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Labour MP reveals general election falls on wedding anniversary A Labour shadow minister has revealed he’ll be spending his wedding anniversary campaigning – as it falls on the date Rishi Sunak announced as the general election. The prime minister announced that the public will go to the polls on 4 July after months of speculation. Many in Westminster had expected the election to be held in October or November. Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, 22 May, shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “I wasn’t planning to be in Dukinfield town hall getting my election count on that day.” https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/general-election-date-labour-wedding-b2549879.html

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, accused of ‘massive’ fraud, set to testify at US trial Lawyers for founder of software firm Autonomy, charged over $11bn Hewlett-Packard deal, suggest they may move for mistrial The British entrepreneur Mike Lynch is expected to take the stand in a San Francisco federal courthouse on Thursday as a key witness in his own criminal fraud trial, which began in March. US authorities have charged the former software tycoon with 16 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy relating to his company’s acquisition deal with Hewlett-Packard in 2011. If convicted, Lynch faces up to 25…

Swinney: Election during Scottish school holidays shows ‘disrespect’ | News Rishi Sunak calling a general election during Scotland’s summer school holidays shows “disrespect,” John Swinney has said. On Wednesday (22 May), the prime minister confirmed the date the public will go to the polls is 4 July. Schools in all but two of the 32 Scottish local authorities will be closed for the summer on that day, meaning it is likely some voters will be on holiday when the general election is held. “This is perhaps the latest act of disrespect from a Conservative government, to call an election during…

Bear hugs, security ejections and umbrellas just in case: Inside Rishi Sunak’s general election Conservative Party rally It is officially the start of Rishi Sunak’s general election campaign. I watch as exhausted security guards wave in Tory members filing towards the Excel Centre in the shadow of derelict shipping buildings and super yachts. Past the sniffer dogs and blacked-out Range Rovers, I am greeted by a cheery Conservative press officer equipped with an umbrella – clearly learning his lesson from the big boss’s washout outside Downing Street. Mr Sunak’s campaign rally has clearly been organised at late notice – with…

Reporter ‘forcibly removed’ from Sunak election event live on air | News A Sky News reporter appeared to be kicked out of from Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party general election campaign launch event on Wednesday, 22 May. Footage broadcast live on the channel showed political correspondent Darren McCaffrey being led away by security staff. “We were told because there were pool arrangements in place, we’re not allowed to be here,” the journalist explained. Mr Sunak was holding a rally in London’s ExCel Centre after confirming 4 July as the election date. The Independent has contacted Mr Sunak’s office for comment. https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/general-election-sunak-sky-news-b2549834.html

General election 2024: Sunak says Labour taking victory for granted as Starmer calls on voters to ‘stop the chaos’ on 4 July – live Prime minister announces early summer election with date putting parties on campaign trail for six weeks Sunak calls UK general election for 4 JulyWhy is Sunak calling an election now? In an interview with Sky News this morning, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, was asked if the UK would follow Ireland, Spain and Norway in formally recognising a Palestinian state. No, he replied. He told Sky: We have a long-standing position on this that we will be…

Sky News crew thrown out of Tory election campaign launch live on air Security guards removed a Sky News broadcast crew from the centre where Rishi Sunak was launching the Conservatives’ election campaign. Journalist Darren McCaffrey and a film crew with him were escorted from the ExCel Centre in London before the prime minister gave his speech. The political correspondent said they had not been allowed in because broadcast arrangements had been “pooled” – so other broadcasters there were obliged to share footage with others. Outside, Mr McCaffrey and the crew – who had apparently been invited to the event…

Watch: Rishi Sunak launches Conservative general election campaign Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative Party’s general election campaign in London on Wednesday, 22 May. It came after the prime minister announced that the public will go to the polls on 4 July after months of speculation over when he would confirm the date. Many in Westminster had expected the election to be held in October or November. Soaked from the rain during his announcement outside 10 Downing Street, the PM said he would “fight for every vote” as he attempts to overturn a 20-point opinion poll deficit. In response, Labour leader…

Watch from Downing Street on day Sunak announced general election date Watch from Downing Street on the day that Rishi Sunak announced a general election for Thursday 4 July. The Prime Minister has gambled that improved inflation figures and a recovering economy will help him overturn Labour’s 20-point opinion poll lead. In a sign that security and the economy will be key battlegrounds, Mr Sunak said: “This election will take place at a time when the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the Cold War. The “uncertain times” call for a “clear plan”, he…

UK general election to be held on 4 July, says Rishi Sunak – video After a day full of speculation Rishi Sunak has announced the UK will be holding elections on 4 July. The prime minister stood outside No 10, his suit getting increasingly wet in steady rain, and promised the electorate he would ‘fight for every vote’, while in the background Things Can Only Get Better by D:Ream could be heard being played nearby Rishi Sunak will call general election for July in surprise move – sources UK general election opinion poll tracker: Labour leading as election looms Continue…