It’s a date – Rishi Sunak calls a July election
This Is Why
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🗓️ 22 May 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson gets the very latest from our deputy political editor Sam Coates and political correspondent Tamara Cohen on why the election was announced today, and what the next six weeks of campaigning could have in store.
Producers: Rosie Gillott
Podcast Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 1:11.7 | My name is Jack Blanchard of Politico, and with me as always is the great Sam Coates of Sky News. |
| 1:17.1 | Keeping you ahead of the political agenda. |
| 1:18.8 | One top civil servant said to me, they're 70-30 in favour of thinking something will happen as soon as Monday. |
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| 1:34.9 | There you go. |
| 1:36.0 | Rishi Sunak, we are expecting to be in front of that letter. |
| 1:41.3 | And Sophie, notice, it does not have a prime ministerial crest on. |
| 1:46.2 | So that is absolute proof he is calling a general election. |
| 1:50.5 | There's no prime... |
| 1:51.1 | Westminster had been on tenterhooks all day. |
| 1:53.4 | The rumour mill cranked up to 11. |
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