Wednesday 29 June 2022 11:12 PM Boris Johnson refuses to rule out snap election THREE times trends now
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Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a snap election, despite warnings the public just want him to get on with the job.
The Prime Minister yesterday declined three times to say if he would seek a fresh mandate from voters to boost his authority.
The next general election is not expected until 2024 – and could be held as late as January 2025. But after MPs repealed the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the Prime Minister has the power to call one at any time.
An early election would be a major gamble for Mr Johnson as Labour has been consistently ahead in the polls.
An early election would be a major gamble for Mr Johnson as Labour has been consistently ahead in the polls
Speaking as he attended the Nato summit in Madrid, Mr Johnson told reporters: ‘I’ve got to recognise that years and years ago, I used to do the kind of jobs that you all do now, and it was a great, great life and a great privilege. What you are able to do is offer opinion, commentary, analysis, predictions about politics... I’ve got to recognise I’m
