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Rishi Sunak clutching at straws & Starmer has a brain freeze in Nottingham He tried his poor little heart out, outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak uses TV debate to try to avert Tory electoral meltdown Rishi Sunak has made a pugnacious last-ditch bid to try to avert electoral disaster for the Conservatives in next week’s general election, repeatedly urging voters in a television debate not to “surrender” the UK to Labour. Hosted by Michele Hussain the pair had no knowledge of the questions they faced from members of the public at Nottingham Trent University. View this post on Instagram A…

BBC Debate: So who won final TV showdown between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer? Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer headed back on the campaign trail on Thursday with the nation still puzzling over who won the final TV showdown between the Prime Minister and Labour leader.Sir Keir emerged as the winner of the TV clash according to a More in Common snap poll, with 56 per cent of viewers preferring him and 44 per cent choosing Mr Sunak.But a YouGov snap poll suggested viewers were split 50-50 over the victor.Both the Tories and Labour were claiming their man…

How the media reacted to the BBC general election debate – Who won? The BBC general election debate saw Prime Minister Rishi Sunak face Sir Kier Starmer in the final TV clash before the July 4 election. In what the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason described as the “campaign’s most free-flowing debate” both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition came out fighting, trading barbs over immigration, welfare and taxes.  So, how did the UK media cover it? The newspapers dig their heels into their camps with the left-leaning papers leading on the betting scandal engulfing the Conservative…

KEY FACTS The Julian Assange Saga is finally over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange finally won his freedom earlier in the week, ending a more than-decade legal battle. US prosecutors secured a deal with Assange which saw him plead guilty to one count of espionage for his role in leaked sensitive documents concerning the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The deal ended Assange’s efforts to avoid extradition from the UK to the US, and instead see him return to his homeland Australia. “Julian Assange is free,” WikiLeaks wrote in a statement posted to X. “He left Belmarsh maximum security prison…

Paramedic found dead next to woman’s body in double murder was star of Channel 4 show One of the victims found dead in a suspected double murder has been identified as Daniel Duffield – star of 999: On the Frontline. The 24-year-old’s body was found next to that of Lauren Evans, 22, at a house in Cannock on Tuesday. Ellie, who appeared on the Channel 4 show with him, said she is still trying to come to terms with his death in a tribute to him. Read More ↗ Inside Douglas is Cancelled Hugh Bonneville’s private life after split from…

From fears to regrets, an emotional Keir Starmer reveals what drives him Keir Starmer has given the most revealing interview yet on his fears for his family, his regrets, and the inner anger that drives him to want to change the country. The Labour leader has often been accused of being too robotic or lacking passion and personality. But with Starmer on the cusp of entering No 10, he has given an emotional interview to Geordie Greig, editor-in-chief of The Independent, where tears welled up in his eyes as he expressed his innermost feelings about his life and his family.…

Managers who silence whistleblowers ‘will never work in NHS again’, vows Streeting NHS managers who silence and scapegoat whistleblowers will be banned from working in the service, the shadow health secretary has said, as part of a determined drive by Labour to eradicate a culture of cover-ups. In an interview with the Guardian, Wes Streeting pledged to push through the formal regulation of NHS managers and warned the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that its inspectors must get much better at exposing risks to patients’ safety in order to regain the confidence of frontline staff. Read More ↗ Arundhati Roy wins…

BBC spent £30k of licence fee payers’ money on audience members for election debate The BBC spent more than £30,000 of licence fee payers’ money hiring audience members who were asked not to heckle during the TV election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. The Express can exclusively reveal that Wednesday’s fiery debate, which saw the Prime Minister and Labour leader go head-to-head, was completely made up of paid-for audience members provided by a marketing company. Read More ↗ Princess Kate set to honour major tradition next month as she gears up for next appearance Princess Kate regularly attends…

EXCLUSIVE: NHS in crisis: Hospital ceilings collapse causing seriously-ill patients to flee The Tories have been accused of neglecting Stepping Hill Hospital in Greater Manchester which has suffered leaks, heating failures and crumbling buildings. The Mirror has now seen images of a flooded corridor and an intensive care unit that reveal just how broken the UK’s national health service is. One photo in the hospital, which is in the Cheadle constituency and has been held by the Conservatives since 2015, shows a dark corridor covered in sodden sheets that have been laid across the floors to try to soak up…

CRASH GORDON England Euro 2024 star Anthony Gordon ‘got brakes mixed up’ before high-speed bike crash as he shows off his injuries ENGLAND ace Anthony Gordon gave fans an injury fright ­yesterday after a high-speed fall off an e-bike. Gordon may have got his brakes mixed up when he tumbled from his e-bike, one of his teammates said yesterday. The 23-year-old was at training ­yesterday sporting nasty injuries to his face, hands and leg following a high-speed crash during an England “recovery” session on Wednesday. Read More ↗ ‘STAR FEARS’ Undercover cop felt there was ‘imminent threat’ to Holly Willoughby…