UK Election 2024

Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accused the Conservatives of total failure over their immigration numbers policy saying they couldn’t clear up their own chaos.

From Rwanda flights to student numbers – migration is already shaping up to be a major issue in this General Election. 

Today a lot of Tory MPs have been asking – why the early election? Gary Gibbon asked Rishi Sunak exactly this at the beginning of his first day of campaigning today in Nottingham.

Day one of the general election campaign and Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have hit the ground running – taking their pitch to voters around the country.

Reform UK leader Richard Tice tells Cathy Newman his net-zero migration policy will improve the NHS and economic growth.

Why did Rishi Sunak really call a snap general election? And can he defy the polls? Krishnan Guru-Murthy quizzes the Conservative’s Dehenna Davison, Labour’s Ben Bradshaw and pollster Luke Tryl.

The key issues that are likely to decide this election are immigration, the economy, health and education.

The Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has accused the Conservatives of being out of touch and out of time, claiming that people across the country were “crying out for change”. We are joined by Daisy Cooper, who’s deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats.

The number of Welsh MPs will fall from 40 to 32 in the upcoming general election following seat boundary changes announced last year.

In Edinburgh where Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney was setting out the SNP’s priorities for Government earlier today, before Rishi Sunak called a general election for July.

We’re joined by the shadow Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, as Rishi Sunak calls a snap general election for July 4.

What do we know about how people could vote? Well, let’s take a look at the latest poll of polls compiled by politics website Politico.

We look at the key economic questions that will dominate all parties during the general election campaign.

Why has the Prime Minister announced an early election now? Mr Sunak’s mind could have been made up after today’s encouraging inflation figures showing the steepest fall for almost three years.

Rishi Sunak stood in the pouring rain outside No. 10 Downing Street, and taking everyone by surprise, called a summer general election for July 4th.