you want the bbc to cover, and time and again, housing came up. peter felix, who lives locally, was one of the many who contacted us through your voice, your vote. he and his partner are both in their 40s. they would love to buy a home together, but can t get onto the housing ladder. the average price paid by a first time buyer in the uk last year was just over quarter of a million pounds. that s up from £109,000 20 years earlier. the average age of a first time buyer in the uk is now 33. at the same time, private rental costs have gone up more than 9% in just the last year. so tonight, we re here in the black country to the west of birmingham, where peter now lives with his partner rebecca. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has been to meet them. there s nothing, there s no help. we just want a home. we just want to have our own home. that s what we d probably like. peter paints and decorates homes. do you want to hand, pete? please. but he and his partner rebecca are
to supporting our armed forces. there are difficult battles to fight, and then there are campaigns that are going so badly your are going so badly, your own ministers are being asked whether you might resign. has that crossed your mind? i m energised about the vision we re putting forward for the country. this campaign is only.not even halfway through yet. for the last few weeks now, the party leaders have been dashing around the country. now, they don t go to places by accident or on a whim in election campaigns. most of the time, they are going to places that they think are on the front line, where a visit from them might just make a difference. here is a look at the geography of rishi sunak s scampering around the uk. now, nearly all of these places on the map here are places that elected a conservative mp last time in other words, he is on the defensive. now, that isn t that much of a surprise given the tories won big time last time. but he s also been popping up in a f
your vote, and time and again, housing came up. we ll hear one couple s story shortly, but first tonight, rishi sunak admitted it is now harderfor people to have their own home under a conservative government. in a bbc interview with nick robinson, he was also asked about leaving the d day commemorations early and his party s tax plans. our political editor chris mason reports. one of the key things we want to do in this election is put your questions to those seeking your support. we are calling it your voice, your vote. you told us how much housing matters to you so we put that directly to the prime minister tonight. put that directly to the prime minister tonight. having your own home has got minister tonight. having your own home has got harder minister tonight. having your own home has got harder under - minister tonight. having your own home has got harder under the i home has got harder under the conservative home has got harder under the conservative government
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