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OPINION - I know Liz Truss and can't believe what extreme company she now keeps — we must stop her

Liz Truss was this week asked if she thought she was our worst prime minister. Of course, no one would admit they were and I don’t think she was or is. But her response to the question I think shows why she is managing to become the most embarrassing prime…

Evening Standard

Starmer has mastered the speeches about Tory ‘chaos’ and ‘decline’, but Britain needs hope – where is it?

The Labour leader needs to say what is wrong with the country, but people need to know how he will make things better, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Double hammer blow for Sunak as Farage becomes Reform leader and poll shows historic landslide win for Labour

The YouGov survey showed the Conservatives seeing their number of seats in the capital collapsing from 21 to just four

Evening Standard

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Socialism isn’t a dirty word. It’s simply about wanting to make a fairer society

Labour’s leadership needn’t struggle to define the ideology; it’s in its very constitution

The Guardian - UK

Secretive Labour group receives record donations from hedge fund billionaire

A SECRETIVE and influential Labour group has received a record-breaking amount of political donations in 2024 ...

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss insists she was not the worst prime minister – it was Tony Blair

Former prime minister claims instead that three-time election winner Tony Blair was worst leader UK has ever had

The Independent UK

Starmer must introduce wealth tax after Labour wins election, top Blair aide says

Senior adviser who worked for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown says there is an ‘urgent imperative’ for a new government to address wealth inequality in Britain

The Guardian - UK

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'Never again': D:Ream deny Labour use of Things Will Only Get Better

THE pop group D:Ream have said they would deny any requests by the Labour Party to use their hit song Things Will Only Get Better in their General…

The National (Scotland)

Singer Låpsley backs Labour using song ‘Better Times’ during election campaign: ‘Things couldn’t get worse’

Song shares similiarities with D:Ream’s ‘Things Can Only Get Better’, which soundtracked Tony Blair’s 1997 victory

The Independent UK

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: This election, Whitby Woman’s choice can change the rest of Britain

You remember Mondeo Man? The typical voter that Sir Tony Blair was keenest to target in 1997. In later elections there was Essex Man, Worcester Woman, Waitrose Woman and finally Workington Man in 2019, who Boris Johnson won over so successfully across the Red Wall.

Evening Standard

Power-drunk and arrogant: if this is how Starmer’s Labour treats its MPs, what will his party be like in power?

Labour’s purge of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott increases my fear about how it will behave in office, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Alastair Campbell is my hero, says Scottish Labour MP hopeful

A SCOTTISH Labour MP hopeful has been slammed after describing the Iraq War spin doctor Alastair Campbell as his “hero”.

The National (Scotland)

What role England’s mayors have to play in the general election

One of the least spoken about shifts in English politics over the last decade is the move towards mayors. Starting with the establishment of the Mayor of London by Tony Blair in 2000, successive Conservative governments have created 11 mayoral combined authorities, each with its own directly elected mayor, since…

The Conversation

Wes Streeting slated for latest bid to increase privatisation in NHS

THE shadow health secretary has promised Labour will go “further” than Tony Blair in making use of the private sector to ease NHS pressures.

The National (Scotland)

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The Conversation

Is Labour ready for government? Understanding Keir Starmer’s narrative of renewal

Is Labour ready for government? This question is being asked regularly of the public by pollsters YouGov, especially as the UK approaches the general election on July 4. For many, the answer is a measure of the extent to which Keir Starmer has changed the party since he became leader.

The Guardian - UK

Harriet Harman: ‘Sunak thinks the economy is going to get worse. Otherwise he would wait’

The Labour veteran entered the commons as one of only 21 women, then spent years fighting for a seat at the table. She discusses sexism, backlash and power as she prepares to leave parliament

The Guardian - UK

Reassuring, serious, a sense of duty: who is Keir Starmer really?

The author of an acclaimed new biography of the Labour leader, reveals what has driven him to change his party – and why he now wants to do the same for the country

The National (Scotland)

The play which brings Nan Shephard's The Living Mountain to life

THE Scottish philosopher who inspired Tony Blair may also be the reason Nan Shepherd tried to find solace in the Cairngorms.

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The Guardian - UK

From first impressions to tactical voting: how the UK election will be won or lost

Barring miracles or disasters on the campaign trail, a change of government appears to be just weeks away

The Guardian - UK

Rishi’s own goal: six classic football gaffes by prime ministers – and what they reveal

This week, Rishi Sunak put his foot in it while talking to fans in Wales. He certainly isn’t the first PM to make a mistake when talking about the beautiful game ...

The Guardian - UK

Memo to Keir Starmer: say change, change, change all you want, but soon our problems will be yours to fix

Labour’s pitch is basically ‘elect us, we’re not Tory’, but people will quickly demand real improvements, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

John Curtice warns Sunak that Tory election victory would ‘biggest turnaround in history’

Leading pollsters believe that Sunak’s monumental task of winning the general election would defy history

The Independent UK

Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

Evening Standard

Businesses are ready to back Starmer. Will he give them a week-one reward?

City Comment: The absence of the “Corbyn factor” makes this a hugely different election to 2019

The Independent UK

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

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