Articles tagged with: General Election 2024

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24 Oct Education

Pearson's education toolkit for Members of Parliament

The results of the 2024 general election have brought a fresh cohort of MPs to Westminster, with more than half of the 650 newly elected parliamentarians taking their seats for the first time.

15 Oct Books & culture

'A vividly written page-turner': Rupa Huq reviews 'Taken as Red'

Anushka Asthana’s deep dive into the 2024 general election campaign is recommended reading for all those seeking insights into why Labour won by a landslide

15 Sep Political parties

Tim Farron Says Lib Dems Must "Make Our Own Luck" At The Next Election

Liberal Democrat MP and former party leader Tim Farron has said the Lib Dems have to figure out how to “make our own luck” when considering their strategy for the next general election, and rely less on their political rivals making errors.

28 Aug Political parties

Pollster Says There Is "Systematic" Bias In UK Election Polling Which Overstates Labour

The co-founder of a leading polling company has said that there is "systematic" bias across the polling industry that led to the Labour Party being overstated in the run-up to the 2024 General Election, as well as in previous elections.

11 Jul Parliament

Unusual Channels: What Labour's big majority means for the PM, whips and MPs

In the first of her new regular column on Parliament’s inner workings, Hannah White assesses what Labour’s big new majority entails for the PM, the whips – and the new MPs themselves

06 Jul Political parties

'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election

How did Labour win its staggering majority of 174? Party insiders take Sienna Rodgers behind the scenes of the campaign, from the ‘professionalised’ HQ to the ruthlessly efficient ground operation

05 Jul Political parties

Lib Dems Sweep Through 'Blue Wall' With Best Results In More Than 100 Years

The Liberal Democrats won a huge number of seats in former Conservative stronghold areas, particularly across the south of England, where voters were determined to vote for the party that was best-placed to kick the Tories out.

05 Jul Political parties

Prime Minister Keir Starmer Appoints His First Cabinet

Newly-elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has started to appoint his Cabinet after leading his party to a landslide win in the General Election.

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05 Jul Social affairs

BVA calls on new Government to prioritise Veterinary Surgeons Act reform to enable it to deliver its manifesto commitments

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05 Jul Technology

Advertising Association’s statement on the 2024 General Election result

05 Jul Political parties

New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory

Keir Starmer has officially become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Labour Party won the 2024 General Election in a historic landslide.

05 Jul Political parties

Rishi Sunak To Quit As Tory Leader After Labour Landslide

Rishi Sunak has announced he will stand down as Conservative Party leader, as he said he had heard the “anger” of the electorate who have handed Labour a landslide general election victory.

05 Jul Political parties

Labour Faced Surges On Left And Right Amid Landslide Election Victory

The Labour Party will be relieved to have secured their landslide election victory and more than 400 seats in the House of Commons, but the party faced surges from opponents on the left and right.

05 Jul Political parties

Truss, Rees-Mogg, Shapps, Mordaunt Among Senior Tories To Lose Seats

Former prime minister Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps and Penny Mordaunt are among the biggest Tory names to have lost their seats in the crushing 2024 Tory defeat.

05 Jul Political parties

Shadow Culture Secretary Thangam Debbonaire Loses To Greens In Bristol

Shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire has lost her seat in Bristol to the Green Party by more than 10,000 votes.

05 Jul Political parties

Nigel Farage Wins In Clacton To Become An MP

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won in Clacton becoming an MP at the eighth time of trying.

04 Jul Political parties

Key Moments Of The 2024 General Election Campaign

It has been six weeks since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a snap General Election to be held on 4 July, to the surprise of even those in his own party.

04 Jul Political parties

All The Key Seats To Watch On Election Night

With pollsters predicting a heavy defeat for the Conservatives at the General Election, many top Tories are likely to lose their seats – including some which would have been considered 'safe' in previous elections.

30 Jun Political parties

Ed Davey Ready To Confront Nigel Farage "Head On" In Parliament

As a "proud European", Ed Davey's politics are a world apart from those of Nigel Farage. But the Lib Dem leader says Farage winning a seat in the House of Commons would be the "best way" to confront him.

28 Jun Political parties

"Unpredictable" And "Scattergun" Conservatives Head Into Final Week Of Campaign Against "Risk Averse" Labour

The last week of the General Election could see a more “unpredictable” and “scattergun” approach from the Conservatives, while Labour will likely continue to be “risk averse” as they approach the finish line, according to one political expert.

27 Jun Communities

Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken

Modern housing developments in Nottinghamshire promised residents a better life, but now they feel some of those promises have been broken. And while many of these voters are ready for “change”, they remain unsure of who they can trust to deliver it.

24 Jun Political parties

Only one Jeremy Corbyn? A short history of political candidates sharing names

The largely unknown constituencies of Feverford in Kent and Trough in Hertfordshire are linked by the fact that in the 1950s they were represented, simultaneously, by the same individual.