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UK Politics: Keir Starmer’s Labour Government One Year In – A Bumpy Ride With Professor Richard Whitaker From University of Leicester
25th June 2025 @ 12:45 - 13:30
In this UK Politics session, Richard Whitaker, Professor of Politics in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at University of Leicester, will run an interactive talk for students on Keir Starmer’s Labour Government One Year In – A Bumpy Ride.
The Labour Party won a big majority at the 2024 UK general election but how has it fared since then?
This victory was fragile with Labour scoring only 34% of the vote. Starmer’s first year as PM has seen riots, low economic growth, the uncertainty resulting from Donald Trump’s presidency of the USA, big questions about Europe’s role in defence, an attempt to re-set the UK-EU relationship and a poor set of local election results for Labour.
In this session we will look at how Labour has performed in office since the election and compare this with what we know about how previous governments have fared in their first twelve months of government.
Lecturer Profile: Professor Richard Whitaker
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Politics and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: