We are going to pause coverage now so we can all get some shut eye before another busy day.

Remember to join us in the morning ahead of the Conservatives' manifesto launch, where we will bring you all the news and analysis first. 

And our correspondents will be out on the road, getting the reaction of all the rival parties in another busy day of campaigning. 

For now though, sweet dreams! 

The Conservatives will put their offer to pensioners at the heart of their election manifesto when it is published on Tuesday.

The document will reiterate already-announced pledges to introduce the so-called "triple lock plus" for pensioners - which will create a new "age-related" tax-free allowance - as well as promises not to increase major taxes.

Its publication follows a torrid for days for the prime minister, who has been forced to quash rumours he considered resigning over the backlash he received over his early departure from the D-Day commemorations last week.

In an attempt to get back on the front foot, Mr Sunak will stress that as the "party of Margaret Thatcher and Nigel Lawson" the Tories believe in "sound money" and will ensure "we have lower welfare so we can lower taxes".

Read more ahead of the launch from our political reporter Alexandra Rogers below:

After launching his party's general election manifesto, Sir Ed Davey jumped on a rollercoaster and rode on a big swing.

His aim? To show the Liberal Democrats are on a rollercoaster ride to gaining seats, with a big swing to the party from the Tories.

Sir Ed's visit to Thorpe Park, in Surrey, was just the latest in a gallery of wacky and often silly election stunts and photo-ops that have gained him priceless publicity.

In this election campaign he's confirmed his status as the king of the photo-ops. Remind you of anyone? Yes, he's snatched that title from Boris Johnson.

Read more from Jon below:

Welcome to our final rundown for today of the main things you need to know from the campaign trail.

We've had a manifesto launch, a Reform policy event, and seen a grilling of the prime minister, amongst other things.

So, if you are settling down with your cocoa before bed, here's what you need to know before you start counting sheep:

• The Liberal Democrats have launched the first manifesto of the election, vowing to "save the NHS";
• Leader Sir Ed Davey said fixing social care would be key, while other pledges included stopping raw sewage being dumped into Britain's waterways and improving ties with the EU;
• But the party leader (who enjoyed a trip to Thorpe Park this afternoon) refused to say austerity - enforced by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition - was a mistake during an interview with our deputy political editor Sam Coates;
• You can flick through the party's manifesto pledges in our snazzy tool below: 

• Rishi Sunak continued to bat away questions over his early exit from D-Day commemorations last week, insisting rumours he considered quitting over the row were untrue;
• However, another significant figure from the Conservatives, Scottish leader Douglas Ross, did quit following a furore about his candidacy at the election;
• Home Secretary James Cleverly admitted he had heard some "concerns" on the campaign trail about his party's performance, but insisted he remained positive about the Tories' chances at the ballot box;
• And the PM faced a 30-minute grilling from the BBC over tax, immigration and the NHS.

• Reform's tax-cutting agenda has been outlined by the party leadership today, with ambitions to raise the threshold for paying income tax to £20,000 and the point at which small business pay VAT from £90,000 to £150,000;
• This so-called "great British tax cut" would be funded by overhauling the Bank of England, though it's seen Reform accused of pursuing a strategy of "Trussonomics on steroids";
• Nigel Farage also used the event to double down on his criticism of the prime minister for leaving last week's D-Day commemorations;
• But his party came in for some extra scrutiny today after it was revealed one of Reform's candidates had said Britain should have "taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality" instead of fighting the Nazis in an old social media post. 

• Elsewhere, Labour announced it will honour the government's commitment to expand free childcare;
  
• Our political correspondent Tamara Cohen says the party has taken on an "enormous challenge" by pledging to take up the policy, which the government has faced serious trouble implementing;
• Labour has also said it will offer 100,000 new nursery places, and claimed the Tories' spending pledges "do not add up";
• And in a late announcement tonight, the party pledged to ban the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to under 16s.

That's all your bulletins for this evening, but we'll have a few more bits of news coming your way so do stay with us. 

Labour has made a late policy announcement tonight, promising to ban high caffeine energy drinks for under 16-year-olds.

Sky News' political correspondent Tamara Cohen first reported the party were considering the move in February.

But now Labour has officially adopted the idea, saying it will apply to all drinks containing over 150mg of caffeine per litre.

Making the announcement, Sir Keir Starmer said: "The sale of dangerously high caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 is not justifiable or acceptable and we'll stop it. I will always take the tough decisions necessary to keep our children healthy. 

"No more dither and delay, the time has come for change with Labour."

By Jenness Mitchell, Scotland reporter

First Minister John Swinney has said he is "not surprised" Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has announced he is stepping down. 

