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Election diary: Rishi Sunak makes a French exit and Ed Davey wins hearts

The PM slipped away from D-day events to give an interview, while the Lib Dem leader talked movingly about his son

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

How old do you have to be to vote in general elections as voting age to be lowered?

England will be lowing lowering the age to vote - the Parliament has previously rejected the idea twice, once in 1999 and once more in 2005

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024

UK's Sunak Apologises For Skipping Main D-Day Event

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Friday for leaving the D-Day commemorations in France early to give a domestic television interview, the latest self-inflicted setback to his stuttering general election campaign.

International Business Times · Jun 7, 2024

Don’t underestimate Starmer’s push for workers’ rights – it could be his defining legacy

For the first time in decades, and with public support, dignity and fairness in the workplace are back on the political agenda, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

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 · Jun 7, 2024

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) · Jun 7, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

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 · Jun 7, 2024

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 · Jun 7, 2024

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 · Jun 7, 2024