Six weeks ago, Rishi Sunak stepped out into the pouring rain outside 10 Downing Street to call a General Election.
Swipe to see some of the most memorable moments from the campaign trail 📸
1. Rishi Sunak stands at a lecturn as he delivers a speech to announce July 4 as the date of the UK's next general election, at 10 Downing Street in central London, on May 22.
2. Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey falls into the water while paddleboarding on Lake Windermere, while on the General Election campaign trail on May 28.
3. Rishi Sunak and the parliamentary candidate for Henley Caroline Newton (far right), speaking to rowing club members whilst Liberal Democrat supporters pass in the river on a boat, during a visit to the Leander Club in Henley-on-Thames while on the General Election campaign trail on June 3.
4. A person throws the contents of a drinks cup in the face of newly appointed leader of Britain's right-wing populist party, Reform UK, and the party's parliamentary candidate for Clacton, Nigel Farage, during his general election campaign launch in Clacton on June 4.
5. Sir Keir Starmer shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at D-Day comemorations in France on June 6.
6. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt, took part in the BBC Election Debate on June 7.
7. Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Clacton Jovan Owusu-Nepaul on the campaign trail on June 15.
8. Keir and Victoria Starmer attend a Taylor Swift concert on June 21.
9. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey taking part in a bungee jump during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex, while on the General Election campaign trail on July 1.
10. Rishi Sunak scans an avocado during a visit to an Ocado distribution centre near Luton on July 2.
From big teeth, sticky out ears, and double chins, our resident cartoonist @adamstoon has found many ways to poke fun at some of the most powerful people in the country.
Using satire and some carefully positioned ink splotches, he explains how he makes our front pages
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Party leaders make their final pitch to Londoners on why they should back their party at the polls tomorrow.
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Out tomorrow! If the general election goes the way everyone on the planet thinks it will, @david.lammy could soon be heading off around the globe as our government’s new international deal-maker. But with his feet firmly rooted in home soil, @annavanpraagh discovers a Londoner through and through.
Pick it up tomorrow and Friday! 🗞️
@david.lammy@uklabour
Photography: @elljmorgan
Interview: @annavanpraagh
Producer: @colesontoast
Executive Editor: @dee_acharya
Editor: @bengcobb
After 14 years, London wants change — now Labour must deliver #frontpage
The Conservatives have lost Britain's trust after Brexit, partygate and the “mini-Budget” - while Rishi Sunak has been a disappointing PM.
Tap the link in our bio to read in full why The Standard are backing Labour
"Unless the “sketchy” areas are the foyers of The Dorchester and The Langham, chances are he doesn’t know what he’s talking about."
@midmads dives into why Ed Sheeran's recent comments about London are highly misplaced at the link in our bio
Hurricane Beryl destroyed “90 per cent” of homes on Union Island as it roared through the southeast Caribbean and is now making its way towards Jamaica 🎥
Has the Supreme Court cut Donald Trump loose?
It has ruled that the former US president does not have presidential immunity for all acts conducted while in office.
However Trump does have absolute immunity for ‘official acts’ undertaken while in office. What exactly constitutes an official act has not yet been clarified.
Tap the link in our bio to find out what this means for the upcoming Trump v Biden rematch in November
The UK’s first election with TikTok as the key social media platform is nearly at its climax. @sophiegracebutcher asks if it can it make or break a candidate 📼
