The brief is simple: follow the election and produce a piece of art. The resulting work will go to the Parliamentary Art Collection, the artist will get £20,000. There are just two rules – it must be politically balanced and it must reflect the entire geography of the UK.

For Joanne Coates, the official Election Artist for 2024, it’s an opportunity to “tell this story of the election in parallel to what we see in the media”, she says.

Until 4 July, the date of the election, she will travel alongside politicians – and the press – up and down the country, watching their campaigns up close.

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