British Prime Minister announces date for General Election

British Prime Minister,Rishi Sunak has announced a 4 July general election in a statement outside Downing Street.

After discussing the Covid pandemic, the furlough scheme, and the war in Ukraine, he says the question is “who do you trust?”

Sunak says he’s proud of what his government has achieved, including on NHS spending and education.

The Prime Minister revealed the date in a rain-soaked Downing Street speech, as Labour’s 1997 election anthem ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ blared from a nearby street.

The Labour leader Keir Starmer says the election is the “moment the country’s been waiting for.”

And he says with “patience and determination” there is “so much pride and potential to unlock” in the United Kingdom.

The Prime Minister said that, earlier today, he asked King Charles to dissolve Parliament on 30 May and this was granted. It means a general election will take place on Thursday 4 July

He also went on to criticise Labour leader Sir. Keir Starmer as someone who had no plan and said: “I don’t know what they offer and in truth, I don’t think you do either”