Party activist Andrew Parker was caught using the racial slur while campaigning in Clacton, Essex, last week

Andrew Parker, who is canvassing in Clacton, also described Islam as ‘a cult’ and suggested asylum seekers should be shot

Editorial: The TV contests between Rishi sunak and Keir Starmer were sometimes illuminating, but they avoided the big questions facing Britain

Rishi sunak repeatedly refused to say whether he told his parliamentary aide about the date of the general election, as the Metropolitan Police said they were investigating a “small number” of bets on the 4 July poll. So far five Conservatives ar ...

The prime minister is struggling to persuade voters to place their faith in the Conservatives

Prime minister’s campaign has become the only spectacle less appealing than England at the Euros

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was ‘surprised’ by the shock image - of what appears to be three people at gunpoint

The final televised head-to-head of the general election campaign was seen by many as lacking substantive discussion, reducing it to a spectacle of squabbling and point-scoring

The PM had points to make against an eminently beatable opponent, but I’m not sure the public wants to hear them now, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

Residents in Rishi sunak’s constituency of Richmond, north Yorkshire, hark back fondly to the prime minster’s local predecessor - William Hague

Sir John said Rishi sunak’s party ‘are not representing my views’

Exclusive: BBC debate was watched by millions - but still beaten by the football in the ratings

‘Are you two the best we’ve got?’ It was a harsh question but summed up last night’s final leaders debate, says the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Both leaders sheepish as audience loudly applauded question

 

Since Thatcher was deposed, there has been an absurd yearning to magic her back into existence. Their rightwing obsession stems from that, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

sunak urges voters not to ‘surrender’ to Labour in final head-to-head before election day

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey dissect the last TV head-to-head between Keir Starmer and Rishi sunak before the election

Labour leader said he would treat trans people with ‘dignity and respect’ and accused prime minister of seeking to ‘divide people’

Mishal Husain told Sir Keir Starmer he "knows what it means to fall in behind a leader" after he attacked Rishi sunak for having Liz Truss as a Conservative candidate during the pair’s final debate of the 2024 general election cam ...