Follow along with The Conversation’s coverage of the general election results.
- Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
Mayoral votes, a by-election triggered by a scandal and a prime minister under threat. It’s a big week.
John Major admitted to be too thin-skinned when his government started to crumble.
The show is being rebroadcast for a new generation and is more educational and political than it might have first appeared.
Not a knockout blow but important gains for the opposition.
The runners and riders in 2022’s second Conservative party leadership race.
A new prime minister is in place – but is now a good time to go to the polls?
Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
Located in the region that delivered Boris Johnson a majority in 2019, the Labour leader needs to send a strong message by holding onto this seat.
The coronavairus outbreak is a challenge to government that it, in itself, diminishes Thatcher’s comments of the 1980s.
The game is a major part of John Major’s political legacy.
For much of the 20th Century, UK Conservatives sought to appeal to a broad voter base. The new admiistration is already undermining that ethos.
The PM is in a tight spot, but can anyone else lead the nation into Brexit?
Stick with her until after Brexit and she’ll end all your problems – so Theresa May says.
Leading a party divided over Europe and unable to make her ideological mark, the prime minister is experiencing similar troubles to another Tory leader. But how will it end?
Johnson and Mogg are taking over? They should probably get on with it then.
Nigel Farage says he is now more open to the idea of a second Brexit referendum. Is that a good or bad idea?
Theresa May’s need to balance Brexiteers and Remainers in her cabinet means that the foreign secretary can get away with an alarming level of incompetence.
The annual conference in Bournemouth is a much needed opportunity to regroup.
For the third time in a row, first past the post has delivered confusion rather than stability.
This was not the plan. Not the plan at all.
Rolling coverage of the general election results from expert academics.
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You need to know what each party is promising but who has the time to read through all their programmes for government? We did so you don't have to.
The party has produced an unexpectedly detailed plan for government, marking a radical break from the past.
The Conservative PM is often seen as a failure, but the odds were stacked against him from the start.
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