What do politicians actually do on polling day? How does it feel to hear you’re the next prime minister? Should we care that The Sun has backed Labour?

In the final episode of The Rest Is Politics before polling day, Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more.

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264. Rishi Sunak’s defining moment

265. Starmer vs Sunak - Round 2: Who won ‘The Battle For Number 10’?

266. Labour vs Conservatives: What do their manifestos reveal?

267. TRIP US: If Trump wins, what actually happens to America?

268. The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football

269. Question Time: Orban in person, Biden's fragility, and the subtle art of focus groups

270. Will Israel go to war with Hezbollah?

271. TRIP US: Biden really losing Hispanic and Black voters?

272. Sunak’s betting scandal, Farage in trouble, and will Rory vote Green?

273. Question Time: Julian Assange, firing your friends, and why Labour should raise taxes

274. Sunak vs Starmer: The Final Showdown

275. TRIP US: Advantage Trump: Will the Democrats move to replace Joe Biden?

276. Why Joe Biden must step down

277. What stands in the way of a Labour landslide?

278. Question Time: How reliable are the polls?

279. The Day Britain Decides

280. Starmer’s Labour Landslide - 3:30am update

281. How one night transformed British politics

282. Starmer’s first week, Le Pen’s loss in France, and Iran’s new president

283. Did Reform UK create a fake general election candidate?

284. TRIP US: Biden’s Last Stand

285. TRIP US: DONALD TRUMP SHOT

286. Trump Assassination Attempt: The Aftermath

287. Trump’s VP, Labour vs. China, and the King’s Speech

288. Is Labour's King's Speech bold enough?

289. TRIP US: The Week Trump Won?

290. JOE BIDEN DROPS OUT

291. The Rise of Kamala Harris

292. Question Time: China’s army in Europe, Just Stop Oil behind bars, and Andrew Tate

293. Trump’s Next Move

294. Labour’s defining moment and the next Tory leader

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