ITV election debate – live: Nigel Farage, Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt to go head-to-head in seven-way TV party debate

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have overtaken the Tories, according to a poll.

A YouGov survey for The Times had Reform up by two points to 19 per cent, with the Conservatives unchanged on 18 per cent.

The survey was conducted after Sunak launched his party’s manifesto on Tuesday.

The poll also found that a large majority – eight in 10 – said a very large majority for Labour would be bad for the country.

During last night’s Sky debate, an audience member tore into Sunak over what she described as the Tories’ terrible behaviour over the past few years.

Amy, a former Conservative Party chairperson, said she was a “true blue” who had voted for the party all her life but was undecided about who she would vote for on 4 July.

She also said she was “ashamed” of the PM for his decision to leave a D-Day event early.

Starmer, meanwhile, seemed briefly stumped after an audience member suggested he had become a “political robot” and asked how he would convince people to vote for him.

Here are five key takeaways from the clash:

It’s all systems go again for the UK’s main political parties in tonight’s debate as they seek to win over voters ahead of the general election.

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, however, get a break after taking part in a head-to-head contest on Sky News last night.

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Sunak and Starmer were put through their paces on tax, immigration and the NHS in front of an audience in Grimsby.

A snap poll conducted by YouGov after the event gave Sir Keir a clear win over the prime minister – 64 per cent of voters said he performed best, versus 36 per cent for Mr Sunak.

Leaders and senior figures from the UK’s main political parties are taking part in the second seven-way debate tonight ahead of the general election.

Below is a full schedule of all the remaining debates to take place.

“All voting coalitions contain diverse groups of people, especially when they include more than 40 per cent of voters. An interesting dynamic with Labour’s is that just under a third (31 per cent) of those currently saying they will vote Labour in a few weeks’ time tell us they are dissatisfied with the job Keir Starmer is doing as leader. Meaning they will vote Labour despite not being happy with the man they will make prime minister.”

So, who is this group and what issues do they care about? Looking at Ipsos data going back to the start of the year can shed some light, Pedley explains.

Keir Starmer will have just 100 days to make good on his promises to Britain’s workers, TUC president Matt Wrack has said.

The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) general secretary sad he and other union leaders will hold Starmer’s “feet to the fire” over the commitments in his manifesto, David Maddox reports.

In a statement, Mr Wrack said: “The Fire Brigades Union has fought hard for this manifesto to deliver for firefighters, by committing to national standards for the fire and rescue service and defending collective bargaining in our sector.

“For fourteen years, workers have faced constant attacks on their pay, pensions and public services under Conservative rule.

“Labour’s commitment to strengthening workers’ rights has the potential to improve the lives of millions. Reversing recent draconian anti-trade union laws will be a vital first step in undoing the damage of the last decade.

“It will be our duty to ensure that a new Labour government makes good on these promises within the first 100 days of taking power. We will hold Labour’s feet to the fire.”

The Tories have hit their joint lowest standing in the weekly tracker poll as Nigel Farage’s Reform takes its biggest share yet as the aftermath of Rishi Sunak’s D-Day gaffe takes effect.

The prime minister apologised for skipping part of the commemorations to do an election interview for ITV last week but the first weekly tracker poll taken by Techne UK after the fiasco reveals the depth of public anger.

Labour has outlined its tax plans to fund its election pledges. While the Tories claim they would need to raise £38.5billion to meet their commitments, Labour says it needs an extra £7.35billion out of the £8.6billion it plans to raise, David Maddox reports.

On page 127 of the manifesto, Labour provides a menu on how it will fund its promises including 6,500 more maths teaches and bringing down NHS waiting lists.

The menu includes £7.35billion of new revenues. These include £5.23billion closing non-dom loopholes and tackling tax avoidance, £1.51billion adding VAT to private school fees, £565million closing the carried interest rate loophole and £40million increasing stamp duty for non-UK residents buying properties in the UK.

Added to that is a £1.2billion windfall tax on energy companies bringing the new taxes up to £8.6billion.

Labour and the Conservatives have now unveiled their plans for government and both have put home building at the heart of their plans to tackle the housing crisis.

While Sir Keir Starmer has emphasised the need for more affordable social homes and ending homelessness, Rishi Sunak has pledged a new Help to Buy scheme and new criteria for who gets to live in council housing.