Grant Shapps has admitted the Conservatives are unlikely to win the general election, saying he is a realist and pleading with voters to help prevent a massive Labour majority instead. The defence secretary said he would not “pretend black is white” by claiming Rishi Sunak is on course to remainContinue Reading
Tory minister rules out doing deal with Reform despite trailing to them in polls Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A Tory election victory is “unlikely but possible”, said Defence Secretary Grant Shapps –Continue Reading
Almost half of people working in key services have considered quitting their job as they struggle because of a “shameful” level of hardship, a study has found. The study, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, found that around 40 per cent of people who work in primary schools and GP surgeriesContinue Reading
Penny Mordaunt has issued a rallying call to beleaguered Tories across the UK that the election result is “not a foregone conclusion” – but conceded that her party is now very much “the underdog”. With many seeing Ms Mordaunt as a leader in waiting after a Tory defeat, she admitsContinue Reading
Labour have claimed the collapse in Tory support is now so bad that only they can stop Nigel Farage winning Clacton if the last remaining Conservatives vote tactically for their candidate. In 2019 Tory MP and former actor Giles Watling won Clacton with 72.3 per cent of the vote andContinue Reading
Wes Streeting has appealed to junior doctors to abandon their plans to go on strike during the election and wait to see what the result will be. It comes after the shadow health secretary made clear he will not agree to their demands for a 35 percent pay rise brandingContinue Reading
With England set to kick off their Euro 24 push against Serbia, UK voters have revealed that Sir Keir Starmer would be their choice of a party political leader to manage the team. The Labour leader, a fanatical Arsenal season ticket holder, topped the Techne UK poll of 1,636 UKContinue Reading
Labour has taken Rishi Sunak’s government to task in a new social media campaign focusing on the NHS, waiting lists and cancer treatment being at “breaking point” under the Conservatives. The video posted on X on Saturday shows scenes from a crowded hospital as patients wait to be seen, whileContinue Reading
Trust in the Tories on tax has collapsed, a new poll has revealed, in another massive blow to Rishi Sunak as he tries to turn his party’s election fortunes around with less than three weeks to go. According to an exclusive poll by Techne UK for The Independent, Sir KeirContinue Reading
The general election campaign has seen another damaging week for Rishi Sunak as Labour is racing ahead in the latest weekend polls. The latest voting intention (VI) from Savanta for the Sunday Telegraph shows Labour take a 25-point lead on the Conservative Party- with Sir Keir Starmer’s party on 46Continue Reading
