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FactCheck: the SNP manifesto
FactCheck takes a look at some of the key claims John Swinney and his manifesto are making.
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Watch Channel 4 News’ live debate – ‘The UK Decides: Immigration, Law and Order’.
Watch Channel 4 News’ live debate – ‘The UK Decides: Immigration, Law and Order’.
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FactCheck: Liberal Democrats and Green party manifestos appear to feature images of South Africa and Netherlands
The Green party and Liberal Democrats have published their manifestos – but both include images that appear not to be located in the UK, such as a hospital in South Africa and a wind farm in the Netherlands, FactCheck has found.
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Scottish independence takes backseat in general election
The SNP is preparing to launch its election manifesto this week, promising to put independence on the first page.
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‘We want to turn Britain into the world’s first clean energy superpower’, says shadow environment secretary
Labour’s Steve Reed, who’s the shadow environment secretary, joins us in Westminster.
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Reform are ‘ostriches with heads in the sand’, says environment minister
We spoke to environment minister Rebecca Pow.
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Are parties taking climate change seriously in the election?
It’s a time when the climate is facing ever increasing chaos. Extreme weather, record heat waves, but instead of becoming a high profile election issue, it’s barely featured in the campaign at all.
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Reform UK plans to cut spending ‘won’t be painless’ say IFS
Carl Emmerson from the Independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, which studies UK Government taxation and spending, spoke to me earlier, and I began by asking what he makes of Reform UK’s position on tax cuts.
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Nigel Farage reveals Reform UK election pledges
The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been setting out his party’s pledges – including sweeping tax cuts, slashing immigration – and scrapping the UK’s Net Zero targets.
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Labour’s Rachel Reeves in spotlight: what does she stand for?
The Conservatives started the week by warning Reform voters that they could put Labour in power for a generation.
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FactCheck: Liberal Democrats £27 billion spending plans explained
The Liberal Democrats say they plan to spend almost £27 billion more a year by 2029 if they win the next election. FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Reform UK’s employer immigration tax explained
The Reform party has announced plans for an “employer immigration tax” on companies that choose to employ overseas workers. FactCheck takes a look.
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What do Tory heartland voters want? A view from East Sussex
The election campaign rumbles on with the polls continuing to show a Labour majority as the likeliest outcome. To get a sense of public opinion we’ve been deep into the traditional Tory heartlands of East Sussex.
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Social media ‘part of the problem’ in undermining politician security, says former MP
The Shadow Health Secretary has criticised a Labour peer for calling candidate Rosie Duffield “frit or lazy” after she pulled out of local hustings citing safety concerns.
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‘Nobody knows how to deal with Nigel Farage,’ says former Labour strategist
We spoke to Former Government Directors of Communication Alistair Campbell and Craig Oliver – for Labour and the Conservatives respectively, as well as Professor Rosie Campbell of King’s College London.
