Liberal Democrats to launch manifesto with NHS and social care pledge Good morning and welcome to a new week on the campaign trail, with just 24 days to go until the general election. Pledges, pledges and more pledges will be the theme of the next few days, with the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats… Continue reading Liberal Democrats to launch manifesto with NHS and social care pledge

Sunak’s shocking week makes Tory election fight even tougher Laura Kuenssberg Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak “Very wrong.” “Crushing.” “He knows he has made a mistake and it’s a factor in the election campaign we didn’t want to have.” In public, that’s how Rishi Sunak’s cabinet colleagues have described his D-day blunder. In private, it’s… Continue reading Sunak’s shocking week makes Tory election fight even tougher

Heated clash on tax and defence in BBC election debate Sam Francis BBC News 3 hours ago Tory Minister Penny Mordaunt and Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner repeatedly clashed on defence and tax in a fiery seven party BBC election debate. Ms Mordaunt repeated the controversial claim that Labour wanted to increase tax by £2,000… Continue reading Heated clash on tax and defence in BBC election debate

Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day events early, calling it a ‘mistake’ What an extraordinary own goal. For days, the leaders’ teams for the Conservatives and Labour had been telling me things would be different on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Politics would take a backseat, the focus would be on the D-Day commemorations.… Continue reading Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day events early, calling it a ‘mistake’

Stats watchdog criticises PM’s £2,000 tax claim Getty Images Lora Jones Business reporter, BBC News 6 June 2024, 18:03 BST Updated 2 hours ago The UK’s statistics watchdog has criticised the prime minister over claims around the tax burden families could face if Labour wins the general election. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) said… Continue reading Stats watchdog criticises PM’s £2,000 tax claim

Labour-Tory tax row rumbles on, as Greens launch NHS plans A dispute between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak has been making headlines over the last 24 hours – and we’ve just heard the chair of the UK Statistics Authority speaking about it on Radio 4’s Today programme. On communicating statistics to the public, Robert Chote… Continue reading Labour-Tory tax row rumbles on, as Greens launch NHS plans

Starmer accuses Sunak of lying about Labour tax plans Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Becky Morton Political reporter 5 June 2024, 16:48 BST Updated 6 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of “deliberately” lying about Labour’s tax plans. In Tuesday evening’s ITV debate, the prime minister repeatedly claimed a Labour government would… Continue reading Starmer accuses Sunak of lying about Labour tax plans