Rishi Sunak has finally ripped the plaster off and called a general election. He must have thought things could only get better. Sadly for him, it appeared they could only get wetter.
The prime minister announced his decision to call a general election on 4 July in the driving rain and with the sound of the song Things Can Only Get Better, synonymous with Labour’s 1997 election landslide, blaring from a boombox in the background.
