Tory turf
Starmer was banging the Labour drum in three constituencies won by
the Tories in 2019, with visits to the normally true-blue counties of
Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, where the Labour
leader urged supporters to make sure they come out and vote amid Tory
talk of a Labour “supermajority”. As Richard
Osman points out, the phrase supermajority is meaningless in UK
politics.
Varying appraoches
Forced to adopt a slightly different approach, Sunak spent the day
in what were once safe seats in Staffordshire. This included
Stoke-on-Trent North, where the problematic deputy chairman of the
Conservative Party Jonathan Gullis is standing but almost certain to
lose, trailing by a substantial 18 pts.
Poll bounce
Ed Davey took his whacky campaigning efforts to new heights by
taking part in a bungee jump in Sussex, to urge voters to take a
similar “leap of faith” and back the Lib Dems. He then shimmied on
down at a zumba class in Gloucestershire. At B4B HQ we’re keeping our
fingers crossed for a human cannon next…
Cutting costs
In a rare piece of good news, the UK energy price cap dropped,
meaning millions of households will pay lower gas and electricity
bills over the coming summer months, with the typical household bill
dropping by £122 a year. Costs are, however, expected to rise again in
October.
Across the pond
The US Supreme Court ruled that while Trump is immune from criminal
prosecution for “official acts” taken in office, he is not immune for
“unofficial acts”. The ruling will have a huge impact on cases
connected to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020
presidential election.
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