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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
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    Staff shortages undermine manifesto plans to boost childcare in England

    Providers say ‘number one concern’ is lack of workers in low-wage sector

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK government spending
    Extra £38bn a year needed by 2029-30 to ‘revive’ NHS, says think-tank

    Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Officer on Sunak protection detail arrested over alleged bet on timing of UK poll

    Member of political bodyguard unit first to be held since gambling probe launched after admission by Tory MP

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Poll predicts Rishi Sunak to lose seat in Tory wipeout

    Savanta forecast gives Labour 516 MPs and record majority

    Rishi Sunak
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Tories are ‘politically scarred’ by Liz Truss, says Jeremy Hunt

    Chancellor says his Surrey seat is ‘on a knife edge’ ahead of the July 4 general election

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK inflation
    UK inflation hits BoE’s 2% target in May

    Rishi Sunak hails ‘very good news’ but markets dial back bets on rate cuts owing to services price pressures

  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Shein
    Labour resists calls to close tax loophole used by Shein

    Rivals demand crackdown on Chinese-founded fast-fashion company ahead of its planned London IPO

    Customers hold Shein shopping bags outside a Shein store in Tokyo, Japan
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Chris Giles
    Labour can increase spending without raising tax

    It involves austerity, some quirks in UK fiscal rules and ensuring government action requires private investment

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    SNP pledges fresh independence talks if it gains majority of Scottish seats

    John Swinney calls on voters to ‘intensify pressure’ for new referendum

    John Swinney smiles as he holds up a copy of the SNP election manifesto
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Labour party UK
    Ex-Labour minister to lead advisory group Flint Global

    James Purnell is latest appointment with links to Keir Starmer’s party ahead of election

    James Purnell
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Daily Telegraph
    Telegraph warns £278mn loans to Barclay family companies may never be repaid

    Newspaper group pushed to a loss and warns of ‘potential irregularities’

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Robert Shrimsley
    No, Keir, the real opposition is behind you

    Forget the Conservatives, it is his backbench MPs who will put pressure on Starmer

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Potential routes forward for the Tories post-election

    The party can only rebound if its leadership hopefuls learn the right lessons

    Rishi Sunak chats to a voter in a barn in Clovelly
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    UK election updates from June 19: Polls predict heavy defeat for Tories
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Weary Crawley voters stuck in ‘Robin Hood’ economy

    Mixed fortunes in Sussex ‘new town’ dent confidence in main parties’ ability to restore prosperity

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Labour party UK
    Labour proposes to ease planning restrictions on onshore wind farms

    Party wants to allow more turbines as part of plan to boost renewable power if it wins election

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Conservative party UK
    Tories deploy Boris Johnson to try to rejuvenate election campaign

    Former PM endorses candidates as new poll predicts historic Conservative loss

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    ExplainerUK general election 2024
    Why UK private equity is ‘encouraged’ by Labour’s signals on promised tax crackdown

    Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves’s comments were received well by those who believe she has opened the door to less harsh options

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s broken public services

    Neither Tories nor Labour are being upfront about what is needed to fix them

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Nigel Farage threatens legal action against candidate vetting company

    Reform UK embarrassed after failure to spot previous support for BNP or praise for Hitler’s leadership

    Nigel Farage
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    News in-depthUK general election 2024
    Opposition to ‘monster pylons’ puts Scotland’s energy transition at risk

    Resistance to grid expansion in Aberdeenshire becomes big election issue

    Tracey Smith, of Save Our Mearns action group stands in front of a sign that reads “Stop Monster Pylons Save Our Countryside”
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Tory leadership hopefuls jostle to replace Sunak

    Potential aspirants are courting MPs, building up grassroots support and stepping up social media output

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds two lobsters while campaigning at the fishing harbour of Clovelly in Devon
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Political Fix podcast32 min listen
    Campaign catch-up: Labour’s dash for growth

    Plus, what Rachel Reeves told the FT

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Could the Lib Dems become the official opposition?

    A Conservative meltdown plus favourable opinion polling could help Ed Davey’s party chart a path to second place

    Ed Davey high fives someone while pushing a yellow wheelbarrow
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    UK election updates from June 18: Labour to win 453 seats, says Ipsos poll
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