The Chancellor dropped the heavy hint as he was grilled about the Budget and the Government's spending plans pencilled in for theHe added: "And of course if the general election is in October that wou
The Chancellor dropped the heavy hint as he was grilled about the Budget and the Government's spending plans pencilled in for theHe added: "And of course if the general election is in October that would mean it's very, very tight."
Suggesting the Treasury was preparing for that scenario, Mr Hunt said: "That is why we are thinking in advance about the most important element of that spending review which is the productivity element.”The Sun Political Editor Harry Cole reported last week October 17 is the most likely date for the election.
This is because early in the month would leave very little time after the summer holiday for the mandatory 25 working days required for the campaign.Halloween is likely to be out to avoid the obvious house of horror headlines and October 24, too, due to King Charles being due Samoa for the annual Commonwealth summit.The Sun also revealed
concerns over massive global insecurity triggered by the potential return of Donald Trump means going to the country before the US election is now more likely.
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