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In a humiliating moment in the election for the prime minister, a scathing letter from top Treasury officials revealed that the figures relied on by Mr Sunak were nothing to do with the civil service

Tories ramp up £2,000 tax blast but Labour lashes ‘lies’

There should have been a line between the Tory approach and the rightwing demagogue’s but, foolishly, the PM dissolved it, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

IT’S been nearly a week since Labour’s selection process erupted into controversy, and what many initially predicted would fade from memory has…

The two men clash over tax, health and the cost of living in fractious debate that failed to land any knockout blows.

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’