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David Cameron and senior Tories push back against swift leadership contest

As Tory MPs prepare bids, former PM and George Osborne say candidates should prove themselves in opposition

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon: Poor SNP result 'takes independence off immediate agenda'

NICOLA Sturgeon has said a poor result for the SNP in Scotland takes independence “off the immediate agenda”.

The National (Scotland)

Did that really happen? 14 years of chaotic Tory government

How the occupants of No 10 brought us austerity, Brexit, Partygate and an economic crash

The Guardian - UK

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Tories heading for armageddon as bombshell poll suggests Rishi Sunak will win just 82 seats

Exclusive: A major survey for The Independent on the eve of the general election puts Labour on course for a 272-seat majority with Keir Starmer winning 461 seats

The Independent UK

An (incomplete) list of every terrible policy the Conservatives have inflicted on Britain since 2010

Readers, brace yourselves, says the writer Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK

How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster

The long read: Over the past 14 years, the Conservative dream of a free market in higher education has collided with the harsh reality of austerity and the cultural resentment of the radical right – driving some institutions close to bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

Austerity was a disastrous political choice that we are still reeling from

Letters: Readers respond to the economist Paul Krugman’s article about the effects of the Tories’ most defining policy during the coalition years

The Guardian - UK

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If Rachel Reeves hikes capital gains tax, she’ll be more in line with Nigel Lawson than Gordon Brown

With Labour heavily predicted to win the upcoming UK election, there has been much talk about future tax plans.

The Conversation

How the ‘unforced error’ of austerity wrecked Britain

The Tories’ cuts were an obvious economic blunder, but their disastrous consequences are still piling up – and there is little hope Labour will reverse the damage

The Guardian - UK

Is the great white male TV anchor facing extinction? Can we save the species? Should we?

ITN’s Tom Bradby raised the alarm, but I’m not sure it’s a problem to worry me or David Attenborough, says writer Leila Latif

The Guardian - UK

‘Culture embarrasses them’: how 14 years of Tory fiascos strangled arts in the UK

They came to power promising ‘a golden age for the arts’. Now, 12 disastrous culture secretaries later, they leave it in tatters. What a stunning missed opportunity to capitalise on an asset that was the envy of the world

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Nick Ferrari; The News Agents; The Rest Is Politics; Oh God, What Now?; Electoral Dysfunction; The Turnout With GK Barry – review

With days to go to the UK’s general election, our critic listens to Starmer and Sunak face LBC’s listeners and dips into the big-name political podcasts

The Guardian - UK

How a disastrous Tory policy blew up the housing market

George Osborne’s help to buy cost billions, pushed up prices, did almost nothing for new buyers – but made house builders a lot of money

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire Tory donor John Caudwell switches allegiance to Labour

John Caudwell had given Boris Johnson £500k to take on Jeremy Corbyn

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘fighting the wrong campaign’ as he puts his hopes in Boris Johnson

As Rishi Sunak dashed to the South West to try to shore up Tory seats and praised an intervention by Boris Johnson, former chancellor George Osborne warned him he is ‘fighting the wrong campaign’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces further calls for Labour to axe two-child benefit cap

IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place

The Guardian - UK

Thatcherism, austerity, Brexit, Liz Truss... goodbye and good riddance to all that

For 45 years, Britain has been blighted by Conservative ideologies that promised a path to prosperity, but achieved nothing of the sort

The Guardian - UK

Amid the Tories’ fiscal disasters, one change has quietly warped how we see public spending for ever

The Tory-created OBR buoyed David Cameron but sunk Liz Truss. After the election, it may become Labour’s problem, says economics professor Jonathan Portes

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The Conversation

How 14 years of Conservative rule has made council bankruptcy commonplace

A growing number of councils in England have declared bankruptcy since 2018, most recently Nottingham, Woking, Thurrock and Birmingham. With the situation in the devolved nations of the UK looking similarly precarious, the question of quite what has happened to local government finances in the UK is an urgent one.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to join pundits on broadcaster's General Election coverage

NICOLA Sturgeon will feature in ITV’s election night coverage alongside former chancellor George Osborne, the broadcaster has announced.

The Guardian - UK

From humiliation to annihilation: could this election mean the end of the Tory party as we know it?

Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape

The Guardian - UK

Police to take no further action over Angela Rayner allegations – as it happened

No further action will be taken after a thorough investigation into Tory allegations, Greater Manchester Police say

The Independent UK

Business bosses desert Tories and defect to Labour

As Rishi Sunak faces an exodus of 76 Conservative MPs at the election, Labour welcomed the support of 121 business leaders

The Guardian - UK

Job ads aimed at the ‘benefits class’ may be well-meant, but smack of contempt

Attempts by cultural organisations to increase social diversity instead echo the Victorians’ demonisation of the ‘lower orders’

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer will struggle to win a Commons majority of more than 60, says Ed Balls

But the Good Morning Britain presenter believes the Labour leader will win a majority in the general election on July 4

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