Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election? Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024
Met Police denies claims it leaked identities of Tories implicated in election betting scandal Scotland Yard denies being source of leaks identifying those being probed for alleged election betting Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024
‘They need to be booted out’: Voters in Sunak’s Yorkshire seat give their verdict PM is still expected to win Richmond and Northallerton for the Tories – but it could be close, say his constituents The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
What is the Tory election betting scandal and what could happen next? Labour has also suspended a parliamentary candidate, Kevin Craig, after it emerged he is being investigated for placing bets on a different political event Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024
Raging Rishi – or maybe his avatar – gave us an object lesson in how not to win friends His appearance was the moment the Question Time audience had been waiting for: to give the Tories a kicking The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Thursday briefing: What Russia wants from its alliance with North Korea In today’s newsletter: Putin has gone from G8 member to outpast relying on Pyongyang to aid his efforts in Ukraine. How worried should the west be? The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Police officer in Sunak’s close protection team arrested over alleged general election date bets The officer was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the alleged bets were made The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
Rishi Sunak facing near wipeout in London with Tories squeezed by Labour and Reform - new poll Ipsos survey showed Rishi Sunak’s party seeing its number of seats in the capital plummet from 20 to just four Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024
Deepfake video of Nigel Farage playing Minecraft ‘of course’ not real, party says Deepfake videos have failed to disrupt election campaign as some predicted, instead existing as obviously fake memes The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
‘When they get in they will face a terrible reality’: can steady Starmer deliver what he promises? Labour’s manifesto launch was as risk-averse as its whole campaign, but what will happen under the impact of bankrupt councils, crumbling schools and an NHS in crisis? The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
Tories face fresh questions over Sunak aide who placed election bet amid Gambling Commission probe Craig Williams has admitted ‘error of judgement’ but declined to answer further questions Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024
How much will Labour and the Tory manifestos appeal to London's voters? Professor Patrick Diamond, Director of the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London, examines the two key documents Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024
Sunak’s new tactic will lead to Tory voters staying at home, warns Boris Johnson campaign strategist Lee Cain worked on the Vote Leave campaign and was Boris Johnson’sommunications director. Now he has a warning for Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Sunak and Starmer grilled in election interviews – four key issues assessed by experts We’re at around the midway point of the 2024 election campaign and the two main party leaders have undergone a grilling by Sky News. This was not a head-to-head debate but two separate interviews with Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby, followed by questions from the public. The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Tory MP’s election leaflet includes picture of Reform leader Nigel Farage Dame Andrea Jenkyns has previously described Nigel Farage as a ‘conservative to the core’ and ‘one of the most influential politicians of our generation’
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024 Labour’s Dover candidate: ‘I would not have stood under Corbyn’ Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent, former soldier Mike Tapp said he wants to help Sir Keir Starmer tackle the small boats crisis and end the chaos at the Port of Dover
The Conversation · Jun 7, 2024 Why the UK really does need a clear plan to fix adult social care Social care is set to be a central theme in the forthcoming UK general election. In the first electoral debate, held on June 4, 2024, Labour leader Keir Starmer promised a full plan to be published within the party’s manifesto. Sunak was altogether vaguer on what the Conservatives aim to…
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024 Election merch madness! Labour bucket hat, Tory baseball cap or a babygro for your vote? There’s little that brings more joy than a quick study of political merch, so often a riveting insight into the Little Britain capabilities of party marketing teams. Tory superfans can snap up caricature Toby jugs (£28.95) of all previous leaders from Churchill to Johnson. Note, Liz Truss and Sunak have…
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Voices: Sunak or Starmer: who won the first general election TV debate? To win, the Labour leader simply had to hold the prime minister to a draw, writes John Rentoul
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Labour party manifesto: What will be Keir Starmer’s key policies for the general election? A guide to all the manifesto promises we could expect to see from Labour before July 4
The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2024 Rishi Sunak pledges to cap immigration should Tories win election THE Conservatives will propose an annual cap on worker and family visas in a bid to ensure immigration figures fall year on year in a future…
Evening Standard · May 31, 2024 Don’t take the Mickey: Why creative degrees need more respect from Tory 'big cheeses' City Voices: Let’s not demonise “Mickey Mouse” degrees
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 If Labour wins a 1945-style landslide, it will have no excuse for playing it safe Sticking to the Tories’ nonsensical fiscal rules, as it says it will, would be a political and economic mistake, says the Guardian’s economic editor Larry Elliott
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024 Manufacturing dissent: welcome to the political excesses of the election campaign Rishi Sunak is so palpably convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are falling off kayaks
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024 Harriet Harman: ‘Sunak thinks the economy is going to get worse. Otherwise he would wait’ The Labour veteran entered the commons as one of only 21 women, then spent years fighting for a seat at the table. She discusses sexism, backlash and power as she prepares to leave parliament