Labour seeks a huge boost in eco energy, but critics say it will be ‘made in China’ By Martin Beckford Published: 00:29 BST, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 3 July 2024 Ed Miliband’s ‘fantasy eco plans’ will create tens of thousands more jobs in China than in the UK, senior Tories claimed last night....
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In final days before UK election, PM Rishi Sunak insists he can stay in power
“It’s entirely wrong, this kind of declinist narrative that people have of the UK. I wholeheartedly reject,” he said. “It [the UK] is a better place to live than it was in 2010.’’ After 14 years of Conservative-led governments, many voters blame the party for Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, long waiting lists for healthcare, high levels...
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UK PM Sunak’s Conservatives set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast
Three opinion polls on Wednesday predicted a record defeat for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservatives at a July 4 election, forecasting the Labour Party would comfortably win a large majority after 14 years in opposition. Polling by YouGov showed Keir Starmer’s Labour was on track to win 425 parliamentary seats in Britain’s 650-strong House...
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‘Join the revolt’: UK’s Farage to lay out election policies
Wales – Nigel Farage, whose entry into the British election has damaged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s already faint hopes of victory, will on Monday set out his Reform UK party’s policies, saying they should form the opposition to a Labour government. Farage is one of Britain’s most recognisable and divisive politicians and has pressured successive...
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US-style cannabis shops, return of EU freedom of movement, free social care and a £9.4billion tax raid on bankers and the super rich: Ed Davey launches Lib Dem election manifesto – before heading off to ride a rollercoaster
The Liberal Democrats opened the door to US-style cannabis shops in Britain today as the party launched an election manifesto that also seeks to get the UK back into the EU. Under the party’s health plans it would seek to tackle the spread of high-strength ‘skunk’ via criminal gangs by allowing ‘licensed retailers’ to sell...
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Britain’s Rishi Sunak apologizes for leaving D-Day event early to return to campaigning | CBC News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party. Sunak’s decision to leave early was met with dismay within his Conservative Party, which is trailing far behind the Labour...
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Why Rishi Sunak’s surprising early election announcement is a sign he’s received some ‘bleak news’
It’s about as close to a crystal ball as you’re going to get, and for the Conservative Party, it wasn’t pretty. Three weeks ago, the Tories — as they are known colloquially — were routed when Brits went to the polls in a swathe of local elections. The Conservatives lost 474 councillors around England, and...
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Election must focus on getting UK economy firing, say business leaders
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From tax to homes, UK politicians make economy a battleground for election
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party will focus on the economy as they ramp up their campaigning for a July 4 national election. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech calling for a general election, outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London. (Reuters) Sunak said on Wednesday that “brighter...
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U.K. to hold long-awaited election on July 4 | CBC News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said in an announcement that took many people who expected...
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From the fashion designer who set up her own clothes business, to the thousands left homeless and struggling to find jobs: As the world marks two years since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the refugees who started a new life in Britain
Ukrainian refugees have told MailOnline their stories of starting a new life in Britain, with some thriving after setting up their own businesses but others struggling to find jobs and housing. Today marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 – prompting more than 200,000 Ukrainians to flee to Britain in the face...
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