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    Mapped: Dozens of ‘blue wall’ councils being targeted by tactical voters

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Campaigners calling for tactical voting in the forthcoming local elections have revealed the “blue wall” councils in the South of England where the strategy could overturn a Conservative majority. Rishi Sunak’s party is […] More

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    Liz Truss contests ‘£12,000 bill over use of Chevening country retreat’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Liz Truss is contesting a government bill relating to her use of the grace-and-favour country house she had access to as foreign secretary. The former prime minister has been asked to pay about […] More

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    Tories try to manage expectations ahead of Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour and the Tories have tried to manage expectations ahead of local elections next week that will see Rishi Sunak face his first major electoral test since becoming prime minister. Local elections results […] More

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    Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak attack advert ‘is not racist’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Keir Starmer has said a controversial Labour attack advert targeting Rishi Sunak is not racist, and said he stands by its content. The opposition was accused of “gutter politics” over the graphic, which […] More

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    Boris Johnson calls for resignations over Richard Sharp Guardian cartoon

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson has called for resignations at the Guardian newspaper following criticism of a cartoon it published featuring BBC chair Richard Sharp. The newspaper on Saturday took down the controversial image after critics […] More

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    Ron DeSantis hails Kemi Badenoch for opposition to ‘woke ideology’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Florida governor and US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has hailed Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch for her efforts to make sure “woke ideology” is not “corrupting British society”. The Florida governor met with Ms […] More

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    Labour’s lead over Tories jumps four points as local election day looms

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour’s lead over the Tories has jumped four points in the past fortnight, according to a new poll, providing a fresh boost to Sir Keir Starmer as local election day looms. The Opinium […] More