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Lib Dems to open conference with call to copy Biden’s tax on share buybacks

Exclusive: Money raised from a tax on companies buying their own shares could be used for green investment, party says

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt has given over £100,000 to local Tory party in bid to retain seat

Exclusive: Records show extent of chancellor’s donations since 2019 as polling suggests he is on course to lose at general election

The Guardian - UK

‘Morally bankrupt’: Tories may pay price for ignoring farmers

Rishi Sunak’s charm offensive at NFU conference fails to win over rural voters, but Labour also faces scepticism

The Guardian - UK

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Ken Clarke says government is setting an ‘extremely dangerous precedent’ with Rwanda bill – as it happened

Former Tory home secretary tells House of Lords he hopes the bill will be struck down as ‘unconstitutional’

The Guardian - UK

The Green Party Overtakes The Tories As The Second Most Popular For Voters Under 30

A YouGov poll revealed that for voters aged 18 to 24, the Green Party is nine per cent more popular than the Conservative Party and 12 per cent ahead of the Liberal Democrats.

International Business Times UK

Liberal Democrats bend the truth in latest election leaflet

The party has a reputation for telling porkies

Evening Standard

Record 420,000 patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in 2023 – analysis

Analysis of NHS England figures by the Liberal Democrats has shown that one in 15 A&E patients faced a lengthy wait to be seen

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Rishi Sunak may call general election for November 14, says top political expert Sir John Curtice

The Prime Minister could fire the starting gun for the election in his speech to close the Tory annual rally in Birmingham on October 2

Evening Standard

Tories accused of cronyism as seven donors handed New Year Honours

Knighthoods for financial backers who gave party more than £5m

The Independent UK

Soaring Hospital Parking Fees in England Spark Outcry Amidst NHS Funding Concerns

The Liberal Democrats have decried this exponential rise in parking costs as a "tax on caring" and have criticised the government for falling short of its 2019 manifesto promise.

International Business Times UK

Overheating and flooding at hospitals in England ‘pose threat to patient safety’

Lib Dems’ data analysis shows record levels of overheating and sharp rise in flooding, causing ‘needless disruption’

The Guardian - UK

The Lib Dems have a bold plan – and it is already working

Letter: The party’s president, Dr Mark Pack, responds to a letter from senior party members who argued that the Lib Dem offering must be more radical and less cautious. Plus letters from Dr Alan Butt Philip and Peter Wrigley

The Guardian - UK

As Liberal Democrats, we must set out a bold and distinctive offer to voters

Letters: Senior members call on the party to do more to highlight its differences from Labour and the Conservatives in the run-up to the next general election

The Guardian - UK

Brickbat: We'll Get Around to It

Most British police departments have a goal of responding to Grade 2 calls, defined as serious incidents that require a police response but aren't life-threatening, within one hour. But just 10 of the 29 police departments that responded to Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats, the U.K. political…

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Ban bonuses to water company bosses, Ofwat told

Regulator under pressure to act after finding executive payouts at three English suppliers were not justified

The Independent UK

Bob Stewart surrenders Tory whip as he considers racist abuse conviction appeal

Labour and the Liberal Democrats had called on the Prime Minister to remove Mr Stewart as a Conservative MP.

The Guardian - UK

Loud and uncowed: how UnHerd owner Paul Marshall became Britain’s newest media mogul

UnHerd has quickly become one of the biggest sites for political commentary in the UK, and now the hedge fund founder behind it – who also funds GB News and donates to the Tories – is trying to add the Telegraph to a fast-growing empire. What does he really want?

Evening Standard

Analysis: Tories hit by turning political tide suffer two historic by-election losses in Mid-Beds and Tamworth

Historic swings from the Tories to Labour will alarm Conservative MPs

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Evening Standard

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-election results: Key statistics and historical benchmarks

The result in Tamworth represents the biggest Conservative majority overturned by Labour at a by-election since 1945

The Independent UK

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth results: Key statistics and historical benchmarks

The result in Tamworth represents the biggest Conservative majority overturned by Labour at a by-election since 1945.

The Independent UK

Mid-Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections: Key statistics

Conservative MPs have held the seat of Mid-Bedfordshire continuously since 1931.

The Guardian - UK

Byelection spending suggests tacit Labour and Lib Dems deal on fighting Tory-held seats

Figures released before Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire contests hint at opposition parties making space for each other

The Guardian - UK

The Labour donors: from Tory defectors to a supermarket scion

With Labour heading into election year ahead in the polls, who are the individuals funding its upcoming campaign?

The Independent UK

Rutherglen & Hamilton West result: Key statistics and historical benchmarks

The result is one of the largest-ever swings at a Westminster by-election in Scotland where a seat has changed hands.

The Conversation

Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial

From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together at some expense in a season that lasts about three weeks.

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