The conversation then turns to energy prices, after the regulator confirmed that prices will come down after July.

Does this mean everything is coming back to normal under the Tories?

"Everywhere I go, so many people tell me the cost of living is still bearing down on them," Sir Keir says. "People on a mortgage, coming off a fixed mortgage, know their mortgages are going up by hundreds of pounds.

"Everybody knows prices are still going up, energy prices are still record high almost."

He says this is why "we need longer term solutions".

Sir Keir points to Labour's Great British Energy pledge, which would help energy prices "come down for good", he says.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of "sounding increasingly desperate" after the prime minister accused him of dodging TV debates.

Speaking to Sky News from Glasgow, he said: "He's sounding increasingly desperate, I have to say.

"Of course there are going to be TV debates, they are part and parcel of the election cycle now. I obviously want to spend as much of my time talking to voters directly.

"I could do 100 debates with Rishi Sunak but I know what he's going to say, he's going to say everything is fine, the cost of living crisis is over, the health service hasn't got any problems.

"And that is all he ever says.

"Of course there are going to be debates, but he is sounding a bit desperate now."

He was asked about Sky News' leaders event in Grimsby, and whether he will commit to that.

Sir Keir did not commit either way, he said there will be "negotiations into what exactly we're doing, but of course there are going to be debates".

Asked to clarify if he's saying no to Sky News's debate, he refused to say more.

In the last hour, Jeremy Corbyn confirmed he will stand against the Labour party as an independent candidate for Islington North.

He has since shared a campaign video on X (formerly Twitter), writing: "I am standing as an independent candidate for the people of Islington North. 

" As your MP, I will continue to be an independent voice for equality, democracy and peace."

You can watch the clip for yourself below:

Daisy Cooper, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has said the "Conservative big beasts are running scared" after another MP confirmed they are standing down.

More than 70 Conservative MPs have said they will not compete for their seats at the general election, the latest being Wokingham member John Redwood.

He has been an MP for the constituency since 1987.

Ms Cooper said: "This is yet another Conservative big beast in the South of England who is now running scared.

"Wokingham is a key battleground where the Liberal Democrats are the clear challengers to the Conservatives.

"Right across the blue wall Conservative MPs are standing down in their droves and it's because they're worried about losing their seats to the Liberal Democrats.

"From the cost of living crisis to the sewage scandal these Conservatives know they've failed their constituents and now they're abandoning their seats."

Jeremy Corbyn is set to stand for re-election to parliament - but against the party he used to lead.

The former Labour leader will stand in the constituency of Islington North, which he has represented in the Commons since 1983, but as an independent, not a Labour candidate.

As he is standing against the Labour Party, this means he is automatically expelled as a member.

He told the Islington Tribune that he hopes to "represent the people of Islington North on exactly the same principles that I've stood by my whole life: social justice, human rights and peace".

Mr Corbyn said "these principles are needed now more than ever before", and vowed to defend "a genuine alternative to the corrupt years of this Tory government".

Sir Keir Starmer effectively barred his predecessor from ever standing as a Labour candidate when he proposed a motion by the party's ruling body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), which said Mr Corbyn "will not be endorsed by the NEC as a candidate on behalf of the Labour Party at the next general election".

It cited the dismal defeat Mr Corbyn led Labour to as leader in the 2019 general election in arguing his candidacy should be blocked and said the party's chances of securing a majority in the Commons would be "significantly diminished" if he was endorsed.

Mr Corbyn has been without the party whip - meaning he cannot sit as a Labour MP in the Commons - since 2020 following his response to a report into antisemitism within the party by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, which Sir Keir and his allies felt downplayed the significance of the problem while he was leader.

The selection process for Labour's candidate for Islington North is under way, with hustings due to take place imminently between two short-listed candidates.

In January 2023, Rishi Sunak made five promises.

Since then, he and his ministers have rarely missed an opportunity to list them. In case you haven't heard, he promised to:

• Halve inflation
• Grow the economy
• Reduce debt
• Cut NHS waiting lists and times
• Stop the boats

See below how he is doing on these goals:

By Katie Spencer, arts and entertainment correspondent

Compared with Hollywood, Grimsby is perhaps more fish factory than dream factory - but just like La La Land, the Lincolnshire port town is aiming for the stars with ambitious plans to become a go-to location for filmmakers.

"Build it and hopefully they will come," is the belief of Emma Lingard, a resident who once worked in TV but is now a manager at Associated British Ports (ABP), the owners of Grimsby Docks.

"Every producer or location manager that has come to us is saying that London is overpriced," she says. "They're finding there are too many other productions jostling for the same space... so they're looking up North."

Seeing the potential, ABP has set up the Kasbah Film Quarter, based around some of its historic buildings. The plan is to expand by building a much sought-after resource in the UK - a sound stage, for soundproof recording of film and TV, as well as production hubs.

It might seem a stretch to compare Grimsby with the famous Hollywood film and musical Sunset Boulevard and its antagonist, the fading silent movie star Norma Desmond - but there are definite parallels as it tries to find its place in an industry that doesn't exist as it was.

You can read more from Sky News below:

John Redwood, the Conservative MP for Wokingham, has confirmed he will not run again for his seat at the general election.

Confirming this news on his website, the veteran Tory said: "I have decided not to put my name forward in the forthcoming election. I have other things I wish to do.

"It has been a privilege to represent Wokingham in nine parliaments. I have drawn many of my campaigns from the views I have heard on doorsteps and read in my email box. 

"We have achieved good things together for our local community and the wider nation."

He joins more than 70 Conservative MPs who have confirmed they will not stand again at the election - and more than 100 in total.

The conversation then turns to Labour, and Claire Coutinho accuses the party of having "no plan" on energy security.

Pressed that they have announced Great British Energy, the minister said this is merely "a drop in the ocean".

She added: "It's a complete gimmick. And actually, when it comes to renewable energy, if you think that's the answer alone, no other country has done as much as us or very few. 

"So offshore wind, for example, the most efficient type of renewable energy, the only country in the world that's built more than us is China."

She adds that "the Labour plan is not that they want to rush ahead of everyone else". 

"And actually independent experts... have looked at some of their plans and said that they will hike taxes massively and increase people's energy bills."

In the last few minutes, we learned from Ofgem that average annual energy bill will be £506 cheaper than a year ago from July.

Reacting to this on Sky News, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said it is "welcome news".

She added: "The thing people have struggled with the most, I would say, over the last year has been energy bills.

"So, this is the second biggest big cut that we've seen this year. In April, prices came down almost £250 off the average household bill. And today we're seeing another £122 come of people's bills. 

"This is really welcome news."

The minister is asked to compare the price cap to other European nations, and insisted our gas prices are "now lower on average than other European countries".

She said: "If you look at households in this country, 75% of households heating is gas. And actually that's now significantly lower than the European average. 

"And when it comes to people's electricity bills, I'm setting out plans today because I want to see them continue to be lower for people. 

"So whether it's standing charges, which we want to be fairer or more competition and comparison in the market or better regulation of energy brokers with businesses, today we're setting out further steps to make sure that people can keep their energy bills low."