Frequent flyers also hit in raid on ‘banks and billionaires’ to fund NHS boost
Party faces ‘uphill battle’ in a constituency held by Labour since 2017
Mandatory work for 18-year-olds would provide ‘opportunities’ and ‘experience’, prime minister says
Chancellor recognises threat to senior Conservative figures posed by tactical voting at general election
By calling July general election Sunak has some benefits, but surprise decision will worry Tory MPs who are already fretting
Decisions made in the coalition years leading up to party’s 2015 poll collapse shed light on Ed Davey’s tactics today
High on the list are constituencies where the party has previously defeated its Conservative opponents
Local elections showed Reform UK is not as popular as opinion polls suggest
Labour support was spread widely but Downing Street grasps national projection of 7-point gap as cause for hope
An insider’s guide to the key battlegrounds
Results in England and Wales will establish mood for upcoming national poll
Ed Davey’s official election campaign will target a handful of seats where uniting an anti-Tory majority could benefit party
Nick Clegg’s performances in the televised debates helped the party limit its losses
FT polling analysis shows there is almost no way for Conservative party to remain in power
Party to target disgruntled older voters in Tory strongholds after poor electoral results over past decade
Sir Ed Davey tells the FT he is expecting to make gains in the ruling Conservative party’s traditional strongholds
PM eschews any big-picture presentations while his opponents try to add detail to campaign plans
Leader Ed Davey concedes attempt likely to fail as he kickstarts months of campaigning ahead of national vote later this year
Research shows more than 2mn in London and the South East will be pushed into higher tax bracket because of threshold freeze
Voters will notice that the Lib Dems exist, while Labour must defend against Tory attacks over tax-and-spend
Britain’s third party war-games a range of scenarios as it prepares for the upcoming general election
The FT's Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green trace out the political landscape
Bookies think the Conservatives could scrape home in former safe seat of Mid Bedfordshire
Also in this newsletter: how inflation is flattering UK trade figures
