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Keir Starmer BBC Panorama election interview with Nick Robinson confirmed

Sir Keir was the last leader to confirm an interview with the broadcaster

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024

Our reliable election forecast model predicts British Conservatives will lose big

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s election call for July 4 was a surprise. Since the government could stay in power another six months and have an election in early 2025, why did Sunak opt to go early?

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024

Sunak urges voters not to give Starmer ‘blank cheque’ as he launches Tory manifesto

Prime minister promises series of tax cuts but his party’s election policies contain little in the way of surprises

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

Social care is a timebomb beneath Britain – why does neither main party have a plan to tackle it?

Plans to fund adult care have been derided as a ‘dementia tax’ or a ‘death tax’. The carers I visited showed me that what they need is both urgent and simple, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

Top businesswomen back Rachel Reeves as first female chancellor

Exclusive: Letter says bosses appreciate Reeves’s commitment to genuine plan for economic growth

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

UK's Sunak To Unveil Manifesto Promising 'Financial Security'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, promising voters "financial security" ahead of the general election as the Tories lag far behind Labour in polls.

International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024

Labour urged to confirm how it will find staff for 100,000 new childcare places

Party’s proposals involve about £140m to refurbish school classrooms, but nothing extra to increase staffing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Security, morality and Keir Starmer’s policy on nuclear weapons

Letters: Prof Nick Megoran on the horror of Hiroshima, Andrew Aikman on Russia’s need for buffer states, Norman Rimmell on fears of a nuclear accident, and Alex Hamilton on the deterrent power of the atomic bomb. Plus a letter from Ted Schrecker

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Window dressing for the undecided: Lib Dems launch fantasy bingo manifesto

Ed Davey knows he’s not going to be forming the next government – it’s best to treat the party’s pitch as a mood board

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Campaign catchup: Europe’s right ascends, Lib Dems jump first, ReformCon cosy up

In today’s newsletter: What swings toward the right in Germany, France, Belgium and beyond might mean for the UK election

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024