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‘Normal politics won’t stop it’: housing crisis dominates election in Hitchin

Gentrification is pricing out people from Hertfordshire town where voters are divided over plans to build new homes

The Guardian - UK

Chicken runs, boundary changes and a battle of economists: On the campaign trail in new constituency Hitchin

Labour’s Alistair Strathern tells Archie Mitchell that as well as life-long Tories, he is winning the backing of Green and Lib Dem voters against Bim Afolami

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage's Reform UK torpedoes Rishi Sunak getting to 'base camp' to close gap on Labour, says poll expert

Professor of Politics Sir John Curtice stressed that former Tory voters were deserting the party for Reform

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Minister denies Sunak ‘taking the day off’ as PM back in Yorkshire constituency

Rishi Sunak is understood to be attending an event in the north of England.

Evening Standard

Tory donors pour cash into seats held by big names at risk of losing

Exclusive: Over £2.5m for MPs such as Fox and Mordaunt in what will be the highest-spending UK election

The Guardian - UK

Parliament was in the middle of discussing some very important laws before the election was called – what happens to them now?

Just hours before Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun for the 2024 general election, the House of Commons was in full flow, listening to treasury minister Bim Afolami announce that inflation has fallen, and firing questions at the prime minister.

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UK cannot afford to give ‘cold shoulder’ to China, says City minister

Bim Afolami’s comments distance British government from protectionist moves by US

The Guardian - UK

34% of Brits Say UK Economy Is Huge Concern: Household Budgets Leaner and Food Scarcity Rising

Polling shows Britons place the economy at the top of the list of priorities and the UK government will need to address the public's concerns.

International Business Times UK

Tom Tugendhat urges rise in defence spending to 2.5% 'now' - but denies rift with Rishi Sunak

While Economic Secretary Bim Afolami says voters won’t be ‘bribed’ by pre-election budget giveaways

Evening Standard

UK minister defends social media post calling Donald Trump a 'cancer' in US politics

Economic Secretary Bim Afolami insists ‘all sorts of things’ are said in politics

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak hints more tax cuts are on the way ahead of 'autumn' election

PM says Labour's Starmer would take Britain 'back to square one'

Evening Standard

Post Office scandal: Rishi Sunak would 'strongly support' review of ex-boss Paula Vennells' CBE

As petition calling for her to be stripped of her gong passes 1.1 million

Evening Standard

FTX and Binance: how latest crypto scandals could influence public opinion on digital currency regulation

True believers in cryptocurrency have had a rough few weeks. The US government just fined Binance – the world’s largest crypto exchange – US$4.3 billion (£3.4 billion) for its involvement in money laundering.

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The Independent UK

Hunt hints at more tax cuts before next election after ‘making a start’

The Chancellor faces further analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility on the autumn statement.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP investigated over payments for chairing group that lobbied PM

Inquiry will centre on how Bim Afolami declared his fees from WPI Strategy with the register of MPs’ interests

The Guardian - UK

The ‘blue wall’ home counties are falling out of love with the Tory party

The Liberal Democrats believe they can seize the affluent, pro-remain Conservative heartland at the next election

The Independent UK

Tory minister ‘devastated’ after Independent reveals driving fine she put on expenses

Amanda Solloway said the expense claim had been a ‘genuine mistake’

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The Guardian - UK

Nearly two-thirds of millennials think Tories deserve to lose election, poll says

Rishi Sunak told that research from Onward thinktank suggests party is facing ‘existential’ threat

The Independent UK

Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report - OLD

Hope for the Conservatives lies in understanding and not ignoring the priorities of millennials, the report by think tank Onward suggests.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Tory minister and MPs claimed driving fines on expenses

Exclusive: It’s scandalous, says former ethics tsar as Sunak is dragged into new ethics row

Evening Standard

Four MPs claimed hundreds of pounds in driving fines back on expenses

Four MPs claimed back hundreds of pounds in driving fines on their travel expenses.

The Independent UK

MPs claiming driving fines on expenses is ‘manifestly wrong’

Mr Bryant’s intervention came after The Independent revealed a Tory minister who served under Suella Braverman at the Home Office is among high-profile MPs to have wrongly claimed hundreds of pounds in driving fines on expenses

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs claim hundreds of pounds in driving fines back on EXPENSES sparking fury

Sir Alastair Graham, former chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said it was 'scandalous', adding that MPs should have to pay their fines 'like the rest of us'

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP named among politicians claiming for driving fines on expenses

AN SNP MP has been named among four politicians who claimed fines for traffic violations on expenses.

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