20 Jun 2024

UK: Tories on track for worst result in 200 years, cop investigated over election bet

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 20 June 2024
In this combination of file pictures created in London on May 29, 2024, Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (L) speaks on the third day of the Scottish Labour Party Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on February 18, 2024 and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) speaks during the Help To Grow campaign launch panel event at 10 Downing Street in London February 1, 2024. Britain's Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer will go head-to-head next Tuesday, June 4, in the first televised debate of the election campaign, broadcaster ITV announced Wednesday.
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Correspondent Dan Bloom digs into the polling trends ahead of election day and the dismal result that looks set to be delivered to the Tories. He'll also talk about a close protection officer for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who's been arrested over alleged bets about the timing of the general election.

Dan Bloom is senior author of Politico's London Playbook