General election: Stripped-back Tory manifesto could be a big risk for Boris Johnson

For a man known for taking political risks which have in the past left him literally hanging (once, notably, from a zip wire), Boris Johnson's Conservative manifesto was a departure from the norm.

Compared to Labour's plans to spend over £80bn on ambitious new policies, the Tories pledged just £3bn in day-to-day spending increases and stripped back the headline-grabbing ideas to focus instead on Brexit.

The clue was in the title of the manifesto itself: Get Brexit done, unleash Britain's potential.

The focus for Mr Johnson is to steer a steady course back into Number 10 without rocking the boat.

The big question though is whether this very different kind of gamble will pay off.

Yes, Labour's policies offer much more spending and invite questions about whose shoulders the burden will fall on.

But their vision is big and bold, with offers like free broadband and nationalised water and rail catching the eye.

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This Conservative manifesto offers the public costly pledges, but on less radical ideas such as increasing the number of nurses in the NHS by 50,000 and cutting National Insurance contributions for millions.

Capital investment under the Tories would be more modest too, with £4bn spent on new flood defences and £1.8bn to upgrade school buildings over the parliament, adding up to about £22bn in borrowing out of an available £100bn.

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Amid reports of a fiscal tussle between Chancellor Sajid Javid and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, it looks like Mr Javid won out.

The party hopes it offers people a steady and credible plan for the next five years where key taxes will not increase and money will begin to flow back into public services after years of spending restraint.

For the Conservatives this is the Brexit election - but will voters agree?

If they don't, this cautious manifesto could actually turn out to be the biggest risk of Boris Johnson's career.