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general
election
2017
Round the clock general election coverage
highlights
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I’ll rip up human rights laws that impede new terror legislationPM says she is looking at making it easier to deport foreign suspects as she seeks to gain control of security agenda before election
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Nicola Sturgeon says ‘difficult’ Theresa May will struggle with Brexit talksSNP leader talks of frustration in dealing with PM and says she will not push for independence referendum until EU deal is decided
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Yvette Cooper launches personal attack on May over armed police cutsFormer shadow home secretary says PM is too brittle to lead country as she produces data showing extent of armed police cuts
election toolkit
Use our tools to stay informed in the run-up to June 8
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Search for your UK election candidatesEnter your postcode to find out all you need to know about who’s standing in your constituency in the 2017 election
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The UK election manifestos comparedA summary of the key pledges made by political parties in the run-up to the UK general election
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How to make your vote countUse our postcode search to learn whether your constituency is one of those where a tactical vote could make a difference in the general election
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Which party's manifesto are you?Take our quiz and discover which party’s manifesto is the best fit for your own views
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Turnout of younger voters holds key to election outcomeDivergence in polls – giving Theresa May everything from a 3-point to a 12-point lead – is down to how pollsters treat 18-34s
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Readers on why they've decided to vote Conservative for the first timeIn the first of a three-part series of panels, readers describe why they are supporting a particular party for the first time in the 2017 general election
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opinion & analysis
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The shadow home secretary doesn’t deserve an easy ride – but the Tory campaign is singling her out for attacks with uncomfortable undertonesDiane Abbott may be flawed. But this is bullying
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The society magazine is featuring the Labour leader as a secret toff – but this isn’t an outbreak of Corbyn fandom, it’s a cry of class betrayalIs Tatler really getting chummy with Jeremy Corbyn?
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His critics wrote him off with the certainty of scientists – but forgot that it’s voters who decideWe were told Corbyn was ‘unelectable’. His fightback shows he’s anything but
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The harsh light of the election campaign has shown up her hollowness – and inability to respond to heartbreakTen good reasons to dread five more years of May
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Voters should be enraged by higher education profiteeringTuition fees are changing the character of UK universities – the general election is a chance to vote against the commodification of learning
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In the wake of the London Bridge terror attack, a nation needs its security fears allayed. So why yet more talk of Brexit?Maybot malfunctions under pressure over police
the snap
polling
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YouGov model has May short of majorityFind out what the pollsters are expecting on June 8 as Theresa May seeks to turn an opinion poll lead into an increased majority. We’re compiling daily updates from all the main polling firms and tracking the trend
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From NME to No 10 – could the youth vote win Corbyn the election?A poll putting Labour just three points behind the Conservatives is being put down to a leftwing surge among young voters, but not everyone is convinced
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The marginal election battlegrounds that could decide the UK’s futureWith the Conservative lead in the polls dwindling and Labour support surging, both main parties will be focusing on the seats that could swing this week’s result
Voices and votes Cambridge: 'Scrapping tuition fees is attractive ... if it can be costed'