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Billionaire Tory donor John Caudwell switches allegiance to Labour

John Caudwell had given Boris Johnson £500k to take on Jeremy Corbyn

The Independent UK

Labour's Liz Kendall 'doesn't believe polls showing Tory wipeout'

Liz Kendall also dismissed Rishi Sunak’s claim that Labour is ‘entrenching’ its power by pledging to give 16-year-olds the vote

Evening Standard

Tory donor who gave Boris Johnson £500,000 urges public to vote Labour

John Caudwell, the Phones4U founder, says he is ‘rather despairing’ about Conservatives after 51 years of support

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Scottish Labour manifesto virtually identical to UK Labour's

SCOTTISH Labour launched their manifesto today and it is virtually identical to the one Keir Starmer unveiled last week ...

The National (Scotland)

Deepfake video of Nigel Farage playing Minecraft ‘of course’ not real, party says

Deepfake videos have failed to disrupt election campaign as some predicted, instead existing as obviously fake memes

The Guardian - UK

Why legacy media brands still matter in the UK’s ‘social media election’

For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok election”.

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Campaign catchup: Tories tanking, Starmer soccering, vetters not vetting

In today’s newsletter: A new poll for the Guardian reveals the party is on course to win only 115 seats – is there a way back?

The Guardian - UK

Labour landslide projected with dozens of Tory-held seats on knife-edge

Data showing 15% swing away from Conservatives since 2019 likely to stoke party’s fears of ‘extinction-level event’ at general election

The Guardian - UK

Clearing the airwaves: Starmer gives woolly performance on LBC phone-in

Moments of clarity about football tax and definition of working person only highlight evasion elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Change? If only. Labour’s housing plans are built on flimsy foundations, fantasies and fudge

The manifesto promises minor common-sense reforms to the planning system. But the headline proposal for new towns won’t amount to much. Where is the bold modernism of the postwar Labour government?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer calls for review of late kick-offs at football matches

Exclusive: Labour leader wants a new regulator to look into issue, saying it is increasing travel costs for supporters

The Guardian - UK

Macron cosied up to consultants and lobbyists and lost voters – Starmer’s Labour risks doing the same

The party may find that, like Macron’s Renaissance, using consultancies quickly leads to bad decisions and low popularity, says journalist Oliver Haynes

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of failing to tackle opioid crisis after failing to reassess life saving treatment centres

Exclusive: Minister admits no work done to assess benefit of centres used to save lives in 17 other countries

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Evening Standard

OPINION - If the polls are right, Keir Starmer will win a giant majority: could he handle it?

A century ago, in the general election of October 1924, Stanley Baldwin achieved a majority of 210 for the Conservatives; modestly describing the landslide as “a magnificent opportunity for service”. Though it is true that the National Government formed after the October 1931 election boasted a governing majority of no…

Evening Standard

Carrie Johnson shares holiday pictures of her, Boris and children on beach in Sardinia

She shared photos with the caption ‘Beautiful Sardinia. Pasta, ice cream, beach. Repeat’

The Guardian - UK

‘Times change, principles don’t’: Britons share what will decide their vote this election

Hundreds say they plan to switch, whether due to tactical reasons, single issues such as Gaza, or disappointment in Labour and the Tories

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer refuses to rule out council tax increases in grilling on Labour's economic plan

The Labour leader said he has no plans to put more financial pressure on working people

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer commits to judge-led inquiry into Nottingham killings

Labour leader says families of three people stabbed to death have had ‘horrific experience’, as Barnaby Webber’s mother challenges him on radio phone-in

The Guardian - UK

Labour is fixated on winning back the ‘red wall’. The only problem? It doesn’t exist

The party’s electoral strategy is based on an outdated stereotype of the northern voter – and it will come back to haunt Starmer, says Alex Niven of Newcastle University

The Guardian - UK

Chris Philp and Nick Thomas-Symonds among political figures debating crime and immigration – as it happened

Channel 4 News special to address law, order and immigration with seven political figures

The Guardian - UK

Former head of GCHQ praises Labour’s defence and security plans

David Omand says pledges on nuclear deterrent shows party can be trusted ‘to stick to serious defence policy’

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 LIVE: Rishi Sunak rides campaign 'choppy waters' catching lobster in Devon

Prime Minister travelled to Suffolk after earlier facing members of public on telephone phone-in after bruising start to election campaign

Evening Standard

Boris is back: Ex-PM takes on Labour and Farage's Reform with taxes, 'wokery' and illegal immigration warning

The ex-PM’s intervention comes as polls point to voters deserting the Conservatives for Nigel Farage’s Reform in significant numbers

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt: Liz Truss economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’

Exclusive: Leaked recordings reveal chancellor ‘trying to achieve some of the same things’ as former prime minister

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