Rishi sunak says the money, paid over 10 years, would help regenerate areas such as Mansfield, Rotherham and Hartlepool

Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith analyses the four signs that show the Tories are taking all the risks in this election campaign

Aaron Bell said it was ‘with a heavy heart’ that he was stepping down, raising questions about why he had been on the campaign trail since Rishi sunak called the snap summer poll

Labour leader is facing growing criticism from ethnic communities who accuse him of systematic racism amid divisive Abbott row

Labour leader takes on Scotland as Diane Abbott controversy threatens to overshadow his campaign efforts

A bereaved son whose mother died during the coronavirus pandemic confronted Rishi sunak over the Partygate scandal, asking the prime minister how he could be trusted as he continued the campaign trail on Thursday, 30 May. Nick Fox confronted Mr sunak ...

A report from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate warns that AI voice tools can easily be used to create political disinformation.

Latest from campaign trail sees leader of the opposition head to Scotland, after his visit to Wales

Mark Logan criticises Conservatives as ‘unrecognisable’ from party he joined a decade ago in fresh blow for Rishi sunak

Many called for more substantial investment in the youth and systemic reforms of the military over national service

The two Tory PMs both told voters the economy had turned a corner – but there is little comparison now with 27 years ago

A damning new report has laid bare more then a decade of languishing living standards under successive Conservative governments

The Conservatives are also pledging a ‘three strikes and out’ law on antisocial social housing tenants

Rishi sunak says his favourite band of all time were The Beatles - but they only existed because National Service had been scrapped

Former Bolton North East MP says Tory party is ‘now unrecognisable’ and likens this general election to 1997

Exclusive: Both the Tories and Labour leaderships stand accused of ‘rigging’ safe seat selections for their friends and allies

The prime minister was asked ‘how anyone can trust you’ by a man who was unable to visit his mother in hospital before she passed away in 2020 while parties were happening in Downing Street

Exclusive: Amid a war of words over whether Sir Keir Starmer or Rishi sunak would rule out a VAT hike, a top economist told The Independent both men are being dishonest with voters about the country’s finances

The Conservative and Labour leaders come from starkly different backgrounds but both are fighting for the political middle ground

A focus group in Hitchin blames Liz Truss for their financial woes, is split on Rishi sunak and still unsure about Keir Starmer