"A lot of the staff involved in the elections will also be involved in the ceremonial events alongside the coronation," he said.
Earlier this week, Downing Street said about an extra bank holiday: "All options remain on the table." The choice of 6 May places King Charles's coronation in the same week as local government elections, which will be the first big electoral test for Liz Truss's government since she became prime minister.Election administrators expect this new requirement to be another challenge for staff working on elections - but their particular concern is about an extra bank holiday on the eve of the coronation, such as moving the existing one from 1 May.
The polling booths on 4 May will see votes for a range of council elections in England, including unitary authorities, metropolitan boroughs, district councils and parish councils.
Can't have that more people will be off work and may vote the wrong way
To help the current Tax situation can he pay inheritance tax on the estate he has just inherited, like the rest of us have to do?
And the footy on the last day of the season 🙄
Surely they can move the May Bank Holiday, from 1st to May 8th if they need a bank holiday forhis Coronation, like they did for the Queens Platinum Jubilee. Common sense, yes
Great organisation that 😂😂😂 typical Conservatives piss up in a brewery 🍺🍺🍺
I think we should have a coronation chicken bank holiday. Everywhere stays open but shops are only allowed to sell coronation chicken based meals.
A feudal ego trip should not take precedence over the democratic process NotMyKing
What’s the point of having a monarchy if we can’t have extra days off?
A lot of thought went into that then! You won’t have an economy left the way you’re going!
He has got the job, just save the money
Did Liz Truss organise it?
The self agenda driven mess that are politicians and the monarchy. Add the corporates to that financial, mental, moral and physical drain of the revenue stream that are the UK people.
Charlie about to postpone everyone’s birthday for this! Y’all better get with the program 😂
Move it back a week…
They could just put the holiday on the Monday.
Really? Why do we constantly get letters ‘to the occupier’ asking us to register to vote when they have the ‘real’ occupants name on the council tax list? What a waste of mailshot money!!! Bring on the Coronation god help us and god help the King!!
Think a ukgeneralelection is more important than a symbolic coronation. UK Evri bony and government are in turmoil and Sky are reporting a clash with local elections. There are bigger fish to fry here
I hope other sovereign common wealth countries will cease 2 call this cruel lunatic new king their head. Australian did confirmed that after d Queen’s funeral they will re-think that by calling 4 a election 4 their citizens 2 decide & after that other countries might do same
There will hopefully be an election way before this silliness
And grandson's birthday
Local elections historically happen on a Thursday
Oh dear guess we’ll just have to become a republic instead.
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