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Covid record shows I can be trusted with the economy - Sunak
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a Q&A with workers during a visit to West William Distribution in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, while on the General Election campaign trail. He said his record during Covid meant he could be trusted to...
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Rishi Sunak takes part in Q&A in Derbyshire - full event
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a Q&A with workers during a visit to West William Distribution in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, while on the General Election campaign trail. He said his record during Covid meant he could be trusted to...
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Archive footage of Prime Minsiter Rishi Sunak
A look at the career of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he calls a General Election for July 4. The one-time Tory golden boy, Mr Sunak enjoyed an astonishingly rapid ascent – but having scaled the peak of British politics he has struggled...
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Rishi Sunak in profile
A look at the career of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he calls a General Election for July 4. The one-time Tory golden boy, Mr Sunak enjoyed an astonishingly rapid ascent – but having scaled the peak of British politics he has struggled...
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Rishi Sunak calls General Election for July 4
Rishi Sunak has called a General Election for July 4, saying it was “the moment for Britain to choose its future”. The Prime Minister has gambled that improved inflation figures and a recovering economy will help him overturn Labour’s...
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Members of Cabinet leave No 10 after General Election announcement
Members of Cabinet leave Downing Street after PM Rishi Sunak announces a General Election on July 4. Footage includes: Richard Holden, Mel Stride, Gillian Keegan, Alister Jack, Lucy Frazer, Claire Coutinho, Victoria Atkins and Lord True.
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Ed Davey speaks after general election confirmed - high res
Liberal Democrats leader, Sir Ed Davey, speaks after Rishi Sunak confirmed the date of the general election will be July 4. Sir Ed said every vote for the Liberal Democrats in the General Election will be a vote for a “local champion”....
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Daily Politics Briefing: May 23
A look at the key facts and figures from the world of politics as Rishi Sunak calls a general election for July 4.
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Davey says it is 'time to get the Conservatives out of office' as General Election called
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says it is 'time to get the Conservatives out of office' after Rishi Sunak announced a General Election on July 4.
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Rishi Sunak calls General Election for July 4 - alternative angle
Alternative angle of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's statement on Downing Street as he called a General Election for Thursday, July 4. Sunak said it was “the moment for Britain to choose its future”. The Prime Minister has gambled that...
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Rishi Sunak hosts rally event in east London after announcing summer election - full speech
Rishi Sunak's full speech at a rally event at the ExCel Centre in east London just hours after announcing a General Election on July 4.
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Mel Stride launches national campaign to build the British workforce
Mel Stride has launched a national campaign to build the British workforce in a speech at a Jobcentre in south London.
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Sunak meets Austrian leader amid calls for EU to consider Rwanda-style policy
Rishi Sunak said he and his Austrian counterpart are “deepening co-operation” on illegal migration and agreed that schemes like the UK’s Rwanda plan are needed to tackle the issue in Europe. The Prime Minister met with Chancellor Karl...
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Wes Streeting: Labour will cut NHS waiting times
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said Labour would cut NHS waiting times and add thousands more appointments each week if the party is elected. Mr Streeting said: “We will cut NHS waiting times with 40,000 more appointments each...
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Shadow education secretary: Tories 'have failed a generation'
Bridget Phillipson has said it will be up to Labour to “turn the tide after the Conservatives have failed a generation”. The shadow education secretary said: “It will be up to Labour to turn the tide after the Conservatives have failed a...
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Sunak accuses Starmer of lack of principles over Natalie Elphicke defection
Rishi Sunak accused Sir Keir Starmer of a complete lack of principles after Dover MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour. The Prime Minister said “I think it shows less about her and it’s more about Keir Starmer. “It shows him to be...
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Politics daily briefing: May 12
All the latest political developments, as Labour rejects a report saying its fair pay agreement could cost taxpayers £4.2 billion.
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Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt tour Oxfordshire business
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, during a visit to Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire. Sunak has insisted that “things are starting to feel better” and that confidence in the economy is growing.
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Sunak on the economy: Things are starting to feel better
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at the latest PM Connect event during a visit to Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire. Sunak has insisted that “things are starting to feel better” and that confidence in the economy is growing.
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Rishi Sunak hosts PM Connect event in Oxfordshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at the latest PM Connect event during a visit to Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire. Sunak has insisted that “things are starting to feel better” and that confidence in the economy is growing.
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Labour leader welcomes former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke to party
Sir Keir Starmer has warmly welcomed former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke to the Labour benches, as he criticised Rishi Sunak's policies on health and immigration during Prime Minister's Questions.
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Conservatives 'gaslighting' the public over the economy - Reeves
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves makes a speech on the economy in central London, accusing Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt of 'gaslighting' the British people. She also rejected the suggestion that the local election results point to a hung...
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Politics daily briefing: May 9
Daily politics briefing for May 9, as Sir Keir Starmer faces a backlash from Labour MPs and unions for accepting the ex-Tory defector Natalie Elphicke into the Labour Party.
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Andy Street loses West Midlands mayoralty in fresh blow to Tories after bruising local elections
Andy Street, the Conservative mayor of the West Midlands, has narrowly lost his office to Labour's Richard Parker in a result that piles further pressure on Rishi Sunak after bruising local elections for the Tories.