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New edition of Monitor: Starmer’s challenges and early steps towards constitutional renewal

26 July 2024

The Constitution Unit's Monitor 87 covers the general election result, appointments and early mood music from the new government, plans for parliamentary reform, changes in Scotland and Wales and more!

Keir Starmer walking up a flight of stairs in Downing Street. Pictures of former prime ministers look down on him.

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The latest edition of the Constitution Unit’s regular constitutional review, Monitor, is now available. Published three times a year, Monitor provides a unique round-up and analysis of constitutional developments over the preceding four months.

Monitor 87Ìýis available both online and as a downloadable PDF. You can use the online version to find and share the stories that interest you the most or, if you would prefer, you can read and print the PDF version.

Among much else, this edition ofÌýMonitorÌýcovers:

  • A record-breaking general election
  • The conduct of the election and election campaign
  • The early constitutional ‘mood music’ from the Starmer government
  • Electoral reforms on the horizon, including votes at 16
  • The establishment of a House of Commons Modernisation Committee
  • The government’s plans for House of Lords reform
  • Reviews of parliamentary standards
  • Risk-based exclusion of MPs
  • Local elections in England and Wales, including the impact of the new voting system for mayors and PCCs
  • Electoral reforms, and new First Ministers, in Wales and Scotland
  • Labour’s plans for devolution in England
  • New Constitution Unit publications on Northern Ireland, House of Commons reform, standards and more

You can also findÌý²Ñ´Ç²Ô¾±³Ù´Ç°ù’s by Meg Russell and Alan Renwick on the Constitution Unit blog.

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