"High risk gambling"! The British Prime Minister suddenly announced

British Prime Minister Sunak announced on the 22nd that the country will hold a general election on July 4. The British media said that this "unexpected" decision was at least three months ahead of the October or November predicted by the outside world. Because the poll of Sunak's Conservative Party was significantly behind, it was also a "high-risk gamble" for Sunak.

According to the BBC and other media reports, Sunak spoke in the rain outside No. 10 Downing Street on the 22nd local time. He said that the British general election would be held on July 4. This unexpected statement overturned people's speculation about the autumn elections, and some people believed that early elections could narrow the gap between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.

The latest poll results of the British polling agency Public Opinion Survey Company show that the support rate of the Conservative Party is currently 20%, while the support rate of the Labour Party is 47%. Public opinion generally believes that the Conservative Party may lose this election.

Sunak said that he had talked with King Charles III earlier that day and requested the dissolution of the parliament. The parliament will be suspended on the 24th and officially closed on the 30th, and then a five week general election will be held.

Sunak said in his speech that now is the time for Britain to choose the future. He also criticized his opponent, saying that voting for the Labor Party is to let Britain "risk returning to the origin".

This will also be the first general election after the formal Brexit of the UK. For some time, the British economy has been depressed and inflation has been high. According to the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics on the 22nd, the UK inflation rate fell to 2.3% in April this year, lower than 3.2% in March, the lowest level in nearly three years, but still higher than the target of 2%.