The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

No party has won five elections in a row, and Tories won’t be the first

The economy is growing again and inflation is only just above government’s 2% target, but it is all too little, too late

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024

‘No return to austerity under a Labour government,’ says shadow chancellor – as it happened

Rachel Reeves says Labour plans for an immediate injection of cash into frontline public services if party gets into government

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024

The Observer view on the Tories: A chance to pass judgment on 14 years of misrule

The Conservatives are a spent force with an appalling track record. They deserve a resounding general election defeat

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints

Rachel Reeves made a Thatcher-style commitment to ‘sound money’ while Jeremy Hunt dangled the prospect of further tax cuts as campaigning continues.

Evening Standard · May 25, 2024

Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer

We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Make this the punishment election – damning the Tories for 14 years of cruelty and lies

Voters want progress, but there must also be accountability. When you pick up a ballot paper, remember all the waste and incompetence, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Smaller parties may be squeezed out of UK election TV leadership debates

Lib Dems, Greens and SNP could lose out as broadcasters focus on head-to-heads between Sunak and Starmer

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Scottish LibDem candidate donated £25,000 to Boris Johnson's Tories

THE LibDem candidate in a key target seat donated £25,000 to the Conservatives under the leadership of Boris Johnson, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024

Nicola Sturgeon showed Tories 'how to do it' during Covid, top UK civil servant says

NICOLA Sturgeon was showing the Tory government “how to do it” during the Covid pandemic, according to WhatsApp messages sent by the UK’s most…

The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024

Memo to Keir Starmer: say change, change, change all you want, but soon our problems will be yours to fix

Labour’s pitch is basically ‘elect us, we’re not Tory’, but people will quickly demand real improvements, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024