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The Guardian view on televised election debates: the voters deserve better

Editorial: The TV contests between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer were sometimes illuminating, but they avoided the big questions facing Britain

The Guardian - UK

Labour v SNP: the general election is a closer race in Scotland

General elections in Scotland have been notoriously noncompetitive affairs since the 1970s. One party – first Labour and then the SNP – has typically won large landslides. In 2015, when most seats changed hands, the SNP wave was unstoppable.

The Conversation

The Farage faithful know he’s a fraud but they don’t care

The Reform UK candidate brought the air of a televangelist to a rally in Sunderland that was all show and no substance

The Guardian - UK

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Alister Jack should be barred from Lords over election bets, John Swinney says

ALISTER Jack should be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords after he admitted to gambling on the date of the General Election, the First…

The National (Scotland)

Message to Labour: don’t tax school fees. Make private schools work for the public good

Finding a balance between privatisation and nationalisation has defied past governments – the party must make this its mission, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

From fears to regrets, an emotional Keir Starmer reveals what drives him

The Labour leader is often accused of lacking passion and personality. But, sitting down with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig days before the general election, Starmer ranged from welling up to barely suppressing anger as he revealed the motivation that has delivered him to the cusp of power – and his fears…

The Independent UK

'Not surprised': John Swinney tears into Labour over Tory-backing MP hopeful

JOHN Swinney has said he was “not surprised” to see footage of a Labour candidate claiming the party helped the Tories campaign in 2019.

The National (Scotland)

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Campaign catchup: Grumpy voters, a pottery throwdown, and a mishearing for the ages

In today’s newsletter: The final leaders’ debate is a bad-tempered affair echoing the mood for those out canvassing, although one doorstep interaction gives the best quote of election so far

The Guardian - UK

Ways to leaflet safely and avoid letterbox injuries

Letters: Readers advise on how best to navigate draft excluders and snappy dogs

The Guardian - UK

There was a telling difference between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s use of pronouns in the final election debate

When Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer stepped up for their final head-to-head debate of the election campaign on June 26, something was very notable about their language.

The Conversation

Party leaders urged to commit to ending gender pay gap ahead of election

WITH just one week left until the polls close on July 4, party leaders have been urged to commit to furthering the rights of women, including an end…

The National (Scotland)

Number of UK income tax payers leaps by 4.4m in three years due to threshold freeze

HMRC data shows 26% more people over state pension age paying tax on earnings than in 2021-22

The Guardian - UK

Anas Sarwar says Labour candidate lied with claim party 'helped Tories'

ANAS Sarwar has said a Labour candidate’s claim the party helped the Tories campaign in 2019 “wasn’t true” and as a “stupid thing to…

The National (Scotland)

‘They’re best for me’: New Forest voters keep faith with the Tories

Desmond Swayne is predicted to be re-elected yet again in a seat where most of the population are over 50 and some are ‘terrified of Labour’

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Fury as Labour 'block their own candidate' from campaigning against Nigel Farage

LABOUR has been accused of “not putting up a fight” in the constituency Nigel Farage is standing in as their party candidate was instructed to…

The National (Scotland)

Poll tracker: How SNP and Labour support changed after election was called

THE National has charted all the Scotland-specific vote share polls since the General Election here, so you can be as informed as possible as we…

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK drops candidate revealed to have been BNP member

Exclusive: Raymond Saint, who is standing in Basingstoke, was recorded as BNP member on list published in 2009

The Independent UK

Who is still voting Conservative? How Brexit and age define the Tory party faithful

The Independent looks at the people who are staying loyal to the Conservatives as they continue to slip in the polls

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Companies linked to Tory donors given £8.4bn in public contracts since 2016

Exclusive: Anti-corruption charity calls for ban on parties accepting donations from companies with public contracts

Evening Standard

Just 300 votes could decide who wins Chelsea and Fulham key marginal seat, says London minister Greg Hands

The seat is one of around 20 that the Tories are defending in London

The Independent UK

Sunak accused of ‘desperate’ tactics with ‘don’t surrender to Labour’ poster of child with hands up

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was ‘surprised’ by the shock image - of what appears to be three people at gunpoint

The National (Scotland)

SNP face internal pressure to back trade unionist General Election pledges

THE SNP and Labour are both under pressure to sign up to a list of General Election pledges which calls for employment and immigration laws to be…

The Conversation

The Conservatives may regret campaigning to keep first past the post in 2011

As the UK prepares for the election in July, the polls do not make pleasant reading for the Conservative party.

The Guardian - UK

Labour to seek ‘stable position’ with Europe rather than reopen Brexit debate

Shadow business secretary says trying to rejoin single market or customs union would cause ‘more difficulties’

The Guardian - UK

‘At least’ seven Met officers under investigation over general election bets

Met and Gambling Commission to focus on whether alleged use of confidential information constitutes cheating

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