The chancellor is plotting a narrow course to victory in the true blue Surrey seat but, on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Archie Mitchell struggled to see how he can hold on

campaigners allege Uyghur people used as forced labour at some of fast-fashion retailer’s cotton suppliers in China

Reform UK leader narrowly missed as items launched towards him as he rode through Barnsley

Meeting disclosed after questions by Dutch MPs concerned about Guardian revelations of anti-ICC campaign

After The Independent revealed the scale of the problem of knife crime in schools, campaigners warn about the loss of community facilities

UK campaigner who fronted lawsuit on future impact of fossil fuel projects says she fears for future despite ruling

A Glastonbury festival ban, a plastic Liz Truss and high energy drinks - inside Labour’s campaign machine

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the only thing he “really worries about” in the general election campaign. The Labour leader is battling to become the next prime minister and is favourite to take the position after the 4 July vote. Speaking t ...

Lauren Boebert has won the Republican nomination for US House in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The controversial congresswoman easily secured a win in the state on Tuesday 25 June, despite switching to a new congressional district and a ...

Statutory nuisance complaint lodged by Save Windermere against United Utilities is a first over sewage pollution

RNIB calls on all parties to commit to remove barriers that prevent people with sight loss voting on their own

The controversial gun-loving Republican is having to persuade voters in a district she’s just moved to that they should help her get back to Congress

Jeremy Corbyn has responded to Sir Keir Starmer's claim that he supported the former Labour leader because he knew he would lose the last general election. The current Labour leader told The Sun’s Never Mind the Ballots show he didn't think his par ...

Julian Assange has disembarked a plane in Thailand after leaving UK on Tuesday, 25 June. The WikiLeaks founder made a stop in Bangkok for refuelling on his way to a remote island in the Pacific where his long-running campaign to avoid extradition to ...

With just over a week to go now is usually the time that voters start to engage with the campaign. But this year feels different, says Jim Waterson

Labour’s Alistair Strathern tells Archie Mitchell that as well as life-long Tories, he is winning the backing of Green and Lib Dem voters against Bim Afolami

The Labour leader met with prominent knife crime campaigner and actor Idris Elba

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Zambia police refute claims against Mubita Nawa, calling it a ‘smear campaign’

Colorado Republican populist fighting for political future after switching districts, while Democrat Jamal Bowman also under pressure in New York on day of primaries across US