The head of the conservative government was obliged to call elections before January 28, the end of the parliamentary term. Currently, opinion polls place Labor as the favorite to win an election with 44% of the vote, compared to 23% for the Conservatives.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called a general election for July 4.
Currently the surveys They place Labor as favorites to win an election with 44% of the vote, compared to 23% for the Conservatives.
Besides, it had only been three weeks municipal elections in which the Conservatives achieved historically low results, losing half of their councilors in the places where they voted.
The unexpected decision, rumored all day, has gained momentum following the earlier-than-expected return to Britain from Albania of British Foreign Secretary David Cameron.
Sunak has made an emergency call to his office Downing Street 10 to the Council of Ministers and appeared at the end to make the announcement.
In addition to Cameron, Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has postponed a planned trip by a few hours to attend that Cabinet meeting, and senior officials have cleared their diaries.
The head of the conservative government was obliged to call elections before January 28, the end of the legislature, although he has the power to do so whenever he wants, taking advantage of a favorable political moment.
Under the incessant London rainthe Prime Minister appeared for about eight minutes to explain to the media that he had previously informed King Charles III of his intention to go to the polls on July 4.
After causing Britain to go through its situation most difficult time since World War IISunak has said his government has focused on restoring economic stability to the country following the Covid pandemic.
“I joined the government promising economic stability, and thanks to the collective effort we have achieved two milestones: our economy is growing faster than anyone expected (…) and inflation has returned to normal. This is proof that our priorities are working,” he added.
In a statement that became his first campaign actionSunak has said Britain will have to choose between the Tories and Keir Starmer’s Labor Party, which he said would be “like going back to square one.”
“Starmer has shown time and time again that he will always take the easy way out,” the prime minister charged, after presenting himself as someone who took difficult and unpopular measures when necessary.
Source: EITB
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