General election 2024
What will happen before and after the election on 4 July?
Latest analysis
General election 2024: When will new ministers be appointed?
Follow our live-blog, in the run-up to the UK general election and after the results, for all you need to know about the next government.
General election 2024: 10 things we learned from the Labour manifesto
What is in the Labour manifesto?
General election 2024: Seven things we learned from the Conservative manifesto
What is in the Conservative manifesto?
General election 2024: Seven things we learned from the smaller parties’ manifestos
The IfG expert team review the Lib Dem, SNP, Green, Reform UK, Plaid and Northern Irish parties’ manifestos
Preparing for Power podcast series
This six-part series takes you behind the scenes to find out how our politicians, their advisers and officials get ready for being in government.
General election 2024: What would a 'supermajority' really mean for parliament?
What would a large government majority mean for Parliament and British politics?
What happens on day one for a new government?
Register now for our IfG webinar on Wednesday 3 July taking you behind the scenes of the first day in government after a general election, revealing what civil servants, officials and ministers can expect to happen next.
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Key explainers
Winning a general election: what does a new prime minister’s first 72 hours look like?
The first 72 hours as a new prime minister provides an early lesson in how huge the job is and how extensive the demands on their time will be.
What will the government need to do in the first few weeks after the election?
What will happen in the first few weeks after the general election?
How political parties prepare for government
Alongside campaigning for office, political parties also undertake other preparation for what they will do if they win an election and get into power.
What is a manifesto?
Manifestos set out the policies a political party would deliver if they were to win a general election.
How the civil service prepares for a general election
This explainer considers the preparation the civil service undertakes during an election period.
Restrictions on government activity during an election campaign
During an election campaign, there are restrictions in place on what the government can do – both in initiating policy and in use of official resource
Events
General election 2024: What happens on day one for a new government?
What will day one in government mean for ministers, civil servants and advisers?
General election 2024: What are the public finance challenges facing the next government?
How can the next government make progress on delivering its ambitions while maintaining fiscal sustainability?
General election 2024: What is in the Labour manifesto?
Expert reaction and analysis from the IfG team as Keir Starmer launches the Labour manifesto.
General election 2024: What is in the Conservative manifesto?
Expert reaction and analysis from the IfG team as Rishi Sunak launches the Conservative manifesto.
The precarious state of the state
Many of the UK's problems will require immediate attention from whoever holds the keys to No.10 on 5 July. Our report sets out the scale and severity of the challenges that will define the next government's first years in power.
Read the report
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