Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
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Daily Express | Conservative Party | [1] | ||
Daily Mail | Conservative Party | Advocated tactical voting for the Conservative Party to ensure it provided an effective opposition to a prospective Labour government. | [2] | |
Daily Mirror | Labour Party | [3] | ||
Financial Times | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. | [4] | |
i | None | Have never endorsed a political party. | [5] | |
Morning Star | None | Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. | [6] | |
The Daily Telegraph | Conservative Party | [7] | ||
The Guardian | Labour Party | Advocated tactical voting against the government. | [8] | |
The Independent | Labour Party | [9] | ||
The Sun | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer responded to the endorsement by saying, "I am delighted to have the support and backing of The Sun" and that it "shows how much this is a changed Labour Party". [10] | [11] | |
The Times | None | Backed Conservatives in 2019. | [12] |
Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Link | |
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The Observer | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2015. Advocated tactical voting for the Liberal Democrats "wherever they are best placed to defeat a Conservative opponent". | [13] | |
Sunday Express | Conservative Party | [14] | ||
Sunday Mirror | Labour Party | [15] | ||
The Sun on Sunday | None | Backed Conservatives in 2019. | [16] | |
The Sunday Telegraph | Conservative Party | [17] | ||
Mail on Sunday | Conservative Party | [18] | ||
Sunday People | Labour Party | [19] | ||
The Sunday Times | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2001. | [20] |
Publication | Endorsement | Notes | Link | |
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The Economist | Labour Party | Backed Liberal Democrats in 2019 | [21] | |
New Statesman | Labour Party | In addition, "in seats where the Liberal Democrats are the strongest opponent to the Tories, readers should vote tactically." | [22] | |
Socialist Standard | None | Called on voters to write "world socialism" on their ballot | [23] |
Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
City A.M. | None | Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. | [24] | |
Evening Standard | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. | [25] | |
Express and Star | Labour Party | [26] | ||
Liverpool Echo | Labour Party | [27] | ||
The Yorkshire Post | None | "Set out its own manifesto for Yorkshire" | [28] |
Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Irish News | None | [29] |
Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daily Record | Scottish Labour | Last backed Labour in 2010 | [30] | |
The Scotsman | None | [31] | ||
Sunday Mail | Scottish Labour | [32] | ||
The Scottish Sun | Scottish Labour | Last backed Labour in 2005. | [33] |
For Dave Murray (TUSC):
For Tarek Javed (independent):
For Khalid Abu-Tayyem (Workers Party of Britain):
For Nigel Farage (Reform UK)
For Jess Asato (Labour):
For Toqueer Shah (independent):
For Attiq Malik (independent):
For Clive Lewis (Labour):
For James Bagge (independent)
For Stephen Ferguson (independent):
For Julia Ewart (Lib Dem):
For Khalid Chohan (Workers Party of Britain):
For Adrian Ramsay (Green Party)
For Richard Tice (Reform UK):
For Maggie Throup (Conservative):
For Charmaine Morgan (Lincolnshire Independents):
For Claudia Webbe (independent):
For Shockat Adam (independent):
For Liz Kendall (Labour):
For Steve Score (TUSC):
For Nadia Whittome (Labour):
For Paris Ghazni (Workers Party of Britain):
For James Naish (Labour):
For Abdul Butt (independent):
For Muhammad Asim (Workers Party of Britain):
For Rushanara Ali (Labour):
For Ajmal Masroor (independent):
For Barry Duckett (independent):
For Aadil Sheikh (independent):
For Nisar Malik (Workers Party of Britain):
For Zebunisa Rao (independent):
For Faiza Shaheen (independent):
For Rachel Blake (Labour):
For Rajiv Sinha (Green):
For Peter Underwood (Green):
For Richard Howard (Lib Dem):
For Jahir Hussain (Lib Dem):
For Donna Murray-Turner (TTIP):
For Margaret Mullane (Labour):
For Darshan Singh Azad (Workers Party of Britain):
For Tahir Mirza (independent):
For Khalid Sadur (indendent):
For Ertan Karpazli (independent):
For Amrit Mann (Workers Party of Britain):
For Damian Read (independent):
For Sarah Hoyle (Lib Dem):
For Diane Abbott (Labour):
For Sabira Lakha (independent):
For Pamela Fitzpatrick (independent):
For John McDonnell (Labour):
For Andrew Feinstein (independent):
For Leanne Mohamad (independent):
For Noorjahan Begum (independent):
For Jeremy Corbyn (independent):
For Carne Ross (Green):
For Emma Dent Coad (independent):
For Joe Powell (Labour):
For John Lloyd (Alliance for Green Socialism):
For Shanell Johnson (independent):
For Apsana Begum (Labour):
For Helen Baxter (Lib Dems)
For Karl Vidol (TUSC):
For Omar Faruk (independent):
For Fiona Lali (independent):
For Scott Ainslie (Green):
For Nandita Lal (independent):
For Sarah Green (Green):
For Gary Harbord (TUSC):
For Imran Arshad (Workers Party of Britain):
For Sophia Naqvi (independent):
