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General election live: Tories fighting to prevent Labour ‘supermajority’, says Shapps

A majority bigger even than the 1997 landslide would give Labour a ‘blank cheque’, the defence secretary says

The Green party are due to launch its manifesto in about an hour with an event in Hove.

Co-leaders Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer will be joined by deputy leader Zack Polanski and parliamentary candidates including Sian Berry.

The Greens are reaching out to renters with a huge election commitment on new and environmentally friendly housing, including a plan to let councils requisition empty properties or ones without proper insulation.

Among other housing commitments in the party’s manifesto being launched on Wednesday is a proposed £49bn investment programme over the next five years to insulate homes and public buildings, and to fit properties with heat pumps.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More A majority bigger even than the 1997 landslide would give Labour a ‘blank cheque’, the defence secretary saysThe Green party are due to launch its manifesto in about an hour with an event in Hove.Co-leaders Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer will be joined by deputy leader Zack Polanski and parliamentary candidates including Sian Berry.The Greens are reaching out to renters with a huge election commitment on new and environmentally friendly housing, including a plan to let councils requisition empty properties or ones without proper insulation.Among other housing commitments in the party’s manifesto being launched on Wednesday is a proposed £49bn investment programme over the next five years to insulate homes and public buildings, and to fit properties with heat pumps. Continue reading…