Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hints at October general election as pressure on Rishi Sunak remains
Jeremy Hunt has hinted a general election could be held in October, but Tory plotters may seek to oust the Prime Minister before then if the party’s fortunes do not improve. Rishi Sunak expects to hold an election in the second half of 2024 and the Chancellor appeared to indicate that October was the most likely month as he gave evidence to a House of Lords committee. Penny Mordaunt is reportedly being considered as a unity candidate who could be acceptable to both the Tory right and moderates if there is a last-ditch change in leaders before the election. Original Article: Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record IG: https://instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/ Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469 You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #generalelection #ukpolitics
