Adam Hills on the serious and silly of the UK election
The Briefing3 Jun 2024

Adam Hills on the serious and silly of the UK election

The United Kingdom will go to the polls for a general election on Thursday July 4. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party currently holds 345 seats in the parliament to Labour’s 206 with minor parties making up the balance of the 650 seats in the House of Commons.

Polls have Labour’s Keir Starmer well in front and bookies have Labour at unbackable odds.

So what are the key election issues, and what can we expect in the lead-up to the election.

In this episode of The Briefing, we’re joined by Adam Hills from the ABC’s Spicks and Specks, who is based in Britain, to find out everything you need to know about the UK elections on July 4.

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