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Keir Starmer ally Louise Haigh defends Labour leader's jibe at Jeremy Corbyn manifesto from 2019

Shadow transport secretary says: ‘That was the worst election defeat we'd suffered in our history. And we've learned from those lessons.’

Evening Standard

Inside the Grangemouth election hustings as candidates battle it out

GRANGEMOUTH oil refinery will be a real test of whether the next UK Government can deliver a just transition for the people of Scotland, warns trade…

The National (Scotland)

Amid the Tories’ fiscal disasters, one change has quietly warped how we see public spending for ever

The Tory-created OBR buoyed David Cameron but sunk Liz Truss. After the election, it may become Labour’s problem, says economics professor Jonathan Portes

The Guardian - UK

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Tories fighting to prevent Labour winning ‘supermajority’, says Shapps

Defence secretary says even bigger win than 1997 landslide would be ‘very bad news’ for country

The Guardian - UK

Professor John Curtice — things you didn’t know about TV's most famous general election expert

All you need to know about Professor John Curtice, the eminent TV general election guru.

WhatToWatch

General election TV Q&A: Sunak refuses to accept tax burden will definitely rise during next parliament – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

There is no recovery for the Conservative party until it purges itself of Reform-lite ideas

This cheap politics of envy distracts from Britain’s most pressing issue: inequality, says former Tory MP Justine Greening

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'Lie after lie': Audience member tears into Anas Sarwar on BBC Debate Night

AN audience member took aim at Anas Sarwar on BBC’s Debate Night election special on Tuesday evening, saying the Labour Party’s positions were…

The National (Scotland)

Tories appear to admit election defeat as Cabinet minister pleads: Don't give Keir Starmer a 'super majority'

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps argued if Labour gets a majority ‘of the size of Blairs or even bigger’ it would place Britain in a ‘dangerous place’

Evening Standard

From ‘hug a husky’ to ‘max out the oil’: the Tory environmental journey

We look back through 14 years of Conservative manifestos at policies on net zero, energy, transport and more

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Mackay: The buffer zones bill has been an emotional journey

IT’S not often that the Scottish Parliament manages to overcome party divisions and stand together as one, especially during an election period.

The National (Scotland)

Brexit driving greater wedge between voters with government trust at all time low, pollster John Curtice warns

Record percentage of people rarely trust any government to prioritise the needs of the country over internal party interests, National Centre of Social Research finds

The Independent UK

Trust hits new low: 45% of people think politicians put party before country

There is an air of deja vu about this election. Trust and confidence in how Britain is governed is as low as it has ever been – just as it was shortly before the last election five years ago.

The Conversation

Trust in British politics hits record low, latest BSA survey finds

Four in five Britons dissatisfied with how they are governed, with collapse blamed on Partygate, Brexit and poor services

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Green Party will vow to raise taxes on richest to fund public services in election manifesto

Millionaires and billionaires will pay more to improve improvements to health, housing, transport and the green economy, the Greens said ahead of their manifesto launch in Brighton on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Read my lips: no austerity under Labour’, Sarwar tells Scottish leaders’ debate

First minister John Swinney under fire over public services and cost of living during ill-tempered TV showdown

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar says ‘it’s for Scottish people to decide’ future of Scotland

ANAS Sarwar has said it is “for Scottish people to decide what the future of country is” – yet refused to be drawn on whether he would support…

Evening Standard

Tory manifesto: pledge to revive Help to Buy scheme 'devoid of imagination' say property experts

The manifesto also promises to scrap stamp duty for some first-time buyers, but no word on non-doms

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John Swinney and Anas Sarwar clash over ‘no austerity’ under Labour claim

JOHN Swinney and Anas Sarwar have clashed after the Scottish

The Guardian - UK

Controversial Dublin MEP candidate Clare Daly loses seat despite celebrity backing

Backed by Annie Lennox and Susan Sarandon, Daly had appeared on state-leaning media in China and Russia

The Guardian - UK

‘Cosplaying Liz Truss’: Rishi Sunak condemned for £17bn tax giveaway

Critics say funding of Tory manifesto’s policies is ‘implausible’ and they would mainly benefit wealthier voters

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservative manifesto: an exercise in fiscal fantasy and denial

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s insistent repetition of the word ‘plan’ doesn’t compensate for an absence of serious engagement with the challenges Britain faces

The Conversation

Lib Dem proposals take social care reform seriously – but doubts remain over how they’d pay for it

Despite the fact that it is central to so many people’s lives, too often, social care is an afterthought for UK political parties. In the first TV debate of the 2024 general election, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer devoted only 36 seconds to this issue.

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 seats: Who will be my MP in...Clacton with Nigel Farage standing?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage's Reform to leapfrog Tories into second place in key Red Wall seat of Hartlepool - survey

Hartlepool was the site of Boris Johnson’s greatest victory in 2021 before his premiership fell apart

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