Starmer accuses Sunak of lying over £2,000 tax claim June 5, 2024 James Bowler, permanent secretary at the Treasury, said the figure "should not be presented as having been produced by the Civil Service".
Sketch: ITV leaders debate was political ‘pinball machine’ June 5, 2024 The first chance to witness Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak tear chunks, or at least nuggets, out of one another came during the ITV leaders debate.
Tories’ disdain for young people could be their undoing June 5, 2024 Stoking generational culture wars may win a handful of votes in the short-term, but it could trigger the end of the Conservative party as we know it, says Zoe Grunewald No need to stop the press: the Tories are going to lose. That’s a given. The party is resigned to defeat and even Rishi Sunak’s [...]
Election 2024: Five things we learned from the ITV Sunak-Starmer debate June 4, 2024 With both men vying for the keys to No10 on July 4, there were a series of crucial moments that could prove vital in the battle to come.
Labour faces £33bn blackhole if it maintains state spending, research suggests June 4, 2024 Maintaining per person funding in unprotected departments would leave the next government facing a £33bn blackhole, research suggests.
Election 2024: Milkshake thrown over Nigel Farage at Essex campaign launch June 4, 2024 Nigel Farage has had a milkshake thrown over him at his campaign launch in Clacton-on-Sea.
Election 2024: Tories could lose inner London entirely, YouGov poll predicts June 4, 2024 The Tories risk being reduced to just four seats in the capital - and losing inner London entirely - according to a major poll by YouGov.
Tories say they’ll impose annual visa cap to cut legal migration June 4, 2024 The Conservatives have announced plans for a new annual cap on visas to ensure immigration falls, in their latest general election pledge.
Reeves and Hunt are being dishonest. Their plans mean taxes will have to go up June 4, 2024 Hunt and Reeves should engage in a grown-up debate about their economic plans rather than mislead the public about what will likely have to happen to taxes under their watch, Chris Dorrell writes
Businesses bet on growth as activity begins to pick up June 3, 2024 Labour and the Tories need to lay out a road map for cost cutting and turbocharging investment, Britain’s biggest business body has said.