Lord Mandelson, Lord Willetts and Kelly Beaver joined us to discuss what change the country needs and wants.

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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 – they both argue – is struggling to find its way.

Kicking off the Institute's General Election programme, this event reflected on the opening pitches of the two main parties at their recent conferences. It asked what change the country, government and political system needs, what change the voters want, and whether either party has a plan to deliver it.

Joining us were:

Kelly Beaver, Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland
Lord Mandelson, Chairman of Global Counsel and former ministers in the Blair and Brown governments
Kate McCann, Political Editor at Times Radio
Lord Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation and former minister in the Major and Cameron governments

The event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director at the Institute for Government.

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