The Sky News live poll tracker - collated and updated by our Data and Forensics team - aggregates various surveys to indicate how voters feel about the different political parties.

With the local elections complete, Labour is still sitting comfortably ahead, with the Tories trailing behind.

See the latest update below - and you can read more about the methodology behind the tracker here.

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:

Ahead of today's events, our deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico UK's Jack Blanchard are giving us the rundown of what's going to happen this week.

Talking about the prime minister's speech this morning - in which Rishi Sunak will warn of the dangerous times we live in - Sam says this is not a new tactic.

Asked if the prime minister is trying to scare us, he says: "Yes, and that is actually quite a common incumbent election campaign to run. 

"And I think the other thing that Rishi Sunak is going to try and do today... is to hammer home the message that the Conservatives spend more on defence spending now. 

"A couple of weeks ago, Rishi Sunak announced a big increase in the period to 2030 - the defence budget will spend 2.5% of GDP.

"But I think they worry in Downing Street people won't notice this great big promise which sets up a dividing line with Labour, just like they didn't really notice the National Insurance. 

"And so Rishi Sunak is up again, bobbing up again today to say, look at what I've done, can I have some credit, please? And can the polls change a bit?"

Jack adds that Labour's plan is to say this argument won't work, as people have seen the Conservatives in charge and aren't happy.

"Labour's argument is that the last few years of Conservative rule have been so chaotic that actually the stable, secure choice is to vote for change this time," he says.

"And that's the message they want to keep hammering voters with the next six months."

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Catherine McKinnell, the shadow schools minister, is speaking to Kay Burley.

The Labour MP says she would welcome more Conservatives to her party in the wake of Natalie Elphicke's defection.

"I think it's really important that we're not tribal about politics, that we are open to people coming round to our way of saying things and our way of wanting to do things," she says.

Asked about Ms Elphicke's reported lobbying of former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland during her ex-husband's court case, Ms McKinnell repeats what Sir Chris Bryant said earlier.

She says she is "baffled" that Sir Robert has only just come forward with his claims.

"It happened four years ago, and he has sat on these concerns  - that he says are very serious to a newspaper - and has not done anything about it," the shadow minister says.

Ms McKinnell points out that Ms Elphicke denies what Sir Robert has claimed and has a different recollection of the meeting.

The shadow minister says: "I just can't quite understand why, if something is this important and as serious as he's alleging, why it wasn't addressed at the time.

"That's very concerning to me, so I think that's something that probably does need to be looked into."

The row over Natalie Elphicke - the Labour MP who defected from the Conservatives last week - is rumbling on.

Over the weekend, it was reported that Ms Elphicke attempted to lobby Sir Robert Buckland when he was justice secretary to intervene in the sexual assault proceedings against her ex-husband Charlie Elphicke.

Speaking to Sky News, Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says that during his time as chair of the privileges committee they investigated Ms Elphicke and her conduct.

"Now, when we were doing that investigation, I would have thought that if what Robert Buckland has said today, namely that he says that she lobbied him, if that is true, he should have told our committee," he says.

"So if anybody should be being investigated by the parliamentary commissioner for standards - and he's perfectly independent, it's up to him to decide - frankly, it should be Robert Buckland."

Speaking to Sky News, health minister Maria Caulfield says Natalie Elphicke's defection has not gone the way Sir Keir Starmer would have wanted it to.

She says Ms Elphicke's crossing of the House is "disappointing", especially for her constituents in Dover.

Ms Caulfield says: "You know, people are disillusioned enough with politicians. 

"I don't think those sorts of political games are helpful. And I think actually it's probably backfired on the Labour Party more than anyone."

Sir Chris Bryant, Labour MP, has shared with Sky News his latest cancer diagnosis.

Speaking to Kay Burley for melanoma - skin cancer - awareness month, he says that in January he was diagnosed for a second time with the condition, having previously been treated for it.

Sir Chris says melanoma was discovered in his lung. He clarifies that this was not lung cancer, but rather skin cancer that had metastasised.

This was detected as part of his aftercare from his previous experience with the condition.

For his treatment, Sir Chris says that a robot went into his lung, collapsed the organ, and cut the cancerous cells out.

He is now being treated with immunotherapy.

Sir Chris says: "But the most important thing is, especially for kids, but for everybody, please avoid the Sun. 

