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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‘Gething has only been Welsh First Minister for 78 days…Will he still be 78 days from now?’ - analysis by Katherine Forster

It’s only 78 days since Vaughan Gething became Welsh First Minister. But yesterday he was in tears in the Senedd.

He lost a vote of confidence in the Welsh Parliament, having seemed confident of victory only the day before. After all, Welsh Labour has 30 out of 60 seats there. The Welsh Conservatives (16) who had brought the motion, would vote against him, he knew. So would Plaid Cymru (13) and the single Liberal Democrat. But he had the numbers, he reasoned. He’d be fine.

He wasn’t and he isn’t.

Two Welsh Labour MSs (Members of the Senedd) were off sick. The opposition parties refused to help out with a pairing operation.

Worth saying a bit about these two. Hannah Blythyn, the first, Gething sacked as a minister recently, alleging she had leaked text messages to the media (an accusation she denies). The second, Lee Waters, has been a vocal critic of Gething’s decision to accept a £200,000 campaign donation from a firm owned by David Neal, convicted twice of dumping waste.

This £200,000 donation is what has led to his rapid fall from grace.

But in truth, behind the optics of his election, making history as the first black leader of a European country, the cracks were already there that day in March.

The majority of the Labour Members of the Senedd had preferred his rival for the leadership, former education minister Jeremy Miles. He was narrowly defeated by Gething, who won by 52 per cent to Miles’ 48 per cent. The unions, with their larger membership, had swung behind Gething, which proved crucial.

And Miles had come this close having had just £59,000 to fund his campaign.

There’s also the murky matter of missing messages which he could not provide to the Covid inquiry (having been Health Minister during the pandemic). He claims not to have deleted them (but others say differently).

And alleged lobbying too.

Following the tears, he batted away the calls from the opposition parties for his resignation.

“I have never made a decision, in more than a decade as a minister, for personal or financial gain”, he said. He maintains he has “always acted with integrity”, “followed all the rules”, and will “carry on doing my duty”.

And when I asked Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer about this at Labour’s Welsh campaign launch in Abergavenny last week, Starmer stressed Gething hadn’t broken any rules.

But Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, says this is about “judgement, transparency and honesty”.

Opposition MSs are outraged. And there are cries of hypocrisy, given Gething has been quick to find fault with Westminster and other parties in the past.

So if he won’t go of his own accord, what now?

The opposition parties might call a vote of confidence in the whole Government. They’d be unlikely to win, I think.

But it’s hard to see how Gething comes back from this, given he does not have the support of the majority of the Senedd. Allies say the two Labour MSs off sick would have voted for him. But they weren’t there and they didn’t.

And it’s terrible timing for Labour in the middle of a General Election campaign. Starmer used to hold Wales up as a ‘blueprint’ for what Labour can do. But this scandal, along with the highly controversial 20mph speed limits (now weakened) and the sustainable farming scheme (now delayed), and Wales’ poor record on NHS waits, hardly paint a positive picture.

Gething is in Normandy today at the D-Day commemorations.

He’s coming back to trouble. Might he be leant upon and change his mind? Or stand down after the General Election? Time will tell.

But it’s clear that political turmoil is no longer just the preserve of Westminster. Liz Truss lasted 49 days. But Humza Yousef lasted barely over a year in Scotland, where the SNP for so long seemed impregnable.

All might have seemed calm under Welsh Labour under Mark Drakeford. Those days are gone.

Will Gething still be First Minister another 78 days from now? I wouldn’t bet on it.

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AI chatbot used by millions stops answering election questions after giving wrong answers

A game-changing generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot used by hundreds of millions will now stop answering questions on future election results following Sky News reporting.

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‘I don’t know where you’re getting this from!’ Tom Harwood in furious clash with Emily Thornberry over Labour plans

GB News reporter Tom Harwood entered into a heated debate with Labour Minister Emily Thornberry earlier today.

This comes after last night saw the first head-to-head between Labour leader Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on ITV.

Amongst the many claims made during the clash, Sunak accused Starmer of "saddling up taxes" and having "no big plans" for the country, with Starmer blasting Sunak over the Conservatives' 14-year "failure" on the NHS and migration.

Speaking to Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, Tom Harwood said: "Independent economists, left-leaning economists, centrist economists, centre-right economists across the board say that if we're going to see improvement in public services as the Labour Party is promising, there will need to be general tax rises."

He explained: "Now, I suspect that the Labour Party will do that by keeping those thresholds frozen so that more people are dragged into higher tax brackets. As we've seen, these stealth tax rises will continue whichever party is in power.

