ft.com
With less than eight months to go until an expected autumn UK general election, Rishi Sunak has a steep climb to avoid defeat. If he calls an earlier summer vote, the ascent would become almost vertical. Support for the Conservatives has dropped to a low of 23 per cent, matching the previous nadir reached during Liz Truss’s brief premiership in October 2022, according to the FT’s poll tracker. The prime minister says he expects to hold an election in the second half of 2024, allowing time for…
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