The prime minister has sought to brush off Labour claims of 14 years of Tory failure and portray his party as best placed to lead Britain.

Rishi Sunak set out his election stall to Britain’s voters, claiming it was his government that could be trusted to keep families safe and warning of “increasing dangers” facing the nation.

Sunak gave the speech in central London before Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer met his party’s regional mayors, including London’s Sadiq Khan, at a pre-General Election summit in Wolverhampton.

With the latest, the Standard podcast is joined from Parliament by Evening Standard political editor Nicholas Cecil.

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