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SCOTTISH Labour launched their manifesto today and it is virtually identical to the one Keir Starmer unveiled last week ...

Deepfake videos have failed to disrupt election campaign as some predicted, instead existing as obviously fake memes

For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok election”.

In today’s newsletter: A new poll for the Guardian reveals the party is on course to win only 115 seats – is there a way back?

Data showing 15% swing away from Conservatives since 2019 likely to stoke party’s fears of ‘extinction-level event’ at general election

Moments of clarity about football tax and definition of working person only highlight evasion elsewhere

The manifesto promises minor common-sense reforms to the planning system. But the headline proposal for new towns won’t amount to much. Where is the bold modernism of the postwar Labour government?

Exclusive: Labour leader wants a new regulator to look into issue, saying it is increasing travel costs for supporters

The party may find that, like Macron’s Renaissance, using consultancies quickly leads to bad decisions and low popularity, says journalist Oliver Haynes

Exclusive: Minister admits no work done to assess benefit of centres used to save lives in 17 other countries

A century ago, in the general election of October 1924, Stanley Baldwin achieved a majority of 210 for the Conservatives; modestly describing the landslide as “a magnificent opportunity for service”. Though it is true that the National Government formed after the October 1931 election boasted a governing majority of no…