Will there be an election upset on Thursday?
In just two days, voters will head to the polling booth to cast their vote in the 2024 general election.…
What’s the worst that can happen for the Tories?
When Rishi Sunak stunned his cabinet colleagues by calling a snap election, they feared the worst. Fast forward a month…
Sunak withdraws support for gamble-gate Tory candidates
It never rains but pours for Rishi Sunak. After a weekend of negative headlines over the Tory gambling scandal and…
Is the Farage ‘Putin ally’ row putting off Reform voters?
So far in this election campaign the consistent theme has been Tory turmoil. A large part of this has been…
The betting scandal spells trouble for Sunak
Is the Tory campaign cursed? After Rishi Sunak battled through the pouring rain when he called the election, suffered the…
Meet Surrey’s ‘M&S movers’
On a street in Camberley, Surrey, a pensioner stands in the doorway, rollers in her hair, staring with some bemusement…
Poll puts Tories on lowest seat total in history
How is the Conservative campaign going? Well, according to the latest YouGov poll, things are looking worse for Rishi Sunak…
Can Rishi Sunak reduce the Tories’ losses?
Every morning in Conservative Campaign Headquarters, Tory aides kickstart the day by blasting out Elvis Presley’s ‘a little less conversation’…
The return of Douglas Alexander
It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in Gullane, an affluent seaside town on the Firth of Forth. For political campaigners, golden…
Reform overtakes Tories in new poll
Here we go. This evening the Reform party has overtaken the Tories according to a new YouGov poll. The survey…
‘Change’: Starmer unveils manifesto
What would Labour do in power? This is the question Sir Keir Starmer tried to answer this morning as he…
The Tories are going public with their ‘Dunkirk strategy’
The Tories managed to avoid any major own goals or gaffes during the launch of their manifesto. Given some of…
Fighting over the Tory manifesto begins a day early
On Tuesday morning, Rishi Sunak will unveil the Conservative party’s 2024 manifesto. So far, there is talk of tax cuts,…
Can Sunak get his election campaign back on track?
As a general rule, you know your election campaign has gone off track when politicians are being asked on the…
Can the Tories survive Nigel Farage?
Nigel Farage had given less than a day’s notice, yet hundreds stood ready to welcome him on Tuesday morning on…
Backlash grows over Sunak’s D-Day mistake
When Rishi Sunak’s team were mapping out this week, Wednesday and Thursday were viewed to be non-political days as the…
Clacton goes wild for Nigel Farage
Farage-mania has come to Clacton-on-Sea this lunchtime. Hundreds of locals gathered around the Essex seaside town’s pier to hear Nigel…
Rishi’s nightmare: YouGov MRP predicts Labour super majority
It never rains but it pours for Rishi Sunak. Less than an hour after Nigel Farage performed a shock U-turn,…
Sunak and Starmer’s plans for battle in first TV debate
The parties are gearing up for their first full week of campaigning since parliament was dissolved on Thursday. This means…
Are any of the party leaders ready to be PM?
Since Rishi Sunak called the election last week, Tory MPs have been in a state of discombobulation. ‘It’s an absolutely…
Why is Starmer now saying that Diane Abbott can stand as an MP?
They say a week is a long time in politics but in the Labour party just three days is enough.…
Starmer purges the Corbynites
One of the first thing Keir Starmer and his team decided to focus on after winning the Labour leadership was…
Rachel Reeves avoids the Miliband trap
Rachel Reeves is out once on the campaign trail once again today as she gives her first major speech since…
Sunak introduces the ‘Triple Lock Plus’
Another day, another big policy pledge from the Tories – and this time it’s a pitch for the grey vote.…
Tory backlash grows over Sunak’s national service pledge
The Conservative campaign pledge to introduce mandatory national service is still dominating the news two days on. Many of Monday’s…
