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Youths have shouted sectarian abuse at a local SDLP councillor after he confronted them while taking down election posters in South Belfast.
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The TelegraphSunak may have made the biggest electoral mistake in British history
When the history of this election campaign comes to be written, one question will perplex the compilers more than any other: why now? The Tory officials and police officers being investigated for alleged gambling law infractions by betting on a snap contest in July will have secured very good odds for the simple reason that no one was expecting it.
- HuffPost
Newsmax Slaps Very Awkward Note On Screen During Donald Trump Interview
Critics on social media suggested the chyron meant one thing.
- The Telegraph
Reform puts British people first – how is that a wasted vote?
This is just a hunch, but I imagine some of you are as sick as I am of hearing that a vote for Reform is a wasted vote. Let me tell you what a wasted vote is. Casting my ballot in December 2019 with a song in my heart for the Conservatives. Nothing I voted for came to pass. Worse than that, in many cases the alleged Tory government did precisely the opposite of what I wanted. Every Conservative principle I held dear trashed.
- The Telegraph
The Tories have abandoned the one thing that made them electable
The outcome of the general election is now considered such a foregone conclusion that the post-mortem examination is being conducted while the corpse is still twitching. Many pundits and politicians seem to think that the Government’s imminent demise can be explained by its failure to listen to one faction or another.
- The Hill
Trump, progressives suffer a rough night: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Tuesday’s contests in Colorado, New York, South Carolina and Utah saw the first incumbent House Democrat to lose in a primary this cycle, along with several losses for Trump-endorsed candidates. The progressive wing of the Democratic Party suffered a major blow when Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a moderate,…
- The Guardian
Labour ‘not putting up a fight’ against Farage in Clacton
Labour officials said to be upset that Jovan Owusu-Nepaul was gaining traction for viral social media posts
- The Telegraph
Keir Starmer is about to kill the Brexit dream for good
Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour team enjoy warm cuddly feelings about the European Union. Although Starmer has ruled out returning to the customs union or the EU’s single market, Labour says that it will improve the UK’s relationship with the EU by negotiating a veterinary agreement to reduce border checks and seeking mutual recognition agreements allowing touring artists and professionals to export their services to the EU.
- The Telegraph
Macron may soon resign
With Britain swept up in its own election, it easy to miss the equally momentous one taking place across the Channel.
- HuffPost UK
'Shouldn't Be Allowed To Make Stuff Up': James Cleverly Left Stuttering Over His Migration Claims
"It's invented, isn't it, James?" Labour's Yvette Cooper said.
- HuffPost
George Conway Tells Trump What The Rest Of The World Really Thinks About Him
He also revealed what will happen if Joe Biden provokes Trump at this week's debate.
- The Independent
Trump goes off on Biden in early morning screed ahead of debate: ‘Man is a walking LYING MACHINE’
Trump lied 30,573 times with an average of 21 false claims a day, while in office, according to one analysis
- The Independent
‘This party should fall’: MAGA candidate who didn’t win Boebert’s old seat calls Republican Party ‘irredeemable’
Volunteers and supporters of grassroots Colorado Republican Ron Hanks, who’d hoped to fill the congressional seat vacated by fellow MAGA diehard Lauren Boebert, gathered Tuesday night at a Grand Junction brewery for a watch party. Hanks lamented the results — and the state of the Republican Party. Sheila Flynn reports from the third congressional district
- HuffPost
Joe Scarborough Thinks This Shows Donald Trump Is ‘Scared Out Of His Mind’ About Debate
“This is desperation,” said MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host.
- Yahoo News UK
Who will you vote for in the general election? Tell us what you think
With just over a week to go until the general election, have you made your mind up yet?
- The Hill
Trump-backed candidate loses South Carolina runoff, handing win to McMaster
Republican nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs has won the GOP primary runoff for South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, in an unusual race that pitted Donald Trump against one of his top allies. Biggs beat Trump-endorsed Mark Burns in the one-on-one runoff after neither secured a majority of the vote in the initial, more…
- Reuters
US, Russia defense chiefs speak as tensions rise over Crimea attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Russian defense chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday in rare communication between the two powers and with tensions rising after Moscow blamed Washington for a deadly Ukraine attack over the weekend on the Russian-annexed Crimea. The two sides gave widely divergent accounts of the conversation - the first one between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russia's new Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, who replaced Sergei Shoigu in May.
- The Telegraph
Scotland too dangerous for Farage, says Richard Tice
Nigel Farage has not come to Scotland during the general election campaign because it is too “dangerous”, Richard Tice has said.
- Daily Echo
MP candidate pens letter on 'leaky sink' ahead of election
A Southampton MP candidate has written a letter taking aim at a Spanish teacher and said: "I am bad at languages but have 30 years experience in finance and law."
- The Independent
Trump mocked after claiming he was ‘tortured’ in Georgia jail booking after turning himself in voluntarily
Republican presidential candidate makes wild claim in latest fundraising email to supporters
- Business Insider
North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says
A Pentagon spokesperson said that any military personnel North Korea sent to Ukraine to aid Russian forces would just be "cannon fodder."