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Rishi Sunak delivers stump speech in the East Midlands
Rishi Sunak delivers a stump speech in the East Midlands as Britons are set to go to the polls in three days.
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General Election 2024: July 1 round-up
A daily round-up as the UK is set to go to the polls for a July 4 election.
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Rishi Sunak Q&A in Staffordshire - high res
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, delivers a stump speech at pharmaceutical company Bestway in Stoke-on-Trent as the General Election looms.
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Sunak visits pharmaceutical company on election campaign trail
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits pharmaceutical company Bestway in Stoke-on-Trent where he gave a Q&A.
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Sunak suggests UK would become soft touch of Europe on migration under a Starmer-led government
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suggested the UK would become the soft touch of Europe on illegal migration under a Labour government. The Prime Minister was speaking to broadcasters after a visit to pharmaceutical company Bestway in...
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Labour's Jonathan Ashworth accuses the Tories of a 'Liz Truss takeover'
Jonathan Ashworth, Labour's Shadow Paymaster General, holds a press conference as Labour reveals that 46 new Conservative candidates have been supporters of Liz Truss's leadership campaign.
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Anas Sarwar speaks to media during a visit to Methil
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said if even one person is disenfranchised due to postal voting delays, it is “one too many”. The Scottish Labour leader also said GB Energy’s investments in infrastructure for the renewables...
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Rishi Sunak warns against "sleepwalking" to a Labour government
Rishi Sunak delivers a stump speech in the East Midlands as voters are set to go to the polls in three days.
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Interview with Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill
Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill speaks to PA as part of a series interviewing Northern Ireland political leaders ahead of the General Election. She said Sinn Fein wants to ensure as many "progressive" candidates are elected as...
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Jonathan Ashworth speaks on campaign trail in London
Former Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Jonathan Ashworth speaks outside of "Rishi's Mega Mortgages" shop front set up by the Labour party, on the campaign trail in south London.
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Labour unveils faux "Rishi's Mega Mortgages" shop front
A faux "Rishi's Mega Mortgages" shop front set up by the Labour party, on the campaign trail in south London.
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Jonathan Ashworth hits out at Tories with mock mortgage advert
Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth said he is going “on the hunt for Hunt” as he accused the Chancellor of shredding his own manifesto. As the shadow paymaster general unveiled a faux “Rishi’s mega mortgages” shopfront aimed at highlighting the...
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Ed Davey shoots for election success with less than a week left
Ed Davey tries his hand at archery in Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire. There is less than a week before people go to the polls for the General Election.
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Sunak refuses to say whether he told former aide about election date
Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether he told his former parliamentary aide Craig Williams about the date of the election. Speaking to broadcasters, the Prime Minister said: “I’ve been clear about this. I’m furious to have...
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Rishi Sunak tours Derby plant of Alstom
Rishi Sunak tours the Derby plant of Alstom, as news was recently announced that new work in the first half of 2025 will save the site.
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James Cleverly speaks to the media on a visit to Great British Sports Cars
Home Secretary James Cleverly during a visit to Great British Sports Cars in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, while on the General Election campaign trail.
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James Cleverly visits Great British Sports Cars while on the General Election campaign trail
Home Secretary James Cleverly during a visit to Great British Sports Cars in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, while on the General Election campaign trail.
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Tories have wrecked NI and destroyed UK’s relationship with Dublin – Eastwood
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said the Tory government has wrecked Northern Ireland and destroyed the UK's relationship with Dublin.
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Douglas Ross says allegations of insider betting have been 'very difficult' for his party
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross says the allegations of insider betting have been 'very difficult' for his party.
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Sir Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of kicking the gambling allegations 'into the long grass'
Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak’s parallel investigation into election gambling allegations was an effort to knock the story “into the long grass” and showed a “total failure of leadership”. “He’s announced an investigation, an...
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Keir Starmer hit back at claims he won't deliver on tax promises
Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at claims that he may be unable to deliver on his tax and spending commitments.The Labour leader said; “I don’t accept the proposition that the economy cannot be better than it is now, and a lot of the...
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Politics daily briefing: June 23
Daily politics briefing for June 23, as Housing Secretary Michael Gove said it is "difficult to defend" Tories who allegedly placed bets on the date of the General Election.
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Feargal Sharkey says 'we've had enough' of environmental damage and pleads with people to vote
NOTE: Strong language at 1'13" Feargal Sharkey speaks to the PA news agency at the Restore Nature Now protest in Parliament Square in London. Mr Sharkey said the Conservatives had created a "sorry mess" and said he would vote Labour. Mr...
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Rishi Sunak accuses Nigel Farage of 'appeasement' over Ukraine war comments
Rishi Sunak has said Nigel Farage was “completely wrong” to say the West “provoked” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Prime Minister told reporters: “What he said was completely wrong and only plays into (Vladimir) Putin’s hands. “This...