Letter from senior official says ministers were told not to present their costings as produced by civil service

The PM and Labour leader tussled on tax, Gaza and immigration. But did either man land a damaging blow?

The PM claimed ‘independent Treasury officials’ were behind a claim that Labour would raise taxes for every family by £2,000

To win, the Labour leader simply had to hold the prime minister to a draw, writes John Rentoul

In the first TV debate of the general election campaign, the prime minister repeatedly pointed to analysis by Treasury civil servants showing a £38.5bn black hole in Sir Keir Starmer’s spending plans

The two leaders fought over cost of living, taxes, defence, small boats and national service in crucial TV election debate

 

There should have been a line between the Tory approach and the rightwing demagogue’s but, foolishly, the PM dissolved it, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

With Starmer’s election chances so high, would it really hurt to show more sympathy to the migrants who help this country to thrive, asks science writer Angela Saini

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the first TV head to head between Keir Starmer and Rishi sunak

Two days of events will be held in England and France, as one veteran remembers: ‘We lost a hell of a lot of good men’

An ill-tempered matchup between Rishi sunak and Keir Starmer in front of an ITV audience dominates the front pages on Wednesday

Rishi sunak and Sir Keir Starmer were repeatedly scolded for shouting over each other during their first televised debate of the 2024 general election. Mediator Julie Etchingham stepped in several times as the leaders went head-to-head live on ITV on ...

Rishi sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have clashed over the key issues in the first live TV debate of the general election – and we want to know what you make of it all

Rishi sunak was laughed at for saying national service would be a “great opportunity” for young people as he faced Sir Keir Starmer in during their first televised debate of the 2024 general election on Tuesday, 4 June. The Conservative Par ...

The Labour and Tory leaders swapped blows for an hour in the battle to win the keys to No 10

Rishi sunak and Keir Starmer came out of their first contest evenly matched in the testy first leaders’ debate of the general election

Exclusive: Rishi sunak narrowly won the Yougov poll reacting to the debate but failed to win over many Tory members

To win, the Labour leader simply had to hold the prime minister to a draw, writes John Rentoul

The Independent takes you behind the scenes in the so-called spin room where Labour and the Tories sought to convince the travelling press that it was their candidate that won it