Both leaders launched their parties’ battle buses as campaigning entered its second weekend.

The Unite union said the strike will affect deliveries across the North West and Scottish Borders.

Rishi Sunak said towns are ‘the beating heart of our country’, while Angela Rayner said the promise was ‘sure to be broken as quickly as it was made’.

Around 500 victims have put their name to the lawsuit.

The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, were continuing their trail across the South East on Saturday.

The party leader said anyone paying tax should ‘have a say’ in how their money is spent as he was questioned about the commitment on Saturday.

Former nurse Lucy Letby, 34, convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others, has lost a bid to appeal these convictions.

A group of 44 Tory MPs have criticised the Bank’s handling of inflation and quantitative tightening, saying it has cost taxpayers thousands.

The jump in England and Wales coincided with the removal of a £90 administration fee to obtain a debt relief order.

Esther McVey claimed public money is being wasted ‘on woke hobby horses’.