Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces national election, striving to overcome the Conservative Party's current polling deficits and present his economic achievements and future plans to the public.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces national election, striving to overcome the Conservative Party's current polling deficits and present his economic achievements and future plans to the public.Sunak heads into the election not only far behind the Labour Party in the polls. / Photo: Reuters
"Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future," he said, listing what he considers to be the highlights of his time in government, including the introduction of the so-called furlough scheme that helped businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic."We will have a general election on July 4." The former investment banker and finance minister took office less than two years ago, and since then has struggled to define what he stands for, becoming increasingly frustrated that what he sees as his successes have failed to be appreciated.
Labour accuses the government of 14 years of economic mismanagement, leaving people worse off, with a series of chaotic administrations that have failed to give the stability businesses have craved to spur economic growth.
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