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Evening Standard
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Emma Loffhagen,William Mata and Nuray Bulbul

Who is the deputy prime minister? All you need to know about Oliver Dowden

Britons will soon take to the polls to decide who will lead the country in an election that was called unexpectedly early on July 4.

It was at first expected that the general election – which had to take place no later than January 2025 – would be called in the latter part of 2024 but there was one man in the heart of the Government who wanted to get going earlier.

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