Charanpreet Khaira
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Jul 4, 2024 |
itv.com | Charanpreet Khaira
Rishi Sunak taking to the stage to concede defeat as a YouTube star held an 'L for Loser' sign over his shoulder said it all. It was just the latest in a string of unfortunate election images which have come to define the Conservatives' campaign, right from its rainy start. Sunak might have known Yorkshire's Red Wall was a lost cause, but one of his major missteps was ignoring the region entirely, barely showing up on the campaign trail.
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Jul 1, 2024 |
itv.com | Charanpreet Khaira
In 2019, Boris Johnson took a bulldozer to the Red Wall, snatching victory in seats long seen as Labour heartlands. Penistone and Stocksbridge, Don Valley, Ashfield, Bolsover and Great Grimsby were among the constituencies that cemented the Tories’ win. In return, voters were promised two things by the then prime minister: that he would "get Brexit done" and that the country would be "levelled up", that's to say that investment and opportunity would become more evenly spread.
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Jun 25, 2024 |
itv.com | Charanpreet Khaira
With just a week to go until the country goes to the polls, you might still be undecided about which party deserves your vote. Plenty of people have told me they’re not sure what the politicians stand for - with so much of the campaigns centred around attacking the opposition. ITV News has trawled through the major parties’ manifestos - or what Reform UK call a ‘contract’ with voters - to help you understand what’s on offer.
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Jun 10, 2024 |
itv.com | Charanpreet Khaira
Video report by ITV News correspondent Charanpreet KhairaAshfield had its fair share of political drama before this election campaign even began. In March, then Ashfield MP Lee Anderson defected from the Conservative Party and joined Reform UK. He had been Deputy Chair of the Tory Party, but resigned from that role over the Rwanda Plan, which he wanted to be stricter. Mr Anderson chose not to hold a by-election when he changed Party.
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May 22, 2024 |
itv.com | Charanpreet Khaira
Rishi Sunak has pulled the rabbit out of the hat - and the rabbit is a snap, summer general election. It’s just a couple of weeks since the local elections results were announced, where the Conservatives got a kicking in our region. Yorkshire is home to the Prime Minister’s own constituency - Richmond - as well as a number of key bricks in the so-called Red Wall. So, could Yorkshire decide the result of the General Election? You’ll hear a lot of talk about the Red Wall in this election campaign.
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Ed Davey learns to DJ at Hull’s Beats Bus, an initiative which tries to widen access to the arts for young people in Hull. The Lib Dem leader says he’s upbeat about his Party’s chances in the Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election. https://t.co/Exw6dekXuu
On tonight's @ITVLastOrders, Beverley and Holderness MP @grahamstuart and Chesterfield MP @tobyperkinsmp disagree about new licenses for oil and gas. Graham Stuart: 'it's only ideology - not practicality.' Toby Perkins: 'it's absolute nonsense... we don't need new licenses.' https://t.co/EMrJ9GPOi2
Lee Anderson reacts to reports that Robert Jenrick wants the Tories and Reform to form a 'coalition' and avoid fighting each other for votes. Says Jenrick has been on 'the slimming pen' and that 'it's affected his political judgment.' More on @ITVLastOrders this evening. https://t.co/rRjvslluy9
