Britain heads for autumn general election as Rishi Sunak rules out May poll
Rishi Sunak all but ruled out a May general election on Thursday as he indicated the country will likely go to the polls in the autumn.The Prime Minister made clear he would not be calling a spring poll.On a visit to the East Midlands, he signalled that the election would be in the second half of the year.
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00:00 So look, my working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year.
00:04 And in the meantime, I've got lots that I want to get on with.
00:07 This Saturday we'll be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in work,
00:11 worth on average £450 for an average worker.
00:15 Because we've halved inflation, we want to keep managing the economy well and cutting people's taxes.
00:19 And I want to keep tackling illegal migration.
00:21 And we cut the number of arrivals last year by over a third, but we've got more to do.
00:26 And we want to get the Rwanda scheme through Parliament and up and running.
00:29 So look, I've got plenty to get on with, and that's what I'm focused on doing,
00:32 delivering for the British people.
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