Victory for LGBTQ+ campaigners who say ban contributes to discrimination and violence by police

The Reform UK leader appears to be capitalising on widespread alienation from mainstream politics in the Essex town with a heavily anti-immigration campaign

Trump campaign has been aggressively courting cryptocurrency industry in recent days ahead of November election

Rishi Sunak’s campaign woes were thrown straight at him as a BBC Question Time audience grilled him on the betting scandal engulfing members of his inner circle

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

Sources say Alison McGarry hid behind a hedge when seen by party activists who threatened to report her

A new poll has put Reform UK ahead as the Tories go into meltdown about the betting scandal linked to Rishi Sunak’s inner circle

The Conservatives have been hit with further irregular gambling allegations and the party’s campaigns director has taken a leave of absence. Archie Bland reports

Exclusive: The posts targetting Dawn Butler have been reported to police as a campaign is launched to address abuse aimed at Black women in politics

The Independent’s Archie Mitchell joined Mr Gove for a ride on the campaign trail but came away with more questions than answers

In today’s newsletter: A frantic 24 hours for the party sees their campaign going from bad to worse – here’s what happened

Tory party campaign director’s leave of absence over alleged bet hands Labour the perfect metaphor

NFU and the BRC write to Tories, Labour and Lib Dems over lack of focus on food security in campaigns

The Conservatives have been slammed for releasing an “abhorrent” migrant boat advert on World Refugee Day. The party released a video on X, which shows a small boat arriving with migrants on it, through the view of a pair of binoculars. Peo ...

John Swinney has put indyref2 at the heart of the party’s manifesto but Scots have more pressing concerns, says journalist and campaigner Lesley Riddoch

campaign groups write to 20 firms warning of potential war crimes for roles in production of F-35 fighter jets

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