Lưu trữ Danh mục: General election 2024

Sunak urges voters not to give Starmer ‘blank cheque’ as he launches Tory manifesto

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Rishi Sunak has urged voters to not hand Keir Starmer a “blank cheque” as he launched a Conservative manifesto that promised a series of tax cuts but contained little in the way of surprises. “Do not forget that Keir Starmer is asking you to hand him a blank cheque, when he hasn’t said what he’ll […]

More tax cuts, fewer green policies: key takeaways from the Tories’ manifesto

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The 80 pages of the Conservative election manifesto are here, and while there was not much unexpected policy-wise, the document and Rishi Sunak’s launch speech did provide some clues as to the party’s strategy and direction. Here are some key points.

‘Read my lips: no austerity under Labour’, Sarwar tells Scottish leaders’ debate

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Anas Sarwar has said there will be no austerity under a Labour government as he fended off accusations from the SNP during an ill-tempered BBC Scotland leaders’ debate. The first minister and SNP leader John Swinney repeatedly claimed on Tuesday evening that “independent experts said there would be £18bn of cuts after this election whether […]

Tories fighting to prevent Labour winning ‘supermajority’, says Shapps

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The Conservatives are fighting to prevent Keir Starmer winning a “supermajority” even bigger than Labour’s 1997 landslide victory, Grant Shapps has said. The defence secretary claimed such a result would be “very bad news” for the country as it would give Labour “unchecked power” – and as a result “would be a dangerous place to […]

Nottingham East voters: tell us which issues will decide this election

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The Guardian will be reporting from Nottingham East ahead of the general election. This will be part of a series of pieces from across the country focused on finding out what matters most to the people who live there. If you live in the constituency of Nottingham East, can you tell us what will decide […]

Rishi Sunak aide placed bet on election date days before announcement

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Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide placed a £100 bet on a July election just three days before the prime minister named the date, the Guardian can reveal. The Gambling Commission is understood to have launched an inquiry after Craig Williams, the prime minister’s parliamentary private secretary, who became an MP in 2019, placed a bet […]

Sunak and Starmer grilled on broken pledges but PM feels heat on trust

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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer faced derision from voters during a live TV event, with the prime minister mocked over his record in No 10 and the Labour leader accused of being a “political robot”. The men were grilled over their broken promises by the Sky presenter Beth Rigby, as Sunak was put under the […]

Starmer promises ‘long-term strategy’ in business-friendly Labour manifesto

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Keir Starmer will put economic growth and wealth creation at the heart of Labour’s offer to voters as he launches a business-friendly manifesto targeted at former Conservative voters. The Labour leader will launch his election manifesto in Greater Manchester on Thursday, promising to emphasise economic stability in a deliberate contrast to the Conservatives’ more policy-heavy […]

Conservative grassroots campaign in ‘disarray’, say insiders and opponents

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The Conservative on-the-ground election campaign is descending into “disarray” amid a chronic lack of volunteers and strategy and an increasing sense of panic in formerly ultra-safe seats, insiders and opponents have told the Guardian. Some areas have struggled to muster people to knock on doors and deliver leaflets due to a combination of a shrinking […]

‘Fresh start’: undecided Edinburgh voters agree Tories haven’t delivered for Scotland

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“Nicola Sturgeon was the be-all and end-all for the SNP” was how Aisha, an insurance worker, explained why she was wavering about whether to stick with the Scottish National party or switch her backing to Labour in the general election. In doing so, she summed up the mood of a group of eight undecided voters […]