collins — former speechwriter for tony blair and keir starmer, and salma shah, who was special adviser to ex tory home secretary sajid javide highlights of tonight's battle for number 10 on sky. no tax rises in the next parliament? no tax rises needed in the plans in our manifesto? in the plans? no tax rises for working people. that's income tax, national insurance and vat. ok, so you're not ruling out... over the last year, i feel. like you've fallen into more of a politician than a person that i would have voted _ for to run the country. you seem more like a political robot. - how are you... how are you going to convince others like me to vote for you? _ well, erm... the most... laughter look, i came into politics quite late in life. i'd done other things beforehand. but i took the decision that i couldn't take the issues, make the changes that i thought were necessary unless i went into politics. i was frustrated. it's a catalogue of broken promises. you must surely see why so many voters think it's time for you and the conservatives to get your p45? applause of course i can understand people's frustrations. it's been a