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The D:Ream song "Things Can Only Get Better" (frequently used by the Labour Party in its successful 1997 campaign) was being played loudly in the background by the political activist Steve Bray as Sunak announced the date of the general election. [180] At the beginning of the campaign, Labour had a significant lead in polling over the ...
On 22 May 2024, in a surprise announcement, Sunak called a general election for 4 July. [17] Rishi Sunak giving his final speech as Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. Labour won the general election in a landslide, ending 14 years of Conservative government. Sunak conceded the election at 4:40 am on 5 July.
This is a summary of the electoral history of Rishi Sunak, the Leader of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 2022 to July 2024. Sunak previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022, and was the MP for Richmond (Yorks) from 2015 to 2024.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, as his Conservative party faces an uphill struggle to extend ...
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The D:Ream song "Things Can Only Get Better" (previously used by the Labour Party in its successful 1997 general election campaign) was being played loudly in the background by the political activist Steve Bray as Sunak announced the date of the general election. [130] This led to the song reaching number two on UK's iTunes Charts. [131] [132]
[165] [166] Sunak stated during the general election campaign that if his party lost the election he intended to remain as a backbench MP for the next 5 years. [167] On 6 June 2024, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Sunak was heavily criticised for leaving commemoration events early to do an interview with ITV, [168] [169] [170] including by veterans.
The 2020 election between now-President Joe Biden and Trump took place on Nov. 3, 2020, but news outlets did not call the race for Biden until four days later on Nov. 7.