When I became Prime Minister, my most immediate task was to restore our economic stability. Inflation was in double digits and our country had been rocked by Covid and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent energy prices soaring. This week, inflation is back to normal, energy bills are falling, and our economy is growing faster...
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Why Rishi Sunak’s surprising early election announcement is a sign he’s received some ‘bleak news’
It’s about as close to a crystal ball as you’re going to get, and for the Conservative Party, it wasn’t pretty. Three weeks ago, the Tories — as they are known colloquially — were routed when Brits went to the polls in a swathe of local elections. The Conservatives lost 474 councillors around England, and...
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U.K. to hold long-awaited election on July 4 | CBC News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said in an announcement that took many people who expected...
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British PM Rishi Sunak calls snap general election for July 4
In short: A general election has been called in the United Kingdom for July 4, more than six months earlier than it legally had to be held. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives trail the opposition Labour Party by significant margins in opinion polls. What’s next: Wednesday’s announcement triggers the start of a six-week campaign, with the economy, immigration,...
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