UK Election 2024

The seven major parties in the 2024 general election have released their manifestos on what they would do if elected. Here’s what you need to know, with each manifesto broken down into 60 seconds.

Both the main parties say they will stick to the same fiscal rules which they claim will bring down the government’s debts.

With millions of people struggling to cope with soaring fuel and food bills, the cost of living crisis has become a key concern in the upcoming election.

We spoke to Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake.

Housing policy, including help for renters and first time buyers, has become a key election battleground.

A leading Conservative campaign aide and two parliamentary candidates are now being investigated by the gambling watchdog – over alleged betting on the general election date.

Could this election kill the independence cause in Scotland or actually bring it back to life? Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses manifestos and independence with the SNP’s former Deputy Westminster Leader Mhairi Black, Scottish Labour’s Pam Duncan-Glancy, and Scottish Conservative’s Craig Hoy.

We spoke to the outgoing leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross, and began by asking him his reaction to the latest polls and the scale of rejection of Conservative politics.

Some polls are saying that Labour could have more Scottish MPs than the SNP after July the 4th. 

As Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer oversaw some of the most high profile prosecutions of the Cameron Coalition years, finally bringing to justice the murderers of Stephen Lawrence and securing the conviction of MPs accused of fiddling their expenses.

The SNP leader John Swinney doubled down on a promise to push for another independence referendum as he launched his party’s manifesto in Edinburgh. 

As part of our series of election interviews with the party leaders, Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to John Swinney.

With more analysis on that inflation target of 2% being reached, our economics correspondent Helia Ebrahimi is here.

It’s taken nearly three years, but the inflation rate has finally fallen back to the Bank of England’s target.