UK General Elections To Be Held On July 4: Report

Political editors at the BBC, ITV, Sky News and The Guardian all said Rishi Sunak would name the date in a Downing Street statement after the cabinet meeting.

A UK general election is to be held on July 4, British media reported on Wednesday quoting sources, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with his top ministers.

Political editors at the BBC, ITV, Sky News and The Guardian all said Rishi Sunak would name the date in a Downing Street statement after the cabinet meeting.

The poll will be the first time Sunak, 44, faces the public while in charge, after he was appointed leader of the largest party in parliament in an internal Conservative vote in October 2022.