Tom Wilson, the 29-year-old NHS worker and musician who spoke to The Independent last weekend, has questioned why a hustings that the prime minister’s team apparently tried to arrange in the Yorkshire seat was subsequently cancelled.
Mr Sunak, who was campaigning in the North East on Friday to be close to his seat for the weekend, is potentially facing the prospect of being the first prime minister to lose his constituency in an election in British history.
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Spain squeeze past England for fourth European trophy
The Henri Delaunay trophy indeed goes home, as Spain have now won it for a record fourth time.
NORTHERN ROCK
While their London counterparts are struggling, bands from the North West are thriving. Michael Hann asks what makes this part of the country such a hotbed of guitar-based talent
An icy, irresistible star who was more than a mean girl
Shannen Doherty, who has died aged 53, excelled at playing women too interesting to be boxed in, writes Adam White as she herself suffered at the hands of a vicious tabloid press
THE BIG SHORT
Mocking smaller men for their height says an awful lot about the person delivering the joke’ 5ft 2in
WONDER STUFF
Taking magnesium every day can make your nine-to-five feel happier and healthier, says wellness
Labour's plan to tax private schools shouldn't be feared
As the largely state-educated new cabinet gets off to a flying start, former comp kid’ Polly Dunbar explains why prejudice against those who went to schools like hers is never justified
Criminal profiler shares her best safety tip with women
Trailblazing criminal profiler Dr Ann Burgess, who singlehandedly changed the way the FBI catches serial killers, has shared an important tip to help women stay safe.
Even bakers aren't safe in Putin's 'traitors' crackdown
Russia’s security services have ensnared numerous scientists and journalists, as well as many ordinary citizens, since 2014
Black nurse faced complaint after citing watchdog racism
A Black nurse who tried to call out alleged racism at a scandalhit regulator was targeted by a complaint, The Independent can reveal.
'GP said my ovarian cancer symptoms were menopause'
Sbba Siddique says an earlier diagnosis may have avoided the need for treatment that left her with permanent disabilities
