UK normal election newest: Updates from final day of marketing campaign path

Rishi Sunak’s arch loyalist Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has toured the broadcast studios again this morning making it the umpteenth time he has batted for the Conservatives in the morning interviews.

Here’s the main points from his interviews earlier this morning with LBC, Sky News, GB News and BBC Radio 4.

• Mr Stride warned Labour is heading for an ‘extraordinary landslide’ never before seen in this country and told voters they would ‘regret’ a situation in which Sir Keir Starmer is handed ‘untrammelled’ power.
• He said there will be plenty of time for ‘post-mortems’ of the Conservatives’ performance after polling day, as well as the party’s future direction.
• He insisted ‘many’ public services in the UK have improved after 14 years of Tory rule which had seen readers become the ‘best readers’ in the Western world with fewer pensioners living in poverty.
• Work and Pensions Secretary said he was most proud of having ‘supported pensioners’ during his time in government.

So this it, in less than 24 hours the polls will open as six weeks of campaigning draws to a close.

But there’s plenty happening today with Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer on the road for the last time before the country votes.

Rishi Sunak

• The Prime Minister is expected to appear on the This Morning sofa before he heads to Hampshire this afternoon. Mr Sunak will also speak at a campaign event in the evening in his home county.

Sir Keir Starmer

• The Labour leader will give a speech in Wales this morning before heading to Scotland in the afternoon and then the West Midlands this evening.

Sir Ed Davey

• Lib Dem’s chief will visit Chippenham this morning before also heading to Hampshire this afternoon and later Hertfordshire.

Nigel Farage

• Reform UK leader will spend the afternoon campaigning in Clacton where he is standing in the election in his eighth attempt to enter Parliament.

John Swinney

• Scotland’s First Minister will visit Cumbernauld this morning before heading to Glasgow in the afternoon and will end the day with a speech in Leith this evening.

Rhun ap Iorwerth

• Plaid Cymru’s leader will join the party’s candidate for the Caerfyrddin seat, Ann Davies, for a campaigning event in Ammanford, Carmarthen, this morning.

Carla Denyer

• Green co-leader will campaign in Bristol Central where she hopes to beat Labour in the election.

Watch Boris Johnson make his surprise return to the campaign frontline as he spoke on stage at a Conservative rally in London.

During his speech, he attacked Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage and urged undecided voters to support Rishi Sunak at the polls.

See the video below:

There’s no better place to start than the dramatic return of Boris Johnson who appeared at a Conservative campaign rally last night.

MailOnline’s Eirian Prosser and The Daily Mail’s Political Editor Jason Groves report Mr Johnson was unleashed as the Tory party’s secret weapon last night, answering the Prime Minister’s calls as he warned undecided voters a Labour landslide would be ‘pregnant with horrors’.

Read their report here:

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage as we embark on the final day of campaigning for the 2024 general election.

Britain will head to the polls in less than 24 hours as voters decide the next Parliament tasked with taking the country forward.

Last night, Rishi Sunak received a welcome boost when Boris Johnson addressed a Conservative rally in London, marking his first major return to the political frontline since his premiership.

Meanwhile, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will whizz across the nation on campaign stops in Scotland, Wales and the West Midlands where no doubt he will urge against complacency ahead expectations he is heading for a huge majority.

Follow our live coverage throughout the day as we bring you the latest news, reaction and pictures as the campaign enters its final hours.