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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UK general election set for July 4; Rishi Sunak to face voters for first time as PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called for the general election in the UK on July 4 after holding a cabinet meeting. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks in Downing Street in London about the latest inflation figures.(via REUTERS) “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” he announced standing outside his...
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UK headed for a hung parliament, would be a disaster: PM Rishi Sunak
LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday that an analysis of the local election results shows the United Kingdom could see a hung Parliament led by the Opposition Labour Party, which “would be a disaster”. The 43-year-old told The Times in the wake of a debacle for the governing Conservative Party, who lost hundreds of...
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