Here are the election headlines for Friday 14 June. Sir Keir Starmer has rejected the need for closer ties with the European Union, telling the BBC he would not rejoin the EU. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that a vote for Reform UK would give Labour a blank cheque after the election, after a poll found the party to be ahead of the Conservatives for the first time. The Liberal Democrats are promising more money for UK farmer to help with rising costs. The SNP’s leader, John Swinney, is campaigning for all of Scotland’s football matches to be shown free on terrestrial TV.