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Party leaders grilled by public in election Question Time – experts dissect the key issues

In one of the last in a string of special election broadcasts, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Keir Starmer, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Scotland’s first minister, the SNP leader John Swinney, have faced questions from a live audience on BBC Question Time.

The Conversation

Jeremy Corbyn would have been better PM than Boris Johnson, says Keir Starmer

Sir Keir was grilled on BBC Question Time over whether he believed Corbyn would have made a ‘great’ prime minister

The Independent UK

Former Tory minister vows to vote Labour over party’s climate failures

Exclusive: Chris Skidmore, ex-energy minister, says Rishi Sunak’s bid to turn net zero into culture war issue is ‘greatest tragedy of his premiership’

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Labour pledge to ‘relight fire of regions’ with 10-year R&D budgets

The party said it would support 650,000 ‘new high-quality jobs’.

The Independent UK

UK PM Sunak 'Angry' After Party Figures Ensnared In Election Betting Scandal

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he was "incredibly angry" after more Conservative Party figures were put under investigation over alleged bets placed on the UK general election date.

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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

Hip-hop mimes and breast jokes win Farage a valuable gen Z following

Reform leader’s strategy to engage with young voters online pays off as he hits 776,000 TikTok followers

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Islington North Labour chair quits after being spotted campaigning for Corbyn

Sources say Alison McGarry hid behind a hedge when seen by party activists who threatened to report her

The Guardian - UK

Polls predict a Labour win, but what does this mean for voter turnout?

With result appearing to be sure thing, voters may decide to stay home or wavering Tories could drive changes in turnout

The Guardian - UK

Sunak warned he has two weeks to persuade Tory voters back from Reform or face humiliation

Sunak is on the ropes as one poll puts Reform ahead of the Tories and a second sees gap close again

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says he is ‘incredibly angry’ about betting allegations in BBC Question Time election special – as it happened

Prime minister says suspects must face ‘full force of law’ if found guilty; Labour, SNP and Lib Dem leaders speak during programme

The Guardian - UK

Are the Tories running the worst General Election campaign of all time?

It’s hard to fathom how a political party could do any worse at electioneering...

The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on the climate and the election: a gulf divides science from policy

Editorial: Politicians must raise their ambitions. The rising threat from high temperatures means the green transition cannot be delayed

The Guardian - UK

Tory candidate 'considering legal action against BBC' amid election betting scandal

THE betting scandal engulfing Rishi Sunak’s faltering campaign intensified when a Tory candidate said she “will be co-operating with the…

The National (Scotland)

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All bets off on trust for the Tories as election gambling scandal engulfs campaign

A new poll has put Reform UK ahead as the Tories go into meltdown about the betting scandal linked to Rishi Sunak’s inner circle

The Independent UK

Who are the five Reform UK candidates predicted to win their seats?

The shock YouGov poll also predicts the Tories would drop to just 108 seats, losing 257 of the seats they won in 2019

The Conversation

Nigel Farage’s Reform is in line for hundreds of thousands in public funding if it wins seats in the election

Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, has a reputation for being chaotic and even unprofessional. But winning seats in the House of Commons would be a significant step on the road to becoming a political party akin to all the others.

The Conversation

How the UK’s social security system stopped tackling poverty

The cost of living is the most important issue for many voters this election. It’s no surprise why. In 2022, nearly 4 million people in the UK experienced destitution, meaning they could not meet their basic physical needs such as having enough to eat and staying warm.

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The Guardian - UK

Polls mask many ‘undecideds’ and fuel Labour worry about mobilising voters

Candidates say situation is more volatile than numbers suggest but no pollsters detect swing back to Conservatives

Evening Standard

General Election London 2024 seats: Who is my MP in...Streatham and Croydon North?

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

The National (Scotland)

Holyrood authorities investigate SNP over campaign spending

HOLYROOD authorities are investigating the SNP over allegedly inappropriate use of public money to fund the party’s election campaign.

Evening Standard

Michael Gove says Covid to blame for Tories' failure to end rough sleeping by 2024

The outgoing Housing Secretary said the Conservatives will now aim to eliminate rough sleeping in the next Parliament

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

Leaked emails 'leave council position in tatters' amid Alba banner row

LEAKED emails show that a Labour council chief was advised Alba were breaking no rules by hanging election banners – before officials ordered the…

The Independent UK

Peter Mandelson resigns from board of lobbying firm weeks before Labour set to enter No 10

Polls suggest Sir Keir Starmer’s party on course for a landslide on July 4

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