The Kennedy campaign was not hugely bolstered by Nicole Shanahan last month, and finished May with around $6.4m

It would be “reprehensible” to use inside information to bet on the general election date, Michael Gove said as three people with links to the Conservatives or Downing Street face investigation. Tory candidate Laura Saunders, who is married ...

campaigners hail judgment that planning approval bodies must consider full ongoing climate impact

Party urged to suspend Laura Saunders, whose husband – the party’s director of campaigns – is also reportedly being looked at

Prominent architect and cycling campaigner Peter Murray wrote that City of London members have a ‘stark choice to make’ at the upcoming meeting

The general election campaign is in full swing, and that means there are plenty of opportunities for politicians to go out and win vital votes. For Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, who are battling it out to be prime minister, every public appearanc ...

Conservatives’ director of campaigning takes leave of absence while his wife Laura Sanders is being probed over a bet on the timing of the general election

Tony Lee, the director of campaigning for the Conservative Party, has taken ‘a leave of absence’ amid investigations into the betting scandal

A local campaign group said the recommended agreement with the Ironmongers' Company "is yet another example of the City making short-term decisions with little regard for long-term consequences"

Republican presidential candidate back on campaign trail after jury verdict finds him guilty on all 34 counts at recent New York hush money trial

Ed Davey’s Lib Dems have fought a smart campaign – and it is they, not Nigel Farage, who have the pulse of middle England, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Liberal Democrats began their campaign with eye-catching stunts, but it’s tactical voting that may help them breach the blue wall. Peter Walker reports

campaigners fear current plans will allow landlords to find new ways to evict tenants if party wins power

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump back on the campaign trail after being convicted on all 34 counts at his recent New York hush money trial

The prime minister has had to enlist the help of Boris Johnson as Conservative support slips away

The Trump campaign denies the former president planned to stay 95 miles from convention center where he is expected to accept Republican nomination

In today’s newsletter: Scotland’s governing party launched its manifesto on Wednesday – but a sense of decay lingers over the SNP

The primary race between Represenative Bob Good and Trump-backed state Senator John McGuire still remains too close to call

Our political editor David Maddox hosted a Q&A session with Independent readers who wanted further insight on the Reform leader’s campaign plans

Despite current polling, Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg is jovial as he knocks on doors for support ahead of 4 July