Yahoo News Politics daily briefing: July 1
Daily politics briefing for July 1, as Labour and the Tories ramp up attacks in the final week of the General Election campaign.
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- The Guardian
Ed Davey uses bungee jump to hail ‘once-in-a-century election’
Lib Dem leader says public’s dislike of Tories and tactical voting offer chance to change UK’s political geography
CNNFrance’s far right may be on the brink of power after Macron’s gamble backfired. Here’s what comes next
Emmanuel Macron, the man who once described his leadership style as Jupiterian now resembles Icarus, after he played with political fire and got burnt.
- The Independent
Watch moment paedophile headteacher Neil Foden is arrested at school
This is the moment a paedophile headteacher is arrested at a school in North Wales. Bodycam footage, released by North Wales Police, shows the moment officers arrested 66-year-old Neil Foden. The former high school headteacher who had a “sexual obsession” with young girls has today (1 July) been jailed for 17 years.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Sunday newspapers take final chance to make election endorsements
Many have declared who they think should be in Downing Street after this week’s General Election.
- Northwich & Winsford Guardian
Close-season football update from the 1874 Northwich camp
1874 Northwich’s preparations for the new season are continuing
- The Northern Echo
County Durham councillors leave Labour over party candidate days before election
Two councillors in County Durham have left Labour in protest at one of the party’s parliamentary candidates for the region.
- The Independent
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ cosmic event to appear in night sky after star explodes
The T Coronae Borealis, or Blaze Star, will appear as an extremely bright object in the night sky in the coming days
- The Guardian
Judi Dench and Siân Phillips become first female members of Garrick Club
Exclusive: Veteran actors fast-tracked into venerable London club in wake of men-only rule being jettisoned after 193 years
- Somerset County Gazette
Glastonbury Festival 2024 'very safe' with fewer arrests and crimes
Avon and Somerset Police have released the crime figures for Glastonbury Festival 2024, for Wednesday 26 June until 10am on Monday July 1.
- The Telegraph
Paedophile head teacher jailed for 17 years for abuse of four girls
A former high school head teacher who abused school girls for years and was “determined” to satisfy his “perverted desires” has been jailed for 17 years.
- Women's Health UK
Laura Kenny: ‘I didn’t want gold medals, I wanted a baby’
As part of our Summer of Sport celebrations, recently retired Laura Kenny fronts one of our three special edition covers
- Associated Press
Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the court's conservative majority, including the three justices appointed by Trump, narrowed the case against him and returned it to the trial court to determine what is left of special counsel Jack Smith's indictment.
- The Guardian
Tories criticised for saying Lib Dem candidate pretending to be blind
Charity alleges doorknocker in Torbay suggested Steve Darling was using his guide dog ‘for political purposes’
- Echo
Grandmother of murder victim 'in tears' as Knife Angel is unveiled in Southend
The Knife Angel was unveiled in the city centre as a “poignant reminder” of the devastation caused by knife crime.
- Associated Press
6 teenage baseball players charged as adults in South Dakota rape case take plea deals
Six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case last summer have reached plea deals. Three players from the Mitchell-based team pleaded guilty last month to being an accessory to a felony, and three others entered the same plea Monday, KELO-TV reported. According to prosecutors, the victims were 16 when they were sexually assaulted during a tournament in Rapid City last June.
- HuffPost
New Poll Finds 1 Democrat Absolutely Trouncing Trump
Just one problem: This person doesn't seem interested in running, should the opportunity arise.
- Dorset Echo
Boris Johnson called 'deranged idiot' as he makes first election appearance
Boris Johnson made his first appearance as part of the 2024 General Election campaign but was criticised by some political commentators.
- The Telegraph
Labour considering inheritance tax raid to ‘redistribute’ wealth
Labour is considering an inheritance tax raid to “redistribute” wealth if it gets into power, a leaked recording of a shadow frontbencher suggests.
- The Telegraph
Boris isn’t the Tories’ saviour, he’s their destroyer
I’ve said it before, and will doubtless have cause to say it again: Boris Johnson might be the single most effective political illusionist this country has ever seen. No matter how many times experience fails to live up to the promise, there still seems to be no shortage of buyers for the could-have-been king act.
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Delivers Chilling Prediction After Trump Immunity Ruling
Laurence Tribe explained what the Supreme Court decision means in "practical purposes" and it's "devastating."