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Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms have left nearly 300,000 residents across seven states without power as of Monday night. Over the weekend, intense storms claimed at least 23 lives and caused widespread destruction across the central United States.  The highest risk of severe weather has shifted eastward, spanning from Alabama to New York, with additional thunderstorms, damaging wind gusts, hail, and flash flooding anticipated. The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that heavy rain will affect the East Coast into Tuesday morning, impacting areas including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland.…

General election latest: Starmer to aim speech at undecided voters as he insists he changed Labour Labour Party ‘leaks Sunak’s campaign diary’ in new election ad Sir Keir Starmer will try to persuade undecided voters to come on board Labour as he will insist his party has “changed” in a keynote speech this morning. Acknowledging that some voters are still unsure of whether Labour could be trusted on national security, he is expected to say some people are “fed up with the failure, chaos and division of the -Tories but they still have questions about us”. “Has Labour changed enough?…

Labour lead over Conservatives may be overstated, says Tory election expert Exclusive: Robert Hayward, who identified ‘shy Tories’ in 1992, suggests the party is winning support from undecided voters Some of the polls before the general election may be overstating Labour’s huge lead over the Conservatives, a Tory election expert has said. According to Robert Hayward, a peer and former MP who first identified the phenomenon of “shy Tories” before the 1992 election, his analysis of local election results suggests that the Conservatives are getting more support from voters who say they are undecided than is showing up in the…

Tory MP claims she defected to Reform before Conservative party suspended her A Tory MP who is leaving Parliament has claimed she quit the party and backed Reform UK in the Shropshire seat she is vacating before the Conservatives suspended her. Outgoing Telford MP Lucy Allan said Reform’s Alan Adams would offer an alternative to “more of the same politics and more of the same politicians” as she publicly endorsed him to replace her in her constituency at the upcoming general election rather than her own party’s candidate. The Tory Party responded by suspending her with immediate effect on Monday,…

Sunak’s new ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge as Tories try to win back older voters The Tories are to unveil a new deal for pensioners to boost their incomes with a “triple lock plus” pledge. With the Conservatives more than 20 points behind Labour in the polls, Rishi Sunak has reached for the playbook of one of his predecessors, David Cameron, in making an offer to the Conservatives’ traditional so-called “grey vote” base. The prime minister will offer to protect the triple lock on the state pension brought in by Lord Cameron in 2010 which means that it is guaranteed…

No Tory MPs voted positively on climate issues since party took power, study finds There is no bias in the title provided. Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies No elected Tory MPs have been rated as voting positively on climate issues, under a survey of parliamentary voting patterns since the Conservatives took power in 2010. Only a single sitting Conservative was rated as “good” on climate votes in the ranking, but that was Lisa Cameron, the MP for East Kilbride, who defected from the Scottish National Party in…

SNP MSP claims International Criminal Court ‘biased against Israel’ An SNP spokesperson said this was wrong and that the court was “scrupulously independent and fair.” The row threatens to overshadow John Swinney’s call for Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to “do the right thing” and “immediately” recognise the state of Palestine. The First Minister has written to the two leaders, telling them the SNP will force a “binding vote” on recognition in the Commons after the election if Labour and the Tories fail to do so. In a letter, he said the SNP had been a “moral compass” on…

Heads of the Valleys road closed as vehicle overturns in crash Gwent Police closed the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road westbound between Llanfoist in Hereford and Brynmawr just after 7pm on Monday, with the crash later confirmed to have taken place between Hardwick, Abergavenny and Gilwern. The road remained fully closed until 8pm, when one lane was reopened, although the other lane remains closed as of 9.30pm. Read more: Heads of Valleys Road closed westbound after crash Gwent Police confirmed to the Argus that the crash involved at least two vehicles, one of which had overturned and blocked the carriageway,…

Football fan has ‘Hamas’ printed on his Manchester United shirt | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. A Jewish man was shocked and ‘very offended’ after spotting a man wearing a Manchester United jersey adorned with ‘Hamas 7’ in london (Picture: SWNS)A football fan has sparked outrage after being spotted walking through London with ‘Hamas 7′ emblazoned on a Manchester United jersey. He was spotted by a Jewish man in Oxford Circus last Friday, just a day before the ‘Red Devils’ won the FA Cup final. The combination may be a reference to October 7, when…

Labour government can be both pro-business and pro-worker, argues Reeves A Labour government can be both pro-business and pro-worker, Rachel Reeves will argue in her first major election speech on Tuesday. Ahead of the upcoming general election on 4 July, the shadow chancellor is expected to tell business leaders that, having brought business back to Labour, the party can now “bring growth back to Britain”. She will also tell working people that, by bringing business back to Britain, her party will in turn “deliver a better future” for them. A Labour government can be both pro-business and pro-worker, Rachel Reeves…