The conservative paradox
The Tories face electoral oblivion, having failed to grasp that voters look to government for a shield against insecurity. Is…
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A UK general election is a voting election to determine the member of Parliament (MP) of each constituency that is elected to the House of Commons. The most recent UK general election was in December 2019. In the UK, there must be a general election no more than five years apart. The prime minister determines when the general election will be. The next UK general election is expected to take place in Spring or Autumn 2024. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on UK general elections here.
How Labour’s path to a majority has eased
The party is now unlikely to need a Blair-style swing to achieve overall victory.
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Why Labour is still preparing for a May general election
Morgan McSweeney told the NEC that Rishi Sunak could be forced to “pre-empt” a leadership challenge.
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The 2024 election looks nothing like 1992
The Conservatives were always in a far stronger position under John Major than they are under Rishi Sunak.
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Neil Kinnock: “It’s not 1992. Rishi Sunak is no John Major”
The former Labour leader on life after his wife Glenys’s death, Keir Starmer’s election strategy, and becoming Joe Biden’s “greatest…
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Why the Conservatives can’t accept their coming electoral wipeout
The party will soon regret the bias of the British media.
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How the civil service prepares for transitions of power
With an election looming, the UK's most senior civil servants must get ready for all eventualities.
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Rishi Sunak is pleasing no one on immigration
The Prime Minister is neither satisfying populists nor governing well.
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Is Reform UK really gifting Labour a majority?
Polling shows that it’s nonsense for the Tories to believe that supporters of Nigel Farage’s party will come to their…
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Why the Tory right is talking up Reform UK
Conservative rebels hope to use an apocalyptic poll to force Rishi Sunak to make concessions over the Rwanda bill.
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What will 2024 bring for the net zero transition?
The stakes are high, especially for the climate, in a bumper election year for the world’s ailing democracies.
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The year of voting dangerously
Over two billion people in more than 60 countries will go to the polls in 2024, in elections that could…
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Labour’s biggest threat is an electorate that has given up
Keir Starmer should be worried less by a potential Tory surge and more by a creeping pessimism among voters.
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Who will win the Wellingborough by-election?
Though it’s tougher to win than Tamworth, winning it would put Labour on course for 420 seats.
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The problem with Rishi Sunak’s new election strategy
To many voters, “going back to square one” will sound appealing given the state of the country.
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Inside Labour’s war against complacency
As an election year dawns, Team Starmer are refusing to believe the hype around them.
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Keir Starmer must remember that chaos won’t end with the Tories
Labour would inherit a fractious domestic and international environment. Does it have answers?
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Is Anas Sarwar ready?
To justify the hype, Scottish Labour must win around half of the SNP’s seats at the general election.
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To win, the Tories need to defy electoral history
No governing party has ever won from a starting position as weak as the Conservatives’ currently is.
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Why Rishi Sunak has ruled out a May general election
The Prime Minister has ended politically dangerous speculation and overshadowed Keir Starmer’s speech.
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