A rain-sodden Rishi Sunak announced the date of the vote as July 4 in a surprise address from Downing Street this afternoon.
Brits have revealed the key issues they are voting over on July 4, after prime minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election this afternoon, following months of speculation.
Mr Sunak has been very cagey about when exactly the election happens, despite excitement growing as the available window of time continues to inexorably narrow.
Summer plans have been thrown into disarray after Rishi Sunak is set to call a snap election for July 4.
Britain's rental market is booming, as experts say rented and second-hand items are now seen as a 'badge of honour'. The latest to join the ranks of the renters is Peloton.
After a week of otherwise relentlessly depressing headlines, some encouraging news at last - well, for overweight white middle-aged men, and general gammons, that is.
You need a fair bit of nerve to get in any kind of car on the streets of Los Angeles, writes Boris Johnson.
Fears about compulsory lockdowns are false. Countries must now collaborate to minimise the risks of future pandemics
Jacob Rees-Mogg insisted the drastic step - as well as bringing back Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary - is the 'only way' the party can avoid a disastrous defeat to Labour.
This week I went to a packed church to say farewell to a great man. He was Ray Lewis, 61, my former deputy mayor of London, ex-priest - and one of the most inspiring teachers I have ever seen.
The ex-No10 adviser suggested the Conservatives could 'easily be driven down to double digit seats' should Mr Farage take on the leadership of his Reform UK outfit.
The jab, developed in the UK, was supposed to be a shining example of British ingenuity that would banish the devastating Covid pandemic, now it's being hauled through the courts.
The jab, developed in the UK, was supposed to be a shining example of British ingenuity that would banish the devastating Covid pandemic, now it's being hauled through the courts.
The former swimmer and has opened up about the impact on her family of NHS failures which are the focus of a public inquiry - after her mother contracted hepatitis C then liver cancer.
Boris is like a coiled black mamba, ready to strike,' says an ally. 'He is watching David Cameron stride cheerfully around the world stage, while he sits in exile and the party's poll ratings sink.
Earlier today, the Prime Minister suffered the indignity of seeing of seeing a Labour mayor win in his own constituency as the party hemorrhaged councils and seats.
Josie Stewart was axed after a senior member of the BBC 's Newsnight team accidentally revealed her name by posting screenshots of leaked emails showing her name, a tribunal has heard.
First things first, Rishi Sunak has survived his 'May Day from hell' and will lead the Conservatives into the next election. Tory plotters had hoped to use the local elections to topple him but can't oust him.
Lord Houchen paid a gushing tribute to Mr Sunak as they shared the limelight after the peer secured a third term - with a much reduced majority.
As soon as the ducklings hatched, I knew we were in for an emotional rollercoaster. Squashed in among the eggs in the incubator, one of them was clearly a bit different.
Despite a bright spot with the Tory Tees Valley mayor winning re-election, the bad news has kept rolling in for Rishi Sunak after a disastrous set of local votes.
