![]() ![]() In one sense his stance is entirely to be expected - given his status as the most powerful directly elected Labour politician in the country, and the man who has consistently defined himself as the opposite of his predecessor as mayor - Boris Johnson. ![]() ![]() He argued that if Number 10 had been "more collegiate", more willing to include him and other metro mayors in its decision making, then "lives may have been saved". ![]() Sadiq Khan's evidence was without the verbal fireworks or revelations from private messages we've heard from other witnesses to the COVID inquiry.īut the Mayor of London was still highly critical of the government's response to the pandemic: "It was poor process, poor judgment, and poor decision making." However, the prime minister could choose to go earlier than that, and will likely call one if and when he sees an advantage in doing so.īut will that be spring, autumn, or could he hold on until the bitter end? UK general elections have to be held no more than five years apart, so the next one must take place by Januat the latest - as that is five years from the day the current parliament first met (December 17 2019), plus the time required to run an election campaign. Some Conservative MPs think the move suggests Downing Street wants to be in a strong position to send voters to polling stations next May or June, rather than waiting for autumn, as had previously been thought. With the Tories still lagging behind Labour in the polls, the chancellor made the surprise announcement that he will slash national insurance by two percentage points,and bring forward the change to January rather than waiting until the new tax year in April. Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement tax cut has fuelled speculation Rishi Sunak could be gearing up for an election in the first half of 2024. ![]()
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