Election campaigns descend into farce. So soon I hear you say!
A look at the biggest gaffes, rows, fiascos and strategies during the first full week of general election campaigning.
Tories
Astonishing new YouGov poll suggests Tories will win just 20 seats in the general election
Labour have opened up a 27 point poll lead over the Tories
Bombshell poll shows Green Party ahead of Tories among under 30s
Young people aren’t voting Tory
Tories delete Labour attack video using footage of New York instead of London
‘I can’t believe Labour have failed New York like this!’
Conservative Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform due to Tories’ ‘giving up’ on the north
‘It’s like the old sinking ship scenario.’
Conservatives, Extremism, and the Ghost of Enoch Powell
Subjecting protestors to greater demonisation through the redefining of ‘extremism’ is just another chapter in the Tories’ painful history of hypocrisy.
Chris Packham cleared to take Government to court over net zero policies
‘We need robust action’ says naturalist as Rishi Sunak faces High Court over climate rollbacks
Reform UK: Existential threat to the Tories or here today, gone tomorrow?
Emboldened by two byelections successes, Reform UK seeks to capitalise on voter disenchantment with the ruling party. But how much of a threat are they to the Tories?
Calls grow for childcare workers to earn £15 an hour minimum wage and to end zero-hour contracts
‘Caring for and educating young children is skilled work, and the overwhelmingly female workforce deserves decent pay and conditions.’
The European Parliament: The Next Target of the Far-Right
What is fevered activity between minor parties in Europe, becomes equally fevered factional activity within the Tory Party.