Michael Savage
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On the stump: the campaign that shame forgot
Absurd claims, ducking, swerving and urinating in the street – our pick of the election lowlights so far
Father of London Bridge attack victim calls Johnson a fraud
David Merritt says prime minister made political capital out of his son Jack’s death
Calls grow to stop Boris Johnson with tactical voting as race tightens
Eleventh-hour appeal to anti-Tory voters as poll shows Conservative majority halved
Tories hold 15-point lead over Labour with just days until election
Last Opinium poll before vote shows Tories on 46%, Labour on 31% and Lib Dems on 13%
UK’s military interventions have fuelled terrorism, says Corbyn
The Labour leader will highlight the radicalising effect of the Iraq war in attacks such as the London Bridge stabbings
Johnson ‘will have to call second referendum if he fails to win majority’
With Opinium poll showing his lead narrowing, academics warn PM could need support of minority parties for Brexit deal
Dominic Raab in danger of losing seat to Lib Dems, poll finds
Tactical voting could lead to big upsets at constituency level, according to study by Deltapoll
Confused messages from Labour over women-only spaces and trans rights
Campaigners concerned that party’s pledge to keep refuges, prisons and changing rooms single-sex has been diluted
John McDonnell: ‘I believe in miracles, but we don’t need one to win this’
The shadow chancellor and former trainee Catholic priest on why Labour’s campaign can convince the doubters
NHS winter crisis fears grow after thousands of EU staff quit
Mass resignations after Brexit vote compound health staffing shortages
Labour pledges £58bn for women caught in pension trap
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says party ‘owes debt of honour’ to 3 million over changes in retirement age
Conservatives open up 19-point lead with 47% share of the vote
Latest Opinium/Observer poll shows Tories capitalising on retreat of Brexit party as manifesto is unveiled
Corbyn counts on TV debates to close the gap as Tories’ poll lead increases
Labour leader sharpens up for televised showdown as polls reveal Conservatives have a 16-point lead
Dozens planned new centrist party after Brexit, says ex-Tory minister
Nick Boles says ‘final resolve’ of supporters was lacking
Stressed Whitehall staff at ‘breaking point’ over Brexit
Depression and anxiety among civil servants soars to all-time high
Seven days of disaster on the general election campaign trail
A deputy leader gone. A minister resigned. New candidates forced out within days – and all of this in the first week
Missing million voters whose decision could swing 40 seats
Returning Leave-leaning electorate could be crucial, Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis shows
And then there were three: Remain tactical voting sites fail to agree
Two new campaigns launch – one led by Gina Miller, the other by the People’s Vote – but their analysis may only confuse voters
Civil war within People’s Vote campaign could derail a second referendum
Rift at campaign continues, putting at risk its tactical voting operation as the election approaches
End two-child benefits limit, say cross-party MPs
Commons work and pensions committee urges move after hearing extensive evidence of hardship