Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day events early, calling it a 'mistake'

Summary

1. Rishi Sunak has denied that claims he made about Labour's tax plans were dubious, after Keir Starmer accused him of lying
2. Asked in an ITV interview if he would lie "to stay in power", the prime minister said "no" and that "people know I'm across the detail when it comes to numbers"
3. In a debate between Sunak and Starmer this week, Sunak repeatedly claimed a Labour government would mean £2,000 of tax rises per working household
4. He also said that "independent Treasury officials" had costed Labour's policies - but a top civil servant later said they were "not involved" in the calculation of the £2,000 figure
5. The statistics watchdog has criticised Sunak's presentation of the number, saying people would not know it was a sum totalled over four years
6. Elsewhere, both the Tories and Labour have announced new policies, focusing on parents and housing respectively
7. Today is also the deadline for parties to register their candidates for the 4 July general election