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Do Reform UK’s election claims on tax, immigration and environment add up?

From economy to transport, health to housing, and immigration – how do the main pledges in party’s ‘contract’ with electorate stack up?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

I was the first Muslim leader of a western democracy. And I say Islamophobia has poisoned our politics

The mainstreaming of anti-Muslim sentiment is so acceptable now that politicians barely bother disguising it, says former first minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Greg Hands told Tory activists he fears losing seat after boundary changes take in 'bottom of Hammersmith'

Greg Hands said Chelsea and Fulham would be “on the frontline” of the Conservative general election battle

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

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OPINION - The inevitable truth about Labour and tax

The man who told you Jeremy Corbyn would make a great prime minister in 2019 wants you to believe that his party has changed. Now is the time for a long, hard think, writes Guto Harri

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

Voting guide blasted over 'pro-Labour bias' amid bizarre recommendations

A TACTICAL voting guide has been blasted by critics as having a pro-Labour bias.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024

Labour’s arts and culture promises are a reminder of the 1997 election – but that’s not a good thing

I arrived in the UK at the beginning of 1997, so I experienced the rush of hope and giddiness that caught the country as Labour swept into power after a decade of austerity. There was an appreciation of British creative output at its core. These were the years of Britpop,…

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024

Former senior Labour figure abandons party amid Starmer concerns

A FORMER Labour general secretary has said she is voting for the Greens in the General Election, saying that the party has a “much more…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024

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General election: When does the new government term begin and the prime minister take office?

The period after a general election are a whirl of activity for the new prime minister yet parliament can reconvene within days of the vote

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Ilford South?

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

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Peckham?

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

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle

Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024

OPINION - Nigel Farage: As we launch our Contract, this is what Reform can offer the country

In the two weeks since I announced I would be standing as a candidate, we have electrified the debate about Britain’s future and breathed life into this zombie General Election campaign.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

UK elections: what is tactical voting and how does it work?

The group Best for Britain has launched its guide on how to vote to try to oust the Tories. We look at what tactical voting involves

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Suella Braverman’s new ‘cringey’ TikTok election video is actually real

Former home secretary is seen performing a swaggering dance to Fedde Le Grand and Ida Corr’s 2006 hit ‘Let Me Think About It’ in TikTok clip

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

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Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour should be up front about tax

There lies a contradiction at the heart of Labour’s diagnosis of what ails Britain. On the one hand, a nation afflicted by decaying public services, rising homelessness and faltering local government finances. On the other, “working people” (a deliberately undefined term) will not have to pay more. If this is…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Tactical voting could defeat Tories in once safe seats, campaigners say

Senior Tories such as Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt could be for chop as well as once safe seats such as Maidenhead

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

OPINION - Rachel Reeves is finally in the spotlight — but what if her sums don't add up?

It’s finally Rachel Reeves’s week after a lot of Keir-first communications from Labour.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024

'Disgraceful': Two-child cap will affect 670,000 extra children within five years

The number of children affected by the two-child benefit cap will rise by a third over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has…

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The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024

Only the SNP will deliver 'left-of-centre' manifesto, says John Swinney

SNP leader John Swinney is expected to say that the SNP is the only major party with a “truly left-of-centre manifesto” in a speech at a…

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

Grant Shapps admits Tories ‘unlikely’ to win election as Sunak urged to ‘go for jugular’ on Starmer

With less than three weeks to go, polls continue to show the Tories facing electoral wipeout

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Reform UK plans ‘don’t add up’ and costings are out ‘by tens of billions of pounds per year’, says IFS – as it happened

As Nigel Farage launches party’s manifesto, Institute for Fiscal Studies says ‘the package as a whole is problematic’

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

Rishi Sunak tops a tactical voting hit list in plan for Tory wipeout

Campaign group Best for Britain, which previously fought to stop Brexit, has produced its recommendations for tactical voting to ensure ‘the Tories are out for a decade’

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trade blows on leadership and tax as election battles hot up in London

Grant Shapps admits Rishi Sunak win is ‘not the most likely outcome’ amid increasing Tory poll gloom

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

Reform UK candidate resigns after calling for people to vote for far right BNP in historic comments

StClair-Armstrong, 71, who was supposed to contest against business secretary Kemi Badenoch in North West Essex, said he made the comment ‘out of frustration’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Labour would try to improve UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with EU, says Reeves

Shadow chancellor’s remarks mark shift in tone for party, which has preferred to not talk about Brexit so far

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