Sunak 'disappointed' after 'huge error of judgement' by aide who bet on election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is "disappointed" after his aide Craig Williams bet on a July election.

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden have 'very troubled history' with healthcare policy, Cannon claims

Director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, Michael F. Cannon, has highlighted the "deeply problematic" approaches held by both Donald Trump and Joe Biden towards US healthcare ahead of the Presidential election.

Biden has affirmed to voters on the election campaign that "healthcare should be a basic right", and pledged to "keep health insurance premiums low" and commit to closing the Medicare insurance coverage gap.

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Starmer reveals 'worry' for family if he enters No 10 as Sunak faces tough questions on 'broken promises'

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the thing he fears the most about becoming prime minister is the impact it will have on his children.

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Police 'aware' as name of YouTuber to stand in 11 constituencies in election

Police have been "made aware of a potential electoral matter" after multiple general election candidates were registered under the name of a YouTube prankster.

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden ‘both deeply problematic’ on key issue

Director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, Michael F. Cannon, has highlighted the "deeply problematic" approaches held by both Donald Trump and Joe Biden towards US healthcare ahead of the Presidential election.

Biden has affirmed to voters on the election campaign that "healthcare should be a basic right", and pledged to "keep health insurance premiums low" and commit to closing the Medicare insurance coverage gap.

However, Donald Trump has previously campaigned to reform the current healthcare systems and repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Speaking to GBN America, Cannon claimed that both Biden and Trump's "deeply problematic" stances on the American health system reflects on their "very troubled histories" in managing the sector.

In conversation with host Bev Turner, Cannon explained: "President Biden and former President Trump are each very deeply problematic, their record on health policies is deeply problematic.

"Trump has said he doesn't want to reform the Medicare program, which is a big mistake, but he has done some small things that were very positive that worked with his administration to do."

Detailing Biden's plans for his possible next term in office, Cannon revealed the current Potus wants to "vastly increase government spending" on health care, which the Republicans are "fighting him" over.

Cannon told GBNA: "President Biden is doing some small things to try to reduce Medicare spending on prescription drugs, for example. And the pharmaceutical industry is fighting him, and a lot of Republicans are fighting him.

"President Biden also wants to vastly increase government spending on health care in the United States. So they each have very troubled histories when it when it comes to health care."

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Listening to Cannon's remarks, Bev joked that Biden and Trump should "listen to him" on his suggestions for how US healthcare should be run.

Offering his ideas for the future of US healthcare, Cannon highlighted that there are "opportunities for reform" that could "serve both the Democrats and Republicans".

Cannon expanded: "I think there are opportunities for bipartisan reform in the United States of specifically employer sponsored health insurance that would serve both Democratic and Republican goals.

"And it doesn't have to be some sort of flashpoint where only one member of one political party is going to line up for this."

Turning the discussion to the US voters, Cannon told Bev that the "real fight" in America to healthcare universal is "not between the Democrats and Republicans", but it is down to "the health care industry that is profiting off of government intervention".

Cannon said: "The real fight in the United States, and I think in most nations, over making health care more universal, is not between Republicans and Democrats or the right and the left.

"It's between consumers and their advocates versus the health care industry that is profiting off of government intervention in health care in every country."

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Nigel Farage can help 'inspire politicians' to speak out on 'troubling' attacks: 'He's set the tone!'

Nigel Farage could now be an "inspiration" to other politicians to "speak out" on violent attacks aimed at public figures, it has been claimed.

This comes as the Reform UK leader was targeted by a protester with suspected building rubble during his campaign trail in South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire Police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of public order offences following the incident.

Taking to social media, Farage hit out at the "violent youngsters" attempting to bring down his campaign.

He told supporters: "What we've now got is a mob that want to close down all debate. A mob that are prepared to use violence to achieve their goals and that for a democratic country is very, very worrying indeed.

"I'm used to it. I don't like it, of course not. This is stopping me doing what I want to do. It didn’t hit me this time, but you do wonder to what length these people will go."

