announcements have been made. labour has also unveiled a pledge card with six key policies that will be in its manifesto. and the liberal democrats, the snp and other parties have made policy announcements, too. so work on the manifestos is well under way. now, this next question is coming up a lot, too. oliver asks, how can we trust the 2024 manifesto promises? well, those promises won t be legally binding we can t be sure they ll happen but politically they do matter. as the institute for government points out. parties will frequently refer to their manifesto commitments or mandate while working to deliver policy. there s also a convention that policies based on manifestos are not blocked by the house of lords, giving further weight to these promises. and failing to keep manifesto commitments can bring political risk. as the conservatives campaign, critics are highlighting that several key promises from the conservatives manifesto in 2019 haven t happened. responding to this
the labour manifesto was launched three weeks before polling day, the conservatives followed three days later. right now, we re just over four weeks away from polling day. now, francisco in tyne and wear highlights the unexpected timing of this election and asked, are parties ready to publish their manifestos? now, of course, rishi sunak knew about this election before everyone else, and already several conservative manifesto announcements have been made. labour has also unveiled a pledge card with six key policies that will be in its manifesto. and the liberal democrats, the snp and other parties have made policy announcements, too. so work on the manifestos is well under way. now, this next question is coming up a lot, too. well, those promises won t be legally binding we can t be sure they ll happen but politically they do matter. as the institute for government points out, parties will frequently refer to their manifesto commitments or mandate while working to deliver polic
yet. they could be launched next week but aside from the 30th ofjune for plaid cymru, we don t have the dates confirmed yet. at the last general election, in 2019, the labour manifesto was launched three weeks before polling day, the conservatives followed three days later. right now, we arejust conservatives followed three days later. right now, we are just over four weeks away from polling day. francisco in china and weir highlights the unexpected timing of this election and asks, our party is ready to publish their manifestos? rishi sunak knew about this election before everyone else and already several conservative manifesto announcements have been made. labour has also unveiled a pledge card with six key policies that will be in its manifesto. the liberal democrats, the snp and other parties have made policy announcements too. so work on the manifestos is well under way. now, dick s next question is coming up now, dick s next question is coming up a lot too. how can we trust the 2
through the election campaign, bbc news is asking you to let us know which issues you d like us to explain, and you re keeping us on our toes. already, we ve received thousands of questions. some are about party manifestos. a number of you, including luke in dartford, have asked. well, luke, not yet. the manifestos could be launched next week, but aside from the 30th ofjune for plaid cymru, we don t have the dates confirmed yet. for context, at the last general election in 2019, the labour manifesto was launched three weeks before polling day. the conservatives followed three days later. right now, we re just over four weeks away from polling day. now, francisco in tyne and wear highlights the unexpected timing of this election and asks. of course, rishi sunak knew about this election before everyone else, and already several conservative manifesto announcements have been made. labour has also unveiled a pledge card with six key policies that will be in its manifesto. and the liberal d