London CNN —When British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom would hold a general election on July 4, many observers wondered: why now?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech calling for a general election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London on May 22.
Their time in office didn’t begin formidably.
In 2010, after 13 years of Labour rule, David Cameron won the general election but didn’t win a majority in parliament.
Eventually, the Conservative Party had enough of the chaos and put Sunak in charge as a safe pair of hands.
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