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OPINION - The Standard View: Election debates do matter, but are rarely decisive

As is customary at the start of a general election campaign, there is a debate about the debates. Rishi Sunak, 20 points behind in the polls, wants as many of them as possible. Sir Keir Starmer, 20 points ahead, as few.

Evening Standard

Manchester Arena bombing victim’s mother ‘feels misled’ after Sunak meeting

The Prime Minister promised Martyn Hett’s mother he would pass a bill in Martyn’s honour just hours before he called the snap general election

The Independent UK

Sunak’s election tour branded shambolic after Titanic Quarter visit inspires sinking ship comparison – as it happened

Incident in Belfast follows gaffe in Welsh brewery and campaign launch where Labour anthem was played

The Guardian - UK

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UK Parliament to break up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics

Britain’s lawmakers will leave Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott’s inquiry result due day Labour candidate selections close

Outcome of lengthy investigation of MP’s racism comments will be completed by 4 June, Keir Starmer says

The Guardian - UK

'No change': Stephen Flynn hits out at Keir Starmer's priorities

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has hit out at Keir Starmer’s “priorities” following the Labour leader’s morning media round on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says he ditched tuition fee pledge to prioritise tackling NHS crisis

Labour leader says ‘we can’t have both’ given state of economy, but system of university funding must change

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Tories brand Starmer ‘scared’ as Labour leader rejects weekly TV debates with Sunak

Sir Keir Starmer argues that Rishi Sunak has ‘nothing to say’ to justify six general election TV debates

The Independent UK

General Election 2024: Keir Starmer slams Rishi Sunak's rainy announcement as 'daft'

Sir Keir mocked the PM’s announcement amid a clash over his Rwanda plan

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott fury as Starmer suggests her suspension is nothing to do with him

More than a year after Ms Abbott was suspended, Labour will decide whether she can be reinstated in time for the 4 July general election

The Independent UK

‘We’re up for this fight’: Labour plans to make climate key focus of election

Leadership now sees environment as core issue for voters and strong dividing line against the Tories

The Guardian - UK

General Election 2024: Keir Starmer refuses to bow to Tory calls for six TV debates with Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak said there were big issues at stake in the General Election as he pushed for weekly debates

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: Breaking down the big issues as the election campaign kicks off

In today’s newsletter: From the cost of living to immigration and the environment, where will the Conservatives and Labour seek to charm voters as they hit the campaign trail?

The Guardian - UK

Extensive vetting and a battlebus: Labour ready to hit campaign trail

Bruised by Rochdale, party is racing to fill up to 100 seats but is confident of no skeletons in closets

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

The British election is Labour’s to lose. What would the UK–Australia relationship look like under Keir Starmer?

Assuming a Labour win in the UK general election – always a risky assumption given Labour’s proclivity for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory – the “Global Britain” bombast emanating from the United Kingdom will cease.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer takes aim at SNP and Tories ahead of visit to Scotland

KEIR Starmer has taken aim at both the SNP and the Tories ahead of a visit to Scotland.

Evening Standard

Blow for Sunak as Tory MP general election exodus breaks 1997 record

Number of Conservatives standing down ahead of July 4 poll reaches 76, more than when Sir Tony Blair won a Labour landslide victory in 1997

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak shelves flagship Rwanda and smoking policies before election

Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped

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Al Jazeera

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin

A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to the African country.

The Independent UK

Gloom for Sunak as he admits Rwanda flights won’t take off – and five more Tory MPs quit

Rishi Sunak suffered a bruising first day of campaigning with a painful policy admission, MPs quitting, gaffes and the worst polling yet

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

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