hannah, so it s all in the language, isn t it? working assumptions of the prime minister to call a general election in the second half of this year, so it tells us, as chris was saying, a little bit, but at the same time it could mean anything, couldn t it? the same time it could mean anything, couldn t it? couldn t it? the thing to be really clear about couldn t it? the thing to be really clear about then couldn t it? the thing to be really clear about then is couldn t it? the thing to be really clear about then is this couldn t it? the thing to be really clear about then is this is - couldn t it? the thing to be really clear about then is this is still - clear about then is this is still rishi sunak s choice, whichever language you choose to use, the way it works here in the uk is that prime minister is give essentially five weeks notice for the campaign and then we have polling day. that has to be still no later than the 28th of january, 2025. has to be still no later than
mr sunak said his working assumption is that a poll will be held in the second half of 202a. labour say he s delaying a vote because the tories are unpopular. here s mr sunak earlier. my working assumption is we will have a general election in the second half of this year, and in the meantime i have got lots that i want to get on with. this saturday, we will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in work, worth on average £450 for an average worker, because we have halved inflation and we want to keep managing the economy well and cutting people s taxes. and i also want to keep tackling illegal migration. we cut the number of arrivals last year by over a third, but we have got more to do and we plan to get the rwanda scheme through parliament and up and running. so i have got plenty to get on with and that is what i am focusing on doing, delivering for the british people and it is great to be talking to people here in the east midlands about our progress today. we
of calling for outright direct attacks. at the moment, it certainly seems that the lid has been kept on some of these tensions. but is it your assessment that at any moment that could change? absolutely. i think with the widening of the escalation to reach, you know, the beirut, the capital of lebanon, i think the potential for this being a wider conflict becomes reality every day. now the answer is within the israeli government itself. that growing concern over flashpoint in four places in iran, in lebanon and also in israel, gaza, and of course in yemen. just a reminder of our top story, prime minister rishi sunak suggesting a general election could take place in the second half of next year. stay with us.
welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. 2024 is shaping up to be a year of elections. two billion people one in four of the world s population will go to the polls this year in votes that could change the global political landscape. 50 nations will hold elections. starting with bangladesh, the polls include seven out of the world s ten most populous nations india, the united states, indonesia, pakistan, russia and mexico. and the uk will go to the polls at some point this year. british prime minister rishi sunak has said his assumption is that a general election will be held in the second half of this year, despite some speculation it could take place in the spring. opinion polls put mr sunak s conservatives well behind the opposition labour party. with the details, our political editor, chris mason. can i welcome to you this morning, rishi sunak, the prime minister? mansfield in nottinghamshire a town the conservatives want to
britain s prime minister says a general election is likely to take place in the second half of this year. a major incident is declared in nottinghamshire, as the county is hit by flooding and rising river levels caused by storm henk. thousands attend the funeral of a hamas deputy leader killed in beirut. and elvis is back in the building, he is making a comeback in a new stage show which is made possible by artificial intelligence, and a lot of unseen footage. and a lot of unseen footage. hello, i m ben thompson.