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Who is the New Attorney-General? By Jessica Casey
The new government means a new Cabinet. And not every shadow minister transferred into the government job. A notable surprise is that the previous shadow Attorney General, Emily Thornberry, was not awarded the position. Instead this went to Richard Hermer KC who is not an MP and has instead been given a life peerage. The…
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2024 General Election; What was Edge Hill’s Constituency results? Ella Weatherburn reports:
In the biggest Labour landslide since 1997, with Labour winning 412 seats, how did Edge Hill’s constituency, West Lancashire, do in the election? Victory for Labour Following the trend since 2010, Labour comfortably won this constituency, with Ashley Dalton winning with 22,305 votes. Dalton won 50.5% of the vote, losing 1.6% of the vote share…
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Labour Landslide, Conservative Crumble, Lib Dems More than Double, SNP Slump; How did the four largest parties perform in the General Election? By Ella Weatherburn
With a shocking exit poll coming through on Thursday night (4 July) predicting a Labour landslide victory, significant Conservative and SNP losses and the Liberal Democrats making gains, how did the parties actually perform? The exit poll predicted Labour taking a landslide victory, with 410 seats and Conservatives winning 131. The Lib Dems were predicted…
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What are the smaller party manifestos saying about immigration? – By Ella Weatherburn
This blog has already featured pledges by Labour and the Conservatives on immigration. Now that the General Election is just a few days away, what are the smaller parties saying in their manifestos? Liberal Democrats What are the key policies the Liberal Democrats are pledging in their manifesto? To read more of the Liberal Democrats…
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What do the parties say on immigration – Part One – by Ella Weatherburn
With the UK general election quickly upcoming and immigration being a key issue discussed within this election, what are the Conservative Party and Labour Party manifestos pledging to do? Ella Weatherburn reports. Conservative Party Following the announcement and legislating for the Rwanda Policy whilst in office, the Conservative Party have made pledging lower immigration a…
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The 2024 General Election; What does this mean for Edge Hill’s constituency? By Ella Weatherburn
With the 2024 General Election fast approaching, the Politics Blog looks to the possibilities of what this could mean for Edge Hill Universities constituency, West Lancashire. Past elections When looking forward to an election, examining past elections is a useful indicator of the political views of the constituency the MP seat covers. The most recent…
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Lady Hale – the pioneer. by Ella Weatherburn and Jessica Casey
In honour of the 90th anniversary of Edge Hill University and International Women’s Day, we were privileged to receive a visit from Lady Brenda Hale. Law students Ella Weatherburn and Jessica Casey tell us more about this pioneering honorary Edge Hill doctor. The extensive and impressive career of Lady Hale began with a humble background,…
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Interview with Conor McGinn MP by Zac Clark
Students from Edge Hill’s Politics Lab were able to sit down for a meeting with Member of Parliament for St Helens North, Conor McGinn. We were able to speak to Mr McGinn about tabling Parliamentary questions, about his personal political views and about his life in politics. This is what he told us. On what…
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What next for the Recall of MPs Act?
Paula Keaveney. Earlier this month (February 2024) the voters of Wellingborough went to the polls in a by election. This was not the result of a resignation or death, but of the application of the Recall of MPs Act (2015). Former MP Peter Bone was suspended from the House of Commons for, among other things, bullying. More than…
