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IN FULL
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General election
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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General election
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General Election
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Andy Murray
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!['Trying to see the positives' in parties led by Sunak and Starmer 'is not so easy'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18256663.jpg)
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General election
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![Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during their BBC Head-to-head debate](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18253276.jpg)
![Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during their BBC Head-to-head debate](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18253276.jpg)
General election
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![Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, was at the centre of a race controversy this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18252174.jpg)
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![Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her prime](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17877007.jpg)
![Malcolm Tucker, played by Peter Capaldi, in the satirical series, The Thick of It](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18200786.jpg)
![Malcolm Tucker, played by Peter Capaldi, in the satirical series, The Thick of It](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18200786.jpg)
General election
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![A silence has descended over Britain's decline compared to mainland Europe](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18167100.jpg)
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![In addition to caring for someone with complex needs, carers need support for themselves](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18232409.jpg)
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![Paul Johnson, director of the IFS, has spoken of the tough choices facing a new administration](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18232297.jpg)
![Paul Johnson, director of the IFS, has spoken of the tough choices facing a new administration](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18232297.jpg)
General Election
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![A general view of HMNB Clyde also known as Faslane on August 17, 2016 in Faslane, Scotland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/5421572.jpg)
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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![Keir Starmer and his deputy, Rachel Reeves, have been accused of promoting Tory-like policies](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18222494.jpg)
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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![Should the Conservative Party of Rishi Sunak and Douglas Ross be returned to power?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18127385.jpg)
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LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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