'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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 Conversation · Jun 6, 2024
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 · Jun 6, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
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 Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
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 The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024
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 Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024
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 Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024
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 Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024 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 · Jun 6, 2024 Who are the big Conservative and Labour donors? Bankrolling Britain’s July election are names from finance, retail and the arts – plus the unions
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024 Sunak ‘misjudged mood of nation’ by dropping D-Day event to campaign in election The prime minister attended a D-Day event in Normandy this morning but missed the main event with world leaders at Omaha Beach
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024 'They did not flinch': King Charles leads tributes on 80th anniversary of D-Day landings Veterans could be seen wiping their eyes as the King made his address in Normandy while later in the day Prince William joined world leaders on Omaha beach
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: We must protect the freedoms secured on the beaches of Normandy It remains, to this day, the largest amphibious invasion in history. Troops from Britain, the United States, the Commonwealth and our allies landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate France and ultimately defeat Nazi forces in Europe.
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak is not a liar, minister Mel Stride insists as Labour tax row heats up But shadow frontbencher John Healey says the PM is getting ‘more desperate’
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024 General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Hackney North and Stoke Newington? Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 Labour drops lawsuit against ex-staffers accused of leaking antisemitism report Action against five accused, including Jeremy Corbyn’s former chief of staff, estimated to have cost £2.4m
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 UK politics: IFS attacks Tory pledge not to reform ‘absurd’ council tax system – as it happened Thinktank says at least half of houses are in the ‘wrong band’ with those in the north of England and Midlands paying too much
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024 Keir Starmer sees jump in voters saying Labour ready for Government as he leads Sunak as 'best PM', new poll Exclusive Ipsos survey for The Standard gives Labour a 20-point lead over the Tories
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 Don’t underestimate Faragism this election. He’s a virus infecting UK politics It’s no wonder Nigel achieves such cut-through when the media panders to him and mainstream politicians say little of note, says Aditya Chakrabortty