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PMQs: Sunak confirmed ‘there will be a general election in the second half of this year’.Source: Reuters
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BloombergLabour Dips as Reform Marches On, Poll of Polls Show
(Bloomberg) -- The opposition Labour Party dipped to its lowest level of the British election campaign so far as Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform UK Party registered a fifth record in a row in Bloomberg’s poll of polls on Friday.Most Read from BloombergAt Blackstone’s $339 Billion Property Arm, the Honeymoon Is OverCar Dealers Reel From Cyberattack on $1.2 Trillion MarketCDK Tells Car Dealers Their Systems Will Likely Be Down for DaysUnited Airlines Jet Turns Back After Engine Piece Falls OffCar
- HuffPost
Trump Loses It At Fox News, Says No One Can Trust It
The former president is once again lashing out at the network for letting a guest speak critically of him.
- The Telegraph
The Tories are morally bankrupt
If you thought the Conservatives had hit the bottom of the moral swamp, think again. The new gambling scandal is proving to be an even more stomach-churning spectacle than Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deserting the D-Day commemorations.
- The Independent
Trump left red-faced in Virginia after MAGA candidate fails to grab decisive win
Bob Good shows some Republicans can still take on Donald Trump and have a fighting chance
- Evening Standard
Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott among dozen of Leftwingers standing in London at election
Ex-Labour leader Mr Corbyn is close to pulling off a shock win in Islington North, according to a poll
- The Independent
Voters favour Farage to be leader of the opposition and Reform to replace the Tories
Exclusive: With Tory support in freefall a plurality of voters now believe Reform should replace them and Nigel Farage should be allowed on the Question Time TV debate tonight
- The Telegraph
The Secret Tory Candidate: Reform has tapped into something that Rishi hasn’t taken seriously
While the rest of us were watching in horror as three separate polls spelled out disaster for the party, on Wednesday afternoon Angela Richardson, the Conservative Party’s deputy chairman, tried to persuade us that there was nothing to worry about.
- HuffPost UK
'Are The Tories Corrupt?' Nick Ferrari Skewers Michael Gove Over Alleged Election Bets
"It's beyond embarrassing, it's wrong," the former cabinet minister replied.
- HuffPost UK
Rishi Sunak Squirms As He Fails To Deny Tory Cabinet Members May Have Placed Election Bets
The prime minister repeatedly dodged questions on how deep the scandal goes.
- Yahoo News UK
Who won the BBC Question Time election debate?
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer were grilled by the audience as they tried to win over voters ahead of the 4 July polling day.
- The Independent
Michael Gove blames Liz Truss for blue wall collapse as Tories face wipeout
Michael Gove blamed the Tories’ general election struggles on Ms Truss and her September 2022 mini-budget
- HuffPost
Ex-RNC Chair Picks Apart ‘Word Salad’ From ‘Particularly Unhinged’ Trump Rally
“The sad state of what was once the Grand Old Party was on full display yesterday,” Michael Steele said on MSNBC.
- The National
Tory candidate 'considering legal action against BBC' amid election betting scandal
THE betting scandal engulfing Rishi Sunak’s faltering campaign intensified when a Tory candidate said she “will be co-operating with the Gambling Commission” probe over allegedly bets on the date of the election ...
- The Guardian
Missouri attorney general to sue New York over Trump prosecutions
Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit targets New York attorney general and Manhattan DA, who both secured Trump convictions
- The Telegraph
‘He’s nice but we’ve been Tory too long’: The Richmond voters holding Rishi’s fate in their hands
Ten o’clock on a Thursday morning in Richmond, North Yorkshire, and the town’s marketplace is already nearly full with cars. Shoppers equipped with appropriate bags for life are heading purposefully to stock up on groceries and the tourists – a mixture of ramblers in practical clothing and retirees who’ve come to wander round the pretty Georgian town – are popping in and out of the shops and cafes that line the square. Overhead, the sun is gloriously – finally – shining and in the distance the h
- The Hill
Bob Good vows to have recount, full investigation in GOP primary
Rep. Bob Good (R) declared Thursday that he will pursue a recount and a “full investigation” in his Virginia House election. Good, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, is facing a close election against his primary challenger, state Sen. John McGuire. McGuire declared victory Tuesday night, though the race had not been called. Virginia…
- Evening Standard
OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: His first decisions as Prime Minister paved the way for Rishi Sunak's campaign from hell
The first time I heard Rishi Sunak’s name was from William Hague, in Pushkar’s Indian restaurant in Birmingham. It was almost ten years ago, at a dinner for the outgoing Foreign Secretary that some of us had thrown for him during the Tory party conference. Hague, who was stepping down, was purring in delight about his newly- selected successor in his North Yorkshire seat of Richmond.
- The Telegraph
Huge spike in bets on day before Sunak announced election
A flood of bets was placed on a July election the day before it was announced by Rishi Sunak, data reveal.
- Evening Standard
General Election London: Find out who will be your MP from new interactive map of 70 seats
Millions of voters across London will go to the polls on July 4 to elect the new Government. The Standard is looking at how seats could change hands across the capital
- HuffPost UK
Michael Gove Claims Labour Will 'Rig The System' To Be A 'Forever' Government
He seemed to forget the Tories have introduced significant changes to the UK voting system over 14 years.