From standing below an exit sign to falling off a paddleboard, The Independent has put together the best blunders from the election campaign with more …
Craig Williams, who placed bet three days before PM made announcement, says ‘I made huge error of judgment’ UK general election live – latest updates …
April growth figure 0% as Britain held back by poor retail and construction activity amid wet weather Analysis: Another washout for Rishi SunakBusiness live – …
Long-serving activists and MPs left aghast by unforced errors, poor strategy and a growing sense of resignation UK general election live – latest updates Conservative …
Sir Robert Chote to see if PM repeated ONS analyst’s comments taken out of context to exaggerate Tory economic record The UK’s statistics watchdog has …
The PM claimed ‘independent Treasury officials’ were behind a claim that Labour would raise taxes for every family by £2,000 Sunak and Starmer scrap over …
In the first TV debate of the general election campaign, the prime minister repeatedly pointed to analysis by Treasury civil servants showing a £38.5bn black …
Migrants seek redress for ‘immense distress’ from deportations now thrown into chaos by election announcement Asylum seekers detained by the Home Office and threatened with …
Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has put out a personal election statement which appears to criticise the compulsory nature of Sunak’s National Service plan
Criticism of proposed scheme comes as another blow to the party’s struggling election campaign Britain’s armed forces need more money not untrained teenage volunteers, former …
PM makes announcement to sound of song synonymous with Labour’s 1997 election landslide Rishi Sunak has finally ripped the plaster off and called a general …
Former chancellor Nigel Lawson, who PM cites as inspiration, warned merging NICs with income tax would ‘create many losers’ A secret, unpublished memo from Margaret …
Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa How the UK government’s Rwanda deportation plan was fought …
While former health secretary Lord Clarke warned the ban risked being difficult to enforce, current health secretary Victoria Atkins said ‘nicotine robs people of their …
Jeremy Hunt said that keeping the pension triple lock would be in the Conservative party’s manifesto A minister has claimed that “credulous clerics and lefty …
Exclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures An official study of low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) ordered by …
Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built A future Labour government would not be able to easily reverse …
Exclusive: Levelling up secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Mark Harper ‘very unhappy’ over plan to axe northern leg – first revealed by this newspaper …
The prime minister’s attempts to turn the climate emergency into a US-style wedge issue have dismayed veteran MPs who champion green policies Rishi Sunak’s decision …
School leaders say funding and teacher shortages are far more urgent than a ‘British baccalaureate’ UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s desire to …
Politicians from across the divide say ‘suicidal’ policy U-turns will harm environment and Britain’s economy European politicians from across the spectrum have criticised the UK …
Decision by UK prime minister to water down key climate policies ‘really shocking to me’, says former US vice-president Al Gore, the former US vice-president, …
Prime minister drops further in opinion polls after populist policies on migrants backfire Rishi Sunak’s approval ratings have failed to improve over the summer political …
Ex-ITV journalist, who lasted less than a year in role, says No 10 is ‘demanding and high-pressure place to work’ Rishi Sunak’s director of communications …
Activists enter grounds of Yorkshire home in protest against prime minister’s pledge to ‘max out’ UK oil and gas reserves Greenpeace activists have climbed on …
Charities, unions and politicians say ‘divisive’ policy will damage UK economy by squeezing workers from overseas The government’s plan to fund a public sector pay …