Embed from Getty ImagesAn extraordinary story from the Guardian: Labour has been accused of "not putting up a fight" against Nigel Farage in Clacton after the party's candidate was instructed to leave the constituency after "distracting" from Keir Starmer's campaign. Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, 27, who works for Labour's equalities team, was installed by the party last month to contest the seat, weeks before Farage changed his mind and decided to stand in the Essex constituency. Owusu-Nepaul has since been "seconded" to the West Midlands, while the local campaign in Clacton said that it had been banned from printing leaflets, blocked from ...
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The tactical voting choice in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire at the 2024 general election
Who is the best choice to vote for if you want to see the Conservatives defeated in the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency at the general election on 4 July 2024?
Embed from Getty ImagesLiberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has been interviewed by Greg Barradale for the Big Issue in a way that skillfully combines the personal and the political. You mention making that switch to PIP. I can imagine knowing you're about to have to interact with the DWP in that way might be quite a source of stress for you and your son. I'll confess it's my wife who did most of the work. I'm not sure if I really want this published, but the real thing for us was more the distress of having to say how disabled ...
"Along with a shortage of GP appointments and an excess of potholes in the roads, the issue exercising Henley's well-heeled voters above all else is the state of the famous waterway sparkling just beyond the high street." Esther Webber looks at evidence that something is changing in the heart and soul of Tory England. Chris Grey considers what the party manifestos say about Brexit and post-Brexit relations with the EU. Julian Barnes says Britain must legalise assisted dying: "Most of us want to die with our personality intact, rather than have it swamped by blank misunderstanding; many fear a long ...
With just 8 days to go before the election, our target seat candidates need the help of every single one of us between now and polling day. They have a huge amount to do and the more people we can talk to between now and polling day, the better the chance we have of filling up those green benches and once again being the third party in the House of Commons. That will guarantee us more media coverage and Ed will get two questions to the Prime Minister every week. Our target seat candidates have been campaigning at high intensity ...
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Today - Wednesday 26th June at 5pm - is the deadline for : + new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) - you can apply online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote + new applications for a Voter Authority Certificate - you can apply online at There is a list of acceptable voter ID at - if you do not possess any of these to take to the polling station, you will need a Voter Authority Certificate which you must apply for by 5pm today.
There seems to be no let up over this betting scandal. The Independent reports that Rishi Sunak has finally accepted the inevitable and has suspended Tory candidates Craig Williams and Laura Saunders, both of whom are linked to the prime minister's inner circle and are under investigation by the Gambling Commission. Meanwhile, the Guardian tells us that a Conservative politician has become the fifth party figure to be investigated by the gambling watchdog for allegedly placing a suspicious bet on the general election date, as the developing scandal continues to overshadow Rishi Sunak's campaign. They say that The Gambling Commission ...
