Starmer has given in to the Labour left over Diane Abbott, says Sunak – as it happened The prime minister said if Starmer was elected then he would also pander to the left in power The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Diane Abbott might now be allowed to stand as a Labour MP, but the damage is done – and it’s deep Keir Starmer will need broad support to undertake a ‘decade of renewal’ in office. This sordid episode suggests he won’t have it, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Sunak heads north after a flurry of Tory policies fail to move the dial in the polls After week of campaign missteps, ‘reset’ is attempt to firm up base and beat back Reform UK, say observers The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Election diary: Tory campaign going exactly as planned, say Tories With the Tories’ chances at near zero, Labour is concentrating on fighting an ideological ground war with itself The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Former Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen says she does not think “there’s any way back” for her into the party The former candidate addressed a rally in northeast London on Friday. Evening Standard · May 31, 2024
Labour MP selections: Who’s in and who’s out amid Abbott and Shaheen row Several left-wing Labour candidates have been barred from standing at the general election The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
Labour MP hopeful told Scots to vote Conservative in General Election A LABOUR candidate urged Scots to vote Conservative in the General Election, The National can reveal ... The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024
Selection boxing: Labour declare war on themselves in first week of election campaign IT would be impossible to conclude – after just over a week of election campaigning – that Labour just aren’t much cop at this politics lark… The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024
Patrick Vallance becomes the latest public servant who worked with the Tory government to back Labour Britain’s former chief scientific officer Sir Patrick Vallance backed Labour’s Great British Energy plan today The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
Five London commuter seats visited by Rishi Sunak so far to stop Tories losing to Labour or Lib Dems He has been to Harrow East, Wimbledon, Harpenden & Berkhamsted, Chesham & Amersham, and Milton Keynes Central Evening Standard · May 31, 2024
Luke Akehurst: who is Labour activist turned controversial candidate? Described by critics as on the Labour right, Akehurst’s defence of Israel’s actions in Gaza has upset many in party and without The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
Putin and Orbán voice support for Trump as allies respect US legal process Kremlin spokesman decries ‘elimination … of political rivals’ while Hungarian prime minister calls Trump ‘a man of honour’ The Guardian - US · May 31, 2024
Fantasy football player’s forfeit goes viral after coming last in league Zac Evans finished last out of 31 teams, despite his team name being Shock He’s Top FC The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
Anger as Labour's 'parachuting candidates' saga continues in Wales LABOUR have come under fire for parachuting in General Election candidates for Wales at the last-minute. The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024
The Independent UK · May 31, 2024 UK's first Black female lawmaker 'free' to stand for Labour at election after row over her future The U.K.’s first Black female member of parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer says, following a fractious few days over her political future
International Business Times · May 31, 2024 UK Labour Pitches New Energy Policy In Election Battle The UK's Labour opposition launched its flagship clean energy policy Friday, bidding to ease the country's cost-of-living crisis and contrast the party with the ruling Conservatives in the looming general election.
The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024 Keir Starmer says Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as a Labour candidate amid row DIANE Abbott is “free” to stand as a Labour candidate in the General Election, Keir Starmer has said after growing tensions in the party over…
The Independent UK · May 31, 2024 Starmer says Diane Abbott is ‘free’ to stand for Labour in next election, in U-turn It comes after a row about whether Diane Abbott would be blocked from running for the Labour Party on 4 July
The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024 ITV to host General Election debate with all major parties following SNP snub SENIOR figures from across the political spectrum will go head-to-head in a General Election debate hosted by ITV in the coming weeks.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2024 Keir Starmer promises to work with Donald Trump if both men are elected The Labour leader described Mr Trump’s guilty verdict as an ‘unprecedented situation’, but said he will ‘work with whoever is elected president’
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024 Starmer admits he flew by private jet to clean energy jobs rally in Scotland Labour leader says it was ‘most efficient form of transport’ from Wales and party has offset the carbon
Evening Standard · May 31, 2024 OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: This election, Whitby Woman’s choice can change the rest of Britain You remember Mondeo Man? The typical voter that Sir Tony Blair was keenest to target in 1997. In later elections there was Essex Man, Worcester Woman, Waitrose Woman and finally Workington Man in 2019, who Boris Johnson won over so successfully across the Red Wall.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2024 Starmer’s £20k glow up: Labour peer pledges thousands for Keir’s ‘work clothing’ It comes as Labour leader was spotted wearing £500 coat while on campaign trail
The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024 Labour red faced after basic Scottish geography blunder LABOUR’S election campaign has not gotten off to a spectacular start, safe to say.
Evening Standard · May 31, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Donald Trump's guilty verdict is that rare political phenomenon – it is unprecedented The term ‘unprecedented’ is misused almost as frequently as ‘literally’. But the news last night that former US president Donald Trump had been found guilty on all 34 charges, including the use of falsified business records to conceal payments over an alleged affair with the porn star Stormy Daniels, is…