Election 2024: Reform UK will overtake Tories in polls, Ipsos boss predicts June 9, 2024 Reform UK is likely to overtake the Conservative Party in at least some polls in a so-called ‘crossover moment’, the boss of a polling firm has predicted.
Election 2024: Five key moments from tonight’s BBC debate June 7, 2024 As seven party leading figures slugged it out in a 90-minute BBC debate, moderated by Mishal Hushain, we’ve rounded up the key moments.
Sunak under pressure after admitting ‘it was a mistake’ to leave D-Day events early June 7, 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under severe pressure after he was forced into an apology this morning, for leaving D-Day commemorations early yesterday. The prime minister said sorry for quitting the events in France in order to conduct a television interview yesterday, calling it “a mistake”. The occupant of number 10 was widely criticised by [...]
The Tiktok election: Can memes really move the polls? June 6, 2024 Labour and the Conservatives have been throwing their best memes at each other, but will Tiktok actually sway the election?
Election 2024: Bigger tax breaks for veterans’ bosses, in Tory D-Day offer June 5, 2024 Extended tax breaks for former armed services personnel’s employers will be on offer, the Tories have announced in an election pledge to mark D-Day.
Rishi may as well have been debating Liz Truss – he lost that one too June 5, 2024 Whether it’s his own leadership rival or the general public, Rishi Sunak keeps speaking to people like he’s a British tourist in the Mediterranean struggling with a non-English speaking waiter, says Will Cooling In a summer contest that he has surprisingly brought forward despite his unpopularity with the electorate, Rishi Sunak impresses journalists by aggressively [...]
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".
Sunak v Starmer: Who won the first election debate? June 5, 2024 Who came out on top in last night's general election TV debate? No 10's former head of press Giles Kenningham gives his verdict.
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.
The Notebook: How to sum up this election? The politics of ennui June 5, 2024 How to define the mood of this general election? One word: ennui, writes Neil Bennett in today's Notebook column.