Second general election leaders debate announced by ITV
Senior figures from across the political spectrum are set to go head-to-head in a General Election debate hosted by ITV later this June.
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Rishi Sunak wears £750 backpack on campaign trail visit to one of the country's poorest areas
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wore a £750 backpack as he headed to one of the poorest areas of the country on the campaign trail today - and was quizzed over 'levelling up' cash.
Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom quit as MPs as Tory exodus continues before election
Michael Gove and Dame Andrea Leadsom have tonight announced they will not stand at the General Election.
Decision on hiking water bills to £666 in Greater Manchester delayed until after election
The much-anticipated review of potential water bill increases in the coming years has been delayed, like the rest of politics, until after the general election. Ofwat, the water regulator, has postponed its consultation on draft pricing decisions for the sector until July 11.
Sunak ‘disappointed’ UK smoking ban won’t become law
Britain’s Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak enjoys a hot drink and a Tunnock’s during a visit to the Global Energy Group facility at the Port of Nigg in north-east Scotland on May 23, 2024, during a campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)
Rishi Sunak's general election 2024 announcement in full
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date of the next general election. Mr Sunak issued a statement outside 10 Downing Street on Wednesday evening saying the election will take place on Thursday, July 4.
Nine key dates for the general election 2024 as Rishi Sunak announces polling date
Following months of speculation about when a General Election will be called, the Prime Minister has finally laid out the key dates when MPs will quit working in parliament and begin campaigning - with just six weeks to go until election day.
Live: Families of people whose lives were ruined and cut short by contaminated blood treatments await public inquiry report
A long-awaited final report from the public inquiry into the infected blood scandal is due to be published today. Between the 1970s and early 1990s, thousands of people, including people in Wales, were infected with hepatitis C and HIV due to being given contaminated blood or blood products which had been donated in the US.