General Election 2024: June 30 round-up
Credit: Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg – BBC One A daily round-up as the UK is set to go to the polls for a July 4 election.
Credit: Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg – BBC One A daily round-up as the UK is set to go to the polls for a July 4 election.
While the debate over Joe Biden’s future has raised many questions, it has made one thing much clearer. It is time for Americans to get used to the idea of President Kamala Harris.Democrats who believe that their party should stay the course with Biden as candidate frequently make the argument that if it became impossible for him to continue with the campaign or as president, Harris would be ready to assume the reins of power. A widely circulated Google document, entitled “Unburdened by What Has
Labour won a landslide victory in Thursday’s General Election.
Other recent polls have indicated Biden is losing support following last week’s debate
More than 50 candidates and their supporters have been attacked ahead of a second round of voting in France's parliamentary elections.
While the media was focused on Biden, Trump quietly had his own week from hell
Fifth Democratic member of Congress calls for him to quit re-election campaign, a day after his TV appearance.
The president dismisses suggestions he may end his re-election bid, as a fifth House Democrat calls on him to quit as the party's nominee.
None of the main contenders to replace Rishi Sunak has yet formally announced they will run but the unofficial race has started.
President Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mike Mulvaney said he “was flabbergasted” by President Biden’s campaign decision to “hype” up his Friday interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, calling the interview “mediocre” and not “changing anyone’s mind.” “I know the White House is describing that interview that you just showed as energetic and eloquent […] either…
The former heart surgeon has beaten his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili.
One reporter made the most of pollsters' early prediction of the Labour Party win.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday put the focus on the dangers of a second Trump administration, rather than the growing concerns over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, as she attempted to convince Black voters to once again deliver a win for the Biden-Harris ticket.
Ex-Conservative MP George Eustice criticises a "very poorly executed campaign" by Rishi Sunak.
Voters have gone to the polls for the second time in France in crucial parliamentary run-off elections that threaten political deadlock. While Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party is expected to win most votes, it faces falling short of a majority. This raises the prospect of a hung parliament, denting the authority of President Emmanuel Macron.
From the economy to a border poll, how could things change with Sir Keir Starmer in No 10?
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), an influential centrist who is close with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), is working to gather support among Democratic senators to ask President Biden to drop his reelection bid, according to two sources familiar with the effort. Warner is concerned Biden could perform so badly in November that he risks…
BBC News NI's political editor Enda McClafferty looks at how the NI parties fared in the general election and where they may go from here.
Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested Friday that President Biden may step aside before November, saying his campaign is “bleeding out in front of us” following a poor debate showing last week. “That situation has deteriorated, and who thinks that’s going to turn around?” he said in an interview with Fox News’s “America Reports.” “It’s not.”…
Wisconsin Democrats tell the BBC they support the president but are willing to consider replacing him.
The Heritage Foundation and its president, Kevin Roberts, are facing blowback in the wake of his comment about an ongoing second American revolution that will “remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.” President Biden’s campaign jumped on the comment, with a spokesperson saying it shows that former President Trump’s allies are “dreaming of…