Meanwhile, the Labour Leader keir starmer has been out meeting voters in the West Midlands where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability is change. Its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government, and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak it was a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concerns about his drenching in downing street. It was wet. The amount of people whove given me an um
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Dozen ges of conservative mps now joined by one of the biggest tory beasts of all. Housing secretary michael gove. Handshakes and hugs in parliament tonight, as more and more mps bid farewell, and Andrea Leadsom the latest big beast to go. We hearfrom our election panel. And live from a Sunak Loyalist who is standing. Labours ahead in the polls but is there danger from the left, asJeremy Corbyn says hell stand against the party he led . We talk to a member of the Shadow Cabinet. Also tonight. With policing being stretched now more than ever, could live facial recognition help . And what impact could it have on people who get misidentified . Im just focussed on, you know, getting through. And then all of a sudden thats when i felt the nudge on the shoulder, saying, oh, at that time im wanted. You could call it the big goodbye, the Great Resignation perhaps a giant surrender even. Tonight, as parliament is prorogued, the number of conservative mps standing down continues to grow. Joe pik
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