News24 | Rishi Sunak calls a UK national election for 4 July, despite poor prospects
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.