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Working to make government more effective

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Podcast

Election 2024: Poll positions

Deltapoll’s Joe Twyman joins the podcast team to explain what the polls tell us about what voters are thinking about Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.

There are less than two weeks to go until the general election and the polls are showing no signs of shifting. But what do they really tell us about what voters are thinking about Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer? Which Labour or Conservative policies and promises are cutting through? What are the polls to look out for? Deltapoll’s Joe Twyman joins the podcast team to explain all.

Plus: What exactly is a supermajority? We break down the Conservative Party’s warnings about what a big Labour election win would mean in parliament. 

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Parliament and the constitution Policy making
Keywords
General election Official opposition Majority government Parliamentary scrutiny
Political party
Conservative Labour
Position
Prime minister Leader of the opposition
Department
Number 10
Legislature
House of Commons
Public figures
Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
Publisher
Institute for Government

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