In this issue

June 14, 2024

Starmer parks tanks on Tory territory with wealth pitch

Labour leader delivers plan for change’ in manifesto launch but critics question where the money would come from

4 mins

Keir styles it out at launch of his opaque manifesto

“So let me be crystal clear,” said Keir Starmer – six words that make wise voters start counting their spoons.

3 mins

Reform UK overtake Tories for first time in YouGov poll

Nigel Farage last night declared his party was the main opposition to Labour after Reform UK overtook the Conservatives in a poll for the first time.

2 mins

Dominant Rayner appeared to already be in government

ITV’s seven-way debate saw transfer of power far advanced

2 mins

Coroner criticises US over teenager Dunn death crash

A coroner yesterday criticised the US government for a lack of training given to its employee Anne Sacoolas before the crash that killed Harry Dunn.

3 mins

Singer raped women while they slept, court hears

Ex-Spandau Ballet member is accused of filming the crimes

2 mins

Edinburgh accommodation soars ahead of Fringe return

One flat increased by 1,125 per night for month of August

3 mins

Ukraine To Get $50bn From Russian Funds After G7 Deal

G7 leaders reached a deal yesterday to use profits from frozen Russian assets to provide around 50bn 39bn) worth of support to Ukraine.

3 mins

Trump 'Selling His Policies To The Highest Bidders'

Eager for campaign funds, former US president is reversing his old promises. Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg report

8 mins

There Is An EU-Sized Hole In Starmer's 'Growth' Manifesto

Growth is our core business,” Keir Starmer said as he unveiled a Labour manifesto aimed 7 squarely at reassuring disaffected Conservative supporters who have not yet moved into the Labour column.

3 mins

Macron's gamble may affect more than just the Olympics

When the G7 leaders lined up with their EU counterparts for a group photo in Puglia, it was hard not to start counting them down, if not out.

4 mins

A game of two halves

If England do well at the Euros, it could help the Tories at the election. Jim White reads the runes on whether the PM is onto a winner or whether the Labour leader has an open goal

6 mins

Do Labour's sums add up?

The party’s manifesto is light on detail but it does pledge to not raise taxes while also cutting debt, writes James Moore

3 mins

Euro 2024 set to restore the old-fashioned joy of football

With Europe riven by war and a club game detached from reality, the tournament promises pure old-school contests

7 mins

Robertson's rallying call can define Scotland's Euro 2024

As Scotland visualise walking out against hosts Germany in the opening game of Euro 2024 today, they will expect the eyes of the world to be on them.

3 mins

How a jumbled Germany rediscovered their mojo

The parallels felt uncanny. A Germany team at its lowest ebb for years, having been dispatched ignominiously from the group stages of two of the three previous tournaments, and after ditching one manager and parachuting in another, were the hosts with the low expectations.

3 mins

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