Michael Gove has admitted he is “over the hill” in politics. The cabinet minister, who announced last month that he will not stand at the general election, believes it is time for the Conservative Party to “have a new generation coming ...

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 ...

Lord Hayward said the Tories were forecast to lose many more council seats in May and there is “no evidence” polls are any more accurate six weeks later

The general election campaign is in full swing, and that means there are plenty of opportunities for politicians to go out and win vital votes. For Rishi sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, who are battling it out to be prime minister, every public appearanc ...

Conservatives’ director of campaigning takes leave of absence while his wife Laura Sanders is being probed over a bet on the timing of the general election

The Conservative party have released an advert warning voters not to “bet” on Labour at the general election - amid two gambling scandals. The 19-second video was shared on social media on the same week that a police constable working as pa ...

A second Tory candidate is under investigation for taking a bet on the election date

James Cleverly is said to be focusing on winning re-election in his Baintree constituency

 

Rishi sunak is facing electoral destruction in London

A different poll found Rishi sunak would lose his North Yorkshire Richmond seat to Labour at the general election

The officer was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the alleged bets were made

Officer arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, says Metropolitan police

The prime minister has had to enlist the help of Boris Johnson as Conservative support slips away

Findings come as a series of surveys suggest a dire outcome for the Conservatives at the election

Exclusive: Crossbench peer Lord Carlile said the Conservatives ‘should be ashamed of themselves’ for publishing a photoshopped image of Sir Keir Starmer being cheered on by North Korean despot Kim Jong Un

After the election, Labour must end the attacks on a watchdog simply trying to protect what little wildlife we have left, says campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole

The PM is sorry we feel like that, but at least he isn’t trying to con the country into believing in a Labour dictatorship

PM says donor is ‘genuinely contrite’ as phone-in caller challenges him over businessman’s remarks about Diane Abbott

Rishi sunak was dubbed a “pound-shop Nigel Farage” during a bruising LBC radio phone-in on Wednesday morning (19 June). The prime minister was challenged by callers over a number of issues ahead of the general election, including his behavi ...