UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted on Monday that his beleaguered governing Conservative party can win a general election despite polls consistently indicating the opposite, but refused to set a date for the vote. "I'm convinced that the next few years will be some of the most dangerous, yet most transformational, our country has ever known," Sunak added. Its repeated attacks on Starmer also gave an indication of a potentially bitter and personal election battle ahead. Asked about Sunak's speech, Starmer said security would be the "first priority" of a Labour administration. He said the choice at the ballot box would be between "a changed Labour Party that puts the country first and party second" and "the chaos and division" of the Conservatives.

Source: The Times May 13, 2024 14:24 UTC