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Campaign catchup: Tories dropped, sewage dumped, Bridgerton ruined

In today’s newsletter: The Conservatives have withdrawn their support for Craig Williams and Laura Saunders over allegations of suspicious betting on a July election – but why did it take so long?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer blasts Sunak’s leadership over ‘failure to grasp the nettle’ on election betting scandal

Exclusive: Starmer has made the election about character and leadership with a full-blown attack on the PM’s inability to deal with the gambling scandal

The Independent UK

OPINION - Labour's private school tax raid may cost as well as win it seats

Depending on who you ask, New Labour died in June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister, or September 2010, when Ed Miliband was elected leader. Except, neither is quite right, in that the real demise can be pinpointed to May 2008, at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

Evening Standard

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UK public sector workers: tell us what you think of Labour and Keir Starmer

We’d like to know what you think a Labour government and Starmer as prime minister would mean for you

The Guardian - UK

London crime statistics: Is knife crime getting worse?

The capital has witnessed several alarming knife crime incidents since the start of the New Year

Evening Standard

Heather Knight details why England can still improve in ODIs

England get their ODI series against New Zealand under way on Wednesday

The Independent UK

‘People feel very betrayed’: the British Palestinian out to unseat Labour’s Wes Streeting in Ilford

Leanne Mohamad gave up her Labour membership last year and believes she is in a two-horse race in east London seat

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Keir Starmer vows to make tackling knife crime ‘moral mission’

At meeting with Idris Elba and victims’ families, Labour leader says he will take ‘strongest action in a generation’

The Guardian - UK

John Oliver’s ‘hilarious’ general election tirade will stream in the UK despite censorship fears

Although the episode will not be broadcast on TV, it will be available to stream online

The Independent UK

‘I’ve never felt more disenfranchised’: undecided UK voters mull options

Days before Britain goes to the polls, responses to a Guardian callout reveal how deeply voters are divided

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - At this general election, the hardest game to play is 'spot the arts funding'

The parties’ manifestos wax long about areas their leaders think are important for national life — from tax and spending, to defence, pensions and energy. Fervent, if moveable, are commitments on immigration and crime reduction.

Evening Standard

Japanese Emperor and Empress hosted by King as three-day UK state visit begins

The King and Queen will entertain Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako

Evening Standard

Labour wants to ‘take back our streets’: Will this help people affected by crime?

Experts say Keir Starmer’s plans to cut serious crime levels are ambitious. The party also hopes to restore faith in the criminal justice system but with limited extra resources

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner drops out of Glastonbury lineup

The deputy Labour leader was due to speak at the Left Field tent

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The Independent UK

Labour will keep Bibby Stockholm barge in use if elected, Yvette Cooper confirms

The party has said it cannot end the use of the vessel immediately if it wins the election, but that it wants to end the need for barges and hotels ‘as fast as possible’

Evening Standard

Knife crime London: Actor Idris Elba joins Keir Starmer as he lays out Labour's 'moral mission' to tackle it

The Labour leader said addressing the problem would be an ‘absolute priority’ for his government if his party wins on July 4

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 LIVE: Betting scandal spirals as Labour suspends candidate and Welsh Conservative faces probe

Labour suspend parliamentary candidate Kevin Craig after being told the Gambling Commission has launched an investigation into him

Evening Standard

We've failed to 'stop the boats', admits minister as Nigel Farage claims 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel

Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson made the admission as the Tories seek to shift election focus from poll date betting scandal onto immigration

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The Independent UK

Starmer warned rescuing ‘dangerously underfunded’ fire service must be a first priority as prime minister

Exclusive: Firefighting must be an early priority for Keir Starmer, a top trade union leader has warned

Evening Standard

Election day bets scandal spirals as Labour suspends one of its own

Labour’s candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Kevin Craig joins several Tories in being investigated by the Gambling Commission

The Guardian - UK

This betting scandal is the dying gasp of a tawdry Tory government forever tarred by Partygate and sleaze

Rishi Sunak was meant to clean up the Tory party. Instead he will leave it morally and ideologically exhausted, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney in 'genuine appeal' to Keir Starmer over £28bn green U-turn

FIRST Minister John Swinney has made a “genuine and direct appeal” to Keir Starmer to reinstate his pledge to spend £28 billion a year on…

The Guardian - UK

Another day, another TV debate. No wonder everybody seems to have checked out

With this tired format, the idea that anybody’s minds might be changed by anything that is said is a category error

Evening Standard

Betting rule-breakers 'should be booted out of Tory party' Sunak vows as Starmer grilled on Corbyn

Rishi Sunak defends his handling of the election date betting scandal while Keir Starmer denies he is untrustworthy in a fiery Q&A

The Independent UK

‘We need leadership’: Alistair Carns on leaving the military to become a Labour minister

A colonel and former marine has been appointed veterans’ minister five days after being elected as a Labour MP. Kim Sengupta talks to him about his decision to stand

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