2024 General election Flashcards
(19 cards)
What did Johnson have to choose between during the Covid pandemic
Economy and NHS
What were Johnsons scandals
- May 2021 Johnson accepted £112k from a Tory donor to refurbish downingsteet.
- July 2021 Johnson accepts a free Caribbean holiday
- May 2022 ‘Partygate’
Other Tory scandals during the Johnson period
- May 2020: Dominic Cummings refuses to apologise for travelling from London to Durham.
- June 2021: Health secretary Matt Hancock resigns after footage is leaked of him having an affair during lockdown
- April 2022: Neil Parish resigns his seat after admitting to twice watching porn in the Commons
- June 2022: Chris Pincher admits drunkenly groping two men at a private club
What happened at the end of Johnsons reign
Johnson faced a cabinet revolt in July 2022 and the govt colapses within 48 hours
Who did Liz Truss present herself as?
Thatcher by adopting her manerism and dress style
What type of economics did Truss believe in?
Neoliberal but was naive about implementation. Ecomonically very liberal but socially conservative
What was Truss’ downfall?
Mini budget
What did RIshi Sunak do/ criticised for?
- Took a socially conservative approach in effort to undercut reform and attract traditional voters. (‘War on Woke’)
- Tried to send immigrants/asylum seekers to Rwanda as a deterrent
- Sunak criticised for lifestyle/wealth, seen as out of touch
What is the summer of discontent?
Inflation and energy costs continued to spiral, trade unions found their voice again. Strikes. Strikes act 2023 would force certain industries to maintain ‘minimal service levels’ with unions liable for legal action if they don’t apply.
Conservative manifesto for 2024
Rishi Sunak- Tax reforms to benefit aspirational middle classes, tougher stance on defence and immigration, end of ‘low quality’ degrees
Labour manifesto for 2024
Sir Keir Starmer- Housebuilding, very modest tax rises (e.g. private schools), increased spending on NHS and defence, expansion of green policies/ initatives
Lib Dems manifesto for 2024
Sir Ed Davey- Greater spending on education, social care and NHS; rejoin EU single market
SNP manifesto for 2024
John Swinney- Scotish referendum
Reform Uk manifesto for 2024
Sweeping tax cuts, increase in NHS spending, immigration freeze, leave European Court of Human Rights
Aftermath of 2024 GE
Lds re-emerge as the 3rd party of British result since 1923 GE
Snp near wipe out
Reform and Green break through 5 and 4 seats respectively
Labour win!!
Nigel Farage
This is the beginning of the end for the Tories
who said This is the beginning of the end for the Tories
Nigel Farage
Keir 2024
The work of change begins immediately, we will rebuild Britain
Who said The work of change begins immediately, we will rebuild Britain
Keir 2024
