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Rishi Sunak has introduced a snap normal election for July 4. Confirming the date as he battled to be heard over the New Labour anthem Things Can Only Get Better, he vowed to “fight for every vote” in a defiant assertion.

But polls aren’t as optimistic, suggesting the Tories are on the right track to lose to Labour, leaving Mr Sunak bidding to overturn a 20-point deficit.

It comes after the Tory chief declared inflation was “back to normal” in a “major milestone” for the nation, following official figures displaying inflation slowed to 2.3 p.c in April.

“These uncertain times call for a clear plan and bold action to chart a course to a secure future,” he stated. “You must choose in this election who has that plan.”

Speculation about an announcement mounted in Westminster as cupboard ministers have been summoned for an unusually timed assembly with defence secretary Grant Shapps and international secretary Lord Cameron slicing brief international journeys to attend.

With the entire nation going to the polls, discover out the MP for every space with the Daily Express’s interactive instrument beneath.

The north-west of England is about to be a pivotal battleground within the upcoming General Election.

Burnley, Labour’s high goal seat, and Warrington South, the Conservatives’ most important focus, are each situated on this area.

Five of Labour’s high 10 targets and three of the Tories’ high 10 are additionally discovered right here.

Other key areas the place the Conservatives and Labour will go head-to-head embody the Midlands and Yorkshire, whereas nearly all of essential Conservative-Liberal Democrat battles are anticipated in southern England.

Scotland and Wales current alternatives for varied events to safe positive factors.

However, East Anglia might discover itself largely sidelined in the course of the marketing campaign, with only a few constituencies that includes on any occasion’s record of battlegrounds.