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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that a general election will take place on Thursday July 4. Over the course of the next six weeks, therefore, he and Labour leader Keir Starmer will pit their parties, themselves, and their stories, against each other.

Despite Nigel Farage not standing for a seat in the election, his successor Richard Tice said the arch-Brexiteer ‘will be everywhere’ during the campaign

Have your say: With Labour leading in the polls, the big question is whether Rishi Sunak can turn the tide for the Conservatives

RISHI Sunak confirmed on Wednesday that the next General Election will take place on July 4 after a day of intense speculation.

Former sports minister Tracey Crouch expressed her disappointment that the legislation would not pass in parliamentary ‘wash-up’

We will never know if Gareth Southgate’s Euros squad announcement just the day before was the trigger that caused Rishi Sunak to make his surprise election announcement. Did the Prime Minister look at a line-up loaded with young talent and conclude that going to the polls just as the nation…

A man who questioned Rishi Sunak wearing a hi-vis jacket in a warehouse is a Tory councillor asked to attend the event.

Ministers, civil servants, and local authorities will soon be required to exercise caution in making announcements or decisions that might affect the election campaign

Once the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was quietly repealed, Boris Johnson reclaimed for himself and his successors the power (via the monarch) to dissolve Parliament and call a general election. For better or worse, Rishi Sunak has exercised that power.