PM launches Conservative manifesto in Northants - but will it make a difference?

Polls predict Northamptonshire’s blue monopoly could be destroyed in the general election, but the PM chose the county to announce the pledges he hopes will return his party to power

By Sarah Ward

Silverstone was the venue for the PM’s new pledges.

PM Rishi Sunak used the county’s world famous racing circuit to launch his manifesto today, hoping that it will put his election campaign into a new gear.

Silverstone race circuit became part of the Conservative election circus today as the country’s media descended to hear what pledges the party, which is predicted to suffer a heavy electoral defeat next month, is putting forward to the nation to win their vote.