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One of the few success stories of the Conservative government is the fall in inflation, which is now close to the target rate set by the Bank of England. In April 2024, the consumer price index, the most common measure of inflation, increased by 3% over the previous year compared…

Rishi Sunak under pressure to give up money from party’s biggest donor after further allegations of racist behaviour

The PM has apologised for flying back to the UK early to do a TV interview in which he denied ‘lying’ about Labour’s tax plans

PM has once again been ruthlessly mocked by the internet over his latest election campaign gaffe

Exclusive Ipsos poll for The Standard is published as Labour chiefs sign off its manifesto at meeting in London

‘I should have found out before I came on here’, David Johnston says in latest Tory gaffe of campaign

After widespread criticism, prime minister says decision to skip ceremony in France was a ‘mistake’.

The fallout from the first general election debate has left viewers and voters with a bad taste in their mouths. The Conservatives’ disputed claim about Labour’s tax plans shows precisely the problems of adversarial debate formats: they favour soundbites, attack politics and rhetorical tactics that can be misleading.

Opposition politicians accused Sunak of bringing "shame" to the office of prime minister by skipping a major international ceremony with other world leaders in Normandy on Thursday.