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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sniffs malt whiskey during his visit to Cotswolds Distillery in Warwickshire, West Midlands, as he continues his general election campaign trail.
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PA Media: UK NewsWhat to expect on the General Election campaign trail on Tuesday
Here is your guide to the main developments expected in the General Election campaign on Tuesday.
- Evening Standard
Your Wimbledon 2024 queue guide: When time does it open each day?
Wimbledon is one of the only sporting events in the world where people can bag show court tickets and ground passes on the day of the event
- The Guardian
Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for surprise talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Hungarian PM, an outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, makes first trip to country since start of Russia’s full-scale invasion
- News Shopper
Two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder after woman stabbed in New Cross
Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder after a woman in her 30s was stabbed in New Cross.
- 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.
- HuffPost
Tyranny Expert Sums Up A Donald Trump Win With 2 Ominous Words
Timothy Snyder succinctly predicted what will happen “unless Trump loses.”
- The Telegraph
Boris is the author of the Tories’ defeat
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.
- The Telegraph
Starmer’s worst blunder should disqualify him as prime minister
The single biggest thing that happened over the last Parliament was the Covid crisis. It had an immeasurable impact on our economy and society. And Labour’s record in that period, especially during 2021, was appalling. Indeed it was sufficiently bad that at the time many people said Starmer’s errors ruled him out of any possible future as Prime Minister.
- Evening Standard
OPINION - Joe Biden has presented Democrats with a big lie of his own
The ridiculous claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election was the first big lie to infect its politics. Now Joe Biden has presented Democrats with a big lie of his own. There are plenty of Americans who would rather vote for a dead Biden than a live Trump, but not enough to win.
- The Telegraph
Michelle Obama the only Biden alternative who would beat Trump
The only prospective candidate who could beat Donald Trump in the presidential election is Michelle Obama, according to a new poll.
- The Telegraph
Biden ‘seriously considering’ leaving election race
Joe Biden is said to be seriously considering leaving the election race and thinks that he has only four days to save his presidential campaign.
- Bloomberg
Le Pen Rivals Land Blow in Bid to Keep Far Right From Power
(Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group and a left-wing alliance strategically pulled hundreds of candidates from the second round of France’s legislative election to reduce the chance of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally getting an absolute majority.Most Read from BloombergUS Allies Say China Is Developing Attack Drones for RussiaChina Can End Russia’s War in Ukraine With One Phone Call, Finland SaysBiden Struggles to Contain Pressure to Abandon Reelection BidHouse Demo
- Evening Standard
Tories narrow gap to Labour in poll as Sunak says election result not ‘foregone conclusion'
Poll shows the Conservatives have closed their gap behind Labour to 15 points, the smallest lead for Sir Keir Starmer’s party for a month
- The Telegraph
Putin has drawn Nato into a trap
Kyiv has been told that, before it can join Nato, it must fix its problems with corruption. These are very real: the latest Corruption Perceptions Index ranks Ukraine below Belarus and Kazakhstan. But that is not the true reason why there will be no good news on accession for Zelensky at Nato’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington next week.
- People
Are UFOs Real? What the Pentagon Has Learned
"The most common misconception is that [UFOs] are all the same thing and they're all extraterrestrial, and neither of those are true," said one government expert
- HuffPost UK
Rishi Sunak Gets His Comeuppance When He Invites The Internet To Name What Labour Would Tax
Possibly not the best move from the richest PM the UK's ever had.
- The Guardian
Labour expects surge of ‘shy Reform’ voters in some northern and Midlands seats
Activists forecast margins of fewer than 2,000 votes separating them from Farage’s party – or even a shock defeat
- The Guardian
Rees-Mogg tells young Tories he wants to ‘build a wall in the English Channel’
Ex-cabinet minister reiterates backing for Donald Trump and claims ‘Biden doesn’t like Britain’ in leaked recording
- Bloomberg
Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling Avoids the Obvious: He’s Running Again
(Bloomberg) -- The Supreme Court’s decision declaring Donald Trump partially immune from prosecution for efforts to overturn the 2020 election avoided mentioning what makes it a blockbuster: He’s campaigning to reclaim the presidency.Most Read from BloombergDemocrats Weigh Mid-July Vote to Formally Tap Biden as NomineePowerful Storm Beryl Aims at Jamaica After Grenada StrikeS&P 500 Closes Above 5,500 in Record-Breaking Run: Markets Wrap‘Upflation’ Is the New Retail Trend Driving Up Prices for US