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Sunak’s Titanic, photobombs and upside down flags: The best general election gaffes so far

From standing below an exit sign to falling off a paddleboard, The Independent has put together the best blunders from the election campaign with more than a month still to go

The Independent UK

Darren Rodwell withdraws as Labour candidate in general election

Leader of Barking and Dagenham council says he does not want allegations about his behaviour to be a ‘distraction’

The Guardian - UK

Former Tory minister says government has presided over 15 years of wage stagnation

Matt Warman said at an event in February there were now two ‘catch-up generations’

The Independent UK

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Diane Abbott to stand to be Hackney Labour MP as Starmer’s Labour confirms candidates

Move comes days after she swiftly deleted a tweet accusing her party leader of lying about his respect for her

The Independent UK

OPINION - Nigel Farage is ready to bring Maga to the UK — and blow up the centre-Right

What changed? Until his press conference yesterday lobbed a hand grenade into the stagnant water of this election campaign, Nigel Farage had been emphatic that he would not be standing as a parliamentary candidate for Reform UK; and that he would, in any case, be busy in the United States…

Evening Standard

Work visa caps will 'balance' benefits and costs of foreign labour, argues Home Secretary

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer dismissed the plan for a cap on visas

Evening Standard

Senior Labour MP dodges Owen Jones' 'basic questions' on Gaza

A SENIOR Labour member dodged questions from journalist Owen Jones on Gaza while out campaigning.

The National (Scotland)

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Jeremy Corbyn takes aim at Keir Starmer over ‘utter disgrace’ of Labour treatment of Diane Abbott

Former party leader takes aim at Sir Keir Starmer and his team as he warns treatment of veteran MP was an ‘utter disgrace’

The Independent UK

Election 2024: how many seats every party in Westminster is defending – and what they are aiming for on July 4

With polls predicting huge losses for the Conservatives and huge gains for Labour, the election campaign so far has focused on the battle between the two biggest parties in Westminster. But the parliamentary dynamics are exceptionally fluid this year. Here’s a summary of where every party in Westminster currently stands…

The Conversation

Nigel Farage thinks leave-voting Clacton will welcome his return. He may be in for a surprise

In the Essex seaside town synonymous with Brexit, locals tell me their focus is reversing decline, not protest against the EU

The Guardian - UK

Has Nigel Farage ever been an MP? What constituency is he aiming for in July's general election?

The politician claimed that Rishi Sunak had “lost the election already” and that the Tory brand was “ruined”

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Nigel Farage is back to haunt the Tories

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Evening Standard

Nigel Farage reveals plan for 'reverse takeover' of the Conservative Party

NIGEL Farage has set out his goal for Reform UK to effectively take over the Conservative Party – and potentially put him in Downing Street.

The National (Scotland)

A cliche purge, a show of empathy and a ‘dead cat’: here’s how Starmer or Sunak can win tonight’s debate

The Labour leader has everything to lose: Sunak everything to gain, says former Tory communications chief Giles Kenningham

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Will Labour rebalance the country in favour of working people? I don’t think so

I have watched as corporate lobbyists push to water down Labour’s pro-worker policies. We, the labour movement, must push back, says Unite leader Sharon Graham

International Business Times

UK's Sunak Prepares For First TV Debate Amid 'Election Crisis'

Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hunkered down Tuesday as he prepared to go head-to-head with Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer in the first televised debate of the UK general election campaign on the back foot.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head-to-head in their first TV debate of 2024 election campaign

Personal attacks could feature as PM battles to erode the Labour leader’s huge poll lead

Evening Standard

James Cleverly admits Tories may have flown Union Jack flag wrong way up in election defence video

The Home Secretary was grilled on the flag blunder on live TV

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Evening Standard

Zero Tory MPs will be left in Inner London, predicts shock poll showing Labour storming to landslide victory

The YouGov survey showed the Conservatives seeing their number of seats in the capital plummet from 21 to just four

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage appears to ditch key Reform UK immigration policy during live interview

The former UKIP leader ditched the party’s ‘secure detention for all asylum seekers’ plan and said he needed to ‘sort a few things out’

The Guardian - UK

Why are Green parties polling badly for the European elections?

There is little data to support fears of a ‘greenlash’ – instead voters may have other priorities such as inflation or the Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

Tory brand is ruined and Labour could go out of control, says Nigel Farage

Reform leader rules out electoral pact with Conservatives and repeats plans for ‘reverse takeover’ of party

The Guardian - UK

General election: Starmer and Sunak clash over taxes, the NHS and immigration in head-to-head TV debate – as it happened

Labour leader says prime minister’s claim he would raise people’s taxes by £2,000 is ‘nonsense’

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney and Anas Sarwar clash in TV debate over Labour's economy plans

JOHN Swinney told Anas Sarwar that the Labour Party will “prolong austerity” as the pair clashed in last night’s STV leadership debate.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage: I won't 'spend much time' on Donald Trump campaign trail in America if I'm an MP

Mr Farage has U-turned to become Reform UK leader and stand for Parliament

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