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General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in Wimbledon?
Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election
'We got there,' says Rishi Sunak as inflation hits 2%
In rare glimmer of good news for the Tories, inflation dropped to the Bank of England’s two per cent target in May
Boris back with taxes, 'wokery' and immigration warning about Labour
The ex-PM’s intervention comes as polls point to voters deserting the Conservatives for Nigel Farage’s Reform in significant numbers
Police wrong to ram calf and should have got it to 'safety' - minister
Beau Lucy follows Phoenix the calf as animals which have been in the spotlight during election campaigns
Sunak and Starmer trade blows on leadership and tax
Grant Shapps admits Rishi Sunak win is ‘not the most likely outcome’ amid increasing Tory poll gloom
Farage: 'Matter of opinion' whether Trump tried to overturn US vote
‘I think he lost it because the law did nothing to prevent ballot harvesting,’ the Reform UK leader added
General Election London seats: Who will be my MP in....Battersea?
Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election
Brexit betrayal: Leavers turn against government over broken promises
Leave support...has basically gone back to being extremely doubtful about our politicians, says polling expert Sir John Curtice
Farage Reform hitting Sunak bid for 'base camp' to close gap on Labour
Professor of Politics Sir John Curtice stressed that former Tory voters were deserting the party for Reform
Labour manifesto launch and election data journalism
Plus a full automated transcription of today’s episode
Labour manifesto: Keir Starmer vows to 'fire' up Britain
Labour will be the party of wealth creation and economic growth, he promises
Protester interrupts Keir Starmer’s Labour party manifesto launch
Keir Starmer says Labour is no longer a 'party of protest' in retort to heckler
Don't give Starmer 'super majority,' says minister as Tories face loss
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps argued if Labour gets a majority ‘of the size of Blairs or even bigger’ it would place Britain in a ‘dangerous place’
Tory manifesto: Rishi Sunak's gamble on tax cuts 'problematic'
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Tories are ruling out council tax and capital gains tax changes when ‘frankly there needs to reform’
General Election: Tory manifesto launch, & London’s summer parties
Sunak at Silverstone - plus, the expert art of mingling
Sunak tax-cut manifesto a crunch day for Tories after D-Day blunder
He is pledging more tax cuts and help for first-time buyers
General Election London: Lib Dem battle against Tories for three seats
The Liberal Democrats are targeting Wimbledon, Carshalton and Wallington and Sutton and Cheam to rebuild their south west London stronghold
Ed Davey eye-popping rollercoaster ride after Lib Dem manifesto launch
He first grabbed the media spotlight by falling off a paddleboard on Lake Windermere
Right to see GP within a week at heart of Lib Dem manifesto
Lib Dem leader proposes £9billion ‘rescue package’ for the NHS and other public services
Labour chaos on VAT on private schools increasing state class sizes
Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry suggested on Sunday that ‘it would be fine if we have to, in the short term, have larger classes’
Renters to get three-year tenancies under Lib Dem manifesto plans
Sir Ed Davey pledged a ‘fair deal for renters’ as he outlined the Lib Dems’ proposals for government