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Traditional Tory Voters Who Have 'Lost Faith' In Sunak Set To Sweep Starmer To Power
The Independent

Traditional Tory Voters Who Have 'Lost Faith' In Sunak Set To Sweep Starmer To Power

If Labour wins most votes on 4 July, nearly half of its winning margin will come from people who agree with the Tories but are backing Sir Keir Starmer because they have "given up" on Rishi Sunak. That is the finding of a “Red Votes, Blue Values” survey that appears to reveal a new election trend.

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May 30, 2024
Reform Party Sunak Rejects Farage's Offer Of Election Pact
The Guardian

Reform Party Sunak Rejects Farage's Offer Of Election Pact

Rishi Sunak has ruled out a deal with Nigel Farage after the Reform politician suggested they should "have a conversation" before the election.

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May 30, 2024
Labour Will Not Relax Visa Rules For Health Workers Despite NHS Staffing Shortages
The Guardian

Labour Will Not Relax Visa Rules For Health Workers Despite NHS Staffing Shortages

Labour has "no plans" to change rules that bar health and care workers from bringing families on their visas, despite a plummeting number of NHS staff since rule changes this year.

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May 30, 2024
Jurors Out In Hush Money Trial As Trump Remains Defiant
The Guardian

Jurors Out In Hush Money Trial As Trump Remains Defiant

Donald Trump's criminal hushmoney case in New York inched towards its conclusion yesterday with jury deliberations starting just before 11.30 am local time.

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May 30, 2024
PM Questions Junior Doctors' Motive In Calling Strike Days Before Election
The Guardian

PM Questions Junior Doctors' Motive In Calling Strike Days Before Election

Up to 100,000 patients in England face having their NHS care cancelled days before the general election after junior doctors announced a fresh wave of strike action, with Rishi Sunak saying it appeared to be politically motivated.

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May 30, 2024
No, Rishi, The UK Economy Isn't 'Going Gangbusters'
The Independent

No, Rishi, The UK Economy Isn't 'Going Gangbusters'

The PM may have gone to the polls because he realised this is as good as it's going to get in 2024

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May 24, 2024
Zelensky Begs For Power To Hit Back After Russian Strike
The Independent

Zelensky Begs For Power To Hit Back After Russian Strike

At least seven people have been killed and two dozen injured after Russia yesterday launched a second massive airstrike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region in as many days.

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May 24, 2024
Red Flag? Alito Scandal Casts Doubt On Supreme Court Impartiality
The Guardian Weekly

Red Flag? Alito Scandal Casts Doubt On Supreme Court Impartiality

With less than six months to go before America chooses its next president, the US supreme court finds itself in an unenviable position: not only has it been drawn into a volatile election, but swirling ethical scandals have cast doubt on its impartiality.

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May 24, 2024
Moving Back To Moscow: How Dream Of Freedom Unravelled
The Guardian Weekly

Moving Back To Moscow: How Dream Of Freedom Unravelled

The army of riot police had finally retreated from Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue, the broad thoroughfare in front of the parliament building, back into the barricaded parliamentary estate.

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May 24, 2024
News Of Raisi's Death Met With Fireworks And Few Tears
The Guardian Weekly

News Of Raisi's Death Met With Fireworks And Few Tears

Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

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May 24, 2024
Tice Claims The Tories Are 'Terrified' Of Reform UK
The Independent

Tice Claims The Tories Are 'Terrified' Of Reform UK

Richard Tice has claimed that the prime minister is "terrified" of Reform UK as his party challenges the Tories in every single seat.

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May 24, 2024
‘Unpatriotic' Farage Rejects Standing For Reform In Favour Of Trump Campaign
Daily Express

‘Unpatriotic' Farage Rejects Standing For Reform In Favour Of Trump Campaign

NIGEL Farage has announced he will not stand as a candidate for Reform UK at the General Election after allowing months of speculation.

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May 24, 2024
We Must Ban Smartphones For Under-16s
Daily Express

We Must Ban Smartphones For Under-16s

As Express columnist and broadcaster Richard Madeley tackles the horrors of online 'catfishing' in his brilliant new revenge novel, Father's Day, he reveals why only a hardline approach can protect our children from the dangers of the internet

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May 24, 2024
Rishi Lashes Out! 'Starmer Hasn't Courage To Face Me On Television'
Daily Express

Rishi Lashes Out! 'Starmer Hasn't Courage To Face Me On Television'

PM THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET TO “SPINELESS' SIR KEIR

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May 24, 2024
US Denies UK Claim That China Is Giving 'Lethal Aid' To Russia
The Guardian

US Denies UK Claim That China Is Giving 'Lethal Aid' To Russia

Joe Biden's administration has challenged a claim by the British defence secretary, Grant Shapps, that China is sending "lethal aid❞ to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.

