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

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

City Comment: The absence of the “Corbyn factor” makes this a hugely different election to 2019

Rishi Sunak has called a snap general election for July

Prime minister announces early summer election with date putting parties on campaign trail for six weeks

Britain's annual inflation rate slowed to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, official data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crunch before this year's general election.

Britain’s jet set insist they will flee if they lose their benefits – but Labour should not be daunted, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The measure would allow local authorities to prevent landlords from raising rents above a set amount each year

Stop me if you've heard this one before. The shadow chancellor appeared on the radio this morning and, when asked about a crumbling corner of the public realm, agreed it was bad and said a Labour government would fix it. Pressed on whether she was actually committing any funding towards this,…