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Experts react as candidates 'parachuted' into constituencies they know nothing about

RISHI Sunak’s sudden announcement of a General Election in just six weeks could see more candidates being parachuted into constituencies they know…

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Is the General Election really terrible timing for Scottish voters?

SCOTLAND has been waiting eagerly for the date of the General Election to be announced all year, but as the days of May passed by expectations grew…

The National (Scotland)

What does the census tell us about Scottish and British identity?

The constitutional debate over the last decade has contributed to fewer people aligning their Scottish and British identities, experts have…

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Sunak promises to bring back national service for 18-year-olds

Labour lambasts youth policy as ‘desperate and unfunded’ and designed to make youngsters fix government-created problems

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil ‘alienates people’ from its cause, says Ed Miliband

Labour shadow energy security secretary agrees climate crisis is emergency but ‘massively questions’ activist group’s tactics

The Guardian - UK

Tories pledge to bring in mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if they win general election

The reintroduction of compulsory service would cost an estimated £2.5bn each year

The Independent UK

Labour and Tories clash on economy in first weekend of election campaigning

Parties trade blows over tax cuts as first weekend of general election campaign gets underway

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Scottish party leaders campaign on first weekend since General Election called

SCOTLAND’S party leaders have taken to the streets on Saturday in what marks the first weekend since the General Election was called.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak uses Tory donor’s helicopter to fly from North Yorkshire

Exclusive: PM made flying visit to his North Yorkshire constituency, using millionaire’s chopper to return to London

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the Tories: A chance to pass judgment on 14 years of misrule

The Conservatives are a spent force with an appalling track record. They deserve a resounding general election defeat

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves slams ‘desperate and reckless’ Sunak over £64bn tax pledges

The shadow chancellor has accused Conservatives of making unfunded financial commitments after calling a snap election

The Guardian - UK

‘Why did he do it?’ how Rishi Sunak’s early election backfired on the PM

Tory MPs are perplexed: this seemed the worst moment to go to the country. Has their leader simply had enough?

The Guardian - UK

Election diary: Satirists must be in despair after Tory campaign’s first comedic days

From Reform and Redwood to a Titanic misstep, early electioneering has offered much unintentional hilarity

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron ‘wasted’ £60k to fly private jet to see ‘drenched Rishi’

DAVID CAMERON has been slammed for “wasting” taxpayers money “to watch a Prime Minister getting drenched at Downing Street”, after it was…

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The Independent UK

Starmer to cut voting age to 16 as Labour and Tories clash on first weekend of election campaign

Plans to follow Scotland and Wales in lowering voting age could even be included in King’s Speech

Evening Standard

Islington councillor suspended from Labour Party after backing Jeremy Corbyn

The councillor posted on Facebook to confirm he had been suspended from the party

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems target ‘blue wall’ with blitz of 2m leaflets in Tory heartlands

Seats of Jeremy Hunt and Gillian Keegan included in long-planned assault, as party aims to persuade Labour supporters to lend them their votes

The Guardian - UK

Labour may give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote, says Keir Starmer

Party leader says if you can work, pay tax and serve in armed forces you should be able to vote

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The Guardian - UK

From first impressions to tactical voting: how the UK election will be won or lost

Barring miracles or disasters on the campaign trail, a change of government appears to be just weeks away

The Guardian - UK

‘Defeat would be a big blow’: Labour faces double trouble of Corbyn and Abbott in Islington and Hackney

Jeremy Corbyn’s old constituency reacts to his decision to stand as independent, while decision looms on allowing Diane Abbott to rejoin the party

Salon

Britain's Tories headed for a soaking

U.K.'s hapless prime minister calls a "snap election" he's sure to lose, while the Trump-style right bides its time

Evening Standard

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden refuses to 'speculate' on where Tories aim to gain seats in London

Mr Dowden said it was ‘difficult to draw too many lessons’ from Labour mayor Sadiq Khan’s recent re-election in the capital

The Independent UK

Eddie Izzard suggests being trans affected her chances of becoming a Labour MP

‘Politicos have a set of criteria that they vote on,’ the comedian said

The National (Scotland)

SNP puts 'Scotland making better decisions' at front of election campaign material

THE SNP have outlined the ways in which Scotland is “better making decisions for itself” in its General Election campaign material.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK removes more than 100 General Election candidates since January – analysis

REFORM UK have had to remove more than 100 general election candidates since the start of the year, after more than a dozen of whom were sacked…

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