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Candidates say situation is more volatile than numbers suggest but no pollsters detect swing back to Conservatives

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In today’s newsletter: A frantic 24 hours for the party sees their campaign going from bad to worse – here’s what happened

With Nigel Farage’s surprise return to frontline politics and Reform surging in the polls, there is increasingly fevered speculation as to how much damage Reform will do to the Conservatives in the election, and whether they will even overtake the Tories in terms of vote share.

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Stonehenge vandalism by climate protesters sparks outrage and debate on environmental activism methods.

Exclusive: Emails shared with The Independent show the Home Office pushing for a decision over Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, who has been waiting more than three years

The effects of austerity, Covid, war and the cost of living crisis are still haunting government and domestic finances

Fourth Tory candidate is investigated about claims he may have bet with inside information about date of general election