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‘Squatter’ Sunak urged to call election after downplaying chance of spring vote
Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to stop the ‘dithering and delaying’ after the Conservative indicated he would wait until later in the year.
Hopes of a May election dashed following PM’s announcement
The Prime Minister said later in 2024 is his ‘working assumption’ as opposition figures press for a sooner vote.
Doctors’ leaders accuse NHS bosses of bowing to political pressure over strikes
The British Medical Association said NHS bosses have failed to provide evidence to show why striking junior doctors may need to go back to work.
Sunak’s claim that the asylum backlog has been ‘cleared’ to be scrutinised by statistics watchdog
Stephen Kinnock has called the claim a "barefaced lie".
Shaun Bailey comments provoke HUGE social media backlash
The former Tory mayoral candidate said Carol Vorderman can’t be a serious political commentator because of the pictures she posts on Instagram.
Shaun Bailey says Carol Vorderman can’t be a serious political commentator because of her Instagram pics
The comments have sparked outrage on social media.
Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election
Richard Tice, the leader of the Nigel Farage-linked party, claimed the Tories are ‘terrified’ of the threat Reform poses.
The Politics Pub Quiz: Week 6
The politics pub quiz is back, and this week we have a protest song special!
Health service ‘skating on thin ice’ as junior doctors stage longest NHS strike
Junior doctors in England have begun a six-day walkout.