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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

Watch as Sir Ed Davey takes on an assault course near Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent on Thursday 13 June.The latest stop of his campaign tour saw the Liberal Democrats leader scramble under and over wooden obstacles, balance on bridges and tumble over tyres.A local named Peter, who owns the course and nearby farmland, showed the politician how to navigate the obstacles before a “friendly competition”.When asked if he had practised the course by journalists at the event, Sir Ed chuckled back: “Does it look like I’ve practised?” More

Dawn Butler has released a video of herself rapping to mark the three-week countdown to the general election.The Labour candidate, battling for the Brent East seat, shared a clip of herself singing over a remixed version of “21 Seconds” by So Solid Crew.“We’ve got 21 days to go,” Ms Butler sings, before referencing Rishi Sunak’s D-Day blunder and labelling previous Tory prime ministers “corrupt”.“Vote for Labour. Vote for me as your MP for Brent East on Thursday 4th July,” she wrote alongside the video on Thursday 13 June.The clip has already been viewed nearly 500,000 times. More

Nigel Farage said he wants to lead a “national opposition” to Labour if Sir Keir Starmer’s party wins the general election.The Reform UK leader, who hopes to engineer a reverse takeover of the Conservative Party to form a new centre-right grouping, said he believed the situation was already “close to a tipping point”.Mr Farage also insisted he would not “surrender to the mob” after having a milkshake poured over him and objects thrown at him at campaign events.“Do I think I’m capable of leading a national opposition to a Labour Party with a big majority, where I can stand up and hold them to account on issues? Yes,” he told LBC. More

Sir Ed Davey was given a makeover and strutted down a catwalk during an appearance on This Morning on Thursday, 13 June.The Liberal Democrat leader appeared on the programme to discuss his party’s manifesto with hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard ahead of the general election in July.Sir Ed was dressed a fedora hat, suit, and sunglasses, prompting Deeley to compare his walk to the “Blue Steel” modelling facial expression featured in comedy film Zoolander.The party leader has been taking part in various stunts throughout his campaign, such as paddleboarding and riding a waterslide. More

Sir Keir Starmer offered a 12-word response to a climate protester who interrupted the Labour Party’s general election manifesto launch in Manchester on Thursday, 13 June.Uncovering a yellow banner showing the words “Youth deserve better”, the young woman said: “You say you are offering change but it is the same old Tory policies. We need better.”The demonstrator was swiftly removed after they began to shout while the party leader was speaking.”We gave up on being a party of protest five years ago,” Sir Keir responded. More

Sir Keir Starmer made a dig at Nigel Farage as he launched the Labour Party’s general election manifesto in Manchester on Thursday, 13 June.“If you want politics as pantomime, I hear Clacton is nice this time of year,” Sir Keir added in an apparent reference to the Reform UK leader who is standing in the Essex constituency.The party leader remarked that there may be some people watching his speech who wondered where the “surprise” or “rabbit out of the hat” in his announcement was, seemingly referring to how the manifesto launch did not contain any announcements beyond what had already set out. More