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Nigel Farage has hit back over Starmer’s jibes against him standing in Clacton

If growth does not come to the rescue, party will face stark choice of tax rises or cuts – but it has some wriggle room

Reform candidate claimed that women were the ‘sponging gender’ and that wartime leader Winston Churchill was abysmal

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Election campaigns are full of “moments”. Some are unscripted and unforeseeable, such as a Tory Prime Minister who is facing a populist threat to his Right, volunteering to leave D-Day commemorations early in order to do a pre-recorded interview. Others, such as Labour’s manifesto launch, are more expected.

Keir Starmer showed genuine anger in Manchester – I see welcome flashes of campaigning zeal, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Keir Starmer faces sceptical questions on tax as he seeks to convince people that politics can make a difference

Craig Williams, who is standing to be Conservative MP, is subject of an inquiry. These are the key issues at stake

LABOUR have unveiled their General Election manifesto, with promises to ensure economic stability, cut NHS waiting times and reform planning rules…

There are no secrets between us, dear reader, so I shall not hide from you that last night I passed on the leaders’ appearances on Sky and instead read the letters of Evelyn Waugh and laughed like a drain throughout. I recommend them for this election campaign; they are rude,…

JOHN Swinney is making “independence impossible” at this General Election, former first minister Alex Salmond has claimed ...