Discussing the incident on GB News, Journalist Ella Whelan condemned the actions of "attention seeking morons" and Farage has "set the tone" in his reaction to this attack and the milkshake attack in Clacton.

In discussion with host Michelle Dewberry, Whelan explained: "What happened with Nigel Farage seems to be attention seeking morons, but there's actually a peaceful protest against him going on in the background.

"He says I'm used to it, it's absolutely fine, but I think actually Farage has set the tone for us not letting this turn into a moral panic."

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Whelan argued: "Whether you agree with him or not, politically, you really have to give it to him that he is committed to being a politician. He gets out there, isn't afraid. He doesn't let any of the attacks stop him."

When discussing what the possible solution to the growing attacks against politicians should be, Whelan suggested Farage could "inspire other politicians" to take a stand against politically motivated attacks.

Whelan told the panel: "I actually think Farage should inspire other politicians to be more brave about getting out there - let's not fear attacks."

Offering his view on the incident, Professor James Orr highlighted the "pattern" of targeted attacks on politicians and said the violent nature of them is "troubling".

Orr told the panel: "It's very troubling. Last week it was a milkshake, this week, a piece of rubble. What's it going to be next week?

"We had an MP murdered in cold blood in his constituency surgery, Sir David Amess. Mike Freer has now stepped down because of Islamists and and Islamo-leftists threatening to burn his constituency surgery down. It's a real pattern.

"And the response has never been adequate enough to send the kind of strong signal that would prevent these things from happening again, that would at least sort of deter people from acting like this."

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Can the Conservative Party manifesto revive Sunak's campaign?

Rishi Sunak has launched the Conservatives' election manifesto, promising to slash taxes in a bid to revive the party's floundering campaign.

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Manifesto checker: What are the Lib Dems' key pledges?

The Liberal Democrats have released their manifesto - the first party to do so during the 2024 general election campaign.

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Emmanuel Macron calls shock snap national election after being hit by disaster in European Parliament vote

Emmanuel Macron has called a snap national vote and dissolved parliament after his party was projected to lose heavily in the European elections.

The French President has said he is calling for new national elections following the performance of the hard-right National Rally in the European elections.

According to the first exit polls, Marine Le Pen's National Rally won around 32 per cent of the votes, a 10 point increase on the last EU election in 2019 and some 17 points ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's party.

Across Europe, some 272 million people are voting in the 27 EU member states in order to elect 720 representatives to the European Parliament.

In a surprise announcement on Sunday evening, the president admitted he could not ignore the results of the European vote.

In a high-risk political gamble, less than two months before Paris hosts the Olympics, he said lower house elections would be called for June 30, with a second-round vote on July 7.

"Having carried out the consultation provided for in Article 12 of our constitution, I have decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future by voting," he said in a televised address.

"I have heard your message, your concerns, and I will not leave them unanswered.

"I know I can count on you to vote massively on June 30 and July 7.

"France needs a clear majority in order to act with serenity and harmony".

Yesterday, the president had issued a warning to French voters that there would be severe consequences to backing National Rally.

“If France tomorrow sends a significant contingent of the far right and other big countries do the same, Europe could find itself at an impasse," he said.

The unexpected decision to call fresh national elections was welcomed by Le Pen, who has signalled this week's European vote as a landmark moment for France.

Reacting to Macron's decision to dissolve parliament, the 55-year-old told a rally of supporters: "This historic vote shows that when people vote, people win."

"We are ready to take over power if the French give us their trust in the upcoming national elections," she added.

"We are ready to exercise power, to end mass migration, to prioritise purchasing power, ready to make France live again."

France is not the only country to have seen a rise in support for parties on the Right during the European elections.

In Germany, The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) looks set for second place in EU, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats recording their worst ever result.

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Putin's next target REVEALED by ex-CIA chief - 'He wouldn't be satisfied to stop with Ukraine'

A former top US Army general has warned Vladimir Putin's threats to bring a new war to Europe must be taken seriously.

