General election speculation mounts as No 10 refuses to rule out announcement

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/general-election-rishi-sunak

by varchina

24 comments

  1. I sort of joked an election the day after England gets to the euros final would work wonders for them. Imagine….

  2. I’ll believe it when I see it, and not a second before. The media needs to stop giving me hope we’ll soon be done with this farcical government.

    Edit: I have seen and believe it, roll on general election!

  3. Obvious thing to do after the drop in inflation.

    Taxi for Captain Hindsight!

  4. Fishy Rishi and his band of thieves that is the Tory party will hang on till the last possible minute before calling for a GE so they can as much money as they possibly can at the expense of the common people!

  5. Ministers are cancelling over seas trips, chancellor is not going on TV to talk about the “good” inflation numbers. PM’s team has done nothing to squelch the rumours. Loads of journalists with good contacts think its happening.

    This is very likely to be it.

  6. Henry Zeffman on BBC News speculating 4th July. Much sooner than I expected, if so.

  7. Exciting! I hope so, I just like the whole election thing, the crazy interviews and ‘debates’ that go nowhere etc. Perhaps its a desperate thought that good weather = positive thoughts, as opposed to dreary autumn. He ain’t got much else… Inflation was going to come down eventually.

  8. Good. Can’t wait to vote this slimy prick and this band charlatans out of office. 

    Though knowing this cowardly lot they will cling on until the bitter end and this rumour is another ruse. 

  10. Wish they would hurry up so I can book the following day off

  11. Reports that no confidence votes are going on cos Tories are absolutely livid he’s calling an election this soon.

  12. The whole country:

    # It is not fit that you should sit here any longer. You have sat here too long for any good you have been doing lately … In the name of God go!

  13. Apparently if they announce it today, they could time it perfectly with my upcoming trip, so I feel sure it is happening.

  14. So I noticed the lights were on in our MPs campaign offices the other day, I was wondering if we’d get an announcement soon.

  15. Oh please, please, please, please, please! A corrupt, incompetent and useless lot, can’t wait to see them out of office

  16. Better sooner than later, but what the heck is the point for Rishi? Does he think he’ll win if he does it now?

  18. As a fellow Brit who has moved to Canada, I implore my British friends to save the.bloody country and get rid of the Tory regime.

  19. There aren’t enough bottles in the world to hide what Sunak is going to do next

  20. Bout freaking time these wasters are kicked to the curb and many, many investigations into their corruption are started.

  21. Fair play to whoever is playing the Benny Hill theme outside Downing St which we can hear on the BBC live broadcast.

  22. MPs/PM never commit to anything when you ask them. If you asked will the sea turn yellow next year they wouldnt commit to an answer

    A journalist asking a question and an MP not ruling it out is par for the course

  23. 4th of July? I could get the best birthday present ever on the 5th, I’m booking the day off and staying up all night

  24. I swear once they announce, the currency and stocks will boom because everyone know tries are out.

    Can they just leave already.

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