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Tory leadership race triggered as Rishi Sunak formally steps down

Former PM will remain acting leader until his successor is chosen on November 2

Evening Standard

UK hosts Macron-inspired summit aimed at 'resetting' European relations

New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservative Party's tumultuous Brexit years.

Radio France Internationale

Top Tory calls for Rishi Sunak to stay as party leader until November as succession battle looms

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell said it is important to ‘run the leadership contest long’ to ensure leadership candidates ‘come under scrutiny’

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Kemi Badenoch backed as clear favourite to become Conservative Party leader

New data has shown the former minister for women and equalities has the support of 25.83% of grassroots Tory members to replace Rishi Sunak.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: Four things Keir Starmer must heed after his landslide win

Picture Sir Keir Starmer in his Downing Street study this evening. His No10 steps speech done, Britain’s new Prime Minister has just written his letters of last resort to the Royal Navy’s four nuclear missile submarine commanders. A sobering moment but also a reminder of the awesome power Sir Keir…

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's Campaign Blunders Lead To Conservative Defeat

The Conservative Party's election campaign led by Rishi Sunak faced missteps and controversies, impacting their success.

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UK Faces Historic Election As Conservatives' Reign In Jeopardy

UK election on July 4: Labour leads, Conservatives challenged, Reform Party gains support, Brexit influences, major shifts in Parliament.

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31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election

The cost of living is a key issue in an election expected to end 14 years of Conservative Party governance.

Al Jazeera

Reform hopeful quits party as 'vast majority of candidates are racist bigots'

A REFORM candidate has dropped out of the General Election campaign saying the “vast majority” of the party’s candidates are “racist,…

The National (Scotland)

Why has the UK’s economy grown so slowly under the Tories?

Economic growth under Conservative government is lowest since 1826, experts say.

Al Jazeera

UK Tories committing "electoral suicide"

Scholar Brendan O'Leary on the British Conservative Party's date with oblivion this week — and what happens next

Salon

8.5m people over state pension age are income tax payers

Between the tax years 2023-4 and 2024-5, there was a 660,000 increase in income tax payers over state pension age, according to HMRC figures.

The Independent UK

What is the UK election betting scandal all about?

What is the scandal about, who is under investigation and what does it mean for the ruling Conservative Party?

Al Jazeera

Labour pledges to end 8am scramble for GP appointments by training more doctors and updating the NHS app

The state of the NHS has been a talking point throughout the campaign.

Evening Standard

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Election 2024: the fight for Gen Z's vote is closing in on TikTok — but could the platform really swing it?

The UK’s first election with TikTok as the key social media platform is nearly at its climax. Maddy Mussen investigates its ability to make or break a candidate

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer blasts Sunak’s leadership over ‘failure to grasp the nettle’ on election betting scandal

Exclusive: Starmer has made the election about character and leadership with a full-blown attack on the PM’s inability to deal with the gambling scandal

The Conversation

Byelection shocker: Is this the end of the road for Justin Trudeau’s political career?

The Conservatives have won the unwinnable: electing Don Stewart as Member of Parliament in the Liberal stronghold of Toronto–St. Paul’s with 42 per cent of the vote.

The Independent UK

Five more police alleged to have placed bets on election date, says Gambling Commission

An officer in Rishi Sunak’s close protection team was arrested over alleged polling day bets last week

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak suspends candidates linked to election betting scandal

The Conservatives have dropped Craig Williams and Laura Saunders, members of the prime minister’s inner circle who were under investigation by the Gambling Commission

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Conservative Party Scandal: Betting On Election Date

Allegations of Conservative Party members betting on election date spark investigations and scandal, impacting party reputation.

The Independent UK

Fourth UK Conservative Party official reportedly investigated in widening election betting scandal

British media is reporting that the chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence amid growing allegations that the governing party’s members have been using inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election

Evening Standard

Tory data chief takes leave of absence amid General Election betting claims

Nick Mason is understood to have taken time away from the Conservative Party.

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British PM Sunak Vows To Expel Election Betting Offenders

British PM condemns Conservative Party members for betting on election date. Investigations ongoing.

The Independent UK

British Prime Minister Sunak says he's 'incredibly' angry over election date betting accusations

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of the July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party

International Business Times

UK PM Sunak 'Angry' After Party Figures Ensnared In Election Betting Scandal

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he was "incredibly angry" after more Conservative Party figures were put under investigation over alleged bets placed on the UK general election date.

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