Ian Jones

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Gender recognition certificates: Key numbers and trends

Some 1,088 certificates were granted in 2023/24, up sharply from 871 in 2022/23 and 495 in 2021/22.
17 Apr 2025
Politics

Seats visited by party leaders on day 12: Key election data

The Labour leader spent Monday in one of his party’s top 10 target seats.
3 Jun 2024
Politics

Labour ‘set for biggest majority in 23 years’, analysis suggests

The model projects Labour to win a total of 382 seats while the Conservatives would win 180.
3 Jun 2024
Politics

Opinion poll round-up on day 12 of the election campaign

Poll averages suggest Labour continues to enjoy a lead of around 20 points over the Conservatives.
3 Jun 2024
Politics

List of MPs in 2019-2024 parliament not standing in General Election

A majority of those not seeking re-election used to be Conservative MPs.
31 May 2024
Politics

Opinion poll round-up on day nine of the election campaign

There continues to be little movement in the average poll ratings for all the major parties.
31 May 2024
Politics

Seats visited by party leaders on day eight: Key election data

The Labour and Lib Dem leaders both visited target seats on Thursday morning.
30 May 2024
Politics

Jump in applications to vote since General Election announced

All voters intending to cast a ballot will need to be registered and show a form of photo ID at the polling station.
30 May 2024
Politics

Opinion poll round-up on day eight of the election campaign

There has been little movement in the average poll ratings for all the major parties.
30 May 2024
Politics

Seats visited by party leaders on day seven: Key election data

The Prime Minister has spent Wednesday in a number of battleground seats in south-west England.
29 May 2024
Politics

Opinion poll round-up on day seven of the election campaign

Labour continues to enjoy a lead over the Conservatives averaging 21 percentage points.
29 May 2024
Politics

List of MPs standing down at General Election

Conservative MPs account for the majority of members not seeking re-election.

29 May 2024
Politics

Target seats visited by party leaders on day six of the campaign

The Prime Minister has spent time in Stoke-on-Trent North, which is ranked 103 on Labour’s target list.
28 May 2024
Politics

Opinion poll round-up on day six of the campaign

Labour continues to enjoy a lead over the Conservatives averaging around 20 points.
28 May 2024
Politics

List of MPs standing down at General Election

Conservative MPs account for the majority of members not seeking re-election.
28 May 2024
Politics

List of MPs standing down at General Election

Conservative MPs account for the majority of members not seeking re-election.
24 May 2024
Politics

UK issues 1.3 million visas for work, study, family or resettlement

The figure is down 10% on the previous year.
23 May 2024
Politics

Latest UK migration statistics: The key numbers

Reasons for migration are changing, with a rise in arrivals to work and a drop in arrivals on study and humanitarian grounds.
23 May 2024
Politics

Four scenarios for the outcome of the General Election

Here are four possible outcomes for the General Election, from the Conservatives losing seats but remaining the largest party, to Labour making enough gains to form its first government in 14 years.Each scenario includes examples of the size of swing and turnover of seats that could take place.– Conservatives lose majority but remain largest partyThe General Election is being held using new constituency boundaries, which means it will not be possible to compare the results directly with what happened at the last general election in 2019.In order to judge how well the parties do at the election, and to work out which seats they need to win to form a government, a set of notional results for the 2019 election has been calculated to show what would have happened if that contest had taken place using the new boundaries.These notional results have been compiled by professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher of the University of Plymouth, on behalf of BBC News, ITV News, Sky News and the PA news agency, and will be used as the basis for reporting the gains and losses at the General Election.Under these notional results, the Conservatives won 372 seats at the 2019 election.A total of 326 seats are needed for a majority in the House of Commons, therefore the Tories can afford to lose up to 46 seats before dropping below this threshold.A uniform nationwide swing in the share of the vote at the election from Conservative to Labour of 4.2 percentage points would likely be enough to wipe out the Tory majority, as it would involve 47 Conservatives losses – 40 to Labour, five to the Liberal Democrats and two to the SNP – and reduce them to 325 seats.This scenario has been calculated on the basis of the Conservative vote share falling by 4.2 percentage points in every seat in Britain, Labour’s share rising by the same amount, while no other parties’ share has changed.Seats that Labour would gain from the Tories on a swing of 4.2 points start with Burnley in Lancashire, the party’s number one target, which
23 May 2024
Politics

Where the election will be won and lost: The seats to watch

Redrawn constituency boundaries have created a host of new seats – and new targets.
22 May 2024
Politics

Tories begin election campaign trailing Labour by 20 points in polls

There has been no significant movement in the polls by the Tories and Labour for the past year-and-a-half.
22 May 2024