As Rishi Sunak called the general election in May, he was accompanied by pouring rain and D:Ream’s song Things Can Only Get Better as it
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Nigel Farage ‘has questions to answer’ over Reform racism, says Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak has said he was hurt and angry to hear a Reform UK canvasser using a racial slur against him, saying Nigel Farage “has
UK general election live: Sunak was ‘bullied’ into taking action over betting scandal, says Starmer in final debate
traded barbs over their responses to the gambling scandal, the Guardian’s Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar report, as it emerged the Metropolitan police is to
Buy the classic photograph: the miner and the copper
View image in fullscreen It is one of the abiding images of the 1984 miners’ strike: Guardian photographer Don McPhee’s picture of a picketing miner
Tory business minister bet on Conservatives winning election
A minister has said he bet on the Conservatives winning the election, but said gambling on the result in his constituency would be “wrong”. Kevin
UK general election opinion polls tracker: Labour significantly ahead of Tories as campaign continues
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called the next UK general election for 4 July 2024. After 14 years of Conservative rule, Keir Starmer’s Labour has
Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says
The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have
Julian Assange live news: WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty and awaits sentencing in Saipan district courtroom
Assange and his lawyers are now standing. He is asked if he will plead guilty or not guilty. Assange leans forward to the microphone. Asked
Almost half of antidepressant users could quit with GP support, study finds
Almost half of long-term antidepressant users could stop taking the medication with GP support and access to internet or telephone helplines, a study suggests. Scientists
Speaker at Labour manifesto launch is cancer-free after terminal diagnosis
A man who had a terminal cancer diagnosis, and who described Labour as “the party of hope for a brighter future I won’t live to