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Why did the election polls overstate Labour’s lead?

Surveys consistently showed a landslide for Starmer’s party, but predictions were wide of the mark

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer is more than just a lucky general

You hear it all the time. And by all the time, I mean very occasionally from a small number of hyper-motivated factionalists on Twitter: any Labour leader would have won the 1997 general election.

Evening Standard

Conservatives on course for worst defeat in over a century with Jeremy Hunt to lose seat, new mega-poll shows

Party would also be completely wiped out in Wales

The Independent UK

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Could Labour’s ‘left-wing cull’ come back to haunt the party at the general election?

Keir Starmer has changed Labour, he says, but has the leader gone too far? Albert Toth speaks to Jeremy Corbyn, Green co-leader Carla Denyer and more about the ballot box rebellion the party could face on July 4

The Independent UK

Mapped: Tactical voting poses threat to half of projected Tory election wins

Analysis by The Independent maps the constituencies where tactical voting could make a difference on the left and the right of the political spectrum

The Independent UK

Meet ‘Whitby woman’: she may swing Labour’s vote

North Yorkshire town represents a disproportionate chunk of women nationally – in their 60s, homeowners, pro-Brexit, no degree – who are undecided voters

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Labour’s Khan has 22-point lead over Tory rival in London mayoral race, poll suggests – as it happened

The London mayor, running for his third term in office, had been warning of a ‘two-horse race’

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From potholes to planning: key issues in England’s 2 May local elections

While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influence

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak faces triple by-election washout, polling gurus warn

Exclusive: Rishi Sunak has been warned by Britain’s top pollsters that his party faces failure in three upcoming by-elections

The Independent UK

Falling mortgage rates will not boost Tory election hopes, Rishi Sunak warned

The PM had hoped a better economic outlook and falling rates would provide a boost for autumn election, saying ‘2024 is going to be a better year’

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK vows to fight the Tories in every seat at next year’s general election

The party, which contested the 2019 general election as the Brexit Party, has given ‘cast-iron guarantees’ to top figures that it will not do a deal with the Tories

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak faces election wipeout even if flights to Rwanda take off, top pollster warns

Exclusive: Devastating forecast has Tories heading for landslide defeat – as voters care more about economy and NHS rather than deportation policy

The Independent UK

Tory tweet using image of BBC news anchor giving middle finger to attack Labour may have backfired, new study says

The social media move sparked a row among Conservative MPs

Evening Standard

Britons want Rishi Sunak to call general election in May — and don’t want to wait until 2025

Three in four Britons want an election because they want a change in government, the polling group found

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Starmer warned Tories could sneak ‘shot in the arm’ by-election win in red wall battle

Labour majority could be blocked if it doesn’t win back Midlands seats like Tamworth, say polling experts

Evening Standard

Labour hopes the future’s red after parties wage battle of conference slogans

Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak sold rival messages in buildup to election next year

Evening Standard

Most voters want new government, says new poll as Rishi Sunak faces double by-election test

Two-thirds of people thought the Conservatives had been bad for Britain, but many were unconvinced Labour would do better

The Independent UK

Most voters say the UK needs a new government – poll

Two-thirds of people thought the Conservatives had been bad for Britain, but many were unconvinced Labour would do better.

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The Independent UK

Operation Warm Welcome for Afghans has not lived up to potential – think tank

More In Common said there had been failings in areas including housing and accommodation, funding and integration of Afghans into local communities.

The Guardian - UK

Ditching green policies may not be the vote winner Sunak expects

The perception ‘red wall’ voters don’t care about the climate crisis is not backed up by evidence

The Guardian - UK

Think small: that’s Sunak’s advice to poor kids dreaming of university

The PM nudges some young people towards apprenticeships, suggesting their minds need no expansion

The Independent UK

‘I hate tree huggers’: How Starmer apparently exploded over Labour’s green policy

The Labour leader’s outburst followed a presentation from climate and net zero spokesman Ed Miliband

The Guardian - UK

Government scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost £169,000 per person, Home Office says – as it happened

Home secretary says benefits of deterring irregular immigration should also be considered, as economic impact assessment published

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams: who might win their seats?

What are the opposition parties’ chances of winning the byelections triggered by the three Tory resignations?

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces test as another Johnson ally quits triggering third byelection

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, announced on Saturday he would stand down with immediate effect

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