Rishi Sunak denies involvement with Tory election betting scandal RISHI Sunak has denied involvement in the betting scandal engulfing the Conservative election campaign. The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2024
Talk of Labour supermajority ‘nonsense’, says party’s Scotland leader – as it happened Anas Sarwar says ‘not a single vote has been cast’ after Grant Shapps said Tories fighting to prevent Labour landslide even bigger than 1997 The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Sleazy, inept and unbelievable – this sorry Sunak campaign sums up the Tory years The seedy betting scandal is the latest self-inflicted blow to the Conservatives’ election effort The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Election date betting row: Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of 'total lack of leadership' The PM is refusing to suspend two Tory candidates under investigation by the Gambling Commission Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
General Election 2024 LIVE: Sunak launches attack on Starmer's character as campaign gets personal Sunak is back on the campaign trail on Friday after facing tough questions over the alleged Tory election betting scandal Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024
Rishi Sunak in live TV grilling over claims Tory candidates bet on election date Rishi Sunak backed the “full force of the law” being thrown against any Tory figures if they were found to have illegally bet on the election day as the row threatened to inflict another blow on his struggling campaign. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024
Fig rolls, hard hats and micromanagement: Behind the scenes with Michael Gove on the Tory battle bus The Independent’s Archie Mitchell joined Gove for a ride on the campaign trail but came away with more questions than answers The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
Dear Tory voter: I see you’re getting an emergency letter from Boris Johnson. Things can only get worse Humiliated on the campaign trail, Sunak looks to his predecessor for help. Truly, the lost and the damned, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
I went looking for the few remaining Tory voters. They don’t want Farage, but they don’t want Sunak either Even lifelong Conservative voters seem tired of the Tories. Signs are pointing to a total party collapse, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
Greg Hands told Tory activists he fears losing seat after boundary changes take in 'bottom of Hammersmith' Greg Hands said Chelsea and Fulham would be “on the frontline” of the Conservative general election battle Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
A D-day disaster, dodgy leaflets and policies from thin air. Tory activists must avenge this debacle Grassroots Conservatives will have their time to assess the disaster that is this campaign. They must be unsparing, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
HMRC has failed to fine a single ‘enabler’ of offshore tax fraud in five years Landmark powers to impose huge fines to tackle tax evasion and avoidance are ‘pointless’, figures show The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Labour calls for tactical voting to oust Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch could be a surprise Tory election casualty if Labour succeeds in a call for tactical voting The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024
Labour government will ‘change futures for the better’, says Rayner She hailed the impact the party’s New Deal for Working People will have on young Scots. Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024 Tory party CEO is director at cancer care firm benefiting from NHS waiting lists Stephen Massey has taken on role at GenesisCare, which reports increased demand ‘as a result of NHS backlogs’
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024 OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl “The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024 Nigel Farage's Reform UK torpedoes Rishi Sunak getting to 'base camp' to close gap on Labour, says poll expert Professor of Politics Sir John Curtice stressed that former Tory voters were deserting the party for Reform
The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2024 Tory minister rages as England fans to be served watered-down beer at Euros A TORY minister has hit out at the Euros after it was revealed England fans will not be served full-strength beer during their opening match…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2024 Tory candidate ducks General Election hustings in key Grangemouth area A TORY candidate is a confirmed no-show for a hustings event organised by a trade union and the workers of an oil refinery in a pivotal…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024 UK politics: Anas Sarwar says election is about ‘getting rid of Tories’, not Scottish independence – as it happened Leaders of Scotland’s five main political parties clash during live TV debate
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024 Rightwing Tories plan ‘rebel manifesto’ if Sunak’s policy launch falls flat Party figures including Braverman and Jenrick waiting to see how public responds to pledges, insiders say
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024 Douglas Ross to resign as Scottish Tory leader after election Surprise announcement comes amid internal party pressure and fresh allegations over expenses claims
The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2024 Tory candidate quits election race after 'lurid' online comments unearthed A TORY General Election candidate has withdrawn from standing following the discovery of “wholly inappropriate” comments on a fitness website…
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Tory campaign gaffe as video shows Union Jack flag flying upside down Just minutes after the video was released, it was pointed out that perhaps the most striking part of the video is a shot of the UK’s flag upside down
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024 Tories vow annual cap on visas in general election pledge to reduce immigration Sunak unveils policy long demanded by Tory hardliners such as Suella Braverman, as challenger Farage insists 4 July ballot is an ‘immigration election’