Wednesday evening news briefing: Labour to win biggest majority of any party since 1832, final YouGov poll shows
Good evening. Josh here to take you through the day’s news on the eve of the general election.
A major poll has predicted that Labour will win the largest majority of any single party since 1832 on Thursday. Meanwhile, a leading City forecaster has warned that Rachel Reeves will launch a £15bn tax raid on pensions, capital gains and inheritance this autumn if Labour wins a super-majority.
Elsewhere, Mark Cavendish has become the most successful Tour de France stage winner of all time after claiming his 35th victory.
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Labour to win biggest majority of any party since 1832, final YouGov poll shows
The YouGov MRP poll of 42,758 voters found that Sir Keir Starmer’s party could win 431 seats in total and a majority of 212 – larger than Sir Tony Blair’s majority of 179 in 1997. The Conservatives were forecast to lose nearly three-quarters of the seats won in 2019, falling from 365 to 102 – follow the latest here.
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Labour ‘will launch £15bn tax raid’ if it wins super-majority
Analysts at the investment bank Citi said the shadow chancellor was likely to bow to demands for higher public spending, adding that Labour could extend a stealth raid on workers’ pay packets if it wins the election. Ben Wilkinson warns that your wealth is about to be surrendered to socialist Starmer.
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Watch | Stanley Johnson admits he will be voting ‘tactically’ for Lib Dem
Mark Cavendish takes historic 35th Tour de France stage victory
The 39-year-old postponed his planned retirement after crashing out of last year’s Tour, with his Astana-Qazaqstan team going all-in on ‘Project 35’ ahead of this year’s race. Cavendish’s victory comes just four days after he struggled mightily in the heat of a punishing opening stage out of Florence – follow live updates.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Charity Commission | Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter and her husband have been disqualified from being charity trustees amid an ongoing inquiry into the foundation set up in the war veteran’s name.
National Trust | Charity to turf out fake grass on properties
Euro 2024 | Police investigating after video shows Portugal fan being punched and kicked by stewards
Up to 100,000 families will be priced out of private school – this is who they are
Labour’s tax raid will deal a devastating blow to those who can’t afford a penny more.
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Comment and analysis
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Michael Deacon | Farewell to Andy Murray, a hero to grumpy old men everywhere
David Axe | The US Air Force seems hell-bent on getting rid of its greatest ever fighter jet
Tom Harris | Labour’s possible new job for Harriet Harman couldn’t be more alarming
Stephen Pollard | Justin Trudeau’s arrogant, woke tyranny is a chilling vision of life under Starmer
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Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Rugby | Martina Navratilova hits out at ‘regressive’ campaign featuring players in lingerie
Wimbledon | Britain’s Sonay Kartal reaches third round
Jack Rowell | Former England and Bath coach dies, aged 87
Tennis | Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu to pair up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon
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