Alexander Smith is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call a new election for July 4, British media reported Wednesday, setting his ruling Conservative Party the challenge of overturning dismal polling if it is to retain its 14-year hold on power against the high-flying opposition Labour Party. Electoral law in the United Kingdom means the vote had to be held sometime before Jan. 28 next year.
Some senior Conservatives have said publicly that they don't think there's any point in prolonging the wait, with downtrending polls risking even bigger defeat for the party. The general election, as it’s known here, will elect the 650 members of the House of Commons. These members of Parliament, or MPs, are the primary lawmakers in the U.K.
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