A drowned-rat PM, a blank page contender and frit Farage refusing to stand at all. All in the first 48 hours – are you not entertained, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Lib Dems, Greens and SNP could lose out as broadcasters focus on head-to-heads between sunak and Starmer

Retail sales across the UK plunged by 2.3 per cent in April, following a 0.2 per fall in March, figures revealed

King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks

Britain’s lawmakers will leave Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks

Sir Keir Starmer says he will take part in televised election debates with Rishi sunak. The Conservatives are pushing for six TV debates, one each week of the campaign, but it’s expected Labour will commit to two. Writing in The Telegraph, Mr Su ...

The Labour Party has poked fun at Rishi sunak’s recent gaffes in a new election advert. Mr sunak on Wednesday fired the starting gun for a 4 July vote - and did so while exposed to the elements on Downing Street. The prime minister addressed the ...

The Prime Minister promised Martyn Hett’s mother he would pass a bill in Martyn’s honour just hours before he called the snap general election

Sir Keir Starmer argues that Rishi sunak has ‘nothing to say’ to justify six general election TV debates

Labour leader quizzed on Today show says damage to economy means he cannot implement ‘ideal world’ policies

None of them are enthusiastic about Starmer or sunak. And all are anxious about what comes next, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

Piers Morgan has revealed where Rishi sunak’s money should be spent

Rishi sunak has called a snap general election for July

 

The beleaguered PM maximised the only weapon he had left – surprise. But the ruse will worsen his prospects, not improve them, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Gloom, resignation, but also a show of fighting spirit as PM’s troops weigh up the odds on re-election

Conservatives have under 20% for first time in weekly tracker as Keir Starmer says PM never believed in Rwanda plan working

Rishi sunak and Sir Keir Starmer kicked off their campaigns on Thursday 23 May, ahead of a snap general election in July. The prime minister announced on Wednesday that Britain will go to the polls in six weeks, as the Conservatives and Labour battle ...

Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped

As we heard Rishi sunak declare the date for the next general election, John Rentoul has been turning over questions from readers