The Importance of Early Elections

If Thatcher had run through to the 92 election, many, many people think that she would have lost for fairly obvious reasons. Jeremy Hunt was asked directly by Bloomberg whether he wanted to see an early or late election. He said it's too soon to answer that question. Phil: It makes sense for Rishi Sunat to pitch for the autumn of 2024. That's probably the latest he can go. Nobody wants to campaign over Christmas, given that he can technically go as late as January 2025 but that wouldn't be practical.