Tory government ‘worst in postwar era’, claims expert study – live

Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UK's standing in the world have all declined since 2010

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And here are some of the best pictures from yesterday's campaigning. As more voting people than ever appear poised to turn away from the Tories, Sunak appeared in several photographs with sheep and lobsters as he visited North Devon, held by the Tories since 2015. The Guardian's Archie bland named the sheep the Dubious photo opportunity of the day", after the sheep ran away:

Starmer, meanwhile, appeared on LBC where he clarified that Premier League Football Clubs would not be subject to a 10% transfer tax to fund clubs lower down the pyramid. Let me just kill it dead, we're not looking at that," Starmer said. He also visited a tennis club and a pub in Reading West and mid Berkshire.