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Rishi Sunak boards Conservative campaign bus
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, boards the Conservative campaign bus at Redcar Racecourse. The Prime Minister unveiled the Conservative campaign bus in Teesside during his tour of the North East on Saturday.
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Rishi Sunak answers questions from workers at a defence firm in Devon - full Q&A
Rishi Sunak answers questions from workers at a defence firm in Devon. One told him she was “undecided” about his national service plan, while another pointed out he was “quite a way behind Labour” in the polls. The Prime Minister said:...
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Darren Jones questions how Tory policies will be funded
Shadow Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones questions how Tory policies will be funded, claiming the party has set out 'over 70 billion pounds of unfunded spending commitments' in the first week of the General Election campaign.
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Labour warns of ‘£71 billion of unfunded spending’ pledges by Conservatives
Shadow Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones warned of ‘£71 billion of unfunded spending’ pledges by the Tories in the first week of the General Election campaign, arguing that they could shake market confidence similarly to the Liz...
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We want Reform UK to be the voice of opposition to Labour, says Nigel Farage
Reform UK president Nigel Farage rejected the Conservative argument that a vote for Reform is a vote for Labour, saying his party's aim is to become the "main voice of opposition" to Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party.
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Sir Keir Starmer speech and q&a on the campaign trail in Lancing, HD version
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech on the campaign trail in Lancing. Sir Kier used the speech to describe how his background and upbringing inform his plans in he becomes prime minister, he then answered questions from the...
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech on the campaign trail in Lancing, full speech
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech on the campaign trail in Lancing. Sir Kier used the speech to describe how his background and upbringing inform his plans in he becomes prime minister. Sir Keir Starmer has said the General...
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Theresa May shares hug with Ian Blackford before Commons farewell speech
Theresa May has warned that too many people in politics “think it is about them” in a farewell speech which also made light of her difficulties as prime minister. The MP for Maidenhead advised her Conservative colleagues against enduring...
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Lib Dem leader reiterates plan to recruit more GPs to cut waiting times
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says he plans to recruit more GPs and has ruled out pacts with other parties as he joined a campaigning event in Eastbourne.
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John Swinney insists SNP can win in ‘independence day’ General Election
Scotland’s First Minister has insisted he can lead the SNP to victory in an “independence day” General Election. John Swinney said the election, now confirmed to take place on July 4, also gave voters the chance to get rid of Rishi Sunak...
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Election an opportunity to send message over systemic underfunding – Sinn Fein
The General Election is an opportunity for voters to send out a message over the “systemic underfunding” of public services in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein has claimed. South Down MP Chris Hazzard insisted the party was ready to fight the...
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Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour - archive GVs
Archive footage of Tory MP Natalie Elphicke, who has defected to Labour, hitting out at the “broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic Government”. The Dover MP crossed the floor in the Commons just moments before Prime...
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Houchen could ‘absolutely’ work with Starmer and ‘forgot’ blue Tory rosette
Ben Houchen said he could “absolutely” work with Sir Keir Starmer if the Labour leader becomes prime minister, but denied “trying to pretend” he was not Conservative during his mayoral election campaign. The winning Tory candidate in the...
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UK removes first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda via voluntary scheme
A failed asylum seeker has been sent to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme separate to the Government’s flagship deportation plan. The unnamed man is the first to have voluntarily moved to Rwanda after being offered up to £3,000 financial...
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Jeremy Hunt reportedly weighing stamp duty cut before election
The Chancellor is reported to be considering cutting stamp duty in a final autumn statement before the next general election. Jeremy Hunt has previously hinted there could be a further “fiscal event” before voters go to the polls in an...
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PM says welfare reforms not about cost cutting as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised
Rishi Sunak has told of the “moral mission” to reform welfare as he announced major changes to the system in the face of criticism of his “hostile rhetoric” and accusations that the proposals are a “full-on assault on disabled people”....
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Politics daily briefing: April 19
All the latest political developments, as the SNP has been urged to co-operate with the police investigation into the party’s finances.
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PM says welfare reforms not about cost-cutting as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised
Rishi Sunak has told of the “moral mission” to reform welfare as he announced major changes to the system in the face of criticism of his “hostile rhetoric” and accusations that the proposals are a “full-on assault on disabled people”....
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Politics daily briefing: April 11
All the latest political developments, as charities write to the Home Secretary James Cleverly to oppose plans to clamp down on rough sleepers.
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Yousaf celebrates 90 years of SNP with ‘confident’ election message
Humza Yousaf has said he is “very confident” in his general election candidates as the SNP celebrates its 90th birthday. The SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minister campaigned in Prestwick, Hamilton and East Kilbride on Saturday to mark...
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Scott Benton resigns as MP, paving way for Blackpool by-election
Blackpool South MP Scott Benton, who lost the Conservative whip after being embroiled in a lobbying scandal, has announced he will quit Parliament rather than wait for the outcome of a recall petition. His resignation, coming before the...
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Sadiq Khan claims Tories would ‘cancel’ free school meals and TfL fare freeze
Sadiq Khan has said Londoners have a “clear choice” between him and a Conservative mayor who would “cancel” his policies in the upcoming mayoral election. Speaking in central London on Monday morning, Mr Khan branded the May election as...
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Daily politics briefing - March 19
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak maintains hope of spring Rwanda flights after seeing off Lords' challenges.
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Sunak has ‘given up’, says Davey as he urges Lib Dems to ‘smash blue wall’
Sir Ed Davey has told the Liberal Democrats spring conference that the Prime Minister “sounds like he’s already given up” and that setting the general election date is “pretty much the only thing left that Rishi Sunak controls any more”....