The recent General Election and change of government dominated news headlines, but there is still plenty to keep political journalists busy in the upcoming months, including the Conservative party leadership race, and the new Chancellor’s Autumn budget.

If you’re a political journalist or broadcaster, here is how ResponseSource and Vuelio can help out with news sources, summaries, and updates… 

Political updates

The Vuelio political team distils announcements from all the key media and political party sources into regular updates, rounding-up events and activities taking place across the country. Sign up for Political Updates, and our Friday morning Point of Order newsletter for a lighter look at the week.

Inbox diet 

If you’d prefer not to subscribe to more newsletters, then check in on regular content on UK politics from the Vuelio political team over on the blog. 

Learn from (recent) history

Look back at media and public reaction during the General Election 2024 by checking out our recent Vuelio and Pulsar reports, utilising social listening and audience intelligence data. Topics tracked – the big scandals, party manifestos, and how press coverage and online conversation evolved from Sunak’s rain-soaked announcement to voting day. 

Downloadable cheat sheets

The Vuelio political team produce summaries and reference sheets for key political events throughout the year. Get to know the potentials for Conservative leadership with this overview of the contenders, and download this summary of the recent King’s Speech. 

Press releases that add depth

Searching for keywords like ‘election’, ‘politics’, and ‘Labour’ on the Press Release Wire can help give more background information to your article. Examples from this past month: 

Fall in applications for education roles a concern for Labour’s recruitment plans

Trade body responds to King’s speech

How the Collective, Democracy Classroom, is inspiring future voters

Show off your work to commissioning editors

Freelance Journalist Profiles gives you the space to showcase your portfolio of work in one place. Editors can then get in touch to offer you assignments to cover the next big political scoop.

Political experts that can provide comment

The Journalist Enquiry Service allows you to get expert comment, case studies, information and much more. All it requires is filling out our quick and easy form, for free, to help you get what you need for your political news or feature. You can submit a request here. 

These are just a few of the resources available to help you with political stories, and we can help with most other topics too. If you’ve got any questions about Vuelio or ResponseSource’s free tools for journalists or a suggestion for a service you’d like to see, email hello@responsesource.com