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On today’s agenda

We have three parties laying out their policy agendas today.

In the village of Nantgarw outside Cardiff, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price will launch his party’s manifesto, with a pledge that “Wales can be the cradle of a Green Jobs Revolution”.

The Welsh nationalist party will commit itself to creating a self-sustainable renewable economy, creating “tens of thousands” of highly-skilled jobs over the next decade.

In Glasgow, meanwhile, Scottish Labour Richard Leonard will launch his manifesto, which will feature a promise of free school meals to all primary and secondary school pupils across Scotland.

The Brexit party will also setting out its policies. But it will not be a manifesto, a word Nigel Farage, its leader, says is “one of the least trusted terms in the English language”. Instead Mr Farage will launch what he calls a “contract with the British people”.

Brexit will, unsurprisingly, be the party’s focus, with Mr Farage calling for “a clean break from all EU institutions”. But he will also call for the abolition of the House of Lords and a reduction in net migration.

View from Fleet Street

Most of this morning’s papers lead on Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour manifesto, with the conservative Telegraph terming his plans a “tax blitz” while the Times says it is a “dream spending plan”.

Here’s the Guardian’s front page:

In the tabloids, the rightwing press calls it an “£80bn raid on your wallets” (Express) and “Corbyn’s £83bn tax robbery” (Daily Mail) while the left-leaning Daily Mirror says the document is “On your side”.

The Financial Times takes a look at the business angle, saying the tax and spend programme stirs the spectre of the 1970s.

The pink paper highlights Charles Schwab closing in on a $25bn deal for its rival TD Ameritrade as a brutal price war forces the brokerage industry to consolidate.

Prince Andrew and his troubles still find a home on the front page of the Sun.

And we’re back

Hello and welcome to Election Central on a damp Friday morning in London.

Labour’s launch yesterday of its manifesto — its most left wing in a generation — continues to provoke a strong reaction, with business leaders and investors expressing concern over its slate of policy proposals.

Today, Scottish Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Brexit party will be hoping to entice voters as they set out their stalls.

We’ll be bringing you the latest on all of this as we get it.



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