British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls UK summer general election on July 4

British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has called a General Election for July 4, saying it was “the moment for Britain to choose its future”.

Mr Sunak’s announcement came after the Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, down from 3.2% in March.One reason for delaying might have been to allow Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to deliver another tax-cutting financial statement in the lead-up to the vote, but official figures revealed borrowing for April overshot forecasts, hitting £20.5 billion, suggesting he would have had limited scope for pre-election giveaways.

He added: “On July 5, either Sir Keir Starmer or I will be prime minister. He has shown time and time again that he will take the easy way out and do anything to get power.

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