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The Conservative Party General Election manifesto at a glance

Here are some of the headline policies from the Tories

Evening Standard

Don't turn your backs on justice: Fresh calls for action over fast-track courts system

Both the Tories and Labour have said they will look again at the Single Justice Procedure following the Standard’s investigations

Evening Standard

Met police ‘using human rights laws to block trooping the colour protest’

Anti-monarchy group to challenge ’Kafkaesque’ move by force over Saturday’s event to mark king’s birthday

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OPINION - The Standard View: Time to overhaul the profoundly unjust Single Justice Procedure

At its heart, journalism is about accountability. That means uncovering deceit or neglect in government, shining a light on dark corners of the business world and highlighting the unjust application of the law. Tristan Kirk, the Evening Standard’s courts correspondent, has done more than most to uphold these values.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt admits his Surrey seat could be won or lost by just 1,500 votes

The Godalming and Ash parliamentary seat is a key target for the Liberal Democrats who are aiming to demolish the Conservative “blue wall” in southern England

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar told to 'come clean' on how Scotland can choose its own future

ANAS Sarwar has been told he must make it clear how Scotland can choose its own constitutional future following comments he made on BBC’s Debate…

The National (Scotland)

Why is nobody talking about Brexit in the UK election?

The once defining issue in British politics has barely featured in this summer’s campaign

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer ally Louise Haigh defends Labour leader's jibe at Jeremy Corbyn manifesto from 2019

Shadow transport secretary says: ‘That was the worst election defeat we'd suffered in our history. And we've learned from those lessons.’

Evening Standard

Inside the Grangemouth election hustings as candidates battle it out

GRANGEMOUTH oil refinery will be a real test of whether the next UK Government can deliver a just transition for the people of Scotland, warns trade…

The National (Scotland)

Amid the Tories’ fiscal disasters, one change has quietly warped how we see public spending for ever

The Tory-created OBR buoyed David Cameron but sunk Liz Truss. After the election, it may become Labour’s problem, says economics professor Jonathan Portes

The Guardian - UK

Tories fighting to prevent Labour winning ‘supermajority’, says Shapps

Defence secretary says even bigger win than 1997 landslide would be ‘very bad news’ for country

The Guardian - UK

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.

WhatToWatch

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 Guardian - UK

There is no recovery for the Conservative party until it purges itself of Reform-lite ideas

This cheap politics of envy distracts from Britain’s most pressing issue: inequality, says former Tory MP Justine Greening

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The National (Scotland)

'Lie after lie': Audience member tears into Anas Sarwar on BBC Debate Night

AN audience member took aim at Anas Sarwar on BBC’s Debate Night election special on Tuesday evening, saying the Labour Party’s positions were…

Evening Standard

Tories appear to admit election defeat as Cabinet minister pleads: Don't give Keir Starmer a 'super majority'

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps argued if Labour gets a majority ‘of the size of Blairs or even bigger’ it would place Britain in a ‘dangerous place’

The Guardian - UK

From ‘hug a husky’ to ‘max out the oil’: the Tory environmental journey

We look back through 14 years of Conservative manifestos at policies on net zero, energy, transport and more

The National (Scotland)

Gillian Mackay: The buffer zones bill has been an emotional journey

IT’S not often that the Scottish Parliament manages to overcome party divisions and stand together as one, especially during an election period.

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The Independent UK

Brexit driving greater wedge between voters with government trust at all time low, pollster John Curtice warns

Record percentage of people rarely trust any government to prioritise the needs of the country over internal party interests, National Centre of Social Research finds

The Conversation

Trust hits new low: 45% of people think politicians put party before country

There is an air of deja vu about this election. Trust and confidence in how Britain is governed is as low as it has ever been – just as it was shortly before the last election five years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Trust in British politics hits record low, latest BSA survey finds

Four in five Britons dissatisfied with how they are governed, with collapse blamed on Partygate, Brexit and poor services

The Independent UK

Green Party will vow to raise taxes on richest to fund public services in election manifesto

Millionaires and billionaires will pay more to improve improvements to health, housing, transport and the green economy, the Greens said ahead of their manifesto launch in Brighton on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Read my lips: no austerity under Labour’, Sarwar tells Scottish leaders’ debate

First minister John Swinney under fire over public services and cost of living during ill-tempered TV showdown

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar says ‘it’s for Scottish people to decide’ future of Scotland

ANAS Sarwar has said it is “for Scottish people to decide what the future of country is” – yet refused to be drawn on whether he would support…

Evening Standard

Tory manifesto: pledge to revive Help to Buy scheme 'devoid of imagination' say property experts

The manifesto also promises to scrap stamp duty for some first-time buyers, but no word on non-doms

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