SNP’s Stephen Flynn challenges Rishi Sunak over summer general election claims
RISHI Sunak is today set to fire the starting gun on the race for No10 by naming the general election for July 4.
Inflation has been sharply reduced to within touching distance of the 2 per cent target, Britain has exited recession, and the IMF has projected strong growth.Labour will aim to trash that record and ask voters whether they really feel better than they did 14 years ago when the Tories first got to power.Expect Starmer and his shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves to remind the public of Liz Truss’ disastrous mini-Budget.
But the numbers are currently not in Sunak’s favour, with illegal migration running at a higher rate than any year on record.In recent months both Sunak and Starmer have made big pitches as being tough on law and order. Labour has outlined an “ambition” to hit that target but is yet to spell out a pathway to fund it, accusing ministers of cooking the books.A knock-on effect of global unrest is the domestic reaction to the war in Gaza, which has the possibility to seriously hurt Labour.
Labour on the other hand see it as home turf and will be hammering the government’s handling of the health service.
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