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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

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    Ron DeSantis critics gloat over ‘brutal’ reviews of his UK trip: ‘Horrendous, low-wattage, bored’

    Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to soon announce his bid for US president, failed to make a favourable impression on UK power players during an international trade mission this […] More

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    ‘Weak’ Labour will do backroom deal with SNP on independence vote, Tory claims

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The SNP are hoping to strike a “backroom deal” with Labour to secure a second independence referendum, the Scottish Tory deputy leader has said. Meghan Gallacher insisted any such deal would be “sleekit” […] More

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    Ambulance crews ‘stretched to breaking point’ as mental health sick days soar

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ambulance staff took almost a quarter of a million mental-health-related sick days last year as stressed crews are being “stretched to breaking point”, new figures show. Chronic staff shortages have put paramedics, technicians […] More