Snap election to be held on July 4 as Rishi Sunak delivers statement

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will be going head to head in six weeks The next UK General Election will take place on July 4, Rishi Sunak has announced. Outside a rainy Downing Street this evening, the prime minister talked over a speaker loudly playing Labour’s 1997 election anthem Things Can Only Get Better to describe his priorities ahead of a six-week campaign.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next However, it looks like the Conservatives face an extremely steep challenge to remain in power beyond election day. The most recent YouGov poll on national voting intention, released last week, put Labour 27 percentage points ahead of the Tories.

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