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There should have been a line between the Tory approach and the rightwing demagogue’s but, foolishly, the PM dissolved it, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

IT’S been nearly a week since Labour’s selection process erupted into controversy, and what many initially predicted would fade from memory has…

The two men clash over tax, health and the cost of living in fractious debate that failed to land any knockout blows.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate ahead of a July 4 election expected to make one of them the country's next leader.

An ill-tempered matchup between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in front of an ITV audience dominates the front pages on Wednesday

As it turned out, after stealing the limelight on the day, the man most notable by his absence at the first leaders’ TV debate of the 2024 election campaign was never even mentioned by name. Only in his closing statement did the prime minister find it necessary to aim an…

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clashed on national security and immigration in the first live TV debate of the general election campaign

The Independent takes you behind the scenes in the so-called spin room where Labour and the Tories sought to convince the travelling press that it was their candidate that won it

To win, the Labour leader simply had to hold the prime minister to a draw, writes John Rentoul

Exclusive: Rishi Sunak narrowly won the Yougov poll reacting to the debate but failed to win over many Tory members

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer have gone head-to-head in their first TV debate of the 2024 election campaign. Here, we look at the evidence behind some of the claims they made with the help of academic expertise.