Rishi Sunak loses £1,000 Rwanda flights bet with Piers Morgan Piers Morgan has revealed where Rishi Sunak’s money should be spent The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
General Election: John Rentoul answers your questions — from polls and predictions to letters of no confidence As we heard Rishi Sunak declare the date for the next general election, John Rentoul has been turning over questions from readers The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Lost laws: which legislation will slip through the net before the UK election? While some bills will be dealt with swiftly in the ‘wash-up’ period in parliament, others could fall by the wayside The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
Gaffe at brewery marks the end of Rishi Sunak’s first day of campaigning After some tetchy interviews the PM flew to all four nations, while Starmer and Davey focused on voters’ desire for change The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
All the July 4 music and sporting events that clash with the 2024 general election The election comes amid a busy summer of events, including Euro 2024, Wimbledon, and gigs from music stars such as Paloma Faith Evening Standard · May 23, 2024
Why did Rishi Sunak go to the country now? Here’s why Letters: Readers react to the announcement of the general election date The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
Rish!’s warehouse visit takes the biscuit for talking down to voters Not content with treating workers at a distribution centre as if they were half-wits, the PM relied on Tory plants to lob easy questions as if no one would notice The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
General election 2024: How many seats could the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK win? Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will dominate the headlines, but The Independent looks at how smaller parties the Lib Dems and Reform UK might fare The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Labour’s top brass know the election battle will be brutal, but they can hardly believe their luck The mood is hyper and buzzy. Starmer is warning his troops that the real enemy is complacency, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
Student visa 'crackdown' announced but Home Office backtracks on graduate route rule changes Rishi Sunak was said to be considering severely restricting, or even scrapping, the graduate visa route Evening Standard · May 23, 2024
‘Change’: Starmer hopes simple slogan will chime with exasperated nation Labour leader’s key campaign message is low on content but chimes with public attitudes in recent polling The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
John Swinney speaks on plans for independence negotiations at SNP campaign launch THE white papers published by the Scottish Government represent the extent of the SNP’s plans for opening independence negotiations with the UK… The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024
How have Labour and the Tories pledged to fix the NHS? Key policies explained Future of health service is among main concerns of voters ahead of general election on July 4 Evening Standard · May 23, 2024
Parliament was in the middle of discussing some very important laws before the election was called – what happens to them now? Just hours before Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun for the 2024 general election, the House of Commons was in full flow, listening to treasury minister Bim Afolami announce that inflation has fallen, and firing questions at the prime minister. The Conversation · May 23, 2024
Evening Standard · May 23, 2024 The best Rishi Sunak memes as prime minister announces 2024 general election in the rain From Four Weddings to Only Fools and Horses and Alan Partridge, social media did its best to poke fun at the rain-soaked prime minister
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 Memo to Keir Starmer: say change, change, change all you want, but soon our problems will be yours to fix Labour’s pitch is basically ‘elect us, we’re not Tory’, but people will quickly demand real improvements, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Marie Claire · May 23, 2024 The British Royal Family Suddenly Cancels Numerous Planned Engagements Amid an Already Chaotic 2024 Expect to see very little of the royals for the next six weeks, as the fate of this year’s Trooping the Colour and a planned Japanese state visit hang in the balance.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him re-elected British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking the biggest gamble of his political life by calling a general election for July 4
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 John Curtice warns Sunak that Tory election victory would ‘biggest turnaround in history’ Leading pollsters believe that Sunak’s monumental task of winning the general election would defy history
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Jupp Heynckes … Ademola Lookman In today’s Football Daily: Ademola Lookman and a man looking dangeroosly
Evening Standard · May 23, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer will struggle to win a Commons majority of more than 60, says Ed Balls But the Good Morning Britain presenter believes the Labour leader will win a majority in the general election on July 4
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 December 2024 dates for benefit and pensions as DWP reveals new year timings All the essential cost of living information you need
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Rishi Sunak scores own goal at Welsh brewery with gaffe over national team’s Euros absence Mr Sunak asked Welsh pub workers if they were looking forward to the Euros despite Wales not qualifying
Evening Standard · May 23, 2024 Comment: Can the general election rescue a bedraggled London housing market? A July election is exactly what the downtrodden market has been crying out for
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 What is tactical voting and where has it been encouraged in the 2024 general election? Experts warn tactical voting will be ‘bad news for the Conservative Party’