Tories suffer a punishment beating from the voters
After 14 years in office, the party lost ground to Labour and the Lib Dems on the left as Reform UK proved itself a new threat on the right
Exit polls show Keir Starmer’s party gaining big majority over Conservatives
Decision by Georgie David is fresh blow for rightwing party facing backlash over activists’ comments
An FT overview of the key policies, people and polls
Pressure group raised funds for ‘Brexit celebration event’, then funnelled cash to Brexit party
Conservatives struggle to build momentum ahead of next week’s UK vote
Nigel Farage ‘dismayed’ after undercover film of party campaigners
Sunak devotes final days of campaigning to wooing older Britons who are likely to have voted already
Arch-Brexiter has propelled party up the polls, but reliance on one person is a weakness
Fall reaches historic proportions after Reform party, Liberal Democrats and Greens gain traction
PM stands by decision not to suspend two Tory candidates being probed while another calls party a ‘shower of shit’
Former Brexit backer had previously said he planned to focus on ‘culture war’ issues
Ipsos survey for the FT finds high levels of volatility in electorate ahead of July 4 ballot
Spending on events and equipment cannot account for total shortfall, campaign experts say
X marks the plot
Reform UK embarrassed after failure to spot previous support for BNP or praise for Hitler’s leadership
Plans ‘do not add up’ and will cost billions of pounds more than claimed, Institute for Fiscal Studies warns
Prime minister faces recriminations from both rightwingers and centrists within his party
Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green ask whether Reform might be behind a Conservative extinction level event
Plus, some thoughts on Labour’s no-surprises manifesto
Thursday evening poll shows Nigel Farage ahead of Tories
Significant potential swings, tactical voting and undecided voters may all play havoc with forecasting models
Opposition party has agreed to respect outcome of Brexit referendum
YouGov finds rightwing party has surpassed Tories, in a first for a national survey
