‘The entire #ClownShow caught up with us’: #ToryInfighting erupts after defeat

#Honours for the key figures behind decision to hold July poll becomes focus of anger among senior #Conservatives
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/06/the-entire-clown-show-caught-up-with-us-tory-infighting-erupts-after-defeat
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‘The entire clown show caught up with us’: Tory infighting erupts after defeat

Honours for key figures behind decision to hold July election becomes focus of anger among senior Conservatives• General election 2024 – live news

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#Labour wins big but the #UK’s #ElectoralSystem is creaking

Voters turned away from a deeply unpopular party but the true story of this election is more complex
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/labour-wins-big-uk-electoral-system-creaking
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Labour wins big but the UK’s electoral system is creaking

Voters turned away from a deeply unpopular party but the true story of this election is more complex

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'Twelve charts that show how #Labour won by a #landslide -

Nationally, the #Greens managed to increase their vote share from 2.7% in 2019 to 7% in 2024.

The Greens came in second-place in 47 constituencies, putting them in a stronger position to challenge the next #GeneralElection.'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2024/jul/05/eleven-charts-that-show-how-labour-won-by-a-landslide
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Twelve charts that show how Labour won by a landslide

Conservative collapse ensures Labour is victorious – but the party’s overall vote share has stayed relatively static. These charts explain how the election was won and lost

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What to expect in Labour’s first 100 days in power

Keir Starmer faces Nato summit in Washington and is expected to scrap Rwanda deportation scheme

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‘Keir Starmer take note’: UK’s green transition must start now, say experts

Labour’s victory, alongside strong Green performance, gives next PM mandate to be bold on net zero, say campaigners

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What happens after polling day in the UK election?

When will the new prime minister take office and what happens during the first days of a new government?

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#TechScape: Here’s four ways a new #Labour government could use #tech[nology] to boost #Britain

If #KeirStarmer wins on Thursday, he will have the power to #FreeOurData, jump-start the #NHS [#NHSEngland] and strip friction from our daily lives. Here’s how
https://www.theguardian.com/global/article/2024/jul/02/techscape-new-uk-government-data-nhs
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TechScape: Here’s four ways a new Labour government could use tech to boost Britain

If Keir Starmer wins on Thursday, he will have the power to free our data, jump-start the NHS and strip friction from our daily lives. Here’s how

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Obsession with growth is enriching elites and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights

Economic growth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending poverty and environmental catastrophe demands fresh thinking

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#Labour may win big under #FirstPastThePost, but it is morally obliged to bring in a fairer system

#TacticalVoting can help oust the #Tories, but we should remember that it’s also a democratic abomination
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/02/labour-first-past-the-post-tactical-voting
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Labour may win big under first past the post, but it is morally obliged to bring in a fairer system

Tactical voting can help oust the Tories, but we should remember that it’s also a democratic abomination, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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'#Labour needs billions to fund its plans – and I know where it can be found
By harnessing the power of #PensionFunds...''

'The seismic importance of 4 July is that Conservatism’s approach to wealth generation – trying to shrink the state whose size & excess taxes supposedly “crowds out” suppressed investment & enterprise – is exposed as a dead end of stagnant living standards & eviscerated public services. '

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/30/labour-needs-billions-to-fund-its-plans-and-i-know-where-it-can-be-found
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Labour needs billions to fund its plans – and I know where it can be found

By harnessing the power of pension funds, it truly can become the party of growth

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