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Evening Standard

Media Watch: Laura Kuenssberg's Boris blunder sparks questions

There is really only one place to start this week and that’s with events that surrounded BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg a last week ...

The National (Scotland)

Sky News political editor pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban

Beth Rigby’s withdrawal after not being allowed to record conversation follows BBC cancellation over notes gaffe

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer received £4,000 Taylor Swift tickets in freebies latest

The perks of being an MP, from VIP seats and free clothes to helicopter rides

Evening Standard

Election night TV review: From Sky News’s extended guttural grunting to the BBC’s disjointed duo

When the exit polls landed, the Sky News roster – Kay Burley, Beth Rigby et al – could muster only a series of strangulated, almost orgasmic, grunts

The Independent UK

Sodden Sunak to Daredevil Davey: the most bizarre TV moments of the election campaign

From Tory ministers hanging up on journalists to the Lib Dem leader launching himself into a lake – plus The Traitors, cold burgers and Zumba classes – this campaign has gone from weird to weirder

The Guardian - UK

Labour activists boo journalist as Keir Starmer's unpopularity brought up

LABOUR activists have booed a Sky News journalist after she questioned Keir Starmer’s popularity amongst UK voters ...

The National (Scotland)

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The week in audio: Nick Ferrari; The News Agents; The Rest Is Politics; Oh God, What Now?; Electoral Dysfunction; The Turnout With GK Barry – review

With days to go to the UK’s general election, our critic listens to Starmer and Sunak face LBC’s listeners and dips into the big-name political podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says he only backed Corbyn because he was certain he would lose 2019 election

Starmer served in Corbyn’s shadow cabinet during both 2017 and 2019 elections

The Independent UK

Sunak and Starmer grilled in election interviews – four key issues assessed by experts

We’re at around the midway point of the 2024 election campaign and the two main party leaders have undergone a grilling by Sky News. This was not a head-to-head debate but two separate interviews with Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby, followed by questions from the public.

The Conversation

Taxes, immigration and a damning poll: Five key takeaways as Starmer and Sunak grilled in Sky election debate

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer were put through their paces in live TV interviews

The Independent UK

‘Defeated man’ Sunak on course to heavy election loss after damning Sky debate verdict

A snap poll gave tonight’s Sky News debate to Starmer by 64 percent to 36 percent for Sunak

The Independent UK

In the challenger v the gaffer election event, the audience was the winner

Sunak’s interview about going without Sky TV as a child was the perfect warm-up act but Keir Starmer got a few laughs too

The Guardian - UK

Reality check: Sunak’s tax cut claims and Starmer’s pledges

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer took questions from the public on Sky News on Wednesday. We examine their claims on tax, Rwanda deportations and NHS dentists

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer fail to mention Scotland once in election event

RISHI Sunak and Keir Starmer did not mention Scotland once during the Sky News General Election event on Wednesday evening.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Starmer grilled on broken pledges but PM feels heat on trust

Prime minister put on the spot about D-day gaffe, while the Labour leader was accused of being ‘political robot’

The Independent UK

Name your winner as Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak set out their election promises to Sky’s Beth Rigby

We want to know if hearing from Mr Sunak and Sir Keir for a second time has changed your opinion on either party. Who was your winner tonight?

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Electoral Dysfunction; Black Box; The Price of Music; An Taobh Tuathail – review

Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips and Ruth Davidson talk politics; the Guardian’s Michael Safi explores AI’s beauty and horror. Plus, two great music programmes – one in Irish

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The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf ‘genuinely does not know’ if he will see in-laws again

The First Minister’s in-laws Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla are currently trapped in Gaza and are unable to leave.

The Guardian - UK

The astounding return of Liz Truss: why do so many Tories still love the failed leader?

She left Downing Street with rock-bottom ratings after tanking the economy. But at Tory party conference this week she was impossible to ignore

Edinburgh Live

Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh says he has 'tremendous respect' for JK Rowling

The Edinburgh writer, 64, said having sensitivity proofreaders was to ensure his work does not ‘wound or misrepresent’ certain demographics, rather than out of fear of getting cancelled.

The Independent UK

Irvine Welsh: Having sensitivity readers is not about fear of being cancelled

The Scottish writer, 64, said having sensitivity proofreaders was to ensure his work does not ‘wound or misrepresent’ certain demographics.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak lost for words as he’s asked how it feels to be a LOSER in awkward TV clip

The PM, who is in Japan for the G7 summit, was grilled on how it feels to have lost more than 1,000 Tory seats in his first test at the ballot box in local elections earlier this month

Liverpool Echo

'I supported Liverpool' - Christian Purslow explains decision to sack Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa

Christian Purslow, who was Liverpool's chief executive when Steven Gerrard was Reds captain, sacked him as Villa boss in October

The Week

Local elections 2023: the seats in contention and who might win

Just one day before polls open in England for the 2023 local elections, Labour is continuing to enjoy healthy double-digit leads, pointing to a potentially bruising result for Rishi Sunak in his first big test since becoming prime minister and Conservative leader in October.

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