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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating

Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak said his ‘working assumption’ was that there would be an election in the second half of the year. Photograph: dts News Agency Germany/REX/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak has refused to quash speculation of a July general election as he insisted he was not “distracted” by his personal ratings lingering at record lows.

The prime minister said he would not “say anything more than I’ve already said” and that his “working assumption” was there would be an election in the second half of the year.

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