Election rumours latest: Ministers cut short foreign trips for cabinet meeting as Rishi Sunak refuses to quash talk of imminent announcement

...welcome! It's quite a manic day here in Westminster.Speculation has mounted Rishi Sunak is preparing to announce the date of the general election later - rumoured to be 4 July - and it has become even more fevered as the day has gone on.

But putting the speculation aside, here is what we actually know:Speaking to political journalists at lunchtime, the PM's spokespeople refused to rule out a general election being called today, despite being asked by multiple journalists;Two cabinet ministers are cutting short foreign trips to be in for a cabinet meeting, scheduled for 4pm - Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron is coming back from Albania, while Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is delaying a trip to Lithuania;At PMQs at lunchtime,...

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