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Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

Sir Keir Starmer has many strengths, but earthy dynamism is not one of them. In Aesop’s fables, he is the wily and purposeful tortoise, not the fun and speedy hare. His temperament will not change — politicians rarely do — but over the coming weeks there will be new tests…

Broadcasters face wrestle with football fixtures as fans gear up for the start of the Euros

City Comment: The absence of the “Corbyn factor” makes this a hugely different election to 2019

We will never know if Gareth Southgate’s Euros squad announcement just the day before was the trigger that caused Rishi Sunak to make his surprise election announcement. Did the Prime Minister look at a line-up loaded with young talent and conclude that going to the polls just as the nation…

Labour has its own targets in the Home Counties including Grant Shapps

First day clashes over the economy and migrants as leaders hit campaign trail

The Cities of London and Westminster seat has been held by the Tories since it was created in 1950

Rishi Sunak is due north of the border on Thursday afternoon, where he will campaign alongside Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross