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Suella Braverman’s Tory leadership campaign dealt blow as key ally abandons her
Suella Braverman’s prospective Conservative leadership campaign has been dealt a blow after a key ally abandoned her.
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Why the Muslim Vote campaign is a glimpse into a horrifying future
When the circus finally arrived, it offered the usual attractions. The old rituals were a comfort. John Curtice, the swing-o-meter, Laura Kuenssberg and Jeremy Vine performed the familiar motions, not to mention the irrepressible Count Binface.
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The Telegraph
Get ready to pay per mile under Labour
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Manchester Evening News
Labour's plans for minimum wage affecting hundreds of thousands of workers
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The Telegraph
Will the Starmers be the first prime ministerial family since the Wilsons not to live in Downing Street?
The move to Downing Street is a symbolic moment for any incoming prime minister, the most obvious proof of your drastically changed situation. You do not merely run the shop, as Mrs Thatcher said, you live above it. Downing Street is one of the most prestigious political residences on Earth, perhaps second only to the White House. For five years, barring calamity, it is yours, for you to decorate with all the golden Lulu Lytle wallpaper you like.
The Telegraph
France’s hard-Left could soon bring down the eurozone
The populist threat has been crushed. The “far-Right” has been blocked from forming a government, and a financial crisis has been averted. With the surprising results from the French elections last night showing Marine Le Pen’s National Rally dropping to third place in the new Parliament, it would be easy to assume that the country was getting back to normal. But hold on. The election massively strengthened the far-Left – and it is the Marxist extremists that pose the real threat to the survival
The Telegraph
Iranian warship capsizes in Gulf port ‘accident’
An Iranian warship capsized while undergoing port repairs, killing two officers and injuring several others.
The Telegraph
Middle England ought to be in a state of sheer panic
So there we have it. The most bruising defeat ever for the Conservative Party and a supermajority for Sir Keir Starmer, who is roughly as personally popular as Ed Miliband was at the time of the 2015 election.
The Independent
Where in the world is Trump? Ex-president in hiding for 10 days while Biden makes 18 post-debate appearances
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The Guardian
Labour candidate defeated by Farage reveals safety fears during campaign
Jovan Owusu-Nepaul tells of vitriol from Reform supporters and says he was concerned for safety of those around him
The Telegraph
Thornberry ‘surprised’ by Starmer Cabinet snub
Emily Thornberry has said she is “sorry and surprised” to have been snubbed after being left out of Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet.
The Telegraph
Why Sir Keir Starmer’s enforcer Sue Gray could come unstuck
Every prime minister needs someone they can trust to turn their ideas into reality. Margaret Thatcher had Lord Wolfson, Boris Johnson had Dominic Cummings and in Sir Keir Starmer’s case, the hub around which his Downing Street operation will turn is Sue Gray.
The Independent
Ukraine war: Why China is conducting military exercises in Belarus
Belarus has played a vital role in Russia’s war against Ukraine
Herald Scotland
Ian Blackford calls Joanna Cherry 'bitter' as he offers lukewarm take on SNP leader
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The Guardian
Republicans call Trump’s move to distance himself from Project 2025 ‘preposterous’
Trump’s claim to ‘know nothing’ about radical rightwing plan recognizes it could sink his campaign, ex-Pence adviser says
Sky News
This result might be the biggest surprise in the history of French elections
France will not have a far-right government, but that answer, that single fact, does not cover another crucial point. What's clear is that the French parliament will be split between three factions. The biggest, but well short of an absolute majority, will be a left-wing coalition, called the New Popular Front.
Evening Standard
Violence breaks out on streets of France as far-right National Rally loses to left-wing alliance in election
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal offers resignation after Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance comes in second place - but president asks him to stay on to ‘ensure stability’
The National
Nicola Sturgeon 'personality cult' blamed for SNP defeat as 'apology' demanded
NICOLA Sturgeon should apologise for the SNP’s election defeat, according to a former MP while another blamed the former first minister for creating a damaging “personality cult” around herself.
Somerset County Gazette
Unseated Yeovil MP slams ‘dead’ Conservative Party as he quits
Former Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh, who held the seat from 2015 to 2024, has taken aim at the Conservatives as he leaves the party.

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Biden Enters Make-or-Break Weekend for 2024 Election

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