Rishi Sunak last night confirmed that UK voters will go to the polls in 2024, ruling out a January 2025 election.
Speaking to media at a 10 Downing Street drinks reception for lobby journalists, the Prime Minister said there "will be an election in 2024".
The latest date he could hold an election is January 2025.
There was initially speculation he would leave the election to the last minute to allow as much time for the party to recover in the polls.
Rishi Sunak last night confirmed that UK voters will go to the polls in 2024, ruling out a January 2025 election
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It is now expected that the PM will call an election in May 2024 or October 2024.
Sunak stayed at the drinks for just 30 minutes, before leaving to prepare for his grilling in front of the liason committee.
The Prime Minister will be quizzed on matters ranging from the economy to energy and COP28.
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His approval rating hit a record low last week, reaching his worst-ever net favourability low.
The PM's approval rating has hit -49, the latest polling from YouGov shows, taking him lower than Boris Johnson just after he resigned.
Johnson was at -46 approval following his resignation.
Former PM Liz Truss was at -70 after her resignation.
70 per cent of people said they had an unfavourable view of the Prime Minister.
While just 21 per cent said they had a favourable view.
The net approval rating of -49 is a 10 point drop from November.
The YouGov polling spoke to 2,001 British adults between December 11 and December 12.
