Sunak Calls the Election: What the Hell Just Happened?
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Published 2024-05-23
After months of speculation, seemingly out of nowhere, Sunak finally called the election for 4th July. So, in this video, we're going to take a look at what happened on Wednesday, why Sunak's thinking changed, and what's likely to happen in the coming weeks.
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All Comments (21)
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"Labour has no plan" says party who forgot to check the weather forecast
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Sunak figured out his post-PM holiday plans, that's what happened.
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Great video, The first $100,000 invested was amazing. But when you hit $300,000 it’s like smashing the glass ceiling! I cried.
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"Sunak stood in Downing St, yesterday, telling us it was not raining, that he was not wet and the sun was shining brightly but the truth was there for all to see."
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He can't get kicked out of the Prime Ministers job by his own party if he calls an election and parliament is dissolved. He is making sure he is elected out of the job and not thrown out like Johnson or Truss.
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Spare a thought for Larry. The poor cat doesn’t ever seem to know who’s feeding him
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Two reasons for the timing: (1) Things will probably get worse (2) Give Labour and Reform least possible time to prepare
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Am I the only worried that Larry the cat might be confused at why he's running a boarding house instead of being a pet?
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I hope Labour calls their manifesto "The Plan" just to mess with Sunak
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"It wasn't raining, stop talking Britain down" and then... "The London Rain Report will show that it wasn't raining" and then... "So maybe it was raining but it would've rained far more under Labour"
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Oh look ! "He's a man of the people," he gets caught out in the rain too, just like us mortals.
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I genuinely think its simply that he knows he's going to lose, and would rather lose and get a proper summer holiday, then lose in the winter. I honestly think its as simply as that.
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Finally handed in his 6 weeks notice.
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That transition to the sponsor was savage
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Sunak will manage to avenge 150 years of British brutality in India by collapsing the UK. The only ironic part is he is doing it unintentionally.
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The Market have been suffering over the past month, with all the three indexes recording losses in recent weeks. My $400,000 portfolio is down by approximately 20%, any recommendations to scale up my returns before retirement will be highly appreciated.
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At least this one lasted longer than the cabbage.
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They should replace that "famous black door" with a revolving one.
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I love the idea of Sunak standing in the rain like a sad sort of David Tennant meme, to the tune of Labour's 1997 theme song.
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I hear Rwanda is lovely in July. The whole cabinet should take a trip there.
