RISHI Sunak is reportedly set to call a General Election – with the country set to go to the polls in July.
Both Sky News and The Guardian have said the Prime Minister will this evening call an election to go ahead in July. Sky News reported it would be held on July 4.
Number 10 confirmed a statement would be made at Downing Street at 5pm, though this has been delayed due to rain.
Sunak convened an unusually-timed Cabinet meeting at 4pm today, with the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary both called in from visits abroad.
And he fuelled speculation at PMQs after SNP leader Stephen Flynn asked about the widespread rumours.
The PM ducked the question but did nothing to quell further speculation and repeated his long-standing mantra an election would come in the second half of the year.
It comes after it was announced inflation had fallen back down to near the Bank of England’s target of 2%.
He may also have cause for optimism given progress on the Government’s controversial Rwanda policy, with flights expected to start this summer.
And earlier this month the UK posted its fasted growth rate in nearly three years.
But the Conservatives are widely predicted to take a battering at the ballot box, with polls consistently showing Labour well ahead.
Labour are said to expect their massive lead to shrink in the heat of a campaign but most observers expect Keir Starmer to be handed the keys to No 10 after the election.
