Rishi Sunak announces 2024 general election will take place on 4 July
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Posted: Wed 22nd May 2024
The 2024 UK general election will take place on Thursday 4 July.
After months of speculation over when the election will happen, Rishi Sunak confirmed the date in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.
Parliament will be suspended on 24 May and dissolved on 30 May.
A parliamentary recess planned for next week has been cancelled. Ministers will likely try and push through remaining legislation.
The last July general election was in 1945.
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