The average time the Commons spends sitting every working day is now at lowest level for quarter of a century
Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government thinktank reckons the next plausible date for a general election is Thursday 20 June. That is based on the assumption that Rishi Sunak would not call a general election during campaigning for the local elections, which are on Thursday 2 May. For an election on 20 June, parliament would have to dissolve on Wednesday 15 May.
The Labour party has been predicting a May election for months and last night Pat McFadden, the party’s national campaign campaign coordinator, put out a statement saying that, despite Rishi Sunak saying there won’t be on on 2 May, Labour will keep preparing for one until it becomes technically impossible. He said:
After 14 years of Tory failure, the British public have the right to expect an election to be called by 26 March and held on 2 May.
Until the day to call it has passed, we are prepared for the election to take place on the usual day in the election cycle.
