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Despite praise for running a grassroots EU election campaign aimed at revitalising the fortunes of France's conservative Republicans Party (LR), François-Xavier Bellamy's presence on the hustings has failed to capture the imagination of the traditional right-wing electorate.

Party hopes to usher in a different generation of politicians – with some likely to be quickly promoted to ministers. Here are 10 to watch

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate ahead of a July 4 election expected to make one of them the country's next leader.

An ill-tempered matchup between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in front of an ITV audience dominates the front pages on Wednesday

As it turned out, after stealing the limelight on the day, the man most notable by his absence at the first leaders’ TV debate of the 2024 election campaign was never even mentioned by name. Only in his closing statement did the prime minister find it necessary to aim an…

Professor of politics says the electorate is ‘not just divided between left and right, but also between liberals and authoritarians’

The Independent takes you behind the scenes in the so-called spin room where Labour and the Tories sought to convince the travelling press that it was their candidate that won it

Exclusive: Rishi Sunak narrowly won the Yougov poll reacting to the debate but failed to win over many Tory members

Migration is a top issue for some voters and candidates in the UK’s general election. The last 14 years of Conservative policy have introduced restrictive policies on both legal and irregular migration. And yet, net migration stands at 685,000, a near historic high.