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Gareth Southgate is likely to make just one change to his England side for this evening’s Euro 2024 last-16 clash against Slovakia. England were thoroughly underwhelming in the group phase of the European Championships with the Three Lions boss resisting the urge to make major changes to the side across those three games. After sticking with the same XI against Serbia and Denmark, Conor Gallagher replaced Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield for the final group match against Slovenia. That plan was abandoned by half-time with Kobbie Mainoo brought on for the second half, injecting some life into England’s otherwise passive display.…

Sunak and Starmer clash in final election debate Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer went head-to-head over tax, immigration, gender and Brexit in their final debate before next Thursday’s general election. The Tory leader repeatedly accused Sir Keir of planning tax rises and having no plan to deal with illegal immigration, in the 75 minute BBC event. Sir Keir told him off for making constant interruptions and attempted to rebut the attacks by accusing Mr Sunak of making unfunded tax promises and of being “out of touch” with voters. The pair had no knowledge of the questions they faced from…

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in final TV showdown as PM desperately needs an election gamechanger PM Rishi Sunak desperately needs a gamechanger to give the Tory stuttering election campaign some momentum, which has been rocked in recent days by the growing election date betting scandal. The Conservatives are still trailing Labour by around 20 points, if not more, in the polls, with Reform UK eating into their vote after Nigel Farage’s U-turn to take over as leader. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-tv-bbc-debate-tories-labour-b1166836.html

Tens of thousands take to streets during London’s annual Pride march | UK News The streets of the capital were fit to burst earlier today as thousands came out to participate in London’s annual Pride parade. Organisers of the event, which this year carries the theme #WeAreEverywhere, say they aim to ‘raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues and advocate for the freedoms that will enable everyone to live their lives on equal footing’. The celebrations were kicked off at noon on Saturday by London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and his wife, Saadiya Khan, who were accompanied by London Assembly Conservative chairman…

‘The boy who cried wolf’ best describes the latest racist installment from Nigel Farage who remains defiant that Reform UK is not racist party and claims the video made by channel 4 was a set up. Reform UK is not racist party Footage showing racist comments by a Reform party member exposed by Channel 4 has been circulating on social media showing Mr Parker of Reform UK calling the Prime MInister “a fucking Paki”. In addition to the slur directed at the prime minister, Mr Parker was also heard describing Islam as “the most disgusting cult out” and suggesting army…

UEFA Euro 2024 fixtures today Saturday 29/06 Live build-up, Kickoff times, where to watch on TV and how to stream on the go. Last 16 Switzerland vs Italy (17:00)  Live on BBC One – and stream via BBC Sport  Germany vs Denmark (20:00)  Live on ITV1 and stream via ITVX 

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…