Second half of general election campaign kicks off

Summary

1. The general election campaign has entered its second half, with three weeks to go until polling day on 4 July
2. After a manic week of manifesto launches from most of the major parties policy announcements are still being digested
3. Nigel Farage, who wants to portray Reform UK as the main opposition in the event of a Labour victory, is speaking to the BBC this morning
4. Tory minister Laura Trott is due to respond to Labour's manifesto, after the opposition party released its election priorities on Thursday
5. Labour leader Keir Starmer's BBC Panorama interview with Nick Robinson will air this evening
6. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is still at the G7 in Italy, where he is due to call for a peaceful, stable and prosperous world economy