Homeward bound
The day started with news that lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange and the US Government have struck a plea deal that will allow
him to return home to Australia this week, ending his decade-plus
legal battle.
Mini-break
Sunak took a brief pause from campaigning to appear alongside the
King to welcome Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako
to London, for their three-day state visit. Their first day included
all the traditional pomp and pageantry of a ceremonial welcome on
Horse Guards Parade, a carriage procession and a grand banquet at
Buckingham Palace.
Sorry saga
The Conservative Party decided to drop Craig Williams and Laura
Saunders as parliamentary candidates for the coming General Election.
The muddled decision came just 14 hours after Sunak doubled down on
his decision to stand by the two hopefuls being investigated by the
Gambling Commission. The party now point to their “ongoing internal
enquiries” as a reason for the u-turn, but once again it’s too little
too late, with the decision coming after a week of damaging headlines
and an open goal for Labour. Separately the Met Police confirmed that
five more officers are being probed by the Gambling Commission over
the saga.
Back to its roots
Scotland’s Daily Record has returned to its roots by endorsing a
straight Labour vote in yesterday’s paper. This is the first time it
has backed the Party since 2010. It is one of the first newspaper
endorsements of the campaign, with others set to make their choices
over the next week.
Broken Britain
The Trades Union Congress released shocking new research showing
that child poverty in working households has increased by more than
1,300 children a week since 2010 when the Conservative Party came to
power. We desperately need a government that will address child
poverty and we need to vote tactically to achieve it. Make sure you
check out GetVoting.org
to find out how to do so, if you haven’t already.
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