In the challenger v the gaffer election event, the audience was the winner Sunak’s interview about going without Sky TV as a child was the perfect warm-up act but Keir Starmer got a few laughs too The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
Sunak’s campaign takes another blow as Starmer claims confident victory in YouGov poll after Sky debate Sunak’s faltering election campaign takes another hit as voters give Labour leader Starmer a clear win in TV debate The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024
Reality check: Sunak’s tax cut claims and Starmer’s pledges Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer took questions from the public on Sky News on Wednesday. We examine their claims on tax, Rwanda deportations and NHS dentists The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer fail to mention Scotland once in election event RISHI Sunak and Keir Starmer did not mention Scotland once during the Sky News General Election event on Wednesday evening. The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2024
Keir Starmer challenged on tax while Rishi Sunak squirms in Sky News TV grilling on D-Day and immigration The Labour and Tory leader were grilled on their plans for the country in the Sky News election special in Grimsby Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024
Sunak and Starmer grilled on broken pledges but PM feels heat on trust Prime minister put on the spot about D-day gaffe, while the Labour leader was accused of being ‘political robot’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
Parliamentary aide who made £100 election day bet apologises for 'huge error of judgement' Craig Williams admitted to placing a bet on the July 4 election date just three days before it was called by Rishi Sunak Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024
Watch live as Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer in second general election debate Watch live as Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer face off in a second leaders’ debate, hosted by Sky News, on Wednesday 12 June. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024
Is the Conservatives' election campaign running out of steam? A series of social media blunders and a seemingly broken website suggests trouble at CCHQ Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024
Name your winner as Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak set out their election promises to Sky’s Beth Rigby We want to know if hearing from Mr Sunak and Sir Keir for a second time has changed your opinion on either party. Who was your winner tonight? The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s close aide faces probe after betting on July election date ONE of Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aides is facing a Gambling Commission probe after he “put a flutter” on when the General Election… The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2024
General Election 2024: Starmer quizzed on tax as Sunak 'incredibly sad' over D-Day furore in TV grilling The leaders are sitting down for cross-examinations of their pledges Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024
Rishi Sunak aide placed bet on election date days before announcement Exclusive: £100 bet placed in Montgomeryshire – the constituency of Craig Williams – over July poll The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
D-day, Rishi Sunak and the eastern front Letters: D-day commemorations have failed to mention equally important turning points in the war, says Prof Colin Green. Plus a letter from Ben Summerskill The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Rishi Sunak declares he has not given up after minister warns of Labour ‘supermajority’ Defence secretary Grant Shapps effectively concedes defeat forcing the prime minister to say he still believes the Tories can win election
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 Campaign catchup: Defeatist Tories, cautious Greens, and the leader who really loves cars In today’s newsletter: Explaining the strategy behind Grant Shapps’ warning of a Labour ‘supermajority’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 Rish! seems determined to achieve total humiliation. This isn’t politics, it’s art Marina Abramović would flinch at the pain the prime minister is inflicting on himself in pursuit of his self-destructive project
The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2024 'Fantastic': Scots give priceless responses to General Election in live Sky News clip SCOTS shoppers gave a series of priceless reactions when questioned about their views on Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak live on Sky News on Wednesday…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 From Partygate to Post Office to D-day: five ways ITV has shaken up the election The broadcaster, free of the paralysing attention focused on the BBC, has defined many of the moments on which July’s vote might hinge
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 ‘A lot of people won’t vote’: Chingford voters unenthusiastic as Labour does battle with Faiza Shaheen Labour is fighting its former candidate in Iain Duncan Smith’s long-held seat, but local residents don’t appear bowled over by their election options
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 ‘It is now or never’ polling experts warn Sunak as first postal votes set to be cast within days Conservative leader told ‘time is running out’ to convince many voters as postal ballots, set to be used by one in five, start landing on doorsteps early next week
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 I’m 91 and this may be my last chance to vote – I want to hear about policies, not D-day rows Every party underestimates the intelligence of voters. Why is Nigel Farage the only politician prepared to tell us what he really thinks, asks actor and writer Sheila Hancock
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Tories U-turn on national service plans a day after Rishi Sunak’s manifesto launch Grant Shapps said the military aspect of the plan will see 18-year-olds take placements in the armed forces for just 25 days per year - not the year of full-time service initially promised
The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024 Conservative manifesto puts home ownership up top – but ignores housing affordability At the first UK general election debate between the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, Sunak claimed his government had “delivered 1 million new homes”.
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024 The Conservative Party General Election manifesto at a glance Here are some of the headline policies from the Tories