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

A worker was caught on camera pulling faces as she listened to Rishi sunak deliver a Conservative general election campaign speech during his tour of Devon. The prime minister was delivering a speech to workers at a defence firm on Wednesday (29 May) ...

Shadow treasury minister Darren Jones told the BBC Labour will not raise the tax burden on ‘working people’

Questions remain over whether Diane Abbott will be able to stand for Labour at a general election

Akshata Murty visits Yorkshire in first solo campaign visit

What exactly are the Tories proposing and could teenagers be arrested for refusing call-up?

Nigel Farage said he would be open to having a conversation with the Tories

After a stop in Devon, where his audience appeared uniformly bored, you had to wonder, where are the rest of the cabinet?

Brexit campaigner suggested he and prime minister should ‘have a conversation’ after favours he had done Tories over the years

After being cleared of wrongdoing, the Labour deputy leader is a menacing presence for the Tories

The first week of Britain’s six-week election campaign has seen frenetic activity but not much movement

Exclusive: Small ‘c’ conservative voters are switching to Labour in huge numbers according to a new survey for The Independent

Rishi sunak served up bacon and sausage breakfast sandwiches as he arrived in Cornwall for the Conservative Party’s general election campaign. The prime minister took the overnight sleeper train from London Paddington on Tuesday (28 May) to embark ...

Akshata Murty visits Yorkshire in first solo campaign visit