Three weeks before polling day on 4 July, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s decision to call a general election when trailing in the polls by 20 percent could backfire on the Conservatives, according to Politico.
For one of the most powerful members of his cabinet, Chancellor – Britain’s chief finance minister – Jeremy Hunt, it means a fight for his political life.
Host Anne McElvoy joins him in campaigning in his Surrey constituency. The area used to be solid territory for the Conservatives. However, Hunt admits voters feel “battered” by the cost of living crisis and “quite understandably hold the guys at the top to account.”
Rosa Prince, deputy editor of Politico’s UK edition, also joined McElvoy. She offered her thoughts on the state of the campaign and warned Hunt that a vote for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party could mean an “even bigger majority for Labour.”
