Could the Tories still win?
Could 2024 become remembered for the British people ‘hurling the findings of the opinion polls back into the faces of the pollsters,’ as Times’ journalist George Clarke wrote following the Tories’ shock win in 1970?
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Keir Starmer defends National Trust and RNLI from ‘desperate’ Tory culture war
“They’ve got themselves so tangled up in culture wars of their own making”
Labour increases huge poll lead over the Conservatives
Sunak’s multiple resets are clearly not working, nor are his attempts to portray himself as the ‘change candidate’.
Nigel Farage gets owned after latest attempt to smear Keir Starmer backfires
Yet another falsehood from Farage…
EXCLUSIVE: Record year for crowdfunder donations shows rising tide of support for voting reform, campaigners say
“To renew our country, we need to renew our democracy. There is a growing recognition that we can’t tackle climate breakdown or reduce inequality with a democracy that isn’t fit for purpose.
Tory smear campaign against Keir Starmer backfires
“Downing Street’s plan is now so desperate that they have decided to attack Keir Starmer, the former lawyer, for working as a lawyer, when he was a lawyer.”
Is the influence of the right-wing media greatly exaggerated?
The right-wing press loves to talk up its own importance, but is its influence exaggerated? And can courting the wrong media sources prove politically damaging?
‘He’s the man with the reverse midas touch’: Keir Starmer roasts Rishi Sunak over Greek PM row
“Never mind the British Museum – it’s the prime minister who has obviously lost his marbles.”
Labour takes 27-point poll lead as Rishi Sunak’s appointment of David Cameron backfires
A Savanta poll in late September found that just a quarter (24%) of UK adults felt favourably towards David Cameron.
Keir Starmer loses eight frontbenchers in major rebellion over Gaza ceasefire
Overall, 56 Labour MPs voted in favour of a ceasefire.