Washout for UK retailers in pre-election blow for Rishi Sunak Retail sales across the UK plunged by 2.3 per cent in April, following a 0.2 per fall in March, figures revealed The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
Falling UK Energy Bills Grab Election Spotlight Britain's energy regulator on Friday announced a fall in household bills from July, catapulting a key cost-of-living issue into the second day of general election campaigning. International Business Times · May 24, 2024
Sunak’s election tour branded shambolic after Titanic Quarter visit inspires sinking ship comparison – as it happened Incident in Belfast follows gaffe in Welsh brewery and campaign launch where Labour anthem was played The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
Digested week: Snakes alive! Depardieu smacks snapper while Sunak slips up A venomous Arizona training course, Reese Witherspoon’s book club and not remaining calm in the face of disaster The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
UK Parliament to break up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics Britain’s lawmakers will leave Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks amid election campaign King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
Tories brand Starmer ‘scared’ as Labour leader rejects weekly TV debates with Sunak Sir Keir Starmer argues that Rishi Sunak has ‘nothing to say’ to justify six general election TV debates The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
Rishi Sunak deflects question on election date concerns with attack on SNP RISHI Sunak dismissed concerns that the election date clashes with Scottish school holidays with an attack on the SNP’s education record. The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2024
General Election 2024: Keir Starmer slams Rishi Sunak's rainy announcement as 'daft' Sir Keir mocked the PM’s announcement amid a clash over his Rwanda plan Evening Standard · May 24, 2024
The rightwing media aim to save Britain from Labour. They’re also desperate to save themselves None of them are enthusiastic about Starmer or Sunak. And all are anxious about what comes next, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
Shock plunge in retail sales deals pre-election economic blow to Sunak The figures confounded City economists, who had expected a much more modest 0.4% decline Evening Standard · May 24, 2024
‘We’re up for this fight’: Labour plans to make climate key focus of election Leadership now sees environment as core issue for voters and strong dividing line against the Tories The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
General Election 2024: Keir Starmer refuses to bow to Tory calls for six TV debates with Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak said there were big issues at stake in the General Election as he pushed for weekly debates Evening Standard · May 24, 2024
Friday briefing: Breaking down the big issues as the election campaign kicks off In today’s newsletter: From the cost of living to immigration and the environment, where will the Conservatives and Labour seek to charm voters as they hit the campaign trail? The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024 Tory MPs mull over their fate after Rishi Sunak’s election call Gloom, resignation, but also a show of fighting spirit as PM’s troops weigh up the odds on re-election
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024 Allies enraged and enemies emboldened – Sunak’s campaign is already a fiasco The beleaguered PM maximised the only weapon he had left – surprise. But the ruse will worsen his prospects, not improve them, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 Millions of patients a month wait longer than a fortnight to see GP in England Despite promise of appointments within 14 days, almost 61m took place after that in 2023, analysis of NHS data shows
Evening Standard · May 23, 2024 Blow for Sunak as Tory MP general election exodus breaks 1997 record Number of Conservatives standing down ahead of July 4 poll reaches 76, more than when Sir Tony Blair won a Labour landslide victory in 1997
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 Rishi Sunak shelves flagship Rwanda and smoking policies before election Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped
The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024 Picture shows Rishi Sunak avoiding public on visit to Scotland AN IMAGE released by a BBC journalist has shown Rishi Sunak avoiding the public on his visit to Scotland...
Al Jazeera · May 23, 2024 Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to the African country.
Evening Standard · May 23, 2024 General Election 2024: Are the Tories facing wipeout in inner London? ...The Standard podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Gloom for Sunak as he admits Rwanda flights won’t take off – and five more Tory MPs quit Rishi Sunak suffered a bruising first day of campaigning with a painful policy admission, MPs quitting, gaffes and the worst polling yet
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 The Guardian view on the end of a parliament: five years in which Britain’s leaders showed they were not up to the job Editorial: Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have all provided object lessons in how not to govern wisely or well
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 ’Bleak’ outlook for Tories as they hit new poll low after Sunak called snap election Pollster predicts Tories are on course to get less than 100 seats unless Sunak can turn party fortunes around