U.K. PM Rishi Sunak Risks It All With Shock Election on the Fourth of July

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday took the political gamble of his life by calling a general election which will take place on July 4.

The decision to go to the polls months earlier than he was legally obligated to do so comes amid staggering levels of public opposition to both Sunak personally and his Conservative Party, which has been in government since 2010. His decision to fire the starting pistol on the race may have been informed by recent falls in U.K. inflation which he will doubtlessly use as a campaign platform to claim that his economic policies are working.

The announcement was made on the steps of Downing Street as rain soaked his expensively-tailored suit jacket.

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