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Voters’ trust in Tories on tax plummets as Rishi Sunak’s final election gambit fails
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
‘Electoral extinction’: Fresh weekend polling blow to Sunak as polls show wider lead for Labour
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
Jude Bellingham handed new England dressing room role on eve of Euro 2024 opener
Jude Bellingham has been added to England’s leadership group in a sign of his standing among his Three Lions team-mates. The Real Madrid midfielder has been named in a four-man group to report to Gareth Southgate. Harry Kane, England’s captain, is joined in the leadership group by Bellingham, Declan RiceContinue Reading
Labour and Nigel Farage accuse Tories of Rwanda ‘con’ over new voluntary flight
Concerns have been raised that the government plans to fly two migrants to Rwanda next week in a bid to influence the general election result. The Independent understands plans are in place to fly a person from Nigeria and another from Pakistan, who are in the UK illegally, to theContinue Reading
General election 2024 live: Nigel Farage accuses Sunak over Rwanda flights as Reform overtake Tories in poll
Nigel Farage teases leader of the opposition credentials as he makes Tory party declaration Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour and Nigel Farage have accused the Tories of a ‘con’ over plans toContinue Reading
Man Utd face Kobbie Mainoo battle as Liverpool and Chelsea ‘in talks’
Tottenham Hotspur have been backed to pay the £60million it would reportedly take to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze. Former Spurs defender Alan Hutton has hailed Eze and believes Daniel Levy would have no qualms with making him a marquee summer addition. “He just goes out and plays withContinue Reading
Joe Alwyn says Taylor Swift relationship was ‘something very real suddenly thrown into a very unreal space’
Joe Alwyn has reflected on his highly publicised relationship with Taylor Swift, and their subsequent split. The actor, 33, who can next be seen alongside Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness, first met the pop superstar, 34, in 2016. Alwyn and Swift then dated for six years, withContinue Reading
Billie Eilish secretly ‘scales O2 arena’ to celebrate chart success |
Billie Eilish has apparently celebrated her chart success in a more unique way – by scaling the O2 Arena with her team. Her new album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ reached number one in the UK, and during a fleeting 72-hour trip, her and six colleagues apparently donned high-vis jacketsContinue Reading
Labour calls for tactical voting to oust Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch
A phantom leadership election campaign is already under way to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader as his party braces itself for an expected defeat. But Kemi Badenoch, the long-time frontrunner to replace Mr Sunak among the bookmakers, is in a fight to hold on to her seat as pollingContinue Reading
House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke reveals ‘complicated feelings’ about small age-gap with on-screen sons
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke has admitted to having “complicated feelings” about playing a grandmother in the programme, despite only beingContinue Reading