Engage your local candidates
We want to ask every candidate standing at the next General Election what they plan to do to tackle poverty. Get involved by reaching out to the candidates standing in your area. Find toolkits and training to help you below.
Map the movement impact
This map shows how many conversations about tackling have been started with prospective parliamentary candidates across the UK, via members of the Let’s End Poverty movement. Check out your constituency by hovering over the map.
Ask a question at a hustings event
Could you ask: What will you each personally do to make tackling poverty a bigger priority in parliament if you are elected?
Hustings or ‘Question Time’ events are a chance for members of a constituency to ask questions of the candidates standing in their area. Asking a question at a hustings is a great way to get ending poverty on the agenda, and challenges candidates to set out what they plan to do if elected.
Download our guidance on how to get your question asked, how to construct a good question and what else to remember.
Talk to candidates and campaigners on the doorstep
Election campaigns are a unique time where candidates and campaigners often come door to door to find out how constituents will vote, and what issues are energising and motivating the community. Be prepared to ask about ending poverty if you get a ring on the doorbell.
Download and print at home our door hanger, with a key question to ask and top tips to have a productive conversation.
Toolkit: Meet with your Prospective Parliamentary Candidates
Could you invite your local candidates to meet with a group from the community to talk about poverty? Use this toolkit to plan, prepare for and host your conversation. It includes:
- Who to invite to your meeting.
- How to structure your meeting
- How to prepare for an effective conversion.