Rishi Sunak has did not rule out holding a normal election in July, as hypothesis stays rife over the timing of the nationwide vote.

The prime minister has repeatedly stated his "working assumption" is the election would happen within the second half of this yr - with the regulation stating January 2025 is the newest he might name it.

But whereas many commentators have predicted an autumn vote, Sky News' Trevor Phillips put to Mr Sunak that it might imply as early as July.

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"Well, look, when it comes to a general election, I've been very clear about that multiple times," the prime minister stated.

"And again, I'm not going to say anything more than I've already said, I've been very clear about that."

In his interview - which is able to air in full on Sunday at 8.30am - Phillips pushed Mr Sunak 5 instances over whether or not he would rule out a July normal election, however the Conservative chief refused to verify or deny if it might happen then.

"You're going to try and draw whatever conclusion you want from what I say," he stated. "I'm going to always try and say the same thing. You should just listen to what I said, [the] same thing I've said all year.

"But the purpose is... there is a selection with regards to the overall election. And look, over the previous week or so... the nation can have a really clear sense of what that distinction goes to seem like."

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Outlining his current commitments to overhauling the welfare system, slicing taxes and growing defence spending, in addition to lastly getting his Rwanda invoice by parliament in an effort to deal with small boat crossings, Mr Sunak stated: "That is the substance of what this government is about and what it's going to do in the future.

"And when the election comes, there will be a transparent selection, as a result of the Labour Party has tried to frustrate our Rwanda invoice, as a result of they do not consider in stopping the boats, their financial plan will put individuals's taxes up.

"They haven't said that they will invest more in our defence and they certainly don’t agree with reforming our welfare system to support people into work."

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Labour has stated it needs to match the hike in defence spending when the monetary circumstances permit, and has promised to scrap the Rwanda invoice if it will get into energy.

This week, its pre-election focus has been on railways, promising to renationalise practice operators and "sweep away" the present "broken" mannequin if the celebration wins the following election.

Watch Rishi Sunak's full interview on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips at 8.30am

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