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 ...

sunak and Starmer left stunned as audience member asks if they are ‘really the best we have got?’

There was one big moment of behind-the-scenes excitement, when the lights went on and journalists realised it was all almost over

Both leaders were put on the spot over gambling scandal while the PM focused relentlessly on Labour and tax

The Labour leader said placing bets on the future of the country showed the ‘wrong instinct’

PM and his expected successor repeat same evasions to leave us non the wiser about our future government

British Prime Minister Rishi sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer have struggled to get their messages across to voters as protesters threatened to drown out their final televised debate of the U.K. election campaign

Rishi sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have clashed one last time in the final live TV head-to-head of the general election – and we want to know what you made of it all

Shouting could be heard outside a BBC debate between Rishi sunak and Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday, 26 June. Pro-Palestine protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza could be heard shouting as they stood outside the Nottingham Trent University buildi ...