From: Bryn Glover, Dallowgill, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon.
Prime Minister Sunak surprised most people by calling a July election, with the minimum required notice of six weeks. A few days on, after due reflection, the decision seems stranger and stranger with the prime question, 'Why so soon?' It is widely believed that Mr Sunak was keen to complete two years in office; a few more months would have ensured that. He has emphasised the importance to himself of introducing his age-related tobacco legislation, which will now be lost.
Can all these factors indicate that there are other reasons for the haste? The local elections revealed that there were numbers of people who did not understand the identity requirement to vote; this will need some considerable time to rectify. Early July marks the end of the university academic year, and tens of thousands of students will be uncertain of where to register to vote; this will probably impact more on the Labour vote than the Conservative.
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