CAMPAIGN WATCH

Good day / Bad day

After slapping down a frontbench colleague over Trident, shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith was at it again yesterday as she unequivocally condemned the IRA despite her leaders’ refusal to do so.

It was a bad day for everyone behind the Conservatives’ social care plan. Gaffe of the day

SNP candidate Joanna Cherry apologised to a nurse she wrongly claimed was the wife of a Tory councillor after she asked Nicola Sturgeon a tough question. Quote of the day

Phil Wilson, who has held Sedgefield for Labour since 2007, has told voters “I am no supporter of Corbyn” in a post on his Facebook page. Going up / Going down

Labour hopes are rising after polls showed them narrowing the gap on the Conservatives.

But sales of eggs and flour have plummeted in Wrexham after a store near the Welsh Conservative launch was reportedly ordered to stop selling them in case they were used by protesters. Tweet of the day

This isn’t just an incompetent non u-turn it’s a lie. Nobody mentioned a cap because there wasn’t going to be one. - Former Labour leader Ed Miliband PR stunt of the day

Bradford Council enlisted the help of rugby league legend Brian Noble to spread the message as it encouraged city residents to register to vote. Celeb-watch

Comedian and Mock The Week presenter Dara O’Briain posted a picture of a campaign letter sent to him, ostensibly by the Prime Minister, addressed “Dear Dara and Briain”. Revenge of the day

“U-turn on social care is neither strong nor stable” - The headline on comment on May’s social care u-turn in London Evening Standard edited by George Osborne.