Emmanuel Macron is the new president of France, and the country’s youngest leader since Napoleon, having defeated the far right’s Marine Le Pen in a landslide on Sunday night. But with the new president a committed pro-European, how does this affect the approach the UK’s political parties should promise to take towards Brexit in our own general election campaign? And with a centrist candidate winning big in the year’s biggest electoral test, can we now say with confidence that the world has seen off last year’s populist surge? That’s what we’re discussing today on Britain’s Got Ballot.

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Even Jeremy Corbyn couldn’t deny that Thursday night was a terrible night for Labour and a barnstorming victory for the Conservatives. But does their dominance of the local elections mean that the Tories can count on a landslide in the general election, one month from today? What about the Lib Dems, whose vote share went up but number of seats went down? And spare a thought for UKIP, who got almost completely obliterated. The tectonic plates of British politics have shifted once again, and we will explore what it all means today on Britain’s Got Ballot.

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As Prince Philip announces that he will be retiring from public life, Britain faces the reality that neither Elizabeth II or her husband will be around forever. What will happen to the monarchy after they’re gone? What about other age-old parts of our constitution like the House of Lords? And why are none of these key constitutional questions to the fore in this or any other recent election? That’s what we’re discussing today on Britain’s Got Ballot.

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Meeting hostile members of the public is all part of the job of a modern politician, but why do we love to hate our elected representatives so much? And is it a problem for the health of our democracy? That’s what we’re talking about today on Britain’s Got Ballot.

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Theresa May has accused European politicians of directly interfering in the British general election, in a remarkable speech on the steps of Downing Street. But is this just the prime minister talking tough to please her grass roots supporters, or have the until-now civil divorce proceedings between Britain and the EU just taken a decidedly frosty turn? Plus we ask whether Diane Abbott’s car crash interview on LBC radio this week will do lasting damage to Labour, and more of the latest news and views from the campaign trail - all on today's Britain's Got Ballot.

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Why do so few 18-24 year-olds vote in general elections? On the third episode of Britain's Got Ballot we look at what can be done to improve turnout among young people. Also, with some parties strategically standing down in seats they cannot win, we ask whether the rise in tactical voting means it's time to change our electoral system. Plus we look at the latest intervention by Tony Blair, Theresa May's disastrous dinner date, and David Cameron's delightful new shed.

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With Jeremy Corbyn at the helm, is there any plausible path to victory for the Labour Party in 2017? Plus we look at the return of Boris Johnson and the other news from the campaign trail, and we ask whether fears about terrorism might play a factor in voters' decisions this June. All that and more on the second episode of Britain's Got Ballot.

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In this inaugural episode of Britain's Got Ballot, we explore whether Theresa May was right to gamble by calling a surprise general election for 8th June. Plus, we ask whether the British electorate in 2017 is more polarised than at any time in the recent past, and with this election set to be all about how Britain departs from the EU, what are the major differences between the parties on that central issue of our time?

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