Sir Keir Starmer said the next general election - which needs to be held by January 2025 at the latest - will happen 'in either May or October'.
Sir Keir Starmer said he is primed for a general election as soon as May, as he warned that the Tories will 'go low' in the fight for Number 10. While Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering holding off until autumn 2024 for the contest, reports suggest a spring election is gaining traction within Downing Street.
' He said that the prime minister's decision to water down net zero measures showed that 'instead of making decisions in the long-term interest of the UK, the government is in danger of making decisions in the short-term interest of opening up divides for the purpose of an election'. 'When a government gets into that place, whatever political party it is, that's a bad place for the country,' Sir Keir warned.
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