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Sleazy, inept and unbelievable – this sorry Sunak campaign sums up the Tory years

The seedy betting scandal is the latest self-inflicted blow to the Conservatives’ election effort

The Guardian - UK

Election date betting row: Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of 'total lack of leadership'

The PM is refusing to suspend two Tory candidates under investigation by the Gambling Commission

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 LIVE: Sunak launches attack on Starmer's character as campaign gets personal

Sunak is back on the campaign trail on Friday after facing tough questions over the alleged Tory election betting scandal

Evening Standard

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Rishi Sunak in live TV grilling over claims Tory candidates bet on election date

Rishi Sunak backed the “full force of the law” being thrown against any Tory figures if they were found to have illegally bet on the election day as the row threatened to inflict another blow on his struggling campaign.

Evening Standard

Fig rolls, hard hats and micromanagement: Behind the scenes with Michael Gove on the Tory battle bus

The Independent’s Archie Mitchell joined Gove for a ride on the campaign trail but came away with more questions than answers

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

I went looking for the few remaining Tory voters. They don’t want Farage, but they don’t want Sunak either

Even lifelong Conservative voters seem tired of the Tories. Signs are pointing to a total party collapse, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Greg Hands told Tory activists he fears losing seat after boundary changes take in 'bottom of Hammersmith'

Greg Hands said Chelsea and Fulham would be “on the frontline” of the Conservative general election battle

Evening Standard

A D-day disaster, dodgy leaflets and policies from thin air. Tory activists must avenge this debacle

Grassroots Conservatives will have their time to assess the disaster that is this campaign. They must be unsparing, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK

HMRC has failed to fine a single ‘enabler’ of offshore tax fraud in five years

Landmark powers to impose huge fines to tackle tax evasion and avoidance are ‘pointless’, figures show

The Guardian - UK

Labour calls for tactical voting to oust Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch could be a surprise Tory election casualty if Labour succeeds in a call for tactical voting

The Independent UK

Labour government will ‘change futures for the better’, says Rayner

She hailed the impact the party’s New Deal for Working People will have on young Scots.

Evening Standard

Tory party CEO is director at cancer care firm benefiting from NHS waiting lists

Stephen Massey has taken on role at GenesisCare, which reports increased demand ‘as a result of NHS backlogs’

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl

“The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.

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Nigel Farage's Reform UK torpedoes Rishi Sunak getting to 'base camp' to close gap on Labour, says poll expert

Professor of Politics Sir John Curtice stressed that former Tory voters were deserting the party for Reform

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister rages as England fans to be served watered-down beer at Euros

A TORY minister has hit out at the Euros after it was revealed England fans will not be served full-strength beer during their opening match…

The National (Scotland)

Tory candidate ducks General Election hustings in key Grangemouth area

A TORY candidate is a confirmed no-show for a hustings event organised by a trade union and the workers of an oil refinery in a pivotal…

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Anas Sarwar says election is about ‘getting rid of Tories’, not Scottish independence – as it happened

Leaders of Scotland’s five main political parties clash during live TV debate

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Rightwing Tories plan ‘rebel manifesto’ if Sunak’s policy launch falls flat

Party figures including Braverman and Jenrick waiting to see how public responds to pledges, insiders say

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Ross to resign as Scottish Tory leader after election

Surprise announcement comes amid internal party pressure and fresh allegations over expenses claims

The National (Scotland)

Tory candidate quits election race after 'lurid' online comments unearthed

A TORY General Election candidate has withdrawn from standing following the discovery of “wholly inappropriate” comments on a fitness website…

The Independent UK

Tory campaign gaffe as video shows Union Jack flag flying upside down

Just minutes after the video was released, it was pointed out that perhaps the most striking part of the video is a shot of the UK’s flag upside down

The Independent UK

Tories vow annual cap on visas in general election pledge to reduce immigration

Sunak unveils policy long demanded by Tory hardliners such as Suella Braverman, as challenger Farage insists 4 July ballot is an ‘immigration election’

The Conversation

Sepsis: why this deadly condition is so hard to diagnose

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay recently returned to Commons for the first time after suffering from a life-threatening bout of sepsis last year. Since his return to public duties, Mackinlay has spoken candidly about his experience with the near-fatal illness that led to the amputation of his hands and feet.

The Independent UK

Tory chairman’s last minute bid for seat as party scrambles to find up to 141 candidates

Tory chairman Richard Holden is biggest name in a 48-hour scramble for Tory seats as the party tries to fill an estimated 141 vacancies

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