In just five years, the Conservative Party, known as the “Tories,” which has been in power for 14 years, has gone from having a majority in the British parliament to sailing against the wind to avoid extinction. Now, if predictions for the July 4 election are realized, Labour will return to government with a landslide majority, which would be the worst performance for the Conservatives, currently under Rishi Sunak.
the Fourth of July elections in the United Kingdom It could be the “conservative” apocalypse itself.
British Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprisingly called early elections in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 22. It was initially scheduled to take place at the end of 2024. The Conservative Party suffered a severe defeat in the local elections at the beginning of last May, with its worst results in 40 years. Against Labour, by Keir Starmer.
Rishi Sunak He was British Prime Minister for 20 months. He is more than just an experienced, charismatic politician, he is a technician who has difficulty getting along, even with his party comrades.
His successful career in finance, which dragged him into politics in 2015, with the seat of Richmond in Parliament, and which five years later made him finance minister, under Johnson, and his vision of a more ambitious and efficient future, did just that. It does not guarantee success. Quite the opposite.
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