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    Rishi Sunak would be 'off his head' to call a summer general election, says former Cabinet minister

    by Nicholas Cecil Apr 26, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Rishi Sunak would be “off his head” to call a summer general election, says a former Cabinet minister.

    Ex-Brexit Secretary Sir David Davis warned it would be “suicidal in political terms" to go to the country within a few months, with the Tories currently trailing Labour in the polls by around 20 points.

    Some Tory MPs believe a summer election would

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