"I suspect that the Labour Party will also potentially double capital gains tax as well. What's hard to imagine is that none of those major tax changes happen."

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Thornberry fumed back: "I don't know where you're getting any of this from. Where are you getting that? We're going to double the capital gains tax. You're not the Chancellor and you're not the Shadow Chancellor."

She added: "Listen, people should expect that we will do what we say in our manifesto. I can tell you this, we have had to make some really difficult decisions with taxes, because we do know that money is limited and we do know that what we are likely to inherit if we are given the honour of being the next Government, will be an absolute mess.

"And so we've said this is where we will spend money in the short term. This is what our first steps will be. And most importantly, and above everything else, pledge number one is to make sure that we stabilise the economy, that we grow the economy.

"Only through growing that economy will we be able to do the sort of things that we want to do. Because we are a Labour Government, we would want to look after those who need a hand.

She later explained "We have not said you just close the tax loopholes on non-doms and that will transform the health service.

"Of course, we're not saying that, but this is grown-up politics. We are being responsible. We want people to trust us, and we want to be able to put forward what we will do and stick to our word. And the last thing we want is a bunch of liars like it is being led by this Prime Minister.

"He is prepared to make up anything because they're so desperate to keep in power. They have no idea what they want to do anyway and are prepared to essentially just get away with anything.

"I hope that the people on GB News will hold them to account because it should be your duty to do so. Don't let them get away with this. Lying to the British public is not something which should be forgiven."

The Labour leader initially failed to challenge the prime minister's repeated accusations that Labour's spending plans would cost each family £2,000.

He eventually called it "nonsense" and "absolute garbage", saying his pledge to invest in green projects would result in cheaper energy bills.

Labour said the figure is based on misleading information put out in a "dodgy Tory dossier" and called on Mr Sunak to correct the record.

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Labour attracts largest following across social media platforms

As the country heads towards a general election, political parties have been competing through social media to get their messages to the public.

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TV legend Alastair Stewart claims debate 'could be a turning point for the Conservative Party'

Broadcasting legend Alastair Stewart has revealed the two political head-to-heads that he would love to be a part of.

This comes ahead of the long-awaited debate that will take place this evening where Labour leader Keir Starmer and current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are expected to lock horns.

Back in 2010, Stewart moderated the first-ever United Kingdom political leaders' debates between the prime minister candidates in the general election.

Speaking to GB News the broadcaster said: "It could be a turning point for the Conservative Party. And I find that fascinating.

"I wrote down knowing that I was going to be talking to you, the two debates I'd really love to witness and even chair, if it was possible.

"That would be Nigel Farage versus Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer versus Diane Abbott. Then we'd really see what the differences were."

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Mark Drakeford 'loses it' as he attacks cabinet minister over shelving policy to change number of school holidays

Former First Minister Mark Drakeford had a dramatic outburst at the Senedd today over the Welsh Government shelving his plans to change the school holidays in Wales.

Proposals introduced by Drakeford outlined that the half term break in October 2025 would be doubled to a fortnight, but the summer holiday would be cut from the traditional six week period to a five week.

Earlier this week the Welsh Government confirmed those plans will be postponed until the next Senedd election.

In his first major intervention since standing down as First Minister, a fiery Drakeford said the Welsh Government has missed an opportunity to help children.

Drakeford said: "When they come back in September, the school starts all over again.

"The idea that there is no learning loss in the lives of those children is absolutely absurd.

“What this policy would have done would have begun to close the gap in the lives of those children.

"Here is a Government which could have done something to help them, but it has decided not to."

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Education Minister, Lynne Neagle pushed back on her former boss saying a week’s change would not make a difference.

She said: "To think a week’s change in the school year is going to make a difference to the systemic challenges we’re facing in education is quite frankly fiddling while Rome burns.

"I’m really really sorry to couch it in those terms.”

Since Vaughan Gething came into Government many policies of Drakeford have been postponed or altered, including the controversial 20mph policy, delays to the council tax changes, and delays to the sustainable farming scheme.

The outburst comes ahead of a difficult day for the Welsh Government, as Vaughan Gething faces a vote of no confidence on Wednesday.

The vote was called amid feelings of discontent within the Party over Vaughan Gething accepting a £200,000 donation.

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What did Rishi Sunak do before he entered politics?

When Rishi Sunak moved into Number 10 two years ago, he was described as Britain's first hedge fund prime minister.

