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The UK will hold its first election in almost 5 years. Here's what to know

The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power

The Independent UK

She could soon be the UK’s first female chancellor – but who is Rachel Reeves?

The 45-year-old has the perfect CV for the role, with experience at the Bank of England and in private finance – but how has her background shaped her tough stance on public finances?

The Guardian - UK

A racing certainty? What a Labour government would mean for the sport

British Horseracing Authority says it has been preparing for a change of government for many months

The Guardian - UK

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Why politicians may find it hard to understand ordinary voters

The 2024 election has seen party leaders strain to present themselves as being in touch with the struggles ordinary people are facing in the cost of living crisis. And yet they don’t appear to be convincing anyone.

The Conversation

Left-behind communities need more than devolution – they need central and local government to actually care

One dominant theme in the recent UK election debates has been regeneration and how to tackle regional inequality. Amid Labour’s plans to kickstart economic growth, the party has ditched the phrase “levelling up” and promised instead to “power up Britain” though a proposed take back control act, which would seek…

The Conversation

Labour lead SNP in new Scotland-only poll days before General Election

LABOUR hold a five-point lead over the SNP in a new Scotland-only Westminster poll...

The National (Scotland)

Twice as many Britons want tax rises as want cuts, survey finds

Study reveals support for measures to maintain public services, regardless of impact on household finances

The Guardian - UK

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There is a reason Nigel Farage hails Andrew Tate. And we should worry that young people are listening

The politics of resentment are attractive to a generation that has known so much precarity, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha Mistlin

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: The big questions facing a Keir Starmer government

Should Sir Keir Starmer emerge as prime minister on Friday morning, he can consider it a job remarkably well done. In the nearly five years since securing the Labour leadership, Sir Keir has transformed the party from a parliamentary rump under investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission over…

Evening Standard

Millionaire Conservative donor switches support to Labour because they 'put children and schools first'

The man behind the Harris Federation of schools says the “torch of change” has passed to Labour

Evening Standard

Joan Winfield obituary

Other lives: Primary school teacher and lifelong campaigner for nuclear disarmament

The Guardian - UK

Websites registered for Conservative leadership hopefuls as election looms

WEBSITES have been registered for suspected Conservative leadership hopefuls looking to replace Rishi Sunak.

The National (Scotland)

Everything the 3 main political parties have said about school and education policies ahead of the general election

With the general election taking place this week, this is everything parents need to know about each party's proposed education policies

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General election: what are the parties' immigration policies?

Most of the UK parties want to reduce immigration levels

Evening Standard

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Labour more trusted than Tories on economy and stock market according to poll by investment platform XTB

Conservative attacks on Labour’s approach to the economy appear to have failed with Sir Keir Starmer’s party leading the Tories by 13 points in the key electoral battleground of the economy.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney vows to stay in post regardless of election result

First Minister John Swinney has said he is committed to his role as SNP leader regardless of the result on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

'Disappointing': Senior Labour figure slammed for dodging question on Waspi women

LABOUR have been slammed for appearing to rule out any compensation for Waspi women in a “deeply disappointing” move.

The Independent 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

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'Disappointing': Senior Labour figure panned for dodging question on Waspi women

LABOUR have been slammed for appearing to rule out any compensation for Waspi women in a “deeply disappointing” move.

Al Jazeera

UK general election 2024 explained in maps and charts

Britons will head to the polls on July 4. Here’s what you need to know about the parties, leaders, and key issues.

Evening Standard

General Election 2024: Quarter of Susan Hall voters set to desert Tories in London, poll finds

Centre for London says Thursday’s election offers a ‘window of opportunity’ for the capital, with Labour in power both in City Hall and likely in Westminster

The National (Scotland)

'Worst in history': Scottish Tories slam party's election campaign

A SENIOR Tory MSP has described the Scottish Conservatives’ General Election campaign as “shambolic” just days before the General Election.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak hints he might not quit as Tory leader immediately if he loses election – as it happened

PM says he ‘loves this party dearly’ and would always put himself at the service of it’

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy must signal how the UK will reconnect with the world

Reset with Europe is priority for man who is on course to be foreign secretary, amid two wars and crisis in France

The National (Scotland)

Polling suggests a fight between Labour and Tories for second place here

THE 15 miles of sea that separate the two component parts of the North Ayrshire and Arran constituency may have played a key role in originally…

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