The man behind the manifesto: Labour’s quiet policy chief Unshowy Ravinder Athwal joined Labour in 2020 from the Treasury, where he worked under Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
General Election London: Find out who will be your next MP from new interactive map of 75 constituencies Millions of voters across London will go to the polls on July 4 to elect their MP and the new Government. The Standard looks at how seats could change hands across the capital Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024
The Guardian view on the Labour manifesto: Keir Starmer’s plans could face a long haul Editorial: Voters are ready for a change of government, but lack of enthusiasm for the opposition’s programme may spell trouble ahead The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
Keir Starmer faces questions over cost of Labour manifesto Leader accused of being part of a ‘conspiracy of silence’ over economic challenges ahead as he launches wealth creation plan for government The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
Labour manifesto launch and election data journalism ...The Standard podcast Plus a full automated transcription of today’s episode Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024
Rayner, Mordaunt, Farage and others quizzed on NHS, education and migration in general election debate clash – as it happened Party representatives asked how they would fix a health service that is ‘on its knees’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
How to stop Europe’s drift to the right Letters: Alan Mitcham says leftwing parties must make ending war their priority, Gillian Homeri encourages citizens to be more politically active and Barry Kushner says centrist parties must reach across the class divide The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
Winning a bet may be the best it’s going to get for Rishi Sunak and his team When even Angela Rayner remains relentlessly on message, you know the election is in the bag / Things can only get betting – for Labour The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
Sunak’s Tories hit Truss level of all-time low support as Brexit voters turn to Farage’s Reform Three new polls have made dire reading for Rishi Sunak suggesting that Nigel Farage’s Reform may be passing the Tories The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
How to watch the ITV General Election debate and who will be taking part ITV will be hosting a General Election debate with seven senior party members to appear, find out how to watch and who will be appearing. The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2024
Unions vow to ‘hold Labour’s feet to the fire’ over manifesto’s workers rights pledge The Labour leader set out his party’s manifesto on Thursday, including the promise to introduce a ‘new deal for working people’ in under 100 days The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Campaign catchup: A rabbit-free manifesto, a So Solid revival, and David Cameron’s mum In today’s newsletter: Why Labour is making a virtue of a policy programme bereft of new ideas The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
Here’s how the U.K. election front-runners Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak differ on taxation, health care, housing, and education The two U.K. front-runners from the Labour and Conservative Parties will go head-to-head in less than a month from now. Fortune · Jun 13, 2024
Leading economic experts tear apart Labour's 'no austerity' claims TAX hikes and spending increases within the Labour manifesto are “trivial” and do not address cuts already faced by buckling public services,… The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024 OPINION - On economic growth, Keir Starmer sounds more like Liz Truss than Jeremy Corbyn I have no ideological aversion to defences of Liz Truss. We all have our foibles, after all. But the one argument I won't accept is that, in going gung-ho for growth, she at least identified the right problem. I mean, pointing out that the British economy has been in a…
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Farage asks why his Labour opponent likes ‘drinking the tears of white people’ Nigel Farage has hit back over Starmer’s jibes against him standing in Clacton
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024 Has Labour boxed itself in with promise of no tax rises for ‘working people’? If growth does not come to the rescue, party will face stark choice of tax rises or cuts – but it has some wriggle room
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer wants to grow the economy. The question is: how? Election campaigns are full of “moments”. Some are unscripted and unforeseeable, such as a Tory Prime Minister who is facing a populist threat to his Right, volunteering to leave D-Day commemorations early in order to do a pre-recorded interview. Others, such as Labour’s manifesto launch, are more expected.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 General election 2024: Labour and the Conservatives’s plans to tackle the housing crisis in full A guide to the main parties’ manifesto promises on housing
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024 Within Labour’s manifesto lies the blueprint of a different Britain. I hope it builds it Keir Starmer showed genuine anger in Manchester – I see welcome flashes of campaigning zeal, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024 Change and growth: five key takeaways from the Labour manifesto launch Keir Starmer faces sceptical questions on tax as he seeks to convince people that politics can make a difference
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Terminal cancer patient forced to wait 100 days for treatment opens for Starmer at manifesto launch Nathaniel Dye says he represents ‘the human cost of an NHS neglected over the past 14 years’
The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2024 John Swinney 'making independence impossible' at election, Alex Salmond says JOHN Swinney is making “independence impossible” at this General Election, former first minister Alex Salmond has claimed ...
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Labour manifesto: Key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s election policy launch Pledges include 1.5m more homes, 6,500 extra teachers, scrapping the Rwanda scheme and more weekend working in the NHS
International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024 UK's Labour Pitches For Power With 'Wealth Creation' Pledge Britain's Labour party launched a "manifesto for wealth creation" Thursday, pledging to get the economy firing again if it wins power in next month's election after 14 years in opposition.