Rishi Sunak indicates he’s no longer committed to manifesto pledge to bring net immigration below 2019 levels – UK politics live

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Latest updates: prime minister says he has ‘inherited some numbers’ as figures show net immigration in 2022 running at record high of around 700,000

More than one in three Conservative voters believe the government is doing a bad job at improving housing in Britain – more than those who believe it is being effective, exclusive polling for the Guardian has revealed. Robert Booth has the story.

Good morning. Rishi Sunak is in Japan, where he will be attending the G7 summit starting tomorrow. Today he has announced the “Hiroshima Accord”, a pact with Japan covering economic security and technology. The No 10 summary is here, and here is our story from Rowena Mason, who is with the press pack accompanying the PM.

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