The Indo Daily: UK general election – Rishi Sunak’s last stand and what it means for Ireland

Despite Sunak’s bullishness, Labour leader Keir Starmer is expected to take the top job at 10 Downing Street, with the Tories bracing themselves for a devastating performance.

A typical but bizarre narrative has played out since rain-soaked Sunak called for the UK General Election in late May, with betting scandals, bungee jumps and a Banksy stunt at Glastonbury among the headlines in recent days and weeks.

Even the ever-ebullient Nigel Farage has resurfaced, pledging to lead Reform UK to glory, but distancing himself from any kind of union with the Conservatives.

Change is in the air as the UK public goes to the polls for what appears to be a foregone conclusion, but one that represents an immense power shift in Britain.

On this episode of The Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by George Parker, political editor for the Financial Times, and by John Downing, political correspondent with the Irish Independent, to discuss the election's likely outcome and to ask what the crowning of Mr Starmer will mean for Anglo-Irish relations.