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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trade blows as election campaigns kick off

First day clashes over the economy and migrants as leaders hit campaign trail

Evening Standard

'I won’t stand for Reform but I’ll be on campaign trail', says Nigel Farage in boost for Tories

Party’s honorary president says he had ‘thought long and hard’ about whether to stand in the poll on July 4 and it was ‘not the right time’

Evening Standard

Can you still vote in the general election by post and by proxy?

You must be registered to vote first if you will be overseas on the big day

Evening Standard

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Labour campaign chief can't name 'one Scottish-specific policy' in BBC interview

LABOUR’S national campaign coordinator has been accused of failing to “name a single specific Scottish policy” during his morning media round…

The National (Scotland)

Things Can Only Get Better: The story behind D:Ream’s song that drowned out Sunak’s election speech

Labour famously used the song for Tony Blair victorious general election campaign in 1997

The Independent UK

King Charles may wake up in Labour seat as polls show Buckingham Palace constituency going red for first time

The Cities of London and Westminster seat has been held by the Tories since it was created in 1950

Evening Standard

General Election 2024: How do I vote on July 4 and when is the deadline to register?

The deadline to register to vote has passed. Here’s everything you need to know now

The Independent UK

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Scotland is key battleground if Labour is to win an election landslide

Rishi Sunak is due north of the border on Thursday afternoon, where he will campaign alongside Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross

Evening Standard

With Labour 20 points in front, the Tories will need a remarkable turnaround to win the election

COMMENTARY: The Conservatives have plumbed new lows of electoral unpopularity since Liz Truss mini-budget debacle in 2022

Evening Standard

John Swinney hits back at question from BBC presenter on SNP finances

JOHN Swinney told a BBC presenter “don’t you worry about the money” as he hit back at a question on SNP finances.

The National (Scotland)

UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change

Britain’s political party leaders are crisscrossing the country on the first day of a six-week election campaign

The Independent UK

Watch Stephen Flynn's brilliant response to question on options facing English voters

THE SNP’s Westminster leader joked that he would “move to Scotland” if he was a voter in England or Wales ahead of the upcoming election.

The National (Scotland)

Explained: Why are UK elections always on a Thursday?

It’s more tradition than rule

The Independent UK

'Furious' Tory MPs working on plot to 'call off General Election'

A GROUP of “furious” Tory MPs are reportedly working on a plot to call off the upcoming General Election.

The National (Scotland)

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The Guardian - UK

How the general election will be fought in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Campaign will be a test for two new first ministers and could put fresh pressure on Stormont power sharing

The Independent UK

‘Skydiving, catamarans’: MP Steve Baker’s extraordinary response when asked what he will do if loses election

Tory MP Steve Baker’s provided a bizarre insight into his like for high-adrenaline sports when asked what he’d do if he lost his Wycombe seat

Evening Standard

General election LIVE: Rishi Sunak hit by exodus of Tory MPs on first day of campaign

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has embarked on a two-day whistlestop trip taking in all four nations of the UK

The Guardian - UK

Tories’ 14 years in power will be remembered for Brexit, cuts and chaos

After David Cameron and austerity came four more PMs, near civil war in the party, and in the end a sense of nothing working any more

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The Independent UK

‘Drown & out’: How the papers covered Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement

Prime minister’s surprise announcement of a July election widely viewed as a big-risk political gamble

The Guardian - UK

The Tories are letting stalkers and abusers out of prison - what better way to start an election campaign?

This latest botched attempt to solve the prisons crisis won’t work, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: the questions cabinet secretary Simon Case will be asked

The most senior civil servant in the UK is to give his testimony, delayed for months, with no shortage of queries to address

The Guardian - UK

Economy, health, migration and more: key battlegrounds in the UK election

The struggling NHS, the climate crisis, education and childcare will be among the issues on voters’ minds

International Business Times

UK Parties Sharpen Knives As General Election Looms

UK political parties began jostling for position on Thursday, setting out their electoral battle plans after embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4.

The Guardian - AU

‘Drowning Street’: what the papers say as Rishi Sunak makes his election announcement

Images of the prime minister outside No 10 Downing St dominate the UK front pages, as he announces a general election for 4 July

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak fires election starting gun with a damp whimper – but Labour will want to play down talk of a landslide

“It’s the optics that matter” is a modern cliche of political life. It doesn’t matter what you say so much as how you say it – and where you say it. If this is true, then the early election omens are not good for Rishi Sunak.

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