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Rishi Sunak has failed to rule out holding a general election in July, as speculation remains rife over the timing of the national vote.

Rishi Sunak has failed to rule out holding a general election in July, as speculation remains rife over the timing of the national vote.

The local elections could be bad, very very bad. And that throws up questions about Rishi Sunaks future and also the date of the next general election.

Scotlands first minister Humza Yousaf has cancelled a planned speech as he fights to stay in his job; listen to the latest Electoral Dysfunction podcast while you scroll.

Following the prime ministers trip to Europe this week, Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips and Ruth Davidson examine whether Rishi Sunak is convincing on the world stage and ask if his announcement on defence spending will help the Conservatives chances in next weeks local elections.

Call it the Rishi Sunak reset week or, to borrow from The Spectator's Katy Balls, the shore-up Sunak week - the prime minister will be going into...

In a statement to The Times, MP Mark Menzies said he "strongly disputes" the claims made by the newspaper. But its a mega story for a number of reasons - including questions about why it has taken months for the Conservatives to act.

In a statement, Lancashire Police said: "We can confirm that we have now received a letter detailing concerns around this matter and we are in the process of reviewing the available information in more detail." Mr Menzies has denied the allegations against him.

The Conservatives were warned ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies's alleged misuse of party funds may have constituted fraud but the whistleblower was told there was no duty to report it

The European Commission announced its plans on Thursday to begin negotiations within the bloc of approaching the UK for a deal. The EU wants to avoid individual deals being done between its members and the UK.