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A former subpostmaster who lost his livelihood in the Horizon IT scandal has accused Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey of “buffoonery” for his stunt-laden election campaign.Lee Castleton compared Sir Ed’s actions to those of former Tory prime minister Boris Johnson, adding that trust is “never going to be built” by “paddleboarding in Cumbria”.Sir Ed has come under fire for not doing more to help wrongly-convicted subpostmasters between 2010 and 2012 when he served as postal affairs minister in the coalition government.He has previously apologised for failing to see through the Post Office’s “lies” and insisted he is taking voters’ concerns seriously during a campaign in which he has visited a theme park and an assault course. More

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to “make enemies” to grow the economy.The Labour leader, who is hoping to be prime minister come July, made the comments during a BBC interview with Nick Robinson.When asked if he is prepared to “make enemies” when it comes to the economy, Sir Keir responded: “Yes. We’re going to have to be tough, we’re going to have to change the way things are done.”Labour this week set out their plan to turn around the country after 14 years of Tory “chaos” but warned there are no “quick fixes”. More

Nigel Farage taunted Rishi Sunak by channelling a song from rapper Eminem.Sitting in the back of his car, the beaming Reform UK leader was seen listening to the US singer’s 2002 track “Without Me” before repeating the lyrics “Guess who’s back”.The video, posted to X, tags one individual: The prime minister.It comes after a YouGov survey had Mr Farage’s party at 19 per cent and the Conservatives on 18 per cent in voting intention, in the latest blow to Tory hopes of returning to government. More

A Conservative minister ruled out doing a deal with the Reform Party despite falling behind them in a poll for the first time.Bim Afolami, the economic secretary to the Treasury, was quizzed by Sky News presenter Anna Jones on if the Conservative Party would consider a deal with Reform. A YouGov survey has Nigel Farage’s party on 19 per cent, ahead of the Conservatives on 18 per cent. “I am not worried about it, it is one poll,” Mr Afolami said in response.”In that one poll, it shows that if you do not vote Conservative if you are a Conservative-minded person, a vote for Reform is a vote for Keir Starmer.” More

SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn grilled Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, over their record on tuition fees during Thursday evening’s debate.As the discussion turned to the “crisis” in the UK’s education system, Mr Flynn pointed out that university fees in Scotland are far lower than in England, and asked Ms Cooper if she believes in “free tuition”.“On the point of tuition fees, we were punished for that, that is democracy,” she responded, referencing the 2015 election result that saw the end of the coalition between the Conservatives and Lib Dems. More

Nigel Farage drew laughter from the audience as he insisted he has “always told the truth” in ITV’s debate on Thursday evening (13 June).The Reform UK leader claimed that other representatives in the debate – which included Penny Mordauntand Angela Rayner – had “lied to us repeatedly” over migration.“I’ve always told the truth,” he added, sparking laughs from the audience.ITV’s debate unfolded minutes after a new YouGov poll suggested Reform has overtaken the Conservatives for the first time ahead of next month’s general election.In the survey, Mr Farage’s party were put on 19 per cent, ahead of the Tories on 18 per cent. More

Reform UK unveiled their party political broadcast on Thursday night (13 June) with no audio and the same six words on-screen for four minutes.The text read: “Britain is Broken. Britain Needs Reform.”Reform leader Nigel Farage tweeted the same video, reassuring those who watched the broadcast that their “TV isn’t broken”.The message aired on the same evening that a new YouGov poll suggested the party has overtaken the Conservatives for the first time ahead of next month’s general election.In the survey, Reform were put on 19 per cent, ahead of the Tories on 18 per cent.Labour remained top on 37 per cent. More

Sir Keir Starmer has launched the Labour Party’s 2024 general election manifesto, telling voters they had the chance to “turn the page decisively” on 14 years of “Conservative chaos.”The manifesto did not contain any surprise announcements beyond what the party had already set out.Thursday’s (13 June) event confirmed promises such as Labour’s plans to raise £7bn in taxes, build 1.5 million new homes and reform the planning system, and create state-owned clean energy generation firm Great British Energy.Here, The Independent takes a look at the key policies included in Labour’s document. More