Royal Navy Trident nuclear submarine Plymouth UK after a refit in 2015.
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Commitment to nuclear deterrence has become a de facto criterion for entering No. 10.
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There is something contrived about parties producing detailed plans for a parliament that may well last five years, in a world that is volatile and uncertain.
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It was hard to escape the feeling that the would-be leaders are as out of touch as one questioner suggested.
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The day’s agenda was already set by Nigel Farage, hours before the two party leaders stepped on stage.
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The 2010 general election put immigration front and centre of the political landscape for the next 14 years.
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Sunak and Starmer clashed over the cost of living, immigration and the NHS. The Conversation’s expert analysis puts their claims into context.
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Research from political science shows that rightwing voters respond to narratives that harken back to a better time.
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The Tories have 346 seats and could lose more than half of those. Labour is aiming for huge gains, the SNP is fighting for relevance – and the Lib Dems are hoping to become the third party again.
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Study shows that even people who didn’t vote for Boris Johnson in 2019 were swayed by his grin.
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Audience research can tell us what voters really want to see in debates.
Labour leader Keir Starmer with his Scottish Labour counterpart, Anas Sarwar.
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After taking the vast majority of seats in the last two elections, the SNP looks set for major losses.
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Criticisms that this is ‘just a logo’ aren’t entirely unreasonable, but Labour is setting out a green transition on a tight budget.
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A look back at how much the dial has shifted during the short, official campaign period in elections since 1945.
The Victorian seat of Higgins, currently held by Labor’s Michelle Ananda-Rajah, will be abolished at the next federal election.
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A redrawing of federal seat boundaries could have implications for the next election.
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The electoral register is incomplete, especially when it comes to young people.
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In my view, Sunak’s plan positions young people as a problem.
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Making election promises about migration numbers is much easier than keeping them.
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Success on social media won’t mean a thing unless it persuades voters to go out and support you on election day.
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The Labour leader is looking to the examples set by Tony Blair and Harold Wilson in drawing a line under his party’s recent past.
With the UK heading for an election on July 4, it can feel like the result is pre-ordained. Labour has maintained a decisive poll lead for over a year and nothing Rishi Sunak does appears to shift the…