"You can cover up, use high factor sun cream - remember that sun cream can run out of date. 

"I would urge people never ever use a sunbed - I think they're killing machines I'm afraid.

"And in particular, please, please protect kids. 

"And don't joke about getting pink in the sun - I know it's the great British joke. It's not funny."

Maria Caulfield, the women's health minister, is speaking to Sky News.

She is asked about the £1.1bn the government is having to spend on maternity damages to women.

Ms Caulfield, who was a nurse before working in politics, says a women's health strategy is a "priority" and part of that work is better care for women during their pregnancy.

She says the damages suffered by women have been going on for many years and is "part of the wider narrative that women's health hasn't always been top of the agenda".

The Conservative MP defended her government's record in power, saying there were similar issues in Wales where Labour is in control.

Ms Caulfield says she "absolutely" apologises to women who have been impacted by poor care, and says "maternity services have not been where we want them to be".

The minister adds: "There's lots of work happening in this space and giving mums better choice.

"You know, the culture in maternity services was always about natural births being the best birth and not often listening to mums - again, that's changing. 

"Mums should be getting a better experience than they were, and often that leads to safer births and better outcomes."

She says it should remain a choice where women give birth.

Responding to Ms Caulfield's comments, political correspondent Mhari Aurora says it was notable that the minister was willing to "admit failure" on the government's part in the area.

You can read more about the issues faced by women here:

By Sam Coates, deputy political editor

Rishi Sunak will argue that Britain is safer under the Conservatives against the backdrop of two escalating conflicts likely to dominate the week.

In the last few days, the prime minister has broken with US President Joe Biden by insisting the UK should continue to supply arms to Israel.

It comes as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to mount another massive military operation in the southern Gaza town of Rafah against warnings from the US and UK.

Meanwhile, there are fears in Whitehall that Russia could mount an operation on Kharkiv by the end of the week to retake Ukraine's second-largest city.

Both operations could trigger wider repercussions.

Amid this worsening global outlook, the Conservatives want to highlight what they say is the gap between Tory and Labour pledges on military spending.

Sunak announced last month that a future Tory government would ensure 2.5% of GDP will be spent on the military by 2030, while Labour says it will do it when the economic conditions allow.

After the initial announcement, Sunak wants to ensure he gets full public credit for the big spending commitment while pushing Labour on its failure to match the promise.

Read Sam's full analysis below:

By Connor Gillies, Scotland correspondent

The police investigation involving Nicola Sturgeon's husband is "moving on" with prosecutors to receive a file within weeks, Scotland's most senior officer has told Sky News.

The former first minister and SNP leader's spouse, Peter Murrell, has been charged in connection with embezzlement of party funds.

In her first interviews since taking on the UK's second biggest police force, Chief Constable Jo Farrell insisted her officers are "objective" but refused to be drawn on whether the long-running probe will end imminently.

The investigation, dubbed Operation Branchform, was launched in July 2021 after officers received complaints about how SNP donations were used.

There were questions about more than £660,000 raised for a second Scottish independence referendum campaign.

Police Scotland has said Nicola Sturgeon remains under investigation after she was arrested and released without charge in 2023.

The SNP's former treasurer, Colin Beattie, was also detained for almost 12 hours for questioning in spring last year.

Read the full story here.

Exclusive by Mark Kleinman, City editor

Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is to be named as chairman of one of Britain's biggest online retailers, days after confirming that he would step down from parliament at the next general election.

Sky News has learnt that Mr Zahawi is to be appointed non-executive chair of Very Group, the largest remaining part of the Barclay family's business empire.

Sources said the appointment, which will see him replacing interim chair Aidan Barclay, would be announced on Monday.

His arrival at Very Group will come during a period of turbulence for the Barclay family, who own The Daily Telegraph but are unable to exert influence over it under a government order while its future ownership remains uncertain, subject to a forthcoming auction.

Mr Zahawi's appointment at Very Group, first revealed by Sky News in March, is likely to prompt a search for fresh equity investment in the near term, as well as a broader review of its capital structure.

The company, which owns the Very and Littlewoods brands, is weighed down by debt, but has nearly 4.5 million customers and significant expansion targets.

Based in Liverpool, it sells electrical goods, homewares and fashion, backed by a large consumer finance arm.

Read the full story below: