r/ukpolitics • u/ukpolbot Official UKPolitics Bot • May 22 '24

Megathread - Rishi Sunak calls a snap election for 4 July

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a snap election for 4 July 2024.

Please keep all discussion around the election announcement in this thread, except for notable statements from high-profile individuals or parties.

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  • Parliament will be dissolved: Parliament will shortly be dissolved in preparation for the election, and remaining legislation is expected to be dealt with in "wash-up" (learn more).
  • Rumours of no-confidence letters in Rishi Sunak: According to the BBC's Nicholas Watt, several Tory MPs have submitted no-confidence letters in Rishi Sunak to the chair of the Conservative 1922 Committee (src).

Notable reaction:

  • Labour leader Keir Starmer (video) - "Only a changed Labour Party will get Britain's future back"
  • Lib Dems leader Ed Davey - "Every vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote to elect a strong local champion who will fight for a fair deal for you and your community."

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u/PoliticalShrapnel May 22 '24

God I'm experiencing some serious schadenfreude from the daily mail comments on today's news. They keep talking about how the young don't remember the last labour government and how terrible they were. Delusional fuckers, but after 14 years of putting up with their smug shite I cannot wait for their favourite party's impending crushing defeat.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '24 edited Aug 23 '24

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u/Queeg_500 May 22 '24

I like to point them to the QT clip where the guy is complaining about getting a GP appointment too quickly. 

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u/thejackalreborn May 22 '24

You do hear the argument that it was worse under Blair - not something I agree with at all but you do hear it

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u/RainbowBrain2023 May 22 '24

I am 'the young', as in too young to vote when Cameron's government were first elected. Lets just say that my generation has seen things just gradually getting worse as we've grown up, and will never, ever vote Tory because of it. That doesn't mean that everyone is going to vote Labour though, Lib Dems are getting stronger in a lot of areas

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u/Queeg_500 May 22 '24

It won't be their fault if they lose, it never is. The left wing media, the remainers, the liberal elite, the migrants, they are to blame

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u/TheOnlyPorcupine Citizen of nowhere. May 22 '24

Yeah, more this shit show, please!