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When teaching British political history, I usually stress two points. First, the British Conservative Party have been among the most successful office-seeking parties in electoral history. Second, British Labour struggles mightily to obtain power. Both throw into relief the earth-shattering nature of this landslide win for Keir Starmer’s Labour party.

Guardian analysis of messaging in post-war Tory and Labour manifestos reveals shifting political focus

Nigel Farage is back, the Tories are in freefall and everyone’s shouting about tax. If you want to read up on the choices facing voters on 4 July – and better understand how we got here in the first place – Jessie Thompson has your ultimate general election reading guide

FOR the very first time, a General Election campaign is coinciding with a major football tournament involving both Scotland and England.

The comparator isn’t any other Labour leader – it’s the Tory Edward Heath, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

All you need to know about Professor John Curtice, the eminent TV general election guru.

Broadcasters weighing how to cover Euro 2024 at same time as general election, with BBC facing extra complication of Wimbledon

Both major parties will try to conduct their campaigns without mentioning Brexit. But we cannot afford not to discuss it

This week, Rishi Sunak put his foot in it while talking to fans in Wales. He certainly isn’t the first PM to make a mistake when talking about the beautiful game ...

Amid the shock of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s unexpected election announcement, it has not gone unnoticed that the July 4 date coincides with this summer’s European Championships in Germany. England and Scotland are competing in the tournament – though UK football fans will be relieved to know that the election…

Ideas of exceptionalism and ‘laissez-faire’ policies are still driving economic myths that should be stone dead