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When even Angela Rayner remains relentlessly on message, you know the election is in the bag / Things can only get betting – for Labour

Three new polls have made dire reading for Rishi Sunak suggesting that Nigel Farage’s Reform may be passing the Tories

TAX hikes and spending increases within the Labour manifesto are “trivial” and do not address cuts already faced by buckling public services,…

I have no ideological aversion to defences of Liz Truss. We all have our foibles, after all. But the one argument I won't accept is that, in going gung-ho for growth, she at least identified the right problem. I mean, pointing out that the British economy has been in a…

Nigel Farage has hit back over Starmer’s jibes against him standing in Clacton

If growth does not come to the rescue, party will face stark choice of tax rises or cuts – but it has some wriggle room

Election campaigns are full of “moments”. Some are unscripted and unforeseeable, such as a Tory Prime Minister who is facing a populist threat to his Right, volunteering to leave D-Day commemorations early in order to do a pre-recorded interview. Others, such as Labour’s manifesto launch, are more expected.

A guide to the main parties’ manifesto promises on housing

Keir Starmer showed genuine anger in Manchester – I see welcome flashes of campaigning zeal, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams