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Election 2024: why it’s still worth watching the multi-party debate

The fallout from the first general election debate has left viewers and voters with a bad taste in their mouths. The Conservatives’ disputed claim about Labour’s tax plans shows precisely the problems of adversarial debate formats: they favour soundbites, attack politics and rhetorical tactics that can be misleading.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak apologises for skipping international D-Day ceremony for TV interview

RISHI Sunak has apologised after skipping a major international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in order to carry out a General…

The National (Scotland)

BBC election debate: Penny Mordaunt says Sunak’s D-day snub was ‘very wrong’ in seven-party clash – as it happened

Mordaunt, for the Tories, faced Labour’s Angela Rayner, Reform’s Nigel Farage and candidates from Lib Dems, SNP, Greens and Plaid Cymru

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Leadership matters, it’s time to improve the football governance bill

Jason Stockwood, Grimsby’s vice-chair, hopes to raise a national issue with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at a live debate in Grimsby on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

There is no ‘change’ for Britain without a massive injection of cash. Why won’t our politicians admit it?

If the Labour party wants to deliver real transformation for voters, now is the time to be brave, and back a wealth tax, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak 'lies' row over alleged £2,000 tax hike plan by Keir Starmer grows

The UK statistics watchdog rapped the Conservative claim about Labour’s proposals

Evening Standard

In Tory England, the Lib Dems can smell revenge in the air – and sewage in the rivers

In these still largely prosperous rural heartlands, filthy water has become a surprisingly powerful symbol of national decline, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Rishi Sunak criticised for leaving D-day event early ‘to record ITV interview’

PM skipped late afternoon ceremony at Normandy commemorations so he could focus on electioneering

The Guardian - UK

Labour makes ‘permanent’ mortgage guarantee pledge to entice first-time buyers

First-time buyers could use the state as a guarantor for their mortgages under a future Labour government, the party has pledged.

The Independent UK

'Thank you for our freedom’: Prince William honours D-Day heroes as world leaders mark 80th anniversary

Prince of Wales meets Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden as he stands in for King on world stage

Evening Standard

New poll reveals ‘Farage effect’ on the general election

Nigel Farage may have had milk shake thrown in his face at his launch to win Clacton but a new poll has revealed he has changed the general election

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer expected to push for Palestinian state in Labour manifesto

Labour policy likely to irritate Israel, whose prime minister reacted angrily when Ireland, Spain and Norway officially recognised Palestine in May

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer finally declares his hand in manifesto with plan to recognise a Palestinian state

Exclusive: Details of Labour’s manifesto leaked to The Independent include a bold new policy on the Middle East crisis

The Independent UK

General Election: Labour won’t want the response to its manifesto to be ‘is that it?’

If Labour’s manifesto launch lands well then the Conservatives could find themselves running out of road in their search for an improbable political comeback, says Keiran Pedley, Director of Politics at Ipsos

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer’s Trident triple lock: how Britain’s obsession with nuclear weapons has become part of election campaigns

With a campaign slogan of “change”, Keir Starmer is on a mission to persuade the electorate that the Labour party of 2024 is different to the one of 2019. Part of this is his unequivocal “triple lock” commitment to Trident, the UK’s nuclear weapon system.

The Conversation

How Sunak came up with disputed Labour tax figures – and what’s wrong with them

The first televised debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer was dominated by the prime minister’s claim that every working family in the country would be paying £2,000 more in tax if Labour win the general election.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s Welsh dilemma: winning a landslide with a lame duck leader

Editorial: Vaughan Gething will only survive if he understands that Labour is a broad church, open to more than just those singing from his song sheet

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s plan for VAT on private schools highlights inequalities

Letters: Dr Elizabeth Shawcross says it will hit poorer rural areas hard, William Rees and Isaac Woolley consider the effect on those with special educational needs, while the head of Keir Starmer’s old school, Shaun Fenton, hopes the UK won’t tax education

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Campaign catchup: Hester allegations, Labour tax plans, dodgy D-day branding

In today’s newsletter: Tory donor Frank Hester returns to the headlines – and Rachel Reeves is under pressure to raise capital gains tax

The Independent UK

What to know about Britain's election, from the return of Nigel Farage to tussles over tax

Britain’s July 4 election is less than a month away

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in…Finchley and Golders Green?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

The Independent UK

General election: Nation divided over Sunak’s ‘£2,000 tax rise under Labour’ claim, poll shows

Exclusive: A poll for The Independent by Redfield and Wilton shows that a greater number of voters think Sunak was not telling the truth than those who say he was - but only by a narrow margin

The Guardian - UK

Two-child benefit cap is ‘key driver of child poverty’ in UK, research suggests

Study finds strong correlation between local child poverty levels and percentage of families affected by cap

The Conversation

Shocking news: Daily Mail says public opposes Labour’s votes-at-16 policy – here’s why Starmer won’t flinch

Blow for Starmer as poll finds majority of public oppose lowering the voting age to 16 – in damning verdict on Labour’s flagship policy.

The Guardian - UK

Who are the big Conservative and Labour donors?

Bankrolling Britain’s July election are names from finance, retail and the arts – plus the unions

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