Labour and the Tories gear up for a brutal fight over taxes and the economy, Rwanda and migrants, union powers and the war in Gaza as Rishi Sunak announces the general election will be on July 4
Labour and the Conservatives will go head-to-head on a range of divisive issues over the next six weeks as the general election campaign gets underway. The economyTaxes, economic growth and the cost-of-living crisis are expected to be at the front and centre of the general election battle between the two main parties. Rumours of an impending general election announcement gathered pace after Mr Sunak hailed a 'major milestone' with inflation tumbling to the lowest level in nearly three years. ImmigrationMr Sunak will be hoping he can get the first Rwanda migrant deportation flight off the ground before the general election. But the PM still faces the thorny issue of legal migration, which Mr Sunak himself has acknowledged is 'too high'.
Source: The Times May 23, 2024 13:36 UTC
