Jacob Rees-Mogg tells young Tories party has ‘lost its way’ Exclusive: Leaked recording of ex-minister lays bare despondency at high levels of Conservative party The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
We need a better system to elect our government Letters: Readers respond to an editorial on the inadequacy of first past the post, and the need for electoral reform The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
These dismal debates have debased British politics Letters: The standard of the election’s televised encounters between party leaders could have been a lot higher, argue Richard Bryant, Daryl Birden and Peter Wrigley The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
John Redwood accuses Rishi Sunak of helping to deliver large Labour majority as Tory blame game escalates Exclusive: Former Conservative cabinet minister hits out at his party’s leadership days before polls open The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
Angus MacNeil ‘very optimistic’ of retaining seat as independent MP THE independent candidate Angus MacNeil has said he is “very optimistic” about retaining his seat in Na h-Eileanan an Iar ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024
Could the UK soon have the most working-class cabinet of all time? More than three-quarters of the shadow cabinet attended state schools – in stark contrast to Sunak’s government The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
‘The Tories don’t care about you!’ The 2024 election – as seen from Glastonbury At the festival there’s a background hum of grimness and a deep commitment to unconditional love. Will hope or hopelessness win out? The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
Litvinenko’s widow ‘disgusted’ by Farage and Reform UK candidate’s praise for Putin Russian dissidents and a British ex-military official formerly stationed in Moscow say the party represents a threat to Britain’s national security The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
Tory insiders concerned about 'problematic' peerage lined up for Alister Jack ALISTER Jack is set to be given a peerage despite concerns within the Tory Party that handing the Scottish Secretary a seat in the Lords would be… The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024
Douglas Ross complains he 'didn't enjoy Nicola Sturgeon's company' in bizarre column DOUGLAS Ross has begged voters for their support in the General Election even if they have issues with “me personally” ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024
Dim Dowden is not the right Tory frontman to energise flatlining campaign It was a bad day all round for TV election interviews, and Sunak’s abrasive chat with Kuenssberg will not win points The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
Bad actors or conspiracy theories? The inside story of Farage’s battle for Clacton Tory MP Giles Watling and Farage’s election agent Peter Harris give the inside story on what really happened with Andrew Parker and the P-word row The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
Prepare for the toppling of private school politics – and a cultural change within Westminster Extreme class privilege informed the Tories’ worst decisions. This Labour cabinet would represent something very different, says the Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
Voters in ‘blue wall’ seats bombarded with Lib Dem ads as party steps up moves to oust Tories like Jeremy Hunt Exclusive: Constituents have seen an average of eight Lib Dem adverts as the party hammers home its message only they can defeat the Conservatives in certain seats The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 ‘People assume we will win by an absolute mile’: Labour fears voter complacency Party contending for what has until now been safe Tory territory in south
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 ‘Good news for all parties’: Ireland relishes prospect of Labour victory Northern Ireland’s politicians and the Irish government hopeful of a post-Brexit reset and an end to Tory turmoil
The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024 Tories 'disenfranchised' Scots voters with General Election timing, John Swinney says THE Conservatives have “disenfranchised” voters in Scotland by holding the election in the first week of the school holidays, John Swinney has…
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2024 Nigel Farage speech interrupted as Led by Donkeys protesters lower in Vladimir Putin banner Rally at Walton-on-the-Naze brought to a halt by giant poster of Russian leader
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024 Rishi Sunak says he is proud of disastrous election campaign - and claims he will win Tory leader is 20 points behind in the polls, amid rows over a D-Day snub and a gambling scandal – but says he will be PM on Friday despite admitting Brexit is bad for many businesses
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 Better economic news will not stop Tories from suffering their biggest ever defeat Rachel Reeves will be the beneficiary of UK growth but faces a world still trying to shake off the 15-year Great Stagnation
The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024 Stephen Flynn has perfect response to Laura Kuenssberg's 'SNP mistake' question STEPHEN Flynn had the perfect response to Laura Kuenssberg when she asked him to name one “mistake” the SNP had made in the General Election…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 ‘Mansplaining’ UK election coverage marginalises women’s concerns, study finds Media reporting on the campaign is overwhelmingly dominated by men, say researchers
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024 Inside Jeremy Corbyn’s fight for Islington seat after former Labour leader stripped of the party machine Joe Middleton meets the former leader battling to hold on to the seat he has represented since 1983 – and to remind voters he is now an independent
Radio France Internationale · Jun 30, 2024 Voting underway in France's fraught legislative elections Polling stations opened across mainland France on Sunday for the first round in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections. Some 49 million French are eligible to vote and turnout is expected to be high after a short and divisive campaign.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to clean up politics will come back to mock him if he doesn’t deliver The Labour leader must act quickly to establish a zero-tolerance approach to rule-breaking in the new parliament