Rishi Sunak responds to general election rumours amid mounting speculation

  • 📰 MENnewsdesk
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 28 sec. here
  • 5 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 24%
  • Publisher: 69%

Politics News

Rishi Sunak,Parliament,General Election

The Prime Minister was questioned in Parliament

Rishi Sunak has repeated his insistence that the general election will take place in the second half of the year amid mounting speculation he could have his eye on a summer polling day.

Mr Flynn said: “Speculation is rife, so I think the public deserve a clear answer to a simple question. Does the Prime Minister intend to call a summer general election or is he feart?”Mr Sunak replied: “There is, Mr Speaker, spoiler alert, there is going to be a general election in the second half of this year.

The rumour mill at Westminster has been thrown into overdrive amid some rare welcome news for the Prime Minister, as official figures showed inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent in April, the lowest level since July 2021.

Rishi Sunak Parliament General Election

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 23. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

UK took back 50 migrants from Belfast just months before Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted that...Official figures released on Wednesday showed two separate groups of 25 migrants were detained by Irish police while travelling from Northern Ireland's capital to Dublin before being sent back to the UK.
Source: DailyMailUK - 🏆 7. / 90 Read more »

UK took back 50 migrants from Belfast just months before Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted that...Official figures released on Wednesday showed two separate groups of 25 migrants were detained by Irish police while travelling from Northern Ireland's capital to Dublin before being sent back to the UK.
Source: DailyMailUK - 🏆 7. / 90 Read more »

Rishi Sunak claims Britain would be 'less safe' under Labour as Prime Minister warns opposition...Britain would be 'less safe' under Labour, Rishi Sunak said yesterday - as he put security at the heart of his General Election campaign.
Source: DailyMailUK - 🏆 7. / 90 Read more »

Rishi Sunak claims Britain would be 'less safe' under Labour as Prime Minister warns opposition...Britain would be 'less safe' under Labour, Rishi Sunak said yesterday - as he put security at the heart of his General Election campaign.
Source: DailyMailUK - 🏆 7. / 90 Read more »

Tory Mayor Praised By Rishi Sunak Blames Prime Minister For Tory 'Chaos'Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Source: HuffPostUK - 🏆 108. / 51 Read more »

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is to blame for Tory 'chaos'Rishi Sunak bears ultimate responsibility for a Tory party mired in chaos, Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said as a poll indicated a 30-point lead for Labour.
Source: The Yorkshire Post - 🏆 39. / 66 Read more »