General David Petraeus said the Russian dictator "won't be satisfied to stop with Ukraine."

Petraeus, who served in the forces for four decades, said Ukraine's allies in the West must do more to help win the war against Putin.

He added that the Baltic states would be the Russian leader's next target.

He told The Sun: "The Ukraine war could expand in the region if Putin succeeds in Ukraine. He wouldn't be satisfied to stop with Ukraine. Moldova clearly would be next. After that it might be Lithuania or one of the other Baltic states.

"He's been very clear and I think it's also clear in hindsight that we should listen to this individual. He tells us what he believes."

US President Joe Biden said if Putin succeeds in his war with Ukraine, he would not stop there.

Speaking on a state visit to France, President Biden said: "It’s about much more than Ukraine. All of Europe will be threatened, but we’re not going to let that happen...the United States is standing strong with Ukraine. We’re standing with our allies. And we’re standing with France."

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Lithuania has been vocal about its support for Ukraine's right to strike targets inside Russia.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said: "The way to react to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and also in our countries, is to support Ukraine, is to allow Ukraine to use the weapons that they already have, the way that they need use them.

"That is how you manage escalation... this is how you stop Russia."

Latvian president Edgars Rinkevics said: "If Russia feels it has won in Ukraine the temptation will be for it to continue... if it feels it was defeated, the desire will be for revenge."

Meanwhile, two civilians were killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russian-controlled areas of eastern and southern Ukraine, according to Moscow installed officials.

One man was killed and a woman wounded by artillery fire that hit the town of Nova Maiachka in the southern Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, its pro-Russian governor, wrote on Telegram.

Another man was killed in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine by an explosive dropped from a drone, according to Alexei Kulemzin, the city's Russian-installed mayor.

The claims could not be verified independently.

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Sunak ally Stride does his boss no favours in response to question about PM's future

It was a question you don't expect to hear being asked of a senior cabinet minister during an election campaign.

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'Auramancer Sunak' and Starmer's punches: How the young are engaging with election

Rishi Sunak dressed as a purple wizard and Sir Keir Starmer's feeble punches in a gym.

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Labour promises thousands of new prison spaces to ease overcrowding crisis

Labour has pledged to deliver 14,000 new prison places to tackle the overcrowding crisis if it gets into government.

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Tory election candidate apologises for joking about date rape drug in 2012

A Conservative election candidate has apologised for joking about the date rape drug Rohypnol in social media posts from 2012.

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Politics debate: Nigel Farage BLASTS Tory army recruitment as 'CATASTROPHIC' - 'We need 30,000 more people'

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has fumed at the Prime Minister for the "utter disgrace" of his earl D-Day departure.

He also criticised the Tory party for their defence approach he claimed that the army has shrunk and recruitment is "catastrophic".

Farage said instead of the Tories' national service policy the UK need to recruit 30,000 into the army full-time.

He also blasted the Prime Minister for leaving D-Day early, slamming it as an "utter disgrace."

The Reform UK leader said: "Rather than having a weird concept of national service where 30,000 youngsters would do a year, we need to recruit 30,000 people into the army full time.

"Respect our veterans, including those with the average age of 100 who felt deserted by the Prime Minister in Normandy yesterday, which I think was a complete and utter disgrace and shows us we actually have a very unpatriotic Prime Minister. It was dreadful."

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One of UK's biggest unions fails to endorse Labour manifesto

One of the UK's biggest unions has failed to endorse the Labour Party's manifesto at a crunch meeting ahead of the general election.

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'Sunak's problem is that Keir Starmer doesn't frighten voters like Corbyn did' claims Neil Parish

Former Tory MP Neil Parish has said the Conservatives face a problem because their supporters do not fear Keir Starmer in the way they feared Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr Parish also said he did not believe that Reform would do much more on immigration but would win votes because they will ‘talk the good talk.’

