Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow.

Our explainer sets out how dissolution works and what this means for MPs and peers ahead of the general election on Thursday 4 July instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/diss…

Btw this formal campaign is a 'normal' length, however long it may feel...

The 25 working days from dissolving parliament to polling day are fixed (up from 17 pre-2013). But time from calling election to dissolution is up to PM. This GE its 8 days, same as average for past 35y

📢👩‍🎓 The Conservatives are out and about today talking about universities.

🎧 Fortunately Anand Menon, Paul Johnson and Hannah White did a deep dive into Britain's universities on recent episode of the Expert Factor...

Catch up now 👇

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Opposition parties may want to engage with public bodies in the run up to the general election.

But what contact can civil servants and public bodies have with the political opposition in ‘normal’ times – and how does change ahead of an election? instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/gene…

Sir Keir Starmer has set out five missions that a future Labour government, if elected, would seek to deliver.

But what does 'mission-driven government' actually mean? Our new joint project with Nesta explores instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/missio…

It is time for a general election

Will voters be persuaded by Rishi Sunak's plea to stick with his plan or Keir Starmer's call for change? instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/it-is-…

During an election campaign, there are restrictions in place on what the government can do.

So what exactly are these restrictions? Why do they exist? And what happens if they are broken? Here's what you need to know instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/rest…

A rush of Labour MPs stood down over the bank holiday weekend, opening up six safe seats for favoured candidates

The next government must focus on prevention or risk worse public services and higher taxes.

Our latest report sets out a five-step plan to deliver a more preventative approach instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/pr…

PODCAST 🎙️ General election 2024: question time special

ICYMI - Hannah White Joe Owen Dr Catherine Haddon Emma_Norris tell you everything you need to know ahead of the general election on Thursday 4 July
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Here's where we stand this morning:

Six Labour MPs have announced they won't be standing in the past 24hrs
Lucy Allan has left the Conservatives and is now an independent

Meaning 127 MPs overall are standing down:
- CON: 77
- LAB: 28
- SNP: 9
- IND: 8
- SF: 3
- GRN: 1
- PC: 1

With Rishi Sunak having called a general election and restrictions on government activity coming into force, what lies ahead for the Rwanda scheme?

Our explainer takes a closer look at how the election will affect the policy instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/gene…

The country is ready for a general election – and will have high expectations of whichever party forms the next government, say Hannah White instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/it-is-…

🎧 Inside Briefing: Rishi Sunak's general election gamble

Emma_Norris Hannah White Joe Owen and Sam Freedman gather in the IfG podcast studio to make sense of Rishi Sunak’s decision and explore what happens next.

🎧 Listen here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/inside…

Sunak has said there will be no flights before the election. But what if he tries anyway? Would civil servants be allowed to organise a flight before polling day? Our latest Institute for Government explainer sets out what the pre-election period means for the Rwanda scheme

General election 2024: How has calling the election affected the Rwanda policy?

With Sunak calling an election and restrictions on government activity coming into force, what lies ahead for the Rwanda scheme?

Read our latest explainer from Rhys Clyne:
instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/gene…

🎧NEW The Expert Factor: How can public inquiries make a difference?

Emma_Norris joins Anand Menon UK in a Changing Europe and Paul Johnson Institute for Fiscal Studies to examine what makes a successful public inquiry, as the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry is published.

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/how-ca…

Some reactions to Simon Case’s outing at the Covid Inquiry here in our resurrected live blog

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[NEW] It is time for a general election

The country is ready for a general election – and will have high expectations of whichever party forms the next government, writes Hannah White

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/it-is-…

So here is where parliament is at on remaining government bills. Three bills have been passed and progress has been made on the Finance Bill and Victims and Prisoners Bill. Remains to be seen if the government will be able to get the Leasehold Bill through before prorogation.