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\u200b\u200bToday, Laura is joined by Faisal Islam and James Cook to talk about what we can expect in manifestos this week, and how parties say they\u2019ll pay for policies.\n\u200b\u200b\n\u200b\u200bThey chat about the Conservatives\u2019 announcement on welfare spending, Labour\u2019s plans to build more prisons and Nigel Farage\u2019s response to Rishi Sunak\u2019s D-Day blunder.\n\u200b\u200b\n\u200b\u200bAnd we ask why the SNP didn\u2019t mention Scottish independence on Friday\u2019s debate.\n\u200b\u200b\n\u200b\u200bYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\n\u200b\u200b\n\u200b\u200bNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Faisal Islam and James Cook. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.