Prospect Podcast

Local election special, with Peter Kellner

May 08, 2024
Image Credit: Alamy Stock photo
Image Credit: Alamy Stock photo

The local elections went very badly for the Tories and pretty well for Labour—but what can the results really tell us about the upcoming general election? Prospect columnist and pollster Peter Kellner joins deputy editor Ellen Halliday to explain why Sunak is overselling the odds of a hung parliament, why Sadiq Khan underperformed in London and why Reform could still be the Conservatives’ biggest headache.

Read Peter’s latest column here.