Topic: Elections
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The odds don’t look good for Sunak and a Tory revival
With his electoral strategy upended by a series of setbacks and the headline-grabbing tactics of Nigel Farage and Reform UK, the prime minister is fast running out of options
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‘Why are we a country of billionaires and food banks?’: Jeremy Corbyn talks Labour, Gaza and Islington North
Former Labour leader slams “cynical calculation” by party HQ that disaffected voters will still back Starmer as they have nowhere else to go
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Farage’s party defends Reform UK candidate who describes himself as ‘proud Islamophobe’
Charles Bunker, Reform UK's would-be MP for Hitchin, describes his views as ‘the only logical, intelligent position to take’
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‘The UK claims to be a democracy’: How the government’s attack on protest is driving voters away
Labour has no plan to roll back the Tories’ anti-protest laws. For some, it’s proof that the ballot box won’t win change on its own
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UK General Election poll — the figures
The first poll of British Muslims during the 2024 election campaign found some surprising – and not so surprising – results. Here are the numbers
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Labour manifesto pledges to recognise Palestine as part of a ‘peace process’
The document calls for an immediate ceasefire and an eventual two-state solution, but makes no time commitments for realisation of the promises
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Sharmen Rahman Q&A: ‘I want to show Muslims there’s a party that takes their concerns seriously’
Leicester South’s Green candidate has a mountain to climb. But she believes Labour and the Tories have let people down over Gaza and local services
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There’s no such thing as ‘the Muslim vote’. Understanding that is vital for our democracy
Gaza has brought people together, but analysing ‘Muslim voters’ without talking about their class differences is just hollow identity politics
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Only one of the greatest political comebacks in history can save Sunak on 4 July
Despite this week’s manifesto launch and the prime minister’s chipper attitude, the Conservatives look increasingly unlikely to reverse the polls
