Rishi Sunak

Sunak's ruling Conservative Party had been hoping for signs of an improving economic environment, as it lags in the polls ahead of the national election.

But Sunak was drenched by heavy rain outside the prime minister's residence, and his announcement was nearly drowned out by protesters.

The prime minister's announcement of a July general election has stunned the country — but what were his reasons for going to the polls now?

The opposition Labour Party is strongly favored to defeat the Conservatives.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets date for national election, ending months of speculation as to the timing of the poll.

The PM calls an early summer poll in a rain-soaked speech outside 10 Downing Street.

In Boris Johnson, it picked a leader manifestly unsuited for high office. In Liz Truss, it installed the shortest-lived prime minister in British history and ...

Polls suggest the Conservatives are facing a potential extinction-level event.

Sunak shocked Britain on Wednesday by calling a general election for July 4, despite his Conservative Party trailing the opposition Labour Party by 20+ points ...

The Tories urgently need to up the ante when it comes to communication if they are not to be wiped out - as their General Election launch underlined.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set July 4 as the date for a national election, with the opposition Labour Party strongly favored to win.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour Party rival Keir Starmer will kick off their election campaigns in earnest on Thursday, a day after Sunak ...

PM will embark on a two-day trip of all four UK nations and Labour leader will head to south-east England to make inroads into Tory areas.

An election has been called by Rishi Sunak sooner than many commentators and politicians had expected.

The opposition Labour Party has been ahead in most polls by double digits in recent months.

On May 22nd Rishi Sunak, the current prime minister, announced that the next general election will be held on July 4th. Mr Sunak could have waited until the end ...

By Brett Arends. The British prime minister calling a shock general election for July should be excellent news for U.S. investors.

Sunak announced general election which could signal an end to his Conservative Party's 14 years of power in the UK.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called an election that his Conservative Party looks likely to lose to the opposition Labour Party led by Sir Keir ...

Starmer's message to voters, investors and other world leaders will be that Britain needs “change” and then “stability” after the political and economic turmoil ...

The U.K. will hold a general election in six weeks, much earlier than expected. The Conservative Party, which has ruled for 14 years, is trailing in the ...

In case neither of the two parties secures a simple majority, leading to a hung parliament, the smaller players like the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking the biggest gamble of his political life by calling a general election for July 4.

Many Tories were blindsided by the PM's July election announcement - here is how the decision was made.