46 minutes ago Paul Seddon & Becky Morton,Political reporters Getty Images Georgia Gould is a councillor in Sir Keir Starmer’s constituency Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of freezing out left-wingers and promoting his supporters, as Labour heads into the general election. The party now has a full slate of candidates in place after scrambling...
BBC George Galloway has launched the Workers Party of Britain’s general election campaign with an attack on Labour. He told supporters Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was “indistinguishable” from Rishi Sunak and had “blood on his hands” over his position on Gaza. Mr Galloway said his party was standing hundreds of candidates across the country...
2 hours ago Catrin Haf Jones,BBC News Getty Images Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation think tank, has been announced as Labour’s candidate for Swansea West Welsh Labour is facing questions from local members about general election candidates being “parachuted” into “safe seats”. Some local party members have raised concerns about being kept...
Getty Images The Liberal Democrats are pledging to make 10 English Premier League football matches per season free to watch on TV for everyone, if they win the election. The party said the promise was in response to rising ticket prices and streaming subscription costs. The Lib Dems said fans who wanted to watch games...
8 minutes ago Becky Morton,Political reporter, @beckyrmorton Reuters The Conservatives have pledged to give 30 towns across the UK £20m each in an expansion of its levelling-up policy, if the party is re-elected. Areas including Tamworth, Halifax, Newtown and Perth would benefit from the funding, with local people deciding how it would be used. But...
Just now John Campbell,BBC News NI economics and business Editor PA Media Gavin Robinson has said his party will “continue to fight to fully restore Northern Ireland’s place within the United Kingdom” The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader has brought the Irish Sea border into the centre of Northern Ireland’s election campaign. That internal trade...
11 minutes ago Laura Kuenssberg,Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, @bbclaurak Getty Images “We’ll have to take them apart, piece by piece.” A former Labour cabinet minister almost spat the words out in anger. I have never forgotten that conversation, even though it was nearly 10 years ago, because their fury was so hot, coming off them...
PA Media Michael Matheson was suspended from parliament earlier this week Police are assessing a new complaint over SNP MSP Michael Matheson’s iPad data roaming bill. The former health secretary resigned after admitting the £11,000 charge racked up on an official device during a family holiday to Morocco was caused by his sons using it...
9 minutes ago Hannah Miller,Political correspondent Going, going, gone: Ed Davey takes a dip in Lake Windermere The tone of the Liberal Democrats’ general campaign was pretty evident from the moment we first stepped on the bus. Party poppers, crossword puzzles, and a mini bottle of Prosecco – all neatly packaged in an orange gift...
59 minutes ago Catrin Haf Jones,Political correspondent, BBC Wales News BBC Torsten Bell said he was ‘excited’ to be Welsh Labour’s candidate for Swansea West Labour has been accused of “riding roughshod” over its local members after accusations it has “parachuted” its choice of candidate into a Welsh constituency. The party confirmed on Friday that...