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May 24, 2024
No 10 Had 'Worst Ever Governing' During Pandemic
The Guardian

No 10 Had 'Worst Ever Governing' During Pandemic

Simon Case, Britain's most senior civil servant, has described the chaos at the heart of Boris Johnson's Downing Street, saying he was not warned in advance about the Covid "eat out to help out" scheme.

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May 24, 2024
Sunak Begins Election Campaign By Abandoning Flagship Policies
The Guardian

Sunak Begins Election Campaign By Abandoning Flagship Policies

Bills on smoking ban and no-fault evictions likely to be dropped

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May 24, 2024
Why Didn't Netflix Do More To Avoid The Baby Reindeer Furore?
The Guardian Weekly

Why Didn't Netflix Do More To Avoid The Baby Reindeer Furore?

What will happen next in the Baby Reindeer saga? Probably one or more bad things.

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May 17, 2024
Labour 'Not Scaling Back On Ambitions' - Starmer
The Herald

Labour 'Not Scaling Back On Ambitions' - Starmer

SIR Keir Starmer has denied he is scaling back Labour's ambitions as he launched the party's doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election.

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May 17, 2024
Age Limits Planned For Sex Education
Manchester Evening News

Age Limits Planned For Sex Education

CLEAR age limits on the teaching of sex education aim to ensure children are not "exposed to too much too soon", the Government said as it published new proposals on the topic.

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May 17, 2024
'Pretendians' Controversy Over Formerly Unheard-Of First Nation
The Guardian Weekly

'Pretendians' Controversy Over Formerly Unheard-Of First Nation

Local chiefs claim Kawartha Lakes group is part of wave of cases in which people falsely claim Indigenous identity

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May 17, 2024
Vast Online Scam Dupes Thousands Of Shoppers
The Guardian Weekly

Vast Online Scam Dupes Thousands Of Shoppers

More than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a vast network of fake online designer shops apparently operated from China.

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May 17, 2024
This Is The Emptying Of Rafah
The Guardian Weekly

This Is The Emptying Of Rafah

Thousands of displaced Gazans are on the move again, packing their lives into carts and pickup trucks, as Israel's campaign against Hamas rages on

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May 17, 2024
EasyJet CEO To Step Down As Southend Hub Reopens
The Independent

EasyJet CEO To Step Down As Southend Hub Reopens

Johan Lundgren is to step down as chief executive of Britain’s biggest budget airline, easyJet, within 12 months after seven years at the helm. He will be replaced by chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis, the carrier said, as it announced reduced half-year losses.

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May 17, 2024
Never Mind Harry - Meet Europe's Real Royal Rebels
The Independent

Never Mind Harry - Meet Europe's Real Royal Rebels

Every royal family is plagued by scandalous figures in their ranks. Here, Helen Coffey highlights a few of her favourites

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May 17, 2024
Zelensky's Visit To Kharkiv Seeks To Boost Troop Morale
The Independent

Zelensky's Visit To Kharkiv Seeks To Boost Troop Morale

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky sought to boost the morale of his troops with a visit to the northeastern city of Kharkiv with Russian forces making advances across the region.

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May 17, 2024
What Is The Likely Benefit Of The Putin-Xi Partnership?
The Independent

What Is The Likely Benefit Of The Putin-Xi Partnership?

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and Xi Jinping, his Chinese opposite number and host, agreed yesterday to deepen their strategic partnership” while accusing the United States of trying to violate the strategic balance” in world affairs.

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May 17, 2024
Putin And Xi Reaffirm Their 'No Limits' Anti-US Alliance
The Independent

Putin And Xi Reaffirm Their 'No Limits' Anti-US Alliance

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping jointly condemned the United States yesterday as they announced even closer strategic ties and reaffirmed their no limits” partnership in defiance of Western pressure.

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May 17, 2024
Brexit And Economy See UK In Decline, Says Global Study
The Independent

Brexit And Economy See UK In Decline, Says Global Study

Weak leadership, poor economic management and Brexit have dragged Britain out of the top 10 countries in a global index on good government. The decline of Britain under the Tories has been charted by the Chandler Global Index for Good Government CGGI) which saw it take 11th place.

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May 17, 2024
Starmer Beats The Drum For Change In Battleground Blitz
The Independent

Starmer Beats The Drum For Change In Battleground Blitz

Labour leader backed by ex-Tory donors including Boots boss

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May 17, 2024