Sky News has announced its coverage plans for the 2024 general election after Rishi Sunak stunned the country by saying the public will go to the polls on July 4.
Chief Presenter Kay Burley will anchor Election Night Live, the nightly results program, from an immersive 360-degree studio normally used by Sky Sports programs such as Monday Night Football.
Andy Burnhamthe mayor of Greater Manchester and former Labor MP, will provide guest analysis alongside the former leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Baroness Ruth Davidson.
Burley, who will be covering his twelfth UK general election, will also be joined by Sky News’ award-winning political editor Beth Rigbythe presenter of our Sunday breakfast show Sir Trevor Phillipsand data and economics editor Ed Conway.
From left: deputy political editor Sam Coates, Sunday breakfast show presenter Sir Trevor Phillips, main political presenter Sophy Ridge, main presenter Kay Burley, political editor Beth Rigby and economics editor Ed Conway
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Conway will examine live election data on the studio’s massive LED floor and wall screen, providing pioneering analysis that delves deeper into the facts and figures.
The Sky News team will take viewers through the night’s key results, using this new technology to explain polling data from every angle, giving viewers the full story of the night.
Additionally, the exit vote and the winner of the race for number 10 will be revealed with the help of a Downing Street-scale immersive augmented reality.
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Election analyst Professor Michael Thrasher will be on hand to provide statistical analysis of the election for Sky News – as he has done for every election since 1989.
From 7am the morning after the national vote, main political presenter Sophy Ridgehost of Sky Policy Centerwill be broadcast live from Westminster, bringing viewers all the developments as the election result is absorbed and plans for the next government are made.
Ridge will be joined by deputy political editor Sam Coates and contributor to Sky News Adam Boulton during what will be a historic day, as the nation awaits the next prime minister.
Sky News audiences will be the first to find out what’s really going on – with our reporters and cameras during the UK election count revealing the dramatic results and hearing from candidates across the political spectrum.
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Andy Burnham will join Kay Burley in our election night coverage
More details about election night and Sky News’ campaign coverage, podcasts and special programming will be revealed in the coming days and weeks.
Kay Burley, main presenter, said: “This will be my twelfth UK general election. I am as committed to top-notch, fast and accurate coverage in 2024 as I was when Margaret Thatcher became PM in 1979.”
Burnham said: “I’m really looking forward to joining the Sky team for the evening’s general election coverage. It will be a different experience for me to be able to participate in analyzing the results rather than just worrying about my own. Having been involved in the 1997 general election at Labor Party headquarters and then as a minister in subsequent elections, I hope to be able to bring a fresh vision to what a new government faces.”
Baroness Ruth Davidson will provide guest analysis
Baroness Davidson said: “Each election night is made up of a series of different stories. What happens in Scotland will undoubtedly be one of them. More than a decade on the political frontline north of the border means I will be able to analyze and interpret the results as they reach viewers across the UK.”
David Rhodeschief executive of Sky News, said: “We’ve seen a tremendous response to our coverage of this month’s local elections – and we’ll have much, much more to offer in this UK general election, with the most experienced team, plus the most comprehensive data and analysis , presented online and on TV by the most modern studio in the country.
“Our political team is the best in the business – Kay, Sophy, Beth, Trevor, Ed, Sam and others are ready to bring the full story to the public first.”
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