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General election: Two camps with very different moods after PM's surprise decision

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On the Labour side, euphoria; they get the election they have been calling for. On the Tory side, Sunak is confident in his values and principles being align with the public.

This general election campaign is set to be an epochal, history-making election whichever way it goes. If Starmer wins an outright majority, it will be the largest ever uniform swing for a winning party, beyond what Tony Blair achieved in 1997. If Rishi Sunak manages to remain in Downing Street - well no PM has ever come back from being 20 points behind in the polls six months out from an election, let alone weeks. So either way, July 4 will be a record-breaking battle for No.10.

' On the Tory side, Sunak's allies explain it like this; the economy is back to normal and this is a 'show of strength' to quote one. 'He's not afraid and is completely and utterly confident in his values and principles being aligned with the public and being able to prosecute that argument.

 

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