Laura Saunders, wife of campaign director Tony Lee, is being investigated over an election-related bet
Tactical voting, negative polarisation and local campaigns could all temper the result
Relaxing fiscal rules unlikely to provoke a Liz Truss-style gilts crisis, according to fund managers
UUK chief urges future government to address higher education funding ‘crisis’ as a matter of priority
Providers say ‘number one concern’ is lack of workers in low-wage sector
Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts
Member of political bodyguard unit first to be held since gambling probe launched after admission by Tory MP
Savanta forecast gives Labour 516 MPs and record majority
Chancellor says his Surrey seat is ‘on a knife edge’ ahead of the July 4 general election
Rishi Sunak hails ‘very good news’ but markets dial back bets on rate cuts owing to services price pressures
Rivals demand crackdown on Chinese-founded fast-fashion company ahead of its planned London IPO
It involves austerity, some quirks in UK fiscal rules and ensuring government action requires private investment
John Swinney calls on voters to ‘intensify pressure’ for new referendum
James Purnell is latest appointment with links to Keir Starmer’s party ahead of election
Newspaper group pushed to a loss and warns of ‘potential irregularities’
Forget the Conservatives, it is his backbench MPs who will put pressure on Starmer
The party can only rebound if its leadership hopefuls learn the right lessons
Mixed fortunes in Sussex ‘new town’ dent confidence in main parties’ ability to restore prosperity
Party wants to allow more turbines as part of plan to boost renewable power if it wins election
Former PM endorses candidates as new poll predicts historic Conservative loss
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves’s comments were received well by those who believe she has opened the door to less harsh options
Neither Tories nor Labour are being upfront about what is needed to fix them
Reform UK embarrassed after failure to spot previous support for BNP or praise for Hitler’s leadership
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