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If you have just joined us, here's a handy list of some points to get you up to speed with everything that's happened today:
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has faced a backlash from other party leaders over his comments suggesting that the West "provoked" Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- Labour marked today's Windrush Day with a pledge to reopen the unit that looked at reforming the Home Office
- JK Rowling has said she would struggle to vote for Sir Keir Starmer because of Labour's stance on gender recognition
- Starmer has responded by saying he "respects" the Harry Potter author and points to his party's "long record" of advancing the rights of women
- The Conservatives have promised a boost for pubs and clubs, pledging to look at licensing laws in order to revive the UK's hospitality sector
- In Edinburgh, the SNP's First Minister John Swinney has attended the city's Pride march, telling the crowd he will “take forward” LGBT+ rights but is completely aware that the issue of gender reform divides his own party
- And for the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey has been visiting a farm in East Sussex, where he has been pledging to tackle sewage being dumped in Britain's waterways
Thanks for joining us - we'll be back with more from the campaign trails soon.
This page was written by Tarik Habte, Lana Lam and Seher Asaf. It was edited by Johanna Chisholm and myself.