UK PM Rishi Sunak rules out holding an election in early May


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  • Friday, 15 Mar 2024

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/FILE PHOTO

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that he would not hold a general election in early May, in the strongest indication yet that the national vote would take place later this year.

The comments are likely to end speculation that the prime minister will call an early general election. Opposition political parties have tried to goad Sunak into holding one, saying he was running scared of voters.

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