ITV News

Take a look back at some of the highlights from an historic election night, as Labour secured a landslide victory over the Tories. Read the full story here 👉🏼 'Change begins now': Labour wins General Election with landslide victory https://lnkd.in/eA8CTh7C

Trident letters and house move: What awaits Starmer after his General Election win? ITV News Correspondent John Ray explains. Read more here 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/efUhRi-K

'Change begins now': Labour wins General Election with landslide victory Read more here 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/eA8CTh7C

Former MI6 chief: Next PM will be hit by the 'gravity' of the role It is the moment when any incoming prime minister is forced to think of the magnitude of their new role. Following long weeks of campaigning - of baby-holding and handshakes - the writing of ‘the letters of last resort’ is when it becomes clear that running the country is about more than mere politics. If Labour wins the General Election, one of Sir Keir Starmer’s early tasks will be to handwrite a letter to Britain’s nuclear submarine commanders instructing them how to respond to an attack which has potentially killed him and wiped out the UK. Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/exAqqRwW

Milkshakes, bungee jumping and betting scandals: Memorable moments of the General Election campaign Since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a snap General Election in front of Downing Street in the pouring rain, a lot has happened. And now, with just hours to go until the polls open, all political parties will be making their final pleas to voters. According to the polls, Labour are poised for a landslide win, while the Tories are braced for a defeat that could see the PM losing his own seat. But before the country finds out who their new leader will be, ITV News breaks down the most memorable moments of the campaign. You can read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/evb9bgg9

From showbiz to SW1: The celebrities running to become your MP this general election A musician who's headlined Wembley, a double Olympic gold medallist and a man who became famous on TV because the nation liked watching him... watch TV, are just some of the celebrities standing in this week's General Election. With just days to go before the British public heads to the polls, the stakes are rising for parliamentary candidates hoping to become MPs on Friday - some of whom already know a thing or two about being in the public eye. Celebrities are no strangers to using their platform to raise awareness of socio-political issues and this election has been no different, with the likes of Presenter Carol Vorderman campaigning to oust the Tories and The Undertones' frontman Feargal Sharkey lobbying to protect England's sewage-ridden waters. Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/eZrxyVNZ

Boris Johnson makes surprise speech at Tory rally in last-minute bid to sway voters Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance on the General Election campaign trail on Tuesday night, telling a Tory rally: "Don't let the Putinistas deliver the Corbynistas". “When Rishi asked me to come and help of course I couldn’t say no,” the former prime minister said. “We’re all here because we love our country.” Johnson spoke at a Conservative campaign event at London's National Army Museum before Rishi Sunak arrived to deliver his speech, and was greeted by cheers, claps, whistles and chants of “Boris, Boris, Boris”. Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/e7gDNSeD

Labour and the Tories should scrap their fiscal rules and deliver on levelling up, economist says The Tories swept to power in the last election on the back of two key promises. Boris Johnson made “getting Brexit done” and “levelling up the UK” central parts of his election campaign, which penetrated the Labour heartlands and delivered the Conservatives a thumping majority. But Andy Haldane, chair of the government’s Levelling Up Advisory Council, said progress on tackling regional inequality in the last parliament was disappointing and that Brexit “got in the way” of achieving it. Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/eq4g7KXx

Inside Portugal's groundbreaking wildfire prevention strategy It is just after nine in the morning and the dusty track hair-pinning its way up into the mountains of the Serra De Cabrera is deserted. The air is heavy with heat, but after a week of rain the slopes around us are lush and dotted with wildflowers. It is a country that still bears the scars, both physical and psychological, from its worst disaster in decades, back in 2017. We have come to these mountains to try to find one of the newest weapons being deployed here against the threat of fire: Garrano, a breed of semi-wild horses. Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/ddZuUZrq

Gambling Commission 'investigating others linked to election betting scandal' The Gambling Commission is investigating other individuals linked to the Conservative Party or government who bet on the July election, I understand, in a widening scandal that is undermining Rishi Sunak’s general election campaign. After the Tory candidate and ex-PPS to Sunak, Craig Williams, placed a £100 bet on a July election, the booking giant Entain, owner of Ladbrokes and Corals, notified the Commission. Entain made the disclosure to the Commission because Williams as an MP, before parliament was dissolved, was classified as a 'Politically Exposed Person' in relevant law. Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://lnkd.in/es9i5b-s