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Labour is telling Britain it is now a conservative party – and we should believe it

Let’s take Starmer at its word that it is the party of wealth creation and growth, not redistribution and equality. What will this mean for our politics, asks David Edgerton, professor of modern British history at King’s College London

The Guardian - UK

UK election diary: Integrity and accountability? Don’t bet on it

Sometimes Sunak only makes sense if you assume he is actively trying to lose this joyless election

The Guardian - UK

European news outlet claims Anas Sarwar is 'next king of Scotland'

THE Jouker can think of any number of ways people might describe Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar ...

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The Guardian view on the general election 2024: a Labour victory would be a reason for hope

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer must win. Only his government can shape the future we want to see

The Guardian - UK

The 2024 battle bus map: where are Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer visiting and what does it tell us?

One of the most important decisions party leaders have to make in an election campaign is where they want to visit. Their strategists will put together an itinerary of trips to schools, businesses, and community centres around the country.

The Conversation

Corbyn accuses Starmer of ‘not being honest about the past’ after criticism of 2019 campaign

Jeremy Corbyn said Sir Keir Starmer endorsed the 2017 and the 2019 manifestos when he was Labour leader

The Independent UK

Starmer is right, the Equality Act already protects single-sex spaces – but he and Sunak are both missing an important point

In their final head-to-head election debate, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak were asked how they would protect women’s rights and single-sex spaces. This has become a part of the wider discussion around transgender rights and identity, specifically whether trans women should have the right to access women-only spaces.

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If Rachel Reeves hikes capital gains tax, she’ll be more in line with Nigel Lawson than Gordon Brown

With Labour heavily predicted to win the upcoming UK election, there has been much talk about future tax plans.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer 'set to delay recognition of Palestinian statehood'

KEIR Starmer is putting a “whiff of power” before his obligations on Palestine, the SNP have said, amid reports the Labour leader is planning to…

The National (Scotland)

Is there truth in Rishi Sunak’s net zero attack on Labour?

The PM trumpeted ‘a recording … admitting that their plans will cost hundreds of billions’. Was it fair to do so?

The Guardian - UK

Stamp duty for first-time buyers would rise in 2025 under Labour government

Party says it would allow threshold for stamp duty to fall back to £300,000 after it was raised temporarily in 2022

The Guardian - UK

‘No way I can vote Labour’: Will pro-Palestine Brits sway the UK election?

Despite raging protests, those abandoning Labour over Starmer’s position are unlikely to affect the outcome.

Al Jazeera

Keir Starmer 'very concerned' about fallout from Bangladesh comments made at general election event

Leaflets claiming Labour plan to ‘deport Bangladeshis’ have been dropping on doorsteps in the East End

Evening Standard

Election London: Finchley in the balance as Labour and Conservatives fight for Jewish voters

Thatcher’s old constituency, which has Britain’s biggest Jewish electorate, relegated Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour to third place in 2019

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France 24

Foggy, disjointed: Joe Biden's US debate performance bordered on 'elder abuse'

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 28: Foggy, stumbling and "elder abuse" are how the press described Joe Biden's performance against Donald Trump in their first head-to-head presidential debate on Thursday evening. The two men drew attention for their performance more than their policies. Has Biden tanked his campaign? Also, we…

The Guardian - UK

Could central London, headquarters of God and mammon, really be turning red?

The affluent constituency is home to Mayfair clubs, Soho theatres and City types – one of whom told me: ‘We need to pay more tax’, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Starmer to delay recognition of Palestinian state to preserve relationship with US

The Labour leader has previously downplayed suggestions the recognition of the Palestinian state by Britain would happen anytime soon

The Guardian - UK

Labour wants to build an NHS ‘fit for the future’. Can it cut waiting times?

The party’s pledge for the NHS is ‘hugely ambitious’, says one expert, though others are more optimistic.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on televised election debates: the voters deserve better

Editorial: The TV contests between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer were sometimes illuminating, but they avoided the big questions facing Britain

Salon

UK debate: Better than Biden-Trump? Meh

Contenders for Britain's top job didn't call each other demented drug fiends. So, hey, at least there's that

The Guardian - UK

The Farage faithful know he’s a fraud but they don’t care

The Reform UK candidate brought the air of a televangelist to a rally in Sunderland that was all show and no substance

The Independent UK

From fears to regrets, an emotional Keir Starmer reveals what drives him

The Labour leader is often accused of lacking passion and personality. But, sitting down with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig days before the general election, Starmer ranged from welling up to barely suppressing anger as he revealed the motivation that has delivered him to the cusp of power – and his fears…

The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Grumpy voters, a pottery throwdown, and a mishearing for the ages

In today’s newsletter: The final leaders’ debate is a bad-tempered affair echoing the mood for those out canvassing, although one doorstep interaction gives the best quote of election so far

The Conversation

There was a telling difference between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s use of pronouns in the final election debate

When Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer stepped up for their final head-to-head debate of the election campaign on June 26, something was very notable about their language.

The Guardian - UK

Number of UK income tax payers leaps by 4.4m in three years due to threshold freeze

HMRC data shows 26% more people over state pension age paying tax on earnings than in 2021-22

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