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00:00He dissolved the British Parliament's House of Commons at the end of May, called for snap
00:05elections and now faces opinion polls predicting an end to conservative rule.
00:10Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pulling out all the stops on his last weekend of campaigning
00:16before the general election on July 4th.
00:18To win over undecided voters, he turns to the Hindu population during a temple visit.
00:24I will create a secure future for our country, where Hindus, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs
00:31and Jains, those of all religions and none, feel equally at home.
00:37Where everyone has the security they deserve.
00:41Over 4,500 party candidates are standing in the election this year, a record number with
00:48eight major political parties at the forefront.
00:51But the Conservative Party's campaign got off to a rocky start.
00:55They're promising to impose a cap for legal migration and deport asylum seekers, increase
01:00the National Health Service spending and recruit more medical staff.
01:04But scandals have overshadowed their campaign throughout.
01:08Like Sunak leaving D-Day commemoration events in France to conduct TV interviews for his
01:13campaign.
01:14Or the Conservatives allegedly betting on a UK election date for money using inside
01:18information.
01:19Latest opinion polls show centre-left Labour 20 points ahead of the Conservatives with
01:25Reform UK party in third place and the Liberal Democrats in fourth.
01:29Keir Starmer's Labour Party has been gaining momentum with some of its policies focusing
01:34on improving the NHS and post-Brexit relations with Europe.
01:38We must say together with one voice, if you want to stop the chaos, you have to vote for
01:45it.
01:46If you want to turn the page, you have to vote for it.
01:50At a time where the country faces an economy coming out of a short-lived recession, the
01:55July 4th election is expected to mark a big shift in British politics.