Rishi Sunak has made a statement in Downing Street tonight to confirm a general election on July 4 after a day of frenzied rumour in Westminster.
The Prime Minister stuck to this position the vote would happen in the ‘second half of the year’ after he was grilled at PMQs this lunchtime, announced a snap election later despite Labour ‘s dominant lead in the polls.
Election rumours, which turned out to be true, went into overdrive earlier after Lord Cameron cut short a trip to Albania to be back in time for a Cabinet meeting at 4.15pm, and Jeremy Hunt cancelled an appearance on ITV tonight.
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There is, Mr Speaker, spoiler alert, there is going to be a general election in the second half of this year.
At that moment, the British people will in fact see the truth about the honourable gentleman opposite me, because that will be the choice at the next election Mr Speaker, a party that is not able to say to the country what they would do, a party that would put at risk our hard-earned economic stability, or the Conservatives that are delivering a secure future for our United Kingdom.
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