Sir Keir Starmer is celebrating the third defection by a Tory to Labour in just over a month. Mark Logan, who was elected Conservative MP for Bolton North East...
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The Conservatives will promise to replace “rip-off degrees” with 100,000 apprenticeships each year by the end of the next parliament if they win...
Labour will pledge to clear the backlog of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment within five years of government, if the party gets into power...
The Conservatives have promised to cut taxes for pensioners by creating a new “age-related” tax-free allowance – dubbed “triple lock...
More than 120 business leaders have written an open letter giving their backing to Labour in the general election. Senior figures, including chef Tom Kerridge...
Labour will be both “pro-worker and pro-business” if it wins the general election, Rachel Reeves will pledge on Tuesday. The shadow chancellor will...
Suddenly, at election time, political predictions become so much harder and riskier. Everything changes in a campaign, not least the news cycle. That’s...
Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election. In the first...
Sir Keir Starmer has defended Labour’s decision to rebrand their package of workers’ rights after a union said the plans had “more holes than...
The prime minister has joked he avoided catching pneumonia after making his election announcement speech outside Number 10 in the pouring rain. Speaking during...
Rishi Sunak is set to battle it out with Sir Keir Starmer over the economy after a bruising day for the Conservative leader which saw two senior party figures...
On the final day the House of Commons sat before the election, the view from the back of the chamber said it all. As Theresa May – in her familiar flame...
Sir Keir Starmer’s tour of key battlegrounds kicked off in Scotland on Friday. His message was singular: change. And his target was singular, too: take...
Rishi Sunak has called the next general election for Thursday 4 July. It means the nation is preparing for its first polling day since 12 December 2019...
Conservative MP Caroline Nokes “jokingly” confronted Labour’s Wes Streeting over allegations he is behind rumours she has considered...
Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of “sounding a bit desperate” after the prime minister accused him of “chickening out” of TV...