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Tory support has fallen most in areas where it was previously highest, poll suggests

Today's YouGov/MRP poll for Sky News confirms what we have been seeing in the polls for the last eighteen months, that the Conservative government is on course for a huge defeat - losing nearly two-thirds of its MPs.

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The 12 Tory 'big names' on course to lose their seats, major new poll finds

Twelve of the 26 members of the cabinet who are running for re-election are at risk of losing their seats, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by Sky News.

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Tories pledge to shake-up Equality Act to 'end confusion' over female-only spaces

The Conservatives have vowed to change the Equality Act to ensure "biological sex" is a protected characteristic.

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Starmer says national security 'comes first' as he makes pitch to Tory voters

Sir Keir Starmer will put defence and national security at the heart of Labour's election pitch to voters during a visit to the North West on Monday.

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What are Labour and Conservatives' immigration policies?

Immigration is one of the key battlegrounds of the 2024 general election for all the parties.

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Abbott confirms she will run as Labour candidate in general election

Diane Abbott has said she "intends to run and win" as Labour's candidate in Hackney North and Stoke Newington following speculation she may choose to stand down.

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How Sunak and Starmer will try to parachute in their candidates with many new faces on way

The last time there was a change in the main party of government an outgoing Labour minister famously left a note saying "I'm afraid there is no money". Never mind that, for the next five weeks until polls close at 10pm on 4 July the UK has no MPs.

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Tories could tumble like Gloucestershire's cheese chasers, but there is no mad enthusiasm for Labour

It's a mucky, hazardous, undignified race that is all about risk and survival.

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Starmer announces plans to lower legal migration

Labour has announced its plans to reduce net migration - with Sir Keir Starmer accusing the Conservatives of having "repeatedly broken their promises" to get the number down.

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Conservatives pledge £1bn to increase number of GP appointments - but will cut NHS management

The Conservative government has pledged £1bn a year in a bid to increase the number of GP appointments in the UK.

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Ivanka Trump posts message of support together with adorable throwback photo following guilty verdict in hush money trial

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has shared a heartfelt message on social media after her father was found guilty of falsifying 34 business records to cover up a hush-money payment.

Ivanka posted an old photograph of herself as a child with Trump on her Instagram story.

She captioned the sweet picture with "I love you dad."

Ivanka helped campaign for her father alongside her husband Jared Kushner in 2020.

However, she has since stepped back from politics and has not yet taken part in Trump's 2024 campaign.

Speculation over Ivanka's absence from court has been rife but many suggest it is because of her wish for a more private life.

Her latest post came in the wake of Trump's guilty verdict which could see him jailed for up to four years and face thousands of dollars in fines.

The 77-year-old - who refused to testify in his own defence - is the first criminally convicted US president.

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The court heard from 22 witnesses over six weeks - including former adult film star Stormy Daniels who said Trump directed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay her $130,000 days before the 2016 election for her silence on the alleged affair.

Speaking to members of the press following the verdict, the former president said: "This was a disgrace, this was a rigged trial," and insisted that he was a "very innocent man".

He added: "I’m fighting for our country. I’m fighting for our Constitution. Our whole country is being rigged right now."

Most of Trump’s family joined him at the courtroom to show their support.

Family members in attendance included his son Eric and his wife Lara, Donald Jr. and fourth child Tiffany - but not Trump's wife Melania.

In an interview with GB News’ Steve Edginton, US political commentator John Fund said Melania has been a “supportive spouse” over the course of the trial.

Edginton asked: “One of the aspects that has perhaps been forgotten throughout [the Trump trial] is Melania and how she has reacted to this whole ordeal. Is she offering him emotional support? Where does she stand in this whole area?”

Fund replied: “Well, Melania hates politics and I think after two campaigns, half of a third [campaign] and four years in the White House she's probably justified in not having a very favourable opinion of Washington DC and now, of course, the American judicial system.

“So she's a supportive spouse, but I think the last thing she wants is to stir up more media coverage by attending the trial or by engaging in some blatantly public show of support.”

Ivanka is Trump’s second child with his first wife, Ivana.

Trump's sentencing will take place on July, 11 at 10am local time (15.00 BST).

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Sunak says Abbott decision shows who's really in charge of Labour

Rishi Sunak has said the decision to let Diane Abbott stand for Labour at the general election shows it is Sir Keir Starmer's deputy Angela Rayner who is really "in charge" of the party.

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Nigel Farage hits back at Piers Morgan over claims he ‘bottled’ major election decision: ‘You’ve never stood!’

