General Election London 2024 seats: Who is my MP in...Croydon East? Evening Standard analysis of all the key seats in London for the July 4 General Election Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
Campaign catchup: Tax evasions, party poopers, and a political chicken In today’s newsletter: Some uncertainty remains on how Labour will pay for the spending it plans in government – but new Guardian reporting gives new insight The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Labour raised £4.4m to Tories’ £290,000 in second week of campaign Conservatives’ fundraising so far is a tenth of what they had received by this stage in last election The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Tories dwarfed by Labour in fundraising as big donors ditch Conservatives Figures reveal the Conservatives raised £292,500 from 6 June to 12 June compared with £4.4m for Labour The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
British PM Sunak Vows To Expel Election Betting Offenders British PM condemns Conservative Party members for betting on election date. Investigations ongoing. Top News · Jun 21, 2024
General Election London 2024 seats: Who is my MP in...Eltham and Chislehurst? Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
OPINION - Only Sadiq Khan would be truly welcome at Pride — other politicians have lost their right The unusual timing of the general election has meant a plethora of early summer, extra-curricular PR opportunities presenting themselves to the major political parties. Where are we with the photo opportunities, two weeks to go? The Tories scored one of their impressive set of own goals around the Euros, when… Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
James Forsyth: the key aide sharing the burden of Sunak’s likely demise Former Spectator political editor is old school friend who became PM’s best man and closest political confidant The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
What the election date betting scandal really tells us about the state of British politics Many stories of political wrongdoing involve an element of plain stupidity – at least the ones we find out about. In fact, many of the most famous scandals in modern history have involved moments where one thinks, “Crikey, these guys aren’t half as smart as they think they are.” The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024
What would a Reform surge do to Labour and the Liberal Democrats? Two scenarios mapped Labour leader Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey had what looked like a political strategy meeting when they were sitting together in Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King Charles. This produced what appears to be a tacit agreement between the two parties to campaign against the Conservatives… The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024
General Election London 2024 seats: Who is my MP in...Croydon West? Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from a betting controversy to Farage's ambition The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
Labour drafts options for wealth taxes to ‘unlock’ funds for public services Exclusive: Sources say changes to inheritance tax and capital gains tax are being discussed The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Election diary: SNP skips costings, sheep snub Sunak and Stride struggles on Plus, a potted history of the Gurnos, diminishing returns from the debates, and the Tories’ £12k-a-table wake The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 A Labour earthquake would be a triumph for Starmer – but open up alarming new ground for Farage The rejection of Tory big beasts like Liz Truss would be thrilling, but don’t discount the boost it would give Reform, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024 British public more fatalistic about home ownership than climate change – new survey A defining theme of the general election 2024 campaign is that while Labour enjoys a monumental lead in the polls, there is a lack of enthusiasm about having a Labour government, or belief in its potential to change very much.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2024 Keir Starmer blasted over claim election is 'binary choice' for Scots KEIR Starmer has insisted that the election is a “binary choice” in Scotland – as he ruled out any negotiations on independence.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2024 Keir Starmer gives blunt 'no' to independence talks if SNP win majority Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has categorically refused to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if the SNP wins a…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 Betting, vetting and the return of Big Dog: the weirdest election campaign ever is only getting weirder Rishi Sunak’s scaring sheep and Ed Davey’s on the wheelbarrows … Nothing’s happening, at a chaotic speed, everywhere all at once, says comedy writer Ian Martin
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 Labour’s VAT on private school fees would not come in until 2025, Rachel Reeves says Rachel Reeves says it would not be ‘the right thing to do’ to impose retrospective tax on private schools
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 Tories ‘held in contempt by the electorate’ as pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak over betting scandal Prime minister fails to deny cabinet ministers among those who had a flutter on the election date
The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2024 Welsh Labour accused of 'undermining devolution' with manifesto launch WELSH Labour have been accused of “undermining devolution” with the launch of their General Election manifesto.
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024 OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: His first decisions as Prime Minister paved the way for Rishi Sunak's campaign from hell The first time I heard Rishi Sunak’s name was from William Hague, in Pushkar’s Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024 Ticket touts clampdown promised by Lib Dems as Taylor Swift Wembley shows resell for £7,000 Tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras shows in London are selling for over £7,000
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Betting scandal is a threat to more than just the Tories Public confidence in our political system has reached record lows. As many as 58 per cent say they “almost never” trust “politicians of any party in Britain to tell the truth when they are in a tight corner”, up 19 points from 2020, according to the National Centre for Social…