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This is billed as a ‘change’ election – but Britain’s electoral system means hardly any seats are true multi-party contests

With all polls pointing in the same direction, the 2024 election will deliver seismic change. It is being seen as a contest that will practically wipe out one party and deliver a large majority to another. But the reality for most of the voting public will feel quite different, at…

The Conversation

Washington Post accuses incoming editor of using work of ‘blagger’

Article in US paper claims Robert Winnett, due to join from Telegraph, used material from self-described ‘thief’

The Guardian - UK

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Peckham?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

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'Scottish Labour will be mortified': Tony Blair weighs in on independence

TONY Blair has been criticised after he claimed Scotland not being independent shows devolution has been successful.

The National (Scotland)

The election is farcical and frustrating, but deeply significant – under Labour things really could get better

Everywhere I go in Britain, people are exhausted. But there’s good reason to believe a Labour government would bring unseen possibilities, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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How to understand the 2024 general election? These books will help

Nigel Farage is back, the Tories are in freefall and everyone’s shouting about tax. If you want to read up on the choices facing voters on 4 July – and better understand how we got here in the first place – Jessie Thompson has your ultimate general election reading guide

The Independent UK

‘People aren’t so impressed by big names’: is the era of celebrity political endorsement over?

A-listers queued up to add showbiz pizzaz before elections. Today, it’s seen as more effective for a member of the public speak out

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - If you knew Keir Starmer's father was a toolmaker, this newsletter is for you

Sadiq Khan and Sajid Javid's fathers: bus drivers. Theresa May and Gordon Brown's: clergymen. John Major's: a music hall performer. If you knew any of these, congratulations, you are a deeply weird person. In fact, even if you didn't, you are still a little strange because you subscribe to a…

Evening Standard

What will Labour actually do in government? Manifesto clues point to a surprisingly radical agenda

Since the first polls of the official election campaign came out earlier this month, there has been talk of Labour repeating its 1997 landslide.

The Conversation

Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe goes to auction at Christie’s

Some 200 of the designer’s personal clothing collection will be exhibited at the auction house

The Independent UK

OPINION - This is one political proposal the Tories should really steal

There are no secrets between us, dear reader, so I shall not hide from you that last night I passed on the leaders’ appearances on Sky and instead read the letters of Evelyn Waugh and laughed like a drain throughout. I recommend them for this election campaign; they are rude,…

Evening Standard

People are convinced Tony Blair statue unveiled in Kosovo is Jason Donovan

Singer’s fans said they couldn’t ‘unsee’ the comparison

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar confronted by furious activist over NHS privatisation plans

Anas Sarwar was forced to defend Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting over concerns about NHS privatisation.

The National (Scotland)

Professor John Curtice — things you didn’t know about TV's most famous general election expert

All you need to know about Professor John Curtice, the eminent TV general election guru.

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The Guardian - UK

General election TV Q&A: Sunak refuses to accept tax burden will definitely rise during next parliament – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey breaks down in tears as he tells Piers Morgan about allegations, Epstein and being broke

Morgan’s sympathetic 90-minute interview with the ‘House of Cards’ star also covered his removal from Ridley Scott’s ‘All the Money in the World’ and the support he has received from King Charles III

Evening Standard

Tony Blair statue unveiled in country where streets are named after him

Yesterday marked 25 years since invading forces left Kosovo

Evening Standard

Who is Yvette Cooper? Labour's shadow home secretary is a veteran of 1997 hoping to return to power

Having won with Tony Blair in 1997, the Labour frontbencher wants party back in No 10

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Evening Standard

Next PM should focus on ‘housing, housing, housing’

Fiona Fletcher-Smith, the leader of the G15 group for social builders, urges housing-centric update to Tony Blair’s famous mantra about education

The Independent UK

Grace Campbell slipped into ‘depression like I’ve never experienced before’ after abortion

‘Prospect of making such a finite decision freaked me out. I wished I had the grace of time,’ comedian writes

The Guardian - UK

The woman who led Labour: Margaret Beckett on fights, friends and ferocious change in 50 years of politics

She is quitting the Commons with no regrets. The UK’s first female foreign secretary discusses chauvinism, Corbyn, contempt for politicians – and her worst period in office

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney defends private sector in Scottish NHS despite attacks on Labour

JOHN Swinney has defended the use of private firms in the Scottish NHS – despite attacking Labour with claims their rivals would privatise the…

The Guardian - UK

‘I want Labour to come into power so I’m voting Lib Dem’: tactical voting threatens blue wall Tories

Lib Dems and Labour try to persuade voters to lend support, as Grant Shapps is among ‘big beasts’ who look vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s D-day failure is a campaign disaster – and a sign he’s forgotten the very recent past

The prime minister had only to look back a few years to see he was making a huge mistake, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Laser etchings, Chinese missions, and terrible PMs – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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