Campaign catch-up: Why this UK election result could be the most distorted ever
Political Fix25 Juni 2024

Campaign catch-up: Why this UK election result could be the most distorted ever

The Conservatives’ embattled campaign suffered yet another setback this week, as the betting scandal escalated and the party finally suspended two candidates ensnared by the row. But when did it first start to go wrong for the Tories? Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch, who charts the beginning of the party’s descent back to 2019. The pair are joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker to discuss whether Britain’s “first past the post system” will lead to the biggest ever mismatch between parties’ share of the vote and their share of Westminster seats.


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Presented by Lucy Fisher.

Produced by Persis Love and Audrey Tinline.

Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner.

The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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