UK's first British-Indian to be prime minister, the first Hindu, and also the youngest occupant of No 10 in modern times, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. 6 days agoPolitics
Who is Sir Keir Starmer?The former lawyer hopes to lead his party to government at the general election on 4 July. 6 days agoPolitics
Who is John Swinney? The new first minister and SNP leader is hoping to hold off a challenge from Labour in Scotland. 4 days agoScotland Politics
Who is Sir Ed Davey?The former energy secretary hopes to lead his party to a position of influence at the election. 4 days agoPolitics
Who is Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth?All you need to know about Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru in Wales. 5 days agoWales
Who are Green Party leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay?4 days agoPolitics
Who is Nigel Farage?The long-time political campaigner hopes to win a seat in parliament at the eighth time of asking.5 days agoPolitics

Watch/Listen

Sunak apologises for missing some of D-Day commemorationThe PM said it was "was simply not right" to say he skipped some of the commemoration, but apologised for the timings.2 days agoPolitics
Starmer: Sunak has to answer for his own actionsThe Labour leader says the PM will have to answer for his own actions after missing some of the D-Day celebrations in France.2 days agoPolitics
Watch: What's at stake in tonight's seven-way debate?The BBC's Henry Zeffman explains what to expect in tonight's seven-way election debate.2 days agoPolitics
Your Voice, Your Vote - Ros Atkins answers questions about pollingAs part of the BBC's Your Voice, Your Vote project, our analysis editor Ros Atkins answers some of your questions about polling.3 days ago
Henry Zeffman on what Tories and Labour really think about £2,000 tax rowWatch as our chief political correspondent gives us the inside track following Rishi Sunak's claim.4 days agoPolitics

Election explained

Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.13 hrs agoUK Politics
Sir John Curtice: Undecided voters and poll swings... in 60 secondsOur favourite number cruncher Sir John Curtice with his take on the polls, after the first full week of the election campaign.7 days agoPolitics
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