‘Yet again #Sunak had proved himself to be the politician who can’t do politics. By telling one of the most egregious lies in any election live on TV, he has made himself vulnerable for the remaining four weeks of the campaign. The first question will always be: “Are you a liar?”
To which the only answer is yes. His honesty is now up for grabs. His reputation little better than Boris Johnson’s.’
TV-Duell in Großbritannien: Überraschungsangriff und vage Positionen
Ungewohnt aggressiv ging Premier Sunak Herausforderer Starmer im ersten TV-Duell vor der britischen Parlamentswahl an. Der fand kein Gegenmittel. Was bedeutet das für den Wahlkampf? Von F. Hoppen.
Future Labour govt’s greatest source of weakness is its leader
Since election as leader, Starmer has proven to have a dishonesty almost unrivalled in modern politics. Never forget the almost immediate reneging on campaign pledges or denial of his comments in support of the Israeli government’s right to cut power & aid for Gaza
“A claim that nearly half of private school pupils would leave the sector if a Labour government levied 20 per cent VAT on their fees is “too high” and “not statistically representative”, the consultants behind the study it was based on have said”
Großbritannien: Hitziges TV-Duell zwischen Sunak und Starmer
Vor der Parlamentswahl in Großbritannien liegen die regierenden Konservativen in Umfragen rund 20 Prozentpunkte zurück. Im ersten TV-Duell zeigte sich Amtsinhaber Sunak kämpferisch und attackierte seinen Herausforderer, Labour-Oppositionsführer Starmer, immer wieder. Von G. Biesinger.
‘The Conservatives are keen to stress that the cost calculations have been done by civil servants, with ministers even describing it as an "official Treasury analysis".
But the assumptions on which the calculations are based have been made by special advisers, who are temporary civil servants and are political appointees. They are not expected to be impartial in the way that regular civil servants are.’
Farage's decision could divert key votes away from Prime Minister Rishi #Sunak's embattled #Tories in numerous seats, and could help the #Labour opposition seize power for the first time since 2010.
A poll suggests a #Labour landslide outstripping the 1997 Blair victory.
Bénédicte Paviot reports from London. https://youtu.be/_Q72x7H2Bk0?feature=shared
Imagine reading the latest poll saying your party is going to be savagely hacked down from being the governing party to just having 66 seats…and then you hear #Farage is back in town. He’s not only running as a candidate to be MP, he’s leading the #Reform party.
I think we can now safely assume #Sunak has got those plane tickets back to California booked.
A decimated #Tory party will not make the opaquely funded think tanks of #TuftonStreet go away. They are now an entrenched part of the political scenery as this latest speedy investigation by the charity commission revealed.
‘Backed by a group of politicians, the Good Law Project sent a 19-page letter of evidence which accused the dark money think tank of rule breaking, including claims the IEA falls foul of regulations around political campaigning, educational research and inappropriate links with openly political offshoot organisations.
However the complaint was dismissed only two weeks later with the watchdog responding that it will not “stifle” the “important thinking” of the think tank.’