2024 Preview Special: Let election battles commence

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

2024 is going to be quite some year for politics. A general election is no more than a year away. The Conservatives are still a long way behind in the polls, but has Keir Starmer done enough to convince people to vote for Labour? What are they key dates to look out for over the next 12 months? What happens next at the Covid Inquiry? Where are local elections happening? And what are the events overseas that could yet impact on British politics? Sky’s Sam Coates joins the IfG podcast team to look ahead to what could be a hugely significant year in British politics, to explore what we know is going to happen and – after dusting down the trusty IfG crystal ball – explore what we think might happen in 2024. Hannah White presents, with Jill Rutter and Joe Owen. Produced by Milo Hynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:14.0	I'm Hannah White, and a very happy new year to you all. I hope you all enjoyed a very happy
0:19.9	Christmas, didn't eat too many mince pies,
0:21.8	got all the presents you desired and most importantly had plenty of rest managed to switch off
0:26.7	from the news, because 2024 is going to be quite some year for politics in the UK and around
0:31.8	the world. In fact, it could be the most important year in a very long time. The general election
0:36.7	is no more than a year away.
0:38.9	The Conservatives are still a long way behind in the polls, but a year is a very long time
0:43.2	in politics. So over the next 40 minutes or so, we're going to look ahead to what we know is going
0:47.9	to happen and after dusting down the trusty IFG crystal wall, explore what we think might happen in
0:53.6	2024.
0:54.8	Joining me, as we look ahead to the next 12 months, are a duo of the finest IFG soothsayers,
0:59.6	Jill Rutter and Joe Owen.
1:01.1	Hi, Hannah.
1:01.9	Hello.
1:02.6	And I'm delighted to be joined by Sam Cote's Deputy Political Editor at Sky News and co-presenter
1:07.4	of the Politics at Jack and Sam's podcast.
1:09.8	Hi, Sam.
1:10.2	Hello there. Now, your podcast,
1:11.9	as all listeners will definitely already know, comes out every Sunday and is about predicting
1:16.3	what might happen in the week ahead. So presumably, you are going to be in tip-top shape for
1:21.0	predicting what's going to happen this year. What's the best call you've got right so far?
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