King's College London election night 2024

Join King's College London as we mark the 2024 UK general election with an evening of discussion, hosted by the Policy Institute, UK in a Changing Europe, Strand Group, King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership, International School for Government and the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit.
The event will feature the following academics, policy experts and leading commentators.
Prof Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor & President of King’s College London, will welcome attendees.
Keynote addresses
- Baroness Louise Casey, crossbench peer, commissioner of the independent review of the Metropolitan Police, and Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute
- Lord David Willetts, Conservative peer, President of the Resolution Foundation, and Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute
With an introduction from Prof Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute.
Panel 1: Reflections on the campaign
- David Aaronovitch, Journalist and author
- Marie Le Conte, Journalist and author
- Rob Hutton, Political Sketchwriter, The Critic
- Prof Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe, and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King's College London (chair)
- Sophie Stowers, Research Associate, UK in a Changing Europe
Panel 2: Exit poll reflections & challenges for the new government
- Prof Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London
- Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Ben Page, CEO, Ipsos (who oversee the BBC/ITN exit poll), and Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute
- Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe (chair)
- Hannah White, Director, Institute for Government