campaign here in the uk. all parties out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re elected. he says the money would go towards the long term regeneration of the areas, under the government s levelling up scheme. a topic labour leader kier starmer hasn t been able to escape is dianne abbott. there s been a lot of controversy over the terms of the re admittance of the veteran labour mp into the party. keir starmer has been tackling that issue as well this morning, denying that his party is blocking left wing candidates. 0n diane abbott you said last week you weren t going to get involved in her case. you said the days when the leader rolls up his sleeves and gets involved are well and truly over, that s what corbyn did and ended badly. you said it was a matter for the nec on candidate selection and you avoided having a view becausejeremy corbyn expressed a view and that leads to a
and gets involved are well and truly over, that s what corbyn did and ended badly. you said it was a matter for the nec on candidate selection and you avoided having a view becausejeremy corbyn expressed a view and that leads to a very slippery slope. now, yesterday you gave your view. she said you said she was free to stand. so what s changed 7 is a leader now allowed to intervene in these processes? well, i dealt with that issue yesterday. today is about taking our argument to the country and getting people back to work. there are millions of people who aren t in work, who are on benefits who desperately want the dignity and respect of being back to work. we re putting our plan on the table to reform thejobcentres so that they can actually be places that support people back into work, to making sure that we ve got a plan for economic inactivity and a guarantee for youth. now, as i go across the country, we re now a week and a half into the campaign, everywhere people are asking me,