Excl: Conservative ministers and MPs have failed to “get behind” campaigning and have refused to knock on doors, a leaked memo from Tory headquarters sent days into the general election campaign has revealed.

thetimes.co.uk/article/leaked…

Keir Starmer confirms our Times story that votes at 16 a priority for a Labour government

As I reported this morning, Labour confident it can easily be implemented within the first year, as per the examples of Scotland and Wales

Full report👇

thetimes.co.uk/article/8ddd1d…

Labour would allow 16-year-olds to vote in future general elections

Story with Tom Calver

thetimes.co.uk/article/8ddd1d…

Labour lead at 25 points in this week's YouGov poll for The Times

CON 21 (+1)
LAB 46 (-1)
LIB DEM 9 (=)
REF UK 12 (+1)
GRN 7 (-1)

Fieldwork 21 - 22 May

If I'm reading this (from James Kanagasooriam) right, Labour only needs to be 5 points ahead of the Tories at #GE2024 to win an overall majority. #GeneraElection

Number 10 is now refusing to say if Jeremy Hunt will be chancellor at the election

Rishi Sunak was unequivocal in January that Hunt would remain in the role

Today No 10 repeatedly refuses to repeat position and says it won't comment on 'reshuffle speculation'

Another defection…

After eight incredible years at The Times, including four years having the time of my life on Times Radio, I’m slightly stunned to be joining the amazing team at BBC Radio 5Live to launch a brand new daily politics show in the autumn.

It’s exactly 20 years

🚨Exc: Migrants sent to Rwanda face being flown out to another country if the medical care they need isn't available there

British taxpayer will cover the costs of treatment abroad in Belgium, India, Turkey, or one of seven east African countries, under contract signed last week

Labour lead at 27 points in this week's YouGov poll for The Times

CON 20 (+2)
LAB 47 (-1)
LIB DEM 9 (=)
REF UK 11 (-2)
GRN 8 (+1)

Fieldwork 15 - 16 May

Excl: First parliamentary report into birth trauma from Theo Clarke MP finds pregnant women and new mothers being failed by maternity services where good care is “the exception rather than the rule”.

thetimes.co.uk/article/birth-…

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Also in this morning's YouGov poll: do voters think there will be a hung parliament at the next election?

66 per cent expect a Labour majority
14 per cent a hung parliament
5 per cent a Tory majority
17 per cent something else or don't know

thetimes.co.uk/article/labour…

Labour has said it will consider the asylum claims of 90,000+ migrants who have entered the UK illegally since March 2023 if it wins the election.

They are currently barred from the asylum system thanks to the Illegal Migration Act.

They are stuck in limbo, unable to claim

Labour lead at 26 points in this week's YouGov poll for The Times

CON 18 (-2)
LAB 44 (-1)
LIB DEM 10 (+1)
REF UK 15 (+2)
GRN 8 (+1)

Fieldwork 30 April - 1 May

My column in this morning's Times – on Labour's asylum puzzle and the question some around Starmer are now asking: are ID cards the answer?

thetimes.co.uk/article/asylum…

Great column by Lara Spirit on Labour’s internal ID card debate 👇

My column in this morning's Times – on Labour's asylum puzzle and the question some around Starmer are now asking: are ID cards the answer?

thetimes.co.uk/article/asylum…

Labour lead at 25 points in this week's YouGov poll for The Times

CON 20 (-1)
LAB 45 (+1)
LIB DEM 9 (+1)
REF UK 13 (-1)
GRN 7 (-1)

Fieldwork 23 - 24 April