UK general election live: Rishi Sunak says Labour would cause ‘irreversible damage within 100 days’

Buyer's remorse will set in if public votes in Labour government, deputy prime minister says The UK's deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, has been asked by Trevor Phillips on Sky News if it is too late to unite the "Conservative family".

He admits that he has spoken to many voters who are undecided about what party they are going to vote for on 4 July, adding that he understands people's concerns about the Tories, who have been in power for the last 14 years.

Dowden said:

The only way, if you share out conservative values, of cutting taxes, of controlling migration, it's only by voting Conservative that you can stop Labour getting in.

And what I would say is just think, think in six months' times how you're going to feel. I have a strong feeling the shine is going to come off Labour pretty quickly, buyer's remorse will set in.

And the bigger the Labour majority, the bigger the buyer's remorse. Everyone still has it in their hands to stop that by making sure they vote Conservative.

Dowden says his aim is still for the Conservatives to win an "overall majority", something that is extremely unlikely.

He said the public should not focus on their anger "just now" and instead think of what the country would be like in six months to a year's time if led by Keir Starmer, the Labour party leader.

Share Updated at 03.59 EDT Opening summary Good morning, and welcome to our continued coverage of the 2024 general election campaign.

The final Sunday of the campaign will see Rishi Sunak face the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg for what could be the last time as prime minister, if the polls are to be proved correct.

The prime minister, who is himself in danger of losing his seat of Richmond and Northallerton, is today warning that Labour would cause "irreversible damage within just 100 days of coming to power".

He will follow up his appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg by campaigning in London. We can expect the last few days of the campaign will see Conservatives repeating the idea of an unchecked Labour administration in power.

On Saturday, the final Opinium poll for the Observer showed Labour had retained a 20-point lead over the Conservatives – the same as a week ago and enough to deliver a large House of Commons majority if replicated on Thursday.

Labour is on 40% (unchanged compared with a week ago), while the Conservatives are on 20% (also unchanged). Reform UK is up 1 point on 17%, the Liberal Democrats up 1 point on 13% and the Greens down 3 points on 6% (you can read more in this story here ).

Here is some of what to expect on the campaign trail today:

The UK's deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, will be on Sky News, where he is likely to face questions about reports he could be put in place as a caretaker Tory leader if Sunak quits after a defeat in Thursday's general election.

The Reform party leader, Nigel Farage, will be on Sky's Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. He will later address a gathering of 5,000 Reform UK supporters at Birmingham's NEC, which he said would be "our biggest rally ever".

Scotland's first minister, John Swinney, and Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper will also be on the airwaves.

Swinney, the SNP leader, is expected to follow up his morning TV appearance with a campaign event, while Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey will also be campaigning.

Labour's national campaign coordinator, Pat McFadden, will be setting out his party's message that it can "stop the chaos" – but only if people turn out to vote.

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