Politics
Tory campaign director takes leave of absence amid election betting ‘scandal’
Tony Lee stepped away from his Conservative HQ job after it emerged his would-be MP wife was being investigated by the Gambling Commission.
Fact checking Reform UK’s ‘excess deaths’ claims
“Excess deaths are nearly as high as they were during the Covid pandemic. Young people are over-represented.”
The threat of a Labour ‘supermajority’ is the Tory’s last throw of the dice
“What’s to stop them giving votes to EU citizens, 16-year-olds, prisoners, and making sure they could be a forever government?”
Eastern England could deliver handful of election shocks
One of the most closely watched contests in the region will be Clacton, where Reform leader Nigel Farage is a candidate.
Tories and Labour battle for host of marginal seats in West Midlands
The Tories’ most vulnerable seat in the region is the newly-created constituency of Wolverhampton West.
Labour’s pledge to limit branded school uniform items ‘will cost parents more’
The Schoolwear Association said the policy would have a ‘negative impact’ on schools, parents and pupils.
NHS funding pledged by parties ‘well short’ of what is needed, says think tank
The Health Foundation said an incoming government will face ‘difficult choices’ on how to fund healthcare.
Tories set to become extinct as a political force in London
Romford, Bexley and Old Sidcup and Carshalton and Wallington are among the seats expected to change hands.
Tories in ‘deep hole’ as another poll forecasts huge losses
Despite being one of the more favourable large-scale polls, the More In Common survey forecasts the Tories will win just 155 seats.