A rollercoaster ride of confusion, speculation and Haribos. Inside the election night studio
The few minutes before 10pm is that moment when the rollercoaster hovers above the first drop. Then Big Ben bongs and you plunge into the unknown, never entirely sure which way you’re about to be thrown.
Rejoice - it’s the last election debate. Two angry shouty men shouting at each other.
This debate, like all the others, was staged in a parallel universe where the outcome is in doubt, where the ruling party isn’t collapsing before our eyes.
There’s no such thing as a “supermajority” — but a crushing Labour victory would bring changes
Large majorities turn power into absolute power — but they also curb Parliament’s ability to properly scrutinise what that hugely powerful government is up to.
Keir Starmer is a football fan. So why not wear an England shirt?
It’s the “ming vase strategy” in clothing form — a t-shirt chosen by committee to minimise offence. It speaks to a strategy that wants to please everyone by upsetting no-one.
Vote Labour, Vote Conservative. Whatever you do, your tax bill is going up.
Why isn’t Labour screaming and shouting about the Conservatives’ stealth tax raid on millions of people? Because it’s planning to do exactly the same thing.
Who won the ITV Debate? Certainly not the viewers, or anyone keen on the truth.
The Prime Minister, it seems, was happy to lie in the first prime-time TV debate of the election campaign. But Labour was happy to let him.
Will the Farage Factor crush the Conservatives? Or is Mr Brexit chasing the spotlight one last time?
While this is undoubtedly an ego trip for Nigel Farage, it also has the potential to heap further misery on Rishi Sunak.
Wipeout — latest poll heaps more misery on Rishi Sunak
This latest poll suggests an extinction-level event for the Conservatives — a devastating defeat that could prove fatal. But there’s still a long way to go.
Elections can be fun, honestly. What it’s like covering the “World Cup for politics nerds.”
In an age where politicians and the public rarely meet, campaigns throw our leaders into the real world for a few weeks. Awkward rallies, ridiculous photo-opportunities, even the occasional fight.
Ruthless, but also indecisive — the Diane Abbott fiasco is a bad look for Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer has the worst of both worlds — he looks ruthless, perhaps even cruel, but also indecisive, unwilling to make a potentially unpopular final decision.
Is there a method in the Conservative Party’s madness?
A July election isn’t about an unlikely Tory victory. It is — at best — an attempt to leave behind a Tory opposition that has some chance of rebuilding.
Rishi Sunak needs YOU! - Tory plan to revive National Service is their first “big idea”
The Prime Minister pledges to bring back National Service, but will 18-year-olds (or their parents) welcome the idea of a compulsory year in the armed forces?
Rishi Sunak takes a day off after a less-than-successful start to the election campaign
Party leaders don’t tend to take too many days off during General Election campaigns — especially not in the first week…
Why are we having a July 4 General Election?
He didn’t need to call an election until the end of the year, so why did Rishi Sunak gamble everything on a July 4 General Election?