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For 45 years, Britain has been blighted by Conservative ideologies that promised a path to prosperity, but achieved nothing of the sort

Since the first polls of the official election campaign came out earlier this month, there has been talk of Labour repeating its 1997 landslide.

The member for Dagenham and Rainham says he can’t wait to leave parliament. So why did he spend the past 23 years there? And what does he think he achieved?

Exclusive: Vice-chancellors suggest fee rise of £2,000 to £3,500 a year, but others say that is ‘politically impossible’

The Labour leader launched his general election campaign today with a 48-hour blitz of Conservative-held battleground seats

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a rescue plan for some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people. There are, he said, 3.4 million children born after 2010 who are in poverty and whose development has been affected by the austerity policies of Conservative-led governments.

Campaign material to include pledges on NHS wait times and recruiting teachers

After 30 years in parliament, the former minister will stand down at the next election. She talks about her battles with Jeremy Corbyn, her fury at Priti Patel and Suella Braverman, and the awfulness of austerity

Patriotic teaware was on show from the prime minister this week – the latest round of his mug-based messaging