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​​​​​​​The final TV clash of the election campaign was an ill-tempered shouting match, at least from Rishi Sunak. Sir Keir was more measured. More prime ministerial, perhaps? As he had to as the underdog, Mr Sunak went on the attack from the start until the very end and unveiled a new campaign slogan: “Don’t surrender…”

The election betting scandal has deepened as a Welsh Conservative is being investigated and a cabinet minister revealed he placed bets on the general election date. Russell George, a Welsh Conservative member of the Senedd, stepped back from the shadow cabinet after it emerged he was facing a probe by the Gambling Commission over alleged

After days of furore directed at Rishi Sunak for the election betting scandal, now a Labour candidate is under investigation by the Gambling Commission for his own betting activity – and is immediately suspended.  Is this an equaliser in one of the grubbiest electoral sagas of recent elections? Quite possibly not. There is no doubting

The Conservative Party has withdrawn its support for two candidates who are being investigated over betting on the timing of the general election. The Conservative election campaign has been plunged into crisis as two Tory candidates, two officials, and an officer from Rishi Sunak’s close protection team are being investigated by the Gambling Commission over

The fastest results, the sharpest analysis and an award-winning line up – as the general election unfolds, Sky News will bring you the full story, first. Whether you want to settle down in front of the TV, stay in the know on the move, or keep updated from work, we’ll have live coverage across our

Reducing knife crime will be a “moral mission” for Labour if it wins the general election on 4 July, Sir Keir Starmer will say on Tuesday. The party leader will outline his plan to halve knife crime over the next 10 years, including creating a new cross-government “coalition” to work on solutions – including families

Nigel Farage has hit back at Boris Johnson after the former prime minister labelled him “morally repugnant” over comments he made about the war in Ukraine. The Reform UK leader accused Mr Johnson of “hypocrisy” as he brandished a copy of a newspaper front page from 2016 that read: “Boris blames EU for war in

Many more people than the leading Tories already identified are being investigated by the gambling regulator in relation to bets on the date of the general election, Sky News understands. And in a major new development, the watchdog has widened its inquiries to investigate whether people with inside knowledge may have asked a third party

A top Conservative Party official has taken a leave of absence over allegations they placed bets on the timing of next month’s general election. The Tory party has been rocked by more allegations as another top official is being investigated by the Gambling Commission for allegedly betting on the date of the election before it

Union boss Sharon Graham has said she does not agree with Labour’s fiscal rules and the party should borrow more to invest. Speaking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips in an interview that will be broadcast in full tomorrow, the Unite general secretary said other countries with growing economies have a larger debt-to-GDP

Sir Keir Starmer took a break from the campaign trail to watch Taylor Swift perform at Wembley Stadium. The Labour leader made a “swift” pitstop for the first night of the London leg of the American pop star’s record-breaking Eras tour. Election latest: Farage criticised for ‘disgraceful’ comments on Ukraine war Swift is performing three

Nigel Farage has reiterated that he blames the West and NATO for the Russian invasion of Ukraine – as he confirmed that he previously said he “admired” Vladimir Putin as a statesman. Speaking to the BBC, the Reform UK leader was asked about his previous comments on Russia and Ukraine. Asked about Russia’s 2022 invasion,

The architect of the government’s delayed reforms to social care has told Sky News politicians need to “grow up” and tackle the crisis in the sector. Amid a bitter election row over public spending, Sir Andrew Dilnot said he believed the two main parties were reluctant to discuss care reform for fear of being accused

From Rishi Sunak, we saw the good, the bad and the ugly during the latest TV election showdown with other party leaders – and a tough and unforgiving audience. The good came when he broke his silence on the Tory betting scandal early on in his half-hour session of questions, declaring he was “incredibly angry”

A second Conservative candidate facing an investigation over allegedly betting on the timing of the general election is married to the party’s director of campaigns. Laura Saunders, the Tory candidate for Bristol North West, is being looked into by the Gambling Commission. She has worked for the party since 2015 and is married to the

A close protection officer has been arrested and suspended over alleged bets about the timing of the general election. He is a member of the Met’s Royalty and Specialist Protection Command, which provides personal close protection to ministerial VIPs and members of the Royal Family. The Gambling Commission informed the Met Police last week that

The SNP has called for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped and for billions more to be put into the NHS as the party pledged to “end 14 years of austerity” during its manifesto launch. Speaking in Edinburgh, First Minister John Swinney claimed his was the only major party arguing for an end to

There’s no faulting the scale of Reform UK’s ambition – but just how much does this really matter?  Their proposed policies come with a spending tag of an eyewatering £141bn a year – some thirty times the size of Labour’s plans, 10 times the amount of additional spending proposed by the Tories and more than

A former Brexit Party candidate is running for Reform UK under a different name, following accusations of Islamophobia in 2019. Dionne Moore Cocozza is now running in Glasgow West as Dionne Moore, using her middle name as a surname. No details on Reform UK’s website link the candidate to the 2019 race. The Reform UK

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says allowing Nigel Farage to join the Conservatives would be “imbecilic” and would only happen “over my cold, dead corpse”. The Reform UK leader used the launch of his party’s policy document to set out his pitch to “become a real opposition” to Labour, which will form the next