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The Guardian view on GDP: a poor measure of what matters in Britain’s economy

Editorial: The public doesn’t understand how economic growth is measured, let alone enjoy much of it. So why is it central to this election?

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s government has almost destroyed Natural England – just for doing its job

After the election, Labour must end the attacks on a watchdog simply trying to protect what little wildlife we have left, says campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems hoping fair electoral wind will help blow down England’s ‘blue wall’

Calum Miller, the Lib Dem candidate for Bicester and Woodstock, has been faced with widespread disenchantment from former Tory voters

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Civil war, what civil war? The so-called Tory moderates never even put up a fight

By pitching only to Reform voters, Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have given up even trying to be a party of mainstream Britain, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to strengthen economic watchdog within first 100 days

Exclusive: Changes early in expected new government intended to stop repeat of catastrophic Truss mini-budget

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s re-election campaign bankrolled by hedge fund manager who ‘profited from falling pound’ under Liz Truss

Exclusive: Financier also hosted a champagne reception on the day of the disastrous mini-budget

The Independent UK

When was the last UK general election and who won?

With 2024’s general election fast approaching, here’s a look back at what happened the last time Britons headed out to vote

Evening Standard

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Who is Jeremy Hunt? Chancellor praises Liz Truss' economic policies ahead of bitter election battle

Jeremy Hunt’s future as Conservative representative for Godalming and Ash hangs in the balance ahead of next month’s election

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt: Liz Truss economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’

Exclusive: Leaked recordings reveal chancellor ‘trying to achieve some of the same things’ as former prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer ‘not immune’ to argument for scrapping two-child benefit cap

Labour leader says projected rise in number of children hit by policy is ‘powerful’ reason to ditch it but refuses to set timeline

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage pledges to run for PM in 2029 as Reform manifesto slated by economists

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has sights on 2029 election as he launches manifesto aimed at Tory voters but had his policies trashed by economists and financial experts

The Independent UK

London snatches the crown from Paris as Europe’s largest stock market after Emmanuel Macron’s snap election sends investors into a spin

London lost its position as the leading stock market last time following political chaos under then Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Fortune

Tactical voting could defeat Tories in once safe seats, campaigners say

Senior Tories such as Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt could be for chop as well as once safe seats such as Maidenhead

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron gives France its own ‘Liz Truss moment’

City Comment: The French financial establishment is asking whether it’s in the middle of ‘un moment Liz Truss’ after Macron’s shock election decision

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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 Independent UK

How to understand the 2024 general election? These books will help

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

The Independent UK

Playwright James Graham: ‘We’re still living in Thatcher’s country’

As his stage adaptation of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ transfers from the National to the West End, Britain’s leading political playwright – and busiest writer in the country – talks politics, football, Harvey Weinstein and work addiction with Ellie Harrison

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Tories and Labour on course for lowest share of the vote since 1945

Poll reveals historically low support for the big two, with smaller parties up by five points

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French stock market plummets amid fears of far right election win

CAC 40 index has its worst week since March 2022 after Macron’s decision to call snap elections

The Guardian - UK

It’s the Sunak syndrome: you’re richer than the king but only ‘pass’ at being posh. That’s the class system for you

Like the characters in Ripley and Saltburn, the perfectly well-to-do PM longs to be even better-to-do, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting defends Labour's manifesto and likens Rishi Sunak's to 'Liz Truss on steroids'

Shadow health secretary also slams ‘crocodile tears’ of private schools over Labour VAT plan

The Independent UK

Sunak’s Tories hit Truss level of all-time low support as Brexit voters turn to Farage’s Reform

Three new polls have made dire reading for Rishi Sunak suggesting that Nigel Farage’s Reform may be passing the Tories

Evening Standard

OPINION - On economic growth, Keir Starmer sounds more like Liz Truss than Jeremy Corbyn

I have no ideological aversion to defences of Liz Truss. We all have our foibles, after all. But the one argument I won't accept is that, in going gung-ho for growth, she at least identified the right problem. I mean, pointing out that the British economy has been in a…

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

The Guardian - UK

‘Cosplaying Liz Truss’: Rishi Sunak condemned for £17bn tax giveaway

Critics say funding of Tory manifesto’s policies is ‘implausible’ and they would mainly benefit wealthier voters

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