Rishi Sunak eyes autumn general election as he scotches talk of a May poll
by Nicholas Cecil
Jan 04, 2024
3 minutes
Rishi Sunak all but ruled out a May general election on Thursday as he indicated the country will likely go to the polls in the autumn.
The Prime Minister made clear he would not be calling a spring poll.
On a visit to the East Midlands, he signalled that the election would be in the second half of the year.
Mr Sunak said that his "working assumption" is that he will hold a "general election in the second half of this year".
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