Sir Keir Starmer 's adviser was enthusiastically downbeat. 'There will be no rabbit in our manifesto,' he revealed. 'We may have one or two little extra bits. But there will be no major new policy reveal. We'll not give the Tories anything to unpick. There won't be a single new line they can point to and say, "Aha! Look! A new spending commitment!"' Over the past week, several political observers have begun to question Labour 's Election strategy. While the Tories have been making the running with a series of eye-catching announcements, Starmer's safety-first campaign has looked bland and insipid. ...read
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They're still singing 'Oh, Jeremy' in the People's Republic of Islington North, writes DAN HODGES
DAN HODGES: The missive fly-posted on the Tube station wall is the first clue I haven't alighted in a typical 2024 General Election constituency. 'We are an active group of fight racism, fight imperialism supporters,' it proclaims. 'We meet to plan for Palestinian events, make placards & leaflets, hold film showings, community speak-outs, discuss updates from Palestine & the Middle East, and educate ourselves on British Imperialism. Join us!' ...read
DAN HODGES: Get a grip, Rishi - or this could easily become the Tories' last ever election
The Tory MP I was speaking to enjoys a double-digit majority. But when I informed him on Wednesday that Rishi Sunak was about to call the General Election, his reaction was terse. 'Oh, God!' he exclaimed. That was one of the more positive responses. A second MP greeted the news by bursting into tears. A third launched into a scathing attack on Downing Street and the PM's senior advisers. 'They're just a bunch of f***ing posh public schoolboys who haven't got a clue and are going to see the party destroyed!' he raged. ...read
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