Bruised by Rochdale, party is racing to fill up to 100 seats but is confident of no skeletons in closets
For Rishi Sunak, one of the advantages of calling a summer election was the idea of catching Labour off-guard.
When the prime minister announced he was going to the country on 4 July, he caught almost everyone – Labour and Tory – by surprise. Labour had just relaxed its restrictions on staff members taking holidays over the coming weeks as the prospect of an election before the autumn appeared to fade.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Bruised by Rochdale, party is racing to fill up to 100 seats but is confident of no skeletons in closetsFor Rishi Sunak, one of the advantages of calling a summer election was the idea of catching Labour off-guard.When the prime minister announced he was going to the country on 4 July, he caught almost everyone – Labour and Tory – by surprise. Labour had just relaxed its restrictions on staff members taking holidays over the coming weeks as the prospect of an election before the autumn appeared to fade. Continue reading…