Speaking on GB News Neil Parish said: “It's always possible [we will reach the cross over] because this is a mirror image of the last election. Because in the last election, the left votes were divided. If you're on the doorstep and they didn't like Boris, you could say, well, how do you get on with Mr Corbyn? And they say, ‘we don't want him.’ And so their choice was easy: come back to the Conservatives.

“The problem here is that Keir Starmer is acceptable as a new Prime Minister and so therefore he doesn't frighten the Tories. And so therefore the only real method now the Tory party has, in some ways, is to say, if you vote Reform, you get Labour, and so stick with the Tories.

“But at the moment, it's proving very difficult for them. Nigel Farage is very charismatic. Also, of course, he's ticking the right boxes as well, which is quite easy in a way, for a party that's coming up and never been in government.

“But that is where people are; the older generation in the rural areas in particular, I've got some neighbours. They're not particularly old, but they're very much sort of on the right wing of a Tory party, bordering towards Reform.

“So, yes, real danger out there for the Tory party, because I don't think it's going to be so easy necessarily, to encourage people back into the Tory fold, because they don't see Keir Starmer as too frightening.

“I haven't had a phone call from the Tory party so therefore, if I stood, I would be standing as an independent. I've decided to let the Liberal Democrats and Labour fight it out with the Tories, and I'll keep my powder dry for the time being.

“If the Tories were desperate and decided they could have me, then I probably would put my hat in the ring. But otherwise, like I said, I shall carry on commenting on what's happening in the election.

“In some ways, it's quite, you know, it's quite nice not to be going around the doorsteps getting a real earful from people about what the Tories have been doing. And also your head is not on the chopping block. So I can tell you the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, because it's not my head on the chopping block this time.

“I'm very moderate, and I'm not quite Reform, you see. And also, the only problem I've got with Reform is yes, they talk the good talk, but in the end, I don't think they’ll do a great deal more about immigration.

“But of course, they can talk it up, and that is why people will vote for them. But I will, for better or for worse, I will stick with the Tories.

“Whether the Tories want to stick with me is quite another matter, but I will stay where I am really and I shall wait and see what happens after the election, to see where the Tory party goes after all this.

“Because they're going to have to reinvent themselves, either further on the right, or do they moderate towards the middle?

“It's going to be fascinating. And, of course, that'll be down to who's left after the election.”

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Joe Biden takes veiled swipe at Donald Trump during D-Day speech - 'The dark forces never go away'

Joe Biden appears to have criticised Donald Trump in a speech to D-Day veterans in Normandy.

During the speech at the Normandy American Cemetery on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the US President made coded criticisms of his political rival and others who have called for US support for Ukraine to be reduced.

He said: "That isolation was not the answer 80 years ago, and is not the answer today" as he drew comparisons between the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.

"The men who fought here became heroes, not because they were the strongest, toughest or fiercest, although they were, but because they were given an audacious mission," he said.

"They knew that things are worth fighting and dying for…here we proved the forces of liberty are stronger than the forces of conquest."

He added: "We know the dark forces that these heroes fought against 80 years ago – they never go away."

His comments are likely to anger Biden's critics in the same way Emmanuel Macron was criticised for his apparent politicisation of his commemoration speech ahead of Sunday’s European elections.

Biden and Trump have both continued to position themselves as the bigger supporter of veterans as the presidential election approaches.

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During his D-Day speech, Biden added: "Ukrainians are fighting with extraordinary courage, suffering great losses, but never backing down.

"They have inflicted on the Russian aggression tremendous losses. We will not walk away. Because if we do, Ukraine will be subjugated."

Trump previously said that he would end the war in Ukraine "in one day".

The ceremony was Biden's first official event of the D-Day 80 anniversary.

Speaking to the crowd, he added: "Winston Churchill would call what happened here ‘the greatest, most complicated operation ever’.

"It was estimated that 80 per cent of them would be killed within hours…but they were brave.

"It’s the highest honour to be able to salute you, here in Normandy, once more. All of you. God love you."

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