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Rishi Sunak looks down as he leaves the COVID Inquiry at Dorland House after giving evidence in London, December 11, 2023. /CFP
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he expected a general election to be held in the last six months of this year.
"My working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year," he said on a visit to Mansfield, central England, as speculation mounted about the date of the vote, which has to be held by January 2025 at the latest.
He declined to rule out a May election categorically, but repeated his intention to go for later in the year.
"I want to keep going, managing the economy well and cutting people's taxes," Sunak was quoted by BBC as saying. "But I also want to keep tackling illegal migration," Sunak said.
"So I've got lots to get on with and I'm determined to keep delivering for the British people," Sunak said.
(With input from agencies)