Financial Times

The latest polls indicate a significant lead for the Labour Party, suggesting a potential landslide victory and signalling the worst loss for the Conservatives since 1906.

Exclusive polling for The Independent shows Labour heading for a landslide on 40%—almost double the Conservatives’ 21%—as Sunak attempts to rally disenchanted Tory voters to prevent a significant Labour majority.

Water companies are facing potential lawsuits after the Supreme Court ruled that private landowners can sue for sewage release into watercourses, a decision hailed as a sizable victory for environmental campaigners.

The Financial Times leads with the US Supreme Court’s pivotal ruling on Donald Trump’s immunity claim in an election interference case.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party defeated President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in the first round of France’s snap parliamentary elections, with Le Pen securing the most votes while Macron’s centrist bloc fell to third place behind a leftwing alliance.

Joe Biden has rejected calls from within the Democratic Party, including those from former President Barack Obama, urging him to stand down from his presidential re-election campaign.

Kenya is experiencing unrest as police officers arrest a protester in Nairobi who called for the resignation of President William Ruto, following a day of nationwide protests demanding his departure and denouncing tax hikes and the increasing cost of living.

The Financial Times reports that French far-right leader Jordan Bardella of National Rally has vowed to wage a “cultural battle” against Islamism.

A Labour parliamentary candidate is under investigation and has been suspended by the party after it emerged that he placed a bet on himself to lose in the upcoming by-election, raising concerns about election integrity and gambling practices.

Both Conservative and Labour party pledges to improve public services in the UK have been deemed ‘essentially unfunded’ by a think tank, which criticises the parties for failing to make tough financial choices and warns of potential economic instability.