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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Should we believe Rishi Sunak's hint that the election will be in October? What the evidence tells us

So now we know. After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is “working on the assumption” that a general election will take place in the second half of this year. That’s just a few months before the latest possible date of January 28 2025.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak tax cuts won’t ease burden, economists warn, as national insurance rate drops

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says personal taxes are rising despite much-hyped Tory tax cuts

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer: If you don't know what I stand for you haven't paid attention

KEIR Starmer has hit out at critics accusing Labour of lacking detailed policies, as the party prepares for a General Election campaign later this…

The National (Scotland)

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Starmer suggests no tax cuts for two years under Labour without economic growth

Labour leader says growth must come first, and concedes his £28bn green energy investment could shrink

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak refuses to criticise Tory MP who said struggling children in his town were ‘products of crap parents’ – UK politics as it happened

Asked if he agreed with MP for Bury North’s comments, PM says it’s important children grow up in household where parents work

The Guardian - UK

Tories only winning among certain age group, polls show

Rishi Sunak’s party is trailing Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour with voters in every age group except the over-65s, polls show

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak may call general election for November 14, says top political expert Sir John Curtice

The Prime Minister could fire the starting gun for the election in his speech to close the Tory annual rally in Birmingham on October 2

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Sunak failing on pledge to tackle prison overcrowding as less than half of promised pop-up cells built

Exclusive: Pop-up cells are not suitable for dangerous prisoners and can only be used in certain jails

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s tax cuts a ‘raw deal’, Labour to claim in ad campaign

The party says income tax and national insurance thresholds, frozen since 2021, mean many families have been drawn into higher tax bands.

The Independent UK

Labour will ‘fight fire with fire’ in general election as vote talk heats up

Keir Starmer vows to match Conservative attacks in what is shaping up to be a bruising campaign

The Guardian - UK

Nottingham city council hits back at Sunak’s ‘letting down residents’ claims

Council leader says Tory austerity cuts have reduced funds by £100m a year for past decade and led to insolvency

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on south Asian art: beautiful miniatures deserve giant audiences

Editorial: A new exhibition of intricate paintings opens up a wider debate about who gets to see them and how

The Guardian - UK

Rish!’s five pledges became five vague aspirations and now … nada

It’s almost as if Sunak is ashamed of his record and slipping under the radar as Starmer takes the initiative

The Guardian - UK

Political realities constrain Sunak over when to call an election

A later election would give PM more time to turn the economy around but a spring surprise is not out of the question

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British PM Sunak says he expects general election in second half of 2024

Rishi Sunak says it is a ‘working assumption’ that the vote will be held in the second half of the year.

The Independent UK

With 2024 being a UK election year, the opposition wants an early vote. PM Rishi Sunak is in no rush

The politician favored to become Britain’s next prime minister has kicked off an election year by accusing the governing Conservatives of leading the country into decline and despair

International Business Times

UK Party Leaders Kick Off Election Year

Rishi Sunak said Thursday he had pencilled in later this year for a general election, as he and his main political rival to be Britain's next leader effectively kicked off campaigning.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s ‘project hope’ as he urges Rishi Sunak to ‘bring it on’

The Labour leader vowed to defeat the ‘miserabilist Tory project’ and ‘crush their politics of divide and decline’

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak indicates he will not call election until second half of 2024

PM says it is his ‘working assumption’ vote will be called in latter part of year, puncturing Labour hopes of earlier poll

The Independent UK

Starmer warns Sunak he’ll meet ‘fire with fire’ as UK set for long and dirty election battle

Sunak accused of ‘bottling’ spring election as he signals autumn poll – after Labour leader fires starting gun on campaign with defiant speech

Evening Standard

Sunak says he is working towards an election in the second half of the year

Rishi Sunak reveals his 'working assumption' is that he will hold a 'general election in the second half of this year'

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak appears to rule out spring General Election

RISHI Sunak has appeared to rule out a May General Election, instead suggesting that the Westminster ballot will be held at the end of next year.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak eyes autumn general election as he scotches talk of a May poll

Rishi Sunak reveals his 'working assumption' is that he will hold a 'general election in the second half of this year'

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer takes pop at 'divisive' SNP and 'populist' Tories in New Year's speech

KEIR Starmer took a pop at the “divisive” SNP during a speech setting out his stall ahead of the General Election.

Evening Standard

Starmer signals Labour would scale back £28 billion green economic plan if it busts borrowing limits

The Labour leader and Rishi Sunak both hit the road for regional visits as the parties gear up for what will effectively be a ten-month campaign ahead of an autumn election

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The Latest Breaking News from ​​Rishi Sunak

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