Sunak and Starmer resume campaigns after D-Day commemorations

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Summary

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer resume campaigning after spending Thursday marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Sunak has denied making dubious claims about Labour's tax plans - after being challenged in an interview for ITV's Tonight programme
The statistics watchdog criticised Sunak's claim that Labour would raise taxes by £2,000 per working household because people would not it was a sum totalled over four years
On Friday the Conservatives announced plans to double the threshold at which parents start losing child benefit from £60,000 a year to £120,000 if they win the election
Labour says it will make the government's mortgage guarantee scheme for first-time buyers permanent - which it hope will help 80,000 young people buy a home
Friday is the deadline for parties to register their candidates for the 4 July general election
Later, the BBC will broadcast a seven-party debate - which you'll be able to watch and follow here from 19:30 BST this evening