Tom Tugendhat said he wanted ‘to make clear to people what it is that Reform really is’Good morning, and welcome to our continued coverage of the 2024 general election campaign. It is the final weekend before voters go to the polls on Thursday 4 July.Security minister Tom Tugendhat has said there is a “pattern of racist and misogynistic views” within Reform UK.There’s many decent people vote for every political party and there’s many decent people who will vote for Reform.But what we’re trying to do is to remind people, to try to make clear to people, what it is that Reform really is.”Rishi Sunak will be campaigning with an Armed Forces Day visit near Catterick in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency at 11am. This evening he’ll be at a community visit in Neasden, north west London.Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow defence secretary John Healey will join veterans in the Aldershot, Hampshire, at a coffee morning to mark Armed Forces Day at 9am. In the evening, Starmer will speak at a major event in London after speeches from deputy leader Angela Rayner.Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey will be out campaigning in Scotland, with a tour that’ll take in Fife, Edinburgh and East Dunbartonshire.Northern Ireland secretary of state Chris Heaton-Harris will address the Tory manifesto launch event in Belfast. Continue reading…
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Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2024-06-29 09:31:17
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