General election: what change do we need?
Rishi Sunak has until December 2024 to call an election. While the formal starting pistol has yet to be fired, and may not be for at least a year, the long campaign has already begun. Both Sunak and Starmer are presenting themselves as the change candidate and the person to fix a country that \u2013 they both argue \u2013 is struggling to find its way.\n\nKicking off the Institute's General Election programme, this event reflected on the opening pitches of the two main parties at their recent conferences. It will ask what change the country, government and political system needs, what change the voters want, and whether either party has a plan to deliver it.\n\nJoining us were:\n\nKelly Beaver, Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland\nLord Mandelson, Chairman of Global Counsel and former minister in the Blair and Brown governments\nKate McCann, Political Editor at Times Radio\nLord Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation and former minister in the Major and Cameron governments\n\nThe event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director at the Institute for Government.