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How the general election will be fought in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Campaign will be a test for two new first ministers and could put fresh pressure on Stormont power sharing

The Guardian - UK

‘Skydiving, catamarans’: MP Steve Baker’s extraordinary response when asked what he will do if loses election

Tory MP Steve Baker’s provided a bizarre insight into his like for high-adrenaline sports when asked what he’d do if he lost his Wycombe seat

The Independent UK

General election LIVE: Rishi Sunak hit by exodus of Tory MPs on first day of campaign

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has embarked on a two-day whistlestop trip taking in all four nations of the UK

Evening Standard

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Tories’ 14 years in power will be remembered for Brexit, cuts and chaos

After David Cameron and austerity came four more PMs, near civil war in the party, and in the end a sense of nothing working any more

The Guardian - UK

‘Drown & out’: How the papers covered Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement

Prime minister’s surprise announcement of a July election widely viewed as a big-risk political gamble

The Independent UK

The Tories are letting stalkers and abusers out of prison - what better way to start an election campaign?

This latest botched attempt to solve the prisons crisis won’t work, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: the questions cabinet secretary Simon Case will be asked

The most senior civil servant in the UK is to give his testimony, delayed for months, with no shortage of queries to address

The Guardian - UK

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Economy, health, migration and more: key battlegrounds in the UK election

The struggling NHS, the climate crisis, education and childcare will be among the issues on voters’ minds

The Guardian - UK

UK Parties Sharpen Knives As General Election Looms

UK political parties began jostling for position on Thursday, setting out their electoral battle plans after embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4.

International Business Times

‘Drowning Street’: what the papers say as Rishi Sunak makes his election announcement

Images of the prime minister outside No 10 Downing St dominate the UK front pages, as he announces a general election for 4 July

The Guardian - AU

Rishi Sunak fires election starting gun with a damp whimper – but Labour will want to play down talk of a landslide

“It’s the optics that matter” is a modern cliche of political life. It doesn’t matter what you say so much as how you say it – and where you say it. If this is true, then the early election omens are not good for Rishi Sunak.

The Conversation

Bear hugs, security ejections and umbrellas just in case: Inside Rishi Sunak’s first election campaign rally

Dried off and ready to go again, Rishi Sunak greets Tory election candidates under the roof of the Excel Centre

The Independent UK

UK election called for 4 July – what happens next?

On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer accuses SNP of 'gesture politics' and likens them to Tories

KEIR Starmer has accused the SNP of “gesture politics” and likened them to the Tories...

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The Guardian - UK

Cringing in the rain: soggy Rish! kickstarts his farewell tour

‘My plan is working,’ mumbled the PM, his suit drenched, his speech in rags, as Steve Bray cranked up the D:Ream

The Guardian - UK

Things can only get wetter: D:Ream song drowns out Sunak’s damp election announcement

PM makes announcement to sound of song synonymous with Labour’s 1997 election landslide

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s election call means he thought the worst was yet to come

The polls show no sign of narrowing and insiders believe an IMF warning of a £30bn hole in the finances was weighing heavy

International Business Times

Rain-soaked Sunak Makes UK Election Gamble

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emerged from 10 Downing Street into the grey English drizzle late on Wednesday afternoon and finally announced what Britons have long wanted to know.

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak drowned out by protesters playing 'Things Can Only Get Better' as he announces snap election

One Liberal Democrat source joked ‘things will only get wetter’ as the Prime Minister was drenched outside Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the general election: countdown to a reckoning that is overdue

Editorial: The prime minister has run out of road and is left defending a thin legacy against the prospect of regime change

The National (Scotland)

How the polls look for the SNP, Alba and the Greens

As in 2017, have the SNP just been caught out by a surprise General Election announcement at the worst conceivable moment?

The Independent UK

Polling guru John Curtice’s general election prediction for ‘brave or foolhardy’ Rishi Sunak

Polling guru John Curtice gives his views on Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer’s chances in the general election on 4 July

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney accuses Downing Street of ‘contempt for Scots' over election date

THE First Minister has accused Downing Street of showing “contempt” for the Scottish people over the choice of date for the next General…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak gave 'gift to SNP' with timing of General Election, pollster says

RISHI Sunak has handed a “gift to the SNP” with the timing of the General Election, a pollster has said ...

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's summer election gamble: why is he going for July 4?

Summer rather than autumn points to damage limitation with Tories still far behind in the polls

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