Sophie Wingate
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Starmer vows to end ‘system failing our kids’ ahead of expected social media ban
The public consultation on the issue, which closed on May 26, received about 116,000 responses, making it the second-largest in history.
15 Jun 2026
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What to expect on the General Election campaign trail on Friday
The Tories are set to launch their Welsh manifesto while Sir Keir Starmer will visit Scotland.
21 Jun 2024
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Sunak: Tories found to have broken betting rules will be booted out
The Prime Minister said he was ‘incredibly angry’ to learn of allegations of betting on the date of the General Election.
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Starmer says Corbyn would have been better PM than Johnson in TV grilling
The Labour leader repeatedly ducked questions when asked whether he truly believed his predecessor would have made a great prime minister.
20 Jun 2024
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Sir Ed Davey confronted over coalition years in Election Time grilling
Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney are also fielding questions from the public on the BBC Question Time special
Politics20 Jun 2024
Ex-Tory MP switches support over Sunak ‘siding with climate deniers’
The Conservatives’ former net zero tsar Chris Skidmore lashed out at the Prime Minister’s rollback of green measures.
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Tory candidate will ‘co-operate’ with probe amid election betting scandal
Laura Saunders is one of a series of people with links to the Tory Party or No 10 caught up in claims about gambling on the date of the election.
20 Jun 2024
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Sunak hits back at Labour-backing billionaires and is dubbed ‘poundshop Farage’
The Prime Minister fielded tough questions from callers during a radio phone-in.
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Sunak confronted by mother of Manchester Arena victim over delay to Martyn’s Law
The Prime Minister pledged to get the legislation through Parliament before the summer recess if he wins the election.
19 Jun 2024
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Sunak says it is his ‘moral mission’ to cut taxes ahead of inflation figures
The Tories are upping their attacks on Labour’s tax plans as they continue to languish in the polls.
18 Jun 2024
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Sunak: Not fair to say Tory big beasts kept off presidential-style campaign
The Prime Minister insisted Cabinet ministers have ‘been campaigning lots’.
18 Jun 2024
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Blair right that a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis, Starmer says
The Labour leader has hardened his position on biological sex.
18 Jun 2024
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BBC adds Question Time show with Reform after Farage complaints over exclusion
The broadcaster said the additional programme reflects the fact that ‘support for Reform UK has been growing’.
18 Jun 2024
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Two-child cap will affect 670,000 extra children in next five years, IFS warns
The benefit limit is one of the most significant welfare cuts since 2010, the think tank said.
17 Jun 2024
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Labour signals closer UK-EU trade ties as Sunak returns to campaign trail
Sir Keir Starmer’s party is focusing on the economy this week as it rides high in the polls.
17 Jun 2024
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What to expect on the General Election campaign trail on Monday
Labour is highlighting its investment and wealth fund plans at the start of an economy-focused week, while Rishi Sunak returns to campaigning.
17 Jun 2024
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Reeves signals closer UK-EU trade ties at start of economy-focused campaign week
The shadow chancellor has pledged to create 650,000 new jobs in Britain’s industrial heartlands.
16 Jun 2024
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Reform to launch manifesto in Wales ‘to show what happens when Labour in charge’
Leader Nigel Farage is set to unveil what the party calls a ‘contract’ with voters.
16 Jun 2024
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Election campaign day 25: Labour warn against complacency as tax clash continues
Wes Streeting urged voters not to ‘give the matches back to the arsonist to finish the job’.
16 Jun 2024
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Rosie Duffield ‘frit or lazy’ criticism extremely unfair, says Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting has criticised Lord Cashman, who made the comment about Labour candidate Rosie Duffield after she cancelled a local hustings.
16 Jun 2024
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Streeting warns against complacency and giving ‘matches back to the arsonist’
The shadow health secretary suggested a Tory election victory would be a ‘nightmare on Downing Street’.
16 Jun 2024