Economy, health, migration and more: key battlegrounds in the UK election

The struggling NHS, the climate crisis, education and childcare will be among the issues on voters’ minds

Rishi Sunak has sought to frame the Conservatives as the party of the future and one that can be trusted with the economy and national security.

The prime minister, who once billed himself as the “change candidate” and unsuccessfully tried to distance himself from years of Conservative rule, now claims his party’s experience in government makes it more likely than Labour to have a secure plan for the future.