Campaign catchup: Farage’s dodgy sums, tactical voting, and a Lib Dem showpony In today’s newsletter: The rightwing party launched its manifesto today – but does any of it add up? The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Now we know Farage and Reform’s so-called policies. The worst thing Sunak can do is copy them Voters will see through the thin prospectus Farage offered today, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Piers Morgan leads Ofcom’s list of most complained about shows of all time UK watchdog published its first all-encompassing list of the most complained about TV shows The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Boss of US firm given £4bn in UK Covid contracts accused of squandering millions on jets and properties Exclusive: Rishi Sunak’s team helped fast-track deal with firm founded by Charles Huang, who says contracts generated $2bn profit The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Jeremy Clarkson addresses shocking footage of police mowing down baby cow ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ star hinted as to how he will vote in the general election The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Grant Shapps admits Tories ‘unlikely’ to win election as Sunak urged to ‘go for jugular’ on Starmer With less than three weeks to go, polls continue to show the Tories facing electoral wipeout The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Rishi Sunak tops a tactical voting hit list in plan for Tory wipeout Campaign group Best for Britain, which previously fought to stop Brexit, has produced its recommendations for tactical voting to ensure ‘the Tories are out for a decade’ The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
A D-day disaster, dodgy leaflets and policies from thin air. Tory activists must avenge this debacle Grassroots Conservatives will have their time to assess the disaster that is this campaign. They must be unsparing, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
General Election 2024 LIVE: Nigel Farage launches Reform UK manifesto as Rishi Sunak insists Tories 'can win' Earlier, Sir Keir Starmer did not rule out council tax band revaluation when asked about tax rises outside Labour's manifesto plans Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
The high cost of living is still biting the UK. Many don't think the election will change anything Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a key message on the campaign trail: The economy is turning a corner The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Starmer faces further calls for Labour to axe two-child benefit cap IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Rishi Sunak says he is not opposed to assisted dying PM says ‘I’m not against it in principle’ with issue expected to be subject of Commons vote in next parliament The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Tories are the underdog in the election, Mordaunt says, as she calls for party to ignore polls and rally Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt has given her first in-depth interview of the general election to The Independent, addressing the D-Day row, the leadership, and why her party should not listen to the polls or political pundits The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024
What Sky-deprived Rishi Sunak should have said in that TV interview Letters: Honesty is the best policy | Teacher’s positive feedback | A bet on Craig Williams? | Tory self-destruction | Nigel Farage The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Top News · Jun 16, 2024 UK Election: Sunak Struggles As Labour Leads In Polls With the U.K. election approaching, PM Sunak faces challenges as Labour leads in polls. Both parties' manifestos reveal contrasting promises and priorities...
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 Britain's July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune With less than three weeks to go until Britain’s election day, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 On the Hunt for Jeremy, the Tories’ invisible man this election Chancellor has gone to ground, but no such luck with Mark Harper, who TV viewers were forced to endure on Sunday
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 Voters reveal which political leader they would like to manage the England football team Exclusive: Techne UK asked voters which political leader would be best to manage the England football team
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Recovery and interest rate cuts won’t be enough to win Sunak the election Across the EU and US, strong anti-incumbency sentiment shows voters in west are unhappy with direction of travel
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 The election is farcical and frustrating, but deeply significant – under Labour things really could get better Everywhere I go in Britain, people are exhausted. But there’s good reason to believe a Labour government would bring unseen possibilities, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Disaffection among young UK voters fuelling growth of smaller parties Apathy, economic insecurity and feeling ignored is driving the under-35s away from Labour and the Tories
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 ‘I am the original Brexiteer’ - Rishi Sunak hits back at Nigel Farage challenge Rishi Sunak came out fighting after Reform overtook the Conservatives for the first time in one YouGov poll
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Election diary: a tax on disco music, a levy on punctuation – and VAT terror stalking rural England We’re halfway and it’s time to analyse the best comedy offerings among the general election campaigns, with special mentions for the PM and Ed Davey
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Time may be up for the Tories, but their legacy of lies will live on Rishi Sunak and his cronies have helped spread an epidemic of disinformation in this campaign – it’s a political way of life for the right
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 The week in TV: On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace; Presumed Innocent; The Rest Is Politics; Inside No 9 – review Docuseries meets eco-thriller as climate activists clash with Russia’s despot; Jake Gyllenhaal stars in an oddly flat legal drama rehash; Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart give us podcast TV; and the final episode of Inside No 9