british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . earlier, i discussed this week s general election campaigning with anthony pickles, former chief of staff to the conservatives in wales and sonia sodha, observer columnist and former adviser to ed miliband. i started by asking sonia sodha about the criticism labour has faced over its handling of diane abbott and if this is an indication that sir keir starmer is trying to push through his allies. i think it is a fair characterisation of what is happening. i think personally the diane abbott question, whether she was going to be allowed to stand
here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on ajuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. the conservatives are focusing on health policies for england today. they say they ll build or modernise 250 more gp surgeries, open more local diagnostic centres and expand treatments offered by pharmacies to cover conditions such as acne and chest infections. the scottish national party will launch their general election campaign today in glasgow. the leader, john swinney, will say that a vote for the snp is a vote to put scotland s interests first, and that independence would offer a better future. earlier, laura kuenssberg on her sunday show interviewed green party co leader, adrian ramsay, and began by asking him about his par
eye too if i am in government, where is the future potential going to come from in terms of the cabinet? and that is basically what you would expect a professional political party that is serious about getting into government to do. i think one contrast between labour and the conservatives is that labour s candidates are almost all selected now. the conservatives are quite some way behind that. so if you look at the candidates that they are selecting, they have still got well overi selecting, they have still got well over i think it is about 150 candidates to go. so it is clear, i think, that the conservatives were a bit less ready for this election then perhaps the prime minister might have thought. then perhaps the prime minister might have thought. anthony, is that a fair point. might have thought. anthony, is that a fair point, given might have thought. anthony, is that a fair point, given that might have thought. anthony, is that a fair point, given that the might have th
herefordshire, brighton pavilion, we plan to get at least four green mps elected to push the new government to be bolder. because rather than labour s to mid promises, if this new government is going to take the action is needed we need green voices in parliament to take the real hope and change this country needs. . ., ., ., , needs. the co-leader of the green pa that needs. the co-leader of the green party that speaking needs. the co-leader of the green party that speaking to needs. the co-leader of the green party that speaking to laura - party that speaking to laura kuenssberg on her sunday show. joining me now to discuss this week s campaigning is anthony pickles, former chief of staff to the conservatives in wales and sonia sodha, 0bserver columnist and former adviser to ed miliband. we have got a lot to get through but i dojust want we have got a lot to get through but i do just want to pick up on this idea of candidates. because both parties, the conservatives and labour, a
amount of cynicism from the public that they think that the country is facing some really serious issues when it comes to things like the economy, nhs waiting lists. some peoplejust economy, nhs waiting lists. some people just aren t so sure that politicians can fix it. but there is a very anti conservative mood. the conservatives have been in month 1a years. what the polls tell us is that they are blaming the conservatives for that. i think you can say that keir starmer, voters do tend to tune in more during the general election campaign, we are only one week in. you can save keir starmer has a way to go in terms of telling the public who he is but at the same time that is not really affecting what is going on in the polls. affecting what is going on in the olls. ., y , . polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talkin: polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talking about polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talking about the polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talking about the polls, poll