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Rishi Sunak dubbed ‘pound shop Farage’ during hour-long LBC mauling

The prime minister faced a grilling from callers furious at the Conservatives’ 14-year record on the state of the NHS and housing - as well as the party’s decision to accept millions from controversial donor Frank Hester

The Independent UK

Calls for Covid fine amnesty by senior Tories to ‘wipe slate clean’ for nearly 30,000 prosecuted

Nearly 30,00 people received fines for breaches of Covid rules, including those caught up in the Partygate scandal, such as Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

UK Inflation Slows To Central Bank's 2% Target

British inflation slowed in May to the central bank's two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday, boosting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's struggling election campaign.

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Upbeat inflation news may be too little, far too late for Sunak

It will take time for voters to forget the financial toll from the highest inflation in four decades – and time is not on the PM’s side

The Guardian - UK

Inflation finally falls back to its 2% target in major victory for the Bank of England

CPI inflation was last at 2% in July 2021 but rose rapidly to peak at a 41 year high of 11.1% in October 2022

Evening Standard

Inflation drops to Bank of England’s 2% target for first time in almost three years

Inflation dropped to 2% in May, down from 2.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK

Labour says pressure on family finances still acute as UK inflation falls to 2%

Rachel Reeves warns cost of living crisis is not over, as inflation hits official target for first time in three years

The Guardian - UK

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General Election 2024 LIVE: Devastating YouGov poll predicts Tories to fall to lowest MP tally in party's history

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak over Gambling Commission probe, as three opinion polls predict a near wipeout for the Tories across the UK and London

Evening Standard

Civil war, what civil war? The so-called Tory moderates never even put up a fight

By pitching only to Reform voters, Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have given up even trying to be a party of mainstream Britain, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Tory government ‘worst in postwar era’, claims expert study – as it happened

Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UK’s standing in the world have all declined since 2010

The Guardian - AU

Whips, adultery and a ‘Loin King’: what is it about Tory political players writing scandalous books?

Cleo Watson, former co-deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, was fined in the infamous “PartyGate” scandal involving gatherings held at government buildings while the United Kingdom was under a pandemic lockdown. The scandal ultimately saw Johnson step down as prime minister.

The Conversation

Billionaire Tory donor John Caudwell switches allegiance to Labour

John Caudwell had given Boris Johnson £500k to take on Jeremy Corbyn

The Independent UK

Labour's Liz Kendall 'doesn't believe polls showing Tory wipeout'

Liz Kendall also dismissed Rishi Sunak’s claim that Labour is ‘entrenching’ its power by pledging to give 16-year-olds the vote

Evening Standard

Tory donor who gave Boris Johnson £500,000 urges public to vote Labour

John Caudwell, the Phones4U founder, says he is ‘rather despairing’ about Conservatives after 51 years of support

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘fighting the wrong campaign’ as he puts his hopes in Boris Johnson

As Rishi Sunak dashed to the South West to try to shore up Tory seats and praised an intervention by Boris Johnson, former chancellor George Osborne warned him he is ‘fighting the wrong campaign’

The Guardian - UK

Ipsos poll shows just how deep a hole the Conservatives are in

Model shows party losing seats to Labour, Reform UK and Lib Dems amid dissatisfaction with government

The Guardian - UK

Tory candidate accused of dog-whistle tactics against rival with Indian name

Marco Longhi, standing for Dudley North, wrote to British-Pakistani voters about Labour’s Sonia Kumar, underlining her surname

The Guardian - UK

Dear Tory voter: I see you’re getting an emergency letter from Boris Johnson. Things can only get worse

Humiliated on the campaign trail, Sunak looks to his predecessor for help. Truly, the lost and the damned, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir

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The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Tories tanking, Starmer soccering, vetters not vetting

In today’s newsletter: A new poll for the Guardian reveals the party is on course to win only 115 seats – is there a way back?

The Guardian - UK

Labour landslide projected with dozens of Tory-held seats on knife-edge

Data showing 15% swing away from Conservatives since 2019 likely to stoke party’s fears of ‘extinction-level event’ at general election

Evening Standard

When was the last UK general election and who won?

With 2024’s general election fast approaching, here’s a look back at what happened the last time Britons headed out to vote

The Conversation

Decades of politicians toying with A-levels and GCSEs have left students a confusing and unfair system

In 2023, Rishi Sunak outlined a proposed change to the education system in England: scrapping the current A-level system and introducing the Advanced British Standard. This would see students study more subjects after 16 in a baccalaureate-style system.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson pulled into Tory campaign with personalised letters to voters - but may still snub Rishi Sunak

Exclusive: ‘Supportive’ letters from the ex-PM due to land on doorsteps within days

The National (Scotland)

Two million register to vote as General Election deadline approaches

MORE than two million people have registered to vote since Rishi Sunak announced the date of the General Election, according to official figures.

The Guardian - UK

Tories expected to target voters with letters signed by Boris Johnson

Tens of thousands of letters signed by former prime minister expected to be delivered this week

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