The Guardian reports on the manoeuvring of Conservative leadership contenders in anticipation of Rishi Sunak’s predicted poll defeat next month.

Keir Starmer has vowed to fix Britain’s broken public services by placing wealth creation at the core of his plans, amid questions on how Labour will fund these changes without substantial tax hikes or service cuts.

Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide placed a £100 bet on an early July general election four days before Sunak made the surprise announcement of the election date, raising concerns about the integrity of the process and the potential misuse of insider information.

The Guardian reports on the criticism of Rishi Sunak’s proposed £17bn tax giveaway, deemed implausible and favouring the wealthy.