2024 in review: The start of the Keir show

It has been quite some year for British politics. Sure, there were no mass-ministerial resignations, rule-breaking No.10 gatherings or economy-shaking mini budgets, but July’s general election saw a change of ruling party for the first time in 14 years.

So did Rishi Sunak’s final rolling of the dice really achieve anything? Could the general election ever have turned out differently? And how have Labour adapted to government – and Keir Starmer to the daurning job of prime minister? What was the surprise of the year? What was the moment of election night? And what does it all say about what might come next…?

Sam Freedman, Giles Wilkes, Jill Rutter and Hannah White gather in the IfG studio to look back on extraordinary 12 months for politics and government.