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Rishi Sunak calls UK election for July 4

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for a snap general election on July 4 outside Downing Street, with the Conservative party aiming to stay in power after 14 years.
Sunak's party plans to focus on combating illegal migration during the campaign, incorporating recent laws to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
The election will be held on July 4 across 650 parliamentary constituencies, with results expected overnight as parties vie to secure the 326 seats required for a majority.

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BBC News

General election in July - what it means for Wales

From the NHS, to education and agriculture, devolved issues could be scrutinised during the campaign.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Rishi Sunak calls U.K. national election for July 4

The 44-year-old former banker of Indian descent, couched Britain’s electoral choices and the global context in stark terms: continuing with progress or entering a future without a plan.

2 months ago·India

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CTV News

U.K. prime minister calls national election for July 4

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.

2 months ago·Canada

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The Independent

Rishi Sunak to announce July 4 general election

Prime minister to end months of speculation over the general election date as the country finally expected to head to the polls

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Rishi Sunak calls UK election for July 4

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Rishi Sunak Ends Months Of Speculation, Sets July 4 As Election Date

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set a general election date for July 4, ending months of speculation but not doom-laden forecasts about the size of the government's expected defeat. The poll will be the first time Sunak, 44, faces the public while in charge, after he was appointed leader of the largest party in parliament by Conservative MPs in October 2022. The vote -- the third since the Brexit referendum in 2016 -- comes as Sunak s…

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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