Don't mention Brexit: European issues are at their lowest prominence since 2010

Mentions per 1,000 words in manifesto of ‘Brexit’, ‘Europe’, ‘European’, ‘EEC’, ‘EU’, ‘ECHR’ or ‘EC’

Conservative

Labour

5

4

3

2

1

0

1945

74*

15

55

66

87

01

2024

Conservative

Labour

5

4

3

2

1

0

1945

74*

92

10

15

50

51

55

59

64

66

70

79

83

87

97

01

05

17

19

2024

74*

Guardian graphic. Source: Guardian analysis of Labour party, Conservative party, PoliticalStuff.co.uk, Paul Rayson Note: *elections held in Feb and Oct 1974