Sunak on Wednesday ended months of speculation by calling a general election for July 4. But with his Conservatives trailing the main opposition Labour Party in opinion polls, the dozens of MPs standing down has been taken by some as an indication of the level of demoralisation among Sunak s lawmakers.
A key member of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Friday became the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to join a growing parliamentary exodus ahead of the July general election.
The Democratic Unionist Party is set for a crunch meeting tonight as its party leader briefs senior members on Westminster plans to get them to return to work.