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A later election would give PM more time to turn the economy around but a spring surprise is not out of the question
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The Labour leader vowed to defeat the ‘miserabilist Tory project’ and ‘crush their politics of divide and decline’
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The politician favored to become Britain’s next prime minister has kicked off an election year by accusing the governing Conservatives of leading the country into decline and despair
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PM says it is his ‘working assumption’ vote will be called in latter part of year, puncturing Labour hopes of earlier poll
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Statistics watchdog, the Office for Statistics Regulation, are also probing the PM’s claims
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Tory leader says going to the polls in second half of 2024 is his ‘working assumption’
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Labour leader will argue Conservatives have governed so badly people no longer believe a change of party will make a difference
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Prime minister pledged to halve inflation, grow economy, cut national debt, lower NHS waits and ‘stop the boats’
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The prime minister had claimed that the government have cleared the asylum backlog - despite nearly 100,000 cases remaining
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The Liberal Democrats have demanded that Rishi sunak launch a general election for May rather than “clinging on to power”. Mr sunak has the power to hold the vote as late as January 2025, but Sir Ed Davey has urged him to call one much earlier. ...
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Reform UK leader Richard Tice vowed ‘categorically’ to field candidates in every constituency in England, Wales and Scotland
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Co-chair says members ‘very happy to look over deals that would span a number of years’
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Russia has stepped up aerial bombardments since 29 December, most likely with resupplies from Iran and North Korea
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The Labour leader will use a speech to set the tone for what is expected to be a year-long bid to win power
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Ministers are facing questions over nearly 10,000 unresolved ‘legacy’ asylum cases, which they are counting as having been cleared
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Paper ballots may act as barrier to cyber attacks, but introduction of voter ID could lead to a host of complications
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No 10 says PM will not set a deadline on his pledge to stop vessels crossing the English Channel
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The Home Office claims to have fulfilled all its promises. Here’s what the numbers really tell us, says civil liberties writer Diane Taylor