The election has come much sooner than expected, even though the ruling Conservative Party faces a potential landslide loss.
| British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an election for July 4, months earlier than expected, despite hisMr Sunak, who has been in Downing Street for fewer than two years, had been expected to wait until October or November, hoping for a tailwind from a recovering economy, falling interest rates and cooling inflation.
Politico’s poll of polls puts Labour on 44 per cent and the Conservatives on 23 per cent. Mr Sunak’s hopes of survival – probably at best in a hung parliament – rest on the usual narrowing in the incumbent’s favour that takes place during a campaign. The leadership travails of the Scottish National Party are also expected to hand Labour a swag of Scotland’s 57 seats. Labour was once dominant there, but lost almost all its seats in 2015, costing then opposition leader Ed Miliband the premiership.Recent byelections have indicated that the Conservatives are on course for their worst defeat since Tony Blair swept Labour to power in 1997, which put the Tories out of power for 13 years.
“The future can only be uncertain” with Labour, he said. Mr Starmer had “shown time and time again that he will take the easy way out and do anything to get power”, suggesting Labour’s promises could not be trusted.For its part, Labour will try to remind voters of the chaotic governments of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Mr Johnson was hugely popular, but lost the public’s affection after revelations that he had flouted lockdown rules during the pandemic.
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