Outdoor campaign events, so often fraught with peril, proved the undoing of Rishi sunak and Ed Davey this week

Keir Starmer launched his campaign bus on Saturday with his senior shadow cabinet members, but Tory ‘big beasts’ appeared to have deserted the PM in Redcar

The Conservatives say 100 new GP surgeries would be build and a further 150 modernised under its first major health offering ahead of the general election

New poll gives Labour its biggest lead since Liz Truss meltdown as ‘Tory towns’ gain most from new funds

The Tories and Labour are forking out more than ever on social media ads, but going viral isn’t easy. We speak to influencers and strategists about the messages and memes

Supporters warned ‘tough’ decisions will have to be made in the next two days if the party’s finances do not improve

Tories trailing as Labour seizes mantle of ‘party of business’

After a series of MPs dramatically crossed the floor to join Labour, Keir Starmer joked that the buses were like Tory defectors - ‘You wait for ages and then three come along in a row’

Exclusive: More than 3,300 households a day set to see payments rise significantly before July 4

Cabinet ministers, including the deputy prime minister, predicted to lose in Labour landslide

Rishi sunak said it was ‘clear’ Angela Rayner is in charge as allies deny the Labour leader was bounced into a decision

Student Henry Hassell, 16, confronts PM over policy which Labour says is ‘unfunded and desperate’

Migrants seek redress for ‘immense distress’ from deportations now thrown into chaos by election announcement

Over 30 years ago in Canada, a ruling Conservative Party was demolished in an election thanks to a party called ‘Reform’. But anyone predicting history will repeat itself in Britain this year is set to be sorely disappointed, writes Jabed Ahmed

Sir Keir Starmer claims winning over the ‘tolerant bunch’ in the middle ground of politics is key to a Labour victory in the upcoming general election

 

We took to the streets of London to hear from those who could be affected by these controversial plans

Labour leader says general elections are won ‘from the centre ground’

After week of campaign missteps, ‘reset’ is attempt to firm up base and beat back Reform UK, say observers

Rishi sunak is so convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing, while the Lib Dems are deliberately falling off paddleboards – Marina Hyde on the election. The couple on a mission to make it easier for everyone to have multi ...