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The UK [[Conservative Party]] faces its first nation-wide election after selecting [[Rishi Sunak]] as [[British]] Prime Minister on 25 October 2022.<ref>https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05085/</ref>
 
The UK [[Conservative Party]] faces its first nation-wide election after selecting [[Rishi Sunak]] as [[British]] Prime Minister on 25 October 2022.<ref>https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05085/</ref>
  

Revision as of 18:47, 28 May 2024

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Date4 July 2024

The 2024 UK General Election is to take place on Thursday 4 July 2024.

Addressing the nation outside Downing Street, a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak said it was “the moment for Britain to choose its future” as he claimed the Tories could be trusted to lead the country during a time of global instability. He said:

“This election will take place at time when the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the cold war. These uncertain times call for a clear plan and bold action to chart a course to a secure future. You must choose in this election who has that plan.”[1]

First nation-wide test

Sky's economics editor Ed Conway looks at what factors may have prompted Rishi Sunak to call a general election on 4 July.

The UK Conservative Party faces its first nation-wide election after selecting Rishi Sunak as British Prime Minister on 25 October 2022.[2]

Challenge for Starmer

Whereas the Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer is to be challenged in his Holborn and St Pancras constituency by the Independent candidate Andrew Feinstein, who is aiming to un-seat Starmer.[3]

Boundary changes

Constituency boundary changes will, in effect, be the first such changes since before the UK/General election/2010.[4]


 

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