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Election 2024: how many seats every party in Westminster is defending – and what they are aiming for on July 4

With polls predicting huge losses for the Conservatives and huge gains for Labour, the election campaign so far has focused on the battle between the two biggest parties in Westminster. But the parliamentary dynamics are exceptionally fluid this year. Here’s a summary of where every party in Westminster currently stands…

The Conversation

PM must face questions about hedge fund at heart of financial crash, says Labour

Keir Starmer aims to turn spotlight on Sunak’s career before politics in lead up to first general election TV debate

The Guardian - UK

'Economic self harm': Keir Starmer pledges to slash levels of immigration to UK

Keir Starmer is facing criticism after pledging to slash levels of migration to the UK and “hire Brits first”.

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Labour panned for meeting with 'extremist' architects of far-right US manifesto

LABOUR are under fire after frontbenchers met with the architects of a “far-right manifesto” that proposes completely reshaping the US into an…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Keir Starmer is ruthlessly remaking Labour in his own image – even if Diane Abbott is 'free' to run

Long-standing readers will know that this newsletter takes a dim view of knee-jerk comparisons between UK and US politics. Yes, America is a big, powerful and frankly weird place and we should absolutely not be strangers. But as liberal democracies go, our two nations could scarcely be more different.

Evening Standard

‘I love campaigning’: Angela Rayner on being back in action after being cleared in tax row

Exclusive: Labour’s deputy leader talks openly about the impact on her of the Tory-led controversy about her past living arrangements

The Guardian - UK

‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told

Labour leader accused of ‘cull’ and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK election

The Guardian - UK

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Diane Abbott sorry saga leaves Labour colleagues with a bitter taste

Even those who are not natural allies are concerned about the cack-handed treatment of the veteran MP

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: More than 200 election candidates still haven’t been picked – here’s why

In today’s newsletter: With scores of future MPs still to be selected, we speak with the journalist following every single seat

The Guardian - UK

The rightwing media aim to save Britain from Labour. They’re also desperate to save themselves

None of them are enthusiastic about Starmer or Sunak. And all are anxious about what comes next, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK

How the polls look for the SNP, Alba and the Greens

As in 2017, have the SNP just been caught out by a surprise General Election announcement at the worst conceivable moment?

The National (Scotland)

Richard Hawley: ‘If I stopped what I’m doing the songs would still come’

On a tour of his home city that begins ‘at the crack of midday’, the singer discusses his new album, how his musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, has hit a nerve, and his main hope for Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

UK voters frustrated with politicians’ ‘desperate’ culture war tactics, survey finds

Poll shows voters are put off by such messages and are prepared to show their displeasure at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to end two-child benefits cap as research reveals policy pushing families into poverty

New data shows families with disabled children, and single parents with offspring under the age of three facing financial hardship

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Diane Abbott says it is ‘frightening’ to hear what Tory donor Frank Hester said about her – as it happened

Hackney MP says she feels more vulnerable after Tory donor said looking at her makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

Evening Standard

Business leaders’ tourist tax fury is a gift for Starmer

City Comment: It’s not yet clear what Labour would do about the tourist tax, but retail bosses fed up with Sunak and Hunt have strarted turning to Starmer and Reeves for salvation

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s problem: Sir Keir Starmer cannot afford to take voters for granted

Editorial: The electorate is not obliged to cast ballots for any party. The public must be convinced by a platform that can fix 14 years of failure

The Guardian - UK

Commons speaker apologises after Gaza ceasefire debate descends into chaos

Government boycotts precedent-breaking vote that saved Labour mutiny, leaving Tory and SNP MPs to aim fury at Lindsay Hoyle

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The Guardian - UK

What is Labour’s new position on Gaza ceasefire – and will it unite the party?

There has been a noticeable shift in Keir Starmer’s position amid fractures in the party over the issue

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces conflicting calls over Tory path forward after bruising byelections

Loudest voices urge further tack to right after Reform UK gains but moderates argue general election can only be won on centre ground

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is the king of the monster swings, beating Blair and Thatcher

The Wellingborough byelection was the Labour leader’s fourth mammoth turnaround, as the Tories suffered a record fall

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s self-sabotage leaves Rochdale byelection up for grabs

Party’s belated renunciation of Azhar Ali for antisemitic comments leaves George Galloway and Simon Danczuk vying for pole position

The Guardian - UK

Scuttling his flagship green policy, Sir Keir Starmer has imperilled his credibility

This sorry saga is not encouraging if it is a precedent for how Labour will handle the hard choices that it will face in government

The Guardian - UK

I wasn’t surprised by Rishi Sunak’s cheap trans jibe – but I was confounded by the outcry

Had Esther Ghey not been in the room, it would have been business as usual, says the freelance journalist Freddy McConnell

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to scale back home insulation scheme as part of green policy U-turn

Exclusive: Labour insiders say scheme singled out for attack by Tories this week will be major victim of U-turn over £28bn plans

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