Trailing Tories decide this is as good as their prospects will get
Fall in inflation hasn’t eased mistrust over economy, while Starmer leads polling on who will make better PMUK general election – latest updatesNews: Sunak calls election for 4 JulyWhy is Sunak calling an election now?On the day Rishi Sunak called a general election for 4 July, the Conservatives were trailing Labour by nearly 22 points in the polls.For many in Sunak’s party, going to the country in these circumstances seems like madness. But Tory strategists concluded their position – which has been the same for over a year – was unlikely to improve in the next six months. Continue reading...

Fall in inflation hasn’t eased mistrust over economy, while Starmer leads polling on who will make better PM
- UK general election – latest updates
- News: Sunak calls election for 4 July
- Why is Sunak calling an election now?
On the day Rishi Sunak called a general election for 4 July, the Conservatives were trailing Labour by nearly 22 points in the polls.
For many in Sunak’s party, going to the country in these circumstances seems like madness. But Tory strategists concluded their position – which has been the same for over a year – was unlikely to improve in the next six months. Continue reading...