UK Election 2024: The headlines | BBC News

Here are the election headlines for Sunday 16 June.

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said thathe wanted Labour's manifesto for the general electionto be "more ambitious" on social care reform.

For the Conservatives, Transport Secretary MarkHarper said he believes the election offers people achoice between tax cuts or tax rises, adding the Torieshad set out a clear programme for government that was fully-costed.

SNP leader John Swinney has accused both theConservatives and Labour of a conspiracy of silenceabout the scale of public spending cuts to come.

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey said he doesnot believe you can sort out the health service, unlessyou sort out social care, which he said was at the "centre" of their manifesto.