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Labour and Tories clash on economy in first weekend of election campaigning

Parties trade blows over tax cuts as first weekend of general election campaign gets underway

Evening Standard · May 25, 2024

Rachel Reeves slams ‘desperate and reckless’ Sunak over £64bn tax pledges

The shadow chancellor has accused Conservatives of making unfunded financial commitments after calling a snap election

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

Britain's Tories headed for a soaking

U.K.'s hapless prime minister calls a "snap election" he's sure to lose, while the Trump-style right bides its time

Salon · May 25, 2024

Rish!’s warehouse visit takes the biscuit for talking down to voters

Not content with treating workers at a distribution centre as if they were half-wits, the PM relied on Tory plants to lob easy questions as if no one would notice

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him re-elected

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking the biggest gamble of his political life by calling a general election for July 4

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Inside Rishi Sunak’s Hail-Mary plan to win UK general election

Rishi Sunak said he would begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda in the days after the general election on July 4 if he’s still prime minister, setting out his core message for the six-week campaign to try to keep Keir Starmer’s poll-leading Labour Party from taking power.

The Times of India · May 23, 2024

Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Ten top Tories at risk of losing seats at the general election

Voters to choose new prime minister and MPs, with a host of top Conservatives at risk of being ejected from Commons

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Rishi Sunak names July 4 for UK general election: What’s next?

Sunak announced general election which could signal an end to his Conservative Party’s 14 years of power in the UK.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2024

Can Rishi Sunak reverse the fate of the Tory party in the next six weeks? Join our general election debate

Have your say: With Labour leading in the polls, the big question is whether Rishi Sunak can turn the tide for the Conservatives

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024