Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set an election date (sort of) ruling out an election in the first half of the year – that’s his “working assumption” anyway. 

The phrase “working assumption” does give Sunak wriggle room should circumstances change, and he has not ruled out a spring election.

But experts suggest a Mid-November election is most likely and with the Tories still trailing behind Labour by around 20 points in the polls, the longer Sunak can drag the year out, the better chance it’ll be for him. 

Polling suggests that despite the Tory noise around immigration, it’s the economy and the NHS that are the two top concerns for the British public.

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Elementor #577530January 9, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Why are police failing to deliver on Post Office scandal? The Daily Express says a former minister has questioned the police investigation into Post Office scandal. Former minister David Davis has accused the police of “failing to deliver” over the scandal. Over the weekend, the Metropolitan Police announced that it was investigating the Post Office over potential fraud offences. Today’s top…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: Calls to ‘clear’ Postmasters Tuesday’s front pages focus on the Post Office scandal, where faulty software led to the wrongful conviction of many sub-postmasters for fraud. Post Office scandal The government is rushing to clear the wrongly convicted postmasters, according to The Guardian. The Daily Mail notes growing public outrage and questions why former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is holding onto her CBE. Undercover recordings of Vennells and…

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