Speaking to Sky News at Pollok United's after-school activity club in Glasgow, the SNP leader said his rival's position was "beyond credibility" - having replaced David Duguid as a candidate, despite Mr Duguid wanting to campaign.

"He's treated David Duguid absolutely abominably," added Mr Swinney. 

"David is ill. He's a respected member of parliament. Everybody accepts the fact he's not well, and he was selected by his local association. 

"But that's not good enough for Douglas Ross. I think it's just an absolutely appalling way to behave towards a colleague."

If re-elected to Westminster as an MP, Mr Ross has pledged to resign as an MSP. 

But Mr Swinney said "picking and choosing" parliamentary representation "trivialises it". 

He added: "Representing our community in parliament is a deadly serious responsibility. Not one that you just pick and choose about."

Sticking with his BBC interview, Rishi Sunak is pressed on the NHS and, after a lot of pushing, admits it had "undeniably been under pressure for a while" before any strikes or the pandemic.

But he insists his government is now bringing down waiting lists and putting in "record" funding.

'Airfield on standby' for Rwanda flights

On immigration, the prime minister is pushed on the rise in small boats crossing the Channel this year.

He insists Rwanda flights will take off after the election if the Tories win, saying: "We've got a plan, the airfield is on standby, the planes are booked, migrants have been detained, the caseworkers are working."

PM teases tax cuts

And ahead of the party's manifesto launch tomorrow, Mr Sunak reveals there will be more tax cuts - though he is challenged over frozen tax thresholds - saying: "I believe in a country where people's hard work is rewarded and there's a clear choice and contrast at this election."

'It's got harder to buy a first home'

But he repeats his much maligned figure of Labour introducing £2,000 of taxes per family over the next parliament - despite multiple experts and the chief civil servant at the Treasury saying it is wrong. 

Finally, the interview comes to housing, and the prime minister appears to accept it is harder to buy a first home under the Conservatives, saying: "It has got harder, and I want to make sure that it's easier."

Rishi Sunak is sitting down for his first long interview of the election campaign with the BBC's Nick Robinson.

And perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the first things brought up is D-Day - namely his decision to leave commemorations early. 

"The last thing that I wanted to do was cause anyone any hurt or offence or upset, which is why I apologised unreservedly for the mistake that I made," he says. 

"And I can only ask that I hope people can find it within their hearts to forgive me."

The prime minister is asked about one of his political rivals, Nigel Farage, who has been accused of "dog whistle" politics after claiming the PM does not understand "our culture" following his early exit.

"I'm not going to get involved in that, because I don't think it's good for our country or good for our politics," the PM says.

"Now, obviously, I disagree with him. And when it comes specifically to our armed forces, again, people can judge me by my actions."

Until voters go to the polls on 4 July, the Politics Hub will be looking back at some memorable moments from previous general election campaigns.

Never mind his slightly sloppy bacon sandwich eating technique, it was the entirely deliberate decision to unveil Labour's 2015 election pledges inscribed on an enormous slab of limestone that really got voters wondering what Ed Miliband was up to that year.

The then party leader thought the stunt, known as the Ed Stone, would persuade the public he was serious about delivering on his promises.

They included "a strong economic foundation", "controls on immigration", and "homes to buy and action on rents" (these sound familiar, no?).

Worse still, Labour even committed to putting it up in the Downing Street garden should they win power.

But it was immediately ridiculed upon its unveiling in Hastings, and the party ended up performing so disappointingly at the election that the now shadow energy secretary resigned as leader.

Sir Keir Starmer was probably right to stick to a pledge card this time.

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To round off the show, we are talking about the freshest election on the block - the one over in the European Union.

Sophy Ridge asks our panellists what they think of the success of parties on the far right in the parliamentary polls - notably France, where the results saw President Emmanuel Macron call a snap election.

Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas says she is "deeply concerned" about the "wave" of this sort of politics in the US, Europe and at home - accusing Nigel Farage of falling into that category. 

And she says it is a "real threat that we ignore at our peril".

'Easy to be an armchair critic'

Sophy asks ex-Tory party communications director Giles Kenningham whether there is any mirroring of what is happening in the EU with Reform UK - Mr Farage's party.

He says there are a lot of people "lobbing bricks from the side lines" as it is "very easy to be an armchair critic".

But he questions what the party leader would do in power, and says French President Emmanuel Macron would pose the same question if his right-wing rival wins, saying "politics is not all milk and honey".

That concludes our coverage of tonight's Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge, but stick with us for more news and analysis throughout the evening.