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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party has moved to within one point of the Tories, according to a bombshell new poll.
The YouGov survey, published after Rishi Sunak launched the Tory party manifesto, had Mr Farage’s rightwing outfit on 17 per cent - up 1 point from last week.
The Tories were on 18 per cent - down 1 point while Labour was down three but still retained a 20-point lead over Rishi Sunak’s Tories, the poll, carried out between 10 and 11 June, said.
Earlier, Rachel Reeves claimed that tax cuts outlined in the Conservative Party manifesto would lead to a second “mortgage bombshell”.
Speaking at a central London press conference responding to the Tory manifesto, Labour’s shadow chancellor said: “The analysis that we have conducted since publication has identified £71 billion of unfunded commitments over the course of the next parliament.
“The consequence of an increase in day-to-day borrowing to fund the commitments made in this manifesto would amount to a second Tory mortgage bombshell, because higher borrowing at this scale would force the Bank of England to increase interest rates.
“The result would be an increase in the average mortgage totalling £4,800 over the course of the parliament.”
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- Lib Dems: Tory manifesto not worth the paper it’s written on
- Labour pledges to ban energy drinks for under-16s
Minister defends Tories’ tax record
Business minister has defended the Conservatives’ tax record and claimed the policies announed in the manifesto are significant.
Kevin Hollinrake said the party has“been very clear” that taxes skyrocketed because “we had to pump so much money into the economy” to “get people through” the COVID and energy crises.
But he said they are now cutting taxes and claimed workers would be able to save an average of £1350 a year with self-employed people being out of national insurance altogether.
On welfare payments, he added: “We’ve seen a big increase in the number of people off long-term sick, many of those being mental health problems.”
Salma Ouaguira11 June 2024 22:00 1718139177Tories pump out Facebook ad warning of Labour landslide
The Conservatives are pumping out an ad on Facebook warning of a Labour landslide.
The ad shows Labour with a projected seat share of 490 as it urges voters not to go Lib Dem or Reform UK.
Doing so could leave the Tories with just 57 seats, it claims.
“Keir Starmer wants YOU to give him a blank cheque. Vote Conservative to stop him.”
Paving his way to power? Starmer vows to fix an extra 1 million potholes per year
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to fix an extra 1 million potholes per year if Labour wins the election.
The move, which he said was fully costed, would be paid for in part with £320m coming from deferring the controversial Arundel A27 bypass.
He told The Sun: “It is a plague. It’s across the country. We are going to fix it.”
“I love driving. I still do drive but I love it. Not as much as I would like. And I’m as irritated by the potholes as everyone else, by the way.”
Matt Mathers11 June 2024 21:13 1718136096
Labour dodging questions on meat consumption - Lucas
Labour is dodging questions on the issue of reducing meat consumption to tackle emissions, Caroline Lucas.
Ms Lucas, the Green Party’s first and only MP who is stepping down at the election, also said Labour;s decision to scale back its £28bn pledge, had made it almost “impossible” for the UK to meet its climate pledges.
“Labour, for all their talk of change, may still be far from fully grasping this agenda,” she told The Times.
“They’ve dodged the difficult questions, like on airport expansion and eating less meat.”
Joe Murphy: Rishi was all revved up for his manifesto’s Silverstone launch… but it ended in a pile-up
Rishi’s manifesto launch at Silverstone is the Tories’ latest pile-up
The prime minister started late at the racetrack – and arrived in a German car. By the time the chequered flag was waved, you could see his inner spreadsheet recalculating the Conservatives’ election chances, writes Joe Murphy
Salma Ouaguira11 June 2024 21:00 1718135745Labour will vow to pay care workers at least £12 an hour
Labour will pledge in its manifesto to pay care workers at least £12 an hour as part of a drive to improve recruitment in the sector.
Some 1.5 million care workers will be protected by a Fair Pay Agreement to bring their pay closer into line with nurses and other NHS staff, i reports.
Sir Keir Starmer will unveil Labour’s plan for government on Thursday.
Matt Mathers11 June 2024 20:55 1718132440What is in the Conservative manifesto?
In case you’ve missed the ride at Silverstone, here are some of the key pledges from the Tory manifesto.
The 76-page booklet contains 17 promises to tackle various issues like economic growth, welfare system, crime, net zero, food security and migration.
- Another 2p off employee national insurance by April 2027.
- Scrap the rate of self-employed national insurance entirely by the end of Parliament.
- Introduce a “triple lock plus” for pensioners in a bid to ensure that state pension doesn’t get dragged into income tax.
- Create 100,000 apprenticeships for young people funded by axing “poor quality” university degrees.
- Increase defence spending by 2.5% of GDP by 2030.
- Implement a legal cap on migration by restricting the number of work and family visas issued.
- Set out a regular number of flights off to Rwanda every month starting in July.
- Hike NHS spending above inflation every year and recruit more nurses and doctors.
- Abolish stamp duty for homes up to £425,000 for first-time buyers and introduce a new Help to Buy scheme.
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Salma Ouaguira11 June 2024 19:00 1718125240 <iframe title="Latest polls: Labour holds 24 point lead" aria-label="Stacked Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-bwmZf" Salma Ouaguira11 June 2024 18:00 1718124903There will be no return to austerity under Labour - Reeves
There will be no return to austerity under a Labour government, Rachel Reeves has insisted.
Labour’s shadow chancellor told journalists: “There will be no return to austerity with a Labour government.
“It’s why we’ve set out the immediate injection of cash into our frontline public services. It’s why we will finally close those non-dom tax loopholes and crack down on tax avoidance, but unlike the Conservatives, putting the money into HMRC so we can actually crack down on the tax avoidance.
“It’s why there will be VAT and business rates on private schools, to put that money into the 6,500 additional teachers.
“It’s why we’ll extend the windfall tax on the big profits the energy companies are making and plough that money into GB Energy and the national wealth fund.”
Matt Mathers11 June 2024 17:55 Newer1 / 9Older
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