For John Ross (Traditional Unionist Voice):
For John Finucane (Sinn Féin):
For David Clarke (Traditional Unionist Voice):
For Claire Hanna (SDLP):
For Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party):
For Allister Kyle (Traditional Unionist Voice):
For Diana Armstrong (Ulster Unionist Party):
For Ian Paisley Jnr (Democratic Unionist Party):
For Alex Easton (independent):
For Stephen Farry (Alliance):
For Norman Hall (TUSC):
For Jemma Joy (Lib Dem):
For Rod Liddle (SDP):
For Yvonne Ridley (independent):
For Aroma Hassan (Workers Party of Britain):
For Jo Bird (Green):
For Dylan Lewis-Creser (Green):
For Adnan Hussain (independent):
For Craig Murray (Workers Party of Britain):
For Chris Webb (Labour):
For Kevin Allsop (independent):
For Rebecca Forrest (Lib Dem):
For Gordon Birtwistle (Lib Dem):
For Mark Alcock (Lib Dem):
For John Stevenson (Conservative):
For Tom Morrison (Lib Dem):
For Martin Powell-Davies (TUSC):
For Connor Naismith (Labour):
For Amanda Gardner (Green):
For Lisa Smart (Lib Dem):
For Chris Furlong (independent):
For Shabir Faizal (Green):
For Sam Gorst (Liverpool Community Independents):
For Ann San (independent):
For Tim Roca (Labour):
For Ekua Bayunu (Green):
For Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem):
For Helen Clawson (independent):
For Lizzi Collinge (Labour):
For Shanaz Siddique (Workers Party of Britain):
For Zaffar Iqbal (independent):
For Michael Lavalette (independent):
For Sean Halsall (independent):
For Ayesha Khan (Workers Party of Britain):
For Khalila Chaudry (Workers Party of Britain):
For Nigel Hennerley (Green):
For Tim Farron (Lib Dem):
For Jan Cunliffe (independent):
For Lucas Grant (TUSC):
For Sophie Molly (Independent):
For Brian Leishman (Labour):
For Jim McFarlane (TUSC):
For Naz Anis-Miah (SNP):
For Joanna Cherry (SNP):
For Chris Sermanni (TUSC):
For Brian Smith (TUSC):
For Chris Stephens (SNP):
For Angus Brendan MacNeil (independent):
For Cassi Bellingham (Independent):
For Sean Woodcock (Labour):
for Siân Berry (Green):
For Sarah Green (Lib Dem):
For Robin Burnham (TUSC):
For Olly Glover (Lib Dem):
For Paul Follows (Lib Dem):
For Freddie van Mierlo (Lib Dem):
For Helen Whitehead (Labour):
For John Milne (Lib Dem):
For Tanushka Marah (independent):
For James McCleary (Lib Dem):
For George Wright (independent):
For Jabu Nala-Hartley (independent):
For Adam Gillman (TUSC):
For Azhara Chohan (independent):
For Declan Peter Clune (TUSC):
For Maggie Fricker (independent):
For Hassan Kassem (independent):
For Mike Martin (Lib Dem):
For Maddison Wheeldon (independent):
For Charlie Maynard (Lib Dem):
For Clive Jones (Lib Dem):
For Beccy Cooper (Labour):
For Khalil Ahmed (Workers Party of Britain):
For Ajaz Rehman (independent):
For Emma Reynolds (Labour):
For Thangam Debbonaire (Labour):
For Carla Denyer (Green Party of England and Wales):
For Dan Smart (TUSC):
For Perran Moon (Labour):
For William Poulter (independent):
For Paul Arnott (Lib Dem):
For Steve Gower (Workers Party of Britain):
For Richard Foord (Lib Dem):
For Phil Hutty (Lib Dem):
For Ian Roome (Lib Dem):
For Dan Norris (Labour):
For Giovanna Lewis (independent):
For Anna Gelderd (Labour):
For Roz Savage (Lib Dem):
For Ben Davy (TUSC):
For Thomas Culshaw (independent):
For Andrew George (Lib Dem):
For Simon Opher (Labour):
For Scott Hunter (TUSC):
For Cameron Thomas (Lib Dem):
For Jayne Kirkham (Labour):
For John Aaron Williams (TUSC):
For Irfan Latif (Lib Dem):
For Anthony Slaughter (Green Party of England and Wales):
For Carolyn Harris (Labour)
For Pippa Bartolotti (independent):
For Gareth Bromhall (TUSC):
For Gwyn Williams (Plaid Cymru):
For Ian Garrett (Lib Dem):
For Ammar Warraich (independent):
For Shaukat Ali (independent):
For Mohammad Hafeez (independent):
For Shakeel Afsar (independent):
For James Giles (Workers Party of Britain):
For Akhmed Yakoob (independent):
For Ayoub Khan (independent):
For Kamel Hawwash (independent):
For Jody McIntyre (Workers Party of Britain):
For Dave Nellist (TUSC):
For Zarah Sultana (Labour):
For Shakeela Bibi (independent):
For Shaz Saleem (independent):
For Owen Lewis (independent):
For Ellie Chowns (Green Party of England and Wales):
For Nahim Rabani (Workers Party of Britain):
For Navid Kaleem (independent):
For Andrew Mitchell (Conservative Party)
For Alan Adams (Reform UK):
For Roh Yakobi (Labour):
For Aftab Nawaz (independent):
For Parmjit Singh Gill (Lib Dem):
For Zahid Shah (independent):
For Mark Davies (TUSC):
For Iqbal Mohamed (indepdendent):
For Andy Hiles (TUSC):
For Mark Gee (TUSC):
For Tom Gordon (Lib Dem):
For Andrew Cooper (Green):
For John Grogan (Labour):
For Vaz Shabir (Workers Party of Britain):
For Louie George Fulton (TUSC):
For Owais Rajput (Workers Party of Britain):
For Mike Davies (Alliance for Green Socialism):
For Dawud Islam (Workers Party of Britain):
For Ed Carlisle (Green):
For Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative):
For Asa Jones (SJP):
For Maxine Browler (independent):
For Christine Gilligan Kubo (Green):
For Isabelle France (TUSC):
For Olivia Blake (Labour):
For Mick Suter (TUSC):
For Arnold Warneken (Green):
For Luke Charters (Labour):
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