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The survey by the charity Shelter shows that 45% of private renters would only be able to afford their rent from savings for up to a month if they lost their job

Rishi Sunak was repeatedly asked whether he had confided in Tory candidate and aide Craig Williams ahead of his surprise announcement of a July General Election

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich candidate Kevin Craig - an expert in crisis management - issued an apology after admitting betting on himself to lose the contest to the Tories

Ex-Olympian James Cracknell's unflattering description of his own party in a campaign video comes as Rishi Sunak braces for a historic defeat at the polls next week

The Information Commissioners' Office last month ruled in favour of The Mirror and ordered the Treasury publish an analysis of a scrapped Covid-era top-up in benefits

The survey by pollsters Savanta shows some people even waited more than three hours in a queue outside to get a GP or dentist appointment in the past 12 months

New research reveals around 18.5million people - or 39% of voters - feel economically insecure with concerns over money going out and money coming in.

The survey of the PM's constituency comes as the Tories fear a wipeout at the ballot box with polls pointing to a huge Labour landslide after 14 years of Conservative rule

Appearing on a BBC Panorama special the Reform UK leader was quizzed over his jugdement after naming Valdimir Putin as the world leader he most admired back in 2014

Keir Starmer's promise comes after calls from grieving families who have said there were 'missed opportunities' to prevent the Nottingham attacks in early hours of June 13 last year

Tens of thousands of letters signed by the disgraced ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson are due to be delivered to voters this week as the party scrambles to revive its campaign

Campaigners are targeting a last-minute surge in applications ahead of the deadline to register to vote in General Election on July 4 at 11.59pm tonight

The Defence Secretary Grant Shapp's comments came after a poll over the weekend showed Keir Starmer could win 456 seats - a bigger landslide than Tony Blair's 1997 victory.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was ridiculed after claiming he went without Sky TV as a child, with less than 10% of voters thinking he understands ordinary people

Labour leader Keir Starmer told BBC Panorama he's ready to make 'tough' choices to boost the economy after official figures showed the economy recorded no growth in April

Setting out Labour's pitch to the country, Keir Starmer said wealth creation is his 'number one priority', with the manifesto ruling out VAT, income tax or national insurance hikes

The snap YouGov survey showed the Labour leader Keir Starmer winning the Battle for No10 debate by a clear margin, with 64% saying he performed best compared to 36% for Rishi Sunak

The Labour leader Keir Starmer's comments came as he faced a grilling on his support for his predecessor as he was quizzed on Sky News's Battle for No10

Labour branded the Tories' General Election manifesto the 'most expensive panic attack in history' as Rishi Sunak desperately attempts to avert a wipeout at the polls

The BBC Panorama grilling with the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage and the broadcaster Nick Robinson was originally scheduled to be broadcast at 10.40pm tonight

Labour's Deputy leader Angela Rayner and the Tory Cabinet Minister Penny Mordaunt repeatedly traded blows during the heated BBC debate over the armed forces, the economy, and the NHS

Keir Starmer, Shadow Cabinet Ministers, and union General Secretaries, gathered at a top secret meeting on Friday to hammer out Labour's 2024 General Election manifesto

Mandy Snelgrove, 77, has voted Conservative all her life. But she told The Mirror the current Tory government was a 'big mess' and praised 'handsome' Keir Starmer

Former Royal Marine Colonel Alistair Carns whose career in the military spanned 24 years in conflict zones across the country told The Mirror he was standing out of a 'duty to serve'

New research shows 94% of health service contracts are set to expire by July 2029 - which would be the end of Labour's first term in office if they win the General Election