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Labour’s plan for VAT on private schools highlights inequalities

Letters: Dr Elizabeth Shawcross says it will hit poorer rural areas hard, William Rees and Isaac Woolley consider the effect on those with special educational needs, while the head of Keir Starmer’s old school, Shaun Fenton, hopes the UK won’t tax education

The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Hester allegations, Labour tax plans, dodgy D-day branding

In today’s newsletter: Tory donor Frank Hester returns to the headlines – and Rachel Reeves is under pressure to raise capital gains tax

The Guardian - UK

Nearly all minority Fine Gael candidates targeted by racist abuse and threats

Centrist party says political discourse has hit ‘serious low’ as intimidation of politicians rockets before elections

The Guardian - UK

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General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Wimbledon?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

What to know about Britain's election, from the return of Nigel Farage to tussles over tax

Britain’s July 4 election is less than a month away

The Independent UK

New Frank Hester race claims pile pressure on Tories over £15m donations

Exclusive: Hester allegedly used term ‘token Muslim’, imitated people of Chinese descent and said a person was attractive for a black woman

The Guardian - UK

General election: Nation divided over Sunak’s ‘£2,000 tax rise under Labour’ claim, poll shows

Exclusive: A poll for The Independent by Redfield and Wilton shows that a greater number of voters think Sunak was not telling the truth than those who say he was - but only by a narrow margin

The Independent UK

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This is why business is not excited about this election

City Comment: Political parties are not being straight with us about the fiscal constraints and trade-offs we face

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Cities of London and Westminster?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Shocking news: Daily Mail says public opposes Labour’s votes-at-16 policy – here’s why Starmer won’t flinch

Blow for Starmer as poll finds majority of public oppose lowering the voting age to 16 – in damning verdict on Labour’s flagship policy.

The Conversation

Who are the big Conservative and Labour donors?

Bankrolling Britain’s July election are names from finance, retail and the arts – plus the unions

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair chosen to stand in safe seat 300 miles from former constituency

Local members voice anger in Basildon and Billericay, where Richard Holden was put forward as only candidate at last minute

The Guardian - UK

Tories’ promises to raise tax threshold for pensioners a joke, Labour says

During a visit to Essex, shadow pensions secretary Liz Kendall claimed the Conservatives have worsened the quality of retirement.

The Independent UK

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Chelsea and Fulham?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

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The National (Scotland)

Douglas Ross blames Scottish Tory board he sits on for blocking David Duguid

DOUGLAS Ross has insisted he had “absolutely nothing to do with” the decision to block David Duguid from standing in the General Election,…

International Business Times

Dutch Kick Off EU Vote With All Eyes On Far Right

The Netherlands on Thursday kicked off the marathon four-day European elections with the Dutch far right urging voters to make a crackdown on immigration the headline issue.

The Independent UK

Tory general election candidate Sam Trask quits after lurid sexual comments exposed

Magistrate Sam Trask said his favourite bra size measuring technique was ‘hand sizing them by feel’

Evening Standard

George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain at centre of a row over nailing leaflets on trees in London borough

Kensington and Chelsea’s parks police stepped in when it became aware of the leafleting

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The Green Party’s ‘harmful’ proposed birth policy deserves the backlash it’s getting, according to an expert

The Green Party proposed a ‘harmful’ birth policy that is out-of-date and silences women's voices. An expert shares why the suggested measures deserve the backlash they're getting.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes tears into Douglas Ross over 'betrayal' of his Tory colleague

KATE Forbes has torn into Douglas Ross during a fiery clash at First Minister’s Questions, saying that voters in Scotland’s north east cannot…

The Independent UK

Essex Tories had ‘gun to head’ to accept ‘unwanted’ party chair as their candidate

Details are emerging of how senior Conservative members in Basildon and Billericay were forced to accept party chair Richard Holden as their candidate on Wednesday night

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour councillor quits party over 'autocratic' General Election selections

A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has quit the party, citing “autocratic” imposition of candidates by the leadership ...

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘I don’t think she recognised how much things have improved, like pollution’

A lively chat saw different views on gas-guzzling cars and whether we are able to halt the climate emergency, but could they at least agree on air pollution?

The Guardian - UK

Political spending and donations: what are the rules in the UK?

July’s general election is likely to be most expensive since regulation of party spending began in 2000

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves under Labour pressure to raise capital gains tax to revive public services

After ruling out rises in VAT, income tax or national insurance, shadow chancellor said to be weighing other options to raise cash in an autumn budget

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