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Messaging on law and order has racist undertones, say critics, and could scupper the party’s efforts to appear to offer a ‘fresh start’The controversy surrounding Labour’s attack advert suggesting the prime minister does not support jailing child abuse…
After Labour’s targeting of Rishi Sunak, we look back on past ads, some of which have swung electionsThe tradition of the modern political attack ad is often traced back to Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 US presidential campaign, which sought to portray his Rep…
SNP’s Ian Blackford says calls to vote tactically by backing Labour prove unionist alliance ‘still alive and well’Politics live – latest updatesIan Blackford, the Scottish National party’s former Westminster leader, has accused the Scottish Tories of t…
Party leader says he will ‘make absolutely zero apologies for being blunt’ after facing widespread criticism over advertKeir Starmer has said he will “make absolutely zero apologies for being blunt” in an article published after a row over a widely cri…
Sunak government could ‘swiftly’ end spoofing calls, says Emily Thornberry in criticism of delayed fraud strategyLabour has pledged a crackdown on global scammers who call UK phone numbers to con people out of their money, and criticised the government…
Douglas Ross amends proposal for tactical voting against SNP after fury from Tory central officeThe Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, has backtracked on comments he made suggesting Conservative voters could vote Labour at the next general ele…
Shadow home secretary was not consulted about the widely criticised advert that claims Rishi Sunak did not believe in jailing child abusersThe shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, was not informed or consulted about the release of a widely criticised …
Shadow attorney general admits some people ‘very uncomfortable’ as party presses on with adverts despite cross-party criticismEmily Thornberry has defended a widely criticised Labour advert that claims Rishi Sunak does not think adults convicted of sex…
Shadow ministers privately say they feel ‘uncomfortable’ over ‘distasteful’ ad amid calls for Keir Starmer to apologisePolitics live – latest updatesLabour frontbenchers have been left uneasy by a “spectacularly misjudged” advert claiming that Rishi Su…
Labour is pouring resources into Rutherglen and Hamilton for expected contest that could be ‘tipping point in Scottish politics’It was a small but deliberate act by Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s new first minister, a politician increasingly keen to distance…