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Finchley and Golders Green: Labour's Sarah Sackman wins Margaret Thatcher's former constituency from Tories

Ms Sackman beat her Tory rival Alex Deane to be MP in a closely fought race in which Labour’s record on tackling anti-semitism came under the spotlight

Evening Standard

The Conservative party, 1832-2024: an obituary

The Conservative Party, which was finally pronounced dead from multiple unnatural causes on July 5 2024, was born in 1832. It was the product of an alliance between the Tory party (established in the 1680s) and members of the rival Whig party. Both wanted to defend the existing political and…

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Starmer on your soles and Thatcher on your teacup: we vote for the best, worst and weirdest election merch

Wear your politics on your sleeve – and the rest of your body – as political parties and indie sellers offer up everything from Keir Starmer flip-flops to a Margaret Thatcher mug

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Love Islanders share their political insights on the UK’s general election

Retail manager Jess thinks she would make a great prime minister

The Independent UK

How Britain’s July 4 Elections Differ From the U.S.

A parliamentary system, more disciplined parties and no electoral college have some advantages for democracy, says Cambridge-based U.S. historian Gary Gerstle.

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‘Definitely not Tory’: will Thatcher’s home town vote for first Labour MP?

In the Lincolnshire constituency of Grantham, a statue of the Iron Lady reflects a sense of loyalty that is now wavering

The Guardian - UK

Euphoria felled by reality and scant ambition – I have seen what could be Labour’s future

Thatcher’s old heartland is now a microcosm of the nation. Labour ended years of Tory rule there, but it struggles with that legacy and new expectations, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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‘A lot of people haven’t stood up to the forces of darkness’: Anna Soubry on her mission to make Starmer PM

The former minister opens up about her ex-colleagues, her infamous Nigel Farage impression, and why she’ll do anything to help Sir Keir succeed

The Guardian - UK

Election London: Finchley in the balance as Labour and Conservatives fight for Jewish voters

Thatcher’s old constituency, which has Britain’s biggest Jewish electorate, relegated Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour to third place in 2019

Evening Standard

Ad campaign with Trevor McDonald was filmed for shelved NatWest shares sale

Exclusive: Saatchi ‘Tell Sid’-style marketing blitz was planned before Rishi Sunak called general election

The Guardian - UK

Tories blame Sunak for this implosion, but they are fooling themselves. The rot goes back decades

Since Thatcher was deposed, there has been an absurd yearning to magic her back into existence. Their rightwing obsession stems from that, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

General Election London: When will we know the result in my constituency as night of drama unfolds?

The first results are due in at 1.30am as 75 constituencies in the capital start to declare

Evening Standard

Could Nigel Farage become the next Tory leader? In some ways, he already has

Rather than providing a check on the far right, the party opened the door to Faragism – and made his fantasies come true, says author Samuel Earle

The Guardian - UK

Improving people’s lives should be Labour’s first priority. Not that Ming vase

Britain is angry about poverty and austerity but Keir Starmer seems more worried about Tory criticism

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Time for the Tories to face up to the damage they have done

The Conservative party has slavishly – and ruinously – followed Margaret Thatcher’s mantra of putting the market before everything

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How a disastrous Tory policy blew up the housing market

George Osborne’s help to buy cost billions, pushed up prices, did almost nothing for new buyers – but made house builders a lot of money

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Brian and Maggie: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know

Brian and Maggie on Channel 4 features Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter as TV interviewer Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Thatcherism, austerity, Brexit, Liz Truss... goodbye and good riddance to all that

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

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Brexit, oil and bombs: The words that have defined UK elections since 1945

Guardian analysis of messaging in post-war Tory and Labour manifestos reveals shifting political focus

The Independent UK

Playwright James Graham: ‘We’re still living in Thatcher’s country’

As his stage adaptation of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ transfers from the National to the West End, Britain’s leading political playwright – and busiest writer in the country – talks politics, football, Harvey Weinstein and work addiction with Ellie Harrison

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners rally on Battle of Orgreave anniversary as Labour promises inquiry

Sheffield demonstration comes 40 years after notorious police action against striking miners

The Guardian - UK

Drill into the policy, ignore the puffery: this is a Starmer manifesto more than a Labour one

The comparator isn’t any other Labour leader – it’s the Tory Edward Heath, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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The best podcasts of 2024 so far

From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the year

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Labour manifesto admits Covid corruption tsar may raise no money at all

After initially promising a Covid corruption tsar would raise billions, Labour appears to have admitted the figure may raise no money at all

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6 new podcasts to listen to this week

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