Talking Politics

By Freddie Walker, second year BA (Hons) History and Politics For the third year running, the Labour Party Annual Conference was held in Liverpool, however for the first time in 14 years, with Labour as the governing party. For this reason, the conference was bigger than ever, holding over 20,000 delegates across the 5-day period…

We sat down with Sophia Adams Bhatti following her campaign as a Labour candidate in the general election, asking about her experiences, as well as on key issues within this election.   Adams Bhatti ran in the St Albans constituency, ultimately placing 3rd with 5,189 votes, with Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper retaining the seat. Before standing…

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…

In a previous article, we discussed the performances of the four biggest UK parties, by number of seats. This article covers the performance of several of the smaller parties, and touched on what the future may look like for them. (picture shows Jim Shannon MP, one of the DUP stalwarts) Sinn Féin Election night was…

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…

Shortly before the General Election, we interviewed Ashley Dalton who has since been re elected as the MP for West Lancashire. Ms Dalton spoke to us about a number of things, including what inspired her to become an MP, her view of the the Conservatives’ record, and Labour’s foreign and domestic policy positions. What inspired…

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…

The following article is a short summary of the General Election of the 4th of July 2024 and its results. The overall results of the election can be found at the bottom of this article. On the 22nd of May 2024, standing outside 10 Downing Street, drenched by rain, and to the backdrop of D:ream’s…

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…

Modern British politics is being shaped increasingly by single issue topics such as Brexit, independence, and most notably at the moment, immigration. We often hear in the media about immigration, both ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’, and are subject consistently to the opinions of political commentators and politicians about their personal opinions on immigration. Some views are…