Rishi Sunak uses Tory donor’s helicopter to fly from North Yorkshire Exclusive: PM made flying visit to his North Yorkshire constituency, using millionaire’s chopper to return to London The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
The Observer view on the Tories: A chance to pass judgment on 14 years of misrule The Conservatives are a spent force with an appalling track record. They deserve a resounding general election defeat The Guardian - UK · 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
‘Why did he do it?’ how Rishi Sunak’s early election backfired on the PM Tory MPs are perplexed: this seemed the worst moment to go to the country. Has their leader simply had enough? The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
Election diary: Satirists must be in despair after Tory campaign’s first comedic days From Reform and Redwood to a Titanic misstep, early electioneering has offered much unintentional hilarity The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
David Cameron ‘wasted’ £60k to fly private jet to see ‘drenched Rishi’ DAVID CAMERON has been slammed for “wasting” taxpayers money “to watch a Prime Minister getting drenched at Downing Street”, after it was… The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2024
Starmer to cut voting age to 16 as Labour and Tories clash on first weekend of election campaign Plans to follow Scotland and Wales in lowering voting age could even be included in King’s Speech The Independent UK · May 25, 2024
King Charles and Prince William Cancel All Their Public-Facing Royal Engagements This Week The change in schedule comes shortly after news broke that Kate Middleton will remain out of the spotlight as she spends time with her "birth family." Marie Claire · May 25, 2024
Labour may give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote, says Keir Starmer Party leader says if you can work, pay tax and serve in armed forces you should be able to vote The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
Call to prosecute Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes exposes the west’s moral doublethink US and Britain condemn Hamas and Putin, yet balk at attempts to hold Israel’s leaders to account. But no one should be above the law The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
From first impressions to tactical voting: how the UK election will be won or lost Barring miracles or disasters on the campaign trail, a change of government appears to be just weeks away The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
Another pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Patrick Vallance Former UK chief scientific adviser warns ‘we are not ready yet’ and urges next government to prepare The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024
Louisiana descends into dystopia with historic law on abortion pills The state wasn’t the best place to get pregnant in the first place, with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the US The Guardian - US · 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
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 Record 10,170 people arrive in UK via small-boat Channel crossings this year Provisional official figures deal blow to Rishi Sunak’s claim that threat of Rwanda deportation is a deterrent
Evening Standard · May 25, 2024 Deputy PM Oliver Dowden refuses to 'speculate' on where Tories aim to gain seats in London Mr Dowden said it was ‘difficult to draw too many lessons’ from Labour mayor Sadiq Khan’s recent re-election in the capital
The Independent UK · May 25, 2024 Is Sunak’s election campaign the worst in history? Every time you think this election campaign cannot get worse for Rishi Sunak, it somehow does, writes Political Editor David Maddox
Evening Standard · May 25, 2024 Minister denies Sunak ‘taking the day off’ as PM back in Yorkshire constituency Rishi Sunak is understood to be attending an event in the north of England.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2024 Boss of childcare firm backed by Rishi Sunak’s wife says she’s voting Labour Exclusive: Rachel Carrell, the CEO of Koru Kids, said Tory infighting had prevented key policies being brought in
Evening Standard · May 25, 2024 Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints Rachel Reeves made a Thatcher-style commitment to ‘sound money’ while Jeremy Hunt dangled the prospect of further tax cuts as campaigning continues.
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 UK politics: minister defends loss of high-profile Tory MPs after Gove joins exodus – as it happened Treasury minister Bim Afolami said it was ‘not unnatural’ for high-profile Tory MPs to be standing down at an election
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 Both feted and gilded, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two sides of the same rotten politics After three days of the election campaign, it’s clear the PM will change – our rotten political system won’t, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 Rishi’s own goal: six classic football gaffes by prime ministers – and what they reveal This week, Rishi Sunak put his foot in it while talking to fans in Wales. He certainly isn’t the first PM to make a mistake when talking about the beautiful game ...
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024 Sunak to take a day at home after hapless election campaign start PM will spend first campaign Saturday holding private discussions but aides deny he is seeking reset
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024 Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom to stand down at general election Seventy-eight Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record number