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UK election 2024
Read the latest updates on the UK general election 2024, which is set to take place on 4 July
Latest election news
Streeting warns against complacency and giving ‘matches back to the arsonist’
- The shadow health secretary suggested a Tory election victory would be a ‘nightmare on Downing Street’.
More election updates
- NewsThe Guardian
Ursula von der Leyen on track to keep job after EU elections boost
Macron’s move to call snap elections also seen as helping commission president’s bid for second term
- BusinessThe Guardian
UK house prices remain near record high with little sign of election impact
Rightmove says demand from buyers up 5% with caution detected only among would-be sellers at top of market
- NewsThe Guardian
Starmer faces further calls for Labour to axe two-child benefit cap
IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place
- NewsThe Telegraph
Starmer’s energy supply plans will take Britain back to the dark ages
We are in a global race for energy. Countries that source enough will thrive, countries that don’t will be colder and poorer. That’s why industry leaders, academics and even union leaders have all been calling out the dangers of Labour’s plans for Britain’s energy supplies.
- NewsThe Telegraph
I’m not opposed to assisted dying, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak has said he is not opposed to assisted dying as long as there are safeguards to protect the vulnerable.
- NewsThe Independent
Tories are the underdog in the election, Mordaunt says, as she calls for party to ignore polls and rally
Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt has given her first in-depth interview of the general election to The Independent, addressing the D-Day row, the leadership, and why her party should not listen to the polls or political pundits
- NewsThe Telegraph
When is the BBC Question Time election special? How to watch the debate live
The UK’s four largest parties will go head to head once again on Thursday in a BBC Question Time election special, as the race to July 4 nears its conclusion.
- NewsThe Telegraph
The photo ID you need to vote in UK elections
Since May 2023, voters across the UK have been asked to show a form of photographic ID at their local ballot box.
- NewsThe Telegraph
How to apply for a postal vote at the 2024 general election
Britain will go to the polls for the general election on July 4, although voters are not required to attend a polling station in person to have their say.
- NewsThe Telegraph
When is the general election? Key dates and everything you need to know
Rishi Sunak has announced a general election for July 4, as the country prepares for its first national vote since 2019.
