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The Standard View: The public wants an election and the new PM has little time to stave off the doubters

The next general election need not take place until January 2025 — but according to our latest poll, Britons do not feel like waiting so long.

An Ipsos MORI survey for the Standard shows that more than half of adults support an election this year, with only 20 per cent opposed. Even among 2019 Conservative voters, a plurality favour an early poll. Brenda from Bristol, who quipped “not another one!” when news broke of the snap 2017 election, appears to be in the minority.

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