Tory MPs paid £100,000 of public funds to party’s in-house web designers Exclusive: Conservatives including Hunt and Truss used Bluetree for websites and claimed costs as expenses The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Tories did not lay waste the economy, but the myth suits Labour’s campaign message Without minimising the challenges faced by Starmer and Reeves, it is actually not a bad time to be arriving in office The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Ex-Tory MP Rory Stewart: ‘I guess my hand will float over Labour, but will probably come down on Lib Dems or the Greens’ The former cabinet minister on why politics made him deeply unhappy, the truth about Old Etonians, and who he’ll be voting for The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Surprise election forces comedians to tear up Edinburgh festival scripts For this year’s fringe, performers will be rapidly updating their shows to reflect the outcome at the ballot box The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024
A Labour earthquake would be a triumph for Starmer – but open up alarming new ground for Farage The rejection of Tory big beasts like Liz Truss would be thrilling, but don’t discount the boost it would give Reform, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Whoever wins the French elections must beware of the markets France’s economy minister name-checked Liz Truss as he sought to warn voters of the risks of voting for RN The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: His first decisions as Prime Minister paved the way for Rishi Sunak's campaign from hell The first time I heard Rishi Sunak’s name was from William Hague, in Pushkar’s Indian restaurant in Birmingham. Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
Sunak ‘incredibly angry’ over gambling scandal but refuses to suspend candidates involved PM’s campaign woes in the spotlight as a BBC Question Time audience grilled him on the betting scandal engulfing members of his inner circle The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
Farage said Andrew Tate was ‘important voice’ for men in podcast interview Reform UK leader has also argued against diversity quotas and said people on benefits were ‘too stupid’ to work in appearances over past year The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Are Tories bent on scoring own goals? Alleged election betting shows real dedication Tory party campaign director’s leave of absence over alleged bet hands Labour the perfect metaphor The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Michael Gove blames Liz Truss for blue wall collapse as Tories face wipeout Michael Gove blamed the Tories’ general election struggles on Ms Truss and her September 2022 mini-budget The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
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 · Jun 19, 2024
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 · Jun 19, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024 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 · Jun 19, 2024 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 Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024 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 · Jun 18, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024 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 · Jun 17, 2024 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 Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024 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
Fortune · Jun 17, 2024 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.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024 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