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Lib Dems to promise overhaul of capital gains tax to raise £5bn for NHS

Money raised in manifesto commitment would be used to recruit 8,000 more GPs and speed up cancer treatment

The Guardian - UK

‘Cannot be trusted’: traditional farming voter base turns away from Tories

Many disenchanted farmers are seeking new political homes. Can Labour and the Lib Dems capitalise on this opportunity?

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak urged to give £5m from Tory donor at centre of racism row to veterans’ charity after D Day snub

Call from the Liberal Democrats comes after Frank Hester allegedly told colleagues that looking at veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all Black women’ and that she ‘should be shot’

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Freeze rail fares, say the Lib Dems as they go on Home Counties offensive against Tories

Sir Ed Davey’s party is seeking to oust Chancellor Jeremy Hunt from his Surrey seat

Evening Standard

The seven times Farage tried and failed to become an MP

Reform UK leader Farage will attempt to get a seat in the House of Commons for the eighth time

The Independent UK

Election manifestos are inevitably a letdown – here’s how we can fix them

The unveiling of party manifestos is a crucial moment in a British general election. These documents give parties an opportunity to lay out their core ideas and commitments to a sceptical electorate. They explain the party’s pledges and retail “offer” as part of a wider story to voters about where…

The Conversation

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…

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Double hammer blow for Sunak as Farage becomes Reform leader and poll shows historic landslide win for Labour

The YouGov survey showed the Conservatives seeing their number of seats in the capital collapsing from 21 to just four

Evening Standard

BBC reveals schedule for General Election TV debates – all you need to know

THE BBC has now announced its line-up of televised General Election debates with the programmes set to begin on Friday, June 7.

The National (Scotland)

Lib Dems launch ‘Portillo pot’ fundraiser to oust Tory ministers

Leader Ed Davey tells party members it is critical moment as Tories pour election funds into keeping blue wall seats

The Guardian - UK

Gladstone would not be welcome in ‘anti-Christian’ Lib Dems, claims top Bishop

The Bishop of Winchester Philip Mounstephen has denounced the Lib Dems after claims that a former BBC journalist was deselected by the Lib Dems over his Christian beliefs

The Independent UK

Sir Ed Davey appeals to Labour backers to switch to Liberal Democrats to 'knock out' Tories from Wimbledon

Lib Dems targeting constituency after Tories won by just 628 votes in 2019

Evening Standard

Iain Dale drops out of Tunbridge Wells election race after 3 days as embarrassing LBC radio clip resurfaces

LBC presenter Iain Dale has quit the election race just 48 hours after announcing he would stand as a Tory MP

The Independent UK

Labour to face fresh attack from Green party in key seats in election

Party hopes to lure voters who want radical change and strong climate policies, rather than centrism

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Ed Davey launches Lib Dem election campaign with ‘no ceiling on ambitions’

Leader says party is receiving best response from voters ‘for a generation’ as he unveils Yellow Hammer One battlebus

The Independent UK

General election 2024: How many seats could the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK win?

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will dominate the headlines, but The Independent looks at how smaller parties the Lib Dems and Reform UK might fare

The National (Scotland)

Scottish LibDem candidate donated £25,000 to Boris Johnson's Tories

THE LibDem candidate in a key target seat donated £25,000 to the Conservatives under the leadership of Boris Johnson, The National can reveal.

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Rishi Sunak names July 4 for UK general election: What’s next?

Sunak announced general election which could signal an end to his Conservative Party’s 14 years of power in the UK.

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Evening Standard

2024 general election: Lib Dems target Jeremy Hunt for their own Portillo moment in the Blue Wall

Labour has its own targets in the Home Counties including Grant Shapps

Evening Standard

General election 2024: What are the Liberal Democrats' policies and who is their leader Ed Davey?

The Lib Dems want to clean several Tory failures by focusing on health, care, crumbling schools and sewage

The Conversation

UK election called for 4 July – what happens next?

On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead.

The Guardian - UK

Could there really be a hung parliament at the next UK general election?

After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems gain most council seats in last five years, party’s data shows

Party has gained 768 seats, Labour 545 and the Greens 480, while the Conservatives have lost 1,783

The Guardian - UK

Key points as local election results show major Tory losses

With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats

The Guardian - UK

Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losses

Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi Sunak’s future

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