The election (and weather) forecast

12/11/19 • 39 min

The Telegraph’s political team make predictions they may come to regret: exactly how many seats will the Conservative party win when the country goes to the polls on Thursday? In the last episode before the vote, Christopher Hope is joined by Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey and Political Correspondents, Harry Yorke and Danielle Sheridan to discuss which parties would be most affected by poor voter turnout due to bad weather, if criticism of Jo Swinson is sexist and the question on everybody’s lips: where on earth is Jacob Rees-Mogg?

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Who will squeeze the final votes?

With just one week until the country heads to the polls, every move the candidates make is crucial. Joining Christopher Hope in the Red Lion this week are four people with very different opinions on the key issues at play. First up, economist Liam Halligan tells us why Boris Johnson should be doing more to attract “generation rent”. Next we hear from Katy Roxburgh, adviser to the 50:50 Parliament Campaign, who thinks this campaign is notable for the number of women standing for office. Pollster Martin Baxter brings us an update on how the parties are faring with their target voters, and finally, graphologist Emma Bache tells us which party leader’s handwriting make them most suitable for Number 10.

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See Martin Baxter’s latest polling: https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/pseph_podcast20191204.html |

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(Br)exit Poll

Matt Hancock bumps into Christopher Hope after a victorious night for the Conservative Party. With their biggest majority since the eighties, he tells us why five more years of Tory rule means prioritising the NHS, a strong economy and breaking the Brexit deadlock.

Plus, Chopper is joined by former Chief of Staff to Theresa May, Gavin Barwell, peer and former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, Director General of the CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn and Former Labour MP, Kate Hoey.

They discuss whether a strong Tory majority means Boris Johnson will pursue a softer Brexit, when Jeremy Corbyn’s might step down as Labour Party leader and the future of the Liberal Democrats, after a campaign that cost Jo Swinson her seat.

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Read why former Labour MP, Tom Harris thinks we should spare a thought for all ex-MPs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/12/13/losing-job-live-tv-humiliating-experience-spare-thought-ex-mps/?\ |

Read Harry de Quetteville’s piece on the real Boris Johnson: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/12/13/boris-johnson-prime-minister-election/ |

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