Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Starmer wins TV debate and Farage’s Reform triumph: Key moments from election campaign trail – week four It was enough tough week for prime minister Rishi Sunak after yet another gaffe and more troubling polling, with just weeks to go until polling day on 4 July The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024
Rishi Sunak pledges to serve as MP for full term if Tory party loses election Prime minister says he intends to continue in parliament for next five years regardless of overall result on 4 July The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Sunak tries to calm panicked Tories as Farage demands place on BBC leaders’ debate Rishi Sunak has been forced to try to get his party’s election campaign back on track as Farage openly taunts the Tories The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Tory leadership hopefuls ‘already lobbying’ to replace Sunak Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Campaign catchup: Farage crossover, Swinney knee-shower, Curtice rhubarb-grower In today’s newsletter: What a poll showing Reform UK ahead of the Tories means – and what it doesn’t The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Boris Johnson records campaign videos for his MP supporters as he continues to snub Rishi Sunak Former PM endorsed Sir Simon Clarke who tried to depose Mr Sunak earlier this year, warning the Tories faced electoral ‘massacre’ if he stayed The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4? A YouGov poll has put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time. After a terrible few weeks of election campaigning, the Tories are on 18% while Reform has edged ahead to 19%. The same poll gave Labour 37% and the Liberal Democrats 14%. The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024
Sunak confident Tories will not come third at general election after latest damaging poll Speaking at the G7 summit in Italy the PM said there was plenty of time for a ‘comeback’ for the Tories The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Hard-right Reform UK Outstrips Tories For First Time In Poll: YouGov The new poll, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, shows Brexiteer Nigel Farage's Reform with 19 percent support going into national elections next month, compared to the Conservatives' 18 percent. Both are trailing far behind the center-left Labor party. International Business Times · Jun 14, 2024
General election live: Starmer tells Nick Robinson he is ‘not complacent’ about becoming PM – as it happened BBC presenter will sit down with Labour leader after interview with PM aired earlier this week The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Sunak warns of Labour ‘blank cheque’ as Tories fall behind Farage in poll PM says he is still fighting for every vote as Reform UK overtakes Tories in pre-election survey for first time The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Tory members flood online groups with sexists slurs over Penny Mordaunt and declare Farage debate winner Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt put up a feisty performance in the ITV election debate but was criticised by some Tory members The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Penny Mordaunt brands Nigel Farage 'Labour enabler' in heated TV debate Reform UK overtook the Tories in a major poll for the first time in the election campaign on Thursday Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024 Curtice warns that YouGov poll putting Reform ahead proves ‘things are going backwards’ for Tories Polling experts are at odds over the accuracy of Reform’s real vote in the election surveys so far
The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024 Queensland government splashes the cash around – but it’s unlikely to save it in the October election Many a government has spent generously to woo voters in election years. Some might even say recklessly.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Nigel Farage’s Reform party overtakes Tories for first time in new YouGov poll Former Ukip leader told millions of viewers watching ITV election debate ‘we are now the opposition to Labour’
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Sunak is ‘the gift that keeps giving’ for Starmer, claim Tory members after Sky debate Exclusive: Members of a Tory members-only Facebook group were scathing about Rishi Sunak’s Sky News debate performance
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Taxes, immigration and a damning poll: Five key takeaways as Starmer and Sunak grilled in Sky election debate Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer were put through their paces in live TV interviews
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Sunak’s campaign takes another blow as Starmer claims confident victory in YouGov poll after Sky debate Sunak’s faltering election campaign takes another hit as voters give Labour leader Starmer a clear win in TV debate
The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024 This is the election of MRP polls – but what are they and why are they showing such different results? I say, I say, I say, when is a poll not a poll? When it’s a multilevel regression with post-stratification (MRP) model!
The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2024 Fresh poll puts Reform UK just one point behind Conservatives REFORM UK are trailing the Conservatives by just a single point, according to a fresh opinion poll.
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024 General Election 2024 seats: Who will be my MP in...Clacton with Nigel Farage standing? Evening Standard analysis of key seats for the July 4 General Election
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024 Labour victory would be ‘positive for UK markets’, says JP Morgan; euro slides after European election results – as it happened Investors are rattled after far right parties make gains in European elections, while analysts at JP Morgan say a Labour win would support UK stocks
The Conversation · Jun 10, 2024 Labor slumps in Newspoll to a tie with Coalition, with Albanese also down A national Newspoll, conducted June 3–7 from a sample of 1,232, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the post-budget Newspoll, three weeks ago. This is Labor’s worst position in Newspoll since last November, following the fallout from the defeat of the…