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There is something contrived about parties producing detailed plans for a parliament that may well last five years, in a world that is volatile and uncertain.
It was hard to escape the feeling that the would-be leaders are as out of touch as one questioner suggested.
The 2010 general election put immigration front and centre of the political landscape for the next 14 years.
Research from political science shows that rightwing voters respond to narratives that harken back to a better time.
Study shows that even people who didn’t vote for Boris Johnson in 2019 were swayed by his grin.
The electoral register is incomplete, especially when it comes to young people.
Making election promises about migration numbers is much easier than keeping them.
The Labour leader is looking to the examples set by Tony Blair and Harold Wilson in drawing a line under his party’s recent past.
With the UK heading for an election on July 4, it can feel like the result is pre-ordained. Labour has maintained a decisive poll lead for over a year and nothing Rishi Sunak does appears to shift the…
The election will land right in the middle of the Euros. So will the feelgood factor lighten the public’s mood towards the government?
The large number of MPs deciding not to stand in the forthcoming election adds yet more electoral pressure on the PM.
The polls predict the UK is headed for a change of government. If Labour wins, would much change for Australia?
There are 16 government bills currently making their way through parliament.
The main characters are widely seen as dull but this election is already characterised by a narrative of chaos.
The prime minister hardly sounded committed to the election he was calling, but Labour still has to win hearts and minds.
The day is set for 4 July, leaving just six weeks for the campaign.
A lawyer who has helped many victims fight for compensation reviews the government’s plan.
Debates on decriminalising abortion have been repeatedly delayed.
The strategy is clear – what’s less obvious is whether there’s any point to it.
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