Author: Matthew Ingham

As seen on Politics UK in collaboration with Theo Griffiths https://www.patreon.com/posts/election-roundup-107673257?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Now that the dust has settled and we’ve had the chance to begin to recover our sleep schedules here at Politics UK, it’s time to rewind to Thursday night and Friday morning and take a look at all the key moments. Kicking off with…

As seen on Politics UK https://www.patreon.com/posts/yougovs-final-uk-107409951?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link YouGov’s final MRP was released at 5pm today, and here are their latest projections for tomorrow’s general election: 🔴 LAB – 431 🔵 CON – 102 🟠 LDM – 72 🟢 GRN – 2 🟡 SNP – 18 🟣 RFM – 3 🟢 PC – 3 ⚪️ IND –…

As seen in EC1 Echo https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/confidence-for-corbyn-islington-north-constituency-poll-casts-doubt-on-re-election-chances/ Since 1983, Islington North candidate Jeremy Corbyn has fought 10 general elections as the Labour Party’s candidate. However, after being banned from standing as a Labour candidate in 2023, and being formally expelled from the party last month – his future as an MP seems much more uncertain than…

As seen on Europinion https://www.europinion.uk/post/a-slice-of-tice-reform-uk-launch-their-election-campaign With the general election just six weeks away, all eyes are on… not Reform really. But, convinced they are “the real opposition” to Labour, Richard Tice’s Reform UK launched their general election plan yesterday morning.  In a star-studded (well… as star-studded as Reform gets) press conference, held in a small,…

With a background in housing finance and policy development, and a law degree from the University of Kent, Elphicke is the chief executive of the privately funded Housing and Finance Institute, set up in 2015 during the Cameron-Clegg coalition. She was seen as a clear choice for this role, after authoring a 2010 report for…

As seen in EC1 Echo https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/on-the-home-stretch-but-its-still-anyones-game-for-khan-and-hall/ With the London mayoral elections right around the corner, campaigns are coming to a close, debates and hustings are done, manifestos are out, and promises have been made. So, with that in mind, it feels like the perfect time to have a look at this month’s Savanta voter intention…

Interview with Lawrence Curtis, Islington Volunteer of the Year

As seen in EC1 Echo https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/inside-islingtons-hidden-homelessness-crisis/ Nine years ago, Nathaniel left Wakefield, West Yorkshire, for Islington in hopes of finding a better life – more opportunities, a job, maybe even a family. Last Thursday, he slept on the pavement, just off Angel High Street, which has become his usual spot over the last few years,…