‘Cannot be trusted’: traditional farming voter base turns away from Tories Many disenchanted farmers are seeking new political homes. Can Labour and the Lib Dems capitalise on this opportunity? The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
Housing market 'primed to surge' after election as interest rate cuts come into view Is a ‘Starmer spurt’ on the way? Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024
General Election poll: Labour and Tory manifestos could be key as voters less swayed by Sunak and Starmer Exclusive Ipsos poll for The Standard is published as Labour chiefs sign off its manifesto at meeting in London Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024
Leadership matters, it’s time to improve the football governance bill Jason Stockwood, Grimsby’s vice-chair, hopes to raise a national issue with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at a live debate in Grimsby on Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
In Tory England, the Lib Dems can smell revenge in the air – and sewage in the rivers In these still largely prosperous rural heartlands, filthy water has become a surprisingly powerful symbol of national decline, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s campaign: in the dishonest spirit of Boris Johnson It is revealing how casually the prime minister has abandoned any attempt at integrity under the pressure of an election The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
The run-up to a general election is the perfect time for Mr Fib’s arrival Letters: Readers respond to Tuesday night’s TV debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, and a new book in the Mr Men series The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
No more Mr Nice Guy. Rish! is embracing Boris Johnson’s brand of making stuff up Sunak’s Labour tax-rise accusations are a sign he’ll stop at nothing to court the rightwing press The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Rory Stewart warns Tories not to ‘chase Farage’ and accuses party of giving up on youth vote The former One Nation Tory said the party has not recovered since the ‘chaos’ of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Reeves accuses Sunak of lying after Treasury’s warning on ‘£2,000 tax rise’ claim Letter from senior Treasury official says ministers were told not to present their costings as civil service figures The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
'Caught red-handed': Treasury official casts doubt on Rishi Sunak's tax claim A LETTER from a top civil servant in the Treasury has shown that claims made by Rishi Sunak in last night’s televised debate against Keir Starmer… The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2024
Labour dismisses no confidence vote in Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething as Tory ‘stunt’ – as it happened Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Conservative leader, says vote reflects badly on Keir Starmer as Labour says vote is a stunt The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Sunak’s campaign was a Nigel Farage tribute act – and now he’s been upstaged There should have been a line between the Tory approach and the rightwing demagogue’s but, foolishly, the PM dissolved it, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Hostile environment, Brexit and missed targets: 14 years of Tory immigration policy Migration is a top issue for some voters and candidates in the UK’s general election. The last 14 years of Conservative policy have introduced restrictive policies on both legal and irregular migration. And yet, net migration stands at 685,000, a near historic high. The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024 A cliche purge, a show of empathy and a ‘dead cat’: here’s how Starmer or Sunak can win tonight’s debate The Labour leader has everything to lose: Sunak everything to gain, says former Tory communications chief Giles Kenningham
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 Faiza Shaheen has been badly let down by Labour – as have voters Letters: Readers reflect on the treatment of the blocked Labour candidate and wonder what it means for the direction of the party
The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024 Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer should emulate Boris Johnson’s distinctive smile – here’s the research that shows why Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer will meet in multiple TV debates over the course of the election campaign. Neither is considered a big personality, so this will be a test for both men.
Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024 OPINION - If you don’t think politics matters then this is what you get: the Lib Dem campaign As I watched the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey treat the first week of the general election campaign like an episode of Total Wipeout, I thought of the old joke about a floating voter wandering into Liberal Democrat HQ. “I’d like a copy of your manifesto”. “I am very…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 I’d like to say Johnson and Brexit made me quit politics. But they were symptoms of the problem, not the cause I still feel guilty about standing down, but could no longer put up with a chaotic system that made me feel like a fraud, says the former MP and minister Rory Stewart
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024 Donald Trump thanks Boris Johnson for defending him after hush money conviction The former president, who last week became the first to be convicted of felony crimes, shared a column by the ex-prime minister calling the trial ‘a machine-gun mob-style hit-job on Trump’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 UK election debates must make climate crisis a key issue, say green groups Campaigners have written to broadcasters expressing concern that climate is not a more prominent discussion topic
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Why Labour staffers and MPs don’t say no to ‘power behind the throne’ Sue Gray Starmer’s chief of staff came with a reputation as an inquisitor and is not one to work in the shadows
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Zelenskiy: Trump risks being ‘loser president’ if he imposes bad deal on Ukraine Exclusive: Ukrainian leader says bad peace deal in event of Trump victory would mean end of US as global ‘player’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 ‘Gove saw the polls and realised he might lose’: Lib Dems hope to knock down Tory ‘blue wall’ in Surrey Ed Davey’s party is seeking to win over disillusioned Conservative voters in the Surrey Heath seat of outgoing minister Michael Gove
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Tories accused of ‘colonising’ state by granting public roles to allies Campaigners say the appointments system need to be overhauled amid criticism about alleged Conservative cronyism