UK PM Sunak hints general election in 'second half of the year'
World | January 04, 2024 18:29 ISTDuring a visit to Mansfield, the prime minister said: "My working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year."
During a visit to Mansfield, the prime minister said: "My working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year."
The first sign of what the results held in store came with a definitive exit poll released at the close of voting at 2200 GMT on Thursday, which predicted the Johnson-led Conservative Party winning 368 seats, with the Labour Party way down at 191 in a predominantly Tory blue versus Labour red contest.
Voting was underway across the country in a contest that pits Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who says he will take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31, against opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who promises another referendum on Brexit.
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