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Not the Sun wot won it: what Murdoch’s half-hearted, last-minute endorsements mean for Labour

Leaving it as late as editorially possible, the Sun has endorsed Labour. With an election day front page saying it’s “time for a change”, the Murdoch-owned tabloid says the Conservatives “have become a divided rabble, more interested in fighting themselves than running the country”.

The Conversation

The Sun newspaper backs Labour in blow to Rishi Sunak

The paper has previously backed the Tories since 2009

Evening Standard

Starmer may be the son of a toolmaker, but he speaks for a very different class – and that’s a problem for Labour

There is a new ‘professional, managerial class’ running the party, and it has a complex relationship with the working class, says author Dan Evans

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OPINION - If the polls are right, soon Tory squabbles won't matter a jot

What does Mark Francois think? Is this acceptable to Richard Drax? Can we keep Pauline Latham on board? For the last 15 years, these have been important questions, and for good reason.

Evening Standard

UK's Conservatives 'risk becoming the third party in British politics', historian says

This Wednesday is the last day of campaigning before the UK's general election, which is expected to produce a major change. According to the latest polls, the opposition Labour Party is predicted to sweep to power with more than 480 seats in the 650-seat parliament. That's far more than even…

France 24

Major polls predict Starmer’s Labour on course for stunning UK election win

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Keir Starmer’s party looks set to inherit a divided country with faltering economy.

Al Jazeera

Labour to win, Tories to lose: but why can’t Britain have radical MPs free to speak their minds?

With just one change, we could have more independent voices in the Commons. We are going to need them, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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Campaign catchup: Sunak’s successor, Farage’s bad banner, and liquid Davey

In today’s newsletter: With the Conservatives seemingly accepting defeat in Thursday’s general election, likely next leaders are already on the move

The Guardian - UK

UK's landmark postwar elections: When Blair won the first of his 3 elections in 1997

Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years

The Independent UK

Labour planning to replace NHS England chair with party loyalist

Exclusive: Alan Milburn, Jacqui Smith and Sally Morgan would be contenders to take over from Richard Meddings

The Guardian - UK

UK Tories committing "electoral suicide"

Scholar Brendan O'Leary on the British Conservative Party's date with oblivion this week — and what happens next

Salon

Revealed: Westminster’s ‘unhealthy’ £100,000 relationship with the gambling industry

WESTMINSTER MPs and parties benefited from over £100,000 in gifts and donations from the gambling industry in the past year...

The National (Scotland)

Which Tory big beasts could lose their seats in the general election?

There may be more than one ‘Portillo moment’ this time, with the chancellor and a former leader among those at risk

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer – what he really makes of Trump, Blair and Corbyn

In the second part of Sir Keir Starmer’s exclusive interview with The Independent, he reveals what motivates him politically

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Labour wants to build an NHS ‘fit for the future’. Can it cut waiting times?

The party’s pledge for the NHS is ‘hugely ambitious’, says one expert, though others are more optimistic.

The Independent UK

From fears to regrets, an emotional Keir Starmer reveals what drives him

The Labour leader is often accused of lacking passion and personality. But, sitting down with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig days before the general election, Starmer ranged from welling up to barely suppressing anger as he revealed the motivation that has delivered him to the cusp of power – and his fears…

The Guardian - UK

The Tories are terrified of a Labour ‘supermajority’ – but there are reasons for Labour supporters to be wary too

A landslide victory for Starmer could lead to hubris and division. For Conservatives, it’s an existential question, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Independent UK

Tory blame game already begins with a week to go before polling day

Exclusive: Nadine Dorries has broken the Tory public silence on who is to blame for what many expect to be a historically bad defeat next week

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The Independent UK

Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

The Conversation

After 14 years in opposition, Labour’s cabinet will be inexperienced – is that a problem?

It’s 100 years since the Labour party took office for the first time, back then with a minority government. Now, in 2024, it looks set to win an election with what will possibly the largest majority in history.

The Conversation

Election 2024: these are the races to watch

As the country gears up for the election, all eyes are on the bellwether constituencies that historically reflect the broader national mood.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Labour's private school tax raid may cost as well as win it seats

Depending on who you ask, New Labour died in June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister, or September 2010, when Ed Miliband was elected leader. Except, neither is quite right, in that the real demise can be pinpointed to May 2008, at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

The Guardian - UK

Labour wants to ‘take back our streets’: Will this help people affected by crime?

Experts say Keir Starmer’s plans to cut serious crime levels are ambitious. The party also hopes to restore faith in the criminal justice system but with limited extra resources

Evening Standard

JK Rowling comments on Labour's transgender rights stance 'sad and depressing', says Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting said he was left feeling ‘sad’ after the Harry Potter author criticised his party for ‘abandoning women’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Labour has one vital strength: a shadow cabinet with real government experience

An incoming Labour cabinet would have the advantage of not having to learn on the job, says political economist Andrew Hindmoor

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