Speculation had been mounting throughout the day
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed this afternoon. Westminster journalists were reporting rumours throughout the day that the election was set to be announced.
The last general election was held in 2019 and saw many seats turn to the Conservatives under what many dubbedThank you for following along with our updates on today's general election announcement. We are concluding today's coverage here.Conservative Mansfield MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley has confirmed he will stand again as a parliamentary candidate in the upcoming election.
We will also be posting all the results as soon as they're announced overnight on July 4 into July 5.The Labour party has been quick to firm up all of this year's election candidates over the course of the last few months. That is in contrast to other parties - including the Conservatives, who are yet to announce their Ashfield or Nottingham North candidates.
"I will do everything in my power to provide you with the strongest possible protection I can", the PM says.The lectern has just appeared in Downing Street and there is no Government logo on it. This means the announcement being made will be a political rather than Government one.Downing Street staff are currently setting up the sound system for the Prime Minister's announcement.
Legally, the next general election will have to take place no later than January 28, 2025. Rules around elections and Parliament therefore means that Parliament would have to be dissolved on December 17 for a January 28 election to take place.
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