Reform UK's Honorary President Nigel Farage has hit back at Broadcaster Piers Morgan in a bitter on-air row after he was accused of "bottling" his decision to stand in the upcoming General Election.

Farage, who is supporting Reform's campaign trail ahead of the July ballot, defended his decision on BBC panel show Question Time after being grilled by an audience member over why he chose not to stand.

Also appearing on the panel, former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan heckled Farage and claimed he "bottled" his decision because he "lost" his last attempt at election success.

Infuriated by Morgan's remarks, Farage scolded the broadcaster and told him: "You've never stood in an election!"

Morgan hit back at Farage, claiming the Honorary President has "had all year" to prepare an election campaign.

In response, Farage told Morgan that "I have a nightly TV show - yours has been shut down, but mine is still going!"

Host Fiona Bruce then interjected and told the pair to stop squabbling.

Farage made his 37th appearance on Question Time this evening.

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Speaking on the show, Farage said there needs to be a "bigger think" about how to fix the NHS.

He said: "It actually isn’t working anymore, we’ve increased what we’re spending on the NHS and we’re not getting the delivery.

"The French have a mutual system where those that can afford to pay effectively into an insurance scheme, those that can’t afford it are covered, and they are getting a much better return.

"We need to fundamentally rethink how we fund the NHS."

Farage was also quizzed on Brexit, he told the audience: "Why did people vote for Brexit, there were lots of reasons get control of our lives was the main one, of which borders were the most important part.

"Labour opened the door (to migration) in the most incredible way. Under the Conservatives that has just accelerated.

"The point about Brexit is it gives us total control about who can live in this country."

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Bounced or not over VAT, Labour needs consistency on tax policy

The statement announcing the change of Labour's tax policy arrived at some point after 9pm on Wednesday night - hardly ideal optics for a change mid-campaign of something so consequential.

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'The Tories CAN still win this election – and it won't be because we're seen as the least worst option,' writes Kevin Foster MP

For many the story of this election has already been written, a Labour win, and it’s all over bar the shouting, another 1997, but this time in 2024 with social media involved.

Or is it? It’s easy to look at the start of this campaign and think the prevailing narrative is the right one.

The state of the polls. The number of colleagues retiring. The ill-advised decision to visit the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, with all the images of a sinking ship, etc.

Yet on the doorstep, it feels very different to 1997 and the reasons are clear when you think about why.

Ask yourself, when did a friend or colleague last say to you that they thought Sir Keir Starmer would make a great PM? Or on what issue did someone tell you they find Starmer particularly inspiring? The answer is none.

Alongside this, those of us involved in Westcountry politics back in 1997 remember that political giant Paddy Ashdown was in our region at that time.

Ashdown was respected across the political spectrum and appeared a natural for a senior role in Government regardless of his party.

It’s a sign of how far his former party has fallen since, that Sir Ed Davey now must engage in childish publicity stunts to get attention, all the time trying to avoid talking about his role in the Horizon Post Office scandal.

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Suggesting Ashdown should hold a Great Office of State produced votes, suggesting Davey hold one produces laughter.

Some will say, 'But surely Reform will take lots of votes and let Starmer in by default'. Perhaps.

Yet many thinking of voting for them dearly love our country, hence their frustration on issues such as small boats and ensuring Parliament, not foreign courts, decide our laws.

They don’t need me to tell them what voting Reform will produce for our nation now Nigel is not standing, while Labour talking about changing the rules on who can vote in future elections.

So, could the Blues still win it? Despite all the current polls. The answer is yes! Yet we will not win by simply being viewed as the least worst option by an electorate bored with Starmer and bemused by Davey.

Elections hang on three core factors:

1. Priorities – Are yours the same as the nation’s?

2. Policies - Do you have answers to the issues voters are prioritising?

3. Delivery - Credible plans to deliver your policies on voters’ priorities.

There is a real opportunity for the Prime Minister to set out policies which appeal, like triple lock plus and more apprenticeships, alongside clear answers on how we will deliver change on problems like NHS dentistry, housing and immigration.

Use the forthcoming TV debates to show the positive plan versus the non-existent alternative, then get the soapbox out and campaign hard.

No one votes purely based on the swing in their mosaic group, therefore every leaflet delivered, every phone call to an undecided voter, and every doorstep conversation will make a difference.

In Torbay, Conservatives believe you can win against the odds. We did so in last year’s council elections when it had been assumed we could not possibly get the votes needed for victory. A year later our national party can do the same.

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