Britons want Rishi Sunak to call general election in May — and don’t want to wait until 2025
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Most Britons want a general election by May next year, with little appetite to hold on until January 2025, a new poll shows. “A January 2025 election would give the government the maximum amount of time to deliver on its priorities and prepare a campaign,” the think tank said. Mr Tryl said: “While it’s understandable that Rishi Sunak will want to wait as long as possible to call an election in the hope that Conservative prospects improve, our polling suggests that waiting too long may in fact have the opposite effect. “A weary public are not in the mood for a 12 month plus General Election campaign and overwhelmingly would like an election over and done with before next summer.” Mr Sunak was rocked last week by Labour’s shock by-election wins in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, which set the Conservatives on course for an election wipeout on the scale of Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide.